The National Park Service ran on a $3 billion budget and generated $56 billion in economic output in 2024. That’s over $17 back for every $1 invested. With a record of 332 million visitors last year, Americans clearly care about their parks and expect them to be funded.

Well, if you’re going to move the Forest Service closer to the people it serves, then why not move the White House to Russia?

RT @davetroy: Ray Dalio, famously a Putin/Xi shill, endorsing KGB fledgling Kevin Warsh - Ron Lauder’s son in law. The Senate MUST reject W…

Inexplicable. @LastDiveBar theguardian.com/sport/2025/j…

If Stephen Miller can lie about Garcia’s case on TV, he can do it in court. Judge Xinis should demand his appearance, question him under oath, and then jail him for Contempt when he commits Perjury. This lawless administration must be subjected to rule of law. RT IF YOU AGREE.

We were 10 senators away from avoiding all of this forever in February of 2021.

SCOOP: President Trump personally selected the now widely-mocked formula for determining country-specific tariffs from a menu of options, multiple sources say Numerous Trump aides - at NEC; CEA; Commerce; USTR - had for weeks been at work crafting country-specific tariffs that took into account a broad range of tariff & non-tariff barriers. Several sources said more sophisticated approaches had been developed. I can't confirm precisely who authored the one Trump picked, but it bears striking similarities to methods previously backed publicly by Peter Navarro, the ultra trade hawk The definitive story of Trump's whirlwind trade decision --> washingtonpost.com/politics/…

“This is not serious trade policy or grand strategy,” said Tooze. “The boss hates trade deficits and his team of willing sycophants came up with a formula, however idiotic, that ticked the box.” theguardian.com/us-news/2025…

RT @davetroy: To the rest of the world: we are aware that the United States has been captured by insane sociopaths and apologize for this i…

I downloaded the data. It's absolutely true

OTD in 1941 the US lend lease act was signed. It merely prolonged the war by allowing UK to continue fight Nazis instead of seeking peace.

DPRK Economic Forum decides over-usage of tariffs is not good policy, because of basic math

After 9/11, NATO's Article 5 was invoked for the first (and only) time ever by the United States. Troops from the UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Spain, Poland, Norway, Romania, Turkey, New Zealand, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Finland, and many others joined the fight in Afghanistan. More than one thousand of these soldiers paid the ultimate price. JD Vance - Have you said 'thank you' once for their sacrifice?

Lindsey Graham represents everything wrong with our politics.

The Oval Office has long been a symbol of American leadership, diplomacy, and decorum—a space where world leaders engage in high-stakes discussions with mutual respect, even amid disagreement. Yesterday’s debacle shattered that image. What began as a diplomatic meeting devolved into a televised shouting match, with Trump and Vance berating Zelenskyy in a manner more akin to a personal grudge than statecraft. The raw hostility—Trump accusing Zelenskyy of “gambling with World War III” and Vance demanding gratitude like a schoolteacher scolding a student—stripped away any veneer of professionalism and resulted in a petty, theatrical confrontation. Which, to be fair, was probably the intention. The public nature of the meltdown amplifies the embarrassment. Unlike past Oval Office tensions—like Nixon’s private rants or Clinton’s discreet scandals—this clash unfolded live before cameras, capturing every raised voice and pointed finger. The world watched as Trump interrupted Zelenskyy’s attempts to discuss Russia’s broken agreements, dismissing him with, “You’ve done a lot of talking,” and Vance chimed in with, “Have you said thank you once?” The optics were disastrous: a U.S. administration humiliating an ally fighting for survival, all while the Ukrainian ambassador sat with her head in her hands. This wasn’t a leaked transcript or a hushed rumor; it was a global spectacle, branding the U.S. as impulsive and unstatesmanlike. Historically, Oval Office embarrassments—like Reagan’s “bombing Russia” quip or Bush’s awkward Merkel shoulder rub—pale in comparison. Those were gaffes, fleeting and unintentional. This was deliberate and sustained, a tag-team assault on a guest that undermined America’s moral authority. Zelenskyy came seeking security guarantees and a minerals deal, not a lecture on gratitude. Instead, Trump and Vance turned what was supposed to be an olive branch into a cudgel, canceling a joint press conference and effectively kicking him out of the White House. The message to our allies is chilling: U.S. support comes with a loyalty test, administered publicly and punitively. America First inexorably drifts towards America Alone. We saw this last night, as world leaders rallied behind Zelenskyy, with figures like the U.K.’s Ed Davey labeling it “thuggery.” The only real winner here? The Kremlin. Putin almost certainly reveled in the chaos, as Trump’s alignment with his own interests—demanding Ukraine concede rather than resist—played out live. For a nation that positions itself as *the* beacon of democracy, this was a self-inflicted wound, projecting weakness and division at a time when unity mattered most. To be clear: the embarrassment isn’t just about the yelling or the optics—it’s the betrayal of purpose. The Oval Office is the space that hosted FDR’s wartime resolve, Kennedy’s Cuban Missile Crisis finesse, and countless moments of quiet strength. To see it reduced to a stage for Trump’s ego and Vance’s grandstanding, against a leader whose country faces existential ruin, feels like a new low. It’s not simply undignified; it’s a rejection of the values the room once stood for.

From 2022. You watched Zelensky stand up to two idiot bullies and Russian allies in the White House. Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons, especially flashback ones!

Treason.

MAYBE THE WORLD DOES NEED MORE WOMEN LEADERS.

I once received a similar email from HR and responded asking them to meet me in the parking lot if they wanted to find out what I do I am still employed