Bob Smith

@Topt1353958 @CENTCOM lol

@CENTCOM Strategic and symbolic at the same time.

AH-64 Apaches fly above the Strait of Hormuz during a patrol, April 17. U.S. Army Soldiers are flying in and around the strait providing a visible presence in support of freedom of navigation.

@kbbbackup @Bridgeofforever @RichardHanania Boy that struck a nerve. Lol

@TheGoodBobby @Bridgeofforever @RichardHanania Imagine being a low IQ leftist who's also racist. You can't imagine a US citizen living in a different country. International travel is unfathomable to you. You have a learning disability, congratulations.

“Ms. Ross-Mahé moved to Anniston, Ala., last year after marrying a former American G.I. named Bill Ross whom she had met in the 1950s, when they were both teenagers working at a NATO base in western France. They had kept in touch for decades, and after both were widowed they fell in love, visiting one another in France and the United States.” The story ends with ICE detaining this 85 year old French woman for two weeks and then deporting her after her husband dies. nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/…

@kbbbackup @RichardHanania So who's the asshole now?

@TheGoodBobby @RichardHanania I live in Seoul. Wow. That supposed to be funny? You probably don't own a passport and can't afford international travel lol.

@Nom_de_plume @RichardHanania troll

@RichardHanania You complain when some white people get caught up as collateral damage but you'd also complain if everyone just explicitly focused on browns

@kbbbackup @Bridgeofforever @RichardHanania lol

@Bridgeofforever @RichardHanania Americans act like living outside of the US is some punishment. She's not from Somalia. Life in the countryside of France sounds more pleasant than rural Alabama.

@kbbbackup @RichardHanania lol

@RichardHanania Her husband died. She can't legally stay in the country. There is nothing wrong with her going back to France.

@kbbbackup @RichardHanania lol

@RichardHanania Good

@officialrnintel lol

🇮🇷⚡️- Five tankers have transited through the Strait of Hormuz, all of which are sanctioned by the United States. Many tankers can be seen attempting to cross the Iranian passage but are being turned away.

@LibbeyDean_ @Natsecjeff Of course, markets are closed now

President Trump on Iran: "We're getting along well, but who knows. Who knows with anyone. But who knows with Iran."

@GutLevelGroyper @officialrnintel 53rd state

@officialrnintel Annex it

🇺🇸🇨🇺⚡️- Last Friday, U.S. State Department officials met with Cuban apparatchiks in Havana, marking the first presence of U.S. diplomats in a decade. The talks focused on the impending fate of the Cuban Communist regime and the current crisis on the island, with the U.S. officials urging democratic and economic freedoms. In addition, U.S. officials offered Starlink satellite services to help address internet shortages in Cuba, according to Axios. One notable figure is Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, the grandson and de facto spokesman for the First Secretary Raúl Castro, the brother of Fidel Castro, who was the only named Cuban at the talks. Furthermore, the U.S. officials also expressed concerns about foreign intelligence operating in Cuba, with its proximity to the United States. In addition, in the event of a collapse, U.S. officials stated they “Will not let the island collapse into a major national security threat if Cuba's leaders are unwilling or unable to act.” The U.S. officials also included these reforms to ensure the end of the U.S. blockade: 1) Compensating U.S. residents and corporations whose assets and properties were confiscated after the 1959 Revolution. 2) The release of political prisoners. 3) Ensuring the Cuban people greater political freedoms, which would eventually include free and fair elections.

The Gazification Method, per the Israeli government, not only for Gaza, but also Lebanon, and Iran… with the United States. See this @nytimes investigation on people killed and civilian infrastructure struck. nytimes.com/2026/04/10/wor…

@gcrespector @DouthatNYT I think you missed the second paragraph

@DouthatNYT And also about basic economics (both wealth and income are partly relative so universal “high” income seems impossible, certainly prices would do weird things in such a case). More equal societies are desirable and possible but promises of “everyone is rich” are silly.

A bold vision of the future that raises a few questions about DOGE's budgetary priorities. x.com/elonmusk/statu…

@UAProgressives @RoKhanna @kenmartin73 @DNC Loser

@RoKhanna @kenmartin73 RELEASE THE @DNC AUDIT AUTOPSY REPORT, YOU COWARDS!

.@kenmartin73, whose mentor was Paul Wellstone worked to make sure superdelegates could not pick our nominee and now is working on banning all Super PAC money from our nomination contest. These are deeply consequential progressive reforms.

@JasonMBrodsky Lol

Ghalibaf is denying President Trump's statements today. The president's comments actually put pressure on #Iran's regime, may increase infighting and paranoia. Tehran is used to dominating the public narrative over the negotiations. President Trump is flipping the script.

BREAKING: Israeli PM shocked that a ceasefire means even Israel can no longer bomb. "In the past, it was always just the other side that had to stop bombing," he declared during a press conference.

@danielyoung1000 @TheStalwart @conorsen Alaska. Oil, fish, Russia, purple state.

@TheStalwart @conorsen what is the most Odd Lots route? Maybe economic geography of the River Rhine? We could organize that a conference about the economic history of and on the Rhine!

Just thinking about Joe and Tracy interviewing Citrini Analyst #3 on a live pod here.

@marklevinshow Lol

Friendly advice.  Ignore anonymous sources and the fake media. Watch the President’s posts. Watch the Israeli PM’s posts. Comment on those.

@taufiqzrahim Hearing that Iran begs to differ

Thank you for your attention to this matter

@TheStalwart @conorsen YES!

@conorsen I was talking to someone last night who is an avid cruise goer. And I thought maybe one day there could be an Odd Lots cruise where passengers could hang out and talk with famous past guests

@officialrnintel Who was this ceasefire with anyhow?

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Explosions across southern Lebanon. Israel is carrying out large-scale detonations of Lebanese infrastructure. Structures in Qantara, Khiam, Naqoura, al-Bayada, Chama, and Houla are being destroyed.