I have said before many many times that Hegseth has severe daddy issues, and that one of the most remarkable things to watch is what a little submissive baby boy he turns into when he’s sitting next to Trump.

It tracks for him to fire somebody who was taking daddy’s attention and love.

PSAF is dominating at Midlands Gives!

Great.

Oh my god. (But he writes very well, considering he might actually be a 7-year-old boy.)

Although I did enjoy Portrait of a Thief (even though my friend who worked for an auction house said it was completely implausible).

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Wait, is this for real?

And used stolen books.

Looked at his posts and every single one is basically "me, me, me." Tiresome.

Well, do you? (Sorry.)

I mean, I still want a show with the dapper "detective" who turned out to be like a 16-year-old bystander.

Today, Sec Bessent revealed that the Trump Admin plans to send BILLIONS of dollars to help other countries keep their economies afloat while ignoring needs here at home.

Once again, the 'America First' president is focused everywhere except the wallets of working Americans.

Pentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered war Budget outlines funding for autonomous drone warfare program as experts say military unprepared for risks

But of course, we can't forgive student loans or have healthcare because it's too expensive.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The sense of dread I just experienced, realizing I was walking by the local middle school entrance as school lets out. (I like kids but dislike being trampled.)

a woman is smiling in a park with the words `` project '' written on her face . Alt: Cher squealing “Project!”

Let’s unleash Cher Horowitz to do a makeover on the United States.

Those books are fun!

Newly released records detail police response to lawmaker attacks Authorities first identified Vance Boelter as a suspect within three hours of the start of the politically motivated rampage.

Newly released records on the police response to the assassination of Melissa Hortman show officers knew a woman was lying motionless on the top of the stairs inside the Hortman home but waited 30 minutes to physically check on her.

Reading this as I’m updating my browser to use Zoom…

Yes, married to Jane Lauder.

Ronald “Take over Greenland” Lauder’s son-in-law, everyone.

I also don’t like these pundits.

You’re correct. Meanwhile, they just built a school in Queens that looks like a prison.

Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history.

Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes.

But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year.

Trickle down hoax.

The other day, I saw an ad for an “immersive experience” called Mind of a Serial Killer: The Experience. I wish I was joking.

We’re amusing ourselves to death, to quote Neil Postman.

I feel like more Democrats who are running this year need to make it clear that they will push for a change in leadership. I'm not sure they understand how angry people are at the current leadership

Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.

'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3

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

Kash Patel sues the Atlantic over bombshell story detailing allegations of misconduct Magazine has stood behind the story, which was written by veteran national security reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick

Not sure Kash Patel thought about discovery here, but oh well. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”