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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Rubio cleans up Trump's "I don't think about Americans' financial situation" comment by reframing it as a negotiating tactic: "If the Iranians think they're going to use our domestic politics to pressure him into a bad deal, that's not going to happen." The comment wasn't indifference. It was squarely aimed at Tehran. Rubio just confirmed it on camera: Iran watches American media, they have no free press of their own, and if Trump admitted the economy was forcing his hand, Iran would squeeze harder. But then Rubio added the line that actually matters: "There's a price attached to a nuclear Iran. If they ever acquire a nuclear weapon, what would stop them from controlling the Straits permanently?" That's the argument that justifies everything. Not $4.39 gas today, but permanent Iranian control of global energy forever. Rubio is telling Americans to think in decades, not at the pump. Whether voters have that kind patience six months before midterms is the billion dollar question.

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Rubio cleans up Trump's "I don't think about Americans' financial situation" comment by reframing it as a negotiating tactic: "If the Iranians think they're going to use our domestic politics to pressure him into a bad deal, that's not going to happen." The comment wasn't indifference. It was squarely aimed at Tehran. Rubio just confirmed it on camera: Iran watches American media, they have no free press of their own, and if Trump admitted the economy was forcing his hand, Iran would squeeze harder. But then Rubio added the line that actually matters: "There's a price attached to a nuclear Iran. If they ever acquire a nuclear weapon, what would stop them from controlling the Straits permanently?" That's the argument that justifies everything. Not $4.39 gas today, but permanent Iranian control of global energy forever. Rubio is telling Americans to think in decades, not at the pump. Whether voters have that kind patience six months before midterms is the billion dollar question.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 China just published a triumphant report explaining why they're thanking Trump... A nationalistic Beijing think tank affiliated with Renmin University published a triumphant report titled "Thank Trump" earlier this year. It called him "an accelerator of American political decay" and argued his tariffs, attacks on allies, and assault on the political establishment have inadvertently strengthened China while weakening the U.S. The use of "American decline" in official Chinese sources nearly doubled in 2025. Even Chinese parents who once dreamed of Ivy League degrees for their kids are pulling back. A study-abroad consultant said the share of his students considering the U.S. fell from 80% to 45% in a decade. The most cutting analysis came from Shanghai International Studies University professor Huang Jing: "Only China can save Trump." With midterms looming, Trump needs visible wins like Chinese soybean and natural gas purchases. China sees an opening. Here's the catch though. Belief in U.S. decline hasn't made China aggressive. Two reasons. First, they think they can win by simply letting Trump fumble. Second, an unstable America is also unpredictable, and Beijing's export economy needs stability. The killer line from CFR economist Zongyuan Zoe Liu: Xi "is getting the United States he always wanted, and the America he most feared at the same time." That tension is the entire summit. Source: New York Times

🇮🇹 A 25-year-old man from Calabria, Italy, was exposed to an infected Dutch woman on a flight in late April. She died a day later. His tests were negative, but he’s not in the clear yet. Because hantavirus symptoms can take anywhere from 1-8 weeks to emerge, it’s a logistical nightmare to contain. Source: Bloomberg