Like they say in the mobster movies, 'Nobody knows nothin' . . .
But I just know *something* will happen tomorrow . . . you know, after the markets close 😏 . . .
The Shallow State @OurShallowState
The Dow fell substantially today; and the price of oil jumped to over $108/barrel; and Trump said he'd delay his strikes on Iranian power plants by 10 days. It was an attempt at more massive market manipulation. Oil prices then fell 6% - BUT THEN - the 6% decline was eradicated - in 40 mins.
1) ICE has been funded for three years so you can't actually do anything to them even if you shut down Homeland Security. ICE has billions to spend no matter what.
2) The proven rapist Trump is brilliant in now using ICE to fill in for TSA by standing around airports looking at their phones since they have no experience or training in airport security. He is even more brilliant in soon having the National Guard do the same thing.
Except that now all those billions that were be wasted on flying Kristi Noem around the country to have sex with Corey Lewandowski and shooting Americans while deporting anyone with an accent are now being spent on sending ICE to airports to do nothing.
Seems like a win for the Democrats, even though MAGA insists this is just another brilliant plan (up there with the plan to have Iran unconditionally surrender on day two of the war) from the not at all dementia addled brain of dear leader.
Gas up over a dollar a gallon from where President Biden had it.
Inflation up 1% from where President Biden had it.
Employment flat and falling while President Biden had it rising all through his presidency.
We have now had more military deaths in combat than we have had since Trump was last president.
Healthcare much more expensive.
Most all of the governments confidential is now possessed by Elon Musk and a bunch of twenty-somethings with ties to Russia and nicknames like "big balls."
Cars much more expensive.
We are no longer prepared for any crisis such as a new pandemic, major natural disaster, or an actual military attack on our country.
Most everyone with any ability or expertise in solving all these problems have been fired.
But, Kid Rock has some sort of cultural relevancy for the first time in 30 years, and Russia is more powerful then it was before Trump, so we have that.
So, the proven rapist Trump started a war with Minnesota to cover up the Epstein files. He then started a war with Iran to distract from his failures in Minnesota and his failures with his attempt to rid this country of brown people. So, what's next, a war with Mexico to distract from his terrible planning in Iran?
And, if we had just let him had Greenland, would that have stopped Trump's silly ambition that he needs a war so some historian will have something positive to say about him in the future?
The answer to the question "What's wrong with voter ID" is threefold
- every state ALREADY REQUIRES THAT
- this bill is ALSO about letting MarKWAYNE's DHS have access to *all your private voter information formerly protected by U.S. privacy laws" -- what do you not want them to know about you / have access to?
- and finally
I am *incredibly* tired of people not knowing the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 was passed so no undocumented immigrant has risked that FELONY in 30 years & the only people caught voting illegally are Republicans
HELP! This post has confused me! By appearing after the Open Thread. I've learned to expect an order to these posts, and posting after the Open Thread simply isn't done. This is almost as bad as the list my daughter sent me the other day where items three and four were transposed and I had to spend the rest of the day in bed, recovering, after viewing the damned list.
It is confusing to me as well. Maybe Dok didn't have anything to say and posted links to articles. But now we can live in the comments for the rest of the evening.
President Donald Trump signaled that negotiations were underway with Iran — and that he would pause military strikes — while simultaneously attacking the media in a new social media announcement.
Trump has come under fire over the American public's response to the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran, as calls have increased for the conflict to end as oil prices rise and the stock market takes serious hits. He said that the Iranian government requested to stop the strikes amid the talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the second time Trump has said he would pause strikes.
Trump posted the following on his Truth Social platform:
"As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well."
The military action in Iran started on Feb. 28 and has led to the death of 13 U.S. troops and hundreds of injured service members.
***
Then why are you still moving fifty-thousand men to Kharg, Donny?
"Nice island here. What it needs is a casino and resort hotel. That giant oil terminal will need to be moved to make room for the golf course. That land over there will make a great US Military Cemetery. Why bother moving fifty thousand suckers and losers back to America when we can just plant them here? Saves a lot of jet fuel! Just do mass graves. No need for head stones."
The Hill: Trump administration opens investigations into 3 medical schools
"The Trump administration also wants documents relating to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in admissions and other university communications regarding race, donor status and other information gathered in the admissions process."
I am ... not feeling great about how the Republican narrative has been adopted YET AGAIN so that not only does nobody actually know what it means, but it's easier to slide that into a slur and make negative association
Not to speak of which -- the arrogant incompetents who don't make these decisions have ALREADY DEMONSTRATED IN COURT that THEY don't even know what it means
"The Absolutely Unhinged DOGE Bro Deposition Tapes" - Strict Scrutiny
The acronym 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍
And as Peabody-awarded Joel Bervell will let you know, it's literally ESSENTIAL in order for everyone in the United States to get accurate medical treatment and not just White people
So I will ask the question with the necessary framing instead of the Confederate Republican framing that is so frequently adopted by even pro-democracy people in these discussions
"What is WRONG with DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION??""
and make these meddlers answer THAT damn question to everyone's face.
Can we at least *start* there, please ??
Come on, y'all
Jeebus knows I know everyone is working three jobs, because it's late stage capitalism
Why didn't anybody just tell them they're gathering the racial data so they knew when to give the slots to white kids over slightly more qualified minorities, and just not do that?
re: have you noticed that almost all the Tabs gifs this week have featured little baby animals running and jumping around cutely? It’s like they have a gamboling addiction!
I am seething with jealousy ... that I didn't think of that first ... just proves, once again (as if any more proof were needed) that YOU ROCK!!!!! :^)
I also loved "It was another busy day down here in the News Mines, and we hope you like what we’ve dug up for you!", but I don't want to get carried away with praise, you might just decide to retire and rest on your laurels ... which (I hear) aren't really all that comfortable to sit on, but there we are ...
Stocks on Wall Street suffered their largest daily decline since the start of the war with Iran on Thursday, falling as oil prices rose sharply after President Trump raised the pressure on Iran to accept terms to end the war.
“We’ll just keep blowing them away, unimpeded,” Mr. Trump said at his first cabinet meeting since the war started. While the S&P 500 had started Thursday with a decline, the losses deepened after the meeting.
The index fell 1.7 percent Thursday, its biggest daily decline since January, putting the index on course for its fifth straight week of losses for the first time in four years.
The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, rose roughly 5.7 percent, to $108.01 a barrel, its highest this week...
Do you know how to tell the difference between male and female ants? Drop it in a glass of water. If it sinks, girl ant. If it floats….
It’s spring around here! I pulled out the collars with the AirTags on them, and as soon as Máebh (tux) heard the jingle, she went to the door. She hasn’t had that on for months, but she was ready.
The "action" is to declare an emergency. An emergency his mal-administration created. Saying "I HEREBY" and "TYFYAITM" is so much easier than negotiating for someone with Trump's comically limited deal-making skills.
Like they say in the mobster movies, 'Nobody knows nothin' . . .
But I just know *something* will happen tomorrow . . . you know, after the markets close 😏 . . .
The Shallow State @OurShallowState
The Dow fell substantially today; and the price of oil jumped to over $108/barrel; and Trump said he'd delay his strikes on Iranian power plants by 10 days. It was an attempt at more massive market manipulation. Oil prices then fell 6% - BUT THEN - the 6% decline was eradicated - in 40 mins.
Have they stopped believing him too?
5:57 PM · Mar 26, 2026
https://xcancel.com/OurShallowState/status/2037287842221850678
Nope. I can't upgrade.
An interesting argument that is rising from MAGA:
1) ICE has been funded for three years so you can't actually do anything to them even if you shut down Homeland Security. ICE has billions to spend no matter what.
2) The proven rapist Trump is brilliant in now using ICE to fill in for TSA by standing around airports looking at their phones since they have no experience or training in airport security. He is even more brilliant in soon having the National Guard do the same thing.
Except that now all those billions that were be wasted on flying Kristi Noem around the country to have sex with Corey Lewandowski and shooting Americans while deporting anyone with an accent are now being spent on sending ICE to airports to do nothing.
Seems like a win for the Democrats, even though MAGA insists this is just another brilliant plan (up there with the plan to have Iran unconditionally surrender on day two of the war) from the not at all dementia addled brain of dear leader.
Since the proven rapist Trump returned to office:
Gas up over a dollar a gallon from where President Biden had it.
Inflation up 1% from where President Biden had it.
Employment flat and falling while President Biden had it rising all through his presidency.
We have now had more military deaths in combat than we have had since Trump was last president.
Healthcare much more expensive.
Most all of the governments confidential is now possessed by Elon Musk and a bunch of twenty-somethings with ties to Russia and nicknames like "big balls."
Cars much more expensive.
We are no longer prepared for any crisis such as a new pandemic, major natural disaster, or an actual military attack on our country.
Most everyone with any ability or expertise in solving all these problems have been fired.
But, Kid Rock has some sort of cultural relevancy for the first time in 30 years, and Russia is more powerful then it was before Trump, so we have that.
Q1 retirement plan statements will be mailed out next week; get ready for a BIG SURPRISE : )
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cre0vl84qy9t
Hey, everybody, want a taco?
Trump always chickens out!
And he did it again.
His open battles with Iran have been postponed another 10 days. Fuckin' murderer.
And I bet he's still lying about negotiations happening at all.
He said he was gonna bomb the power plant.
He's still killing people.
So, the proven rapist Trump started a war with Minnesota to cover up the Epstein files. He then started a war with Iran to distract from his failures in Minnesota and his failures with his attempt to rid this country of brown people. So, what's next, a war with Mexico to distract from his terrible planning in Iran?
And, if we had just let him had Greenland, would that have stopped Trump's silly ambition that he needs a war so some historian will have something positive to say about him in the future?
it'll be stupid, Cuba'd
Vance does make a good Fredo.
You know that MAGAt Sheriff snatched 65,000 ballots IN CALIFORNIA with zero probable cause, right?
Right??
As one of the Gen Zs said -- "if they pass that SAVE Act, that's it"
𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦, 𝐑𝐲𝐞, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 - 𝐍𝐋𝐏
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfSvbP98RqM
The answer to the question "What's wrong with voter ID" is threefold
- every state ALREADY REQUIRES THAT
- this bill is ALSO about letting MarKWAYNE's DHS have access to *all your private voter information formerly protected by U.S. privacy laws" -- what do you not want them to know about you / have access to?
- and finally
I am *incredibly* tired of people not knowing the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 was passed so no undocumented immigrant has risked that FELONY in 30 years & the only people caught voting illegally are Republicans
"You have a nice evening, now! We love you, and we’ll see you tomorrow morning with Tabs." = Open Thread?
HELP! This post has confused me! By appearing after the Open Thread. I've learned to expect an order to these posts, and posting after the Open Thread simply isn't done. This is almost as bad as the list my daughter sent me the other day where items three and four were transposed and I had to spend the rest of the day in bed, recovering, after viewing the damned list.
But which is the open thread??? (Asking for a confused friend)
no ugly mug on top, tho.
I'll call that victory.
It is confusing to me as well. Maybe Dok didn't have anything to say and posted links to articles. But now we can live in the comments for the rest of the evening.
It's messed up the homepage, also too.
I thought this was just something that got emailed to people who didn't turn that off.
It's now gone from the homepage, so I think you were right; Dok posted it inadvertently.
President Donald Trump signaled that negotiations were underway with Iran — and that he would pause military strikes — while simultaneously attacking the media in a new social media announcement.
Trump has come under fire over the American public's response to the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran, as calls have increased for the conflict to end as oil prices rise and the stock market takes serious hits. He said that the Iranian government requested to stop the strikes amid the talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the second time Trump has said he would pause strikes.
Trump posted the following on his Truth Social platform:
"As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well."
The military action in Iran started on Feb. 28 and has led to the death of 13 U.S. troops and hundreds of injured service members.
***
Then why are you still moving fifty-thousand men to Kharg, Donny?
"Nice island here. What it needs is a casino and resort hotel. That giant oil terminal will need to be moved to make room for the golf course. That land over there will make a great US Military Cemetery. Why bother moving fifty thousand suckers and losers back to America when we can just plant them here? Saves a lot of jet fuel! Just do mass graves. No need for head stones."
The Hill: Trump administration opens investigations into 3 medical schools
"The Trump administration also wants documents relating to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in admissions and other university communications regarding race, donor status and other information gathered in the admissions process."
The one-drop rule, American style.
I am ... not feeling great about how the Republican narrative has been adopted YET AGAIN so that not only does nobody actually know what it means, but it's easier to slide that into a slur and make negative association
Not to speak of which -- the arrogant incompetents who don't make these decisions have ALREADY DEMONSTRATED IN COURT that THEY don't even know what it means
"The Absolutely Unhinged DOGE Bro Deposition Tapes" - Strict Scrutiny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAMye4unV3A
The acronym 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍
And as Peabody-awarded Joel Bervell will let you know, it's literally ESSENTIAL in order for everyone in the United States to get accurate medical treatment and not just White people
So I will ask the question with the necessary framing instead of the Confederate Republican framing that is so frequently adopted by even pro-democracy people in these discussions
"What is WRONG with DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION??""
and make these meddlers answer THAT damn question to everyone's face.
Can we at least *start* there, please ??
Come on, y'all
Jeebus knows I know everyone is working three jobs, because it's late stage capitalism
But damn
Why didn't anybody just tell them they're gathering the racial data so they knew when to give the slots to white kids over slightly more qualified minorities, and just not do that?
re: have you noticed that almost all the Tabs gifs this week have featured little baby animals running and jumping around cutely? It’s like they have a gamboling addiction!
I am seething with jealousy ... that I didn't think of that first ... just proves, once again (as if any more proof were needed) that YOU ROCK!!!!! :^)
I also loved "It was another busy day down here in the News Mines, and we hope you like what we’ve dug up for you!", but I don't want to get carried away with praise, you might just decide to retire and rest on your laurels ... which (I hear) aren't really all that comfortable to sit on, but there we are ...
𝗨.𝗦. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗿
Stocks on Wall Street suffered their largest daily decline since the start of the war with Iran on Thursday, falling as oil prices rose sharply after President Trump raised the pressure on Iran to accept terms to end the war.
“We’ll just keep blowing them away, unimpeded,” Mr. Trump said at his first cabinet meeting since the war started. While the S&P 500 had started Thursday with a decline, the losses deepened after the meeting.
The index fell 1.7 percent Thursday, its biggest daily decline since January, putting the index on course for its fifth straight week of losses for the first time in four years.
The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, rose roughly 5.7 percent, to $108.01 a barrel, its highest this week...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/business/oil-stock-gas-prices-iran.html
Do you know how to tell the difference between male and female ants? Drop it in a glass of water. If it sinks, girl ant. If it floats….
It’s spring around here! I pulled out the collars with the AirTags on them, and as soon as Máebh (tux) heard the jingle, she went to the door. She hasn’t had that on for months, but she was ready.
https://substack.com/profile/1687878-1d57a1d5931d/note/c-233801987?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=106di
And here I thought all aunts were girls.
You could try dropping them into a glass of water…
Don't have one big enough.
Also possible that you can’t run fast enough afterwards
True.
Yay! We are at the dog park in the beautiful Central OK spring weather.
The Hill: Trump expected to announce action to solve TSA problems amid DHS shutdown [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5802813-gop-trump-tsa-executive-action/]
The "action" is to declare an emergency. An emergency his mal-administration created. Saying "I HEREBY" and "TYFYAITM" is so much easier than negotiating for someone with Trump's comically limited deal-making skills.