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@JakeSherman There are so many possible observations about this Cabinet full of out of touch elites.

BESSENT, in the Cabinet meeting. "Many people, especially the Democrats, underestimate the will of the American people for short-term volatility for 50 years of safety that we are going to have on the other side of this."

@BBCNews Hooray!

Olympic women's sport to be for biological females only bbc.in/47la3Z5

I’d like to congratulate two time Congressional candidate loser Laura Loomer, MIGA foreign op Mark Levin, and Neocon murdering psycho Senator Lindsey Graham for leading Republicans into slaughter going into midterms. Your incessant lies to President Trump have destroyed all faith in the GOP. I’d also like to remind everyone that when I led the party on the campaign trail fighting for America First in ‘22 and ‘24, all the GOP did was win win win! But after Trump called me a traitor and said he would destroy me for releasing the Epstein files, I refuse to fight for Trump and the Republican Party that defends the Epstein class, wages pointless foreign wars, and pursues America LAST. I never changed, Trump and the GOP betrayed their voters and took in the trash we threw out of the party. Loomer, Levin, and Lady Lindsey are the BEST political consultants the Democrat Party could ever imagine!!!

@KevinEspiritu Well done!

This used to be a dirt lot filled with weeds and debris Build your dreams

DHS workers - terrible statistic. Tens of thousands have worked with no pay for **46 percent** of this fiscal year. (!) Here's the math for fellow nerds. 1. Today is the 39th day of the DHS shutdown. 2. The 2025 shutdown lasted 43 days. 39 + 43 = 82 days working without pay* 3. Fiscal year starts Oct. 1. This is day 175 of the fiscal year. 82 DIV 175 = 46.86% *Noting that workers receive backpay when shutdowns end. But of course that does not pay the bills in the meantime.

@USAmbIndia Why would Modi care? His oil is having no trouble going through. Hea paying in Yuan.

President Donald Trump just spoke with Prime Minister Modi. They discussed the ongoing situation in the Middle East, including the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.

@jonfavs Couldn't happen to a more despicable guy.

Hegseth about to give his next briefing from under the bus

Energy industry insider in Iran tells me the following, and it is STUNNING: Before the war, Iran produced just shy of 1.1mn barrels of oil per day, and sold it at $65 per barrel minus $18 discount (i.e. $47) Today, it produces 1.5mn barrels a day, and sells it at $110 with only $2-4 discount. And this does not include petrochemical sales that not only have increased, but are now being sold to a larger set of customers compared to before the war. Moreover, Iran is receiving payments through new mechanisms that bypass the UAE, which were set up after the June war. In essence, and this is really important to understand, Trump and Israel's war has ended up delivering Iran de facto sanctions relief. This means that Iran is all the less incentivized to end the war, unless the agreement provides Iran with formal sanctions relief.

@RepNancyMace I'm an indep. voter who was with the Rs bcs you were pushing for eliminating the trans bs. But given the scale of corruption in the Trump administration and the push to send our troops into war, I'm taking the off ramp. Trump is a disease and y'all need to treat him like one.

American lives are not collateral damage for the price of oil. Boots on the ground is the LAST resort. Not a first response. Not a talking point. Lindsey Graham's race to war and sacrificing South Carolina’s sons and daughters over oil has shown us everything we need to know.

@richroll Hey, I'm 2.5 years out and now running and rowing. I'm better than I've ever been because there's much, much less pain and dysfunction. Keep patiently working - you'll get there! It takes a long time, but I turned the corner around yr 2 and I'm really enjoying the work now.

On May 8, 2025 I underwent spinal fusion surgery, a 6 hour procedure in which I was filleted from front to back. First, my abdomen was opened up so that the surgeon could scrape out the disc between L5 and S1, replacing it with a perforated cage containing bone grafting material that was screwed into my vertebra. Then I was flipped over and opened up on my back so that my surgeon could screw vertical rods into L5 and S1 to secure my spine position to ensure the fusion sets properly. The procedure was successful, correcting 15 years of lower back debilitation due to severe Spondylolisthesis. However, the recovery process demanded I endure far more than I bargained for, debilitating me in ways I thought might handicap me permanently. For the first 3 months I could barely move. For the first six months my activity was limited to walking only. Pain was constant. At nine months I was still in so much discomfort, still so limited in my range of motion, still too unstable to do anything to elevate my heart rate. My weight ballooned. My muscles atrophied. My mood plummeted. And I was becoming resigned to the idea that my athletic identity (let alone performing extreme feats of ultra-endurance) was a thing of the past, a memory well behind me. But very slowly after that I began to turn a corner. At ten months, I finally felt stable enough to resume a very modest non-spine compressing return to fitness exercise regimen. Zone 1 indoor cycling, gentle core work, extremely low weight / high rep resistance training. Proceeding on a ‘less is more’ mandate in late November (which demands discipline for someone like myself prone to taking everything to the extreme, I just showed up every single morning to do what I could, and stop well before doing more than I should. Today I am down 35 pounds from November (207 to 171) including a body fat reduction from 20% to 11%. More importantly, I am beginning to feel like myself again. Grateful and hopeful. I still have a long way to go—it takes 12-18 months for the fusion to fully set. My surgeon was not optimistic that I will be able to run again. Time will tell of course, but I’m confident that provided I continue to proceed patiently that I have a future in which running can become part of my new reality. Towards that end I have a goal—which is to celebrate my 60th birthday this Fall by participating in the NYC Marathon. But here’s the thing. I’m not trying to return to who I once was. I’ve leaned into the stillness this experience has demanded of me to become someone new and better. I am posting this story not for external validation but rather to say that change is always possible. And the way to do it is the same way I have navigated every one of my many life transformations, from alcoholism to sobriety, from sedentary to middle aged ultra endurance athlete, and from a corporate lawyer career to becoming an author and podcaster: getting sober and staying sober: by taking contrary action consistently and religiously—one day at a time. As Chris Paul said on my podcast, “keep stacking days.” And remember, every obstacle life presents you is simply an opportunity custom-designed for your growth and evolution.

@richroll @eedobarganes I had spinal fusion and disc repair in 2023 due to a fracture. Best decision ever.

@richroll @eedobarganes 😂😂😂😂 Imagine listening to this guy instead of a f*cking neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon. Death of expertise indeed. This is moronic.

You probably won't believe that SURGERY IS NOT REQUIRED TO FIX THAT. Movement is enough.

@tparsi How much do you worry that at some point soon when all else fails, Trump looks to a literal nuclear option? Would anyone stop him?

Trump: “You will soon find out what will happen with the ultimatum on the power plants. The result will be very good. There will be the total destruction of Iran, and it is going to work great.” Source: Israel’s Channel 13

@tparsi I'd expect Iran to strike utility infrastructure in the US. Kinda surprised they have not.

Trump just threatened to bomb all of Iran's power plants if Iran doesn't open the Straits within 48h. We know Iran will not comply with this threat. If Trump follows through on his threats, Tehran will likely strike at energy facilities throughout the Persian Gulf as well as in Israel. By now, it is really foolish to think it won't. An already bad situation will worsen with rising oil and gas prices, higher grocery costs in the US, and the closure of most remaining exit ramps. Escalation only intensifies the lose-lose scenario. Both sides need to get serious about off-ramps. Neither side should seek the humiliation of the other. Neither side can force the other's surrender. Both have to be able to construct a convincing narrative of victory for their own audiences. They may not realize it yet, but both the US and Iran ultimately have a common interest in such an exit.

@spectatorindex This is nuts. Maybe the American military can stop taking orders from a madman.

BREAKING: Trump threat to Iran

@SecScottBessent Complete clown show. Y'all shouldn't even be running a McDonald's let alone the US.

Iran is the head of the snake for global terrorism, and through President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, we are winning this critical fight at an even faster pace than anticipated. In response to Iran’s terrorist attacks against global energy infrastructure, the Trump Administration will continue to deploy America’s economic and military might to maximize the flow of energy to the world, strengthen global supply, and seek to ensure market stability. Today, the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea. At present, sanctioned Iranian oil is being hoarded by China on the cheap. By temporarily unlocking this existing supply for the world, the United States will quickly bring approximately 140 million barrels of oil to global markets, expanding the amount of worldwide energy and helping to relieve the temporary pressures on supply caused by Iran. In essence, we will be using the Iranian barrels against Tehran to keep the price down as we continue Operation Epic Fury. This temporary, short-term authorization is strictly limited to oil that is already in transit and does not allow new purchases or production. Further, Iran will have difficulty accessing any revenue generated and the United States will continue to maintain maximum pressure on Iran and its ability to access the international financial system. So far, the Trump Administration has been working to bring around 440 million additional barrels of oil to the global market, undercutting Iran’s ability to leverage its disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump’s pro-energy agenda has driven U.S. oil and gas production to record levels, strengthening energy security and lowering fuel costs. Any short-term disruption now will ultimately translate into longer-term economic gains for Americans – because there is no prosperity without security.

@FoxNews Your geezer audience must love this

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Barron Trump, the son of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, turns 20 today.

@SenWarren Congress needs to step in. Can't wait for November.

I cannot overstate what a disastrous decision it would be for President Trump to order American boots on the ground in this illegal war and send U.S. troops to fight and die in Iran.

@AKDay89 I can report that local Huddle House patrons had a vocal and impassioned debate this morning over the amount of Iranian crude that actually moves through Kharg Island. "Send the troops in now" was the consensus. In fact, everyone I spoke to today backs sending troops. 🙃

At Waffle House this morning the waitress told me, unprompted, "We've got to take Kharg Island. Otherwise we won't be safe." During my taxi ride home, the driver observed, "They call it the 'Forbidden Island.' Well not for Trump! I voted for him to send our boys to Kharg."

@seungminkim 🤢

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arts commission clears the way for US Mint to produce Trump commemorative gold coin to mark America's 250th anniversary.