WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE, ANYWAY? Nearly Half of Federal Employees in the Swamp Plan to Resist Trump, Poll Finds.

The poll found that many Americans are willing to support the new administration, even among the elites and even among those who voted for Harris.

The survey asked, “Looking ahead to the next four years, will your political efforts be primarily to support the Trump administration or resist the Trump administration?”

Most Main Street Americans (59%) said they would support the new administration, while only 28% said they would resist it. Even the Elite 1% proved more likely to say they would support (48%) than resist (39%) the administration.

Even some of those who said they voted for Harris in November said they would support the new administration. Twelve percent of Harris voters said they will work to at least somewhat support the new administration.

On Election Day, 64% of the Elite 1% voted for Harris while only 34% voted for Trump. Yet among the Elite 1% who voted for Harris, a quarter (26%) said they are working to support the new administration.

Federal Government Managers, however, proved evenly split, with only 44% saying they would support the administration and 42% saying they would resist it.

Let them resist from the unemployment line.

LIVE BLOG: Trump’s Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Begin.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: The Great American Political Divide Is Just Going to Get Bigger Now. “Democrats who believe that their politics make them permanent residents of the moral high ground are particularly galling. While I truly would like to get along better, I can’t muster any patience to indulge delusions like that. Political beliefs don’t make one a good person, being a good person makes one a good person.”

PRIORITIES:

So basically Pete Hegseth wants a military that can SAVE Private Ryan and the Democrats want a military that can Transition him. Gotta go team Pete here.

— Jimmy Failla (@jimmyfailla) January 14, 2025

FAIL, BRITANNIA:

Labour Pedos, 50 of them.

Wanna bet there are a lot more?

Of course there is, it will be endemic. pic.twitter.com/Q4B5wXRwg3

— Darren of Plymouth (@wolsned) January 12, 2025

“Wow,” as Elon Musk said in his repost, and not in a good way, of course.

More here from Amuse:

Did a little fact checking on the Labour members accused of sexual crimes. I was able to corroborate the list with online sources confirming:

Brian Gate was involved in a scandal related to child pornography as a Labour Councillor and School Governor.

Graham Pearson, Richard…

— @amuse (@amuse) January 12, 2025

The Tories’ silence when they were in charge speaks volumes, too.

IMAGINE HOW MUCH DAMAGE SHE COULD CAUSE FULL-TIME: Karen Bass: Part-Time Mayor.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Although it’s “insane” to try to land New Glenn, Bezos says it’s important to try.

I asked what his expectations were for the launch of New Glenn, which has a three-hour window that opens at 1 am ET (06:00 UTC) on Monday, January 13. The launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base lay several miles away from the factory where we conducted the interview.

“We would certainly like to achieve orbit, and get the Blue Ring Pathfinder into orbit,” Bezos said. “Landing the booster would be gravy on top of that. It’s kind of insane to try and land the booster. A more sane approach would probably be to try to land it in the ocean. But we’re gonna go for it.”

Blue Origin has built a considerable amount of infrastructure on a drone ship, Jacklyn, that will be waiting offshore for the rocket to land upon. Was Bezos not concerned about putting that hardware at risk?

“I’m worried about everything,” he admitted. However, the rocket has been programmed to divert from the ship if the avionics on board the vehicle sense that anything is off-nominal.

And there is, of course, a pretty good chance of that happening.

“We’ve done a lot of work, we’ve done a lot of testing, but there are some things that can only be tested in flight,” Bezos said. “And you can’t be overconfident in these things. You have to be realistic. The reality is, there are a lot of things that go wrong, and you have to accept that, if something goes wrong, we’ll pick ourselves up and get busy for the second flight.”

You get the feeling that Blue Origin might be a lot further along by now if Bezos had embraced “insane” earlier on. But that’s water under the bridge and here’s to hoping for a successful launch and recovery when New Glenn does fly.

CORN, POPPED: Trump’s Trolling Will Rise to Another Level During the Inaugural Parade. “According to reports, the same garbage truck that Trump rode in during the campaign, provided by the company Loadmaster, will be featured in his inaugural parade.”

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Space lettuce: NASA’s plans to grow nutritious plants on Mars.

NASA is examining ways to ensure explorers have nourishing produce, including fresh plants, on future space missions to the Moon and Mars. While sealed food packets get the job done, they can lose flavor and vitamins over time.

Cultivating leafy greens and vegetables on the space station could address this problem and give crews a happier mental state.

Efforts to grow plants such as lettuce, peppers, radishes, and tomatoes in microgravity have been underway, revealing new insights into how spaceflight influences plant genetics, water use, and flavor.

By the time NASA gets to Mars, astronauts will probably be able to pick up whatever they want at the Elon City farmers market.

VIDEO: Is Woke ‘Equity’ the Reason Why Pacific Palisades Is Now a Moonscape?

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG: Russian Mercenary Captured At Border. “The problem with open borders is that they’re open borders, and you have no way to vet who is coming across. We already covered the strangely high number of Chinese nationals crossing the border, and now a Russian mercenary has been captured there…with a drone.”

SHE MIGHT BE INCOMPETENT AND (SO FAR) UNACCOUNTABLE BUT AT LEAST SHE ISN’T AROUND MUCH: Karen Bass: Part-Time Mayor.

PRIORITIES:

The lack of funding for critical infrastructure in LA sits against the following backdrop:

The State’s revenues are staggering yet our infrastructure is crumbling, new housing is unaffordable and nonexistent, crime is rampant, schools are mediocre and companies are fleeing in… pic.twitter.com/wVN7CjZxjC

— Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) January 13, 2025

Competence isn’t high on the list of California Democrat voters’ concerns so California Democrat politicians aren’t concerned with it, either. They aren’t even capable of it.

I GUESS THAT MAKES HIM SANE ENOUGH FOR NYC AUTHORITIES: Accused Subway Stabber Claims That Satan Told Him to Kill an Innocent Teen.

THERE THEY GO AGAIN:

Is it time to cut China’s cables? https://t.co/hdlFDdibZD

— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) January 12, 2025

My concern is that deterrence might be off the table.

DOG BITES MAN: Democrat Senator Blames Trump for California Wildfires.

STRATEGERY!

NEWS: Europe’s largest pension fund says it sold its entire $585M stake in $TSLA in Q3 partly due to Elon Musk’s compensation package. The fund voted against it and thought it was "exceptionally high.”

If they had held, their Tesla stake would now be worth over $1.1 billion.… pic.twitter.com/C9APUv5m43

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) January 13, 2025

Even at a net worth of $400 billion or whatever it is today, Elon Musk might be undervalued.

FALLOUT: NYC congestion pricing turns upper Manhattan nabes into parking ‘war zone’ — as drivers take up spots to avoid toll.

Upper Manhattan nabes are already devolving into glorified parking lots only days after the MTA and Gov. Hochul flipped the switch on congestion pricing — with bridge-and-tunnel commuters increasingly ditching their vehicles uptown to skirt the $9 toll, outraged residents told The Post

Across Washington Heights, locals bemoaned that their already-scarce curbside parking spaces have further vanished in recent days, with many now burning hours trying to track down a precious spot.

“’Good luck to everyone,’ that’s what I say,” nurse Thomas Hurt, 36, told The Post. “Now [these commuters] are right here along with us, trying to fight it out.”

After coming home from his shift at a Montefiore hospital in the Bronx Wednesday, Hurt circled for two hours searching for a spot — and saw at least 20 New Jersey-plated cars hogging spaces between West 174th and West 181st streets.

Over the past year, residents in the neighborhoods outside the 60th Street congestion zone have repeatedly warned that their communities would be plagued with hellish gridlock and increased pollution from meandering motorists.

“It’s gotten worse in the past week. A lot of people from Jersey, they take the bridge, park here, and take the subways down,” said Cristian Romarion, 48, a project manager, who double-parked his Jeep Wrangler while waiting for a spot to open up.

“People fight for parking here . . . like, physically fight for parking. It’s crazy,” he continued, adding that he’s witnessed scraps “almost every day” since congestion pricing took effect.

Just remember that the plan wasn’t to raise revenue or reduce congestion in Manhattan but to get people to give up their cars, and it all makes sense.

SOME PARTS OF AMERICA STILL WORK: Ugly Trucks to the Rescue!

SAY NO MORE:

This 👇

.@Lancegooden pic.twitter.com/ZRZgvme4wH

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) January 11, 2025

One of the reasons California is likely stuck with Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass — or replacements just like them or worse — is that the sensible people have already fled or soon will.

GOOD LORD:

WATCH

Los Angeles is witnessing one of the largest aerial firefighting operations in history.

Incredible footage. pic.twitter.com/PxhTv5a0Vm

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 12, 2025

Real heroism is on display here — most of it unnecessary, if California would maintain its forests and scrub properly.

AND ANOTHER DELAY: SpaceX now plans launch of Starship’s seventh test flight on Wednesday.

NOT ONE MORE WORD ABOUT HOW CLIMATE CHANGE DID IT: Newsom Slashed $100M in Fire Prevention Funds Ahead of Deadly Wildfires.

“SOCIALISM SEEKS EQUALITY IN MISERY; COMMUNISM SEEKS EQUALITY IN THE GRAVE.”

This is Richmond.
They had a police chief take a knee in front of thugs burning and looting the city.
They had a mayor who tore down historic statues to stop racism.
Downtown Richmond is a ghost town and has turned into a shit hole but hey, it’s equitable! https://t.co/tWkofOt2xI

— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) January 11, 2025

Progressivism seeks equality in absurdity.

UPDATE: Even that’s too kind. Socialism spares the ruling class the misery; communism spares them the premature grave. There’s less actual equality in societies run on leftist lines than anywhere else.

YOU GET MORE OF WHAT YOU INCENTIVIZE:

This will scale to enormous numbers, as California passed a bill providing free healthcare for illegals that just took effect last year.

Essentially, anyone on Earth can come to California for free healthcare.

Earth has 8 billion people, but California has 40 million people.… https://t.co/k34z1Zj305

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 12, 2025

California voters have not yet gotten it good and hard enough yet. But they sure are working on it.