Republicans worry White House ‘nonsense’ is hurting midterm prospects Trump’s weaves and fights come at an increasingly inconvenient time for a party clinging to razor-thin margins in Congress.

No shit www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

This is what is known as billionaire math. They spend little, park a lot, and make more bag every day. If they can blow a mil on a direct donation to a political candidate or spend god knows what on PACs, they can afford a little more in taxes so we can repair the damage they cause. It’s only fair.

Flurry Of Navy Minesweepers Appear To Be Heading Toward The Middle East A surge in minesweeper movements comes as the U.S. says an operation to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz is taking shape.

Several of these mine-hunters were already in Bahrain before being redeployed to the Pacific mere months before the war. We started this on just vibes and a prayer that a couple TLAMs would collapse the IRGC. www.twz.com/sea/flurry-o...

RIP Roberto Calvi. You would’ve loved shitcoins and rug pulls.

Vance on AF2 right now

More than anything, today’s result in Hungary is a reminder that much of the public discourse is wildly overstating the strength of authoritarianism (F-word) and the weakness of democracy.

Peter Thiel’s gonna lock him in the crate again.

Much shit-talking is warranted, @chriscarrfilm.bsky.social

Since we’ve stumbled backwards into a naval strategy and this is getting reskeeted, I want to clarify: 1) Best option was not to start the war in the first place; 2) this is the least bad option now: 3) it still might not work!

Let me do some digging 🫡

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Sean Wiswesser draws on 30 years in US intelligence to unpack Russian tradecraft. From dead drops to online active measures, he reveals how Moscow’s spies operate and why old methods still endure.

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Apart from your leverage, you have no leverage.

Begun, the Grifter War has.

From “A shining city upon a hill” to “How many divisions has the pope?”

Back in town for a couple days. Doing some research and thinking for my novels. Lot of pieces clicking into place in my head.

It’s important to feel all the stages of grief—even denial.

I maintain that Pope Leo still has the power to do the funniest thing of all time.

Grifters gotta grift.

Very good point.

Amtrak rides are quality time for disassociating.

There is a "cease-fire agreement" to the extent that the US and Iran have agreed to (mostly) cease fire, for two weeks. There is no agreement beyond that, and news reports should make that clear.

The terms as reported last night are terrible for our interests, as many pointed out, but the Israelis are clearly determined to keep this going. Doesn’t matter if you’re paying $8 a gallon or thousands of Iranians die for nothing. As long as Bibi can delay that trial a bit more. Best ally ever.

Bibi’s gotta keep chasing that dragon somehow.

Project Hail Mary was wonderful, by the way.

FWIW I was in a screening of Little Women when I found out Soleimani got killed.

Going in to see Project Hail Mary, and I guess I’ll find out if Tehran is glass or not when it’s over.

Worst reality show ever.

How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran

How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

Obv in people's interest to shift blame, but if true this has intel community (Ratcliffe, not Gabbard), the uniformed military leadership, the VP, the Sec State, and the Nat Sec Advisor, ALL (*) telling POTUS "Bibi is bullshitting you", and Trump goes with Bibi

(*) Hegseth notably not mentioned

I don’t think President Vance would be at war with Iran right now.