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Ham on Wry @[email protected] · 2026-03-15 · 22:16 UTC

Had Trump uttered the words, ‘Et tu, McConnell’ in 2021 America would look much different today.

#idesofmarch #mcconnell #impeachment #J6 #treason #trump #MAGA #republicans #news #history

#idesofmarch #mcconnell #impeachment #j6 #treason #trump

Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2026-01-19 · 04:36 UTC

At least six high-profile congressional Republicans have voiced their staunch opposition to Trump’s desire to take over Greenland.
“I’ll be candid with you: There’s so many Republicans mad about this,”
Nebraska Representative Don #Bacon told the Omaha-World Herald.
“If he went through with the threats, I think it would be the end of his presidency.
And he needs to know:
The off-ramp is realizing Republicans aren’t going to tolerate this and he’s going to have to back off.
He hates being told no, but in this case, I think Republicans need to be firm.”

It’s the “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” Bacon later told Politico.
“If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking …
there’d be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto,”
Senator Thom @Tillis threatened.

Senator Lisa #Murkowski argued that Greenland
“needs to be viewed as our ally, not as an asset,”
and even Senator Mitch #McConnell stated that any incursion on Greenland would be
“an unprecedented act of strategic self-harm” that risks “incinerating” NATO diplomacy.

Even so, the Trump administration still seems to be committed to seizing Greenland.
On Friday, the president threatened countries who oppose his Greenland takeover with tariffs.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205381/republicans-trump-greenland-opposition?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_sf_post_ref=654679485&utm_sf_cserv_ref=did%3Aplc%3Ag6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr&utm_source=Bluesky

#bacon #murkowski #mcconnell

Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2026-01-19 · 04:36 UTC

At least six high-profile congressional Republicans have voiced their staunch opposition to Trump’s desire to take over Greenland.
“I’ll be candid with you: There’s so many Republicans mad about this,”
Nebraska Representative Don #Bacon told the Omaha-World Herald.
“If he went through with the threats, I think it would be the end of his presidency.
And he needs to know:
The off-ramp is realizing Republicans aren’t going to tolerate this and he’s going to have to back off.
He hates being told no, but in this case, I think Republicans need to be firm.”

It’s the “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” Bacon later told Politico.
“If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking …
there’d be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto,”
Senator Thom @Tillis threatened.

Senator Lisa #Murkowski argued that Greenland
“needs to be viewed as our ally, not as an asset,”
and even Senator Mitch #McConnell stated that any incursion on Greenland would be
“an unprecedented act of strategic self-harm” that risks “incinerating” NATO diplomacy.

Even so, the Trump administration still seems to be committed to seizing Greenland.
On Friday, the president threatened countries who oppose his Greenland takeover with tariffs.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205381/republicans-trump-greenland-opposition?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_sf_post_ref=654679485&utm_sf_cserv_ref=did%3Aplc%3Ag6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr&utm_source=Bluesky

#bacon #murkowski #mcconnell

Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2026-01-19 · 04:36 UTC

At least six high-profile congressional Republicans have voiced their staunch opposition to Trump’s desire to take over Greenland.
“I’ll be candid with you: There’s so many Republicans mad about this,”
Nebraska Representative Don #Bacon told the Omaha-World Herald.
“If he went through with the threats, I think it would be the end of his presidency.
And he needs to know:
The off-ramp is realizing Republicans aren’t going to tolerate this and he’s going to have to back off.
He hates being told no, but in this case, I think Republicans need to be firm.”

It’s the “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” Bacon later told Politico.
“If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking …
there’d be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto,”
Senator Thom @Tillis threatened.

Senator Lisa #Murkowski argued that Greenland
“needs to be viewed as our ally, not as an asset,”
and even Senator Mitch #McConnell stated that any incursion on Greenland would be
“an unprecedented act of strategic self-harm” that risks “incinerating” NATO diplomacy.

Even so, the Trump administration still seems to be committed to seizing Greenland.
On Friday, the president threatened countries who oppose his Greenland takeover with tariffs.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205381/republicans-trump-greenland-opposition?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_sf_post_ref=654679485&utm_sf_cserv_ref=did%3Aplc%3Ag6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr&utm_source=Bluesky

#bacon #murkowski #mcconnell

Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2026-01-19 · 04:36 UTC

At least six high-profile congressional Republicans have voiced their staunch opposition to Trump’s desire to take over Greenland.
“I’ll be candid with you: There’s so many Republicans mad about this,”
Nebraska Representative Don #Bacon told the Omaha-World Herald.
“If he went through with the threats, I think it would be the end of his presidency.
And he needs to know:
The off-ramp is realizing Republicans aren’t going to tolerate this and he’s going to have to back off.
He hates being told no, but in this case, I think Republicans need to be firm.”

It’s the “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” Bacon later told Politico.
“If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking …
there’d be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto,”
Senator Thom @Tillis threatened.

Senator Lisa #Murkowski argued that Greenland
“needs to be viewed as our ally, not as an asset,”
and even Senator Mitch #McConnell stated that any incursion on Greenland would be
“an unprecedented act of strategic self-harm” that risks “incinerating” NATO diplomacy.

Even so, the Trump administration still seems to be committed to seizing Greenland.
On Friday, the president threatened countries who oppose his Greenland takeover with tariffs.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205381/republicans-trump-greenland-opposition?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_sf_post_ref=654679485&utm_sf_cserv_ref=did%3Aplc%3Ag6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr&utm_source=Bluesky

#mcconnell #murkowski #bacon

Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2026-01-19 · 04:36 UTC

At least six high-profile congressional Republicans have voiced their staunch opposition to Trump’s desire to take over Greenland.
“I’ll be candid with you: There’s so many Republicans mad about this,”
Nebraska Representative Don #Bacon told the Omaha-World Herald.
“If he went through with the threats, I think it would be the end of his presidency.
And he needs to know:
The off-ramp is realizing Republicans aren’t going to tolerate this and he’s going to have to back off.
He hates being told no, but in this case, I think Republicans need to be firm.”

It’s the “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” Bacon later told Politico.
“If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking …
there’d be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto,”
Senator Thom @Tillis threatened.

Senator Lisa #Murkowski argued that Greenland
“needs to be viewed as our ally, not as an asset,”
and even Senator Mitch #McConnell stated that any incursion on Greenland would be
“an unprecedented act of strategic self-harm” that risks “incinerating” NATO diplomacy.

Even so, the Trump administration still seems to be committed to seizing Greenland.
On Friday, the president threatened countries who oppose his Greenland takeover with tariffs.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205381/republicans-trump-greenland-opposition?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_sf_post_ref=654679485&utm_sf_cserv_ref=did%3Aplc%3Ag6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr&utm_source=Bluesky

#bacon #murkowski #mcconnell

Matthew Hall @[email protected] · 2026-01-06 · 11:52 UTC

Too little, too late from #congress / #MCconnell & the subsequent failure to punish by the #Biden admin & dawdling #Garland.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/opinion/jan-6-anniversary-trump-politics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVA.mb5m.MZWkZrY0i2Qa&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Jan6

#congress #biden #garland #jan6 #mcconnell

Hanse Mina @[email protected] · 2025-11-24 · 02:41 UTC

Top Senate #GOP Russia hawks are pushing back against Trump’s proposed Ukraine peace plan. #Graham, #McConnell and #Wicker warn it would destabilize the region.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/22/senate-gop-russia-hawks-trump-ukraine-00666179

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump

#gop #graham #mcconnell #wicker #ukraine #russia

RTE News Headlines @[email protected] · 2024-12-20 · 12:42 UTC

[13:04] Fourth person found guilty of murder of Gareth Hutch

Thomas 'Nicky' McConnell has become the fourth person to be found guilty of the murder of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch's nephew Gareth Hutch in an ambush in Dublin eight years ago, following a verdict by the Special Criminal Court.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/1220/1487550-thomas-mcconnell-court/

#Thomas #McConnell #fourth #Gerard #GarethHutch #Dublin #eightyearsago #theSpecialCriminalCourt

#thomas #mcconnell #fourth #gerard #garethhutch #dublin

Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2024-10-03 · 02:13 UTC

Senators are privately (and publicly) saying they hope Donald Trump
💥stays out of the internal election to replace #Mitch #McConnell as Senate GOP leader.

Why it matters:
None of them know — or it's a damn good secret — whether the felon-candidate will make an endorsement.

But senators and advisors fear a Trump intervention could turn the secret ballot leader election into a public feud.

"I said, 'Sir, if I was you, I would stay out of the race, because there's no win for you in this,'" Sen. #Markwayne #Mullin (R-Okla.) told us about a recent call with Trump.

"I hope not," said Sen. #Thom #Tillis, when asked if he thinks Trump will weigh in. "I think outside influence could be problematic."

"He's offered some views on it to me,"Sen. #Josh #Hawley (R-Mo.) told us. "It's safe to say he has a pretty consistent prediction of who he thinks it'll be." -- Hawley said he did not know if Trump would weigh in.

Between the lines:
This the first real competitive Senate GOP leadership race of the Trump-era,
and his endorsement still carries a lot of weight with a segment of the conference.

McConnell has had a tumultuous relationship with the pussy-grabber.

The top two candidates
— Sens. John #Thune and John #Cornyn
— each have had rocky relationships with Trump.
However, they have worked to make amends.

After Jan. 6, Thune denounced Trump and initially endorsed Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) for president.

Cornyn has said the GOP needed to move on from Trump.

Senate sources do not talk about Sen. Rick #Scott's (R-Fla.) bid as seriously as Thune's or Cornyn's, though he has a good relationship with Trump.
"Sen. Scott is focused on dramatically changing the way the Senate operates and creating a member-driven process," according to spokesperson McKinley Lewis.

Sources often describe Thune as the likely favorite,
though they say not to discount how much Cornyn's long history of hard-dollar fundraising for Senate campaigns means to people.

Cornyn told us it's been a few weeks since he spoke with Trump about the leadership race.

But he visited Mar-a-Lago a couple months ago "to talk about planning for the future,"
adding they've been "visiting with some of the transition folks."

Mullin said Trump "likes" Thune despite their rocky past.

The Oklahoma Republican has publicly backed Thune.

Some sources suspect there could be a late entry:
NRSC Chair Steve #Daines (R-Mont.) is the most-floated name.

The bottom line:
There's not a lot of incentive for senators benefiting from both Thune and Cornyn's aggressive fundraising efforts to commit too early.

"If one of them felt that they really had a majority, I think they would not be shy about saying that,
but I don't think anybody does," Hawley said.

https://www.axios.com/2024/10/03/trump-senate-republicans-mcconnell-thune-cornyn

#mitch #mcconnell #markwayne #mullin #daines #thom

Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2024-03-13 · 19:08 UTC

The Tesla manual has this Warning ⚠️

As always, be aware of your vehicle and surroundings before driving. Never rely on Model X to automatically select a suitable drive mode without confirming the selection before you start to drive.

Regardless of whether you or the car did the gear selection, what do you do if the Model X starts moving in the wrong direction?

The manual explains:

Note

To shift from Drive into Reverse or vice versa, the driving speed must be less than 5 mph (8 km/h).

The touchscreen's drive mode strip displays Park and Neutral at all times.
To shift into Park when driving below 5 mph (8 km/h), touch the button on the drive mode strip while pressing the brake pedal.
In emergency situations when driving above 5 mph (8 km/h), press and hold the Park button to slowly bring the vehicle to a stop.

What could be more obvious?

#ux #humaninterface
#designforsafety
#Angela #Chao #Mitch #McConnell #drowned #Tesla #Elon #Musk

#ux #humaninterface #designforsafety #angela #chao #mitch

Chuck Darwin @[email protected] · 2024-03-13 · 18:58 UTC

How Do You Put a Tesla Model X in Gear?

OVER THE WEEKEND, the Wall Street Journal published a long report on the accidental death of the shipping magnate #Angela #Chao, sister to former transportation secretary Elaine Chao and sister-in-law to soon-to-be former Senate Republican leader #Mitch #McConnell.

News of Angela Chao's death first appeared in shipping trade publications with no explanation, then was vaguely reported as an automobile accident;
McConnell, in announcing his plans to resign from his leadership post, said her dying had prompted him to think about the end of his own career.

What the Journal reported was that Chao had #drowned inside her #Tesla Model X after accidentally backing it into a pond on her Texas estate, on the short drive between the guesthouse and the main house.

According to the story, she called a friend in the guesthouse from inside the sinking car to ask for help:
While making a three-point turn, she had put the car in reverse instead of drive, she said.

It is a mistake she had made before with the Tesla gearshift.
The car had zipped backward, tipping over an embankment and into a pond.

By now, whenever anyone dies in a Tesla, the natural question to ask is whether or not the Tesla killed them, or helped kill them.

How do you put a car into reverse instead of drive?
The online manual for the Model X, has a diagram showing how you put the car in gear

It shows an interface on the Tesla's touchscreen.

It has no label for either "Drive" or "Reverse"; the blue arrows, judging by the diagrams in the rest of the manual, are not part of the display, but the manual's indication of how the driver is supposed to move their finger.
The text explains:

When you press the brake pedal when parked, the drive mode strip displays on one side of the touchscreen. Use the drive mode strip to shift Model X: swipe up for Drive, swipe down for Reverse or touch the P for Park or N for Neutral. The drive mode strip is always available on the touchscreen when you touch Controls.

Even by Tesla's ridiculous design standards, this is a shockingly bad control system.

There is no stable convention around whether swiping up means "go up" or "go down";
notoriously, Microsoft and Apple have completely opposite theories about which way makes sense.

And that dispute is only about manipulating text on your computer screen, not setting a two-and-a-half-ton vehicle into physical motion.

Tesla's choice of direction
—flicking the little car-glyph upward, as if you're pushing the car itself, rather than flicking it down, as if you're pulling the landscape so the car moves forward
—is not only the opposite of the way you advance along the road on a touchscreen in Google Maps, it's the opposite of how you drop a normal automatic-transmission car into Drive with a physical shifter.

The wrist and shoulder rotate down and back, and the car goes forward.

Presumably this had something to do with why Angela Chao had previously had trouble shifting the Tesla into the correct gear.

#Elon #Musk's design team, committed to his adolescent theories of futurism
—and to moving as many controls as possible from physical buttons, knobs, or levers to the much cheaper touchscreen, even in a car that starts at $79,900
—built a system that runs contrary to a driver's muscle memory of how to put a car in gear.

It's also theoretically possible that the Tesla put itself in gear.

The Model X includes a beta feature, which a driver would need to specifically activate, in which the car scans its surroundings and makes a guess on its own as to whether it should shift into Drive or Reverse:

When Auto Shift out of Park is enabled, Model X is designed to automatically select Drive or Reverse. The instrument panel displays the selected drive mode when the driver's door is closed and seat belt is buckled.

To override the selection, press the brake pedal and use the drive mode strip on touchscreen to shift into your desired drive mode (Drive, Reverse, Park; see Shift Using the Touchscreen).

Confirm the drive mode selection and follow the instructions on the instrument panel before you press the accelerator.

With your car rolling backwards out of control, simply turn your attention to the touchscreen
—because there is no physical button to feel for
—stab your finger at the letter P, hit it precisely, and hold it there.

What could be easier?

https://indignity.substack.com/p/swipe-down-to-die

#angela #chao #mitch #mcconnell #drowned #tesla