Jill and I continue to pray for the families and communities facing unimaginable loss and destruction caused by the severe flooding in Texas, North Carolina, and New Mexico. The road to recovery will be long but know that people across the nation stand with you. During our toughest moments, Americans always come together. If you’re able, please consider supporting relief efforts.

Under the Volcano is criminally underrated. It is the most beautiful book about self-destruction ever written. Mezcal, heat pressing down, the main character drifting. I’ve carried it around for almost two decades, and just started re-reading it. Recommend.

China's crude oil imports just collapsed 20% in a single month — lowest level in two years. Everyone is reading this as demand destruction. The actual story is structural. China spent five years building the world's largest refining overcapacity. They are now exporting record volumes of refined diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline to Southeast Asia and Africa — while drawing down existing crude inventories at home. This is not a demand signal. It is a value chain capture. China is becoming the refinery of the Global South.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 BREAKING: Israel conveyed a message to Washington that the resumption of fighting should include the destruction of Iran's energy infrastructure. Israel has sent a message to Washington saying its security and military leadership want to resume attacks on Iran, according to sources cited by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. The report said Israel believes negotiations with Iran are a waste of time. It added that Israel aims to use the current escalation in the Gulf to relaunch strikes on Iranian territory. Military officials from Israel and the United States reportedly drew up a new target bank in April. Most of the newly identified targets inside Iran are crude oil facilities, the report said.

White Supremacy's New Map: How Tennessee Legally Lynched Black Political Power The insidious nature of modern racism lies in how it uses democratic processes to quietly neutralize Black political power without leaving explicit racial language on the page. By framing the destruction of the historic Memphis district as "neutral" partisan line-drawing, the state legislature successfully dismantles Black political capital while maintaining a veneer of procedural fairness. It creates a system where Black candidates face the illusion of inclusion: • Completely free to run • Completely free to raise money • Completely free to speak out Yet, they are trapped within structurally rigged boundaries that mathematically guarantee their defeat. This tactical erasure turns voting from a tool of empowerment into a decorative ritual, allowing a white majority to permanently outvote Black communities and legally suppress their representation while maintaining plausible deniability.

ELON MUSK: "I want Britain to be greater than it ever has been. I want Britain to remain Britain. I think there's something beautiful about being British. And what I see happening is a destruction of Britain, initially a slow erosion, but a rapidly increasing erosion of Britain with massive uncontrolled migration, a failure by the government to protect innocent people, including children who are getting gang raped. It's unreal the government has failed in its duty to protect its citizens, which is a fundamental duty of government. This has got to stop. There needs to be massive reform. The people need to be in charge, not some bureaucracy that doesn't care."

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ELON MUSK: "I really think there's got to be a change of government in Britain. There's got to be a dissolution of parliament and a new vote held. Get the message out there, talk to your friends and family. There's risk of the destruction of the country. Fight for the future"

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