Tom Mullins

There is simply no justification for the United States pushing through vessels along the Omani coastline in the Strait of Hormuz. You can cry and scream about "freedom of navigation", but at the end of the day, the Memorandum of Understanding was very clear that Iran would control the traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during the initial 60-day window. Time and time again, the United States has shredded the MOU by attempting to retroactively alter the terms because they didn't "like them". Of course you didn't like them. They suck... because you LOST. Oil sanction waivers a la Article 10? Torched. No new sanctions a la Article 9? Blown up. Iranian administration of traffic a la Article 5? Nope. You can whine all day long about how it's "wrong" for Iran to strike those vessels, but this is a rational response to a war of choice from the United States. You don't get to claim "right vs. wrong" when the Trump Administration is solely to blame for this situation in the first place. The Strait of Hormuz was open before this war started. The REASON that the United States was attempting an Operation Freedom 2.0 along the Omani Route was BECAUSE they were trying to actively undermine the Iranian control of the Strait. They were trying to actively push through enough vessels in a short enough period of time to shift the strategic landscape of the conflict. I have seen time and time again people claim, "Iran doesn't know what's best for them. If they just didn't strike vessels, they would get massive sanctions relief"... No, they wouldn't. Because President Trump and the United States had no INTENTION of sticking to the MOU. The goal was to use this 60-day window to shift the landscape so that they could topple the regime or secure outcomes they could not have in the initial MOU. This isn't "the US operating in good faith and those pesky Iranians messed everything up". This is the United States blatantly trying to unilaterally alter the terms of the MOU by shredded the oil waivers, sanctioning new entities, and pushing vessels through the Omani Route.

@CENTCOM Just disgusted with POTUS and CENTCOM. We need to exit this disaster. Not our fight. Not what Trump promised. Keep moving the goal posts.

At 5 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching more strikes against Iran to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Commander in Chief has directed the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable.

@Rob212313 @Oahu5nackbar @CENTCOM Suez Canal has a fee.

@CO2Inhaling @Oahu5nackbar @CENTCOM United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states: The Right of Transit Passage of natural straights used for international navigation free of tolls or suspensions. This is not a new thing, but a modern codification of longstanding maritime law and tradition.

At 7:15 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A civilian crew member is missing and the vessel is unable to continue the journey due to an onboard fire and significant engineroom damage. Iran was provided yet another opportunity to demonstrate adherence to the Memorandum of Understanding after being held accountable for earlier attacks on commercial vessels but has again failed. In response, the United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait. The strikes are being carried out at the direction of the Commander in Chief.

@Oahu5nackbar @CENTCOM I thought those waters are Iran's and Qatar's. They are open, just follow Iran's instructions. I get many and particularly US government don't like that. Pay the fee, move on, not our problem.

@CO2Inhaling @CENTCOM If we can't freely transit international waters, that's our business.

@nicksortor Sue him and have the subpoena served in person with proof of life. Seems pretty simple, do not accept service at his attorney.

So just to be clear: a US Senator can disappear off the face of the planet and there’s nothing ANYBODY can do about it? The people of Kentucky are just told to sit down and shut up while half of their Senators are MIA? Complete bullsht.

@CENTCOM Not what we voted for. Not our issue.

U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway. The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.

@Rothmus I witnessed this myself recently, riding the bus in Rome. 3 inspectors on bus.

Europe is building a de facto two-tier society when the law bends depending on who you are. Natives who pay the taxes, buy the tickets, and follow the rules still get checked and fined, while a privileged class evades fares, ignores borders, and escalates when confronted. But inspectors and police just tiptoe because enforcement has become too risky or politically toxic. Italy’s transport controllers checking only Italians while giving migrants a pass is the daily reality. And when this same pattern repeats across crime, welfare, and public order the message becomes clear that the social contract is optional for some. Eventually, the people who built the civilization will eventually stop obeying rules that no longer bind everyone equally. This selective application of the law guarantees a revolt. The “when” depends on how far the people will tolerate it.

@PressSec Not what we voted for. This is not the purpose of the Federal Government. I did not vote for my tax dollars to be used for this, nor for wars.

"Millions of Medicare beneficiaries struggling with obesity could soon see the cost of weight-loss drugs plummet, as a new federal pilot program launching July 1 expands access to GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Zepbound for eligible seniors." foxnews.com/health/big-med…

@CENTCOM Not what we voted for.

USS Boxer (LHD 4) and USS Portland (LPD 27) sail in formation while transiting the Indian Ocean, June 30, 2026. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently operating in the Middle East as part of a scheduled deployment. The Boxer ARG includes USS Comstock (LSD 45), which arrived in the region in early May.

@WSJ Not what we voted for.

Pete Hegseth, who has spent a lot of his tenure as Pentagon chief snubbing Congress, is working now to get lawmakers’ backing for the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion proposed military budget on.wsj.com/4v3NrFr

@michele_geraci I was shocked as well. Florence looks terrible also. I am not sure why indifference and acceptance of this occurs. A lack of pride, or the citizens have given up to the bureaucracy.

Cerco di essere chiaro e diplomatico: Le strade attorno alla Stazione Termini di Roma sono una vergogna per la citta', per il sindaco, per l'Italia e per il governo...tutti incapaci di dare un minimo di dignita' e decoro ad una citta' che il primo punto di approdo di turisti di tutto il mondo Essendo arrivato oggi a Roma dalla Russia (via Mondello), il paragone e' desolante. Dalla Cina, meglio non parlarne. Ma anche nelle stazioni di campagna del Laos non c'e' questo degrato urbano e sociale. Forse a Colonia e' cosi' e, di certo, a Parigi In pratica i turisti che malcapitatemente attraversano la strada, si ritrovano in un lazzaretto degno del Manzoni

@justinamash Always for the children.

Congress is scrambling right now to pass online identity checks to use the internet—just like we’re seeing in places like the UK—before anyone realizes what they’re doing. They’re using “protecting kids” as their excuse, but it’s really about spying on and controlling Americans!

@RepDustyJohnson Stop the subsidies. Characterizing this as "choice", come on. Not the type of thing that will help average South Dakota folks.

Drivers should have the option to fill their gas tank with E15 in every state, in every season. This option will save them money and support American agriculture. It’s time to get this done.

@RepDustyJohnson You are my Representative. This is not a good thing at all.

🚨 I just voted to pass year-round E15, giving drivers a cheaper option at the pump and supporting our farmers. We need more American-made fuel, and E15 will help drive down gas prices across the country. I’m proud of our work to get this bill passed and hope it gets signed into law soon.

@DineshDSouza You just lost me sir. Despicable.

Wow, I have no idea whether these allegations are true. But Massie has become an obstacle to the GOP and a willing ally of the Democrats. So I’ll be glad to see him go down.

@zerohedge Short Term T-bills are low....nothing to see here.

Probably nothing: 30Y high yield >5% for the first time since... the great quant crash of August 2007 that culminated in the GFC

@GovMLG Our literacy rate remains terrible. This is not something to crow about.

New Mexico's high school graduation rate has hit 80.6% — the highest in more than a decade and an 11-point jump since 2014. That's tens of thousands more New Mexico kids walking across the stage and into their futures. I want to congratulate every student, educator and family who made this possible. #NMkids #NewMexicoEducation #GraduationRate

@JDVance Every time those in power attempt to help citizens, they end up causing harm. The problem is the government itself.

The American Dream doesn’t belong to the highest bidder on Wall Street. It belongs to the American people, who work hard, save up, and play by the rules. I applaud President Trump’s leadership on this issue and urge the House to pass this bill.

@PioneerBoston Wow. NM...no surprise.

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