Starting a mid-decade redistricting war only to end up with -1 seats is the same fine strategic genius and subtle grasp of game theory that brough us the Strait of Hormuz.

Enough contempt to get all the way to Lynchburg anyway. 'Tis enough.

The Brits appear ready to shame the US news media into covering this, distracted as they are by gazing at their own navels ...

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this.

U.S. Considers Financial Support for Oil-Rich U.A.E.

Seems like NYT should have mentioned that UAE's spymaster bought 49% of Trump's World Liberty Financial and used $2B of its USD1 stablecoin, directing hundreds of millions to Trump.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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

Or at least a block list, because I can't imagine needing to listen to such self-pwning clowns again in the future.

"Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust." The Art of War
"Our warriors must have the freedom to buy the traditional smallpox blankets Secretary Kennedy is selling on the CDC website. TrumpPox™ Only Makes Us Stronger!" The Art of Hague-seth

I feel like Sun Tzu really missed out on "Invent Pete Hegseth and give him to the enemy"

The post-AI-bubble regulation should start by making it illegal to do circular deals - money invested cannot be used to pay for services, money invested cannot be used for buying hardware, etc, etc. Hell, I'm game for making it illegal to invest in customers at all.

What if I told you government could do things to meaningfully improve your life?

One of the most astounding things about the Trump administration is that the primary qualification for any position is that you must be totally unqualified for that position.

Admissions and deaths by classification - US Army, 1942-45. Disease...14,969,028 Battle casualties...592,170 Nonbattle injury...1,995,398

I know it's already getting beaten to death this morning but the Army casualty figures from WWII are still stunning. 85% of hospital admissions were from disease, not injury. Imagine wanting to put flu back in the barracks.

This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement. Someone keeps making perfectly-timed bets right before the President speaks. The victims are your pension, your 401(k), and the country I took an oath to defend.

Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Will no one order the Secretary of War a few million smallpox blankets already?!

Plano isn't in the RGV, of course. But a whole bunch of "conservative Latinos" in the RGV voted MAGA in 2024. The "red-shift" was severe on a multi-county level. Part of that is on incompetent Democratic state/nat'l party leaders. But hard to see a road to statewide office wins without a reversal.

"In addition, we will be supplying Secretary Kennedy's smallpox blankets to each and every PX. We will continue support the absolute right of our troops to spread disease, both among themselves and among the general population, as efficiently as possible!"

"In addition, we will be supplying Secretary Kennedy's smallpox blankets to each and every PX. We will continue support the absolute right of our troops to spread disease, both among themselves and among the general population, as efficiently as possible!"

Kevin Warsh just lost me. He argues he's going to be an independent Fed Chair, but refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election. If you can't state simple facts when you're in the political spotlight, you aren't independent. You're a coward.

Citizens Bank says it's committed to fostering strong communities, but keeps financing GEO Group & CoreCivic.

Help turn up the pressure on Citizens to stop bankrolling the for-profit prison companies hurting our communities and killing our neighbors before their 4/23 shareholder meeting!

Whistling Duck With Back to Camera: I don't care what y'all think, I'm not worried AT ALL about THAT guy as a predator.
(Also, rows are very over-rated, sorry not sorry.)

These students approached a local Indivisible group with the idea, did all their own research, and wrote their own speeches.

"Without immigrants, America wouldn't be America. It wouldn't be whole."

Couldn't love this more 💖

Few Dems are as brazen about accepting piles of cash from GEO Group as Henry Cuellar.

That doesn't mean they're not doing it. Demand better.

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

Say what you will about the worst members of the Roberts Court, but they all make sure their wives are in on the grift.

Jane Roberts, Martha Alito and Ginni Thomas are equal partners with their husbands in the grand project of destroying the United States and enriching themselves in the process.

Similarly, Palantir calls for national military service. This is a common and unfortunate affliction of middle-aged and older men, akin to an interest in the Roman Empire or World War II. Its simply not something you see many men in their 20s promote for obvious I-would-prefer-not-to-die reasons. Charitably, it reflects a sense of a desire for creating shared meaning among the young that the elderly perceive is lacking, or to coerce the elite into sharing the cost of military conflict. Uncharitably, it is the old telling the young how to live and risk their lives.

We all have personal views, but the manifesto completely merges Palantir and Karp's vision. Why should a tech company have a manifesto that includes rearming Germany or Japan, or calls for national military service?
Turning opinions into political manifestos demands allegiance or opposition.

MAHA is appeasing a particular demographic: people with expendable income who can afford wellness’s accouterments. You can understand that quickly by recognizing this is not how science functions.

"Never before have we seen so little effort to hide so much corruption."
THIS is the way.
BANG THIS DRUM until every rhythm-challenged Democratic candidate hears it in their sleep, until every so-called "red county" citizen can't unhear it.

💯 This is certainly not the first time in history that Christians have traded a distinctive Way (Matthew 5, 6, & 7) for a mess of Empire power-pottage. But wow, Xian "fundamentalists," trading Jesus of Nazareth for an American Commodus?! You're never going to live down the stink of it.

I came early for Benicio Del Toro (and was not disappointed).
But I left raving about Chase Infiniti. She's about my daughter's age (which sticks with ya) and I felt the truth, through all the bombast, mostly because of her acting chops I think.

Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of America First "Patriots" for yet another opportunity to donate to the ever-expanding universe of MAGA RICO schemes.