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Caligula told his grandmother Antonia, "Remember that I have the right
to do anything to anybody" after she gave him advice. This quote shows Caligula's belief that he had the power of life and death over
everyone in the Roman Empire.
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Fail, Caesar!

"Remember, I can do whatever I want to whomever I want."

It sounds like President Trump, to the world. But it was Caligula, to
his grandmother.

At least America's Emperor of Chaos has not made his horse a consul.
Yet.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/opinion/trump-king-third-term.html

What is the meaning of the horse consul?

The horse consul proposal was met with a mix of shock, disbelief, and
outrage among the Roman Senate and the public. The idea of a horse
occupying a position typically reserved for the most respected and
experienced politicians was seen as a mockery of the Roman political
system and an insult to the Senate.

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JAB <[email protected]d> writes:

At least America's Emperor of Chaos has not made his horse a consul.
Yet.

Maybe only because he doesn't have a horse.

--
Jukka Lahtinen

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On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:50:55 -0500, Auric Hellman
<[email protected]> wrote:

An argument can be made for certain members of Trump's administration
to be considered part of a horse's ass consul.

If we consider David Sacks (Trump's AI and crypto czar) speak,
T-Borg's government downsizing, and Rs wanting more babies (white
babies), there it is. Future population increases without employment.

Economics 101 requires employed people to buy products/services, not
Tech bros eliminating employees and acting like parasites on the
government payroll. AI does not buy products/services like humans do.

Since the IBM PC, another employment sector was created-- which has
stimulated the economy -- but with AI empowered, total
products/services will take a big hit, due to large decrease in
employed persons buying products/services.

If the future is headed into this direction, then a Linux approach
should happen, rather than Tech bros feasting on government monies,
year after year. Programmers should be paid for their services,
rather than a retainer agreement. Wasteful spending if retained.

What does being a retainer mean?
Retainers are structured agreements in which the client agrees to pay
a specific amount of money to a business or freelancer -- usually
monthly -- and, in return, receives a set of services during that same
time period. These are typically advance payments.

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