Eric Conrad

Spreading the good words | #UF and #GSPM | RTs are binding blood oaths, but opinions are my own.

[Eric Conrad @EricConradFL]

Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes. Friday in Key West vs Monday in DC.

[Bo Erickson Reuters @BoKnowsNews]

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has repeated his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him at least 107 times in the last six months, keeping the grievance front and center even as he faces new political risks from the war with Iran and looming midterm elections.

Trump devotes near-daily attention to ​the issue, a Reuters review of his public events, interviews and online posts found, and his comments often come in waves. One Saturday in April, amid a fragile ceasefire with Iran, Trump posted allegations about the ‌2020 election - when he lost to his predecessor Joe Biden - seven times on his Truth Social account.

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

This New York Times piece is worth your time. Here’s what is happening, as simply as I can put it.

Back in January, Trump sued the IRS, an agency he controls, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns a number of years ago.

IRS lawyers did their jobs. They wrote a memo laying out the defenses that could beat the suit, including the fact that Trump filed too late. His own lawyer was in court when the leaker pleaded guilty in October 2023, more than two years before Trump sued.

The Justice Department never showed up to court. Never argued back. Never used the defenses sitting on their desk.

The judge got suspicious and ordered both sides to explain whether they were actually opposing each other or just colluding. The day before that brief was due, Trump dropped the suit.

Same day, his Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization fund.” 

Trump gets a formal apology. The IRS agrees to drop any audits of him and his family, even though a 2024 Times report found a loss in an ongoing audit could cost him over $100 million.

The acting Attorney General, Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, picks the five commissioners who decide who gets paid. Trump can fire any of them. Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are not ruled out.

This is the most corrupt thing I’ve ever seen from an American president.

Where in the hell are my Republican colleagues?

https://t.co/La0nlLuz1r

[Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports]

The Trump DOJ lied about the SPLC's role in Charlottesville.

Using informant-provided info, the SPLC handed the FBI a 45-page "Event Alert," including names, photos, and criminal histories of the rallygoers — and their "weapons of choice," per a new filing.

Background https://t.co/EBHOQsu1Z4

[Eric Conrad @EricConradFL]

Wait, I thought I knew about most of the pope subclasses — reformer, diplomat, warrior, etc.

Did I miss the existence of the crime-fighter variant?

[Acyn @Acyn]

Reporter: Why did you attack Pope Leo?

Trump: I don’t think he’s doing a very good job. He likes crime I guess. We don’t like a pope who says it’s ok to have a nuclear weapon. We don’t want a pope that says crime is ok. I am not a fan of Pope Leo.

[Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp]

I've seen a lot of takes that Orbán's defeat means that he was never an authoritarian in the first place.

This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism.

Here's why.

[NASA @NASA]

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶

The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

[Sen. Lisa Murkowski @lisamurkowski]

The President’s threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight” cannot be excused away as an attempt to gain leverage in negotiations with Iran.

This type of rhetoric is an affront to the ideals our nation has sought to uphold and promote around the world for nearly 250 years. It undermines our long-standing role as a global beacon of freedom and directly endangers Americans both abroad and at home.

The oppressive, terror-spreading regime of the Islamic Republic must be distinguished from the people and the civilization of Iran. Everyone involved—especially the President and Iran’s leaders—must de-escalate their unprecedented saber-rattling before it is too late.

[Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth]

Donald Trump just threatened to unilaterally destroy an entire civilization.

Is there genuinely no limit to what Republicans will allow this unhinged, unwell man to do?

Congress must come back to Washington to rein in this dangerous behavior immediately.

[Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow]

Mission Control woke the astronauts this morning with a message recorded by Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell. Lovell, who was on the first crew to circle the Moon in December 1968, and commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, died in August 2025.

[NASA @NASA]

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

[Ed O'Keefe @edokeefe]

The defense secretary cancels an Army investigation and suspensions into this unauthorized flyover by @kidrock’s house.

[Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews]

ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps.

https://t.co/BeoFBsvwoc

[Eric Conrad @EricConradFL]

“Tyranny requires constant effort”

[POLITICO @politico]

‘Visibly upset and struggling’: Acting ICE head hospitalized twice over stress, officials say https://t.co/FdxH2ZjumW

[Eric Conrad @EricConradFL]

I’m not sure how pre-Internet minds comprehended these kinds of days.

[Eric Conrad @EricConradFL]

Waking up to 1) video of the looksmaxxing guy shooting an alligator 2) news of the DHS spending bill 3) the arrest of aforementioned influencer and 4) a Cheetos ad featuring feat Megan Thee Stallion and Nickleback was quite the emotional rollercoaster for a Friday.

[Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur]

WSJ editorial board on SAVE America Act: “In the MAGA era, the bill could even marginally hurt the GOP. Kamala Harris in 2024 won college graduates and voters earning over $100,000 a year. Mr. Trump carried those with no degrees and lower salaries. Which coalition is most likely not to have passports and birth certificates handy?” https://t.co/xc2Cv7np2l

[Eric Conrad @EricConradFL]

Ah, yes, but it’s the food, housing, healthcare, and education we can’t afford.

[Seung Min Kim @seungminkim]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon tells Congress the first week of the Iran war cost the US $11.3 billion, an AP source says.

[Eric Conrad @EricConradFL]

Some of you didn’t get yelled at for not driving the family stick shift in the most fuel-efficient manner possible during the last war of choice in the Middle East and it shows.

[Eric Conrad @EricConradFL]

Sentience is all fun and games until the burden of existence kicks in

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

BREAKING: Anthropic CEO says Claude may or may not have gained consciousness, as the model has begun showing symptoms of anxiety.

[Lulu NYT @LuluGNavarro]

Another Republican Nazi group chat scandal - this time in my home state of Florida. They named the group chat ‘Nazi heaven’ and some in it called for dismembering black people. Oh yeah and they called women ‘whores’ https://t.co/uT8S0LtxvL