We are spending at least $500 million a day to bomb Iran.
Imagine how many teachers we could hire, how many public housing units we could build, how many bridges and roads we could fix, if we spent that kind of money on improving life for working people?
#Peace is everyone’s responsibility, beginning with civil authorities. To govern means to love one’s own country as well as neighboring countries. The commandment “love your neighbor as yourself” is equally applicable to international relations! #ApostolicJourney#Cameroonvatican.va/content/leo-xi…
@Pontifex What about the 1600 executions (hangings) of protesters by the Iranian government? It's a crime against humanity but you stay quiet? It's impossible to respect you or the institution you represent.
God’s heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice and lies. But our Father’s heart is not with the wicked, the arrogant, or the proud. God’s heart is with the little ones and the humble, and with them He builds up His Kingdom of love and peace day by day. Wherever there is love and service, God is there. #ApostolicJourney#Algeria
In 4 starts this season, Nolan McLean hasn’t allowed more than 2 earned runs… and somehow has just ONE win to show for it.
When your starter shoves and holds the Los Angeles Dodgers to 1 run over 7 innings, that game HAS to be a win.
The New York Mets failed him last night. Plain and simple.
I don’t see how any Mets fan could knock Cohen in good faith. He takes a loss on the team while spending more than the Yankees. He is a legit fan. He interacts and listens to the fans. What else could you want from an owner as a fan?
The incoming prime minister of Hungary struck a hopeful tone on Monday, and for the first time since 2010 it was not Viktor Orbán.
Peter Magyar has called for a swift transition of power. And, as @TheStephSy reports, he began to chart an ambitious course to reverse central pillars of Orbán’s rule.
THE CHAOS TRUMP HAS CAUSED TO THE WORLD ORDER - this week alone!
* Mexico’s President is angry at Trump over deaths of Mexican nationals in ICE custody and the Cuba blockade.
* Italy’s PM is upset with Trump’s treatment of the Pope.
* Canada’s PM’s party won big in an election in a refutation of Trump
* Trump’s pal in Hungary lost in a landslide
* Saudi Foreign Minister, “The era of relying on the US has ended.”
* Europeans are planing a “European NATO” without us
* Europeans are planning a post war Strait of Hormuz effort without us.
* China’s President says the world order is “crumbling into disarray” (he’s right)
* Gallup finds the world views China’s leadership more favorably than the US under Trump.
@brithume It's called redistribution of income. The first step towards communism is to spread all of all of the tax money on non taxpayers and then confiscate any additional wealth remaining.
Quote: @“. According to the official numbers from the IRS, the top 1% of income-tax filers in 2022 contributed 40.4% of the revenue. The top 10% of filers paid 72%. The top quarter contributed 87.2%.” wsj.com/opinion/a-tax-…
@SNYtv@SNY_Mets The team is even worse than last year. Same bad pitching but now add an even worse offense. It's the Stearns contribution. Put a lot of mediocre stuff in the pot, stir it up and hope it tastes good.
"I know it's tough right now, but the last thing you can do is panic or try to do too much. There's always a sense of urgency obviously, and they're working. We just gotta keep going"
- Carlos Mendoza on how Mets hitters can avoid pressing at the plate in their losing streak
@WSJ Sanders did take over the party. Sanders has been calling the shots from the day he stepped aside for Biden. Sanders was in the lead and he traded it for a seat at the key strategy table.
A decade after his first bid for the White House ended in failure, Bernie Sanders is still trying to take over the Democratic Party.
But the question remains: Can Sanders’s version of the party actually beat Republicans?
Read more: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4mzB6X4
"These types of stretches are going to happen. It's tough when it happens early in the season, it's tough when it's happening when we're just not winning ballgames and the microscope is going to be right there on our offense.
We have another game tomorrow against one of the best in the league, so we have no time to dwell on it. We'll just get some rest tonight and come back with a good attitude and see what we can do."
- Marcus Semien
@NewsHour Sorry but Swalwell is accused of rape and Gonzalez is accused of having an inappropriate relationship. It's not the same. Swalwell should go to prison.
After separate allegations of sexual misconduct, two members of Congress are resigning.
Democrat Eric Swalwell faces multiple allegations of sexual assault. He denies the accusations.
Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales’ resignation comes after he admitted to sleeping with a staffer who later took her own life.
@LisaDNews has more.
It looks really bad right now. But…
2015: the Mets lost 7 straight and scored 9 total runs.
2018: 11-1 start and Mickey Callaway was the second coming of Gil Hodges.
2024: 11 games under on May 29.
2025: the best team in MLB in mid June.
Way too early to declare anything.
The Mets have to prove that an uninspiring 7-9 start to the season is an aberration.
From SNY's Chelsea Janes:
"This team – despite being built around many players who had no part in last year’s failings – must prove it is not the same maddeningly uninspiring bunch that never recovered in the second half before anyone absorbs well-intentioned assurances about how talented the lineup is.
...
They should be better than they have been. They have reason to believe they can be better than they have been. But after missing the postseason by one win last year, this group has not earned the right to struggle in peace. No one can take their word for it these days. If these Mets are better than this — if these Mets really are different than last year — they will have to prove it."
@elerianm The Mets are dying from a self inflicted wound. It's called bad management. They had a pitching problem so they gutted the team and now have no offense with the same pitching problem. They deserve to lose after the way they treated their loyal players.
After sliding from first to last place on the back of five straight losses, social media is already eulogizing the Mets' season.
Can I blame them? Not really, give the history of my beloved team.
I’m not quite there yet, but let’s just say I’ve already moved my Jets gear to the front of the closet.
Old habits—and so many disappointments.
@Mets@nyjets
@WeTheBrandon The Europeans prefer to pay off and enrich Iran than invest in their own defense. They are a weak and crumbling society. It's ironic. They have been living off hundreds of years of stolen wealth and now it's payback time.
The reason Trump’s counter-blockade in the Strait of Hormuz seems comically absurd is because it is born out of raw desperation. You see, Trump expected Europe and others to send their navies to reopen the Strait, figuring that those regions rely upon trade via the Strait more than we do. What he didn’t figure was how utterly intransigent the Euros and others would be to his pressure campaign. Once he realized that the Euros, Japanese, etc., were simply going to pay the Iranian toll to move their goods through the Strait rather than risk a war, Trump panicked, understanding too late in this affair how dreadfully exposed to the disruptions of Iran’s blockade the US economy was. Now, Trump is scrambling. Desperate to pressure the rest of the world into supporting his bid to reopen the Strait. He still doesn’t get it. Which is why he will keep getting this thing wrong.
A wealth tax on the top .15% of the richest families would generate $6.2 trillion in revenue.
That could pay for:
Universal childcare
Millions of new homes
Slashing child poverty
Medicare for people aged 55+
Universal paid family leave
Tuition-free community college
And more.