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Sunday, August 16, 2026
Jared to the Rescue
Finally an adult in the room.
Kushner meetings: US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law held rare talks with Hamas’ leader in Egypt as he works to advance a Gaza ceasefire plan rejected by Israel, sources told CNN. Jared Kushner, a central figure in the administration’s Middle East diplomacy, is also expected to meet Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
What Do We Call People Who Are Friendly With Bigots
I know we've had years of propaganda telling us that only intolerant lefties wouldn't listen, respectfully and raptly, and without any disrespectful response, to their racist uncles ranting on Thanksgiving, but I am one of those intolerant lefties and I don't actually feel the need to put up with bigots.
Sure family is family and longtime friends are a bit like family. Some relationships are a bit complicated and you can't always untangle yourself. But there is no need, generally, to be chummy with transphobes and islamophobes and people who eagerly advocate for policies to resegregate society.
There is also no need to be chummy with people who are chummy with them.
Sure family is family and longtime friends are a bit like family. Some relationships are a bit complicated and you can't always untangle yourself. But there is no need, generally, to be chummy with transphobes and islamophobes and people who eagerly advocate for policies to resegregate society.
There is also no need to be chummy with people who are chummy with them.
Contra the revolutionary view of the New York Times on speech, I do think shaming and shunning is good. So do they, of course, they just think that *you* should be shunned and shamed when you step out of line, but not people who actually matter like them and their friends.
For all the tolerance and enlightenment that modern society claims, Americans are losing hold of a fundamental right as citizens of a free country: the right to speak their minds and voice their opinions in public without fear of being shamed or shunned.
It's Summer 2026
I'm not especially forgiving of people who believed this and thought it was good, but I can get that they believed it. What I definitely don't get is not realizing by July 2026 that it was a dumbass thing to believe.
Brent Jindra, a tech salesman, voted for President Trump three times, drawn by his aggressive immigration agenda. He never imagined the crackdown would ensnare his own wife.
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“The allure of the MAGA campaign was around illegal entries of criminals,” said Mr. Jindra, 48. “There was never a mandate for this president to turn the barrel of the gun and start going after people who legally entered.”
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Mr. Jindra considered himself a MAGA patriot until his wife’s detention.
“She did not jump a wall, she did not swim a river,” he said. “She came in Trump’s beautiful, big front door.”
I'm sorry for her. He's too stupid to tie his shoes.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
"Much Of The Base"
I'm not saying it hasn't been reported - it's being reported right here! - but overall the scale damage to US interests due to Iran have not exactly been emphasized in the coverage.
The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln’s supply problems began soon after the first day of the war, as Iranian missiles and attack drones fell on a Navy base in Bahrain.
The Iranian attack, retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli assault on Tehran, destroyed much of the base. And as it went up in smoke, so did a major logistics hub that the Navy has relied on for decades.
The Navy needed a Plan B to continue feeding the sailors working around the clock to keep warplanes flying strike missions, and later to maintain a blockade of Iran’s ports.
Friday, August 14, 2026
The Bond Vigilantes
Sometimes minor upticks in bond rates get blaring siren headlines (when they can pretend it's because a Democrat made a small good things proposal), and sometimes they are mostly ignored (when it might be because rich people no longer pay taxes and all your money is being spent on cops).
30-year Treasury hit its highest level since 2005.
Logistics Is For Girlymen
Did Pete even send them their testosterone doses?
Democratic senators have begun raising concerns about the extended deployment of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, amid reports about poor living conditions and a lack of downtime for the crew after more than eight and a half months at sea.
Those conditions also reportedly included not being able to clean laundry for more than a week and not eating fresh food due to infrequent visits to ports, when troops are not always allowed to leave the ship.The relative of one sailor aboard the ship told BBC News that their family member has lost 65lbs (29kg) since beginning their deployment.The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to concerns about retaliation, said that their relative confirmed sailors had attempted to jump.
Wheel Of Measures
Just keep going through all the options. I'm sure double plus ungood sanctions will work.
(Bloomberg) -- The US will soon announce what it bills as unprecedented economic measures against Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, intensifying the Trump administration's effort to force Tehran's capitulation through financial pressure.
"Watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country," Bessent said Thursday in an interview with Newsmax.
Bessent said the move will be part of a "one-two punch" that includes the continued blockade of Iran's ports.
Kick Their Ass And Take Their Gas
I suspect the way to achieve the top war aim is to stop the war, or maybe go back in time and prevent Trump from starting it.
US Vice President JD Vance declares that the Trump administration’s top goal in the war with Iran is to “keep oil and gasoline cheap for Americans.”
“And then, obviously, goal number two is ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon,” Vance tells Fox News. “I feel confident we’re accomplishing both of those goals, but it’s inherently an unpredictable thing, because the Iranians themselves are unpredictable, and they sometimes don’t honor the commitments they’ve made to us.”
"Controlling the strait" has dropped off the list, I see.
I Am Not A Crackpot
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
President Trump has directed the Navy to tear out a complex system for launching jet fighters from its aircraft carriers and instead go back to using steam catapults, a move Navy officials have fought for years and will likely cost billions of dollars.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
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