“Applying total systemic friction on the cartels.” Orwell, Politics and the English Language: “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”

When all this is over, I'll keep coming back to the fact that the US both 1) un-sanctioned Iranian oil and 2) blocked Iranian oil exports within a 30-day period as the best encapsulation of the strategic incoherence of this whole war.

"Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous—whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light....Supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way....And then I see the disinfectant...by injection inside or almost a cleaning."

The President denied posting a photo of himself as Jesus while holding bags filled with McDonald’s burgers? Do I have that right?

it feels quite bad that it's basically impossible to argue that much of the modern right in the west has become both entirely intellectually shallow and deeply, fundamentally morally corrupt without sounding like a tedious teenage tankie, because it is.....the factual truth

Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar works at an ER in South Texas and is passionate about educating the public about staying healthy. She was traveling to California with her 5-year-old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen, when ICE detained her despite having work permits and a pending asylum case.

“My friends, these are not the actions of a guy who’s winning. This is what it looks like when a man is spiraling out of control and reaching for something—anything—to get well. This is playing on tilt.” www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-god...

Pretty stunning number, actually. Good work, Ukraine.

First F-47 reveal

I’m not sure it has broken through to the general public that the president is a megalomaniac crazy person. Hopefully posts like this help.

Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise. He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media. The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense.

China’s Most Famous Modern Writer: From Fiery Rebel to Cute Communist Mascot - by Andy Higgins, who just finished a short stint in China after a long absence. Now he’s back in Eastern Europe, writing about Orban. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/w...

The Hungarian people wisely refused to listen to these grifting scumbags.

Well-put.

The Mueller Report was not a hoax. It documented a coordinated Russian interference operation, repeated contacts with the Trump campaign, and counterintelligence risks that continued beyond 2016 and persist into March 2026. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-muelle...

BREAKING: the judges who dismissed high-profile cases in immigration court against two international students who have advocated for Palestinian causes, Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, were fired yesterday, alongside four other judges. /w @haleaziz.bsky.social and @nicknehamas.bsky.social

Never again do I want to hear complaints about China’s exploitation of Africa coming from American officials or U.S. “strategists”

Reagan’s OMB Director:

the Vice President is announcing failed negotiations to end a bloody war in Iran because the President and Secretary of State are too busy at a UFC fight

Whoever is left with a brain and sanity in the Pentagon/State/IC right now:

Nayib Bukele must be captured and paraded in a cage on the streets of DC is the U.S. wants to recover a shred of the international prestige that Trump's regime is quickly destroying. This vile piece of shit deserves to suffer what he's gleefully inflicting on others.

A future D administration should hire a D/CIA or DD/CIA with a clear, definable, achievable plan for enemies of human civilization like Orbàn, Bukele, Smortich, and Ben-Gvir.

"There are places in America where the ground itself speaks, where silence is not emptiness but weight, accumulated grief pressed into every white stone marker. Arlington National Cemetery is such a place. And now, the Trump administration proposes to desecrate it." open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Chud Internationale

This really is the first “imperial war” in my lifetime. A war with NK conducted entirely at the whim of an Emperor. Not even an attempt to get buy in from the plebs. He sits in his court and is fed only lies by his courtiers.

>loses a war in Persia >builds massive triumphal arch

lmao, this whole war is stupid and terrible and destructive and awful, but i am absolutely not above cackling at the misfortune of the petrostates and revel in their misery

Tonight in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square, a sea of young Hungarians—who’ve only ever known Orbán’s corrupt, suffocating regime—are packed together, singing, chanting, and daring to dream of freedom again. Their hope is raw, their courage is real. The heart of Europe is beating in Budapest tonight. 🇭🇺❤️🇪🇺

Reminder that people lost their jobs for saying Trump and his administration were racist

Portuguese explorers reached Taiwan in 1583. They were so impressed by its beauty that they called the island “Ilha Formosa” — literally, “beautiful island.” Anyone who has had the chance to visit Taiwan and experience its nature will likely agree with this name.

Evergreen tweet. Need a bot account that just posts this daily, and each day we’ll all nod but assume it’s a new humiliation

I had a bottle of scotch with Al Assad’s name on it. I had another for Abu Bakr. Still have one for Putin and need to add another for Netanyahu. I wish there was a hell, just so I’d know they finally get some of what they’ve earned.

great job everyone

Because a majority of voters are bad citizens, every day we get to read headlines like: “Trump DOJ drops case against Cancer, targets cancer survivors for $2B in back fees. NIH recommends cigarettes be added to school lunches, RFK Jr calls to replace chemotherapy with creatine treatments.”

By efficaciously losing in Iran, Trump has put an end to America’s tradition of forever wars. by Marc Thiessen

Bigotry loves to cosplay as philosophy. Replacement Theory is a particularly deranged cosplay that barely hides the true derangement inherent to bigotry.

I think these guys are going to help warp speed the death of evangelical Christianity in the US. Young people see the hypocrisy and moral emptiness, it’s now wonder they rush the exits. What will be left is just a cross flag to be waved by non-church going white nationalists

Ukrainian interceptor drones destroyed over 33,000 Russian UAVs in March, doubling previous figures, as officials warn of growing threat from faster jet-powered Shahed variants, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed. #Ukraine

❗️A 🇺🇦Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet, using 🇺🇸American GBU-62 guided aerial bombs, destroys a 🇷🇺Russian base

THIS SUMS IT UP AS WELL AS ANYONE CAN:

Israel out there bombing the shit out of Lebanese civilians like there are Palestinian toddlers hiding there

Ok on a serious note, it cannot be exaggerated how bad formalized Iranian control of the Strait is for the world. The entire global economy rests on an American guarantee of free commercial shipping. That guarantee is gone. We don’t know exactly what will happen but none of it will be good.

A horrifying threat with genocidal connotation.

Not specifying which civilization has big Monkey's Paw energy