Short Take Politics:
Judge protects Haitians
No matter what animus comes from the MAGA crowd, Haitian refugees deserve due process. An antifa judge ruled it so. https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/g-s1-108463/judge-blocks-ending-protections-haitians
Iranians won’t negotiate via social media
President Trump can’t stay off his phone. As soon as it seems like the war may be done, he tweets reactively and the Iranians say “not yet.” It’s like having a petulant teenage girl in charge of foreign policy. https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/politics/social-media-posts-trump-iran-deal
Trump approval drops below Carter
In political polling, it is the equivalent of the Mendoza line or the odds of the Raiders winning more than 4 ½ games. Trump is now showing worse in polls than Jimmy Carter. https://americanresearchgroup.com/economy/