At the moment, I'd think you'd have to bet on Burgum as Trump's VP choice. I think Trump really likes a self-made rich guy who's proven to be a hard-working but soft-spoken and basically likeable surrogate: VP contender Burgum hits the road as Trump's busiest surrogate

If something cannot go on forever, it will stop: U.S. national debt will reach $50 trillion by 2034, CBO projects - The Washington Post (subscription may be required)

This is a sin committed by both political parties against our children. Biden is the worst of all time and Trump is the worst Republican of all time on this critical issue:

Congressional Budget Office raises this year’s federal budget deficit projection by $400 billion | AP News

Perhaps a new phase of the Israel-Hamas war is upon us: Israel says Rafah attack near completion, in potential shift for war - The Boston Globe

I could be on board with some "welcome relief", but not illegal welcome relief like this: Biden policy is welcome relief for Americans with spouses in the country illegally (Reuters)

I’m not saying we know for sure that it came from the lab but it was ALWAYS obvious that the Wuhan lab was the most likely origin of COVID. Pretty nuts that people are still arguing that it’s more like to have just occurred in nature. One of the guys making that argument is almost certainly just covering his ass after being part of the Fauci-organized effort to destroy anyone who suggested COVID came from the Wuhan lab.

Covid-Hearing Witness Lays Out Overwhelming Case for Lab-Leak Theory | National Review

Idiots: Just Stop Oil Climate Activists Vandalize Stonehenge with Spray Paint | National Review

Trump's guy might win, but just barely. It seems as if Trump's endorsement power is slightly, but only slightly, weakening: Bob Good’s Virginia primary result remains too close to call - POLITICO

Virginia 5th Congressional District Primary Election Results 2024 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

I've been unable to find a guest to talk about this so I'll cover it myself, a few days late but still worth mentioning: ANC and DA reach deal to form South African government of national unity (bbc.com)

Another EV maker bites the dust. (I don't cheer for companies to fail. When it comes to EVs, though, I really despise the way politicians are spending our children's future earnings and using raw government power to try to force people into vehicles they don't (yet) want.

Fisker and a Dying EV Dream - WSJ

You should not tolerate people who say they want to cause disruption and harm of any aspect of civil society "by any means necessary": McGill Ends Talks With Protesters Who’ve Occupied Campus for Seven Weeks (msn.com)

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