Russell Elkin

This is just a grotesque lie that does great damage to our country. You can support the SAVE America Act (you'd be wrong) without pretending that dissenters are disingenuous cheaters. I'm constantly told that @SpeakerJohnson and @BasedMikeLee are sincere Christians who take their duties of stewardship seriously, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

Let’s be clear on what really happened: Today, the Resolutions Committee voted to pass a resolution condemning the corrosive influence of ALL dark money in Democratic primaries. We had various resolutions that focused on different industries and groups, and instead of going one-by-one, we passed a blanket repudiation. I have made my position on this clear from day one: We must end the influence of dark money in our politics and restore power back to the people.

Tucker Carlson. Megyn Kelly. Candace Owens. Alex Jones. These are not Democrats. These are the people who spent years building the MAGA media infrastructure. And today, the President of the United States called all four of them "NUT JOBS" with "Low IQs" who "will say anything for cheap publicity" and run "Third Rate Podcasts." The reason? They questioned the Iran war. That's the actual story inside this unhinged wall of text. Not the insults - the fracture. Trump is running the same "loser who can't get on TV" script on Tucker Carlson that he runs on Joe Biden, on Liz Cheney, on anyone who breaks from the line. The playbook does not distinguish between left and right. It only distinguishes between loyalty and dissent. A sitting president is in an active military conflict. His own coalition's loudest voices are raising objections. His response is a Truth Social post about IQ scores and the First Lady of France. Somewhere in Indiana and in every rural county that delivered him that margin... people are watching this and doing the math.

Must-read: the latest in a string of sharp @TheAtlantic analyses by @thomaswright08 on the Iran war.

my Dad said , "Forcing the Artemis crew to speak with Donald Trump was part of a NASA training exercise to prepare future astronauts for encounters with less intelligent life forms.." i couldn't agree more....

"Trump has taught the world that he has every quality of the madman except indifference to pain. He likes his wars unilateral, quick, and cheap. He won’t seek consent from Congress; he cannot appeal to public opinion. He just gambles that the war will end before his poll numbers sink too deep. When this latest war of his turned difficult, he panicked." theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/…

This is literally how focus groups work. You pay people for their time, and you don’t tell them in advance what (or who) they are talking about

“Wait, my agreement with Iran was bad and terrible? Ah, okay fine. Well, those weren’t the actual points. The real points are super secret in a secret room and I’m not going to tell them to you but just know they are reasonable—just like my tweets—and they are good. Trust me.”

Every time I think I've seen the most ridiculous tariff thing, they totally top themselves. It's impressive, really.

JUST IN: Nearly half of the U.S. data centers planned for 2026 are reportedly expected to be delayed or canceled.

The GOP is still pretending like this statement wasn’t posted by the Supreme National Security Council of Iran… unbelievable

They have NO readily identifiable uniforms. They have NO visible badges or name tags. They CONCEAL their identities with face masks. They are accountable to NO ONE outside for Trump's Cabinet of Clownfuckery. They are NOT a legitimate law enforcement agency. They ARE fucking thugs.

@atrupar Not one reporter asked Vance why exactly he was in Hungary campaigning for Orban.

🔴 Le New York Times vient de publier le récit le plus accablant sur Trump depuis le début de la guerre. Et c'est une bombe. Jonathan Swan et Maggie Haberman, deux journalistes de la Maison Blanche, révèlent comment Trump a pris la décision d'entrer en guerre contre l'Iran. Ce qu'ils décrivent est exactement ce que j'analyse dans Le Pantin de la Maison Blanche. Voici les faits. Netanyahu a vendu un rêve. Le 11 février, dans la Situation Room, le Premier ministre israélien a présenté un scénario en quatre actes : tuer le Guide Suprême, détruire l'armée iranienne, déclencher une révolution populaire, installer un nouveau régime. Il a même montré une vidéo de montage avec les "futurs dirigeants" de l'Iran. Trump a répondu : "Sounds good to me." En une phrase, il venait de sceller le destin de la région. Le lendemain, la CIA a dit que c'était du vent. Les parties 3 et 4 du pitch de Netanyahu, la révolution populaire et le changement de régime, ont été qualifiées de "farce" par Ratcliffe lui-même. Rubio a traduit : "In other words, it's bullshit." Le général Caine a ajouté : "C'est la procédure standard des Israéliens. Ils survendent, et leurs plans ne sont pas toujours bien développés." Trump a entendu. Et il a quand même dit oui. Vance a tout vu. Le vice-président était le seul dans la pièce à s'opposer frontalement, avertissant que la guerre pourrait "détruire la coalition politique de Trump", que le Détroit d'Ormuz était le vrai point de vulnérabilité, que personne ne pouvait prédire les représailles iraniennes quand la survie d'un régime était en jeu. Il a dit : "Tu sais que je pense que c'est une mauvaise idée. Mais si tu veux le faire, je te soutiendrai." Ce n'est pas du courage politique. C'est de la déférence. Susie Wiles a regardé. La cheffe de cabinet, qui avait des inquiétudes, a estimé que ce n'était "pas son rôle" de s'exprimer sur une décision militaire devant les autres. Elle a "encouragé les conseillers à partager leurs vues." Elle s'est tue. Le général Caine n'a jamais dit non. Il a exposé les risques : diminution des stocks de munitions, Détroit d'Ormuz, pas de voie claire vers la victoire. Puis il a dit : "Si vous ordonnez l'opération, l'armée exécutera." Trump, lui, "entendait seulement ce qu'il voulait entendre." Et Trump a signé à bord d'Air Force One, 22 minutes avant la deadline fixée par son propre général : "Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck." Voilà comment on entre en guerre au XXIe siècle. Pas avec une délibération solennelle. Pas avec un vote du Congrès. Pas avec une stratégie de sortie. Avec un slide show de Netanyahu, un "sounds good to me", et une note envoyée depuis un avion. Dans Le Pantin de la Maison Blanche, j'écris que les vrais décideurs sont ceux qui préparent les présentations que Trump regarde. Netanyahu l'a compris mieux que quiconque. Il a mis en scène une heure de spectacle visuel dans la Situation Room avec Mossad en fond d'écran, des vidéos de "futurs dirigeants", une promesse de victoire rapide et propre. Et Trump a dit oui. Pendant que Vance, Rubio, Wiles et Caine regardaient. Voici l'article du New-York Times : nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/… 📖 Le Pantin de la Maison Blanche → amazon.fr/dp/B0GPCCMS68/

A reminder here that we were negotiating with Iran in February, with the Strait open and Iran not even threatening to close it. Now we’re negotiating to re-open the Strait with Iran having succeeded in closing it and with more leverage. Epic failure. newrepublic.com/article/208794…

“A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.”

The healthy way to respond to this is not “it’s all propaganda and antisemitism.” There’s a genuine shift occurring. Americans don’t feel this war was launched in our interest. If they’re right, a continuation of a trend of Israel’s growing unpopularity is an understandable and rational response. If they’re wrong, folks need to make that case. But it’s a very hard case to make if the result of this was the regime stays in place and controls the strait + gets a new revenue source to rebuild. All at the expense of America’s relationship with nearly every other country on Earth besides Israel.

In November of last year, during Dasaun Williams’ arrest in Middleburg, Florida, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers were seen repeatedly striking him and holding a stun gun against his back while he was pinned to the ground. Bodycam footage of Williams’ arrest has been released, revealing the violent takedown made by the JSO Gang Unit. The public deserves to know why there appears to be a trend of using excessive force against Black people in Jacksonville. #SurvivingAmericasPolice

Trump said the country doesn’t have money to fund Medicaid or child care, but he found millions in taxpayer money to pay for a vanity project.