No previous American president, in any era, of any party, would have tolerated a drunken, erratic, absent FBI chief www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Listen to @xavierbecerra.bsky.social talk about ICE and protecting people from persecution. This is the voice of experience. This is what California needs. Not someone who's just guessing, but someone who understands the law and how to use it. #BecerraForCA

The president, who has reportedly called veterans “losers,” believes he should be awarded the nation’s most prestigious military recognition.

Don’t be fooled. Hannity is merely confirming the obvious: his politics mattered more than his faith.

🚨BREAKING: FBI director Kash Patel said that his agency will soon make arrests – maybe this week – in connection to the 2020 presidential election, which he claims was rigged. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

When you are willing to do anything in order to keep your job.

Standing inside St. Sabina Church on Sunday, the Rev. Michael Pfleger called on President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to “look inside their souls” as he decried the leaders’ collective ongoing comments against Pope Leo XIV.

Trump is losing his fight with the Pope. www.cbsnews.com/news/how-dis...

More war crimes. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

U.S. Seizes Iranian Ship In Gulf of Oman youtu.be/gw75wLnnWJI?...

Trump is reportedly being sidelined by his own military leaders amid escalating tensions with Iran. As he renews war crime threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure and claims of a “deal” fall apart, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz and says, as of now, they plan to skip any talks.

BREAKING: New data shows ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, signaling what appears to be a complete shutdown of the Strait for the first time in history. The Strait normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.

NEW: UAE scholar Abdulkhaleq Abdulla says the UAE no longer needs U.S. protection, calling American bases a “burden, not a strategic asset” and suggesting they should be closed. The United States’ standing in the region has been obliterated.

🚨 Trump claims a U.S. Navy destroyer intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman—and says U.S. forces “blew a hole in the engine room” after the crew refused orders—adding the vessel is now in U.S. custody. If true, that’s a direct military strike despite a supposed ceasefire.

JUST FILED to @meidastouch.com The Very Bad Sign for Trump That's Unfolding in a "Lobster-shaped" Section of Virginia open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

Multiple CDC leadership changes since Jan. 2025. Now a new director steps in as a measles outbreak grows. Instability in public health has real consequences, especially for communities already at risk. @sonyasloanmd.bsky.social @drhaydeebrown.bsky.social @meidastouch.com #CDC #PublicHealth

Pure evil. 8 innocent children shot to death. I’m praying for the devastated families and the Shreveport community, but it’s not enough. We can stop this senseless violence if Republicans choose the safety of our kids over the gun lobby. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

It's like whatever Trump says you can count on the opposite to be true in a day or two. 🙃

The System youtu.be/-FPikT_U0kk?...

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Just hours later, Trump woke up and fired off his profanity-laced threat online, warning Iran it would be left “living in Hell.” 5/

Meanwhile, the operation itself nearly fell apart, with aircraft stuck in desert sand and U.S. forces scrambling to avoid Iranian detection. The airman was eventually rescued, but the chaos didn’t end there. 4/

Officials made the call to limit his access, only briefing him at “meaningful moments” instead of giving him real-time control. 3/

According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump was in such a volatile state after Iran shot down a U.S. jet that he spent hours screaming at aides in the West Wing, obsessing over the political fallout and invoking Jimmy Carter and the 1979 hostage crisis. 2/

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/

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Donald Trump posted dozens of late-night, incoherent messages about the 2020 election while tensions with Iran escalated. Serious questions about his mental state continue to grow.

Not going to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner. It’s not even a close call. Not even close We talked about it at 22-minute mark on our Substack Live substack.com/@macfarlanen...

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 youtu.be/JIbDt5jm9-o?...

Game On. youtu.be/S80rYXmRUto?...

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.

👀👀👀 “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. https://ow.ly/B43w50YKHrM

Iran is warning these restrictions will remain until the U.S. allows full freedom of movement for vessels tied to Iran. 4/4

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. 3/

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. 2/

🚨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. Follow this thread and join us on Substack at MeidasPlus.com for more updates. 🧵 1/