Pachter Factor Live 73 with @michaelpachter.bsky.social is NOW FREE on YouTube! The best and worst video game industry trends of all time! Which trends from the past 40 years moved the needle both forwards and backwards? #VR #Wii #SoulsLike #Multiplayer youtu.be/SYfCvKa8qCY

And Jesus said: “Say “what” again, I dare you, I double dare you.”

Katastrophalersieg. You are welcome.

“I put out 8 fires”, said the arsonist who started 10 of them

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Christian Nationalism is a Cult of Convenience

If you are religious, it must be hard to know who to listen to. I mean, you have to choose between the devout Mike Johnson, the Pulp Fiction quoting Pete Hegseth, the late convert and mansplaining JD Vance, the human reincarnation of Jesus (Donald Trump) or THE ACTUAL POPE I feel for evangelicals

Congrats on “opening” a strait that was open six weeks ago, and all it cost was at least 13 dead service members, thousands of dead Iranian civilians, tens of billions in taxpayer dollars, our loss in global standing, and the Iranian regime’s increase in power. Phenomenal work.

this morning, mamdani’s team got in touch with me to float a new tax proposal: if your net worth exceeds $5 million and you dress badly, you’ll be hit with a 10% annual levy for “visual pollution.” i would be in charge of deciding if the outfits are bad.

TAKANO: Should Trump fail a mental fitness test, would you vote to invoke the 25th amendment? RFK Jr: There hasn't been a president who is more sane-- TAKANO: Reclaiming my time. Would you invoke the 25th amendment? RFK Jr: President Trump is the most stable-- TAKANO: Apparently not

"You took an oath to the Constitution, not to President Trump" Brilliant and worth watching the whole thing 👇

I will never ceased to be amazed that Trump thinks NATO is there to help him make unprovoked attacks It is a mutual DEFENSE treaty, saying that if a member is ATTACKED, all other members will come to their defense Nothing about supporting vanity wars or acting at the direction of Netanyahu

Peace, but only during trading hours

The scene that ends with "you lost all your LA privileges" is very underrated. "Pretty fucking far from OK" is a great line.

A Senate resolution against Trump's war with Iran could have a chilling effect on future presidents' ability to start pointless wars at the behest of foreign leaders without Congressional approval.

I went through my return carefully looking for the tariff bonus credit It wasn’t there

In France they call it a "Prayer Royale"

Watch this: Vought refuses to concede that consumers pay tariffs and insists they are paid by the countries of origin He knows better, but the gaslighting is stronger than ever

This is entirely possible. Trump is an idiot.

Stocks rise on news that most of the ill effects of the war will fall on poor people.

Wearing a penis costume to a No Kings rally is a 1st Amendment right. Alabama’s efforts to prosecute were firmly rejected today. www.al.com/news/2026/04...

4) Tagging Christian nationalists who are waging a militant and violent campaign against an Islamic state as jihadists is the precise accusation of hypocrisy that their rhetoric deserves. There is no better word to make the comparison and their dishonesties plain. 5) You missed it all. Take the L.

Trump/Republicans at 30% of the Latino vote vs. 48% in 2024 Polling happened BEFORE Trump called out the Pope November will be a blood bath for Republicans www.wlrn.org/government-p...

Well well well, look who's now a recurring character on SEE YOU IN HELL. Yes, Kevin Smith is back in Episode 4 and beyond! Recording with him is always a highlight of making this show, totally unhinged and off-script in the best way. You will love this new episode, a little over a week away!

This nonsense about “just war” cannot be applied to a preemptive attack on a country based on the suspicion that it “might” do something far in the future If a nuclear attack by Iran was imminent, they should back up that claim. Otherwise, the US attack was unjust

“.. Inflation was coming down in the United States — and then Trump’s tariffs happened.” @heathmayo.bsky.social

Math clearly not her strong suit The tax exemption applies to $25,000 of tips and she claims it saved her $11,000; that means her marginal federal rate is 44%, 7 points above the rate for people earning $700,000 I made more than that last year and my effective tax rate was less than 30%

Fascinating that Trump thinks people are going to choose sides between him and the Pope, then is surprised when they pick the Pope

What happens if the PlayStation 6 is delayed to 2030? Pachter Factor S11E10 with @michaelpachter.bsky.social is NOW FREE on YouTube? What happens to the games being created for a much earlier date? Will the hardware get an upgrade? #PS6 #PlayStation6 youtu.be/btGyzdGehNY

Clinton had a sign over the door that said “it’s the economy, stupid” Trumpworld’s sign says “blame Biden for everything”

Sources close to Byron Noem say the South Dakota insurance salesman and father of three remains devastated after being outed as having married Kristi Noem.

The weird thing is that usually Trump is a big fan of guys with pointy hats.

It’s fucking weird to wake up and find out you’re on team Pope.

This is actually a great idea

We call it the Vance effect

Melania came to the US on an Einstein visa You can’t make this stuff up

It's not a counterpunch, guys. The pope didn't throw a punch. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/u...

Home sales are highly dependent on interest rates This demonstrates another campaign promise broken Rates can come down ONLY IF inflation is under control, and it clearly is not under control Why? Because of tariffs, immigration policy limiting farm workers, and vanity wars increasing gas prices

Call me a cynic, but I think beating on the Pope is a bad political move

Tariffs and inflation notwithstanding, we bought a TCL Roku 50” 4K LED TV this weekend for $229 My first TV was a Hitachi 26” CRT for $399 in 1976

Make Trump’s dinner?

Trump attended a UFC fight and then spent the next day golfing, giving JD Vance a wide berth to fail at everything. This is an administration at the top of its game!

VIKTOR ORBÀN CAN STILL WIN IF MIKE PENCE HAS THE COURAGE.

Quite the week for political genius JD Vance, he really is firing on all cylinders

SNAP benefits for most non-citizens evaporate on May 1 That was one of the mean-spirited provisions on the Bug Ugly Bill and arrives with gasoline at record highs and inflation at a 2-year high But used private jet purchases are fully deductible, so there’s that

Tool 👇

Turner won 58-42. He is beatable

Oversight while willfully blindfolded

Not that I expect him to know this, but a blockade is an act of war

Focused on all the things most important to voters Now, back to the ballroom design