The Brian Nichols Show, 04/26/26
Source: Lions of Liberty
“I Asked a Finance Expert If the Housing Market is About to Crash.” (04/26/26)
The Kyle Anzalone Show, 04/26/26
Sourc: Libertarian Institute
“Prof. Glenn Diesen: Trump’s Legacy: The Catastrophic Destruction of the American Empire.” (04/26/26)
A conversation with Dawn Deaner, a public defender running for judge
Source: The Watch
by Radley Balko
“The longtime Nashville public defender discusses what she’s learned from 20 years in the trenches, what needs to change, and what she would do on the bench.” (04/26/26)
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-dawn-deaner-a
Iranian regime offers US regime new trade deal to reopen Strait, delay nuclear talks
Source: Financial Express [Bangladesh]
“Iran has put forward a fresh proposal to the United States that focuses on easing tensions at sea first, while pushing nuclear talks to a later stage, Axios reported. According to reports, Tehran is offering a deal that would help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and reduce conflict, but only if discussions on its nuclear programme are postponed for now. Trump said negotiations would continue over phone calls after Iran declined direct talks with American negotiators amid tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is heading to Russia and is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss the status of ongoing negotiations.” (04/27/26)
The Perils of Goal‑Free War
Source: Independent Institute
by Ivan Eland
“When the goal of a war is not clear, it makes any negotiation for achieving a face-saving solution very difficult, especially when the opponent has the strategic advantage. The history of American war has always involved starting and stopping them with an eye toward the election calendar. Unfortunately, the sophisticated Iranians are aware of this fact. They have every incentive to appear reasonable in any negotiations, but stall in an American election year. They understand that Trump and the Republicans will get ever more desperate and be willing to make ever greater concessions to get rid of the martial tar baby as an election nears, in which the Trump administration has already made Republican prospects dim.” (04/25/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/04/25/perils-goal-free-war/
Unattended Baggage, episode 338
Source: Unattended Baggage
“Which button will YOU press?” (04/25/26)
https://unattendedbaggage.substack.com/p/episode-338-which-button-will-you
Cole Allen manifesto: “Friendly Federal Assassin” wanted to kill Trump officials
Source: Lynnwood Times
“In a manifesto attributed to Cole Allen, the 31-year-old suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting, he identifies as a ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ who had a ‘real opportunity’ [to] kill ‘Administration officials.’ Allen remains in federal custody. ‘What my representatives do reflects on me,’ Allen allegedly wrote in a manifesto released by the New York Post on Sunday. ‘And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.’ Allen, of Torrance, California, was arrested at the scene Saturday night after he allegedly charged a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton, armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives.” (04/26/26)
Note to Those So Inclined: Please Stop Trying to Kill Donald Trump
Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“I’m no pacifist. I fully support violence in immediate self-defense of one’s own life or the lives of innocent others, and you won’t find me shedding any tears for those who, having overseen and ordered non-defensive violence, eventually pay the ultimate price for their misdeeds. BUT! When considering an attempt to kill someone, even if the target arguably deserves to die, the likely consequences of one’s own actions are worth considering. If Donald Trump — or any other president — dies at the hands of an assassin, two such consequences follow as night follows day. First, that president becomes a martyr. His party and/or movement become stronger, not weaker. … Second, the regime that president led opportunistically uses the assassination to expand its police and surveillance powers, and clamp down on dissent. Especially the varieties of dissent associated with the assassin’s persona.” (04/26/26)