For those who were hopeful that Trump “pivoted” on Ukraine, the meeting in Alaska will sell Ukraine down the river. Trump is scared to death of Putin. Taco

🚨The Trump administration is seeking to cut U.S. funding for war crimes investigations in Ukraine, Myanmar, Syria, and beyond. Critics warn this move endangers signals a retreat from human rights priorities once central to U.S. foreign policy. open.substack.com/pub/theintelle…

So, now Trump welcomes war criminal Putin to the U.S. next Friday. Trump will act like a Russian agent, insisting that Zelenskyy give up territory without paying for damage inflicted on Ukraine or return kidnapped children. The press corps should be peppering Trump about

Why haven’t the Astros replaced Bryan King with AJ Blubaugh who had a great outing against the Marlins.

I think I have been delegated to the algorithm from Hell. For the most part, my followers do not see my tweets even when I am boosted. Further, when boosted I get the worst of the X cesspool. I get folks who specialize in 4 letter words or the abbreviations thereof. It seems like

Tonight Christian Javier is unlikely to pitch beyond the 3rd or 4th inning. I hope they have brought Blubaugh back for long relief.

The Astros face a tall challenge with Garrett Crochet on the mound. He is coming off a 7 inning quality start against KC. He is among the very best pitchers in the American League. CROCHET STATS:

Trump is going to send in the military to D.C. because of the violent crime rate. In 2023 a number of cities have higher crime rates, like Detroit and Memphis. If 2024 data were used the rate for D.C. dropped big time. Note, he is not sending troops to cities in red states.

Who is the long relief for the Astros tonight?

It’s important this week to remember that Putin has violated every bilateral treaty Russia signed with Ukraine since independence in 1992. The Budapest Memo(1994), Friendship(1997) and Border(2003) Treaties all guaranteed Ukrainian territorial integrity but counted for nothing.

Last Friday Paxton forum shopped in Illinois for a judge to enforce civil warrants issued in Texas against 13 D legislators who left the state. The Republican judge held that Paxton failed to present a legal basis for him to execute the warrants. texastribune.org/2025/08/13/tex…

Bennett Sousa is the big surprise for the Astros. Before last night Sousa had a 8.41 ERA in 25 games for the White Sox in 2022 and a 13.50 ERA in 2 games for the Brewers in 2023. He did not pitch in 2024 due to injury. This year for the Astros his ERA is 2.64. Amazing job by the

This comment by MQS about Gene Wu representing Beijing is consistent with his maturity level. As far as Rep Wu being unpopular with the caucus I would take that with a large grain of salt. As Rep Charlie Geren warns:

Private schools in Texas are expected to receive $1 billion in voucher money. Private schools have very little accountability and are not subject to open records law. ProPublica/Texas Tribune found numerous instances of conflicts of interest and self-dealing by private school

Judge denies Trump administration request to end a policy protecting immigrant children in custody. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/j…

Arnold Schwarzenegger is spot on in responding to the Trump/Putin love fest. ChrisTomlinson Bridget Grumet Eleanor Klibanoff

Urías came up with one out in the 12th with the bases loaded. He hits a grounder to Jordan Westburg at 3rd. Correa should have been an easy out at home plate. Instead Westburg throws to second and the throw is late to first to get the speedy Urías. Big mistake. Correa scores.

Trump admin is going to mandate the continued operation of coal-fired power plants. It will cost ratepayers billions in higher electric bills. Texas has 15 coal-fired power plants still operating. It is slightly over 10% of the state’s power generation. ncnewsline.com/2025/08/18/tru…

BRIGHT IDEA? I think there is a way to move Trump from being Putin's lackey in Ukraine peace negotiations to being a fire breathing bully on the side of Ukraine. If Zelensky and the Europeans, including Norway, were to guarantee a Nobel Peace Prize for Trump wouldn't he switch