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It’s a banana, Michael. What could it cost?

Manufacturers with supply chains requiring aluminum will have 2 tons of aluminum instead of 30, and maybe these two tons will cost a couple more bucks.

I’ll say one thing about the Donald: you never need to ask yourself, “I wonder what he’s really thinking?”

Tempted to create this podcast where I deliberately wait until the middle of the night to record unprepared comments about whatever’s grinding my gears, but not really.

BREAKING: U.S.-Ukraine Minerals deal signed, Department of Treasury says

Me seeing Zoomer journalists feeling the need to add a footnote explaining what “Pink Floyd” is.

I really enjoyed this Novaya Vkladka report from Obninsk about a local country music teacher. My favorite bit is that he seems to have little love for Americans and the U.S., but his commitment to his students and love of the music keep him going. meduza.io/en/feature/202…

"Hand them what they've taken" is a semantic contradiction.

A federal appeals court in Washington ruled the Trump admin can continue to withhold money from RFE/RL, Radio Free Asia, and Middle East Broadcasting Networks. Lawyers for RFE said it would cease operations by June without more funds. nytimes.com/2025/05/02/us/…

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce says America will no longer be “flying around the world at the drop of a hat” to mediate the Russia–Ukraine war. A terrible blow to Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry. state.gov/briefings/depa…

“With the beginning of cease-fire talks in the war between Russia and Ukraine, life has become riskier for Ukrainian civilians, according to a tally of civilian deaths by the United Nations and analysts reviewing recent Russian strikes,” reports the NYT. nytimes.com/2025/05/02/wor…

well, that ain’t good

In a fawning interview with Kremlin propagandist Pavel Zarubin ("You appear very calm and composed on the outside"), Putin says he constantly fights the urge to "clock someone." t.me/zarubinreporte…

Most Respectful President.

Interesting story by Emily Harnett about the Catholic Church planning to canonize a 15-yr-old kid who died 19 yrs ago. Lots of ideas about generations & mourning. For my godless ass, the end gets a bit too sentimental about faith & prayer, but maybe you had to be there.

Not so fast, Voice of America.