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ProPublica has the horrifying details of the vast underground transportation system Elon Musk's Boring Company is building in Las Vegas. It's supposed to ease congestion on and around the Strip. ProPublica describes the project as an example of “Musk’s notion of how government officials should deal with entrepreneurs: avoid lengthy reviews before building and instead impose fines later if anything goes awry.” It’s a cautionary tale for what the guy who thinks he’s king of the world will probably try to do elsewhere in the United States.

Sam Alito admits he spoke with Yambo on the phone about an ex-law clerk a day before the orange potato asked the Supreme Court to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case. But there's nothing untoward happening here, he insists. Because Sam Alito doesn't lie or scheme! Via Rolling Stone: Alito confirmed the news to ABC News on Wednesday.

A far-right publishing house that publishes the works of both old and new fascists is hosting a “Coronation Ball” at the Watergate Hotel to celebrate Yambo's second inauguration, featuring MAGA influencers and so-called New Right luminaries. Via HuffPost: That the event’s title refers to Trump’s inauguration as a “coronation” — a word typically reserved for the crowning of kings and queens in monarchies — underscores the anti-democratic, authoritarian nature of the black-tie soiree. “Celebrate the inauguration of Donald John Trump,” Passage Press tweeted Monday, the four-year anniversary of the Jan.

Rep. Brandon Gill (MAGA - TX) must have had a big old gulp of that orange Flavorade before going on air with CNN's Brianna Keilar. Gill started by complaining that Democrats weren't racist enough when the Flavorade hit: GILL: This is a Democrat party that is more interested in advancing the interests of criminal, illegal aliens on American territory committing crimes against American citizens than they are in advancing the interests of this nation.

Above, Rhett & Link perform, The Facebook Song. It might seem like we are focusing too much on the treachery of Facebook, when the problem really is billionaires buying-in on ascendent fascism. Futurism: Zuckerberg Announces New Measures to Increase Hate Speech on Facebook. Wonkette: This Is The Free Speech Mark Zuckerberg Traded His Dick To Donald Trump For. Curmedgucation: The End of the Public Cyber-Square. Ant Farmer's Almanac: "Wait, What?

The Heritage Foundation plans to 'identify and target' editors on Wikipedia according to Forward. The Heritage Foundation is concerned Wikipedia's alleged antisemitic content. Since the extreme right-wing think tank is the organization behind Project 2025, their concerns about "antisemitic content" might not be the real reason behind the campaign against Wikipedia editors.