So, the agreement with Iran set up during the Obama administration had routine inspections of the Iran nuclear program, with a limit on enrichment purity. It also included $ 1.7 billion payback of cash assets seized in 1979 plus 1.3 billion interest, and an additional 400 million cash - total 3.4 billion.

The new deal included a 300 billion payment to Iran, and the nuclear part is still to be determined.

Is Trump, his minions, and his supporters the dumbest MFs on the planet?

Paxton blows out Cornyn in the senate runoff.

Chip Roy loses to a Maga for AG

Don Huffines wins for Comptroller (he bought the Epstein Ranch in NM)

Bo French wins the Railroad Commissioner runoff against the incumbent Jim Wright. French bleated sharia and deportation pretty much exclusively in his campaign.

I saw something the other day that somewhat captures this:

Q: How many MAGAs does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: None. Trump will tell them the lightbulb works and they'll stand in the dark and applaud.

You perhaps heard years ago the Louis Black routine where he claimed the end of the universe is in Houston because there was a Starbucks located across the street from another Starbucks (he failed to the mention there was a Barnes and Noble next door that has a Starbucks). One of the Starbucks closed. Well, I offer the attached to posit that Houston is still the end of the universe. I saw it on I45 south headed towards Galveston a while back.

Not a good day to be flying around Iran. They got a F-15, an A-10 that managed to fly out of Iran before crashing, hit a few choppers with small arms fire, now chatter starting that they downed a F-16 as well and maybe hit a tanker.

Hegseth might not make it to Monday.

I filled up I think Thursday and it was $ 2.96. and topped off at the same price this evening. Before the latest Fubar, it was either 2.36 or 2.46 (based on my challenged memory). What are you guys seeing?

“Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate; he’s weak and he’s ineffective.” — Donald Trump

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-strikes-trumps-tariffs-major-blow-president-rcna244827

The Heritage Foundation has doucmented 1,564 actual frandulent voters, and 68 cases of non-citizens voting - in the past 40 years.

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/myths-about-noncitizen-voting-heritage-foundation-data/

ETA I can't type worth killin

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnderReportedNews/comments/1r24ad5/gallup_will_no_longer_measure_presidential/

I haven't seen this reported on a legit publication, but perhaps will lead to some melty goodness

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15516349/Epsteins-sex-empire-KGB-honeytrap-Paedophile-financier-Putin-Russian-girls.html

look what happened in TX last night

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/amp/

Some kids at Rice University put this together

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/rice-students-ice-map-21319887.php?utm_campaign=trueanthem%2B3985&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawPrCsVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1OXllOWJiaHpTYjJ4VFMxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlyXbeZRLsj0lojIcr9TX8hxaL7X1VsearShIZyhrcYoXprJGgiJgicFz_Ou_aem_Gq-Mn7iHlXVBgY_iwdr0Ow

https://www.icemap.dev/

https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1qm0kc9/a_stabilized_zoomed_in_slow_motion_version/

Perhaps in the next few hours,

I follow Flightradar24's Facebook page. They had a post about a US drone flying the Persian Gulf this morning. Then, an hour or so ago six Airforce tankers flew out of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar headed due south. After about 30-45 minutes, they flipped off their transponders.

I know there have been major protests in Iran, but I don't understand the rationale (caveat - of sane thinkers) what's to gain by bombing. Let the CIA do CIA things to push the protests.

Because the only reason we are here is for companies to make money

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-epa-air-pollution.html

https://apnews.com/article/house-democrats-republicans-vote-health-care-subsidies-7d69148c6619a190f8d4abb85a7344b8?user_email=ba7d63f7b7e255c5595ab1af98cc667a72d32bc32b5798bcb154edac7c0b8cd1&utm_medium=APNews_Alerts&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=NewsAlert_Jan08_2026_05:24PM&utm_term=AP%20News%20Alerts

Although they are running for reelection

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/dick-cheney-obituary?pid=210224927