MDS999
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@macromicromind @aeberman12 Which is why it’s ending soon and the blame shifts to Iran.
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This will be nothing like VZ @HayekAndKeynes
Iran is the most powerful country in the world right now.
It controls the blood supply of the global economy.
It's wildest dream wan't half this good
It couldn't give a shit about its own people so why negotiate?
The Long View@HayekAndKeynes
@aeberman12 Tell that to Khameni and Iran’s military This will be just like VZ in that situation
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@HayekAndKeynes @aeberman12 We need to define what winning is for america and not trump. Regime has been weakened? Check. Regime change? No. Oil disruption for globe? Yes. Unpopular war? Yes. Depleted our arsenal? Yes. Strained relations with some allies? Yes. Eye off China? Yes.
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Your comment was that he would look like a loser because he didn’t accomplish the mythical goal of a new political movement despite annihilating their leadership and military capabilities. If he declares victory, it’s a victory. Same as VZ.
But in any event, Iran will create new enemies each day. They are not attacking USA by closing Hormuz. They are attacking the entire world.
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@chamath @Ryan394729 @POTUS These numbers are directionally correct but remind me again what the price of a commodity is based on? If oil is constrained elsewhere, the market price rises. This helps our o&g industry but this is not Saudi Arabia and excess profits don’t send dividends the public 😆
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@chriswithans Do you honestly think voters will be this nuanced around causes of high gas prices? Especially if it’s a war many aren’t thrilled about?
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There’s not a single state where gas prices are over $6 for regular, let alone $6.49.
And the issue with Biden was because it was from his excessive stimulus spending.
This right now is because of a hot war with Iran. You can complain about that war but everyone knows it’s *because* of that war and not misplaced stimulus spending.
Captain Obvious™️@TheFungi669
Remember when MAGAs complained about gas prices being $3.49 per gallon under Biden? In many states they’re over $6.49 per gallon under Trump.
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@HayekAndKeynes Totally agree on your gas view. But I guess I’m saying while we are “relative winners”, it is still a huge domestic problem when fertilizer/petchem prices go thru the roof. We just have guaranteed supply at those higher places but tell that to the citizenry and they won’t care
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Like I’ve said all along, sooner or later they would realize this is their problem whether they want it to be or not.
*Walter Bloomberg@DeItaone
NATO VOWS TO REOPEN HORMUZ NATO chief Mark Rutte said he is “absolutely convinced” the alliance will reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He noted allies are coordinating their response after weeks of planning, stressing the importance of acting together with the U.S. Rutte also called the U.S. operation “crucial,” citing Iran as an “existential threat.”
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@kkmaway Interesting. That definitely surprises me. Is that a JFK thing? When I arrive at MIA I look at a camera and walk through immigration. Zero line every time. Not sure how it could be any quicker. Today it was 40 minutes.
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The shutdown of Global Entry is just so diabolically clever. Laser targeted at the cosmopolitan classes; almost no overlap with Trump’s base. Perfect, petty genius.
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@HayekAndKeynes We will have a full blown GFC if it extends more than a few months. The cost is irrelevant
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War in Iran is costing about ~$1bn a day
Not bad if it lasts a few weeks.
Raw deal if it lasts a few years.
Tick tock Donnie
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@shaunmmaguire @RubinReport What does winning look like if it’s a war of attrition? I think the American public is tired of wars regardless how righteous and that is a bipartisan view. Polling will show this too
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Are there any Democrats that actually want us to win this war?
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@shaunmmaguire Can I ask how you have regime change without boots on the ground and simple air strikes? Is the goal to create a civil war and have groups form like Iraq?
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This is not WW3
This is the end of a tyrannical regime that has held its entire neighborhood hostage for 47 years
Iran’s weapon systems have been systematically degraded over the last 2.5 years
This will be swift and decisive
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BOOM
Trump Orders US Government to Drop Anthropic After Pentagon Feud
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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@carney @GoinRaven For sure. I guess I’m talking more the idea of even have junior lawyers how do they really learn to become the next gen partners? Some of the rote tasks are useless some are useful? Not sure
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@Cernovich @WallStreetMav Did you guys even see the recent glyphosate announcement? lol. Why do you mislead people? politico.com/news/2026/02/2…
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The Republican Senate is running the clock out on Trump. They always hated MAGA and especially MAHA. Boy does the Republican Senate hate MAHA. And now their stooges in “conservative media” are attacking JD. It’s all designed to destroy the country in 2028. To elect Newsom.
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@carney Agree with your take. But one underrated or maybe unpopular take is that you understand a company’s financials better if you model them yourself versus if they are done for you. Perhaps also makes for better investment bankers? Like how does the pipeline work?
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@Legal_Fil How is this action making people lives better? Makes it worse for both passengers and DHS staff. Last I checked both republicans and democrats fly
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Please understand that the Democrats strategy is to make peoples' lives worse.
Then claim that others are the one's doing it.
Bill Melugin@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: WaPo reports DHS will suspend TSA Pre Check & Global Entry tomorrow as the DHS funding lapse continues. TSA workers will begin missing paychecks on Friday if the DHS shutdown isn’t ended this week, as Dems demand major reforms to ICE. washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/02…
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@dieworkwear Can you list some of the best Japanese ready-to-wear shoemakers?
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In this thread, I've listed six Japanese bespoke shoemakers. This doesn't even cover everyone, as I haven't talked about Tsuyoshi Ohno, Toru Saito, Shunji Hoshino, and others. I once asked Seiji McCarthy why Japan has so many craftspeople and the US so few. His answer: rent
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The level of craftsmanship that goes into a lot of Japanese menswear simply doesn't exist in the United States. You can do this for many categories — suits, jeans, hats, etc.
In this thread, I will show you just one category: men's shoes 🧵
𓏴⋮ Caden 𝝑𝝔 Muichiro’s bunny !!@MuichirosIover
Is there anything where this is genuinely the case
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@chriswithans So educate the class, then, if you’re the financially literate one.
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Lot of people who think they’re smart are revealing themselves to be financially illiterate
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes
this chart is so funny I thought it was a parody account
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@shaunmmaguire @geoffwolfe Shaun this is all fine and good but I have yet to see a good explanation on why 4 years later and April 2025 he wasn’t vetted by the new administration before being granted asylum?
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@geoffwolfe I strongly disagree
Historically there was another level of vetting beyond working w task forces
Many that picked up arms were obviously incompatible w/ America
The 2021 policy was to take anyone that made it to Hamid Karzai airport
And leave behind the rest, even Americans!
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This post is on point
Afghanistan is complicated
It’s a motley mix of different ethnicities and tribal affiliations
There were many that would die for freedom
But more that would die to oppose it
In 2021 we dropped our vetting standards, which was a deadly mistake
Ahmad Shah Mohibi@WarGuy_
I served in the U.S. 🇺🇸 military in Afghanistan. A U.S. General recommended me. I had 45 letters of recommendation. I passed a full clearance process — and still waited 3 years to get my visa. Then 2021 happened. Biden put thousands on planes and flew them into the U.S. visa-free, including the Afghan DC shooter that shot our servicemen—- total chaos.
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