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“Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me. I want people to know ‘why’ I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way & some of the roads weren’t paved.” - Will Rogers Art : Alessio-B.com, Arquà Petrarca Italy Photo is mine
It’s true people don’t know how popular some network shows are, but I’ll very gently note that these seem to be linear ratings for the broadcast networks, which is a small slice of what the average American watches. “The Pitt” literally can’t make this list, and it’s not because no one watches it.
More seriously: when you get people who speak honestly -- as I do think this person is doing -- what you see is that a lot of the people who get involved with this stuff really do so for basically frivolous reasons. it's a game, then it's a livelihood, then suddenly it's Real and not funny anymore
Apple Announces 50th Anniversary Celebration https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-announces-50th-anniversary-celebration/
US bombers loading up on UK airstrips before raining down bombs on Iran.
Parliament wasn't consulted - and polling shows huge numbers oppose it.
When do MPs get a say over our involvement in this war?
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
MAGA's rhetoric of western civilizational emergency is so weird. They look at ICE arresting grandmothers and they see the ancient Greeks defeating the Persians or the Franks stopping the Islamic invaders in 732.
Everyone else sees ICE arresting grandmothers.
newrepublic.com/article/2076...
Chris Wright on CNBC claims "we're destroying their ability to threaten energy markets" while B roll plays of a flaming tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump says the war in Iran is an "excursion."
No, an excursion is something you do on a cruise ship.
Sending billions of dollars overseas and putting American lives in danger is war, and the Administration has failed to prosecute their case for why American lives should be on the line.
Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made electric vehicles. arstechnica.com
The closest thing to fraud in the 2020 election was a Trump-supporting county clerk named Tina Peters, who allowed a shady third party access to state voting machines. (Peters was eventually sentenced to nine years in jail, though Trump is now trying to get her clemency.) trib.al/u9u34wY
More and more, Trump is making US institutions behave like Putin’s Russian versions. This was an immediate military coverup of something that should have been admitted:
More and more rot.
Gas prices up over 60 cents/gallon
gasbuddy.com
FWIW: U.S. drivers average around 13,600 miles per year, or ~1,133 miles per month.
The avg. gas-powered passenger car gets around 25 MPG.
That means U.S. drivers avg ~45.3 gallons/mo.
45.3 x $0.60 = an extra $27/mo...assuming it doesn't continue to climb, of course....
pentagon’s direct costs over first 6 days of war in iran: $11.3 billion
Zelensky accused Hungarian PM Orban of siding with Putin, blocking money, weapons, and Ukraine's path to EU membership while spreading Russian propaganda. "There is only one thing he does not do," Zelensky said: "attack us with missiles, drones, or soldiers." #Ukraine
“ As experts have pointed out, AI companies can change their data privacy policies at any time. AI also has a history of giving users inaccurate or unsafe medical advice, and has an especially concerning track record when it comes to mental health.” 🤷🏿♂️
Okay. Good talk.
I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment.
Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off.
The 25th is never happening.
Trump: "The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money."
The breast cancer center appealed thousands of Blue Cross reimbursements for being too low.
At trial, the insurer revealed that it had never considered any of the appeals — and that they were pointless:
“An appeal is not available to review an underpayment.”
(Published April 2025)
WASHINGTON: Despite republicans’ best efforts, including a 24 hour filibuster-style debate — “the state house approved a levy on incomes over $1 million… pays for free breakfast & lunch for k-12 students…”
news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
In the last 24 hours, Iran has:
- Struck three ships trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz, disabling a Thai cargo ship
- Blown up a large oil storage facility in Oman
- Struck two oil tankers at harbor in Iraq, setting both ablaze.
- Blown up oil storage tanks next to Bahrain’s main airport
I don’t think unconditional surrender is imminent.
I was there today & spoke w local police officers who told me they were there to protect the demonstrators, who by the way were very peaceful.
The incident started when ICE ran a car off the road & there person in the car jumped out and ran into a nearby house. That’s when neighbors stepped in.
In South Burlington, Vermont, protesters are being tear-gassed by ICE and local police as they attempt to prevent a kidnapping.
Voting technology firm Smartmatic is seeking to dismiss a criminal indictment for money laundering, blaming President Donald Trump and his allies for seeking its prosecution as part of a "campaign of retribution" against those they blame for his 2020 election loss.
https://to.pbs.org/4rpQ42o
Another hush money payment.
Ukraine war briefing: row between Kyiv and Hungary over pipeline carrying Russian oil deepens
There is a reason every other president refused Bibi’s invitation to start a regional war. Trump was the only one dumb enough to take the bait.
