The Cage Match Offer Hunter Biden says he is ready to show up on the Channel 5 Carnival Tour and is open to a cage match with Don Jr. and Eric Trump if the organizers can pull it off. He said he will be there even if the fight does not happen, which is handy, since big talk is cheaper than boxing gloves and does not require a waiver from common sense. The clip quickly did what these clips always do. It turned a messy public feud into a neat little spectacle, which is the sort of thing the internet seems to build an altar for every other Tuesday. https://twitter.com/Channel5iveNews/status/2042262602982604939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Debt, Grievances, and Podcasts At the same time, The Daily Mail reported that Hunter Biden is living abroad, is said to be about $17 million in debt, and cannot pay his lawyers. He has also kept attacking Trump, Charlie Kirk, and other conservative voices in podcast interviews, using the kind of language that makes cable producers nod with fake concern while quietly booking the next segment. None of this is exactly new. It is the same old modern stunt loop, where outrage feeds attention, attention feeds bookings, and bookings feed…

Dmitriev Lands In Washington Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev is reportedly in the United States meeting Trump administration officials, with discussions said to cover a possible peace deal for Ukraine and broader economic ties between Washington and Moscow. The timing is hard to miss. While the public is told to focus on whatever crisis is loudest this week, the quieter business of diplomacy keeps moving in the background, where the lighting is dim and the press releases are bright. Lavrov had already hinted that contacts with the United States on Ukraine were continuing informally and confidentially, which is diplomat code for “yes, the talks are happening, and no, you are not invited.” Sanctions Relief Is The Real Clock Reuters reported that Dmitriev’s visit comes just before Washington must decide whether to extend sanctions relief on Russian oil, which is set to expire on April 11. That waiver lets certain countries buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products stranded at sea, a move Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described as a way to steady global energy markets. The language is neat, if not exactly plain. When governments start talking about “stability,” it often means they have found a cleaner way to keep the…