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BREAKING: Russia, China, and France are blocking an Arab-backed push at the UN Security Council to authorize military action against Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, per NYT. According to diplomats, the three veto powers oppose any resolution language that would permit the use of force.

I don’t know, man. A Europe that’ll nickel-and-dime the U.S. and indulge its procedural fetish for a war involving 6th century desert savages prrooooobably isn’t going to be a reliable partner when the U.S. and China inevitably come to blows.

My Daughter came over to tell me her daughter heard that I had brain cancer. 🙄 She took this photo and sent it to me to upload to prove I'm not ill. The people who are ill are those that are spreading these ridiculous stories. I'm fit as a fiddle. You don't have to worry.

It’s now somewhat of consensus in the rank and file and in the leadership that the house won’t move to fund DHS until they see appreciable progress on reconciliation.

Prediction We will have Claude Code + Opus 4.5 quality (not nerfed) models running locally at home on a single RTX PRO 6000 before the end of the year

Also: Johnson told house republicans the *third* reconciliation bill will target fraud. Also, house expected to not come back until April 13.

🚨🚨🚨Trump on Truth Social: The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow! IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF WHAT STILL COULD BECOME A GREAT COUNTRY!

HOUSE REPUBLICANS are in the midst a “brutal” call right now about the new DHS funding plan. House Rs are being asked to vote for a bill that their leadership said was crap last week.

NASA’s mission to orbit the Moon is being interrupted by Outlook (New) and Outlook (classic) both refusing to open 😂