The WSJ piece and the @dandrezner.bsky.social piece on Trump’s foreign policy “process” are very much worth reading. My read is that a White House can run with an inattentive president. The problem is a president like Trump who is selectively attentive.
“Because of the contract’s low price tag (about $12,000 per year), it appears to have eluded public discussion. It only needed to be signed off by a state clerk, circumventing the typical approval process for major contracts that require sign-off from the governor, Secretary of State,” and the AG.
When are companies going to figure out that people REALLY HATE IT when their first attempt at solving customer service issues is an incompetent AI bot?
How Music Therapy Is Helping Stressed Out Dogs, Cats And Staff At City Animal Shelter blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/15/h...
The Russ Vought hearing is starting now. It's the first time Vought has testified before Congress since his confirmation hearings, so it's the first time Congress will be able to question him about the onslaught of illegal budgetary actions he has undertaken. I'll be posting in this thread.
Check out "The Art of Managing Risk" on Friday's Next Big Idea Club Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/12Rw...?
This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)
Side by side map of vote shares by county in Wisconsin, for 2024 presidential election and April 2026 Supreme Court seat election
I know it's risky to read much into state-level elections, but the difference in these two maps is pretty striking. The left shows county-level votes for Trump and Harris in 2024 in Wisconsin. The right shows the results of yesterday's Supreme Court race, where the Democrat won in a landslide.
NEW: Trump has backed himself into a corner with Iran. Any deal risks appearing, in his eyes, like a humiliating failure. The weight of that constraint presents a dangerous dynamic as the president threatens escalation, argues Hussein Banai newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
Donald Trump’s deranged threat to destroy “a whole civilization” in Iran is a threat to commit war crimes and genocide. Republicans in Congress must prevail upon VP Vance, now campaigning for Putin’s puppet Viktor Orban in Hungary, to return to the U.S. and invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
Catholic faith leaders suggest that Pope Leo should excommunicate JD Vance following his nuclear threats on Iran.
www.latintimes.com/can-jd-vance...
Tucker Carlson: "It's vile. It begins w/ a promise to use the US military to commit a war crime. Those people who are in direct contact w/ the president need to say 'No. I'll resign. I'll do whatever I can do legally to stop this, bc this is insane. And if given the order, I'm not carrying it out'"
Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.
For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
Someone this unstable, whose behavior endangers the nation, shouldn't remain in office.
The 25th Amendment must be invoked.
If Trump’s Cabinet is too cowardly to act, Congress must do its duty and begin impeachment proceedings before more damage is done.
* IRAN CUTS OFF DIRECT DIPLOMACY WITH U.S. -- WSJ
@reuters.com
Screenshot of a tweet by Rep. Ted Lieu stating that U.S. military law prohibits war crimes, including strikes on civilian infrastructure that cause disproportionate harm. The tweet warns that service members must disobey illegal orders and could face prosecution by a future administration if they commit war crimes.
Rep. Ted Lieu isn't backing down.
"The Peace President."
This madman must be removed from office.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/tru...
This is a far simpler answer than people would like to believe.
Trump issues the order via the National Military Command Center to the commander of Strategic Command, and then STRATCOM carries it out directly. There is no second vote, no veto, no check-and-balance.
You do have a point there.
Absolutely incredible Nutella ad.
A French general just looked at Trump’s plan to build a runway inside Iran to fly out uranium under active bombing.
His response: “American officials should stop snorting cocaine between meetings.” #cdnpoli
NBC: Under intl law, hitting civilian infrastructure is prohibited. Why is POTUS threatening war crimes?
LEAVITT: POTUS has made it quite clear to the Iranian regime their best move is to make a deal or else
N: Which objectives would destroying a desalination plant help?
LEAVITT: Haley, go ahead
Congratulations to my long time friend Nancy Ancowitz on the publication of her new book, ZOOM TO SUCCESS: Present Like a Pro. Act fast to catch the launch sale through April 1: the ebook is just $2.99 (regularly $9.99) and the hardcover is $13.99 (regularly $18.99. amzn.to/4d6Teon
Vielen dank...Mein Deutsch ist etwas aus der Übung, aber es reicht immer noch aus, um lesen zu können.
Swalwell: "I want to knock out this argument we even need ICE doing what they're doing in the first place. If they are so easily moved from our streets, where they are terrorizing people, to passing out bottles of water in the airport, did we really need them terrorizing people in the first place?"
It’s a sight to behold: the awarding to the president of the United States a series of participation trophies. I thought conservatives hated participation trophies, which derive from that oh-so-liberal instinct to protect children’s feelings. trib.al/JftkuJN
They might just go ahead and build the golden calf.
Incumbent German electricity suppliers said in 1993 that renewables could not provide more than 4% of electricity in the long run.
In 2025, renewables provided 55.9% of Germany's electricity — 14 times the predicted ceiling.
