Currently 1am in Tehran, so my money is on 6-24 hours til the war starts again.
A reminder of how many times Trump has said a deal is right around the corner with Iran
Disturbing if true...
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
Oh please let's not.
SCOTUS reform:
-21 justices
-staggered terms w/ 20yr limits
-every case gets a random draw of 7 justices
-no gifts allowed (i.e., trips, homes, etc.)
Congress is overburdened, underresourced, and gridlocked. Americans are doubtful that government can solve the problems they care about — from affordability and health care to immigration and the environment. Our latest report offers eight proposals to reform Congress. bit.ly/4ev01Zg
JUST DROPPED: COP31 hosts want 35% of final energy from electricity by 2035, up from 21% today. But we're way off.
Historical pace: 0.3 points/year. "35 by 35" needs 1.3 points/year. Right now, only China is moving fast enough.
More here: janrosenow.substack.com/p/is-electri...
Great stuff from Pew: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Electrification is advancing rapidly by historical standards but remains far too slow for net zero objectives.
janrosenow.substack.com
Our typology sorts the public into nine groups based on their political and cultural values, not their party – painting a picture of American politics with far more than two colors.
Buttigieg: Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that there have to be nine Supreme Court justices. That one doesn't even take a constitutional amendment. It just takes a readiness to set up a court that fits this country.
In case we had any doubt
Video
Polling USA
www.lemonde.fr
The newly crowned world's first trillionaire is once again facing criticism over the violent narratives he amplified on his platform X.
How to conceptualize Elon Musk being a trillionaire:
The median US net worth is $192,000. Most folks are probably ok casually spending $20 on something.
Elon’s equivalent to the “casual $20“ is $100 million. Elon can spend $100 million the same way the rest of us buy lunch.
That’s the scale.
