
Californians get free diapers. But at what cost?
Jugger Knot
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Politics, #natsec. Asia. Transparency. Media. former @statedept backbencher. interested in ideas, snark, facts. i'm the juggernaut.

Californians get free diapers. But at what cost?


NYT: Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ decision to release Tina Peters from prison was the result of tense discussions, including one with President Trump nytimes.com/2026/05/17/us/…

🚨BREAKING: For the first time, the original Pakistani cypher — cable I-0678, the document that triggered the removal of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan — is being released in full by Drop Site.

🚨BREAKING: For the first time, the original Pakistani cypher — cable I-0678, the document that triggered the removal of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan — is being released in full by Drop Site.


🚨BREAKING: For the first time, the original Pakistani cypher — cable I-0678, the document that triggered the removal of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan — is being released in full by Drop Site.


Carney has won a national election and is one of the most popular democratic leaders in the world. Since Stoller hasn't backed one who has won like that in a decade, maybe he could learn from him. I think we should learn from Carney and Scheinbaum.

Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels and possibly Key West, Fla., according to classified intel shared with Axios. axios.com/2026/05/17/us-…


Fun Fact of the Day: These Four Republicans Byron Donalds (FL-19), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), John James (MI-10), and Burgess Owens (UT-4) represent majority white congressional districts, and NOT one of them was allowed to join the Black Congressional Caucus. Are they not black enough? 🤔 I’m starting to think the democrats are being very disingenuous about all this talk of black people being unable to be elected or represented, the black vote being repressed, and the “Jim Crow 2.0” bullshit. 🤨





⚡️NEW from Drop Site News | From Mutual Suspicion to Political Embrace: How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Pakistan From @worqas, @MazMHussain, and @ryangrim dropsitenews.com/p/pakistan-med…




Jake Sullivan on Gaza: Too many innocent people died in Gaza as a result of Israel's military operations. I woke up every morning and went to sleep every night thinking about what we could do to try to alleviate the suffering. I have also said that genocide, from my perspective, requires actually an intent to do the destruction — and not to fight a terrorist foe while conducting operations in a way that killed too many civilians. Should we or could we have done more? I ask myself that question every day. And the answer must be yes, of course, because too many people died and suffered. I think about what opportunity here or what chance there or what move there, and I play that back in my head.

I know a lot of people who have done snorkeling around the USS Arizona wreck over the years. It is not “horrifying.” We need to not pretend everything the Trump people do is an atrocity because it dulls the senses for when they actually do stuff that is horrifying.

And that's it. Bill Cassidy, the incumbent Senator, finishes third and out of the runoff. The lesson: Do not cross Trump.


Looks like there is a mosque right near the school, and these may be congregants. But the alarm from my constituents is understandable amidst the almost daily protests and emboldened public displays of antisemitism across our city which have blurred the line between provocation and genuine acts of religious faith. We shouldn’t have to live like this! PS: it’s not lawful to obstruct sidewalks!!!




This is an ALL GIRLS Jewish school in my district. I’m all for prayer and free speech, but why do a bunch of GROWN MEN need to do this right outside of a school full of little Jewish girls??? Is not this what MOSQUES are for? Is this intentional? Mayor Mamdani @NYCMayor any words of wisdom on why all of a sudden they’d feel compelled to do this?