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.
A brief summary of the current situation: Hormuz is open and Hormuz is closed. There's a ceasefire but both sides are shooting at each other. There will be new negotiations in Islamabad but also there won't be new negotiations in Islamabad. Everything is going super well! Also, it's a disaster
Ach Microsoft.
Faustregel: Wenn ein Autokonvoi gegen zu hohe Benzinpreise protestiert, sind die Benzinpreise noch nicht zu hoch.
It take weapons grade arrogance to invent popesplaining.
Deutsche Linke erklären osteuropäischen und post-sowjetischen Linken, dass es ja egal ist wer sie regiert. (Heute in der Ungarn-Edition.) #Orban
Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen:
Der Irankrieg hat nicht „die Energiepreise“ erhöht, sondern die für Öl und Gas.
Es werden nicht „die Autofahrer entlastet“, es werden Kosten für den Teil der Bevölkerung reduziert, der einen Verbrenner fährt. Auf Kosten aller anderen.
So the Trump administration’s two goals in peace talks with Iran are:
1. A commitment by Iran not to develop a nuke (This was part of the Obama deal that Trump canceled)
2. Opening the Strait of Hormuz. (Was open before war.)
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Earth and Moon from DSCOVR NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured this unique view of the Moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. This view shows the fully illuminated “dark side” of the moon that is never visible from Earth. Ian Regan processed this version of the image to account for the Moon's motion. NASA / NOAA / Ian Regan
I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable.
Earth and Moon in one NASA photo.
ht @astrokatie.com
Europeans need a massive reality check:
Nations in the Middle East are vastly more prepared to shoot down drones and missiles than anyone in Europe.
The continent has nowhere near enough air defense.
European governments need to wake up and step up
![Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees.
In sharp contrast to the Trump administration's calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is "entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ."
[photo of Pope Leo with this caption]
Pope Leo, during the Holy Thursday Mass in Rome, said the Christian mission had often been "distorted by a desire for domination." Vincenzo Livieri/Reuters](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tm3djotsgwdkml5jn5rpubhd/bafkreia7bc7xazjbfo3lhournjxxlzqzh6y2uek57j4civule73rprnx54)
Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. In sharp contrast to the Trump administration's calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is "entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ." [photo of Pope Leo with this caption] Pope Leo, during the Holy Thursday Mass in Rome, said the Christian mission had often been "distorted by a desire for domination." Vincenzo Livieri/Reuters
the defense secretary who was plucked off a couch at fox news is arguing about jesus with the fucking POPE in case you’re wondering how things are going
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2qQJ...
“I’m sorry. If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, ‘Boy, I hope he’s qualified.’”
- Charlie Kirk
Artemis II Pilot…
Absolutely nothing new in that speech. Conflict will go on for weeks to finish the job, which is finished, to deal with the nuclear issue, but we don't have to because it's buried, and we did it before, and prices are low and tax refunds are coming. If you missed it, congrats.
evergreen: youtu.be/3nzoPopQ7V0?...
You can see pretty clearly when the President decided to reassure a worried nation.
I don't know of any Somali-Americans who've wiped away half a trillion dollars in market capitalization with one 20-minute speech.
i swear this gov is a TV show. the head of intelligence got hacked and used his real name for a porn account. the head of dept of war accidentally texted war plans to a journalist. and now former head of homeland security grappling with husband's secret cross-dressing double life in anti-LGBTQ admin
Waiting for right-wing "ballrooms are gay"-campaign
Die Ukraine hat sich am Golf gerade Diesel für ein Jahr, Militärhilfe vor allem für Raketenabwehr und belastbare strategische Partnerschaften gesichert - durch pragmatische, geostrategisch getriebene Hilfe in der Not. Wir haben gesagt, das geht uns nichts an.
New reporting reveals Trump's daily intel briefing on the Iran war is a 2-minute video montage of "stuff blowing up."
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/a... Fascinating
The volume of Trump-supporting hate e-mail I get in response to my columns has dwindled to virtually nothing. This is utterly unscientific and perhaps worthless, but it's something that has not happened before in a decade of covering this guy.
So what happens if Iran actually manages to hit that Israeli "research center" in the Negev? Asking for a friend
Trump never accepts responsibility for any failure; it’s always someone else’s fault. He’s already blaming European allies for the U.S. failure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Woke generals” could be next. How long before he throws Israel under the bus too? wapo.st/4bFpNat
If Trump declares victory and walks away now, the Gulf states will surely pay the greatest price. Tourism will suffer because the regime that sent those drones is still in power, Iran has shown that it controls Hormuz, Tehran will likely try to get nukes as soon as possible. Overall, not great
So now the goal of Trump’s war is to undo the damage it has caused.
This is what the troops call a self-licking ice cream cone.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
