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He can say it however many times he wants, the fact remains that Iran is still targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and the situation won’t stabilize until the administration pulls their heads out of their ass.
A little thread on Trump's CRYPTO ventures because I don't think ppl are seeing how totally corruptive it is to the system. Let's start w this. When investors dump millions into Trump’s crypto ventures, what are they actually paying for? It has no intrinsic value.
Words like these get tossed off every day now: "If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them." But russchoma.bsky.social reports on another terrible dynamic with this one. Trump has a golf and villa project there, blessed by the Omani crown: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's bombing threats have a golf course problem
His Oman resort sits just miles from the strait where he's promising to send in the US military.
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"No socialist movement which aimed at complete equality has ever gained substantial support." - Hayek "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." - Orwell "A change in name is not a change in nature." - Labaddie
This is ridiculously scary. Yes, we are currently talking about ballrooms and reflecting pools and inflation and Iran and Venezuela and Epstein and crypto grift and the moral rot of the GOP. But all that is going to be forgotten soon. Shit is about to get real, as they say.
Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · last mo.I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
Proposition 40, which voters will decide on in November, would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of California’s roughly 200 billionaires.
California Democratic Party endorses billionaire tax measure
Proposition 40, which voters will decide on in November, would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of California’s roughly 200 billionaires.
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Dear USA, blame aside, your country can not be taken seriously. You all know why. Fix it. Thank you in advance. #2026MidTerms #Register #VerifyRegistration #TakeTheDayOff #ShowUpInPerson #TakeFamily #TakeFriends #TakeNeighbours #Vote #Impeach #Convict ⚖️ 🇺🇸
More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests
There is more confidence in Xi Jinping than Donald Trump, the US think tank's survey indicates.
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School vouchers -- funded with billions in taxpayer money -- have become such a financial boon to private religious schools that one Michigan company encouraged churches to tap into what it dubbed “God’s new gold mine.”
Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter
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Oh, look! The wildly corrupt Trump administration, which doesn't care about the working class, came up with *another* way to take money out of the pockets of ordinary Americans struggling to get by and funneling it to the rich corporations that bribe Donald.
The Republican Party loses again. They tried and failed seeking to invalidate Arizona election rules that prevent voter intimidation and harassment at polling places. Think about that. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
🚨 Winn v. Fontes
Learn more.
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It appears Grok killed the schoolchildren in Iran, in tandem with a US military under Pete Hegseth who DGAF. Remember when Anthropic said 'No' to Hegseth's demand that they allow the DoD to use Claude to kill autonomously, with no human oversight? Check out this timeline:
Right-wing hawks are embarked on a truly pathetic effort to blame the MOU’s contents on Vance, while absolving Trump of responsibility for the document that he signed and publicly describes as “a very strong deal.” www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...
“The mental gymnastics to rationalize that Trump is surrendering to Iran. He's bored. He made a mistake. It's a quagmire- this is politically really bad for him, so he's trying to do what he does and sell a con.” @tarasetmayer.bsky.social & @SarahAMatthews1 shred Trump & the GOP’s hypocrisy
He never misses an opportunity to include regular working New Yorkers in the big events, and making all the joy and community building opportunities to be shared by all. I love Mamdani. Period. Best Mayor I have ever seen.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3mo agoStart spreading the news — we’re giving away 600 free tickets to Thursday’s Championship Ceremony at City Hall following the Knicks’ ticker-tape parade. The public lottery is open now and will close tomorrow, June 17, at 11 AM. Details at Knicks.com/CeremonySweeps.
"This idea that they can just pay money and then continue on with the same behavior, that’s what we object to," says Nadia Milleron, whose daughter was among the hundreds of people killed in Boeing crashes in 2018 and 2019. "We want to expose what they’re actually doing in the company."
Jury Awards Family $50M for Daughter’s Death in Boeing Crash as Mother Vows to Keep Fighting
A jury in Chicago has ordered Boeing to pay nearly $50 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old who was one of a total of 346 people killed in a pair of Boeing 737 MAX jet crashes less than...
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Veterans are infuriated by the White House “gamifying" the war with Iran, which has already killed thousands.
Veterans Tear Into Trump’s ‘Obscene’ War Memes
War isn’t a game, say people who have actually been in one.
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This is Trump’s economy designed by billionaires, for billionaires: The rich are getting richer while workers and families struggle to pay for groceries and gas.
Iran looking to formalize its control over the Strait and its power to receive tolls from favored nations in exchange for freedom of movement says India, Pakistan, Iraq, Malaysia and China are in negotiations now to establish rules of transit www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...
Iran developing a ‘vetting system’ for Strait of Hormuz transit: Report
Lloyd's List reports that ships could be allowed to pass through 'safe corridor' once they are approved by IRGC.
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🧵🧵🧵 2. What are the chances … .. that Trump never had sex with an underage female, considering that he once said his 17-year-old daughter Ivanka made him promise not to date anyone younger than her?
Listen to Donald Trump recount how his 17-year-old daughter made him 'swear' not to date someone younger than her
The latest Speed Read,/speed-reads,,speed-reads, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week
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NEW: Special counsel Jack Smith gathered evidence that then-candidate Donald Trump took many top-secret documents that related to his worldwide business interests. MS NOW Senior Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig shares more on her reporting www.ms.now/news/trump-c...
@hartmannreport.com Michael Cohen worked for Trump from 2006 to 2018.
As travelers face flight delays/cancelations, just a reminder that the Trump admin dismantled consumer protections like refunds for delays, lodging and meals. All under the leadership of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former airline lobbyist...
From relocation to paid vacation (instead of incarceration) And how do we even know when we don’t know their names?
FBI raids Fulton County election operations center www.alternet.org/fulton-count...
FBI raids Fulton County election operations center
Fox News digital is reporting that the FBI staged a raid on an elections office in Georgia on Wednesday.According to the report, "agents were seen entering the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation...
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In 2025, @pressfreedomtracker.us documented at least 32 instances in which journalists were detained or charged — just for doing their jobs. Nearly 90% of them occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations. Read our annual arrest report:
Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025
More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped
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The CHA is one of a handful of housing authorities across the country being audited.
Chicago Housing Authority subject of HUD audit citing immigration and criminal activity, records show
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