Sugar, fat and salt are real.

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto The problems with our tech philosopher kings

"Another way to look at this is that billionaires have joined a war on professional administrative class of public servants precisely because of their proximity to formal mechanisms of accountability."

donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...

If only Democrats were as comfortable legislating against Nazi curious tech billionaires as Republicans are trans kids.

Palantir put out the most cartoonishly evil statement possible. They’re so arrogant and self-confident they don’t seem to believe their fascistic plans can be opposed.

We must get rid of Palantir altogether.

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TDS - Trump Derangement Syndrome

All these right wingers who converted to Catholicism in adulthood were just shopping around for an ideology that justified their pre-existing instincts and prejudices. If you convince them that Catholicism means peace and charity they'll just drop it and keep shopping.

Or a third possibility is that he corrupt AND delusional at the same time.

We live in a country where the two most dynamic, charismatic, eloquent politicians of this century have the first names Barack and Zohran. This is what bothers the white supremacists so much.

The media reports he said this, as if it is news, but those same outlets will never follow up. In all the press gaggles coming up this week, no one from Reuters is going to ask, where are the tankers?
Are they still completely empty?
And what is the difference between empty and completely empty?

Is it still a conspiracy if it is right out in the open?

"U.S. and Iran are said to near a framework for future negotiations" New York Times headline April 17, 2026. Story by Michael Crowley and Farmaz Fassihi https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/strait-of-hormuz-open-iran-talks-negotiations.html

US and Iran are said (passive voice) to near (aren't at) a framework (not a deal) for future negotiations (to talk later)

In other words, they can't even agree on what to hold a meeting about.

Peace reigns! All rejoice!

If you are part of the fight against Trump fascism, you need to understand what you are up against.

And then you need to make sure your friends and followers do too.

That’s why I leave my writing open access- so you can pass on important info👇

Hegseth in his unconstitutional christofascist hate sessions plagiarizing a fictional bible verse

Stop trying to make things complicated. Trump hates the Pope because the Pope criticised his actions. That's it. That's all it takes for Trump to hate you, disagree with him. He can't handle it.

I also teach a course called, “From the New Deal to the Age of Reagan,” in which we read texts by the likes of Russell Kirk, Phyllis Schlafly, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and use a documents book called THE RISE OF CONSERVATISM IN AMERICA, 1945-2000./4

And in popular majors or schools where they are clearly relevant, such as economics and business, these traditions are hardly absent. Indeed, one could argue that the intellectual diversity problem in those areas is a lack of attention to left/liberal perspectives./2

🎯🎯🎯🧵"What the report does not say—but that people like Rufo say very openly—is that the current American right wing aims to use its power in the political sphere to conquer the rest of the seven mountains, of which higher education is one.

That's the story—not Yale forgot to teach Edmund Burke."

March 9th.

Hegseth will be bothered more by the fact that we now know how badly our soldiers are being fed than he will be with how badly our soldiers are being fed.

And did anyone in the press pool push back, or did they just continue on with their stenography?

“Viewpoint diversity” is affirmative action for the old boys’ club.

It’s a telling indicator of media desensitization that the US government’s ongoing program of murder on the high seas—which according to the perpetrators has killed fourteen (14) people this week— is no longer a subject for much serious or sustained news coverage.

What White Moderates Miss About Bill Clinton's Fabled 'Sister Souljah' Moment Having a ball with Arsenio Hall ...

“These current prescriptions for two ‘Sister Souljah moments’ and call Bill Maher in the morning usually boil down to picking fights with random people of color and ‘preachy females.’ It’s transparently performative with no attempt at true empathy.”

www.playtyperguy.com/p/what-white...

Drop in immigrant tax filings may cost government billions as IRS shares data with ICE A drop in filings among immigrants who regularly paid taxes may cost the government billions after the IRS agreed to share personal information with ICE.

Nation cuts off nose to spite face.
Drop in immigrant tax filings may cost government billions as IRS shares data with ICE www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

The Psychology of Doom Scrolling: Why Your Brain Keeps Reaching For “Just One More Swipe” The psychology of doom scrolling turns digital variable rewards, nervous system overload, and emotional numbing into a self-soothing loop.

You swipe.
You don’t know what’s coming next.
The uncertainty triggers anticipation dopamine.
The brain searches for novelty, shock, validation, or relief.
The next swipe might provide it.
So, you swipe again.
The Misery Machine's got you
rowancenterla.com/psychology-o...

What a new Gallup poll shows about young men's religious revival A new Gallup poll shows more young men in the U.S. now say religion is “very important” in their lives compared to young women.

“American religion is very white male dominated and young men are drawn to institutions that elevate them and give them influence and power.”

apnews.com/article/reli...

Russ Vought on inflation: “We went from 9% to 3%.”

Inflation was 3% when Biden left office.

It’s 3.3% today.

The effect will be muddled by general disaffection with Trump over the war, but curious to see how the loss of Hungarian funding will play out within the right-wing media sector as people vie for other benefactors with different political priorities.