washparkhorn

A little reminder of the bubbles some of us inhabit (or inhabited) and from which we form (or formed) our beliefs. Little bubbles in a sea of humanity reading at no more than a sixth grade level. The “center” is a story we make up to avoid the staggering realization that our democracy sold out Americans to oligarchs, who care little about America’s seed corn and blood upon which they dine. From the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau

J Edgar Boozer heard someone yell “Shots!” and asked “Tequila or Whiskey?” Meanwhile his girlfriend was seen holding hands with a dude in a hotel room and the shooter specifically excluded Kuck-Kash from his target list out of sympathy.

Not good, Israel. Not a good look. Before southern Lebanon invasion: Post-IDF invasion: (IDF confirms photo and says it is not inline with IDF values) Israel under Netanyahu is not winning the hearts and minds campaign. They are becoming what they hate.

I rarely agree with post-Grimes Elon, but he is correct here: Elon Musk @elonmusk Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI. AI/robotics will produce goods & services far in excess of the increase in the money supply, so there will not be inflation. 4:05 AM · Apr 17, 2026

Pressure on sellouts work. CBC withdraws support for a clean renewal. Better late than never.

James Baldwin, 1967: “The poor, of whatever color, do not trust the law and certainly have no reason to, and God knows we didn't. ‘If you must call a cop,’ we said in those days, ‘for God's sake, make sure it's a white one.’ We did not feel that the cops were protecting us, for we knew too much about the reasons for the kinds of crimes committed in the ghetto; but we feared black cops even more than white cops, because the black cop had to work so much harder--on your head--to prove to himself and his colleagues that he was not like all the other n******.”

Who needs enemies with friends like the Congressional Black Caucus. https://prospect.org/2026/04/13/congressional-black-caucus-support-spying-powers-blm-activists-fisa-702/

Perfect casting.

Trump and his myriad enablers have no fear of self-identifying as the Biblical Antichrist. Almost seems like they aren’t Christians.

The abyss grows nearer. It’s too late to recover the US-dominated world we once knew less than two months ago. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men cannot put trumpty-dumpty back together again. Iran is codifying a "Larak Island toll regime" for Strait of Hormuz transits. It imposes yuan-based fees on 20% of the world’s global oil supply using China's CIPS system. Iran has essentially created a source of long-term revenue independent of sanctions or dollar reliance (institutional enhancement for Iran). The Trump/Netanyahu war is killing the golden goose On supply, this is a helpful JPM chart showing when the supply shocks hit.

It is all perfectly clear and consistent . . . Leave Donny alone!