Post on X from The White House, replied to by the Iran Embassy. Iran Embassy SA @IraninSA "Hurray, Trump saved 8 Al-generated people." WHITE HOUSE: The White House • @WhiteHouse • 5h "Very good news! I have just been informed that eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed.." - President Donald J. Trump

Fake News guy falls for Fake People leaving real Americans wondering what world they're living in where Iran's become more trustworthy than the U.S.

We'd be better off it we not only asked each other as many questions as we do AI, but if after trying to answer, we went so far as to follow up with a sometimes relevant question that suggested we were wired to try and at least appear interested in an actual conversation.

Don't you think?

Him: (grabs something off the ground and throws it at me)

"THINK FAST!"

Me: (stepping aside while pondering wtf he grabbed without thinking)

"THINK SMART. FAST IS A KENNEDY MOVE."

Manic - me when I foolishly add another scoop and hit the "rich" button on the coffee maker.

No, Trump isn't trying to burn down the state of Georgia any more than Kennedy's trying to make measles spread like wildfire.

You're wondering if we're getting more stupid with every generation and I'm wondering if children's heads have gotten smaller since the 90's.

If you don't get this, ask Claude about the evolution of building code requirements for baluster spacing.

I don't know why we'd expect something that's not real to create something that's real, let alone trust it to help us spot the fakes it makes.

Trump: "I'm stopping oil tankers."

Iran: "No, we're stopping oil tankers."

Joe Six-Pack: " f*ck you both. I can't afford to fill my tank."

Kennedy: "all you Dems. want to do is talk about measles, measles, measles."

Hegseth to Phelan: "you're not burning through enough fuel oil and don't get me started on how few missiles, bombs and drones you're throwing at that armada of speedboats threatening our precious coastline. Obviously, you're just not man enough for the job."

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

(NYT ) by Megha Rajagopalan, Eileen Sullivan and Zolan Kanno-Youngs. Megha Rajagopalan reported from London, Eileen Sullivan from Washington and Zolan Kanno-Youngs from Islamabad, Pakistan. April 21, 2026 After halting a U.S. resettlement program for Afghans who helped the American war effort, President Trump is in talks to send as many as 1,100 of them to the Democratic Republic of Congo, an aid worker briefed on the plan said Tuesday. The group includes interpreters for the U.S. military, former members of the Afghan Special Operations forces and family members of American service members. More than 400 children are among them. The Afghans have been living in limbo in Qatar for over a year. They were taken there after being evacuated by the United States for their own safety because they supported American forces during the war against the Taliban that began in 2001.

Ever noticed how much we know about what bad people are doing to good people comes from #journalists and . . . aid workers?

Ever wonder if maybe that's really why Trump harasses journalists & wants to stop all U.S. aid to other countries?

New York Times says FBI investigated reporter after article about director Kash Patel's girlfriend The New York Times says it has learned that the FBI investigated one of its reporters, Elizabeth Williamson, after she wrote about its agents being assigned to protect and transport the girlfriend of ...

Infighting - when your FBI wants to dig deeper into the life of a journalist, but for some reason your DOJ actually stops them . . .

apnews.com/article/kash...

Trumper: Yes, it costs me $60 to fill the truck, but think of the fuel our navy's burning through chasing oil tankers near Iran, not to mention hundreds of 1,000s of gallons to vaporize a few brown people in speedboats somewhere near Central America.

I mean, I should feel lucky . . .

The United States is at the point where its citizens need a DOJ to protect them from the DOJ.

Tucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past Support for Trump

What happens when your poll numbers say you're wildly unpopular? People who helped you back when you were pretty popular start running from you. Like Tucker Carlson.

(NYT) Tucker Carlson, is now expressing remorse, saying he will long be “tormented” by his role helping Trump return to the WH..

John Phelan out as Navy secretary after 13 months The billionaire was a significant contributor to President Donald Trump’s campaign, but officials said he clashed repeatedly with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Perhaps money CAN buy everything. Holding onto it, well that's another story. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Scoop: Trump set to reclassify marijuana soon The change would expand research access but not legalize marijuana.

Trump seeking to lock in stoner vote. www.axios.com/2026/04/22/t...

Silo — Season 3 Official Teaser | Apple TV YouTube video by Apple TV

If you're a fan of #silo, well . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9-_...

CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits The report, which had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, had been delayed. It now won’t be published at all, people familiar with the decision told The Post.

(WaPo) CDC won’t publish report showing that covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Trump eyes Iran deal with many of the trade-offs he blasted Obama for accepting As U.S. envoys pursue peace talks, the president confronts persistent sticking points: sanctions relief, enrichment limits and the risk of empowering Tehran.

"I hate WaPo because Bez. . . wait, what?" (WaPo) Trump is considering an Iran deal with many of the trade-offs he blasted Obama for accepting. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

In reversal, Justice Department withdraws subpoenas in John Brennan investigation, AP sources say The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas issued in the investigation of former CIA Director John Brennan, with officials asking for voluntary interviews instead of testimony before a grand jury.

"The reason for the reversal in course was not immediately known." (but DOJ not wanting a grand jury to hear what they have to say sounds more than plausible) apnews.com/article/just...

Not sure why Republicans think not getting blown out in Virginia yesterday is a bright spot for them. In a way, it's a bright spot for Americans in general. Here's the thing - push comes to shove, most Democrats see gerrymandering as a bad thing. So do a fair number of Republicans . . . just not those who started this shit in the first place - and have no intentions of working to assure we all have fair representation once some order's restored.

Some people think I shouldn't even bother posting here and every time I bang my head against its character limit, I think they might have a point. I mean, could we talk about what just happened in Virginia?

At the rate Trump's disapproval rating is soaring, one would think by mid-terms every single American will be ready to stop his concerted effort to titanic the country and drown everyone aboard.

Aldi’s new £30 portable solar panel is coming to the middle aisle The device will go on sale this Sunday, and features four fold-out solar panels

It's too bad that solar power thing isn't catching on . . . www.independent.co.uk/extras/indyb... #solar

Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

(AP) "Only 33% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s overall job performance, down slightly from 38% last month." (umm, that's not "down slightly.' That's a crash). apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy dropped to 30% in April from 38% in March as the Iran war drove prices higher, the latest Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research polling shows. Only about a quarter of U.S. adults approve of his handling of the cost of living.

Virginia Passes New Map, Lifting Democrats’ Midterm Chances - NYT

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

Apparently there's a shortage of pro-Trump conservative influences, so they're just making new ones - that don't really exist. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

Perhaps Trump hires "the best people," but it's clear *if* it happens, it's a total accident. After all, he chose a Bondi, a Noem, a Chavez-DeRemer, a Bongino . . . and if you look at the reasons they didn't work out . . . you have to wonder how long the $ash man and Defense Secretary Fox have got.