Impasse

 

 

Friends, the conflict with Iran is dragging on, although President Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely today.  The Strait of Hormuz is the real battleground.  For whatever reason, the mighty U.S. Navy doesn't seem willing or able to establish physical control over the vital waterway.  Small Iranian boats continue to harass commercial shipping and essentially deny the entire world use of the Strait.  Unacceptable, I say!!!  Meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade that has brought all Iranian maritime commerce to a complete standstill.  Who will blink first?  Well, it's hard to see how Iran could possibly think it could outlast us in such a struggle, but, if they watch CNN over there, they probably believe the U.S. is going to knuckle under any second.  It's the countries most dependent on Middle Eastern oil, like China and our "friends" in Europe, that must really be sweating bullets.  If this impasse continues much longer, their energy crisis will become acute.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w3vqv0edpo 

 

In other very important news, voters in Virginia have approved a plan to gerrymander the state's Congressional districts to give Democrats four extra seats.  A judge has taken issue with how the referendum was conducted, but don't count on Virginia courts to rescue the GOP from this disaster.  It will take federal intervention to do that.  Thus far, I think we can safely say that President Trump's plan to redistrict his way to victory in the midterms hasn't gone well.  Of course, there are other states that may save Republicans' bacon...like Florida?  On the other hand, if the blue wave is strong enough, none of this will matter anyway.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/22/judge-blocks-virginia-from-certifying-results-of-redistricting-referendum/ 

Lightning Fast!

 

Bad news, meatbags!  You're officially obsolete.  Not only is your intelligence, such as it is, easily outclassed by A.I., but now your speed and dexterity have been left in the dust by robots, as this story from China proves.  Robots, in short, can now run faster, for longer, than humans.  What can humans do better?  Not much.  We might still win a pie-eating contest, but that's about it.  My advice: eat more pie and abandon all hope!!!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/04/19/watch-chinese-robot-shatters-human-record-in-the-half-marathon/ 

Back on Track

 

Friends, whatever calamities may befall us, it would be nice to know that we have the biggest, most opulent ballroom in the universe attached to our president's residence, would it not?  I should say so!  Thanks to the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia, we're a little bit closer to achieving that goal.  They've allowed construction on the ballroom to recommence, subbing leftist Judge Richard Leon.  Ha!  Take that!!!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyx9xyy0j9o 

 

In other news, the Strait of Hormuz is now closed again, after the Iranians (and Trump) had declared it open only yesterday.  Apparently the Iranians only eased up on their piracy in expectation that the U.S. blockade would be lifted.  Not so fast!  What now?  More haggling, I should think.  The Dems will be pleased, as Senator Fetterman noted only recently, because they love it when the bad guys show up Trump...  If the whole world burns in the process, that's just a minor inconvenience.  Of course, the whole world won't burn, because we're still the ones holding most of the cards.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/04/18/trump-says-iran-cant-blackmail-united-states-after-ships-come-under-fire-in-strait-of-hormuz/ 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/04/18/fetterman-its-like-media-dems-were-gleeful-when-iran-took-the-strait/ 

The Art of the (Almost Finished!) Deal

 

Friends, President Trump is sounding extremely optimistic that the Iranians are about to give us everything we want out of a deal: an open Strait of Hormuz, all the "nuclear dust" they can muster, a commitment not to enrich any more uranium, and more!  Some voices in Iran are saying "hold your horses, Mister!"  Well, they're saying it in a less idiomatic way, and in Farsi, but you get the idea.  We could be on the cusp on ending this conflict and lastingly containing the Islamic Republic of Iran...or we could be on the cusp of Iran backpedaling, and the conflict reigniting.  Nothing would surprise me, at this stage!

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-two-ceasefires-and-opening-of-hormuz-could-boost-iran-talks/ar-AA2184Jv 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/17/trump-iran-deal-expected-in-the-next-day-or-two-might-travel-to-islamabad-for-final-talks/ 

 

In other news, President Trump is talking about a potential game changer in 2026: the retirement of one or more of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court.  This could dramatically raise the stakes for the midterm elections, since a Republican Senate would be essential to ensuring that Trump could replace Alito and/or Thomas with a likeminded right-winger.  In turn, making the high court a central issue in the midterms could boost Republican turnout, which otherwise isn't looking all that robust, if special elections are any indication.  It's all food for thought!

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-leans-in-on-a-major-2026-issue-possibly-replacing-justices-alito-and-thomas/ar-AA211nM3 

 

Finally, I've mentioned it before, but there is something of a school choice revolution going in America, and ground zero is the Sunshine State.  Florida is making it possible for parents to design a curriculum around their kids' needs, and to send their kids anywhere they please to learn, or indeed nowhere, since homeschooling is very much in the picture.  This flexibility is a model for how a publicly-supported K-12 education system ought to operate.  Red states, take note!!!

 

https://www.city-journal.org/article/florida-school-choice-education?skip=1 

Brainstorm

 

Friends, President Trump is very, very smart!  He tells us so on a regular basis.  Whether the men advising him are similarly bright is an open question.  It took the President's national security team a surprisingly long time to figure out that, if Iran could close the Strait of Hormuz, with its navy at the bottom of the sea, then we, with the world's biggest navy by far, could do so too!  And no country is more dependent on maritime trade passing through the Strait than...Iran!!!  That's what we call "checkmate" in strategic terms.  In other words, we can obliterate the Iranian economy any time we like.  Maybe that time should have been back when this conflict began.  Be that as it may, we're blockading Iran now, and I'm optimistic that this will force the Islamists to talk turkey, at long last.  I mean, for the U.S. of A., mounting a blockade is a piece of cake.  We can do this stuff all day long for as many days as it takes.  The best part is that, not only have we exposed Iran as a paper tiger, but we've done the same for every country in the world, including our erstwhile allies in Europe.  Simply put, the world runs on maritime trade, and WE RULE THE WAVES!!!  Get it, Trump haters???

 

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2026/04/16/three-u-s-carrier-groups-two-marine-assault-ships-and-ten-destroyers-blockade-iran/ 

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trumps-blockade-breaking-iran-and-european-elites-are-angry 

 

In other news, babies are smelly and obnoxious.  This helps to explain why so few people are having them these days, but, as I've been saying for years, there's a lot more to it.  People invest their time and energy in whatever they believe truly matters, and our messed up egotistical culture, such as it is, does not value parenthood.  Until we fix that problem, the decline and fall of human fertility will be the story of the century, the millenium, and quite possibly the punchline in the epitaph of homo sapiens, when the time comes.

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4527119/fertility-crisis-cultural-problem/ 

Divine Intervention

 

Friends, President Trump has been prevailed upon to delete his reposting of this image of himself as, some say, a "Jesus-like figure".  Is all the outrage justified?  I leave it to you to decide.  The bigger question is: does DJT have magical healing powers, which may or may not be angelic or demonic?  The verdict is out...

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/13/trump-denies-deleted-truth-post-showed-him-as-jesus-blames-fake-news/ 

 

In other news, Eric Swalwell, who just days ago was a darling of the Left and perhaps the odds-on favorite to be the next Governor of California, is today a private citizen, after he resigned his seat in Congress.  And, as he points out, all that was accomplished by mere accusations, and certainly not with actual criminal charges, let alone convictions.  Welcome to the Democratic Party, Eric!

 

https://x.com/RepSwalwell/status/2043802702971359521 

 

In case you haven't heard, conservative hero Viktor Orban has been defeated in his reelection bid in Hungary.  He served as the country's Prime Minister for 16 years, and he received fulsome praise and meaningful support from DJT and Vice-President Vance.  Well, his ouster is a pity, ideologically speaking, but 16 years is a good run, and even a spotless right-wing pedigree doesn't mean that Orban was a perfect leader.  Clearly, his party succumbed to complacency and corruption, to a degree.  Farewell, Viktor!  Welcome to the party, Peter (Magyar)!

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hungarians-vote-landmark-election-closely-230426178.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall 

 

Lastly, our blockade against the maritime commerce of Iran is now in effect, and presumably the Iranian economy, which was already teetering, will crater in short order.  Will the mullahs care?  There's no guarantee of that, but their customers surely will, notably China and India.  The other big question, while we close the Strait to Iran, is whether we will be successful in opening it for everyone else.  If we do succeed in that, it would appear that Iran has no more cards to play, except suicidal obstinacy, which is always an option!

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-iran-blockade-strait-of-hormuz-ports-explained-rcna331477 

No Deal!

 

Friends, DJT has spoken!  The U.S. will close the Strait of Hormuz until such time as it can be opened free of Iran's malign influence, i.e. toll-free.  Bravo!  This is exactly what should happen.  The Strait right now is a psychological and financial lifeline for the Iranian leadership.  That must end.  Perhaps if it does the mullahs will draw the appropriate conclusions and accede to our demands?  Hey, miracles happen...

 

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2026/04/12/we-are-fully-locked-and-loaded-president-trump-u-s-navy-blockades-strait-of-hormuz/ 

 

In other news, California Congressman and leftist darling Eric Swalwell is reeling from multiple allegations of sexual assault, which just happen to coincide with his run for Governor of the Golden State.  Gee, it seems like we might have seen this playbook before?  Establishment Democrats seem happy to go along with these smears, in any case.  It sure is fascinating how the political calculus of the Left's moral outrage works, i.e. who gets shielded from all charges, and who is automatically presumed guilty of anything and everything.  These people live in a fact-free ethical ecosystem that will always baffle the likes of you and me.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/11/manhattan-district-attorneys-office-investigating-rep-eric-swalwell-over-sexual-assault-accusations/ 

Welcome Home!

 

Friends, NASA's Artemis II mission is now over, and it was a complete success, which is welcome news for the space agency and the nation!  Oh, and homo sapiens in general.  President Trump has framed this as a triumph for the good ole USA, which naturally it is, but, more importantly, it's going to propel all of humanity back to the Moon, and onward to the whole galaxy, after an unforgivably long pause that's lasted my entire lifetime.  Better late than never, I say!

 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/science/live-news/artemis-2-splashdown-astronauts-return 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/news/artemis-ii-crew-caps-historic-lunar-flyby-with-call-from-trump/ 

 

In other news, Vice-President Vance will be leading the U.S. negotiating team in Islamabad, which will try to reach an understanding with the Islamist regime in Iran.  It ain't gonna be easy!  Many points of disagreement still exist.  Whatever peace we cobble together, friends, it will be a very poor substitute for regime change, which is still my long-term goal for the Persian people.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2wyn8wdz0o 

 

Finally, who cares about world peace, or the lack thereof, when our nation's capital grows more opulent and glamorous by the day?  Not only will we soon have a fancy new ballroom next to the White House, but plans are afoot to add a triumphal arch that will make Paris's Arc de Triomphe look like a sad pile of rocks!

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-officials-unveil-designs-for-president-s-controversial-250-foot-arch/ar-AA20BP8g 

Hanging By a Thread

 

Friends, DJT is not well pleased with the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran still claims to be in control, where they seem to be demanding tribute from anyone who wants to engage in lawful commerce, and where, in fact, almost no ships are passing, because of ongoing fear of Iranian aggression.  Trump says this situation is unacceptable, and he's right, so....what shall be done?  I bet our servicemen in the theater have some ideas!

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116377109535639790 

 

The Iranian leadership seems fairly oblivious to the immense damage that has already been done not only to the country's armed forces but also to the leadership class itself.  Do they really want to come back for more???  It's looking like they may believe their own propaganda that Trump is a weakling and the U.S. has been put in its place.  We may have to disabuse them of such notions!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/09/centcom-chief-iran-has-suffered-a-generational-military-defeat-40-year-military-build-up-crushed-in-under-40-days/ 

Burying the Hatchet?

 

Friends, we now have a ceasefire of sorts in place with the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Basically, the U.S. has agreed to stop bombing Iran for 14 days, and Iran has promised to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (apparently under their supervision and subject to the payment of tribute to them).  Meanwhile, Israel has agreed to nothing and will carry on bombing Iran all it likes.  It doesn't sound like much of a basis for "peace" to me, but it is a basis for continued negotiations, about which DJT is surprisingly optimistic.  We shall see.  I guess Persian "civilization" gets a two-week reprieve, so good for them!

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116365796713313030 

 

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-2026-trump-deadline-latest-news?st=7o681D 

 

In other news, Marjorie Taylor Greene's successor will be...a Republican, and a much less crazy one than her (which admittedly is a low bar)!  This is good news.  We certainly don't need to be losing deep red districts to the dastardly Dems.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r40erdj6mo