[thettctransitfanatic]

Costco is staying woke unlike many corporations (*cough cough Target*), and is suing the Trump administration demanding a refund of tariffs....

Costco Wholesale has sued the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful.

The company said in a filing Friday that it is seeking a “full refund” of all duties under the act paid as a result of President Donald Trump's executive order that imposed what he called "reciprocal" tariffs.

“Because IEEPA does not clearly authorize the President to set tariffs ... the Challenged Tariff Orders cannot stand and the defendants are not authorized to implement and collect them,” Costco's lawyer writes in the lawsuit.

Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs

The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.

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[UtakataNoAnnex]

…better woke than broke.

 

[lenaitch]

It seems summary execution on the high seas is the new norm:

Second Strike to Kill Survivors

Hegseth in a social media post Friday continued to defend the strikes on alleged drug boats, writing, “Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. and international law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict—and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers, up and down the chain of command.”

"Best military lawyers" = the toadies remaining after they turfed much of their JAG corps.

BTW, the Law of Armed Conflict references state-representing combatants.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

^BTW, Mr. Whiskey Leaks had his meme denounced by the makers of Franklin the Turtle.

Hegseth's use of Franklin the Turtle in meme on boat strikes condemned by book series publisher

The Canadian publishing house behind the "Franklin" children's books appeared to condemn Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, after he posted a cartoon image of the turtle blowing up a boat.

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[afransen]

Absolutely every act or even utterance made by this administration seems to overflow with mean-spiritedness.

The cruelty is the point.

 

[PinkLucy]

Franklin isn’t having it.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1995744083185479891

 

[Richard White]

So.. are we just going to assume that at some point in the next 12 months the US will invade Central America?

I wonder though.. if Trump attempts to pull a Gulf of Tonkin style incident will Congress, The Senate and Supreme Court stand idly by? While the GOP is drinking the orange Kool-Aid I cannot see them allowing Trump to drag them into another Vietnam.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Inside Trump’s Push to Make the White House Ballroom as Big as Possible

What will future Administrations do with this 90,000 sq ft monstrosity?

Assuming the Republicans win in 2028 and 2032, MAGA may want to make it a tomb to Trump, like the 129,000 sq ft Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum below.

If the Democrats win in 2028, what do they do? One can't really just demolish it without claims of waste and partisanship.

 

[picard102]

Demolish it and rebuild the East wing. Building it is waste and partisanship, removing it brings us back to status quo.

 

[PinkLucy]

What will future Administrations do with this 90,000 sq ft monstrosity?

Assuming the Republicans win in 2028 and 2032, MAGA may want to make it a tomb to Trump, like the 129,000 sq ft Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum below.

If the Democrats win in 2028, what do they do? One can't really just demolish it without claims of waste and partisanship.

this is assuming that the monstrosity actually gets built, and doesn't just remain a rubbish heap for months to come

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

will Congress, The Senate and Supreme Court stand idly by?

Yes.
(and the answer is "yes" regardless of the context)

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

It seems summary execution on the high seas is the new norm:

Second Strike to Kill Survivors



"Best military lawyers" = the toadies remaining after they turfed much of their JAG corps.

BTW, the Law of Armed Conflict references state-representing combatants.

Hegsbreath is now claiming he "wasn't in the room" when the second strike was made on survivors...

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Meanwhile, an observation on FBI Directors' attire over the years...

derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social)

Never noticed this, but it appears Kash Patel is the first FBI director to deviate from the usual coat-and-tie uniform. Other directors have always worn a suit, even in critical moments, such as Robert Mueller meeting with reporters on 9/11.

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[Admiral Beez]

Hegsbreath is now claiming he "wasn't in the room" when the second strike was made on survivors...

He needs an out on record for when there's a Congressional (or Hague) inquest on war crimes. I wonder what the pilots think when ordered to hit wounded men in the water.