March 23rd • 3h 16m
Shownotes
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DOGE Tesla
BOTG federal workers productivity increase
I work for a local law enforcement agency and work with federal agents frequently. Prior to DOGE and the current admin calling out Feds not coming to work we usually did our own thing on the local side and from time to time we would have to assist the Feds on one of their cases/ops but we would go weeks without having any interaction with them.
I’m not exaggerating, the week after that thing about having to send an email to Elon about what you did last week I’ve had more interactions in the past month with federal agents it’s very noticeable this tactic by Trump and Elon had some impact.
We’re having to assist much more frequently on their cases and we get a lot more cooperation when asking for help.
I have an old contact I worked a case with in the FBI and you could barely get these people to come out and do surveillance on their case or home interview one of their targets when they get taken into custody but now he’s calling me saying he’s out looking for targets and now asking me if I know where these guys are located.
It’s pretty crazy how a minimal effort of accountability is sending shockwaves through these Fed agencies. I can only guess there’s going to be a major push soon to get as many of these semi-organized gangs charged under RICO or conspiracy charges and Trump is doing this to prime the engine and just like he did with operation Legend for gun crimes in his first term, I could see something on the horizon where the feds are very involved in putting a lot of criminals behind bars.
Something to track going forward. Please keep me anonymous
Big Tech AI and the Socials
Tina's bot shopping experience
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Replacement Migration
TRO's BOTG
Okay, you asked for it!
To me, the TRO’s validity mainly turns on two things:
(1) whether the TRO is even appealable (usually they’re not, but there are exceptions), and
(2) if so, whether the ACLU can show a likelihood of prevailing on its claims (a key element for obtaining TROs and preliminary injunctions).
_Aside__: You may wonder about the difference between a TRO and a “preliminary injunction.” A court will issue a preliminary injunction to preserve the status quo until a case can be finally decided. A TRO is like a short-term emergency preliminary injunction, intended to keep things at a standstill for up to 14 days so the court has a chance to make an informed decision about whether a preliminary injunction is appropriate. In short, the court normally decides first whether a TRO is warranted; and if so, then whether to replace the TRO with a preliminary injunction after 14 days; and if so, whether to replace the preliminary injunction with a permanent injunction at the end of the case._
Anyway, although preliminary injunctions are immediately appealable because they can last for a long time (until they’re dissolved or replaced with a permanent injunction), TROs are different. They’re so fleeting—normally 14 days in duration—that appellate courts normally won’t mess with them. They disappear before the appeal concludes.
But there are exceptions, and the AG has asserted some. I won’t bore you with the details, but her arguments are decent. I suspect that the DC Circuit will want to hear the appeal now, because otherwise they’re just going to see it again in a couple of weeks.
So let’s assume that the AG persuades the DC Circuit to decide the case. Then we turn to the merits. The ACLU bears the burden of showing some reasonable likelihood that it will prevail on a final judgment. I think that this question will center on how much authority Judge Boasberg has to second-guess the President’s actions under the Alien Enemies Act. The AG says he has virtually no authority; the ACLU naturally disagrees.
If the AG prevails on these questions, then Judge Boasberg’s TRO will likely be vacated and a preliminary injunction will become highly unlikely. I won’t try to guess the DC Circuit’s decision because I’m not familiar with the law—and as we’ve seen over the last four years, courts have proved to be unpredictable on all these new questions that are emerging.
But don’t forget: The TRO expires after 14 days no matter how you slice it. The real practical question is whether the courts will try to impose a more long-term injunction.
The extraordinary turbo class-certification order will also be in play, but I don’t expect it to play a key role right now. And there’s always the looming question whether Judge Boasberg has the power to issue universal injunctions. I expect that to get some attention, but maybe not until later, and not unless he issues an actual preliminary or permanent injunction.
American Ethical Union Inc is a Church
This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a church.
Fact Sheet President Donald J. Trump Takes Forceful and Unprecedented Steps to Combat Anti-Semitism – The White House
Now, President Trump has promised that the Federal Government will:
Protect the civil rights of our Jewish citizens: “My promise to Jewish Americans is this: With your vote, I will be your defender, your protector, and I will be the best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House.”
Aggressively enforce the law, protect public order, and prosecute anti-Semitic crimes: “I will issue clear orders to my Attorney General to aggressively prosecute terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews.”
Deport Hamas Sympathizers and Revoke Student Visas: “To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you. I will also quickly cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, which have been infested with radicalism like never before.”
The new definition of antisemitism is transforming America – and serving a Christian nationalist plan Judaism The Guardian
Back in his first term, Donald Trump issued a 2019 executive order directing federal agencies to consider the IHRA definition when enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in federally funded programs, cementing this problematic standard. It has been formally adopted in multiple federal and state statutes, in which it is used to equate criticism of Israel or Zionism with antisemitism. These laws have been applied in a range of legal and policy contexts – restricting free speech, shaping civil rights protections and even influencing the classification of hate crimes in state criminal codes.
Trump’s January 2025 executive order on “Additional Measures to Combat Antisemitism” marks a dangerous escalation in this trend. The order directs multiple federal agencies to “prosecute, remove, or otherwise hold to account the perpetrators of unlawful anti-Semitic harassment and violence”.
Ukraine EU NATO
Ursula - If you would have peace, prepare for war is an old adage
From the show today, Von der Lyon is quoting a 3-4th Century Roman writer: Publius Vegetius Renatus. The adage, that goes more-or-less as I wrote in the e-mail subject line, is probably older and has been quoted many times by many other military strategists, including our mutual friend, Jerry Pournelle.
Prussian Carl Von Clausewitz is often cited as originating it, but he actually quoted Vegetius. In principle it also resembles a lot of the quotes from the Chinese "the Art of War" from Sun Tzu, so there a lot of modern businessmen who quote it.
Queen Ursula probably thinks it is original. She is using it stupidly and out of context, of course.
Savings and investments union - European Commission
The savings and investments union (SIU) aims to create better financial opportunities for EU citizens, while enhancing our financial system’s capability to connect savings with productive investments. This will lead to more choice for savers who wish to grow their household wealth and allow businesses across Europe to grow.
The savings and investments union is a horizontal enabler that will create a financing ecosystem to benefit investments in the EU’s strategic objectives. Europe’s capacity to address current challenges – such as climate change, rapid technological shifts and new geopolitical dynamics – demands significant investments, which the Draghi report
estimates at an additional €750‑800 billion per year by 2030, and which is further impacted by increased defence needs. Much of these additional investment needs relate to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and innovative companies, which cannot rely solely on bank financing. By developing integrated capital markets – alongside an integrated banking system – the SIU can effectively connect savings and investment needs.
NATO Meetup in The Hague in June
Delusional Dems
Renounce or lose your citizenship | USA Gov
No longer have rights and responsibilities as a U.S. citizen. But you may still be:
Eligible for Social Security benefits
Must become a citizen of another nation or risk becoming "stateless"
May need a visa to return to the U.S.
Measles
Fun Fact Ontario Measles BOTG
Just finishing Thursday's show. My children are all dual Canadian citizens.
The report from the NY Gov. said there has been an uptick of measles in Ontario.
What?!
That means that a population with 90+ % full compliance is having an issue with measles.
I don't trust data that's new, here's a report from 1998 .
Canadian's didn't become rebels. They are still very compliant people.
I'm not drawing conclusions, but I thought it was a small bit interesting factoid.
Especially if outbreaks are happening in areas with high vax rates.
Canada
Maple MAGA BOTG
BOTG - Canada
We've gone full retard in this country.
Pierre Pollievre—the guy running against our new (unelected) WEF PM, Mark Carney, has laid out a sound and solid plan to negotiate and find a deal with Trump, while the PM no one voted for wants to "FIGHT" and "put our elbows up. " Every liberal politician is calling Trump names and stating we "will stand up to this bully"
Every woke libjoe in the nation is full on in love with Mark Carney. As is our media, because our media receives hundreds of millions of dollars in stipends from the liberal government. Thus, they have a vested interest in keeping the Liberals in power.
So... if you ask the average Joe, Pierre Pollieve is "maple MAGA, Trumpian-Nazi"
Carney runs brookfield, a huge assets management company, which is said to have a lot of holdings in foreign oil, but Carney won't say what's in his trust. Carney is a net-zero dude, but he just repealed the "carbon tax" which was steadily creeping up higher and higher. It was a liberal tax to begin with and now the party is claiming victory in eliminating it.
The stupidity truly hurts. The plus side, if Canada becomes the 51st state, I can at least move to Texas. BUT, we have 10 provinces and 3 territories, so it'd be 60 states and 3 territories,
SAVE US
