Zach Goldberg

Is there a way to review FIFA's criteria for awarding its Peace Prize, because I'm starting to get the sense this year's award wasn't on the up-and-up.

Bluesky likes to rag on Congressional Dems, but this is very good.

If we're doing Regime Change now, why is Doc Rivers still coaching the Bucks?

So can we talk about Epstein now or nah?

One of the most tragic, immensely consequential events of the last ~30 years was the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

Look Jim, I was trying to be mildly charitable this morning..

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(cc @samd.bsky.social)

Sort of a tell that Trump runs to Rachael Bade - ostensibly an objective journalist who once wrote Politico Playbook and is a frequent pundit on TV - to send a message to his MAGA base. 🤔

Not president any more.

They hired a magician to avoid just that.

This president has called members of the WHCA "scum", "fake news," "enemies of the people," and a female reporter "piggy." Just a year ago, the WHCA was criticizing Trump for undermining "the independence of a free press in the United States."
Now they're "happy" to host him.

“Quiet piggy”

WHCA Announces Renowned Mentalist Oz Pearlman as Entertainer for Annual Dinner | White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) The White House Correspondents’ Association is delighted to announce famed mentalist Oz Pearlman will be the headline entertainer at its annual dinner in Washington on Saturday April 25, 2026. “As the...

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They’re all part of the same club - and we’re not included.

Sinners (2025)

He blandly reads off a teleprompter to talk about the four dead servicemembers. He excitedly goes off script to brag about his stupid ballroom.

So just to be clear, Trump isn’t actually doing any commander-in-chief responsibilities…he’s just having chats with reporters. Like the Generals gave him a shiny toy to play with.

“Sorry, ma’am. A squirter got through. Your son didn’t make it.”

Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom Trump is basically calling up every journalist in his phone to workshop different timelines and goals for his war. In the past two days: @washingtonpost : the aim is "freedom for the people" of Iran @axios : maybe we can "end it in two or three days" with a deal @nytimes : might be "four to five weeks", I have "three very good choices" who might take control in Iran @abc : actually, nevermind, we killed those choices He doesn't sound convinced by any of it. He's throwing spaghetti at the wall. Ultimately I suspect he just wants to say he "solved" a problem that has vexed every American president since Jimmy Carter. But there's no clear idea what that looks like and no plan for how to get there. And there are plenty of possible scenarios in which Trump declares victory and leaves the region with an absolute mess

The Mad and Senile King is just using reporters as a sounding board to see what might sound good in the press.

Yes, and...his way of avoiding a formal press conference and taking tough questions. It's a win-win for Trump and his hand-picked reporters.

The rest of the world:

Non snarky question - is this press conference with real reporters of the MAGA ones he installed after he kicked out actual journalists?

The RomCom montage at the Actor Awards was delightful.

Not me getting teary-eyed about Catherine O'Hara winning best actress in a comedy series at the Actors Awards.

Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst are sitting next to each other at the Actor Awards, which makes me hope there will be a tribute to Dick

Empathy! 🫂

More NYT sanewashing

The WH reporter for the NYT thinks “that’s the way it is” = expressing condolences. 😳