SORRY, NOT ENOUGH:  America’s Retribution’: Operation Epic Fury Destroyed 80 to 90 Percent of Iran’s Weapons Factories, Air Defenses, Naval Fleet, and Nuclear Infrastructure, Pentagon Says.

We finish the job or we’ll be here again in a couple of years.

AGREED:  Trump on Tucker: “Perhaps he should see a good psychiatrist!”

A BLESSING OF OPEN BORDERS:  Los Angeles Battles Record Typhus Cases as City Prepares to Host 2028 Games.

ALAS COLORADO!  Colorado’s latest Supreme Court loss adds to growing string of culture war defeats.  Kaley Chiles, a faith-based counselor in Colorado Springs, challenged the state’s 2019 law on talk therapy for minors.

THIS PREDATED THE COVIDIOCY:  The Prior Factory. How Disney accidentally radicalized a generation before they could read.

THE LEFT IS SO OFFENDED AT THIS: And gets sniffy at the fact these people faced violence.  US has let in 4,499 refugees since October – all but three were South African.

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES:  Oklahoma principal takes bullet to the leg while tackling school shooter.

FIRST THE LEFT BULLIED THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR AND NOW THIS:  Nuns who care for dying poor face jail time under New York law.

THEY LIVE IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE:  Abigail Spanberger Brags About Bringing Jobs To Virginia — There’s Just One Problem.

WHEN IT’S A CULTURE-SIZED BOAT, THE TURN ABOUT IS SLOW: But don’t despair!  Turn The Boat Around.

ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS ON THE RIGHT IS FINDING WAYS TO PROMOTE OUR BOOKS:  So I’m doing an extraordinary series of posts by people who aren’t afraid to associate with my blog. Ten a night. You just might find something to read.  Writers who don’t hate you, Extraordinary Promo Post.

OPEN THREAD: Do your best.

WAVE: A satellite just captured images of a tsunami being born. Here’s why that’s a big deal.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG: One of Earth’s Most Explosive Volcanoes Is Quietly Refilling With Magma.

HMM. Stronger Flu Shot Linked to Nearly 55% Lower Alzheimer’s Risk, Study Finds.

GOOD: NASA’s Artemis program has sparked a race to land U.S. rovers on the moon.

LEGACY MEDIA WITH ANOTHER SCOOP:

Is their no limit to their deception pic.twitter.com/ZL3RUS7RPt

— Nostra, House of Gold (@Nostre_damus) April 8, 2026

WELL, GOOD NEWS FOR ME: Cancer risk is significantly higher for adults who have never married, finds large study.

YOUR DAILY HELPING OF SCHADENFREUDE:

In 2024 George Conway said that Trump was most likely going to prison for the rest of his life. They laughed and declared that they were "taking back the red hats."

Now Conway is crying that he blew a million dollars on Biden. So perfect.pic.twitter.com/r4vCNUhOM6 https://t.co/bRUwLLUkYQ

— MAZE (@mazemoore) April 9, 2026

DISPATCHES FROM FORTRESS AMERICA?

𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏’𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 — 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐄’𝐒 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄

GB News’ Alex Armstrong laid… pic.twitter.com/geQR6obYBq

— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) April 8, 2026

THE 21st CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I HAD HOPED:

Sam Altman has admitted he is on a waitlist for a procedure that would digitize his brain.

The procedure would kill him. He considers this an acceptable trade for digital immortality.

This is the person making decisions about the future of artificial intelligence for hundreds…

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) April 9, 2026

Somebody’s seen Star Trek: The Motion Picture a few too many times:

UPDATE: Sam Altman’s Really Weird Week Just Got Even Worse. “OpenAI is under investigation after its chatbot, ChatGPT, allegedly helped plan a mass shooting last year at Florida State University.”

BUT IT’S THE BEST REASON TO JOIN THE NAVY! Pentagon removes Navy photo after people noticed sailor’s arm patch said “SAVE THE BIG BOOTY VENEZUELANS.”

The photo shows a sailor onboard the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier working on an EA-18G “Growler” Electronic Warfare Aircraft. The pic was uploaded to the Pentagon’s Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS).

But then the comments started pouring in.

Don’t show them pictures of WWII planes. Might cause them to keel over.

— Dr. Cosmo (@PhiGamJam) April 8, 2026

Indeed. This seems like pretty small beer when compared to WWII bomber nose art:

I HOPE THIS IS A TREND: Volkswagen’s Future Interiors Will Feature Real Buttons and More Premium Materials.

GODSPEED: All eyes on Orion’s heat shield: Artemis 2 astronauts will hit Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10.

AND LIKELY NEVER WILL: Nothing Has Changed for Michael Moore. “I know… your immediate reaction is a quiet laugh. But he’s not kidding. He’s deadly serious, apparently hoping we’ve forgotten his track record of faux documentaries.”