The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has rattled global energy markets, but for Connecticut based Dorian LPG, a company who rents container ships by the day, it’s been a historical quarter. Revenue more than doubled to $187.9M, up from $84.2M
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Ok....but we're still not going back!! 🚨Dem Leaders, we are the OPPOSITION party... we need you to ACT LIKE IT‼️ 🦋Always Skeet others the way you'd like to be Skeeted🦋😊
We proved it in Wisconsin. We proved it in New York City. We proved it in dozens of special elections over the past year. People power over money!
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 9h agoAbdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
CORRECTION: The CIA has assembled a not-so-secret task force to pressure Cuba into adopting the economic, political, and leadership changes Senile Satan couldn’t get through diplomacy. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
"The rail systems with the worst security rates were in Dallas, San Diego and Houston, followed by Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. Dallas’s rate was twice as high as Chicago’s — and more than 30 times higher than Washington’s." @washingtonpost.com
Trump officials say public transit is unsafe, but their data says otherwise
A new federal dashboard shows that New York and Washington have relatively low rates of serious crimes.
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Bari Weiss in Sun Valley with Sheryl Sandberg, who’s carrying a copy of John Fetterman’s book. Zoom in and you can see the title.
Q: Is there any chance of Trump administration giving Ukraine PAC-3 missiles? SEN. COONS: Chance? Yes. Am I confident they will? No. Because every time Trump suddenly becomes persuaded that maybe we should side with Ukraine, he has a call with Putin, and changes his mind again.
Good and important messaging, but it is striking how Muslim candidates are repeatedly defamed as “terrorists” and then have to turn around and issue such statements when there is no similar expectation that Christian or Jewish candidates need to do the same for their Muslim-American constituents.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11h agoEl-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
Iran and Oman have reportedly agreed that all ships transiting Hormuz have to go through an Iran-controlled corridor, and are finalizing tolls of 3, 5, or 7%. This would close off the path outside Iranian waters the US encouraged ships to use during the MOU, then started bombing again to keep open.
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters, in one of th...
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This is an astounding loss for the US if it comes to fruition. One of the biggest strategic losses the US has ever endured—perhaps biggest?—and all from a war the US chose to start for no reason, illegally.
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 10h agoIran and Oman have reportedly agreed that all ships transiting Hormuz have to go through an Iran-controlled corridor, and are finalizing tolls of 3, 5, or 7%. This would close off the path outside Iranian waters the US encouraged ships to use during the MOU, then started bombing again to keep open.
WSJ: “.. One problem Republicans face in this year’s midterm elections is that the socialist label has lost its sting. .. On Monday, Mr. Trump told reporters that U.S. oil companies are ‘making too much money.’ He took the words right out of Bernie’s mouth.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/soci...
(Reuters) - A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters on Wednesday, in one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson
Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.
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@johnauthers.bsky.social: "stock market’s relationship to war and peace can be troublesome. Just look at Dow in 1938 and 1939, as an ever-more belligerent Hitler brought Europe sliding ever further into war. The impact on Wall Street wasn’t totally predictable" www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
SEN. COONS: The combination of Trump administration actually imposing sanctions on Russia, buyers of Russian oil and sanction evaders, and giving Ukraine the Patriot PAC-3 interceptors they need and deserve, could resolve this war in a matter of weeks, if not months at the most.
Christian Nationalism On the Ballot in Tennessee: From calls to ban mosques to AI Crusader videos, two candidates are pushing Christian nationalist agendas to the forefront of Thursday’s Republican primaries. www.confrontthehate.com/p/executions...
Executions for Abortions? Deport Muslims? Christian Nationalism On the Ballot in Tennessee
From calls to ban mosques to AI Crusader videos, two candidates are pushing Christian nationalist agendas to the forefront of Thursday’s Republican primaries.
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docs genuinely went off a cliff in terms of quality!
The important thing to know about boots is that Dr. Martens was bought by a private equity firm a while back, the boots are now garbage in terms of construction quality, but Solovair set up to make similar boots on the old equipment in the old factory and their versions are much better quality.
Will Wilkinson@wlknsn.xyz · 11h agoMy take on boots discourse is that we face a lemons problem with many consumer goods, given the acquisition of many storied brands by companies aggressively milking accumulated brand equity for higher profits, such that price and reputation for durability does not reliably predict higher roi.
Murphy also tore into Trump's court picks “playing this game” where they avoid telling the truth about J6/the 2020 election to get a plum court seat. "You traded a piece of your soul to occupy this seat. You will tell yourself that it was a small price, but the cost will be your credibility.” 🔥
“This is not a problem of perspective or political persuasion. It is a fundamental question of competence," former asst U.S. attorney Sean Murphy said today on Cap Hill. Murphy is one of 12 former fed prosecutors who wrote to senators today, raising red flags about how dangerous these nominees are.
Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats
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…We need to win this Senate seat, because Elissa Slotkin deserves a partner like Abdul in the U.S. Senate.”
A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
