# The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [December 1, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298 "2025-12-01T20:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 307
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6121 "2026-06-08T14:11:38Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Also I would not sign up for navy duty on a coal powered submarine. Tell Trump that coal-fired ships require the use of Black Gangs, and he’ll run from them so fast we could use him to power a ship. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6122 "2026-06-08T15:04:28Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Also I would not sign up for navy duty on a coal powered submarine. But maybe I don’t have the bravado Trump has as he sends his soldiers and sailors into deadly wars. You’d be wise not to. The British K-class submarine could be powered by coal, and the “K” was said to stand for “Kalamity”. They had a rotten record. > **[British K-class submarine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_K-class_submarine)** > > The K-class submarines were a class of steam-propelled submarines of the Royal Navy designed in 1913. Intended as large, fast vessels with the endurance and speed to operate with the battle fleet, they gained notoriety and the nickname of "Kalamity class" for being involved in many accidents. Of the 18 built, none were lost through enemy action, but six sank, with significant loss of life, in accidents. Only one ever engaged an enemy vessel, K-7 hitting a U-boat amidships, though the torpedo f... Nor were these the only examples: > **The Nordenfelt Submarines (1880s):** Designed by the Reverend George Garrett and financed by Swedish inventor Thorsten Nordenfelt, these were among the first operational steam-powered, coal-fired submarines. The Ottoman Navy purchased the _Abdül Hamid_, which could only remain submerged for a few minutes before its boiler ran out of oxygen and required the crew to douse the fire. [[1](https://www.reddit.com/r/submarines/comments/rzze4k/coal_fired_steam_propelled_submarines/), [2](https://www.hisutton.com/Nordenfelt-submarines.html), [3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_submarines), [4](https://dockmuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/shipbuilding-barrow), [5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_submarine_Abd%C3%BCl_Hamid)] > **[Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=coal-powered+submarine&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1122US1128&oq=coal-powered+submarine&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjINCAQQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAUQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAYQABiGAxiABBiKBTIHCAcQABjvBTIHCAgQABjvBdIBCTY3NTNqMGoxNagCCLACAfEFDxN16-oKyiw&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)** ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6123 "2026-06-08T16:38:53Z")
Submarines can use the [Hunley’s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Hunley) propulsion system (since it was a Confederate ship, it must be a superior design). Or maybe oxen on treadmills. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6124 "2026-06-08T17:06:33Z")
The Union submarine _Alligator_ used the same system. Back then, there really wasn’t much choice. > **[USS Alligator (1862)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Alligator_(1862))** > > USS Alligator, the fourth United States Navy ship of that name, is the first known U.S. Navy submarine, and was active during the American Civil War (the first American underwater vehicle was Turtle during the Revolutionary War, and was operated by the Continental Army, rather than the Navy, in 1776 against British vessels in New York harbor). During the Civil War the Confederate States Navy would also build its own submarine, H. L. Hunley. > Brutus de Villeroi was a French engineer, inventor, ... ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6125 "2026-06-08T17:12:40Z")
Trump is apparently now putting up gold-colored (what else?) medallions all over the White House, even in the showers. TRump’s notions of elegance are sprouting all over the place, like barnacles, or acne. Future administrations will probably still be finding them in out-of-the-way places, like behind curtains and rarely-moved furniture, for years after the next administration wisely removes most of them. > **[Lara Trump Reveals New Trump White House Makeover: ‘They Are All Over The...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lara-trump-reveals-new-trump-bling_n_6a2681cee4b022a41ab328fc?origin=home-latest-news-unit)** > > The president “has an affinity” for them, said his daughter-in-law. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6126 "2026-06-08T17:24:07Z")
He also a has an infinity of them, with various gaudy variations. I’ve read Roman history, and I am glad that Trump is germophobic and probably hates animals; you guys do not need a horse as a senator, a la Caligula\*. So… I dunno. Good luck. \* this is probably not true, juat some historical scuttlebutt indicationg how popular the Emperor was. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6127 "2026-06-08T17:31:27Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > He also a has an infinity of them, with various gaudy variations. When they’re only gold colored, it’s vastly easier to afford an infinity of them. Of course, he also insists they are real gold to anybody who points out their more mundane origins. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6128 "2026-06-08T17:41:14Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Apparently coal ash is more radioactive than low level nuclear waste. [Mercury contamination](https://www.nrdc.org/stories/mercurys-journey-coal-burning-power-plants-your-plate#what-is) is a big problem too, 5kg per year per plant according to the NRDC. > All forms of mercury can be harmful, but methylmercury is the most concerning because it can more easily pass through the body’s blood-brain barrier as well as the placental barrier in the wombs of pregnant women. So much for protecting the unborn. > There is also a correlation between higher blood levels of mercury early in life and [lower IQs](https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.7743). The perfect Republican voter. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6129 "2026-06-08T18:03:11Z")
The NBA as a whole weathered the kneeling controversy a lot better than the NFL did. I suspect owners might have a slightly better relationship with their players and be more sympathetic to any reaction they have to Trump’s presence. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6130 "2026-06-08T18:12:46Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > you guys do not need a horse as a senator, Well, we’ve already got a turtle and a plethora of rats and weasels. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6131 "2026-06-08T18:50:19Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > The Knicks’ owner is footing the bill for Trump’s attendance. Fuck that guy. Also, an outside the stadium watch party has been cancelled due to Trump’s threatened presence. Thankfully, a partial solution has been found. > **[Mayor Mamdani Announces Additional Knicks Watch Party Location at Bryant Park](https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/mayor-mamdani-announces-additional-knicks-watch-party-location-a)** ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6132 "2026-06-09T02:39:47Z")
Lara Trump: dad “has an affinity” for the gold medallions. “Yeah he’s a little wierd that way, kinda.” (that sounds so right for her to say, to my ears) From Monty’s link on asshole judge: > [@](#): > > “That’s when [Nelson] went crazy,” the man told the newspaper. After the verbal spat, Nelson allegedly took the man’s glasses, threw them across the parking lot and stomped on them. So buddy walked over _to_ the glasses, _after_ chucking them, and _then_ stomped on them? That’s more of an affront than whatever Virgil Starkwell experienced. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6133 "2026-06-09T03:40:52Z")
[What’s a little grift among grifters?](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ufc-donald-trump-selling-freedom-174200661.html) > [@](#): > > The [UFC](https://sportsnaut.com/tag/ufc) and The Trump Organization have collaborated on a set of commemorative coins to mark UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 at the White House in Washington. The coins go on sale June 9, with a waitlist available for interested buyers ahead of that date. > > There are four coins in the collection, split between two silver and two gold options. One side of each coin features “250” while the other displays Donald Trump, who is said to have designed them personally. The price range is considerable, starting at $249.99 and climbing to $11,999.99 for the top-tier option — the 1 OZ PF70 Trump Coins X UFC Gold Medallion. [Skreeusnaaks!\*](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/white-south-african-refugees-fall-123024620.html) > [@](#): > > Among President Trump’s most vocal supporters are [South Africans seeking asylum](https://www.yahoo.com/news/godsend-white-afrikaners-lining-accept-040013147.html)in the US. > > An estimated 6,300 people have arrived in the US since the administration’s[announcement](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/addressing-egregious-actions-of-the-republic-of-south-africa/) in February last year of a refugee resettlement program specifically for white South Africans and other minorities. > > So far, 206 Afrikaners have resettled in Ohio, a state that has struggled with population decline for decades. The Trump administration recently announced it plans to increase by 10,000 the number of refugee resettlement places for South Africans this year. > > But since arriving in the US, Afrikaners – largely the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of Dutch settlers and French Huguenots – have faced major challenges, in large part due to policies aimed at immigrants and enacted by the White House and Ohio’s Republican-run legislature. > > Last June, Ohio introduced new driving license rules for lawful residents who are not citizens or green card holders. > > They include the requirement for all applicants to complete eight hours of lessons through a designated driving school, 24 hours of classroom work and 50 hours of driving with a licensed adult before being able to take a driving exam. The cost of fulfilling these requirements is estimated at about $500 and could take up to nine months, when in the past it took a matter of weeks. > > All this has created a major barrier for the new South African arrivals, many of whom claim to be victims of a so-called “white genocide”, a debunked conspiracy theory. - _Skreeusnaaks!_ is Afrikaans for _Hilarious!_ (supposedly) [We need a new word: _Boocome_.](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/donald-trump-met-loud-boos-004248306.html) > [@](#): > > NEW YORK — United States President [Donald Trump](https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/donald-trump/) is at Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals, [just as he promised](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/donald-trump-confirms-hes-planning-175316603.html). > > Trump officially [became the first sitting U.S. president](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/president-donald-trump-nba-finals-203940132.html) to attend an NBA Finals game when he arrived at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 between the [New York Knicks](https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/nba/teams/new-york-knicks/18/) and [San Antonio Spurs](https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/nba/teams/san-antonio-spurs/24/) on Monday, June 8. > > After a few chants of “USA, USA, USA” for the flag, Trump was booed loudly when he was shown on the large video screens during the national anthem. The president was saluting and smiled slightly as the boos grew. Once the feed showed Knicks players, the cheering returned. [What’s a little fraud among fraudsters?](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/sam-bankman-fried-asks-trump-185145478.html) > [@](#): > > Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto billionaire who orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history, officially asked President Donald Trump for a pardon, according to the Justice Department’s website. > > Bankman-Fried, 34, co-founded the disgraced crypto exchange FTX and was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2024. Bankman-Fried’s application with the Justice Department, first reported by [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-08/ftx-co-founder-bankman-fried-formally-applies-for-trump-pardon), is for a “pardon after completion of sentence.” > > Such a pardon would not erase Bankman-Fried’s conviction but would instead restore certain civil liberties — such as the right to vote or to serve on a jury — after he serves out his prison sentence, according to the DOJ’s [website](https://www.justice.gov/pardon/file/960581/dl). The pardon would also lift barriers to licensing, employment, housing or education, if granted. > > As CEO of FTX, Bankman-Fried became one of the largest donors to Democratic campaigns and causes. However, while serving in federal prison, he has posted support of the Trump administration on social media. In an interview [with](https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/sam-bankman-fried-says-he-absolutely-wants-presidential-pardon-from-inside-his-federal-prison-cell) Fox Business published on Monday, Bankman-Fried said he “absolutely” wants a presidential pardon. > > According to the DOJ’s website, Bankman-Fried submitted his pardon request sometime in 2026, though the exact date is not publicly listed. > > A White House spokesperson declined CNN’s request for comment but pointed to a January interview Trump gave to the New York Times, in which he said he wouldn’t pardon Bankman-Fried. Yeah, I wouldn’t bet money that it’s not going to happen. [Someone must have counted the ~~bullets~~ votes.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pentagon-reworks-offensive-policy-affecting-161010490.html) > [@](#): > > The Pentagon has reworked a list of religious designations service members can register as after Mormon lawmakers in Congress blew up over a previous list that did not include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) under “Christian.” > > Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth [earlier this year](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hegseth-military-chaplains-no-longer-150740018.html) declared the Pentagon would cut down the faith codes — the recognized faith groups meant to provide more accurate demographic data on religious beliefs held among service members — from 200 to just 31. He called the former system “impractical and unusable” with many codes never used at all. > > “An overwhelming majority of the military population used only six of the codes,” he said in March, adding that a more streamlined system will support chaplains in ministering to service members “in a way that aligns with that service member’s faith background and religious practice.” > > On Friday, the Pentagon announced service members could only register one of those 31 religions on their personnel records. But LDS was not listed under one of the 21 Christian-labeled denominations to choose from, upsetting several Utah lawmakers, including Sen. Mike Lee (R), who called the new designation “very unfortunate.” > > “I find this offensive, not just because that happens to be my faith, and not just because that happens to be the faith of tens of thousands of U.S. military personnel, but it’s also just repugnant to any sense of decency, any sense of our common heritage and our common belief that the government needs to not weigh in on doctrinal disputes between various religious denominations,” Lee said in a video [posted on social platform X](https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/2063781664984068297) on Sunday. > > “I’m imploring people at the Pentagon to reconsider this—not just reconsider it, but undo it,” he added. “Secretary Hegseth, tear down that wall! This is not cool! Get rid of it, get rid of it now!” & [quote]“It is designed to allow chaplains to quickly look at the religious composition of their units and determine how they structure resources to best provide for warfighters of all faith groups,” he added. But that was not an acceptable explanation for Mormon House and Senate members, prompting a quick change. The new list now has just 30 faith codes, including LDS, but does not specify which religions fall under the Christian designation. [/quote] And now they’re calling the earlier list “proposed” instead of being honest. > [@](#): > > “Last week, a proposed list of simplified faith codes was released to the media. The Pentagon list included redundant and unnecessary labeling, and the mistake has been fixed,” a Pentagon X account [posted on Monday](https://x.com/DOWResponse/status/2064015222621221315?s=20). > > “The Pentagon’s job is not to adjudicate theological debates, but instead to ensure sincerely-held faith is respected and encouraged in our ranks,” according to the post. [Let’s see the new list released in a Xit:](https://x.com/DOWResponse/status/2064015222621221315?s=20) - _Agnostic Assemblies of God Baha’i Baptust Brethren Buddhism Catholic Christian (Non-Denominational) Christian Science Church of Christ Church of God Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church of the Nazarene Episcopal/Anglican Evangelical Hindu Islam Jehovah’s Witnesses Judaism Lutheran Methodist Orhtodox Christian Pentecostal Presbyterian Quaker Reformed Seventh Day Adventists Sikh No Religion Other Religions_ I had to type it out becuase, of coure, those idiots couldn’t be arsed to make the post correctly; they had to post it as a picture. And, again of course, they couldn’t be arsed to fix it right. They mispelled the name of the church at issue. It’s actually spelled _The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints_. And why is Assemblies of God seprate from Pentecostal? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6134 "2026-06-09T04:18:51Z")
Near the end of WWII, Nazi Germany designed a jet aircraft that ran on coal. The Lippisch P.13a was an experimental ramjet-powered delta wing interceptor aircraft designed in late 1944 by Dr. Alexander Lippisch. The aircraft never made it past the drawing board, but testing of wind-tunnel models showed that the design had extraordinary stability into the Mach 2.6 range. > **[Lippisch P.13a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lippisch_P.13a?wprov=sfla1)** > > The Lippisch P.12, P.13a and P.13b were related design projects for a ramjet-powered delta wing interceptor aircraft studied in 1944 by German designer Alexander Lippisch. The P.12 and P.13a were unarmed, relying on reinforced wings to ram its opponent. The P.13a and b were to be powered by producer gas made in-flight from powdered coal. The DM-1 was a full-size glider, flown to test the P.12/13a low-speed aerodynamics. The design series were unrelated to the earlier P.13 produced by Messersc Du... ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6135 "2026-06-09T07:42:13Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Baptust > [@Monty](#): > > And, again of course, they couldn’t be arsed to fix it right. They mispelled the name of the church at issue. It’s actually spelled _The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints_. Gaudere’s Law strikes again. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6136 "2026-06-09T08:11:01Z")
Dammit! I misspelled _misspelled_. _Baptust_ I’m not going to complain about; I’m just going to enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6137 "2026-06-09T10:14:05Z")
Nice list, thanks for typing it out, and never mind your typos. Is the old list with the 200 denominations somewhere to be found? I must admit the 31 self descriptions read intriguing to me, the number 200 has piqued my curiosity. I guess pastafarianism is not in the old list either? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6138 "2026-06-09T10:43:01Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Near the end of WWII, Nazi Germany designed a jet aircraft that ran on coal. > > The Lippisch P.13a was an experimental ramjet-powered delta wing interceptor aircraft designed in late 1944 by Dr. Alexander Lippisch. > > The aircraft never made it past the drawing board, but testing of wind-tunnel models showed that the design had extraordinary stability into the Mach 2.6 range. I have this vision of somebody rapidly shoveling coal into the jet engine in an effort to keep it going. Kinda like the image from the Star Trek blooper reel of somebody stoking the Enterprise’s warp engines (at 19:30 in the link below) > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FudvoBsr-M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FudvoBsr-M) ---
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This is BEYOND outrageous! 🤬 > # Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry > > _“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament._ > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/world/africa/somali-referee-world-cup-us-entry-omar-artan.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.o1A.7pPZ.RJE\_hwccfTjH&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/world/africa/somali-referee-world-cup-us-entry-omar-artan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o1A.7pPZ.RJE_hwccfTjH&smid=url-share) Apparently, for you there are no “right papers.” > A referee from Somalia said on Tuesday that the biggest dream of his professional life had been shattered after the American authorities [denied](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/world/africa/somalian-world-cup-referee-denied-us-entry.html?searchResultPosition=1) him permission to enter the United States to participate in the World Cup soccer tournament. > > The referee, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, was one of 52 selected for this summer’s World Cup in North America. He was one of [seven African referees](https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/news/caf-s-elite-match-officials-named-among-world-s-best-to-officiate-at-the-fifa-world-cup-2026/) to be chosen for the tournament and would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game. > > Speaking for the first time since he was denied entry to the United States, Mr. Artan told The New York Times that officiating a World Cup game would have been a symbol for all Somalis of what they could achieve in spite of [their country’s difficulties](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/africa/somalia-mogadishu-fighting.html?searchResultPosition=1). > > “I am very, very disappointed,” Mr. Artan said in a telephone interview from Istanbul, the city he had been flown to after he was refused entry. “I’m just simply a referee who’s trying to live his dream, the biggest dream of my life, to come to the World Cup.” > … ---
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The DOD keeps screwing up that religions list, observe they also removed “Christian -other” in effect making Christian identities not in the list be forced to either “choose one” or to identify as generic “other religion”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=306) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=308)