Deep Pondering

@ggreenwald if biden/kamala won, i doubt their strategy would have been “kill the leadership until we get someone we can work with.”

If Biden or Kamala had won, and started a serious war with Iran, and asked Congress for $200 billion in the first 3 weeks, every single MAGA influencer would be calling them warmongers and demanding impeachment. Neocons would be happy, but the MAGA influencers would be enraged.

@NickJFreitas i concurr. if the iranians want their freedom, they need to topple a weakened regime, not the US do everything.

I say this as someone that wants to see the Islamic Republic in Iran fall… But it isn’t going to happen because of US ground forces. Among other objectives the US is creating space for the Iranian people to take over. That does not mean this will be another nation building exercise by the US. The time the Iranians have to do it is limited. I don’t say that arrogantly or with a presumption that I understand how horrible it has been for the Iranian people. I say it because it’s the truth.

@Askwhyisit what year is it again? 2026 years from when?

Jesus didn’t exist. Even if he did, he didn’t perform any miracles.

@johnkonrad @DataRepublican no ally help? that strait now belongs to the US

Let's unpack this.. What if the White House has no intention of reopening the Strait of Hormuz? What if this war is really about ships & tariffs? I had a long discussion with senior DOE official yesterday on background. I can’t share any details but it’s clear everyone’s Strait of Hormuz calculus is wrong. We need to go back to the drawing boards. That's it. That's the tweet. Now a hypothetical 🧵 with my personal thoughts.

@TonyLaneNV sounds like it wasn’t his first crime. he got 25 because he wasn’t rehabilitated.

18 YEARS OLD… 25 YEARS IN PRISON A Texas teen just got hit with 25 years for a convenience store robbery. The judge made it clear - probation wasn’t even on the table due to his previous record while being held in jail. Said he didn’t have a real chance at success outside. His family broke down in court as the sentence was handed down. At 18… your whole life is just starting - But one decision can change everything forever. Do you think this sentence fits the crime… or is it too much? ⬇️ 🇺🇸

@mirexmoses not smart enough.

Glad we can all agree Margaery Tyrell was the smartest, non-evil character

@RealJamesWoods @elonmusk conflict of interest? he would never get away with awarding a contract to SpaceX.

Why isn’t @elonmusk also in charge of NASA?

@MarkDavis demanding an apology is ridiculous.

It was a bad thing for Mullin to say originally, and not good to miss the chance to apologize today. But this not an issue of manners; it is about denying a President his nominee, and the only reason David likes this is that it obstructs Trump.

@UziCryptoo money or memories?

I had a manager who said he “couldn’t afford to invest.” But he took a family $7,000 vacation every year. $7,000/year at 8% for 30 years? $792,000. We don’t lack money. We lack priorities.

@cneuralnetwork she is pulling a “Jude Law”

zendaya is in all 4 what is this filmography 😭

@BestMovieMom explains why the rest of the movie was derivative drivel.

The 23-minute D-Day landing in Saving Private Ryan (1998) cost $12 million, about a fifth of the film’s budget. Filmed over a month with 1,500 actors and 400 crew, it remains one of the most visceral and powerful scenes in film history.

@CoveredGeekly im calling him, “who?”

Fans are calling Alan Ritchson the Arnold Schwarzenegger of this generation

@BuzzPatterson disagree. bbt was pretty terrible, so imo, there are many that are better.

There really hasn’t been a better comedy series than Big Bang Theory.

@designmom not any or all naked ladies.

I was surprised by this tweet because in my experience, heterosexual men really like to see naked ladies. Any naked ladies. All the naked ladies.

@jonbrooks builders build to make money

We want builders to build starter homes at $200–250k so the next generation can actually... start. Instead, they sell $400–500k+ homes and call them “starter homes.” $3,190/month is NOT a starter home.

@Deviled_meggs_ sure

MEN: Would you date a woman 10 years younger than you??

@mitchellvii my thoughts: they were given a chance. the strait belongs to the US now.

MELONI WIMPS OUT! Meloni just wimped out on the Strait of Hormuz like a fair-weather friend ditching the fight! I thought Giorgia Meloni would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Trump against Iran's chokehold on global oil. Instead, she's ruling out any Italian intervention, babbling about "de-escalation" and avoiding direct involvement in the war. She's pushing EU naval ops in the Red Sea against Houthis, but that's like bringing a knife to a gunfight. Protecting navigation is key, yet she refuses to step up where it counts most. This spineless dodge exposes her as just another European leader freeloading on American muscle. Trump calls for real allies - Meloni's response? Crickets and excuses. America First means no more carrying weaklings. If Meloni won't back the play, let her watch from the sidelines as tyrants fall without her. Thoughts? ⬇️

@GOPearetraitors @Jillie_Alexis “homeland” is the keyword.

@Jillie_Alexis Prior to KJP. That's what was delivered to congress months ago.

So when exactly did Joe Kent determine that Iran was no longer an imminent threat?!

@TheLOTRMemes 0:14, when Theoden sees the Witch-king come at him. youtube.com/watch?v=BaWEbd…

Where would you put it?

@thatstarwarsgrl I think Fonda had more to say, just not about Robert Redford, which is why she wasn't up there.

Don’t you love it when feminists fight over a man. You can’t make this stuff up lol