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@SNY_Mets @chelsea_janes They weakened the team but they expect more?

The Mets have to prove that an uninspiring 7-9 start to the season is an aberration. From SNY's Chelsea Janes: "This team – despite being built around many players who had no part in last year’s failings – must prove it is not the same maddeningly uninspiring bunch that never recovered in the second half before anyone absorbs well-intentioned assurances about how talented the lineup is. ... They should be better than they have been. They have reason to believe they can be better than they have been. But after missing the postseason by one win last year, this group has not earned the right to struggle in peace. No one can take their word for it these days. If these Mets are better than this — if these Mets really are different than last year — they will have to prove it."

@NewsHour @TheStephSy Why is pbs commenting on another country's affairs? Stop the propaganda.

The incoming prime minister of Hungary struck a hopeful tone on Monday, and for the first time since 2010 it was not Viktor Orbán. Peter Magyar has called for a swift transition of power. And, as @TheStephSy reports, he began to chart an ambitious course to reverse central pillars of Orbán’s rule.

@elerianm The Mets are dying from a self inflicted wound. It's called bad management. They had a pitching problem so they gutted the team and now have no offense with the same pitching problem. They deserve to lose after the way they treated their loyal players.

After sliding from first to last place on the back of five straight losses, social media is already eulogizing the Mets' season. Can I blame them? Not really, give the history of my beloved team. I’m not quite there yet, but let’s just say I’ve already moved my Jets gear to the front of the closet. Old habits—and so many disappointments. @Mets @nyjets

@WeTheBrandon The Europeans prefer to pay off and enrich Iran than invest in their own defense. They are a weak and crumbling society. It's ironic. They have been living off hundreds of years of stolen wealth and now it's payback time.

The reason Trump’s counter-blockade in the Strait of Hormuz seems comically absurd is because it is born out of raw desperation. You see, Trump expected Europe and others to send their navies to reopen the Strait, figuring that those regions rely upon trade via the Strait more than we do. What he didn’t figure was how utterly intransigent the Euros and others would be to his pressure campaign. Once he realized that the Euros, Japanese, etc., were simply going to pay the Iranian toll to move their goods through the Strait rather than risk a war, Trump panicked, understanding too late in this affair how dreadfully exposed to the disruptions of Iran’s blockade the US economy was. Now, Trump is scrambling. Desperate to pressure the rest of the world into supporting his bid to reopen the Strait. He still doesn’t get it. Which is why he will keep getting this thing wrong.

@ewarren Define "richest families?" How are you calculating it?

A wealth tax on the top .15% of the richest families would generate $6.2 trillion in revenue. That could pay for: Universal childcare Millions of new homes Slashing child poverty Medicare for people aged 55+ Universal paid family leave Tuition-free community college And more.

@Keir_Starmer Lots of talking while America does the heavy lifting. This why the UK is a dead country and NATO is finished as a functional alliance.

The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is deeply damaging. Getting global shipping moving is vital to ease cost of living pressures. The UK has convened more than 40 nations who share our aim to restore freedom of navigation. This week the UK and France will co-host a summit to advance work on a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping when the conflict ends.

@NewsHour But he, "peacefully" turned over power? All of the disinformation gaslighters speculated it wouldn't happen. Why would anyone believe anything the media says about Orban, including that he was anti democratic and authoritarian.

Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions. to.pbs.org/4tCI0wJ

@MalcolmNance @carlquintanilla The ships can be literally, "blocked." It doesn't mean that they need to use guns.

For you all who think the US naval blockade will be successful just bc we have US Navy ships in the gulf … Ask yourself this. Are we going to sink Chinese, Indian and Pakistani merchant ships defying the blockade or just write their names down and cry? This will be unenforceable and speed up the collapse of the global economy. This is Madness disguised as a policy.

@BarackObama @davidaxelrod The gaslighters said Orban wouldn't give up power. Where are these losers now?

The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world. Most of all, it’s a testament to the resilience and determination of the Hungarian people – and a reminder to all of us to keep striving for fairness, equality and the rule of law.

@BohuslavskaKate It turns out you are a low integrity gaslighter.

APPLEBAUM: Victor Orbán has been in charge of Hungary for 16 years. He has used his power as a democratically elected leader to take over the institutions of the state, judiciary, media, bureaucracy, universities. Thanks to that and unbelievably high level of corruption, Hungary is now one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in EU, with major problems in healthcare and education. Yet in the campaign he’s not talking about any of that. Instead, he’s pushing mythical fantasy that Ukrainians are going to invade Hungary to create fear. He’s trailing in the polls by about 20%. The only question is whether he will halt the election, change the result, or create some kind of outrage.

@maddenifico But isn't this what Trump has been asking for Europe to do?

The Dutch Chief of Defense confirms, because Europe can no longer trust America due to the serial lying psychopath in the White House, they are actively building an independent defense force using inexpensive advanced technology. 😳👇

@davidaxelrod Sounds like you are happy if the conclusion is failure.

Today, the Iranian regime is still in place. They still have thousands of missiles and retain their highly enriched uranium and now they're negotiating for a firm grip on the Strait of Hormuz in perpetuity to end the war. Meanwhile, we've lost 14 U.S. servicemen and women and hundreds more have been wounded; spent tens of billions of dollars; and badly depleted our supplies battering Iran. At the same time, inflation is raging again and gas is at $4.15 a gallon and rising--$1.20 more than the day before we decided to launch a war against Iran. Remind me again why this was a good idea?

@ByronYork But wsj is correct.

From WSJ: "Only six weeks ago, ships moved freely through the strait before the war without any military coordination with Iran. The new arrangements are altering the balance of power in the Persian Gulf and expanding Iran’s global influence despite the battering it suffered in the five-week war." wsj.com/world/middle-e…

@AlinejadMasih @McFaul Where are the global humanitarians?

There is no real ceasefire inside Iran. This is Mohseni Ejei, the head of the judiciary. He has ordered courts to accelerate execution sentences, especially for protesters. Hundreds of professors are on the death row, waiting to be hanged. Do not stop talking about Iran.

@StephenKing If they weren't used under Biden, they will never be used.

I predicted someone like Trump many years ago, in THE DEAD ZONE. So now I'm saying this--in the next 12-16 months, we're going to find out if the two machines for the removal of a man unable to fulfill his duties actually work. They are impeachment and the 25th amendment. He is deeply unwell .

@BohuslavskaKate And if none of what you say about the election happens, then you are wrong and are just gaslighting? Let's see.

@EmmanuelMacron What about Iran's massacre of citizen protesters???

Je me suis entretenu aujourd’hui avec le Président iranien Massoud Pezeshkian, ainsi qu’avec le Président américain Donald Trump. À tous deux, j’ai indiqué que leur décision d’accepter un cessez-le-feu était la meilleure possible. J’ai exprimé mon espoir que le cessez-le-feu soit pleinement respecté par chacun des belligérants, sur tous les terrains d’affrontement, y compris au Liban. C’est une condition nécessaire pour que ce cessez-le-feu soit crédible et durable. Il doit ouvrir la voie à une négociation d’ensemble permettant d’assurer la sécurité de tous au Moyen-Orient. Tout accord devra apporter des réponses aux inquiétudes que suscitent les programmes nucléaire et balistique de l’Iran mais aussi sa politique régionale et ses mesures d’entrave à la navigation dans le détroit d’Ormuz. C’est ainsi qu’une paix robuste et durable pourra être bâtie, avec le concours de tous ceux qui peuvent y contribuer. La France y prendra toute sa part, en liaison étroite avec ses partenaires au Moyen-Orient. C’est ce que j’ai également évoqué dans mes échanges ce jour avec les dirigeants du Qatar, des Émirats arabes unis, du Liban et de l’Irak.

@JohnCornyn The entire concept was for Europe to pick up their own defense. If America to increases, we willbe backtothesameproblem. Dumb idea.

Last year Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark and Norway spent a larger share than the U.S. Europe is getting serious about its defenses and bearing much more of the burden for Ukraine. The U.S. needs to pick up its military spending too. wsj.com/opinion/nato-e… via @WSJopinion

@brhodes You have no problem with the 45,000 protesters the Iranian government murdered?

In the best case scenario, Trump struck a deal to reopen a Strait that was open before the pointless war he started, with the IRGC demonstrating its control over the Strait and potentially extracting fees plus sanctions relief. Thousands of innocents - including hundreds of children - dead in Lebanon and Iran for no reason. U.S. troops killed and wounded. U.S. embassies and bases in the Middle East badly damaged. U.S. standing in the world obliterated. U.S. munitions badly depleted. Hundreds of billions spent. Prices up everywhere. More global economic fallout to come. Putin strengthened and enriched. Just a catastrophic situation even in the best of circumstances. A profoundly shameful episode in American history no matter what happens next.

@WallStreetMav Finally, balanced stories.

CBS News is now controlled by conservatives Larry Ellison and his son David Ellison. You can already see the change with CBS News and 60 Minutes doing stories exposing Democrats waste and fraud.