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Donald Trump: “he's a moron. no, there's something wrong with him. i used to sort of like him or something, but now i can't even watch him. he's like, “gross.” then he goes into the comedies. he's no good for comedies. maybe somebody should tell him, but he's terrible. and, you know, since he and a couple of the other losers out there, and now they, it's a funny thing, and now they're all calling me, kissing my ass. they want tax credits for hollywood 'cause hollywood's dying and other countries are taken away. “sir, could we please meet you?” and guys that have been saying bad crap about me for years are sitting in my office. “sir, it's a great honor to be with you, sir.” see, the great thing about the internet is that all you do is you press a button, and it tells you everything they've said for the last 20 years. ding, ding. no, it's amazing. now they want tax credits 'cause their industry is dying in this country. and i'll probably do it. should i do it? probably. ashley, i don't know. i am being lobbied. i mean, even stupid schiff, shifty schiff. he said, “i approve of the president's. when he says approve, then i don't think we can do it.” no, i'm getting shifty schiff, shifty adam schiff, one of the more corrupt politicians in the country. you know, but they want. they want, you know, the movie tax credits and television tax credits, and it's unbelievable. sir, we think you're a great president. you're doing. maybe we have a meeting, sir. sir, i'd like to just say before we begin, i was misquoted when i called you an asshole. i misquoted you, sir. they misquoted me. i didn't say that, sir. how dare. i'm bringing a lawsuit against that paper immediately. and, sir, would it be possible for you to save us because we are dying? we're dying in hollywood. hollywood doesn't mean hollywood anymore. hollywood is empty because foreign countries. the democrats have allowed foreign countries. canada. oh, canada. no, canada is not doing so well. you know, they ripped us off for 50 years. they ain't ripping us off anymore, i can tell you, but they took our movie. but canada, the united kingdom, and australia. and i have one guy. he's actually a nice guy. he's a movie producer, a big one. he said, “i cannot go to australia anymore. it's only about a 23-hour flight.” i said, “oh, you don't like sitting in a plane in order to check the studio, then hop back in and come back home?” so they're all offering these big things, and i don't know. we'll have to think about it, ashley, right? we'll think about it. i'll tell you one thing. you'll have more democrats voting for you than you do republicans. but we have. i had a great show, and i got to know a lot of people during that, “the apprentice,” and there was a big debate on television this week, last week, and if i didn't do “the apprentice,” would i still be president? they're asking that question, “would trump be?” and they were just. like, they got into a fight over it. if you didn't do that show, i'm telling you he wouldn't be. well, they picked me 'cause i was famous. that's why they picked me. then when it went to number one, they were in deep trouble. but they picked me 'cause i was famous. so let me ask you a question. if i did not do “the apprentice,” would i still be president? i think. i think. no, it's a big question. no, it's a big question. we captured and brought to justice the outlaw dictator of venezuela, nicolas maduro, who is now awaiting trial. we love the venezuelan people. and we won the war in venezuela in one day. i watched this total dope, ro khanna. fox puts him on all the time. you know, fox is giving democrats more time than they give republicans. i don't know what those. i'm working my ass off. i'm doing rallies, and i come back, and i watch the opponent of the person i did the rally for. i'm not happy. but i watched ro khanna, of course, on fox this morning. i can't watch him. he's such a fake. and he's a radical left loser. and he was saying things like, “the war.” oh, he wanted to impeach me because of the war that we have with iran. in other words, he wants to impeach me because i've taken the.”

Lots to unpack here but Trump says Bill Maher is an unfunny loser pothead/drunk and the recent dinner was a waste of time. TRUMP: Let's talk about this COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER, Bill Maher. When I became President, I agreed to meet, after the first one, and the last one, but never agreed to do his show, which he wants me to do, DESPARATELY I believe he lied to me when I asked him, with all the applause and laughter he gets after almost everything he says, about thing that aren't funny or even any good, what Laughter Machine does he use? People can't think he's funny. Bill was very nervous. He asked for a drink. He was very insecure, and he had a seriously bruised eye and nose area, as though somebody had just beaten him up — But it wasn't me! No sooner had we had that first dinner at the White House, which is a very seductive and beautiful place, especially now that I have fully renovated and fixed it in the style which it deserves, Bill wanted to come back. Also, I wanted to tell Bill that he's a major POTHEAD. He's got to stop, it's very bad for his health. He looked like hell this time. Bill was drunk and had alcohol in his hand as he walked through the White House. Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock came along with him. I learned nothing, and felt it was a waste of time. After the first dinner, Bill Maher was friendly, I guess, everyone walked away pleased. After the second dinner, Bill's "show" was far worse than the first. He went crazy! He's gutless, because he enjoyed every minute. Also, I am not a building a swimming pool in the White House Briefing Room, and never had any intention of doing so.

finally watched The Exorcist; had avoided it for years (I'm not really a horror guy). Was shocked to find out that it's actually a very thoughtful meditation on a pet subject of mine: the limits of the medical/psychiatric system's ability to address profound human suffering 1/

A resident of East Westdale emailed me that on the first first day of school, they gave her son gender reassignment surgery. She was very mad about this, but adding insult to the wound, she had already bought him a gym uniform and the school would not let her exchange it for a girl's gym uniform. It's all a racket to make more money for the schools.

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Raymond Chandler on science fiction

Today is Paul Thomas Anderson’s birthday 🎂 Here is an SNL sketch he directed back in 2000 starring Ben Affleck, Jimmy Fallon, and Molly Shannon 📹

😂 Absolute peak Imagine energy! That crossed-eyed cutlery knight jousting the Great Wall under fireworks is pure bedtime gold. Your wife's prompts are chef's kiss – she's mastering the absurdity. Hit me with her next wild one, I'm ready for the chaos sequel! 🚀

April 10, 1976 on American Bandstand, history was made when John Travolta showed up in a turtleneck and gold chain to sing a song you probably don’t remember.

IN 45 DAYS, YOU WILL SEE HALLEY’S COMET. Not with a telescope. Not through a screen. With your eyes, from your backyard. Halley’s Comet returns every 76 years. It was last visible in 1986. It will swing through the inner solar system again in May. And this time, it will be an easy naked-eye object. Right now, it is a faint smudge even in telescopes. But as it falls toward the Sun, it will brighten. The coma will grow. The tail will stretch. By mid-May, it will be as bright as the brightest stars. You will find it low in the western sky after sunset. A fuzzy star that does not twinkle. A star that moves noticeably night after night. Edmond Halley predicted this exact return in 1705. He saw the same comet three times in his life. You will see it once. Maybe twice, if you live long enough. Start checking the western horizon in early May. The comet will be waiting. Are you going to watch for it?

Trump: I don’t want a stupid person being president.

Christian Nationalist congressman Andy Ogles just posted this with the following text: "This is a battle of good vs evil. We must reaffirm that our nation was built on Christian principles. ✝️ Join Us 🇺🇸"

Miller: What President Trump is doing is a national miracle that will be studied not only for generations but for centuries to come. Trump: Kash, see if you can top that. Patel: Mr. President, thank you for delivering the safest country on God's green Earth

I don’t think people truly understand what’s about to happen with 𝕏 Money. This is Elon going back to his roots - back to x.com - and building what he always wanted in the first place: one place that runs your entire financial life. When he rebranded Twitter to 𝕏 in 2023, he said straight up that we’re adding the ability to conduct your entire financial world. He even said you may not even need a traditional bank account. Most people brushed that off. And now it’s becoming real. 𝕏 Money has already been live in closed beta internally within the company. A limited external beta is expected soon, and they’ve already secured money transmitter licenses in over 40 states plus DC. 𝕏 Payments is registered with FinCEN. Visa is officially partnered. You’ll be able to fund your wallet instantly, send peer-to-peer payments, move money to your bank, and eventually use a debit card. And I think this is just the beginning. This will probably start as a simple wallet where you can send money as easily as sending a DM. With this technology, you can pay creators, pay subscriptions, pay whatever bills, shop inside the app, get paid inside the app, and much more. Then, there will be high-yield savings, you can invest, you can get loans, have money market accounts, maybe even treasury access, cool smart cashtags that let you see live stock prices in your timeline and execute trades seamlessly, crypto integration, potentially full asset management… the list goes on and on… Elon literally said this is meant to be the central source of ALL monetary transactions. Bro… think about that for a sec. Your 𝕏 profile becomes your financial identity. Everyone you follow is already there. Everyone you interact with is already there. That social graph becomes your distribution engine. Like, you won’t need a separate banking app, no need for a separate investing app, no need for a separate payment app… this all lives where you already spend your time. Right here on 𝕏. Look at WeChat in China, which Elon always alluded to. Payments, messaging, shopping, investing - all integrated in one app. It handles $ trillions in volume and became deeply embedded in everyone’s daily life. Now 𝕏 is building the Western version of that, but with a more global reach, and xAI’s AI layered on top of all this. Before you call me crazy, you have to understand how big this opportunity is. Digital payments globally are measured in the tens of $ trillions of dollars annually. Even just capturing a small slice of that across hundreds of millions, and eventually a billion, users can change everything. 𝕏 already has the audience. That lowers customer acquisition costs significantly. Add fintech revenue on top of ads, plus float, plus lending, plus investing tools, and we’re talking about a completely different valuation profile. Now, $44B for this company looks like the bargain of the decade… this was one of the main reasons I invested in 𝕏. And if they execute the way they’ve executed at Tesla and SpaceX, this could truly fundamentally redefine how people handle $ . Most people today still see 𝕏 as just a social media app. I see it as the foundation of a financial system layered on top of a global network. Ultimately becoming the “everything” app. And this I believe is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Elon is calling this a game-changer. I believe him.

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