Not horror but do Patrick Rothfuss?

If this isn't clear: I GOT TO INTERVIEW MY FAVORITE HORROR AUTHOR EVER

Now I would like to do more interviews with author friends, so if anyone has a book they want to promote through answering a few questions for my little blog, let me know!

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...

Palantir's CEO published a manifesto arguing Western tech firms have a "moral debt" to US military dominance, that AI weapons are inevitable, and that "some cultures are dysfunctional." This isn't just a regularly evil tech or defence contractor, it’s a fascist political project.

Meanwhile GCC states are exploring sales in petroyuan.

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“In public, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has cultivated a reputation for care and caution. The papers reveal a different side of him. At a critical moment for the country and the court, the papers show, he acted as a bulldozer in pushing to stop Mr. Obama’s plan.”

Friggin Adobe.

I really appreciated the FP live interview, and the nuanced take on the transactional nature of the Trump admin being the sheer naked glee and blatant avarice policy decisions that are oftentimes self-defeating.

The upending of norms will be very detrimental to U.S. national interests.

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I find LLMs useful for brainstorming and critiquing rough drafts.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the strategic Strait of Hormuz, vital for the global oil trade, will remain "completely open" as long as a ceasefire in the Middle East lasts.

📸 AFP

Selective textual interpretations and selective cultural wars?

Same thing SCOTUS seems to be doing with the constitution.

Israel continues to use American bombs to do all they can to keep peace from breaking out.

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

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Energy crisis plunges Myanmar into deeper economic turmoil

The price of 95-octane gasoline in Yangon has risen 101% since the Iran war started.
The Myanmar regime has imposed strict rationing to conserve energy.

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Consider that many of the towns have old (and narrow) streets with cobblestones. Dunno if many US trucks could even fit. Same concern in Japan and Korea (some very narrow streets).

+ expensive gas.

Just wanted to remind folks, especially the GOP and the FDD, that Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal didn’t give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz or allow it to keep 60% enriched uranium. It sent $1.7 billion to Iran versus the tens of billions Iran will now make from tolls. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Massacre upon massacre in Beirut in the last hour. AUBMC announced a “code disaster.” Over 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes across the country. One hit right behind my house. Sirens ambulances & the smell of sulphur. The city is in total chaos the people in complete panic

Singapore: We call dibs on toll rights for the Strait of Malacca!

Marketplace of ideas?

How about a marketplace of products designed for local markets?

If the Ferrero Group does not use this as an ad for Nutella, they are out of their collective Italian minds.

They should also put up funds for STEM scholarships or something... Nutella Space Camp anyone?

Golden Dome: The WASP Awakens

Every time the justices say “General Sauer” during the arguments, I realize he’s arguing a birthright case. He should open a takeout place called “General Sauer’s Chicken,” although I doubt he’d ever find enough chefs given the paperwork requirements.

Coincidentally, “Sauer” is sour in German.

Aye. It was contributed in part by his sizable income tax cuts (top marginal rate from 70% -> 50% -> 28%) and media deregulation leading to more partisanship and media consolidation.

The end where the third carrier deploys?

I wonder if the IRGC are getting in on markets to supplement new revenue streams.

National security threat?

For politics, we try to appeal to self-interest and often glance over the ontological dignity that humans deserve. It is the categorical imperative to not withdraw the respect for another being simply because of the idiosyncratic circumstances of their birth. It is morallv bankrupt.

Updates from the Humanitarian orgs.

IOM found (17-23, May) the Norduz-Agarak (Armenia) crossing to be calm and “with no signs of mass arrival…”

reliefweb.int

If possible, I’d recommend getting out of there. Human rights is a pretext for escalation to the Trump admin.