The Ayahtoldyouso

Happy Friday! Or not...

• Because the OAFPOTUS and his droogs dismantled "every information weapon we had," Iran has positively killed us in the meme war.
• It's all part of the OAFPOTUS failing to win at anything because he really is a loser.
• So, naturally, we can expect him to steal or destroy all the records of his losing.
• Julia Ioffe expresses some alarm after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff General Randy George.
• It's all part of the debasement of US military standards, writes Brynn Tannehill.
• Despite—or, let's face it, because of—the US backsliding deeper into "flawed democracy" territory, the world democracy index actually increased in 2025.
• Climate change will continue to make flooding in Chicago worse, though we're much better off than we would have been without the Deep Tunnel project.

Well, isn't that special! And it's why tomorrow will be a fun field trip, during which I hope not to think about anything going on around the White House.