The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent, 04/30/26
Source: The New Republic
“Trump’s Rage at Jim Comey Backfires as Case Against Him Goes Off Rails.” (04/30/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/209757/trump-rage-jim-comey-backfires-case-goes-off-rails
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Underthrow Podcast, 04/30/26
Source: Underthrow
“Ten Online Archetypes in Your Head.” (04/30/26)
https://underthrow.substack.com/p/ten-online-archetypes-in-your-head
Ben Sasse’s Warning: Reclaim Your Attention Before It’s Too Late
Source: The Daily Economy
by Barry Brownstein
“The ability to direct one’s attention is an increasingly scarce and valuable practice — and a prerequisite for meaningful freedom.” (04/30/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/ben-sasses-warning-reclaim-your-attention-before-its-too-late/
Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Dan M Ford & Joseph Brennan
“But the UN and US never seem to learn. There have been numerous cycles of peacekeeping and police missions there. Here’s why they don’t work.” (04/30/26)
USAID Funded Aid Programs Abroad, But Mainly Was a Jobs Program for Progressives
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by William L Anderson
“Although the original DOGE program by all measures failed to cut government spending in any significant way, its influence was strongly felt by one agency: the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The Donald Trump administration slashed the agency’s budget and laid off most of its workers in both the US and abroad. At the same time, the agency also stopped payment to numerous non-profits whose employees worked with USAID employees to promote and establish programs. Whether the evisceration of USAID was good or bad depended upon one’s viewpoint, ideological leanings, and what one is willing to believe in support of ‘the cause.'” (04/30/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/usaid-funded-aid-programs-abroad-mainly-was-jobs-program-progressives
Brazil: Senate blocks Lula’s Supreme Court nominee, first rejection in 132 years
Source: ABC News
“Brazil’s Senate dealt a political blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday by rejecting his nomination to the Supreme Court, the first in more than 130 years and a sign that the veteran leader is not popular among many important lawmakers as he seeks reelection. Only 34 senators voted in favor of Jorge Messias, who has been Brazil’s solicitor-general since 2023 and a close legal adviser to Lula, while another 42 rejected his appointment. Many of the latter, including presidential hopeful Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, celebrated in the chambers after the result. Messias, who also worked for former president and Lula ally Dilma Rousseff, needed 41 votes to be approved.” (04/30/26)
The Headlines, 04/30/26
Source: New York Times
“What the Voting Rights Act Decision Means, and Hegseth’s Heated Testimony.” (04/30/26)
Against the Political Clerisy
Source: Law & LIberty
“Contributing Editor Luke Sheahan’s keynote talk at Law & Liberty‘s recent event on conservatism and constitutionalism.” (04/30/26)
Israel’s New World Order: Nothing But the Threat of Endless Death
Source: Antiwar.com
by Andy Worthington
“For the last two and a half years, the State of Israel has unilaterally — and with jaw-dropping illegality — reimagined warfare as a religiously-mandated existential struggle against alleged ‘forces of darkness’ in which there are no rules, and no sense of proportionality or restraint.” (04/30/26)
Radio Atlantic, 04/30/26
Source: The Atlantic
“The ‘Great Man’ Presidency.” (04/30/26)
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/04/donald-trump-presidency-legacy/686999