John Graff

Adding insult to injury, defined.

This roundabout to nowhere is now symbol of Orbán’s legacy. An EU funded project with delays, broken promises, and wasted taxpayer money. A perfect loop of corruption and incompetence that goes nowhere. Locals call it ‘the circle of bullshit’

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Hormuz is a weapon that can only be fired once No one should expect a quick resolution to the current crisis, but across the next decade, even the next 3-5 years, the choke point of Hormuz will be massively substituted for The Gulf Arab states are all very rich, with high per capita GDP - the best single measure of relative state capacity - easy access to global markets, especially financial, and have the favorable backing of the US Everyone has known about the Hormuz vulnerability for decades. The Iranians have continually hinted around closing it, but never did. Now they have, but Hormuz is a gun that cannot be reloaded. Deterrents work only up to the point of use. Once used, they have failed. The purpose of a deterrent is to *not* be used Many analysts have made this basic mistake. They think that Iran is now in a position of strength, having exercised its Hormuz option. But the opposite is true. A state is weakest after it has used its deterrent. The cost of that deterrence is now priced in. The worst having been done, the targets of the deterrent are now free to make other arrangements. Before, they were reluctant to do so because of the switching costs. Now, they have no choice; they will not allow themselves to be controlled in this way again Hormuz may never reopen. But the importance of this is a depreciating asset.

I have openclaw sending lowball offers on Zillow all day just to make boomers start panicking lol

Bruce Springsteen sang his newly released song, “The Streets of Minneapolis” in a surprise appearance at a benefit show in Minneapolis Friday, to raise money for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were fatally shot by federal immigration officers earlier this month. “This is for the people of Minneapolis, people of Minnesota and people of our good country of the United States of America,” Springsteen said during his opening.

Kellogg: Zelenskyy's a tough son of a b*tch. He's stubborn. He has his opinion. He's unafraid to say that. He knows how to use media. I said [to Trump] he was an embattled and courageous leader. We in the United States have not seen a leader like him since Abraham Lincoln. 1/

Awesome!

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NATO's Rutte: Russia is not alone in its efforts to undermine global rules — it is working with China, North Korea, Iran, and others, strengthening defense industrial cooperation to unprecedented levels and preparing for long-term confrontation. We cannot be naive; we must be prepared. As President Roosevelt said in 1942, powerful enemies must be outfought and out-produced.

@CaolanReports It’s great. Watch it with everyone you know.

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We are asking for the public's help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. 1-800-CALL-FBI Digital media tips: fbi.gov/utahvalleyshoo…

Charlie was a hero, a fighter, and an American legend. I will miss him dearly for the rest of my life. I saw it up close on a daily basis, and he was truly good, loyal, and kind. He was one-of-one. There will never be another. There are no words to fully express what his family, the country, and the world has just lost. May he rest in the eternal arms of Jesus now. He ran his race well, and he will be eternally rewarded.

In the cockpit of the downed Gerber drone, which attacked Ukraine, they found a video from a Chinese factory where it was being tested.

Here's the heart of Ukraine that MAGA would love, if they saw it 🎥 At Ukraine's National Prayer Breakfast, U.S. General Keith Kellogg, Trump pastor Mark Burns, and religious leaders sang together: "God, the Great and Only."

@cspan Didn’t your Econ degree teach raising cost to consumers with tariffs would prevent the fed from aggressively cutting rates.

Peter Navarro: "The Federal Reserve is totally out of touch with reality...Powell, he's a Republican but he's so anti-Trump it's unsettling...if you look at the arc of Powell's decisions everything he's done since he got appointed has been against President Trump."

@LarrySabato What you really need this morning is an expertly crafted non denial denial. Something worthy of Clinton.

Damn! I thought my secret was safe. But it was an exciting life. Bond. James Bond.

@visegrad24 The USA needs this!

BREAKING: China unveiled its new huge ”invasion barges” during an amphibious landing exercise near Zhanjiang. The barges will make it possible for China to move large amounts of military equipment to a shore without docking facilities. Ships would dock with barges, unload tanks, trucks and other armored vehicles which could then drive to shore across 120 meter long arm acting as a bridge. Such barges could be used for military operations against Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and other areas near the South China Sea.

Guys I filmed my Kyiv supermarket tour just like Tucker Carlson did in Moscow and I smelled the bread and my only conclusion is that Ukraine should be given half of Russia.

@tszzl @wholemars Why does it stop so close to the child and relay so much on last minute breaking. Scary as hell to be sitting in the drivers seat.

High Speed Stationary Child