Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽

This is happening all over the country this week.

I'm incredibly grateful for every member of MAGA who have finally decided that enough is enough.

Congratulations to James Talarico who, by all accounts, is on track to be nominated in a race where he will likely run against Ken Paxton.

We're one step closer to manifesting this 2026 Senate map.

Pouring one out for Dan Crenshaw.

Soon, he will no longer walk the halls of Congress, but he'll forever live rent-free in our hearts.

In his honor, let's revisit one of his finest contributions to American democracy: his 2020 reelection ad.

Paxton is still favored on the betting markets at the moment.

12% of the vote in and betting markets are consolidating around a Talarico victory in the Texas Democratic Primary.

Reagan appointed judge: "If nobody’s going to enforce the Constitution, it becomes like the Constitution of Russia."

Genuine conservatives within the judiciary stand as one of the final bulwarks against authoritarian rule in America.

MAGA Rep Luna: “The bombing of Iran is not a war. It's a strategic strike.”

Putin: “The attack on Ukraine is not a war. It's a special military operation.”

As I've said many times, the Putinization of America continues.

We are being governed by actual psychopaths.

Dude what

We had elections during the Civil War.

Trump has no mechanism to delay, postpone, or suspend elections—legally or otherwise.

Accountability is coming.

And there's nothing that can be done to stop it.

So, Republican Benghazi.

Got it.

James Talarico asks a very simple and straightforward question:

“Can you name a school where it has been confirmed that students are using litter boxes?”

Just watch how the Republican lawmaker squirms.

Wars can only be declared by Congress.

Taxes can only be levied by Congress.

Spending can only be appropriated by Congress.

Laws can only be passed by Congress.

Any President who refuses to work with Congress is an enemy of the Constitution and the rule of law.

MAGA called me pro-war for saying we should give Ukraine weapons to help them defend their sovereignty.

This morning, they're cheering as America bombs Iran.

They stand for nothing.

Nothing whatsoever.

He's not perfect, but he will:

❌ Release the Epstein files
❌ Champion capitalism & private property
❌ Keep taxes low
❌ Appoint qualified cabinet members
❌ End the surveillance state
❌ End regime change wars

Seriously MAGA, which promises are you still clinging to?

I don't care about the productivity gains or efficiency.

I don't care whether they're cutting-edge.

American values matter and OpenAI clearly rejects them.

I'm ending my personal subscription and my orgs' enterprise subscriptions.

OpenAI will never receive another cent from me.

We should take Iran State Media with a grain of salt.

Regardless, there's no scenario where an unjustified mass mobilization campaign for regime change doesn't end in realities like this.

The Putinization of America continues.

There is no version of this that goes well. The second- and third-order effects alone could reshape the region (and the world) in ways no one is prepared for.

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And in Iraq, we had active NATO support, the full backing of allied defense and supply chains, and broad domestic support for the conflict.

Today, we've alienated our allies, installed an unqualified political hire to run the Pentagon, and have a president increasingly unmoored from reality.

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The scope of what's happening this morning remains unclear, but understand this:

A regime change operation in Iran would require prolonged boots on the ground, a sustained air campaign, and a level of resource mobilization America hasn't seen since the Iraq invasion.

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“Wokeism“ (2026)

Screenshot of an X post by journalist Sam Stein stating that DHS claimed it left a man at a coffee shop described as a “warm, safe location,” but video later showed it was the middle of the night, cold, and the coffee shop was closed.

Screenshot of an X post from the official Homeland Security account titled “Here are the FACTS.” The statement says Buffalo Police alerted Border Patrol about a non-citizen, that Mr. Shah Alam entered the U.S. as a refugee in December 2024, was not amenable to removal, and accepted a courtesy ride to a coffee shop described as a warm, safe location. It adds that he showed no signs of distress or disability requiring assistance.

This is negligent homicide. We demand justice for Shah Alam and his family. He was nearly blind, and they left him five miles from his home, forced to try to walk home alone in the dark and the freezing cold.

Nic Carter is an immigrant and naturalized citizen who, by his own account, wants America to be more like Communist China.

It turns out there are a few immigrants who openly reject our traditions, our values, and our way of life.

And, overwhelmingly, they’re MAGA.

I’m not convinced this endorsement is going to do the Crockett campaign any favors.

That's a whole lot of words to say "we lost."

Every day, I’m thankful that principled center-right, classical liberal organizations are still sounding the alarm.

Read the full piece here.

www.cato.org/blog/draw-li...

New from @cato.org.

They are not holding back.

In response to reports that Trump is circulating an executive order claiming Chinese interference in 2020 as a basis for declaring a national emergency to unlock extraordinary power over voting, here is @walterolson.bsky.social's response. 👇

MAGA politician Lauren Boebert can’t even define “inflation.”

Every day, I’m grateful the GOP majority is too incompetent to govern.

If they had even a hint of competence, the Constitution would be in far greater danger than it already is.