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Trump’s escalation just backfired. Iran has now struck a major UAE oil port—Fujairah—setting it on fire, along with hitting multiple ships in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes after Trump claimed the U.S. would escort ships through the Strait. Now? No ships are moving. A critical oil hub is burning. And we are waiting to see if full hostilities resume.

@FGaitho237 @doclnghair Well, hopefully his buddy's made some money on the stock markets after his "safe passage" statement. That's his M.O.

No Vessels Are Using Trump’s “Safe Passage” Route Through the Strait of Hormuz Despite Donald Trump’s loud declarations and supposed guarantees of safe maritime transit, marine traffic data shows zero vessels are attempting the US-proposed “safe corridor” that requires ships to contact Oman for clearance. The map above paints a clear picture: commercial shipping continues to operate, but almost entirely under Iranian monitoring and de facto control. Heavy concentrations of vessels are visible along the Iranian coastline, with no meaningful traffic taking the American/Omani detour. This is a direct rebuke to Washington’s propaganda. Trump has been desperately trying to spin a narrative of American dominance and restored safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz to salvage some semblance of victory from a disastrous war. But ship captains and shipping companies are not buying it. They understand the reality on the water: Iran effectively controls the strait, and testing American assurances is simply not worth the risk. The complete lack of interest in the US/Oman route exposes the emptiness of Trump’s claims. After weeks of conflict, billions spent, and significant losses, the United States still cannot guarantee safe passage through one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints - even with its much-hyped naval armada in the region. This is the harsh reality of the war: Iran’s deterrence is holding. Global shipping has adapted to Iranian terms, while Trump’s guarantees are being quietly ignored by the very industry they were meant to reassure. Another humiliating data point in America’s failing campaign.

@Logically_JC @GaylaKilts No. No it can't. What do these two think. @SenSchumer @hakeemjeffries Well......

Mortgage rates have doubled. Grocery prices have skyrocketed. Credit card debt has reached a record high of $1.2 trillion. Auto and home insurance premiums are up over 30%. We can’t keep going like this.

Republicans have been an unmitigated disaster, and things are undeniably worse now than they were three years ago. We can’t mess this up in November.

@Scaramucci @SandyCouco His money makes it all go away.

Everybody hates Donald Trump. -Melania. -His children. -The grandkids find him weird. Honestly, he is weird. He has orange makeup on, lifts in his shoes, the girdle on some days. He has to be the king of every single moment. You cannot tell him something he doesn't know or else he'll flip out. You can never be perceived as knowing something better than him. It all fits the same pattern of narcissism, but here's the other side. He can be charming. He can be gracious. He is the most powerful man in the world, yet still desperate to be accepted by people with real history behind them.

@OunkaOnX @joncoopertweets Exactly. I would add every Israeli leader wanted every American President to do what Trump did. He was the mark for Netanyahu.

David Ignatius: Presidents avoided war with Iran for 47 years. Iran is big, wily, smart. No easy exits. Trump blew through his briefings. Thought Iran would be like Venezuela - show up, capitulate, done. Now he's stuck. No one's rushing to help. And he's learning about unanticipated consequences the hard way The 'greatest negotiator' walked into a trap.

JUST IN: A Trump judicial nominee was asked point blank: is Trump eligible to run for a third term? Their answer: “I would have to review the actual wording…” Sen. Chris Coons then asked every nominee in the room to confirm the Constitution bars a third term. Silence. Every single one of them refused to say it. Trump is appointing judges who won’t affirm the 22nd Amendment to his face. Never stop connecting the dots.

@NBCNews I'm not sure it's a priority for Putin to shoot the Fulda Gap right now. Germany will be fine for this temporary withdrawal. Chill.

European leaders say that President Trump’s snap decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is a fresh sign that Europe must take care of its own security. nbcnews.com/world/europe/e…

Bessent this morning: “We have absolute control of the Strait of Hormuz.” Iran then drone struck a UAE petroleum site. A ship is now burning off the coast of Dubai. Oil surged to $115 a barrel. That aged about six hours. Never stop connecting the dots.

@BohuslavskaKate @PhaedrusM42 Memory Eternal.

This is Liuba, a mother of two, a friend, and a wife. Today she was killed by a Russian Iskander missile in Merefa, Kharkiv region. Her friends shared the news online.

@pinkmagiclala @PhaedrusM42 I'd like to hear more about this topic. ❤️

I posted about licking my own nipples and no one cared. This used to be a proper app.

@Mylovanov @PhaedrusM42 Why would Ukraine even entertain this?

Kasparov: Putin is asking for a May 9 ceasefire not out of strength, but out of fear. He is afraid of a strike on the Mausoleum where he wants to stand. Dictators are ready to sacrifice millions of lives, but panic when their own skin is at risk. 1/

@joncoopertweets @PhaedrusM42 This is good 👍

🚨Ukrainian drone penetrates Russian air defenses and strikes a Moscow high-rise, just days before the annual Victory Day parade in Red Square on May 9th.

The Oval Office looks like the junkyard from Sanford and Son

Putin will burst. Armenia and Ukraine have agreed on long-term cooperation, according to Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian president also met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze today.

NEW: In wake of Supreme Court voting rights act ruling, Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) introduces new term limits legislation for Supreme Court Justices 18-year terms to ensure "regular and predictable turnover"

@gtconway3d I get it.

"Added J. Michael Luttig, a former federal appeals court judge who served in Republican administrations: Added J. Michael Luttig, a former federal appeals court judge who served in Republican administrations: “'This is the first time in American history that the election of a single member to Congress could well make the difference in America.' 
"Conway, Luttig says, 'is the only person in America who has been willing to take on Donald Trump every day for the past almost 10 years. … The president of the United States is scared to death of George Conway. The president of the United States is not scared of any other Democrat in this country, that’s for sure.'”

“NEW YORK — George Conway has heard all the names Donald Trump called him during the president’s political rise, fall and comeback over the past decade. 
“‘Deranged loser.’ 
“‘Whack job.’

“‘Husband from hell.’ … 
“‘Stone-cold loser.’ (Conway’s favorite.) 
“‘Moon face.’ 
“‘That was the racist one,’ Conway said with a half-smile during a recent two-mile walk with his corgi, Clyde, on Manhattan’s East Side.

“Arguably the country’s preeminent critic of the 45th and 47th president, Conway has a name of his own for Trump: ‘the lowest form of life on Earth.’” {gift link} wapo.st/4cOIlXK

@RossKneeDeep @CanadaMid I won't. Don't know about y'all.

Don't forget these people helped get our voting rights stripped.