Ol' Murph

Ugh, my bank Citizens Bank is helping to fund these ICE Gulags. Boston faith groups withdraw $2M from Citizens Bank - Boston Business Journal bizjournals.com/boston/news/20… via @BosBizJournal

It’s a tossup but then again we aren’t lacking signs. I’m reminded that capitalism like most systems needs guardrails. Those have all been trampled.

⚡️Ukraine confirms strike on Crimea's Armiansk bridge that hit 50 Russian military vehicles. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-confir…

Iran attacked commercial vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz tonight. Trump’s ceasefire lasted 2 hours.

Here's the NY Times article everyone is talking about. A gift from me to you. 👀 nytimes.com/2026/06/10/mag…

NEW: Epstein survivors release statement blasting Todd Blanche following the revelation that he worked alongside the White House to protect Trump from the Epstein files. "We deserve better. We deserve truth, transparency, and accountability. We deserve to be taken seriously when we come forward."

Some thoughts on the new Epstein Files revelations: I’ve now read everything that’s come out from the new Haberman and Swan book, and the thing I keep coming back to is the Situation Room. They held multiple meetings in the Situation Room about the Epstein files. That room is for war. It’s for national security emergencies. It is not for figuring out how to spin a scandal you’re telling the country is a hoax. While the President was deflecting or calling this old news, his own Vice President and Chief of Staff were huddled in the most leak-proof room in America because they knew how bad it really was. You don’t take a nothingburger to the Situation Room. And I have to be honest, reading all this brings back a lot of frustration about what happened in the House of Representatives. I sat there and watched Mike Johnson send the House home early to dodge a vote on releasing these files. I watched him refuse to swear in a duly elected colleague for months just to stall the discharge petition. Month after month of excuses, arm twisting, and procedural games, all to keep this information from the public. We only got the files because survivors, families, and a handful of members in both parties simply refused to let it go. So when people ask me why I talk so much about transparency and accountability, this is why. The truth eventually comes out. It always does. The only question is whether your leaders helped reveal it or helped bury it. Everyone who voted to keep these files hidden should have to answer for that. Finally, notice what’s missing from all of this is any sign that Trump’s DOJ will actually investigate the powerful men named in these files. Draw your own conclusions about why a Justice Department run by the President’s former defense lawyers might not be eager to pull that thread.

The President just said we're on the cusp of a deal with Iran. Today's post explores two fun facts: 1. It's the fiftieth time he's said this. (I counted!) 2. Even so, stocks rose on the news. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/how-to-price…

Red Sox “deadline sellers”. What’s new? Who’s left? Just shameful.

The New York Times, today: Vice President JD Vance led Situation Room meetings inside the White House to prevent the Epstein files from being released. EFTA00163412: Survivors were already calling it "an ongoing cover-up" months before today's report.

BREAKING: Iran's Foreign Ministry directly rejects Trump's new claim that "everyone in Iran has approved the deal," including the Supreme Leader, saying no one has accepted it, and "no agreement has been reached," per Fars. Any agreement requires the US to "accept every demand" from Iran, including that it won't surrender enriched uranium or make nuclear concessions, that the Strait of Hormuz remains permanently under Iranian management, and the transfer of $24 billion in frozen funds. Iran adds "if it were to yield under pressure, it would have done so a year ago" rather than after sustained US bombing. The spokesperson also denied Trump's claim that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen on a deal signing, saying it "remains closed" under Iranian authority and "safe passage is not possible."

New York Times investigative journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman are this generation's Woodward and Bernstein. This story is Trump's Watergate and it's about to EXPLODE: Vice President JD Vance, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, former Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, White House Counsel David Warrington, FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and former Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich converted the hallowed Situation Room — America's nerve center for real threats and decisive action — into a pedophile protection racket, where top officials huddled to cover-up the Epstein files scandal and protect a president who used to rape children for fun.

…@BrookeLRollins @USDA is not telling ranchers, farmers, and the American people the whole story. Maybe this outbreak would have happened regardless, but the slow response is a direct consequence of losing experienced experts across the federal government. When crises hit agriculture, expertise matters. Every day without the right people in place increases the risk of further spread and greater harm to our food system.

L’armée ukrainienne a dynamité une colonne de 50 camions transportant carburant et munitions à l’entrée de la Crimée occupée. Après la destruction du pont de Tchongar, la logistique russe subit un nouveau coup dur. Selon le commandant Dmitro "Perun" Filatov, des dizaines de véhicules chargés à bloc ont été touchés, certains complètement détruits. Le pont de Tchongar, rendu inutilisable après les frappes ukrainiennes, a forcé Moscou à rediriger ses convois vers Armiansk. Résultat : une cible parfaite pour Kyiv. "On a anticipé leur mouvement. Grâce à notre renseignement cyber, on a pu frapper au bon moment", explique Filatov. L’impact est immédiat : la Russie peine à ravitailler ses troupes et doit dépenser des ressources pour reconstruire ses axes. La crise du carburant s’étend : pénuries signalées en Crimée, mais aussi dans le kraï de Krasnodar, en Russie. Preuve que l’Ukraine ne contrôle pas seulement le front… mais aussi les arrière-gardes ennemies. dialog.ua/war/vsu-podorv… t.me/Ukraine_365New…

Anyone finding ChatGBT to be particularly inept right now?

Hysterical

Excellent news! The trial against senior New York City Democrat Brad Lander, stemming from his arrest during an attempt to inspect rooms holding detained immigrants, involved six hours of litigating elevator logistics in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday.

Breaking: El Niño begins! NOAA has officially declared the start of El Niño today. After months of anticipation, the criteria has been met with East Pacific Ocean Temps rising at a record pace. The models have been consistently advertising a “historic” event, very possibly the strongest on record by fall. #ElNino

BREAKING: May PPI Inflation surges to 6.5%, above expectations of 6.4% and the highest level since November 2022. Core PPI Inflation came in at 4.9%, in-line with April's revised levels. PPI inflation is now at pandemic stimulus levels. Odds of rate HIKES continue to rise.

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