In a political landscape where the entertainment factor often overpowers any sense of expected reality, the latest episode of governmental theater features none other than tech mogul Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. The duo’s latest escapade? A bureaucratic blunder of epic proportions that saw Musk inadvertently firing the President, only to hastily reinstate him.
It all began when Musk, after missing three days of sleep, dividing his time between stranding much-needed aid in route to save lives across the world and creating numerous offspring with multiple Ai-selected partners, doubled down on his efforts to implement total Government Efficiency
Armed with his signature blend of an annoying disposition and a chainsaw, Musk set out to further escalate his total trimming of governmental fat by focusing on those that didn’t respond to his demand of submitting a list of “five accomplishments this week” and those that appeared to have incorporated governmental fat into their own personal corporeal structure.
The ever-busy President Trump, always the multitasker, found himself entangled in a web of executive orders, golf games, and social media tirades. In the self-created chaos, he neglected to submit his accomplishment list to DOGE. True to his word, Musk, with the efficiency of an overzealous algorithm, identified the oversight and issued a termination notice. The nation was left in a state of bewilderment as the news broke: the President had been fired by his own appointee.
Upon further review, one of Musk’s DOGE members, 25 year-old Marko Elez, clarified that Trump’s termination wasn’t merely a clerical issue. Among the primary reasons cited: an “excessive dedication” to golf, spending more time in Florida than in Washington, and, most troubling, an apparent lack of support and loyalty for the President of the United States.
“I did a poll of my fans on X and, though I won’t disclose the results, many agreed to go with Marko’s decision on this.” Musk explained in a press conference from the Tesla Cyberbunker. “Not only did Trump spend 43% of his workday on the golf course, but he spent another 27% in Florida, which until very recently was a colony of Spain and bordered on a body of water called the ‘Gulf of Mexico.’ .And even more alarming, when I searched for any evidence of him supporting our President, I found that nothing he said really properly glorified or uplifted the President’s image.”
But it got worse. As Musk’s investigative team dug deeper, they uncovered shocking evidence that President Trump had been aggressively pushing a radical DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) agenda. “Frankly, we were stunned,” Musk admitted. “Trump has been hiring non-native-born Americans, like, well… me, for key positions. And his cabinet and advisory circle? Way too many women—Susie Wiles, Tulsi Gabbard, Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Brooke Rollins, Kelly Loeffler, and, of course, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. I mean, come on. Where’s the meritocracy?”
The report also revealed a suspiciously high number of African Americans in Trump’s orbit, including Scott Turner and Alice Marie Johnson, an alarming infiltration of Hispanics such as Marco Rubio and Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and even one person born to parents of immigrants from the Indian sub-continent. “This level of inclusivity is simply not what we expected,” Musk continued. “I had to double-check to make sure these appointments weren’t leftovers from the Biden administration.”
The White House scrambled to address the unprecedented situation. Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, in a hastily arranged briefing, stated, “The President was momentarily relieved of his duties due to a clerical error. We assure the American people that this administrative hiccup has been resolved. And to clarify, President Trump has always been a strong supporter of President Trump. Also, his diverse hiring record was not DEI-related—he just likes people who flatter him.”
Musk, realizing the magnitude of his bureaucratic faux pas, took to his platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), to rectify the situation. “Oops! Looks like I accidentally fired @realDonaldTrump. Reinstating immediately. Note to self: remind POTUS to submit his TPS reports. Also, need to investigate this Marko Elez character. And remind President Trump that diversity is only good if it’s self-made billionaires. #AdminError,” he quipped.
The incident has sparked a flurry of memes and late-night monologues, with comedians dubbing Musk the “Accidental President” and Trump the “Commander-in-Leave.” Political analysts are left pondering the implications of a tech CEO wielding such unchecked power within the federal apparatus.
As the dust settles, one thing remains clear: in the age of Musk and Trump, the line between reality and entertainment continues to blur, leaving the nation amused, bemused and constantly confused by the antics of its leaders.
Today, August 9, 2024, the Donald Trump Campaign proudly announced the scheduling of up to four debates where Donald Trump will debate himself.
Topics for the first debate include banning or not banning Muslims, nature of NATO, how Andrew Jackson could have prevented the civil war despite dying decades earlier, whether Mr. Trump did more for blacks than Abraham Lincoln, the best way to handle COVID-19, the best cures for COVID-19, the number of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating the 9/11 attacks, and who was with Mr. Trump in the helicopter that almost crashed.
Topics for the second debate include Trump’s role in the building of the Panama Canal, why the Apprentice was the top-rated TV program in America, how the 2020 presidential election was fair and yet rigged, whether Mr. Trump is the “most honest human being, perhaps, that God ever created”, the Swedish terror incident in 2017 that happened but never happened, who is more liberal between Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Tim Walz, and whether Mr. Trump was “very happy” and “fully agreed” with Tim Walz’s handling of the protests in Minnesota or whether Walz failed to act at all.
Topics for the third debate include how much money Mexico paid for the wall, why it’s better not to have legislation passed to address illegal immigration, how Hillary Clinton started the Obama birther conspiracy theory, whether Mr. Trump built his business from a small loan or a $200 million dollar inheritance, whether Mr. Trump should jail Hillary Clinton or allow her to go free, and whether Mr. Trump had ever said “lock her up” or not.
If necessary, there will be fourth debate dedicated to Donald Trump debating Donald Trump about crowd sizes and Mr. Trump explaining how audio and video footage of him is always faked.
There will also be a JD Vance debate scheduled, in which Mr. Vance will debate Mr. Vance on whether Trump is America’s Hitler or deserves sainthood, whether Trump’s a fraud or an honor to be around, whether Trump is leading the white working class to a very dark place, or into the light, and if Trump is reprehensible and an idiot, or praiseworthy and a genius.
In visiting various WordPress sites, I am enormously impressed by the diversity and general quality of content out there. It is a particular pleasure to read so many original and colorful poems.
After spending some additional time quietly but rapidly exploring (no posts, no likes, etc.) it seemed that it would be nice if there was a “sampler” available of the best posts of the various WordPress sites. I found pages like WordPress’s own Blogs of the Day and various “Best Blog” sites, but I couldn’t find any true sampler blogs. I have decided to launch a WordPress blog dedicated to showcasing the very best post of anyone interested in participating.
The approach is, at least on the surface, pretty simple.
Anyone interested choses exactly one post from their site they wish to have represented on the new CHOICE POSTS blog. They may chose the post they think is their best, that their readers like the best, that best represents the nature of their blog, etc.
They then email the HTML, Text and any associated images of their representative post to choiceposts@gmail.com plus the link for that post plus four additional links and associated names of four other posts they would like to have referenced. This allows the site administrator to re-assemble this post to match (or at least be similar to) what is on the original site.
It is very important that the Category of the Post is specified such as one of the categories found on the WordPress Tag Page. This will allow readers of CHOICE POSTS to easily browse along their lines of interest and help match readers to blog sites.
In addition, author should submit any additional information they wish to be included about their site and/or themselves which will be included in the post. Author name (real or not real) can also be included. For example, after administration team assembles information provided on email, the resulting post in choiceposts.wordpress.com could look something like:
Poet_Don’t_Knowit is the author of the site “POETRY ON THE RUN”
Poem of the Approaching Autumn (Link1)
I love fall It whispers in my ear Like paint drying.
Additional Posts from “POETRY ON THE RUN” Poem of Spring (Link2) Poem of Winter (Link3) Poem of Summer (Link4) Poem of Fall (Link5)
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(Added 9/26: For very understandable reasons, some participants may wish to just provide link of their “best post” since the look of their site is different than what is at choiceposts.wordpress.com. In this case they just need to provide introductory text about their site and/or themselves and the link of the “best post” and up to four other links to other posts on their WordPress site.)
The CHOICE POSTS admin team will initially post a few of these a week, pretty much trying to post in the order of submissions received until a backlog develops. At that point, some process will be used to select only a portion of the posts submitted — either random selection, selection based on quality, variety and other characteristics or a hybrid approach.
Someone who has had a entry posted on CHOICE POSTS may later feel they wish another post to represent their site. If this happens, and enough time has passed (six months), then they can email a new submission for posting to CHOICE POSTS, indicating whether they want the earlier submission kept or deleted.
All posts and links must be from WordPress sites. Some constraint is needed and this just makes administratipon easier. The universe of WordPress itself is pretty big and way too big for this one project. In addition, I feel some loyality to WordPress from the short time (3 months) that I have been here. I like the ease of use, the ability to connect to other users, the sense of community and the flexibility and convenience.
Submitted content should be suited for general audiences with the CHOICE POSTS Admin Team selecting Posts they think acceptable for a “G” or “PG” audience.
Speaking of ratings, please do not rate this post since the “star” ratings are automatically leveraged to identify the best liked poems on the site.
I will leave this post here for a few days before posting the next Zumwalt Poem. Since I will put a similar post out on the CHOICE POSTS blog, I may delete the version of the post here once enough people have read it.
I want to take a moment to thank all that visit this site, particularly those that take the time to comment, “like” or rate the various Zumwalt poems. It is a pleasure for me to posts these poems, and an even greater pleasure to know that others can read, are reading them and, in many cases, enjoying them.
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