Dan Cross

@mattblaze@federate.social @SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange it sure seems like a lot of our system relies on not electing wannabe mafia bosses/dictators. Side note: this guy's obsession with self-aggrandizement strikes me as more pathetic than anything else.

@mattblaze@federate.social @SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange ohh...I see what you did there. I trust all of you who understand the law way better than I do that he can't change the name. But does that mean he can't give it a "secondary name" and just declare that to be the "preferred" name? As I understand it, that's what he did with the DoD, who's name is also set by statute?

@mattblaze@federate.social @SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange serious question for those of us who don't understand the mechanics of all of this. With the DoD, apparently what he did was issue an EO that authorized "Department of War" as a secondary name, make that the preferred name for use by the department, but keep the statutory name as the "Department of Defense." Could he try and pull something like that here? Basically "authorize" the use of a secondary name and then just declare that that's the preferred name?

@mattblaze@federate.social sigh. This is what happens when we de-emphasize education, logic, and basic scientific literacy. Does the CDC really have a web page justifying going against the overwhelming medical and scientific consensus, justified by the failure to prove a negative?! Someone please pinch me; I want to wake up from this nightmare. Better yet, punch me in the face.