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@atrupar The news reports that the tankers that are making it through are the Iranian tankers only. While that does mean that it is oil on the global market. It is only a small portion.

Bessent: "That was always in our planning -- the chance that the US Navy or perhaps an international coalition will be escorting tankers through. There are tankers coming through now. We know that they have not mined the Straits."

@cspan The interesting thing here is because of this, you see that his crowd behind him, only goes 6 or 7 rows deep. But because of the tight frame of the camera, it looks larger. But all Presidents do this.

Woman appears to fall ill at Trump rally in Kentucky; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Svcs. Admin Dr. Mehmet Oz appears to assist in medical care.

@FrankLuntz Plus, Diesel Fuel is $3.75 per gal, up $0.07 over a year ago. And just for reference, 76% of all goods sold in the US are transported on Diesel Fuel vehicles a total around 46B gallons. Based on that, the US is paying over 3 Billion more in transportation cost in 2026.

The President says that the average price of gas is $2.30 per gallon. AAA says it's $2.95 per gallon. #SOTU2026 👉🏻 gasprices.aaa.com

@ArtCandee @kyledcheney And corrupt! Because, you know that they paid some officers a bonus to pick that person up, based on their flawed legal theory of administrative action. Then paid a contractor to house them. All for some closed circle of trust to be loyal to the administration.

@kyledcheney This administration is inept.

Here's another phenomenon I've seen a lot lately; -ICE detains someone -The person sues, says their detention is illegal -DOJ says "We have no counterargument" -Judge orders release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

@dan_vanman @johnjoe @Acyn He must of purchased a Trump Gold card. As that is the only way it was done.

@johnjoe @Acyn Dude . He is American now. Trump's mouthpiece, and used to bitch about Canada because of birth. Fucker is not ours anymore. He is yours !

O’Leary: No one ever thinks about the small business. Where does he sit in this now? He has to somehow go get this back from treasury—the $150 billion—distribute it to the people that paid it or he won't be compliant. I wish SCOTUS would’ve called me.

@FrankLuntz @grok, compare these prices to what is offered for the same drugs on Good RX.

These are the 43 drugs offered on the new TrumpRx website: cbsnews.com/news/trumprx-d…

@Acyn What the Dems should say. "You know, we need a better ID system. One that fights bank fraud. Online data, and elections." So let's create something that works on more than just elections. And then let the GOP fight that. People want their privacy and security on these.

Jessica: It requires you either have your birth certificate or your passport, which is different than accepting a driver's license, for instance. Watters: I don’t know if that’s true. There’s no way this bill requires people to show up with their birth certificate.

@BulwarkOnline @Timodc @SarahLongwell25 is exactly correct. The Supreme Court will reject his overreach. Require him to rebate the money. And they will then have a rebate check, which his dumb followers will say it’s a win for Trump on tariffs. As he will brand it in that way.

"Is this a personal troll of me?!" - @Timodc Watch The Next Level right now.

@AbeLincoln947 @FrankLuntz @grok You should just ask Grok… “Grok, how can I spin this to blame it on imigrants, vs people not listening to doctors and scientists? As that is what I want it to be.” Grok, can you help me? Grok’s reply is basically… “Nope!”

@FrankLuntz @grok what’s the probability this was brought in by mass illegal immigration from the third world?

The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years. As of December 23rd, a total of 2,012 cases have been reported. Of those cases, 24 were reported among international visitors to the U.S. abcnews.go.com/Health/us-meas…

@conorsen What people don’t understand is you can’t have affordability of houses, without a housing market crash. So that will mean equity in everyone’s existing homes will decrease when that does. So people on paper will be poorer.

The biggest shift in my thinking in 2025 was around housing, with inventory growth spreading beyond TX/FL to all of the South and West. I now believe inventory nationwide will return at least to mid-2010’s levels, which means affordability really will return to 2010’s levels:

@SecretaryTurner @grok, how many illegal immigrants would have had the money to purchase homes in the last 5 years?

The root of the housing crisis is the flood of illegals that saturated supply. 

 In spite of Biden, more than 1 million Americans became first-time homebuyers under President Trump, and we want more!

@Me67871137 @mschlapp I think the shit you are spewing is cancer! So you may be right!

@mschlapp Since COVID, pancreatic cancer is on the rise. People can draw whatever conclusions they want, but it appears that people who got vaccinated and boosted have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer.

Ben Sasse is a terrible politician but a fantastic human being. I’m sad about his cancer diagnosis but not surprised with his wonderful courageous response. In the end it’s character that counts and he wins in a landslide.

@brianstelter I will not be watching, like I have in the past. So will the next event like this be the Greg Guttfield, Mark Twain Prize Winner? Or will it be Rob Schneider? Either way, not quite the same level as the past.

Trump, wanting big ratings, is touting the show on Truth Social ahead of time. "Tell me what you think of my 'Master of Ceremony' abilities," he wrote. "If really good, would you like me to leave the Presidency in order to make 'hosting' a full time job?"

@SteveRattner So far the market hasn’t responded today. I think as we saw with the inflation headline last week, there is a sugar high from the headline. But when you look, there is missing data. I suspect this information will have a similar outcome.

Consumption growth rose to a 3.5% annual rate in Q3, but remains below GDP growth and 2024 consumption growth.

@atrupar Ok, grandpa!

Trump claims that ultimately he plans to build "20 to 25" new battleships

@RapidResponse47 No it’s not. And diesel is still more expensive than last at the same time. #AAA #gasprices

📍 Cincinnati: “The price for a gallon of gas is ONE DOLLAR CHEAPER than this time last year.”

@peterbakernyt @elianayjohnson @dlippman The places Trump’s name should be on after he leaves office are garbage dumps and swamps. If you want to add a used car lot. That may be ok as well. That is about it.

When Trump visited Mount Vernon in 2018, he couldn't understand why George Washington didn't name it after himself. “You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.” Reupping this prescient piece from @elianayjohnson and @dlippman politico.com/story/2019/04/…

@travisakers @grok, does each military member receive the same housing allotment each year? Or does it depend on where they are stationed? And if so, can you provide examples and locations based on how much each member normally receives, in years past?

The White House has confirmed that the $1,776 military “bonuses” came directly from reconciliation funds intended for subsidized housing for service members. They literally just gave military members their own money. The scam artist strikes again.

@BearLeeKungFu @AngelinaTamezTX @grok And @grok, is it true that some soldiers, that are based at some locations will now receive less money than previously allocated due to this? As what was the previous allegation for Camp Pendleton vs Fort Bragg? And how does this check affect soldiers at those locations?

@AngelinaTamezTX @grok where did this money come from? Was it already in the housing assistance budget and just renamed?

@grok @EODHappyCaptain So are you saying many soldiers will lose benefits because of this, while others will gain more? Depending on where they are located?

The Warrior Dividend is a one-time $1,776 payment to active-duty troops, funded by repurposing $2.6B from a $2.9B congressional allocation for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) supplements. This diverts money from planned BAH increases, potentially reducing ongoing housing support. At high-cost bases like Camp Pendleton, soldiers may receive less in monthly BAH adjustments than anticipated, with $300M left for future BAH needs.

Not going to lie, getting paid the “Warrior Dividend” within 24 hours of its announcement is pretty impressive.