FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

While NATO has proven to be largely a one-way street, with the US footing the bill to defend an ungrateful, obstructionist continent, the alliance still has value.

It allows the US to maintain a large armed presence on a continent lurching dangerously toward a dark age.

And… https://t.co/J8BBN6BNQ1

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 1, 2026

SPRINGTIME FOR KAMALA:

Team Kamala in 2024: Rehabilitate Dick Cheney and George W. Bush by seeking their endorsements, both of whom the left endlessly compared to Hitler from 2001 to 2008:

Team Kamala in 2026: Promote favorably the man who thought Winston Churchill was the baddie in WWII:

Ah, Team Kamala quoting Dave Smith and Tucker Carlson favorably now https://t.co/ueVzC6aVs2

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) April 1, 2026

UGH: Reza Pahlavi Shares Names of Young Iranian Freedom Protesters Whom the Regime Killed.

AND NOW RE-READING THE SECOND BOOK OF CHRISTOPHER DI GRAZIA’S SERIES: It’s as good as I remember, even better than the first!  The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: A Theda Bara Mystery.

#CommissionEarned

THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF

Hollywood, 1917. Silent movie queen Theda Bara is filming her epic, Cleopatra – “the one they’ll remember me for.” But when a studio extra turns up dead in a PR stunt gone wrong, Bara finds herself the center of intrigue, from a friend from the past who isn’t at all what she seems, to an Egyptian cult that wants her dead. With stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and Erich von Stroheim along for the ride, Bara and her loyal friend, makeup artist Toby Swanson, have to find out who is telling the truth, who is lying and whether it spells the end of Cleopatra. . .or of Hollywood itself.

A little bir–  Okay, the author himself after I linked it last time said that there’s a third upcoming. He’s chugging along on it. I can’t wait.

JUSTICE:

In Powerful Dissent, Ketanji Brown Jackson Simply Writes 'Wakanda Forever' https://t.co/B4t7XeZNki pic.twitter.com/dlakxviUag

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) April 1, 2026

Related:

I went to law school

People like KBJ are insufferable in class, they’re insufferable in practice, and they’re DANGEROUS on the bench

High ideology
Low IQ https://t.co/qCW9XSFkiz

— Sam Mirejovsky (@whatsrightsam) April 1, 2026

Clarence Thomas every time he hears Ketanji Brown Jackson speak 😭 pic.twitter.com/hlEAl7rYZ3

— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) April 1, 2026

HOME, HOME ON THE FARM:  F.A.R.M. and other acronyms.

IT APPEARS THAT EARLY MEDIA REPORTS OF ITS FAILURE WERE MISTAKEN:  Trump admin live updates: Prez warns Iran’s electric power plants could be next target.

THAT’S WHICH IS REWARDED IS THAT WHICH INCREASES:  Pathological narcissists have taken over the political left.

THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE DEMS’ IDEA OF A ‘STRAIGHT, WHITE, CHRISTIAN MALE’ IS TIM WALZ:  The Dem Operative Class Is Risking Death Threats With This 2028 Advice.

GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVE HANK JOHNSON ASKED ABOUT THE RISK OF GUAM TIPPING OVER IN 2010: He is still serving in congress. You can’t embarrass the dems.  Watch CNN’s Scott Jennings Shred This Dem’s Take on Iran. It Was Embarrassing.

BECAUSE IT’S ALL SO TIRESOME:  Ballroom Blitz: Judge Orders Halt to Construction, Trump Not Amused.

CASTS JAUNDICED LOOK AT LI. SIDE EYES CALENDAR. UM… THEY PUT THIS UP YESTERDAY:  Former CNN Employee Don Lemon Signals He’s Open to Running for President.

But it might be true. After all he’s Netflix recast Pete Buttigieg. And Pete Buttigieg — Alfred E. Neuman’s less plausible twin — thinks he’s running for president.

IT WOULD BE ALL SO TIRESOME IF IT WEREN’T SO HORRIFYING:  Communist games, kings, and the lack thereof.

BY ANY AND EVERY MEANS, WE MUST LEAVE THIS OUR CRADLE AND REACH FOR THE STARS:  Going above and beyond.

SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE IN NONSENSE ON STILTS:  Cry Harder.

IT’S A CONSIDERATION:  Owning, Or Being Owned?

IT’S THE IRANIAN MONEY, STUPID:  This fact: “Oil revenue collapsed to roughly 5% of the national budget, down from 32% the prior year. Taxes increased over 60%. Food prices climbed at least 50%. ATMs across major cities are running out of cash.” Underlines a major point of mine.

X-cancel.

FASCINATING:  Ok, long legal autism explanation time, strap in this is going to be a wild ride: In 1934 the National Firearms Act was passed. The primary goals were to ban machine guns (especially the Thompson) and pistols (which could be concealed and used to ambush politicians), because FDR and his ilk were being wildly tyrannical at that time and certainly had cause to fear.

X-cancel.

BECAUSE IT’S TRUE:  America Points At Corruption Anew As Barrier To Trade And Investment With The Philippines.

PERSPECTIVE:

If you're under 53 years old, you have never once been alive while a human was farther than 250 miles from Earth. Tonight, four astronauts are heading 252,000 miles out. That's a thousand times farther than any person has gone in your lifetime.

The 250-mile ceiling is where the… https://t.co/h6fatOEsl9

— Anish Moonka (@anishmoonka) April 1, 2026

My concerns about the Artemis mission are real, but this is still something.

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY I WAS PROMISED: Individual Investors Could Get a Rare Shot at Buying Into SpaceX From Day One.

CHANGE:

Positive development. Headsup, Sir Keir, it'll be pitchforks by torchlight shortly.

(FYI Britain, in America, the traditional corrective on official abuse is tar and feathers. A little goes a long way. Do one, the others notice. Regrettably we've moved away from this practice.… https://t.co/xn5O1A6Tib

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 2, 2026

TOO MANY PEOPLE LOST IT OVER TRUMP:

I find it fascinating that the three guys responsible for the vast majority of "professional election analysis" in this country over the last 40+ years – Charlie Cook, Larry Sabato, and Stu Rothenberg – all had their brains utterly broken by Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/OYiTh3XEtk

— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) March 30, 2026

MICROBIOME NEWS: Giant Study Reveals Why Some Viruses Hide Inside Your Body For Life.