David Lo-Pan

"You have to be clear-eyed enough to recognize that Trump’s surrender may be a shit-sandwich we can afford to eat—but that Trump is the one who marched the country into the diner in the first place." lnk.thebulwark.com/4tE8qyo

🇮🇷 Iran to now earn $100 Billion a year from the Strait of Hormuz 🇷🇺 Russia earned additional $20 Billion from oil spikes since Iran war 🇺🇸 US lost minimum $200 Billion of American taxpayers’ money 😭 Iran & Russia right now 🔥 —

I'm officially calling for the Cabinet to remove Trump from office under the 25th Amendment. If they can't, Congress must return from recess today and begin impeachment proceedings. Read my full statement below. quigley.house.gov/media-center/p…

Yikes

@ArtaMoeini “Indigenous fuel cycle” that’s a hell of a euphemism for building nuclear weapons.

Trump says "No uranium enrichment" by Iran. AGAIN. We've seen this movie before. This is the Israeli-inserted hard line that broke the Middle East. It triggered the 12-day war and it’s fueling this one. ​ If the US refuses to recognize Iran’s sovereign right to an indigenous fuel cycle—even under monitoring—this fragile truce will collapse: remembered as a huge wasted opportunity and merely a countdown to the next round of escalation. ​ Washington and Tehran have a chance here for a historic reset of their relationship, but only if they learn from the past, accept each other's most fundamental red lines, and negotiate in good faith. aje.news/jf7llm?update=…

Four ships were allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz today, the fewest so far in April, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence #MacroEdge

@Doha1389960 @k3ithmccullough Pakistan channeling Susan Collins

Is this ceasefire thing supposed to be a comedy break

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A Trump insider opened a $51,000,000 oil short position — hours before Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran. This guy is now 16 for 16. $170 million in profit. A perfect streak. This is not a talented trader. "We placed the bet." "The ceasefire dropped." "We cashed out." Sixteen times in a row. That is not skill. That is not instinct. That is not research. That is someone who knows what is coming before it comes. Think about what that actually means. A private individual is placing a $51 million bet that oil prices are about to collapse — hours before a sitting president announces a ceasefire that collapses oil prices. Not once. Sixteen times. Zero losses. There are only two explanations and both should terrify you. Either someone inside the White House — or with direct access to it — is leaking ceasefire negotiations to traders before diplomats, before the press, before the American people hear a single word. That is insider trading. That is corruption. That is a federal crime. Or the timing of the announcement itself is being shaped around the trade. Which is worse. This is not a genius investor who reads the news faster than you do. The news hadn't happened yet. He wasn't reading the news. He was getting a phone call. While Americans were watching the ceasefire announcement and feeling relieved — somebody already knew. Somebody had already bet $51 million on it. And somebody was already counting their winnings. You are not watching a free market. You are watching a White House with a side hustle. Via~ Really American

@TheStalwart Trump offered to lift sanctions on Iran. That's all.

A day filled with headlines about the ceasefire being violated, not holding, etc. has had almost no impact on stock prices. Futures still way up on the day.

@princetongb Makes sense cuz Palm Beach is a historical center of nuclear power research and innovation. I'm sure this is totally legit.

Hmmm

@atrupar Oh, did you think we said "ceasefire?" You must be mistaken good sir, we said "sees fire."

JD Vance: "I think this comes from a legitimate misunderstanding. I think the Iranians thought the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn't. We never made that promise, we never indicated that was gonna be the case."

@DoubleWideCap we offered to lift sanctions on iran.

what the hell was actually accomplished last night?

Possible that all Trump cares about is the market and getting oil prices down quickly, which is why he folded like a cheap suit and offered to lift sanctions. Going w standard carrot (tolls and sanction relief) and stick (bombs) negotiation and hoping they succumb to greed.

@StealthQE4 Because Trump folded and has offered to lift sanctions on Iran, which cratered oil prices, which pumped markets.

Why is the market still up? It looks like this ceasefire has been completely trashed. 💀

BREAKING: Iran has told mediators it will be limiting the number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz to around 12 per day and impose tolls under the ceasefire, per WSJ. This is a sharp reversal from last night's statements from President Trump claiming a "complete opening" of the Strait of Hormuz. Today, just 4 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the fewest of any day in April so far. The US is still pushing publicly for a free and open strait, but Iran is "not showing a willingness to loosen its grip." Oil prices are back above $95/barrel.

@JustTheTweets17 I hate to break it to you, Trish, but Trump has always been Trump. He's been the same guy for 40 years. Maybe you just didn't see it.

I feel a deep sadness. So many of us worked very hard to get Trump back in office. We believed he would put America First and no new wars would be started. What we have seen this term is the opposite of what we voted for, understand it is not MAGA that has changed, it is Trump. Trump was a vessel to achieve the goal, he has failed the mission and it is time he leave the office.

Pam Bondi cannot escape accountability simply because she no longer holds the office of Attorney General. Our motion to subpoena Pam Bondi, which was passed by the Oversight Committee, was for Bondi by name, not by title. She will still have to appear before the Oversight Committee for a sworn deposition. The American people deserve answers, and we expect her to appear as soon as a new date is set.