Thursday, October 15, 2026

Trump White House cancels Kimberly Guilfoyle Clown Show

 
Headline:  New York Times, 10/13/2026

Tyler Pager reports:
Mr. Trump said Tuesday that Ms. Guilfoyle “was doing a good job” but that he “didn’t like what I read.” The president also downplayed his connection to Ms. Guilfoyle, who was once engaged to his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr. 
“She wasn’t a member of my family,” he told reporters before leaving the White House for Alaska. “She, I guess, dated my son a long time ago.”
"...a long time ago"?

Donnie, Donnie, Donnie.  Let's take a look at the chronology.

2007.  Donnie Jr. and Kimberly are both married -- to different people, of course.  Their children attend the same private school.

2016.  Donnie Sr. briefly considers appointing Kimberly as his press secretary.

March 2018.  Donnie Jr. and his wife separate and file for divorce.

April 2018.  Donnie Jr. and Kimberly start to date on the sly.

June 2018.  Donnie Jr. and Kimberly confirm the rumors about their relationship.  Kimberly leaves Fox News to join a Donnie Sr. super PAC.

December 31, 2020.  Donnie Jr. proposes to Kimberly on his birthday, but they keep things on the downlow for a while.

2021-2024.  They live together in Jupiter, Florida, and are active in Donnie Sr.'s campaign to regain the White House.

January 2022.  Donnie Jr. and Kimberly make a public announcement of their engagement.  

December 2024.  Splitsville.  Donnie Jr. quickly moves on to a new relationship with Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson.  (As they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.)

December 2024.  As a consolation prize, Donnie Sr. nominates Kimberly as ambassador to Greece.

September 2025.   Kimberly is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 51-47.

All of this is not so long ago.


Related post:

Wisconsin 2026 elections: Republican Scott Fleming challenges freshman Democratic incumbent Mark Spreitzer in 15th Senate District

 
Prior to redistricting, the GOP gerrymandered 13th Senate District covered: 
  • most of eastern Green Couny
  • two-thirds of Rock County with a slice of both Janesville and Beloit sliced off and added to the 11th Senate District
  • southeastern strip of Dane County
  • southern strip of Jefferson County
  • northwest corner of Walworth County  
Redistricting created compact, fair maps design.  It now includes 

2021-2022 maps  Wisconsin Blue Book
Election results and newest map:  Ballotpedia
 

Rock County -- Janesville and Beloit, in particular -- reliably votes Democratic, which is why the GOP was so determined to dilute the vote here with gerrymandered districts.  Mark Spreitzer will easily win a second term.  Scott Fleming is one of many GOP challenger this election cycle proclaiming, "I am not a politician."  [Yawn.]


The August 11th primary tallies also show the steep mountain Fleming needs to climb.  Both candidates ran unopposed in their respective primaries.  Spreitzer received 18,483 votes out of 18,518 cast while Fleming received just 7,739 votes out of 7,754 cast.


Related reading:

Malia Jones explains:
Two core concepts of gerrymandering were central to the arguments presented to the high court: cracking and packing. A third process, known as stacking, also crops up in gerrymandered political maps, but was not the focus of Gill v. Whitford.
Cracking and packing both refer to specific ways of drawing legislative boundaries with the outcomes of elections in mind. These two processes operate in tension with one another, but both can be implemented by a party in power seeking to maximize its electoral chances through gerrymandering. 
Packing refers to the practice of drawing particular districts in such a way as to ensure that another party's candidate wins that seat by a tremendous margin. Although the opposing party is all but guaranteed the seat, packing makes surrounding districts less competitive, and thus tips the balance of power in the legislative body overall toward the ruling party. 
Cracking involves drawing districts in such a way as to divide a concentration of specific types of voters across several districts such that they are a minority in each one, with practically no hope of achieving representation in any of the districts. This practice also helps make districts less competitive. [emphasis added]

Other Wisconsin 2026 election posts:
1st Assembly District.  (6/11/2026)
2nd Assembly District.  (6/14/2026)
3rd Assembly District.  (6/15/2026)
4th Assembly District.  (6/17/2026)
5th Assembly District.  (6/18/2026)
6th Assembly District.  (6/20/2026)
7th Assembly District.  (6/21/2026)
8th Assembly District.  (6/21/2026)
9th Assembly District.  (6/22/2026)
10th Assembly District.  (6/23/2026)

11th Assembly District.  (6/23/2026)
12th Assembly District.  (4/17/2026)
13th Assembly District.  (6/25/2026)
14th Assembly District.  (6/25/2026)
15th Assembly District.  (6/25/2026)
16th Assembly District.  (4/17/2026)
17th Assembly District.  (6/30/2026)
18th Assembly District.  (6/30/2026)
24th Assembly District.  (4/19/2026)
26th Assembly District.  (4/17/2026)
29th Assembly District.  (7/10/2026)

30th Assembly District.  (7/11/2026)
31st Assembly District.  (7/12/2026)
33rd Assembly District.  (7/15/2026)
34th Assembly District.  (4/24/2026)
35th Assembly District.  (4/15/2026)
36th Assembly District.  (7.16.2026)
37th Assembly District.  (4/20/2026)
39th Assembly District.  (7/18/2026)

40th Assembly District.  (7/19/2026)
41st Assembly District.  (7/20/2026)
42nd Assembly District.  (7/21/2026)
45th Assembly District.  (7/23/2026)
46th Assembly District.  (7/24/2026)
47th Assembly District.  (7/25/2026)
48th Assembly District.  (7/27/2026) 
49th Assembly District.  (7/28/2026)

50th Assembly District.  (7/29/2026)
51st Assembly District.  (7/30/2026)
52nd Assembly District.  (7/31/2026)
58th Assembly District.  (4/12/2026)
59th Assembly District.  (4/10/2026)

61st Assembly District.  (8/16/2026)
62th Assembly District.  (8/11/2026)
63rd Assembly District.  (8/16/2026)
64th Assembly District.  (8/17/2026)
65th Assembly District.  (8/18/2026)
67th Assembly District.  (8/24/2026)
68th Assembly District.  (8/25/2026)
69th Assembly District.  (8/26/2026)

70th Assembly District.  (8/27/2026)
72nd Assembly District.  (8/29/2026)
73rd Assembly District.  (8/31/2026)
78th Assembly District.  (9/14/2026)
79th Assembly District.  (9/15/2026)

80th Assembly District.  (9/16/2026)
81st Assembly District.  (9/17/2026)
83rd Assembly District.  (9/20/2026)
84th Assembly District.  (9/21/2026)
85th Assembly District.  (9/22/2026)
86th Assembly District.  (9/23/2026)
87th Assembly District.  (9/24/2026)
88th Assembly District.  (9/25/2026)

90th Assembly District.  (9/27/2026)
91st Assembly District.  (9/28/2026)
92nd Assembly District.  (9/29/2026)
93rd Assembly District.  (9/30/2026) 
94th Assembly District.  (10/1/2026)
96th Assembly District.  (10/3/2026)
97th Assembly District.  (10/4/2026)
98th Assembly District.  (10/5/2026)
99th Assembly District.  (10/6/2026)

1st Senate District.  (10/7/2026)
3rd Senate District.  (10/8/2026)
5th Senate District.  (10/9/2026)
7th Senate District.  (10/11/2026)
9th Senate District.  (10/12/2026)
11th Senate District.  (10/13/2026)
13th Senate District.  (10/14/2026)
17th Senate District.  (4/14/2026)
23rd Senate District.  (4/15/2026)
31st Senate District.  (4/15/2026)


Yet another headline that pairs job loss with AI: Kroger edition

 
Top headline:  TUM Partners of Excellence, 12/5/2024
AI-generated image requested from Manus 1.6 Lite
Bottom headline:   Associated Press,  10/13/2026

Matt Ott reports:
Grocery store chain Kroger said it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations. 
“Technology is reshaping what’s possible,” CEO Greg Foran wrote in a memo to employees on Monday. “The way work gets done is changing across every industry; we must adapt and take advantage of technology. We need to adopt capabilities, reduce duplicative work and look closely at where work is best fit to be done.” 
Kroger last month outlined its AI strategy, meant “to improve the customer experience, make work easier for associates and produce better business outcomes.” 
Cincinnati-based Kroger is the largest standalone U.S. supermarket chain with 409,000 employees and more than 2,700 stores operating under various brands, including Ralphs, King Soopers, Smith’s and Fred Meyer.
 
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McKinsey Report.  (10/2)

August 2026
Oracle part 2.  (8/18)
Salesforce.  (8/12)
Chime.  (8/5)

July 2026
Visa.  (7/30)
Monday.com.  (7/27)
Google.  (7/17)

June 2026:
Rackspace.  (6/29)
BitGo.  (6/28)
Oracle.  (6/23)
Pleo.  (6/13)
Acrisure. (6/6)

May 2026
Cisco Systems.  (5/14)
General Motors.  (5/13)
Meta 1984.  (5/11)
IA edition.  (5/8)
Freshworks.  (5/7)
Coinbase.  (5/7)