First time I read through this I thought they meant Trump's.

Pete Hegseth as the "Dumb McNamara": "Just like his Vietnam War-era predecessor...Hegseth is so obsessed with metrics that 'prove' the US is winning that he cannot appreciate the larger strategic failure. But unlike McNamara, who was objectively brilliant, Hegseth is…patently not."

Absolute poetry. I will absolutely be asking TNR to let me write the obituary.

US battle damage assessment has had a high degree of variability. But, it looks like Iran has been reconstituting capabilities quickly. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

Geophysicists say there is an increased risks of destructive floods and wild fires due to climate change. A guy who thinks he was teleported to a Waffle House says there's nothing to worry about. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.

This is just an astounding number. In the summer of 2022 when Russian artillery was the dominant factor on the battlefield, they has 10 or 20:1 superiority in fires, and roughly 75% of the casualties on the battlefield were caused by tube artillery.

When Santa Ana found Davy Crockett, he was hiding in the basement of the Alamo, sh****g his brains out with dysentery, and claimed to be an innocent tourist when questioned before being executed.

America knowingly and willingly chose to kill its own children just to **** trans people over in 2024. Was it worth it to "get rid of pronouns"? Also, if you say yes, you're a monster, but we knew that already. So which is it with Trump voters? The two options are idiot or monster.

Pam Bondi has learned her lesson. by Susan Collins

I pitched an animated movie to Margot Robbie and it was damn good but it was DARK AS FUCK. It didn't go, but it was nice to be asked.

Flying on Flair Airlines has been just about the most singularly unpleasant experience I have had. Just end to end awful at every level. Never again.

There's a real irony that one of the worst aircraft of WWII would be ideal for shooting down Shahed drones today. The Boulton-Paul Defuant was 90 years ahead of its time.

To be fair, that has worked 95% of the time with this court.

The WH is absolute chaos on this. I don't think this is 5D chess, it's just incompetence.

Geez, I so despise Iran's government, but going after tech billionaires? I have no idea who I'm supposed to root for here.

Or, Trump gets bored easily when people are using big words he doesn't understand. Or, he filled his diaper and needed a change.

Part of the strategy the anti trans side had was normalizing bathroom bans in government buildings which are now in effect in over 20 states. They'll move to private businesses quickly in a legislative cycle and make it so opposition can't be mounted effectively.

What's making me happy right now is thinking of Trump sitting/sleeping there, with ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how hard he's losing.

Sorry, uhh, *legal* analysis is "I have no idea what Alito is talkign about but it's probably evil in some way I haven't thought of yet."

Trump is going to do what I predicted at the beginning: declare victory at some point, and go home, even if the US emerges from this in much worse shape than it started, and Iran is in a far better strategic position controlling the Strait, uranium, and younger more radical leadership.

Imani is correct in her interpretation, but people aren't extrapolating this to where it eventually goes, which is far, far worse. Numerous states have banned affirming therapy. This case will become the basis for lawsuits by affirming therapists challenging bans on affirming therapy. 1/n

This is a screen cap from a Ukrainian FPV that captures the last moments of life of a Russian soldier. It captures terror and despair while being almost comical. There are thousands like it. Now imagine what happens to US public opinion when Iran posts the same, but with US Marines.

My latest @theatlantic.com. Drone incursions over Barksdale are a serious matter indicative of an even bigger problem. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Tell me you're losing a war without telling me you're losing a war.

Side note: it was BORTAC snatching people off the streets in Portland in 2020.

Painfully on-point animation by a Ukrainian animator. Not sure what the point of the dancing Putin was though.

I did another media hit on CNNi. You can watch it here at the link below. video.snapstream.net/Play/8se6BNv...

Interesting fact. Very similar number to where George Bush's was in 2008. (25% in October '08 in a Gallup poll). If the war in Iran continues to go sideways, and the economy tanks, Trump has about 8 points left to lose.

This is going to get me in hot water, but I don't think it's anti-Semitic to say that if Netanyahu did in fact conspire with Lindsay Graham to suck the US into a war with Iran, we should all be unhappy with the Israeli government.

WaPo report says US plans "weeks" of ground combat. Overly optimistic I believe. Also, public support for the war collapses when Iran starts posting video from FPV drones of the last terrified moments of US troops as they take Drones to the face, like UA video of so many (now dead) Russians.

I sure would like to see one of these female athletes sue her for defamation...

Your huskies will never love you more than when you're wearing black pants.

We need to correct this BS by Stephen A. Smith because it keeps coming up. Lia Thomas was ranked Men's 63rd EISL and 20th at UPenn the year she was on HRT but still required to compete on the Men's Team. Pre-HRT she was ranked Men's 4th EISL and 2nd at UPenn. She was NEVER mediocre.

Similarly, a poll of Americans were in favor of launching air stakes against Agrabah. Which is the fictional kingdom in Disney's "Aladdin".

I looked at 12 players the Suns might consider taking in the second round. www.brightsideofthesun.com/suns-draft-r...

And if Iran still controls the Strait after 4 weeks, what then? They keep assuming they can bomb Iran until.Iran sues for peace on terms favorable to the US, but there's no sign this is working.

I hear this march every time I read the news. youtu.be/KewniyUEdGA?...

Transgender people will soon be banned from teaching at any level in Kentucky. As a reminder, Germany did the same thing to Jewish teachers in 1933. But, it can't happen here. Because democracy and good people or something. transitics.substack.com/p/kentucky-b...

We're getting REALLY close to the Nuremberg-Laws logic here: "Trans people are residents of the US, not citizens, because they do not deserve to be citizens". Anyway, to appease my critics I'll note that it couldn't possibly happen in the US because democracy or "good people" or something.

The current DoD recruiting policies are incoherent, unless you're more interested in fighting a culture war than a real one. newrepublic.com/article/2082...

People don't realize how common DSDs are, especially chimerism. You can even end up with XY cells floating around you body from giving birth to a boy. So, yeah, Alejandra is absolutely correct.

I agree with this assessment.

I did a hit on CNN International to give a little bit on my thoughts on Kharg Island and why it could be very dangerous if the US tries to take it. video.snapstream.net/Play/9tOtfVb...

I have all the sympathy for people turning away from Trump that a Jewish person would for a Nazi who only regretted voting for moustache guy after the 8th Air Force left a 500 lb. present in their living room, and are fairly certain they'd happily vote for the next anti-Semite who doesn't start wars

Am I the only one who thought the ending to Stranger Things was brilliant and unforgettable? I mean, yeah, they let the kids get too old, but the way they had such an ambiguous ending made it one of the most memorable finales.

1. Building a "backpack nuke" requires an extreme level of technical sophistication that Iran lacks. 2. Backpack nukes were still 30+ lbs and took up a huge amount of space. You're not going to sneak one of these through customs. 3. Iran didn't even have regular nukes This is just fearmongering.

According to most self proclaimed Christians in the US, Talarico is the heretic, and Driscoll is the real Christian. I agree with the latter: your average self proclaimed Christian in the US wants me and my kid exterminated. Talarico represents the minority opinion.

If he wants a speedy end to the war he either has to: a. Give Iran very favorable terms (to Iran) b. Conduct strikes which make human life nearly impossible inside Iran, resulting in mass death and governmental collapse. Those are the only two possible "quick" outomes.

My analysis: it's probably already too late. However, people won't figure it out until January 20, 2029 when Americans see someone who wasn't actually elected present inaugurated anyway. bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...