Midweek Meh-Ness [DOT 7/5/25]

7/5/25 MegMegMcGee 14

I hope everyone is having a good week so far.

Uh oh

Kashmir crisis live: India missile attack kills eight; Pakistan official says two Indian fighter jets shot down
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/06/pakistan-india-attacks-kashmir-live-updates

Home state loves to be embarrassing.

How Ohio became a hotbed of white supremacism, spreading its tentacles globally
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/06/ohio-white-supremacism

Carney told Trump that Canada is not for sale. ‘Never say never,’ Trump replied
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5387465/trump-carney-canada-tariffs

The first boats carrying Chinese goods with 145% tariffs are arriving in LA. Shipments are cut in half. Expect shortages soon
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/business/tariffs-price-increases-shortages-ports

2025 Met Gala Red Carpet: Looks we love
https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/05/05/nx-s1-5387262/2025-met-gala-red-carpet-looks-we-love

Have an awesome day!

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14 Comments

  1. …the never say never thing…sure, what he meant was “I could buy canada if I wanted to, I’m the wet hot american president & I shall not be denied”…but…grammatically

    “As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale. We’re sitting in one right now,” Carney told Trump. “Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign, last several months, it’s not for sale. Won’t be for sale, ever,” he said.

    Trump responded: “Never say never.”

    …your man didn’t say “never” about canada…that was “won’t ever”…”never” was putting the white house on the market…just sayin’

  2. …there are an endless cavalcade of examples of the painful stupidity of the infantile “understanding” these assholes display…but…for sheer cognitive dissonance…this takes some topping from the people who get so worked up about all the fraud & waste caused by government not being “efficient”…let alone “cost efficient”…to the point that I genuinely doubt there’s anyone who doesn’t think it’s mind-bendingly stupid that quite literally doesn’t grasp the concept of efficiency

    It has been credited with changing the way Americans shop by encouraging manufacturers to make products that use less power, as well as with reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

    Since its creation under the first President George Bush in 1992, Energy Star has helped households and businesses save more than $500 billion in energy costs and to get rebates and tax credits, according to the program’s 2024 report. At the same time, it has also prevented four billion metric tons of greenhouse gases from being released into the atmosphere.
    [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/climate/epa-energy-star-eliminated.html]

    …although…I probably have my irony fix covered on account of…back when bill clinton was casting doubt on the whole “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar” thing he also got it on the books that americans shouldn’t have to be embarassed by the MPG numbers for foreign cars compared to theirs

    https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/fact-sheets/2011/04/20/driving-to-545-mpg-the-history-of-fuel-economy

    …& even bush thought that was worth hanging on to…but back in the beta test for the bullshit approach they let it lapse…& iirc…someone noticed a statistical match between the amount of extra oil you’d get if you drilled the alaskan wildlife reserve…& the amount of extra fuel required to compensate from the downgrade in fuel efficiency for newer less efficient trucks & SUVs…so…it literally added up to “you wouldn’t need any of that if you hadn’t downgraded the efficiency those were previously required to have as a minimum…you fucking moron”…so…it’s also just a literal example of not only not learning from your mistakes but quintissentially fucking characteristic in its blinding stupidity…to go back to that NYT thing

    Paula R. Glover, president of the Alliance to Save Energy, a group that promotes energy efficiency, said the Energy Star program cost $32 million but delivered $40 billion in annual savings on utility bills.

    “Eliminating the Energy Star program is counterintuitive to this administration’s pledge to reduce household costs,” she said.

    Mr. Trump also maintains that the United States faces an energy emergency.

    Ms. Glover said she agreed that the country faced an energy crisis, with electricity demand expected to grow by 35 to 50 percent by 2040. That makes energy efficiency efforts like Energy Star crucial, she said.

    “We are not going to be able to just build our way out of our energy needs,” she said.

    In March, dozens of companies and trade organizations, including the United States Chamber of Commerce, implored Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, to protect Energy Star. They represented a range of industries including heating, lighting, home appliances and food-equipment manufacturers.

    “The ENERGY STAR program is an example of an effective non-regulatory program and partnership between the government and the private sector,” they wrote. “Eliminating it will not serve the American people.”

    …&…like @clevernamehere2 pointed out yesterday…this is when they *do* appear to be sending their “best”?

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