Performance updates

The bad news is coming fast and furious. It's like drinking out of a fire hose.

All I can do is touch on some of the dictatorship nastiness to come.

Trump draft executive order would set up board to oust generals en masse: Report

(my prediction that DJT would at least try to get the US military to flip from allegiance to the Constitution to allegiance to the dictator seems to be true)

President-elect’s son also appears to mock Volodymyr Zelensky amid speculation Ukraine could lose war funding

Trump prepares to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, NYT reports (another prediction seems to be comfortably on track)

Trump taps former New York congressman Lee Zeldin as EPA chief -- Zeldin lacks an extensive background in environmental policy and will be tasked with rolling back regulations. “It is an honor to join President Trump’s Cabinet as EPA Administrator,” Zeldin posted on X on Monday. “We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI. We will do so while protecting access to clean air and water.” (yup, I'm still on track)

Republicans Win Control of House, Cementing a G.O.P. Trifecta Under Trump -- The party protected vulnerable incumbents and picked off Democrats in competitive districts, handing the president-elect a unified Congress to enact his agenda. (still good)

House Ethics Panel Was Set to Vote to Release Report Critical of Matt Gaetz -- Now, with Mr. Gaetz’s departure from Congress, the committee no longer has jurisdiction to investigate him. It was not immediately clear whether it would still release its findings. Tom Rust, the chief counsel and staff director for the panel, declined to comment. ///// Gaetz resigned days before ethics investigation report was expected -- The former congressman stepped down after Trump named him as his pick for attorney genera (yup, the rule of law and ethics are nicely crumbling into dust as predicted)

For legal disputes, Elon Musk’s X picked a venue far from Texas HQ -- By changing his company’s terms of service, Elon Musk has ensured that lawsuits against X will be heard in courthouses that are a hub for conservative judges (what was that prediction? .... oh yeah: Worker and consumer protections will significantly decrease as power flows to corporations -- still on track)

Putin Gives Trump Massive Middle Finger, Days After Warning on Ukraine -- The Russian leader is making it clear that Donald Trump has zero power to stop Russia’s deadly war on Ukraine (the prediction was that there will be mass slaughter in the Ukraine (and Gaza), but I didn't expect it to come like this, I expected DJT and Putin to secretly agree to gut the Ukraine and force a "peace treaty" on it -- this may just be political theater to hide that plan)

Trump floats seeking third term in joke to House Republicans -- “I suspect I won’t be running again, unless you do something,” Trump said, according to pool reports and audio shared with The Hill. “Unless you say, ‘He’s so good, we have to just figure it out.’” (he's not joking)