The US’s status as the world’s lowest-cost dollar borrower faces a challenge from foreign development banks as President Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking increases the appeal of alternative haven assets.
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A Whole Regime, motivated by a single Premise: "Donald Trump has to stay out of Prison"
Trump kept out of the room during operation to find downed pilots in Iran after ‘screaming’ at aides for hours, report says
American science is shrinking.
A Post analysis found that, halfway through this fiscal year, the number of competitive grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health is down by more than half compared with the same period last year. https://wapo.st/3OgoHKV
The Iranian team seeks to advance national interest, securing the regime and its geopolitical position.
The American team seeks headlines and photo-ops they can use as the basis for lies, at least until those lies become obviously untenable and they seek new ones.
The asymmetry gives Iran leverage
![GUY 1: It's so nice out! I didn't know Seattle got this nice! I could actually see moving here!
GUY 2: [with swirling hypno-eyes] IT'S NEVER LIKE THIS
LADY: YOU CAME ON A GOOD WEEK
GUY 3: YOU MUST'VE BROUGHT THE SUNSHINE WITH YOU
[they all look at Guy 1]
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GUY 1: It's so nice out! I didn't know Seattle got this nice! I could actually see moving here! GUY 2: [with swirling hypno-eyes] IT'S NEVER LIKE THIS LADY: YOU CAME ON A GOOD WEEK GUY 3: YOU MUST'VE BROUGHT THE SUNSHINE WITH YOU [they all look at Guy 1] GUY 1: [now with hypno-eyes] IT'S NEVER LIKE THIS. I CAME ON A GOOD WEEK. I MUST'VE BROUGHT THE SUNSHINE WITH ME
"It's Never Like This" #seattle
Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats
Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers
Impeach Trump so his useless family cannot continue to get rich via brazen corruption
Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe. We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are. Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Days after declaring total victory and boasting that no other military could match the US, Trump is now begging other countries — including China — to send warships to stop his Iran war from spiraling into catastrophe.
A galactic humiliation.
I feel like it should be more widely unpopular that in the past year we’ve witnessed the creation of an American Stasi required to meet arrest quotas who utilize an AI technology created by a company run by a sweaty raisin of a billionaire who thinks Greta Thunberg is the antichrist.
Alabama is set to kill Sonny Burton on Thursday for a murder that everyone agrees he did not commit.
Governor Kay Ivey must stop it.
This weekend at Law Dork:
Journalist: Do you think the map of Iran looks the same after this is all done?
Trump: That I can’t tell you… Probably not.
Trump has gone from regime change to territorial change. He just told the Iranian ppl that it’s not just about the political regime, but about taking their land/country.
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon briefings since the war against Iran began “have reminded the world why he is exactly the wrong person to hold the position he does,” Peter Wehner argues:
OMG they released the deposition videos where they revealed that these two DOGE bros were just feeding grants into ChatGPT and saying "tell me if this is DEI in less than 120 characters."
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A grand jury has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged military members to resist “illegal orders.”
The greenback’s value has been shaved by more than 10 percent since President Trump returned to the White House.
The U.S. dollar is under pressure on multiple fronts, particularly Trump’s erratic policymaking involving tariffs and military action. https://wapo.st/4a5NWrv
Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?
A banner reads "Seahawks Win!!!" above a seismogram showing the shaking caused by fans during the NFC Championship game between the Seattle Seahawks and the LA Rams at Lumen Field.
SEAHAWKS ARE GOING TO SUPER BOWL LX!!!! Seattle Seahawks beat the LA Rams, 31 - 27!
Hopefully you got to follow along and catch each incredible play of this nail-biting game in real time, but if not then find the whole-game archive at: pnsn.org/data-researc...
Everyone: Judges have ruled several times that the President has broken the law. Do you support impeachment?
House Leader: Yes...
Everyone: Oh, okay...
House Leader: ....of the judges.
Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
ANDING ROCK Standing Rock Sioux Tribe The Office of Chairman Sitting Bear P.O. BOx D Fort Yates, ND 58538 CHAIRMAN SITTING BEAR'S STATEMENT REGARDING SRST PUBLIC SAFETY JANUARY 9, 2026 I have been receiving reports and evidence of First Nations people being racially targeted, assaulted, and detained by the federal agency Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). We want to remind our members to be safe and proactive by carrying with you at a minimum your tribal identification cards or a copy of your degree of Indian Blood. Our tribal identification affirms our citizenship and political status. Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands. Any federal activity within our boundaries must recognize and respect our tribal sovereignty, treaty obligations, and established jurisdictional boundaries. Any ICE presence or activity within our lands is not authorized, not welcome, and will be addressed. Unauthorized personnel will be escorted off our lands.
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
Unsurprisingly, the Donroe Doctrine is just bullying.
