It only works because the mouse doesn’t understand why the cheese is free.
I saw this bit of wisdom on Twitter/X, so pass it along as Twisdom.
Category: Government (Page 2 of 39)
I had never seen this clip or heard this story, so I pass it along.
This is from the Sage Steele podcast with Texas congressman Wesley Hunt and Florida congressman Byron Donalds in 2024. Hunt tells the story of President Trump negotiating with Taliban leadership to get out of Afghanistan.
PBS: Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices paid in certain other countries.
BBC: US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland after Trump annexation threats
This is a big strategic deal, but the BBC and other media may get hung up on President Trump’s initial comments about seizing Greenland.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has provided details of how Lukman Owalabi, Ganiyu, a Nigerian-American and former senior officer at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, allegedly made over a million dollars from desperate immigration applicants by bypassing rigorous background checks, required interviews, and supervisory reviews to obtain permanent residency and citizenship.
Canadians are using ‘elbows up’ to hit back at US tariffs. Here’s what it means
- Canadians are using the phrase “Elbows up” to encourage each other to stand up to the United States.
- The phrase originates from hockey legend Gordie Howe, known for his toughness and use of elbows on the ice.
Canadian Prime Minster Carney is using the hockey phrase, ‘Elbows up’, to strengthen national resolve against the United States. Canada owns hockey, so they can rally around that.
Pathetic.
U.S. Men Win Olympic Gold With 2-1 Overtime Victory Over Canada
United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1
2026 Winter Paralympics live updates: USA beats Canada to win fifth-straight sled hockey gold,
Canada, just stop.
I don’t even read books, and noticed this immediately. You have to get the spelling right, especially if the post is about smart people and it’s in the heading.
To be fair:
- Melania didn’t post this herself, one of her PR flunkies did.
- Melania does speak a half-dozen languages, so she might not be so good on the details.
- Spellcheck should have caught this, but those programs aren’t perfect. Mine doesn’t think that ‘film’ is a word.
Push to rename Nashville airport for Dolly Parton gets a boost from Tennessee’s governor
Renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America is uninspired, but this is a great idea.
I am qualified to judge because I usually come up with good names. Sparky is a great name for my little piglet, and my one-handed sledgehammer is ‘pocket Hercules’. I have names that made it into corporate literature, but let’s stay focused on Nashville International Airport.
Commentators haven’t yet explored why this is such a good idea.
Sparky was excited to tell me that President Trump just changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
Sorry to dampen Sparky’s enthusiasm, but that was a dumb idea.
Women in pink rally in support of Lindsay Clancy who is on trial for killing 3 children
Who are these people?
Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters, many wearing pink with the words “Believe,” “She Needed Help” and “Peace For Lindsay,” gathered Thursday outside the courthouse where she is on trial in the killings of her three children.
I don’t usually follow high-profile murder cases. It’s none of my business, I don’t know anyone involved. To my knowledge, I’ve only known one murderer.