That snake-eating-itself meme

What Henry VIII said to Pope Clement when he wanted his annulment

Orban might well be a Hungarian patriot. It was always a mistake to think of Trump as an American one.

Orban might well be a Hungarian patriot. It was always a mistake to think of Trump as an American one.

You can accuse a pope of being weak on sin. Crime, not so much.

You can accuse a pope of being weak on sin. Crime, not so much.

Are you not entertained?

What Henry VIII said to Pope Clement when he wanted his annulment

"focus on being a Great Pope, dude"

Hungary?

They're calling it Ignatieff's revenge.

They're calling it Ignatieff's revenge.

A reminder to Americans how exceptional it is that a leader in a democracy does not except his electoral defeat.

I like her, but I think that title goes to Zohran (he may already have it, even if he can't run for President). One attribute he's demonstrated amply already that she hasn't after one term is disarming enemies*. (There could be some element of sexism here. Tho one of those enemies is the governor)

A Romanian told me a joke: Why is it that Romanians manage to get through the Strait of Hormuz? They nudge their way to the front and say, "Excuse me, I have a question."

By the way, there is a whole PhD to be written about why the claims that "Europe's future" or "Trump's future" are being decided in today's election in Hungary are not just massively overstated but completely wrong.

Can someone say what the new Patrick Radden Keefe book does or tackles that The New Yorker article didn't? Which seemed so complete as is.

I feel more Kazakh, perhaps. Or Emirati.

I feel more Kazakh, perhaps. Or Emirati.

Should be easier to knock down in 2029 than a new White House East Wing.

Should be easier to knock down in 2029 than a new White House East Wing.

This guy again

This is so obviously true, but I don't think anyone said it before.

Harvard has it all today

"The agency called for all projects approved before President Trump's 2024 inauguration to be re-reviewed for the language."

So. The 12 successful firms were willing to sign on to this: "Last year, the OBO released a memo asking its contractors to remove sustainability language from in-progress projects, such as the words "sustainability" and "climate"." www.dezeen.com/2026/04/06/a...

He's running. #Leo2028

Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against these heretics

Could this be true

"Dear Professor Muddle" The New Yorker used to have a feature, "Letters we stopped reading..."

4) Gen. Caine a thoughtful, careful, methodical figure to be leading America's wars but completely incapable of adjusting his methods to this particular Commander-in-Chief

This piece certainly reads as though JD Vance talked to the NY Times to undercut Trump and disassociate himself from responsibility for the Iran war.

Where are you all going to be at 8 o'clock tonight for tacos?

Trump is now too much even for Nigel Farage

Trump is now too much even for Nigel Farage

Where are you all going to be at 8 o'clock tonight for tacos?

He should "do the right thing" and cancel his trip until Trump is removed from office

Americans 100 years from now will know this moment like they do FDR's "day that will live in infamy" or Lincoln's "malice toward none."

This is all the Norwegians' fault for not giving him the real Peace Prize.

Mike Pence had his moment, as Trump's first VP. This is on JD Vance, his second, via the 25th Amendment.

My principal impression of Sam Altman, based entirely on posts or video piped into my TL, is that he is much too stupid to be working in AI let alone running it.

Hello bluesky, and what do we think about the president's Easter message?

It's extremely expensive to rescue a downed airman in a stupid & unnecessary war with Iran

Make Poverty Great Again

This is true, but I think it's important these people face public humiliation & mockery when they are fired & all the shame, confusion and uncertainty that attends their sudden return to private life. They won't ever face prosecution, but it's something.

I know Minnesota ICE/CBP murderers Jonathan Ross, Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez are being protected by federal authorities, but even so I am surprised we are not seeing more in the news about investigations, pursuit of charges, or even their background stories.

If Pete Hegseth's security detail sees he's still a drunk, you'd hope one of them would have the guts to resign and spill the beans.

It's truly the obvious career transition for a torturer. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, O'Brien was a life coach, too. From @newstatesman1913.bsky.social

It's always "compelling stories" they want "crafted."