as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3h ago

Reuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be ​unlikely to risk transit without paying."

BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9:1 in the Senate primary. With over $60 mil in backing from AIPAC-aligned groups and corporate interests, every Michigan Dem got to hear Haley Stevens’ message — and they still picked Abdul’s vision of money out of politics, money in your pocket and Medicare For All.

Listening to all the Bulwark guys coming around to socialism lol. It's that bad out there folks.

I do think AES wants to flay the GOP more than Stevens. Like I think if you gave him the chance to send them all to the gulag he'd actually do it.

Okay then! www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left

The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.

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I've seen enough. (I don't know wtf I'm ever talking about like ever ever)

Institute Of Arcane Axioms@axiomsofdominion.bsky.social · 13h ago

20,000 new votes from Canton Township in Wayne County, El-Sayed wins by 54% to 44%. Hot damn.

Ahhh ok good.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 13h ago

HEINEKEN: CFO says the company anticipates collecting roughly three times the €10 million already received in additional U.S. tariff refunds.

I'm gonna be really pissed if this guy dies quickly like Graham did.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 14h ago

Trump on Jeanine Pirro: "Well I just think she was totally wrong...I told her I was not happy." Q: "Is she safe? Are you going to keep her in the position?" Trump: "I haven't made a determination."

Lol what

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 13h ago

HEINEKEN: CFO says the Iran conflict is expected to create some inflationary pressures in the coming year.

I seriously eat like a brick of this cheese every day it's so good.

I like Anne Applebaum for some reasons but mostly because she always posts gift articles for the Atlantic and I won't pay for that publication.

What if Freud was right (at least some of the time)? A review, by @stossel.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

What if Freud Was Right?

A neuroscientist dares to argue that old-fashioned psychoanalysis holds the key to curing mental illness.

theatlantic.com

I don't care who wins I care that the polling still sucks shit.

The energy I bring to Bluesky?

Big win for @fpwellman.bsky.social

Decision Desk HQ@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 15h ago

Decision Desk HQ projects Fred Wellman wins the MO US House 2 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 11:21 PM EDT

Someday soon "we" are gonna find out exactly who is getting all this money and it's almost certainly going to the Trump fam.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 15h ago

Trump on Venezuela: "We're taking out hundreds of billions of dollars"

Trump: "I think we should be given an A+ on the economy"

Detroit City: Election Day Vote 🟠 Haley Stevens – 19,602 (50.1%) 🟣 Abdul El-Sayed – 18,371 (46.9%) Absentee 🟠 Haley Stevens – 31,578 (74.7%) 🟣 Abdul El-Sayed – 8,924 (21.1%)

What are all these people going to do when he dies will some of them throw themselves off bridges I really hope so.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 15h ago

"This is the most consequential leader that we've ever seen. Not just in the United States, but worldwide ... that's why he's loved in the way that he is."

Well, I mean, it was nonsense

Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 15h ago

I spoke with 10 CNNers about David Ellison's essay in The NYT, in which he tried to convince the public he'll be a good steward of CNN. Suffice to say, no one at the network is buying what he's selling. “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS." www.status.news/p/david-elli...

I miss him. I miss this band a lot.

Punk Rock History@punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 15h ago

In memory Adam Nathaniel Yauch aka MCA, American bass player, rapper and founding member of the hardcore punkrock / hip hop group Beastie Boys, born on this day in 1964, NYC Photo by Gene Ambo #punkrock #hardcorepunk #adamyauch #mca #beastieboys #history #punkrockhistory #otd

That black votes pretty important biatch.

Holy balls

Subscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio)@kleinman.bsky.social · 16h ago

This is nuts, Stevens is ahead now bsky.app/profile/vote...

Of course I'm going to support all the Democrats coast to coast. Last time I supported a Republican was fucking never.

I'm suspicious af of any and all veterans running for office unless they're explicitly anti Trump anti GOP and have history that says so.

Ted Cruz panics on national TV: “There have been multiple polls in the past week that show Talarico leading. One after the other! This is a very real race.”

Republican power grabs in Kansas and Missouri are going down in flames with 18-25% of votes reported so far. Missouri's Amendment 4 aimed to make citizen-initiated constitutional amendments practically impossible. Kansas' Amendment 1 was designed to flip the state Supreme Court to ban abortion

Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina after Milei remarks reut.rs/4xcplJW

Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina after Milei remarks

Brazil has informed Argentina's ​ambassador that bilateral relations ‌have been downgraded to the chargé d'affaires level, ​a source in ​the Brazilian government told ⁠Reuters on Tuesday.

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