The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 21hThere is something up with that right leg. It's the one he pats when he is walking and also goes along with his need to sit during his oval office charades. 001
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026But there is no Russian meddling going on right?source-material.orgUK oil refiner shifted Russian loans offshore – SourceMaterialEssar shifted billions to tax haven following Ukraine invasion 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026reuters.comIndia's Essar seeks $350 mln from Russia-backed Nayara in brand pact -sourcesIndia's Essar Group has asked Nayara Energy to pay about $350 million upfront for a brand licensing deal struck 5 years ago when Essar Oil was sold to the Russian-led group, instead of staggering the ... 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oh.. and ties to Russia. Sheesh.theguardian.comRevealed: UK oil refinery owner moved Russian loans to offshore subsidiary where sanctions did not applyMPs call for investigation into Essar Energy, owner of Stanlow refinery, which shifted loans from ‘Putin’s piggy bank’ VTB to Mauritius 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Its BS when you dig just a bit into it. A family business with a net worth of somewhere around $1B to $2B is suddenly going to build a steel plant, in Iowa of all places. I bet they are selling a bridge in San Fran to finance the deal and the plant will be on the Iowa ocean front.foxrochester.comTrump announces $15 billion Iowa steel plant, building US supply chain from mine to millPresident Donald Trump will announce plans on Monday for a gigantic steel plant in Iowa that the White House is touting as the largest in American history. 200
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Civil Servants still standing up and delivering on behalf of the American people. Every single one of them risking their jobs deserve our thanks.nytimes.comKennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers SayIn a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Oh wait... I don't care what this crazy person thinks any more than I care what any of the other tech crazies think. Feel free to talk to the sycophants that hope paying attention will result in paydays. I don't want that kind of money.politico.comPeter Thiel slams pope’s AI encyclical as gift to Chinese Communist PartyThe tech billionaire argued that Pope Leo XIV’s call to regulate AI could slow the West while China surges ahead with the technology. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There are few poor performers in Govt below the mgt level. Giving managers the ability to fire those they promoted into management positions is asking a manager to admit they screwed up. It will not happen.federalnewsnetwork.comOPM wants more feedback on proposed federal firing overhauls | Federal News NetworkAfter new data and one organization's findings, OPM is looking for additional feedback on its planned changes to federal employee adverse action processes. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Not surprised but.... damn.... At least try to be tricky about it. She won't get prosecuted but the unemployment line is a good 2nd. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Unity is the only way through this. United we stand divided we fall.nytimes.comNetworks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNNThe move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I am shocked! 🤥theguardian.comUS datacenters face further backlash over wastewater pollutionFrom rare bacteria to ‘forever chemicals’, a series of cases of violations or alleged pollution has prompted alarm 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Pretty much what the rest of the world wants too right now. Imagine finding common ground with Iran on... anything. 051
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Imagine being this guy and being placed in holding... anywhere.thehill.comICE officer wanted on assault charges arrested in MinneapolisAn Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer facing charges in the alleged shooting of a Venezuelan migrant during the Trump administration’s enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis earlier th… 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yeah... NO. This is nothing for contract/contractor oversight. It might assist in financial statement preparation but might also result in a DILUTION of oversight ability regarding contractors. It is a shell game intended to change the narrative because they still do not have audited statements.federalnewsnetwork.comDoD moves to replace government-unique accounting standards with GAAP | Federal News Network“This is a huge step, but it's going to be a long journey between this memo and actually implementing it in contracts,” David Berteau said. 001
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yeah, I am DEFINITELY not wrong about his outlook. Its days, weeks, maybe months. Not years.dailymail.comMitch McConnell, 84, struggles to speak in Senate meetingKentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, was recorded visibly struggling to speak during a Wednesday meeting on Capitol Hill. 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What a series of headlines from local Indianapolis reporting. The takeaway is not to trust anyone building a data center. Headline 1indystar.comIndianapolis briefly halts work at future east side data center siteCity officials ordered a stop on preliminary work on an east side data center site this week. Later, the city said the stop was issued by mistake. 120
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026With Canada seeking EU membership, it is entirely possible. Perhaps the arrogance MAGA is showing at present justifies this result although the harm will be to all of us.theatlantic.comThe American Age Is OverA period of global dominance has ended in plain sight. 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Yes, more young people who have no clue what they are doing but given too much authority and wreck in weeks what took decades to build and work. Kupor should slink away. Hopefully he is investigated and spends time behind bars in 2 to 3 years time.govexec.comMore ‘Big Balls’-type young feds are what the OPM chief wantsIn an interview on Monday, Scott Kupor also discussed implementing skills-based hiring, which had been a priority of the Biden administration as well. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Oh.. is it close to an election or something? DoJ will never move forward with it until 2029.forbes.comBillionaire Leon Black Gets Closer To Being Held In Contempt Over Epstein TestimonyThe billionaire walked out of his first interview with the House Oversight Committee, and failed to show up for his second one. 020
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It's always about the money.washingtonexaminer.comFetterman attended Fox News retreat at Rupert Murdoch's Montana ranchThe event, hosted at the Murdoch family ranch, featured a panel on social media that Fetterman headlined with Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL). 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 15/09/20265th paragraph, last sentence... Congress appropriated $250 million for the project last year. Project means renovation. This reminds me of the children's holiday song, "You can't stop Christmas."nbcnews.comTrump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovationsThe board made the move after finding the structure of the main building is “unsafe” and “hazardous.” 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ok, I was wrong about the returning. Let's see if he is alive same time next year.apnews.com 000
Reposted by The GoblinThe Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026He won't return. His party doesn't want a Democrat Governor appointing anyone in his seat due to his invalidism. His staff will remain quiet cause they need their jobs till the new Congress in January when they can get new positions. He will be dead within the year, write it down.cnn.comWhat we know about when Mitch McConnell will return to the Senate | CNN PoliticsThe Senate is set to return Monday after a five-week recess, and it is still unclear if GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol due to health issues. 122
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026When WaPo buries the facts that counter Trump's claims deep in the article, they are doing it for clicks and sales and to get people worked up. They are playing straight into his world and for Bezos' benefit. WaPo needs to go away. 020
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Oh, wait... The Center for the Performing Arts funding in the recent bill passed by Congress is an annual federal appropriation... to support capital repairs and operations and maintenance in its congressionally mandated role as the living memorial... and federal building. It ain't going bankrupt.kennedy-center.orgClarification on Federal Funding | Kennedy Center 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026He won't return. His party doesn't want a Democrat Governor appointing anyone in his seat due to his invalidism. His staff will remain quiet cause they need their jobs till the new Congress in January when they can get new positions. He will be dead within the year, write it down.cnn.comWhat we know about when Mitch McConnell will return to the Senate | CNN PoliticsThe Senate is set to return Monday after a five-week recess, and it is still unclear if GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol due to health issues. 122
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yeah, he doesn't need any help from any Democrat elected official any further. Trump bought and paid for him. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yeppers. Efficient Markets FTW. It's like the shell game but either with a peanut under each of the 3 shells or using transparent shells.nbcnews.comBessent’s move to tamp down rising rates backfires, as bond yields jump and stocks tumbleThe 10-year bond yield surged to more than 4.85%, its highest level since November 2023. 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026These things have never worked more than just a bump. It's pretty much like a stock split. Yields are what they are until you fix the inputs. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 04/09/20261. We have no confidence in the accuracy of the report. 2. Threatening to start more trade wars that harm the citizenry... unless he gets rate cuts that would also harm the citizenry... means... he doesn't give a damn about harming the citizenry.thehill.comTrump threatens trade war if rates aren’t cut after strong jobs reportPresident Trump called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates Friday after the August jobs report came in stronger than expected, threatening to cut off trade with several countries if the … 021
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026x.com/HQNewsNow/st... One KY politician, Congressman James Comer, calls his constituents Village Idiots while another KY politician gets arrested over retroactive Child Support due. Guess which party... 1 guess...x.com 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Worse than the initial reporting...dailymail.comGeorgia cop who shot and killed baby donkey named Heehaw is namedHeehaw, a bottle-fed baby donkey, was fatally shot by a Georgia police officer late Saturday night. The cop who pulled the trigger has since been identified as Trenton Garner, 24. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I see folk griping about sailor/sex jokes. I do hope all locals are treated with respect and participating in human trafficking (prostitution) is a UCMJ violation. But, anyone projecting their morals/values onto 20-year-old sailors is living in their own bubble. Been THERE, learned to live with it. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Every Navy Supply Officer is taught how to resupply their warship from any location in the world. The failure point would only be if the Navy doesn't have enough air/sea assets to get what they need to them when they need it. THIS is why a sustained war with Iran received 4-star non-concurs.nytimes.comInside Supplying U.S. Warships During the Iran WarIranian attacks have upended the Navy’s supply chain in the Middle East, causing a strain on the aircraft carriers, destroyers and amphibious ships that are being kept in the region indefinitely. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026From the guy who owns Gray Construction….kentucky.comKentucky has been here before: What data centers can offer the state | OpinionOpinion: Kentucky can replicate past industrial successes by thoughtfully welcoming data centers that boost wages, suppliers, and long-term economic resilience. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Yeppers. Its simple. Long range logistics is how the Navy project US power all over the world. Navy Supply runs the Navy's ability to project sustained power abroad.nytimes.comVideo: The Navy’s Logistical Nightmare in the Iran WarAmid a crew morale crisis, the military has replaced the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East with another aircraft carrier. Our Pentagon reporter John Ismay, a Navy veteran, explains how the cha... 020
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Says yet another billionaire who got there learning how to run a hedge fund from... George Soros He missed out on the biggest lessons apparently Just another empty suit that lives off Other People's Money 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026As a gamer, I doubt I would ever buy from a business that said I am buying a perpetual license to a game but, on a whim, they could revoke that license and leave me out the money and with no recourse. For younger games, dropping $100 a game is still a pretty big deal. 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Crazy that this was even a headline but... here we are and it is not going to go backwards.on3.comJack Pyburn claimed off waivers by Kansas City Chiefs amid eligibility lawsuitJack Pyburn has been claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs after being cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Georgia man is beginning to give Florida man a run for his money on the most idiotic actions possible. An actual police officer shooting this little guy because he felt threatened? Really?tmz.comTrespassing Cops Shoot and Kill Baby Donkey Named HeeHaw, Farm SaysA Georgia farm owner is gutted after she says cops came onto her property and fatally shot her baby donkey, HeeHaw. 110
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026A mic drop kind of life. One allows for the next and for the next but the discipline, dedication and intelligence he had to demonstrate is utterly insane. Not one of those groups just hands those things out.taskandpurpose.comJonny Kim, Navy astronaut, doctor and former SEAL, departs NASANavy Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim was selected as an astronaut in 2017 and went on to spend eight months in space last year. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026And there it goes... States not working with other states. If Federal activities were all moved out of Texas, they wouldn't be a net contributor to Federal revenue. Then, of course, if decisions were made based on being a net contributor or user... Texas could REALLY be hurting. Just saying.apnews.comICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejectedAn Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis has been released from a Texas jail after a judge refused ... 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Per a Federal Judge in Texas, states don't have to extradite anymore. Red states will really be hard pressed to find a way to enforce state abortion laws now.apnews.comJudge denies Minnesota's bid to compel the extradition of an ICE officer from TexasA federal judge has refused to order Texas to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is charged with shooting and wounding a man in Minneapolis. 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My child signed up for Instagram. When I found out I cracked down on his device usage and email acct. Aggravatingly, no matter what I try, I cannot stop Instagram’s emails from coming to him trying to get him to log back in. This is after I told Facebook he was a child and the acct was unapproved. 000
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Of course it'll fail, it isn't changing the basic numbers just when things will come due. It is what companies, who are struggling financially, do to keep afloat. 000
Reposted by The Goblinwilbursmom.bsky.social @wilbursmom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026“Show me a manager who needs to see you physically working to know how to run their group, and I’ll show you a crappy manager.” Obviously some work can only be done on-site, but with regard to typical office work, I find this axiom rings true. 011
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Watch the exchange rate change as Lincoln pulls in and those sailors start spending ROFLMAO. Pattaya Beach was my 1st liberty port as a young, married Ensign from the bible belt. I think I learned more about a sailor's life from that liberty port than all the others combined.usatoday.comUSS Abraham Lincoln headed for port in Thailand after 250 days at seaCrew aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln spent months without a port call. Texts shared by family members show that's about to change. 040
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Estimated 140,000 saw the race. That's it. Just 140,000. Obama's inauguration drew 1.8 MILLION. Everything Trump touches falls apart.nbcnews.comKyle Kirkwood wins IndyCar race in downtown D.C. celebrating U.S. 250th birthdayReaching top speeds of about 180 mph, the cars zipped down Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, the longest straight on the track. 010
The Goblin @usngoblin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"Director Kupor was out of office that day. He works around the clock, including nights and weekends" Boondoggling around the country to network for the next scam is NOT the same as running OPM, doing OPM's business.fortune.comExclusive: The man leading Trump’s RTO charge for government workers says he filmed a video in front of a blank wall to avoid work-from-home suspicion | Fortune“I was in my bedroom,” OPM director Scott Kupor said in an all-hands meeting this week. “I was trying to find something that was not recognizable as being in my house, basically.” 100