Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - [scampydog]

Good evening, Horde. How are your resolutions holding up?

A bit of bourbon, some squinting, and some ONT vagary.

Which one of you did this?

Teach your cat about the struggle of the proletariat and the oppression of the bourgeoisie with this handy 4ft piece of custom architecture!

Trump appointments observations. While Gaetz grabbed the headlines, it's not historically uncommon. Trump became the sixth consecutive President to have at least one cabinet nominee withdraw before confirmation. Obama had three nominees withdraw, and Clinton had the Zoe Baird fiasco, in which Baird withdrew amid controversy over her employment of illegals and failure to report their wages on her taxes. George H.W. Bush had the most recent rejection, John Tower.

Beyond the cabinet, the Trump administration could fill approximately 4,000 positions, with more than 1,200 requiring Senate approval. These roles include ambassadors, cabinet secretaries, assistant secretaries, and deputy secretaries. These positions are not entry level wages. The Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights is GS-15 which ranges from $125k - $163k, along with full federal employee benefits. Oh, and no drug test required. Plum Book - lists positions in the US Government that are by appointment. Paging DOGE.

To the Moon: Trump’s Record-setting Pace of Personnel Announcements

Even with the challenges of the Gaetz nomination, Trump announced his leadership choices for each of the 15 Cabinet-level agencies in record time. He announced his final Cabinet secretary selection—Brooke Rollins for secretary of the Department of Agriculture—on Nov. 23, just 18 days after the election. That’s about five times faster than the average of the last four presidential transitions.

The ONT section of random and not particularly useful. This is why full payment in advance is required.

St. Uhro

The legend of St. Urho says he chased the grasshoppers out of ancient Finland, thus saving the grape crop and the jobs of Finnish vineyard workers. He did this by uttering the phrase: "Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka, mene täältä hiiteen" (roughly translated: "Grasshopper, grasshopper, go to Hell!")

White Knuckle Fever Drives in the United States. What stretches of road does the Horde straighten up in their seat, hands at 10 and 2, cinch up the seatbelt, turn down the radio, and tell the passenger to zip it? Road to Hana? Going-to-the-Sun? Hells Canyon? Rattlesnake Grade?

Wallace, ID, where in 1986 you could get a Henry Weinhard's beer and no questions asked at a youthful age. The more adult things were left to the college students and working men. Or women, as it was.

Twenty bucks. Same as in town.

That's right. While Nancy Reagan was telling America "Just say no," the ladies of the Oasis were saying "Yes" to any man in Wallace with twenty bucks.

Auctioneers explaining their craft. Always interesting people and a historical item or two at auctions. Also, there are typically a section of mom chairs, which is payback for the dad chairs found at a mall.

The David n David purists contend that this song said what it took the Eagles two albums to say. Bonus: He is not listening to Lou Gramm, he is listening to the ground.

Tonight’s ONT brought to you refusing to grow up. This artist claims he was kicked out of the Scouts as a 10-year-old for making out with a girl. He took his shot. Do not stand in the shadows.

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