Abril 19, 2026

At the Sunrise Café...

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... you can talk all night.

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Ipinaskil ni Ann Althouse sa 7:41 PM
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rehajm ayon kay ...

I’ve always assumed we’d go broke from federal entitlements but blue state welfare scams have accelerated the pace exponentially. Tiny little Massachusetts spent $30 billion on welfare last year and 1 out of 4 dollars in health spending goes to medicaid. I might live long enough to see the end…

4/19/26, 7:52 PM
rehajm ayon kay ...

…but yah, fret about the Trump arch…

4/19/26, 7:53 PM
narciso ayon kay ...

The second one is most striking

4/19/26, 8:10 PM
narciso ayon kay ...


Interesting

https://open.substack.com/pub/clevelandmarkblakemore/p/redux-jane-goodall-and-bearing-false

4/19/26, 8:11 PM
narciso ayon kay ...

How do people not know persias role at leasr in the old teatament

4/19/26, 8:15 PM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...

The last of the Trimates, Leakey’s Angels - Biruté Galdikas - passed a month ago. March 24. 79 of lung cancer. RIP

4/19/26, 8:39 PM
narciso ayon kay ...

Much of what we assured was true, was not true at all

4/19/26, 8:42 PM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...

Field of study: Orangutans

4/19/26, 8:43 PM
narciso ayon kay ...

Another hack

Instapundit » Blog Archive » ARTICLE III CONTINUES ITS SWAN SONG: “Unserious Leaders Are Unsafe,” Opines a Federal Judge About R https://share.google/vfBEyF7QuTPwH3CRD

4/19/26, 8:47 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...

The impact of the Iran war will hurt the US even after conflict ends. What makes this so politically damaging is that Americans have seen this movie before. Inflation was one of the biggest reasons the Biden administration lost credibility. People were already worn down by years of higher prices, and now they are being told, once again, to absorb another round of economic pain because Washington chose a conflict it did not need to own so directly. So of course Trump’s numbers are falling. That is not some strange polling accident. It is the most natural thing in the world. When families are paying more for gas, more for groceries, more for electricity, more for basic necessities they do not care about grand rhetoric. They feel that failure immediately.

And that is what makes the politics here even worse for Trump. He sold himself as the candidate of America First. But this does not feel like America First to a lot of voters. It feels like ordinary Americans are being asked to carry the costs, the inflation, the strategic risk, and the military burden of a policy that increasingly looks more aligned with Israel’s priorities than with the day-to-day interests of people living in the United States. Once that perception takes hold, it is incredibly hard to reverse, because people experience it in such a concrete way: at the pump, at the checkout counter, and in the growing sense that Washington is once again spending money abroad while telling people at home to be patient.

There is also a basic credibility problem here. The White House still has not given the public a clear number for what this operation is going to cost. That matters. This is not just about inflation; it is also about military spending, deficits, and priorities. If the administration wants the country to keep backing this war, it cannot simply wave away the budget question. Americans have every right to ask how much this will cost, who will pay for it, and why that burden makes more sense than dealing with urgent problems at home.

And then there is Congress. As the 60-day issue gets closer, this stops being just a presidential decision and becomes a harder institutional and political test. That does not mean congressional resistance would shut everything down overnight. It probably would not. But it would absolutely make life harder for the White House. It would restrict room for maneuver, complicate funding, and expose how shaky the political foundation for this war really is. In that sense, this is not just a foreign policy problem for Trump. It is a self-inflicted domestic problem, and the longer it drags on, the harder it becomes to sell to the American people.

4/19/26, 10:11 PM
Ampersand ayon kay ...

Little Excursions, Yes there are risks. Let's see what happens.

4/19/26, 10:54 PM
Original Mike ayon kay ...

Rich lectured us ad nauseam that the tariffs would lead to economy-crippling inflation. Most people would show a little humility after being so egregiously wrong.

4/19/26, 11:10 PM
Jamie ayon kay ...

and now they are being told, once again, to absorb another round of economic pain because Washington chose a conflict it did not need to own so directly

I'm not sure what you mean here. You're still trying to bang on the "war of choice" thing, it seems, but what would it have looked like not to "own" this conflict "so directly"? Are you suggesting that we should just ("just"!) have convinced Israel to attempt to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities on its own? Because who else was going even to try, if we weren't there, "owning it directly"? I mean, look at Europe now: their plan appears to be to let us do literally everything and then come swanning in to claim credit for bringing about... what? Peace in our time? They certainly weren't going to "own" anything "directly" or otherwise.

Or did you mean to imply that we should have sent the CIA in covertly? Nothing ever goes wrong with that...

The rest of your comment is concern trolling, though of course it has plenty of truth to it: some Americans won't see this piece of foreign policy as "America first," there are, properly, budgetary issues to be worked out, Congress may shut it down as campaign season gets underway, and Trump's poll numbers are declining. All true. The relevance, though? If this conflict was necessary now in order to keep Iran from developing its conventional screen, behind which it could act with impunity, then its electoral consequences are less important than going forward with the action. That's how Rubio reads and explains the situation. Trump came into office as a lame duck, and while not losing Congress in the midterms would certainly make his life (and remaining two years in office) a whole lot easier, I think it's pretty clear that making his own life easy hasn't been a high priority for him as president.

The media and the left (you know what I'm going to say here: "but I repeat myself") are only too happy to oblige. Whether this action was indeed necessary is a debate we could've had, maybe. But instead, they're - you're - all-in on the message that Trump is a warmonger, Trump is a puppet of Israel, Trump doesn't care about the country, Trump doesn't have a plan... no matter whether it was necessary or not. Our security is much less important to the left than power and control. 'Twas ever thus.

4/20/26, 1:48 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...

Well said Jamie!!!

4/20/26, 2:41 AM
planetgeo ayon kay ...

Apparently, Little Kak is now being paid by the word to concern troll here. He's gone from simple comments to essays. How long before we get the 20-page manifesto?

4/20/26, 3:26 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...

It's always hilarious to watch the left cry because of the aftermath of their policies...
Shipwreckedcrew
@shipwreckedcrew
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7h
Trump can't make cattle appear that weren't bred three years ago because of Biden Admin policies.

It takes 3 years from the date of breeding until that beef lands in a market.

We are seeing today the result of a decline in breeding in 2023.
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Roger
@rdd147
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13h
The $16 Biden TBone you bitched about is now the $30 Trump TBone

https://x.com/shipwreckedcrew/status/2046049573630881940?s=20

4/20/26, 4:45 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...

It's really pathetic, that NYC can have riots, and protests for every single left wing grievance, but that the commie Muslim mayor bans public celebrations for our countries 250th Birthday. The left can't hate America any more than they do...or maybe they can. This is disgusting, and another reason why as long as the left conquered NYC, I willl never go there again.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/08/us-news/times-square-ball-drop-to-celebrate-uss-250th-still-going-forward-but-there-will-be-no-public-event/

4/20/26, 4:59 AM
Breezy ayon kay ...

“It feels like ordinary Americans are being asked to carry the costs, the inflation, the strategic risk, and the military burden of a policy that increasingly looks more aligned with Israel’s priorities than with the day-to-day interests of people living in the United States.“

Day-to-day interests of Americans living in the ME matter, too, as well as those non-Americans with whom we ally. Our interests align with that of Israel in this case, not to mention other ME states that agree but were less vocal about it until they were frantically barraged with missiles after the war started.

Besides, Iran forced the Israel-US alignment in this war by its brand slogan, now decades old, “Death to Israel, Death to America”.

4/20/26, 5:11 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) ayon kay ...

Breezy captured the essence of this war that makes it different from every other prior regional conflict. Iran is alone against every neighboring state, except Pakistan. We are in coalition while Iran is isolated and weak, and their proxies in Gaza and West Bank inert and shrinking when not actively distancing themselves from Iran.

4/20/26, 5:42 AM
Leland ayon kay ...

The problem progressives have is that ordinary people across the globe have to suffer with their poor governance. Whether it is increased housing costs as homes are taken by illegal immigrants, less access to healthcare for the same reason, bare shelves as shoplifting is legalized, repeat violent crime as Judges abuse bail reform, and staggering corruption as money meant for the community is given away to international special interest. The proffered solution, “tax the rich” just causes the rich to move away adding to the misery.

4/20/26, 5:44 AM
john mosby ayon kay ...

Ref the ball drop: Mamdani may not have a choice. He sensibly banned all demonstrations during the World Cup, which period spans 4 July. So now he can't exempt a patriotic event based on its content.

Plus if he did let crowds into Times Square, his fellow travellers might infiltrate it with PLO flags, block the flow with BLM kneeling, or lift their skirts to do their own ball drop. Embarrassing even for him. CC, JSM

4/20/26, 6:19 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) ayon kay ...

Are leftists and paid posters boycotting this site now?

4/20/26, 6:20 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...

Then I hope NYC cracks down on the violent left wing protests that keep going on because it doesn't look like they care about people gathering for those.....I will believe it when I actually see it happening..

4/20/26, 6:46 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...

Adriezy
@Adriezy1
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I am always confounded that “pride” in how one likes their sexual proclivities has become the rage. I’ve known many gays who have also questioned this. As one gay friend said “I graduated top of my class and built a business, but I am only celebrated for ass sex. Messed up.”

https://x.com/Adriezy1/status/2046193382918152390?s=20

4/20/26, 6:50 AM
narciso ayon kay ...

https://x.com/RealBababanaras/status/2046062575591297104

4/20/26, 6:51 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...


Is anybody else getting sick and tired of this??? It's time for a redo of the criminal justice system that caters to criminals....

Based Electrician⚡️🇺🇲
@ComeAndTakeIt
Stop what you're doing and watch this. This is absolutely insane.

This creep is arrested for chasing two 11 and 12 year girls in Gretna Nebraska. When questioned about his motives, Zachary Vinton claimed he "Wanted to have sex with them"

Vinton has now been released on bond, and Gretna Public Schools has encouraged their students to USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM while this predator roams the streets.

What the hell are we even doing?

https://x.com/ComeAndTakeIt/status/2045905125701513724?s=20

4/20/26, 6:54 AM
narciso ayon kay ...

Because we must follow an ancient babylonian god

Gozer may not have been real, but there were Old Gods

4/20/26, 6:54 AM
Leland ayon kay ...

Are leftists and paid posters boycotting this site now?

We can only hope.

4/20/26, 7:05 AM
pacwest ayon kay ...

High risk, high reward. Connect these dots: IMEC, The Board of Peace. Transformative. You need to understand this to understand what Trump is doing. Do the homework.

4/20/26, 7:09 AM
narciso ayon kay ...

Fusilli Spock on X: "@GavinNewsom @NRA The bodies are still warm. Fucking ghoul" / X https://share.google/mSVJ78Zd03GtmYhRO

4/20/26, 7:11 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...


Funny, that!!!

Braeden
@BraedenSorbo
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19h
Crazy how this guy completely disappeared from the narrative once it was shown that Tim Walz hired him.
https://x.com/BraedenSorbo/status/2045910648542880016?s=20

4/20/26, 7:24 AM
narciso ayon kay ...

Even electricity is leaving blues states - Don Surber https://share.google/m266uaFsN1b5NFyGJ

4/20/26, 7:26 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...

Q The Storm Rider
@Q_TheStormRider
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19h
Remember that time when HillaryClinton introduced her friend GeorgeSoros and his interest to get involved in US elections?

The Internet sure doesn't.

Why?

Because it has been wiped from existence for the most part. Turns out I found a copy of the file I had archived years ago.

Be a real shame if people save and shared this widely.



https://x.com/Q_TheStormRider/status/2045916019051679918?s=20

4/20/26, 7:27 AM
narciso ayon kay ...

Katie Bar the Door: AZ Gov. Hobbs Dodges Question About Ruben Gallego’s Eric Swalwell Explanation – Twitchy https://share.google/0mJ5N8y4fnHyu6hew

4/20/26, 7:35 AM
Kai Akker ayon kay ...

The VIX volatility index, which tends to move counter to stock prices, continued its breakout that was developing Friday afternoon. May be huge, may not; have to watch a little.

Triple tops over last three years in the Russell 2000, the SPX, OEX, NDX, XLK, MDY, Dow Utilities and Transports.

Triple tops over the last six years but failures to make new highs right here in the Dow Industrials, the New York Stock Exchange average, FEZ (Europe).

Momentum divergences everywhere.

4/20/26, 9:02 AM
RJW ayon kay ...

Original Mike said...
“Rich lectured us ad nauseam that the tariffs would lead to economy-crippling inflation. Most people would show a little humility after being so egregiously wrong.”

Perhaps I was taking a potty break during a TACO commercial but remind us when the fat lady sang.

4/20/26, 9:03 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...

So many people are desperate to not have been wrong or proven to have been lied to in electing Trump. They have cut ties with family and friends; staked their entire personality on his presidency and have pegged all their hopes on him. Messianism is not new in politics and is found quite frequently in South America.

Any marginal victory Trump claims from this will be clambered for and grasped with both hands by these people. Too much of their personal life is at stake to change views.

If any do, it is well within everyone’s interests not to mock them -- as satisfying and cathartic that may be after so much damage has been inflicted upon us all.

4/20/26, 9:22 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...

One has to hand it to Trump -- to campaign on a platform of ending foreign wars and lowering inflation and ending up driving up inflation because of starting a foreign war….that would be too much winning for even the most accomplished Hollywood script writers.

4/20/26, 9:28 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...


"The VIX volatility index, which tends to move counter to stock prices, continued its breakout that was developing Friday afternoon. May be huge, may not; have to watch a little."

Feels like the betting in the markets is in favor of an extension of the ceasefire deadline.

4/20/26, 9:56 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) ayon kay ...

It's weird, right?

4/20/26, 12:28 PM
DINKY DAU 45 ayon kay ...

Amazing athletes 5 US women finish in top 10 2026 Boston Marathon(love that course) and John Korir won the 130th Boston Marathon on Monday in 2:01:52, crossing Boylston 55 seconds clear of the field to win back-to-back Boston titles.This guy is a machine. 2ND, 3RD PLACE TIMES ALSO AMAZING. 4:39 per mile pace for John. WHAT!!!! machine....

4/20/26, 12:45 PM
Leland ayon kay ...

It's weird, right?

Only when people engage them.

4/20/26, 1:21 PM

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