You’re smoking

If you know what this is from, Rock and Roll is still alive.

This piece begins with Amity Shlaes' most common and most deceitful trick -- citing the unemployment numbers in 1938, when the country fell into a recession because FDR had been persuaded to *ease off* the New Deal, as proof that the New Deal didn't work.

Pure hackery.

Ukraine’s Second Miracle Year The war isn’t won, but for the first time in years, outright victory seems possible.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Jared Kushner is incredibly corrupt. He corruptly distorted US foreign policy in Trump’s first term to get more money into his and his father-in-law’s private accounts, and he’s accelerated those efforts in term 2.

Anyone who praised his Gaza real estate scheme as “peace” helped perpetuate it.

mRNA technology may be THE most underrated and unfairly scrutinized (fuck you COVID antivax crew) medical breakthrough in my lifetime.

Like... The things this is already showing it can do in the last 5-7 years is incredible.

Cylinder

Trump’s Humiliation in Orbán Defeat Stunner Is Only Just Beginning For Viktor Orbán’s epic loss in Hungary to have real meaning in America, Democrats and liberals need to proclaim themselves part of the global anti-authoritarian movement.

The authoritarian nationalists treated the Hungarian election as a global moment, and democrats should too, writes @gregsargent.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2090...

For decades, birthday party clowns folded balloons and played games. John Wayne Gacy is taking a different approach.

Whatever

Vance admits that Trump’s blockade is an act of economic terrorism against the entire world.

A federal judge is forcing the Trump administration to answer for Renee Good’s killing After months of secrecy, the Trump administration must turn over body-camera footage, witness interviews, and investigative files tied to the Minneapolis killing.

A federal judge in Minnesota has ordered the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to turn over unredacted evidence including body cam footage in Good’s January 7 killing within three weeks, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.

One year ago, Peter Navarro touted 90 trade deals in 90 days

Given the huge early turnout in Hungary odds seem very high that Magyar wil defeat Orbán very decisively; the question in that case would be whether Orbán goes with the Ukrainian electoral interference lie he has been preparing and whether foreign actors support him.

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Same! I was 7. It was wild how everyone was talking about it.

So ChatGPT failed the Turding test

It’s the new Turing test

That’s why computers are undeserving of rights

5 Surprising Facts About Rock Icons Dire Straits’ Self-Titled Debut Album You Might Not Know zurl.co/y3y63

I wanna point out something serious. The admin has been complaining about Iran winning the information war.

This same administration shut down Voice of America, and other information operations the US govt does.

It’s a self goal. Actions have consequences

😕

New video contradicts ICE's original story about North Minneapolis shooting The footage raises questions about why it took federal officials weeks to dismiss charges against two Venezuelan men.

Though federal investigators had access to the footage, prosecutors didn't watch it before filing charges, the Times reported.

The agents now face a criminal perjury investigation.

New York Then An autofictional outtake

open.substack.com/pub/joshuaco...

This is good.

“Do the ducks have large talons?”

Does Don think we fought a war with Venezuela?

Giving the NYT chatbot a run for its money.

I only refer to Emmer as “Big Dumb.”

In the Room with Nirvana and Soundgarden: The Krist Novoselic, Kim Thayil and Jack Endino Interview YouTube video by Rick Beato

youtube.com/watch?v=tbrX... is Krist Noveselic the nicest guy in loud music?

Rep. Masses is not taking his foot off the gas in his efforts regarding the Epstein files.