[Trump personal attorney Todd] Blanche: "If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say, 'Thank you very much. I love you, sir.'" read more
The Trump administration on Monday announced plans to open 401(k) retirement plans to investments like crypto and private equity that are subject to far fewer safeguards than publicly traded assets like stocks and bonds. read more
There are many signs of President Trump's deterioration, but on one front he has indisputably grown sharper and faster. He's at his peak when maligning the dead. read more
This is Trump's 56th visit to his course in West Palm Beach and 110th golf day in just over 14 months in office, keeping him on track to spend $300 million on golf. read more
Traveling by plane anywhere is bad right now, but in some places, it's worse. read more
Report: Iran Charges Crypto and Yuan Tolls for Strait of Hormuz Oil Tanker Passage
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Key Takeaways:
Iran's IRGC began charging ships up to $2 million per tanker to transit the Strait of Hormuz as of April 2026. The Financial Times reports Iran is accepting stablecoins and bitcoin.
Iran's National Security Committee approved a bill formalizing yuan and stablecoin tolls, accelerating dollar bypass in energy trade.
The ceasefire brokered by President Trump remains fragile, and Western-linked vessels are still largely excluded from approved passage.
It's been suggested Trump may be experiencing narcissistic collapse.
If so, doubtful he will come out the other side an improved human being. Some thoughts on that at "Can a Narcissist Recover from Collapse, or Is It Their Ultimate Downfall? What Really Happens During a Narcissist's Collapse and Why It's Rarely the Wake-Up Call You're Hoping For" by Eneysah Davud at medium.com - for which the bottom line appears to be: "Recovery? It's more like a Rebranding."
Couldn't have done it without a compliant and complicit congressional majority of pathetic baa-baas.
We shall see if Trump is really prepared to lay claim to the territory staked out in another war by Arthur "Bomber" Harris. Might be well to recall that the third article of the Nuremberg indictment ("War Crimes") included "Wanton Destruction of Cities, Towns, and Villages and Devastation Not Justified by Military Necessity" ( avalon.law.yale.edu).
History can be kinda funny that way.
Well, Coriolanus, I could not help but smile. I was there in the early 1980s, visiting NYC from out of town. A friend who was gay (still would be except he's deceased) got a wicked grin when explaining he was gong to take me to a "special place," no, really, it would be okay, blah, blah. Had no idea what he was babbling about. Standing in the line outside the club waiting to get in, looking around at the rest of the folks - AIDS really hadn't hit too hard yet, so this was a loud and proud crowd, easy with being there - well, it was an image that could have fit in well in an early Woody Allen movie. I survived intact, found the experience not my cup of tea but fascinating.