William J. Ryan

The administration who convinced an entire generation of Americans to not go to college and pick up a trade instead has now decided they’re going to shut down the nations largest trade school who trained and educated the entire generation of Americans who were told not to go to college.

Less than 48 Hours ago: "Iran has been essentially decimated. The hard part is done." Now: A fighter jet is destroyed, a Black Hawk is forced down with heavy damage, a service member is unaccounted for. The American people deserve answers, and a resolution to this war.

Fun fact: Trump has no power to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and prices will remain high until that situation is resolved. Iran has no intention of helping Trump’s approval ratings. Trump is essentially fucked. And so are the rest of us.

Judge Rebukes Prosecutors as ICE Protest Cases Falter: “Not Ready for Prime Time” (No Paywall) Federal prosecutors brought aggressive cases after ICE-linked arrests in Los Angeles. In court, some are unraveling, where a judge told prosecutors “you’ve got to be ready for prime time and you’re not,” and juries are acquitting defendants. …eintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/judge-rebuke…

A UAE “Spy Sheikh” secretly bought a $500M stake in Trump’s crypto company — then got access to guarded U.S. AI chips Biden had blocked. Deputy AG Todd Blanche deflected when confronted on ABC News. This is corruption, plain and simple. The White House is for sale.

Trump on pulling out of NATO: “I don’t need Congress for that decision. I can make it myself.” In 2023 Marco Rubio co-authored a law specifically giving Congress — not the president — the power to withdraw from NATO. Trump just said he doesn’t need it.

How many legit military targets are left? We need to ask these questions because I fear Trump is just going to start bombing civilian infrastructure. Trump referencing God while threatening more violence during Holy Week is another level of disgusting.

Reminder: Todd Blanche, Trump’s former lawyer turned acting AG, flew down to “meet” with Ghislaine Maxwell… and suddenly she’s in a minimum-security camp where she gets puppy playtime and custom meals.

Trump is boasting about committing war crimes while Hegseth is firing career military leaders and replacing them with loyalists. We are in deep, deep trouble. Deep trouble.

Think about what Washington Republicans are actually asking you to believe: that there are noncitizens so committed to voting illegally that they’d risk deportation, prosecution, and everything we’ve seen ICE do, just to cast a ballot in our elections.      There is no documented crisis of noncitizens voting. It is already a federal crime, and it always has been.       Republicans invented a crisis that doesn’t exist so they could sell a “solution” that makes it harder for YOU to vote.      Call it what it is: the SAVE REPUBLICANS Act.

Pete Hegseth needs to go, NOW.   Since the start of Trump's war in Iran, Hegseth has — without justification — continued firing some of our top military leaders.    Our service members deserve better than a power-tripping warmonger who thinks war is a big video game.  axios.com/2026/04/03/heg…

Frost: What Blanche said, I think he was fed that by the administration. He's been told to say, hey, listen, we're moving on beyond this…. but we're not going to move on because the law has been broken. The law that was voted on by damn near every member of congress to release the files, they took over a month to do that, which is illegal. They redacted names that weren't supposed to be redacted. They unredacted names of victims, which put their safety at risk. And there needs to be accountability here, no matter who you are.

With the news that a second plane, an A10 was shot down (pilot safe) makes me wonder if those recent shipments from Russia to Iran had some new weapons

🚨 BREAKING: Draft “Not Ruled Out” as Iran War Escalates Let’s strip the spin. The Trump administration hasn’t proposed a military draft… but it has deliberately refused to rule one out as the Iran war intensifies. That’s not neutral. That’s strategic ambiguity with teeth.[1][3][4] Translation: The conversation just moved from “absolutely not” to “don’t ask us that right now.” Under current Selective Service rules, if a draft is reinstated, it won’t be random or hypothetical. It’s structured and ready to go: * Men 18–25 eligible * 20-year-olds called first * Then 21, 22–25 * Younger teens come last This isn’t theory. It’s a prebuilt pipeline sitting on standby.[5][8][11] And here’s the part people should actually be paying attention to: There is no active draft. There is no law passed. But when an administration in the middle of an expanding war refuses to say “no,” that’s not caution. That’s conditioning the public for a possibility they don’t want to own yet.[2][3] Families with sons in that age bracket aren’t overreacting. They’re reading the room correctly. Because historically, drafts don’t start with announcements. They start with language like this.

@NotHoodlum @mrbillburr Why is MAGA ok with Scott Bessent being gay, married to a man with 2 children when they raised holy hell about Pete Buttigieg being a gay family man and other gay people?

@NotHoodlum @MaverickGSDmom He's a liar. I know, surprising. 🙄 He wasn't forced...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: "Because of Joe Biden I was forced to sell my little pink house.” "But you sold it in March of 2025, when Donald Trump was president for $21.25 million.” "Now you're just getting into semantics here. I'm not playing your word games."

The President starts a war with Iran. Now, his family looks to profit from it. The corruption is enough to make you sick.

Hegseth has caused more damage to the US military forces than Russia or China ever could. Why is he allowed to demolish the US military like this? Well, of course, Trump is Putin's servant!

BREAKING: The U.S. government will now insure losses up to $40 billion for oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. But they can’t insure you if you get cancer or have a heart attack. Big oil is more important than your life in Trump’s America. Did you vote for that?