The markets don't.

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

Shame on us.I think of the brave Afghans who stood alongside us against the Taliban, esp. those I worked with during my years in command of the NATO mission there. Incomprehensible that we wouldn't bring them to the US, fulfilling basic obligations of trust & honor. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

Given recruitment difficulties and losses from disease, George Washington literally mandated smallpox inoculation for all troops in 1777

Air to Ground Message:

KDEN KLGA 19 230534 OKIE DOKIE 3.6 RONTGEN NOT GREAT NOT TERRIBLE

Area: Valparaiso, IN, USA
Type: Boeing 737-800
A: #a337325862b
F: #fc70025d718

Sahara dust doesn’t stay in the Sahara 😳 A massive plume swept from North Africa to Greece this month, turning skies orange and visibility near zero. Libya issued warnings, flights were diverted, and air quality hit dangerous levels in parts of the Mediterranean.

Inside the Wyoming, IA tornado today!

Iran Will Not Take Part In Second Round of Peace Negotiations, State News Agency Reports Trump previously announced a new round of talks would take place in Pakistan on Monday evening.

Iran realised they too can play the "oil futures markets open in 2 hours"

Someone should tell Trump that when Italy ditches you and switches sides, it means your war is not going well...

Just over 24 hours between these. 🤡

This is a huge loss to our field/community and I hope it comes back soon. I know many REU alumni who are now doing amazing things in our field, and this program was fundamental in shaping their success and providing early-career exposure to research.

= The Atlantic Give a Gift POLITICS The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences. By Sarah Fitzpatrick Michael M. Santiago / Getty APRIL 17, 2026, 6:20 PM ET SHARE AS GIFT F DISCUSS 24 SAVE

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“Patel’s drinking has been a recurring source of concern across the government. They said that he is known to drink to the point of obvious intoxication….On multiple occasions in the past year, members of his security detail had difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated…”

Just 20 minutes before Trump's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was open, massive trades hit the market. Investors sold a combined 7,990 lots of Brent crude futures, ​a $760 million bet that oil would go down. These orders were much larger than anything else at the time. The traders made huge gains. Unusual.

The odds that one or more of my sources have been making an insane amount of money on insider trading... probably quite high

I thought it was Strait of Trump?

Kevin Willard: “box the fuck out!”

*looks sheepishly over at Pope Leo sitting courtside as if to apologize*

Pope Leo, glancing at the Jumbotron to see a 18-12 rebounding margin in favor of Notre Dame: *subtly gives Willard a thumbs up*

To be fair, Sam Jackson would make a great Secretary of War

Severe drought has expanded into parts of DC area as record heat and low humidity increase the fire risk.

The latest US Drought Monitor, released Thu AM, shows S&E portions of the region in Severe Drought. That's one level worse than the Moderate Drought most of the region was under a week ago.

The thing that will keep AI afloat for a while longer is the utter fascination it holds for corporate executives who don't understand the difference between sounding like an expert and being on

I know this is @davidjroth.bsky.social's bit, but no quote has ever sounded more like a coach who's 2-8 (1-7 in conference) whose starting QB is already in the portal and whose entire defensive backfield is liking and reposting videos of him tripping over his headset cable

Surprise tornadoes in Kansas prompt concerns about changes at the National Weather Service For much of Monday, the NWS didn't anticipate a tornado threat for Kansas City — then five hit that evening. Did a change in weather balloon launches leave forecasters in the dark?

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center did not anticipate a tornado threat for the Kansas City area, prompting concerns among some that ongoing changes to staffing and weather balloon releases at the NWS might be leaving forecasters in the dark about threats.

Uh oh....

Was that call overturned on challenge? It looked like he evaded the tag before touching home plate.

This is a behemoth.

They look post coitus

Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport The state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years.

Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...

This is the ultimate "Fool Around, Find Out" episode as it relates to the Fed. It increasingly looks as if the president is going to make it as difficult as possible for Powell to do what Trump and Powell both want, which is for Powell to leave the Fed when his term ends.