Still immensely popular among Florida Republicans but barred by term limits from seeking reelection, DeSantis has refused to hand the baton to Donalds and has spent months publicly and privately arguing the Naples congressman is unfit to replace him. He has even shared his reservations directly with Trump, according to a person close to DeSantis with knowledge of a recent conversation between the two.
Saturday, July 18, 2026
This Is Excellent News For Flordia Governer Ron DeSantis
Mostly linking to reminisce about the several month period during which Ron was the most important politician in America.
Nothing Really Matters
I won't say very many positive things about the Iraq war era, but it was the case that people treated the whole thing with a degree of gravitas, or faux gravitas at least. Sure that was also a part of the marketing myth, and a reason for self-important pundits to gaze at their reflected importance, but there was still the fading notion that going to war was a big deal. People were going to die, and that mattered.
All the cable news NATION AT WAR graphics were toxic in their own way, but at least they acknowledged that it was actually a big deal
Friday, July 17, 2026
Sure Why Not
Iran does not fit neatly into the Epcot Pavilion. It is 4 times the size of California. I suspect a land invasion would be difficult.
At Least The War Is Over
Attacks on desalanization plants are potentially catastrophic.
Iranian strikes on Friday hit a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, damaging one of the key sources of drinking water in the small desert nation.
OH NO ELON
What was advertised as a critical launch of Elon's rocket was not a go.
As I keep saying, betting against his shenanigans has long been a loser, but maybe this time!
Good Enough For Some Alito
I imagine that Foxbrained nutter was the real audience.
None of the declassified information supports the claim that any previous election results — including the 2020 presidential contest that Trump lost — were manipulated by foreign interference or fraud in a way that would’ve changed the outcome.Instead, White House officials have framed the disclosures not as an attempt to re-litigate past elections, but rather as an attempt to correct vulnerabilities ahead of November’s midterm elections. That’s despite the fact that the second Trump administration has shuttered many federal organizations that were tracking and publicizing foreign influence campaigns.And White House officials suggested the information, some of which has been known for years, was withheld from senior top elected US officials, including Trump, for political purposes.
A decent article but "the president lies all the time about everything" should be baked deeply into all reporting and it just isn't.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Sure Why Not
Everything is corrupt.
Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on that speech and more than a dozen others on the prediction market Kalshi, federal investigators with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission found, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Four More Wars
One thing "we" are incapable of learning is that invading and occupying a country is hard.
It isn't the only reason, but I do think the general American view that other countries are fake and also can fit into the Epcot Pavilion has sonething to do with it. Even "little" islands are quite large. Cuba is the size of Tennessee!
LOS GLOTONES!
It's Tariff Week, Again
Gramps is on his nostalgia tour, playing the hits to state fair crowds.
The US plans to impose a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports, after a yearlong investigation concluded that the country had engaged in “unfair” trade practices.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Sure Why Not
Pete has low T and needs to prove this is normal and not because he is a girlyman.
According to Hegseth, the U.S. had a "sacred duty to maintain that advantage Which is why we must constantly look for new ways to optimize your performance, your resilience, and your long-term health." The Trump official stated that in order to meet the goals, he was "authorizing a new screening program for testosterone deficiency for our service members, ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best.Hegseth added that it was "well-established science that as we age, testosterone levels often naturally drop." He added that anyone over 30 who served in the army would receive the screening as part of their annual "periodic health assessment."
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