The US and Iran are far from any agreement at the moment, says Mohammad Eslami, a professor at the University of Tehran.
“Donald Trump is trying to reduce the pressure on the global market and also reduce the pressure on the American equity market. However, the realities on the ground and the realities at the negotiating table are far from any agreement right now,” Eslami told Al Jazeera, speaking from Tehran.
“The Americans are still addicted to their fantasies regarding their requests of irreversible actions from the Iranians while they cannot offer irreversible actions to the Iranians. So I think that the situation is very fragile.”
Sunday, May 31, 2026
At Least The War Is Over
More Like This
I don't have much hope that there will ultimately be justice in this case as there are too many obvious hurdles, but it is important to put some fear of consequences into ICE agents.
Law enforcement officials on Friday arrested an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant this year and lying about it.
The agent, Christian J. Castro, 52, was caught in Texas after investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension tracked him down, according to the Hennepin County attorney’s office, which had charged him this month with four counts of second-degree assault. He faces an additional charge of filing a false police report.
That they are all operating under the belief that there could be no consequences has been a bit of a problem!
Saturday, May 30, 2026
When The World Briefly Ended
Future historians and people will find it puzzling how Covid is almost entirely missing from popular culture.
Groundhog Day
It is, amusingly, one of my comfort rewatch movies. I liked this quote from Sondheim about his aborted interest in making it into a musical (which Tim Minchin did eventually).
"I'm not the first person who's thought of it. Many have. But, I feel to make a musical of Groundhog Day would be to gild the lily. It cannot be improved; it's perfect the way it is. I don't want to touch it, because it's perfect. Pretentious as that sounds."
The Fittest President Ever
Some bullshit but more honest than they used to be.
Not more honest, I guess, just allowing some imperfection.
At Least The War Is Over
These titles are a joke but how many times has it been?
Hours after President Donald Trump concluded a Situation Room meeting with his national security team on Iran, the White House has not indicated what – if any – decision he came to.
“The Situation Room meeting has concluded and lasted approximately two hours. President Trump will only make a deal that is good for America and satisfies his redlines. Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon,” a White House official said in a statement issued at about 6 p.m.
Friday, May 29, 2026
Gramps Is Gonna Be Mad
Though I doubt his name is going anywhere.
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - A judge on Friday ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling that the iconic Washington venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.
Oopsie
An AI consultant tells Axios one of their clients recently spent half a billion dollars in a single month after failing to put usage limits on Claude licenses for employees.
That's easily the cost of 2000 employees (very decently paid ones, full compensation costs) for a year.
I Did Not See That Coming
Is this "Peter Thiel goes to where his kind eventually do" or " "Peter Thiel realizes he has planted the seeds of society's destruction and is getting out while he can."
Over the past two months, Mr. Thiel has met with the country’s president, Javier Milei, and his ministers; purchased a mansion in one of Buenos Aires’ most exclusive neighborhoods; and hosted a dinner with local economists where he discussed the Antichrist, one of his favorite conversation topics, according to Argentine officials and people familiar with Mr. Thiel’s activities.
Mr. Thiel, who has a history of collecting backup countries as he hedges his bets against the United States, is considering making Argentina another Plan B, according to two people familiar with his thinking. Born in Germany and raised in the United States, he received citizenship in New Zealand in 2011, and applied for a passport in Malta in 2022.
Boom Boom
Once upon a time I wouldn't laugh at rockets blowing up, but I sometimes do now given the hubris of our billionaire dickhead overlords.
A rocket made by the company Blue Origin exploded on its launch pad in Florida during a test.
Footage shows the rocket bursting into a massive ball of fire, engulfing the area around it.
Don't worry this was still a great success as they collected lots of data (this is what Musk's crew says every time one of his blows up).
At Least The War Is Over
That's "nucular shit," Mr. Vice President.
Almost finished with the divorce details. Just going back and forth the "money stuff."
Thursday, May 28, 2026
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