We don’t have a functioning FBI Director. That should terrify you. It should also make you very angry at Donald Trump, who is allowed Kash Patel to stay in his job when he is utterly unfit in every way. Thanks to @theatlantic.com for the great reporting.
"I'm politically homeless." -Joe Rogan, 10 days ago.
Oil prices are falling, but don't celebrate at the pump just yet. The Strait of Hormuz is "open" — for now. We're 5 days into a 10-day ceasefire. A lot can still change.
The concerns I expressed about unanswered questions proved to be unfortunately prophetic.
This week gave us yet another example of the pattern of good news while markets are open, followed by the real news coming as soon as they're closed.
You always have to pay attention to what is actually happening, not what Trump says is happening. Because Trump lies about everything. Too often media serves as Trump’s daily stenographer, passing along his propaganda verbatim.
“Equipping readers with the truth.”
Drunk snowflake Kash is still crying.
Probably just had bad allergies. bsky.app/profile/ronf...
Statement from Israel’s Proxy Secretary of War:
Lowering Gas Prices Is Easy
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Game On.
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Watch the full report here: youtu.be/n6d6xhKN8OY
Trump abruptly kicked the press out of the Oval Office during a bizarre appearance with Joe Rogan—right as reporters pressed him on Iran.
This comes as Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again, turned ships back, and even fired on some vessels, while calling Trump’s claims about negotiations “false.”
If you think someone quoting a made up Bible verse understands what he’s doing in the Persian Gulf, think again, says former Navy Commander and MeidasTouch Host Bobby Jones.
Watch the full report: youtu.be/zOaFN_rL7yg
Melania Trump’s past is facing new scrutiny after a key witness says she witnessed “highly compromising interactions” tied to Paolo Zampolli’s modeling network, where young women met wealthy figures like Donald Trump.
= 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…”
Immigrants generate 17% more in taxes per capita than the US-born person, Cato’s David J. Bier reports.
The primary reason that immigrants pay more in taxes than the average person is that they are far more likely to be employed than the average person.
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Iran is warning these restrictions will remain until the U.S. allows full freedom of movement for vessels tied to Iran.
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But Iran now claims the U.S. broke that understanding, accusing it of “piracy and maritime theft” under the guise of enforcement.
As a result, Iran says control of the Strait has “returned to its previous state,” with stricter military oversight now in place.
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In a new statement, a spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said Tehran had agreed “with good intentions” to permit a controlled number of oil tankers and commercial vessels to transit the strait.
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🚨Iran has reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the United States of violating an agreement that had allowed limited ship passage through the critical waterway.
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Tehran says negotiations will only continue if those demands stop, adding it has sent that message through a Pakistani intermediary.
Reminder: Trump said yesterday he expected a deal within “a day or two.”
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Iran has NOT agreed to a next round of talks with the U.S., citing pressure tactics—including Trump’s naval blockade comments—and what it calls “unreasonable demands,” according to Tasnim.
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NEWS: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says the country’s navy is ready to inflict “new bitter defeats on its enemies,” in a message posted to Telegram.
Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh: The U.S. is trying to sabotage the path of the diplomatic effort through this diplomatic circus that they are adopting…Trump talks too much. He says contradictory things within the same statement
Trump: The Strait is fully open!
Reality: We are now witnessing the first-ever complete shutdown of the Strait
The U.S. says Iran’s IRGC carried out at least three attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz today.
