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Tomahawk Tuah: Zelensky is at the White House pushing for access to Tomahawks. It’s not looking good so far. “One of the reasons we want to get this war over is…that it’s not easy for us to give you … massive numbers of very powerful weapons … Hopefully they won’t need it. Hopefully we’ll be able to get the war over with without thinking about Tomahawks.” Before the meeting took place, Trump agreed to another summit with Putin who he still insists “wants to end the war.” Here’s the latest from The Guardian. And from the NYT (Gift Article): Putin’s Trump Strategy: Lots of Flattery, and Talk of Business Deals.
+ Blood in the Water: U.S. has 2 survivors in custody after strike on alleged Venezuelan cartel boat. Meanwhile, a Trinidadian Family Says U.S. Military Killed Relative in Boat Attack. And the Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down. “Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, and as the Pentagon escalates attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea.” (Maybe the idea that these strikes are legitimate doesn’t hold water.)
+ On the Case: “While Bolton resides firmly on Trump’s enemies list, the indictment returned against him Thursday in federal district court in Maryland also bears substantial hallmarks of legitimacy. Trump surely takes retributive delight in Bolton’s prosecution, and has encouraged it in unsubtle ways. At the same time, the Bolton indictment appears to have genuine merit.” The John Bolton Indictment Is Different. (The case doesn’t have as much merit as the classified docs case against Trump, but it might have some merit.)
+ The Shadow Knows: “From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like ‘he is the commander in chief.'” ProPublica with The New Yorker: The Shadow President.
+ Screen Shot: “YouTube generated more than $36 billion in advertising revenue in 2024, and executives say annual revenue — including subscriptions like YouTube Premium and YouTube Music — tops $50 billion.” YouTube Just Ate TV. It’s Only Getting Started.
+ Not So Fast Forward: WSJ (Gift Article): TiVo Has Sold Its Last DVR. These People Refuse to Let Go. It’s hard to explain what an amazing breakthrough TiVo represented when it first launched. And I’ve lost a few hundred Apple TV remotes. I still know exactly where my TiVo remote is.
