This was a very interesting read on a Sunday morning over coffee.

Gee, I wonder what *unredacted* material both Putin and Netanyahu have on Trump that means they can play him like a fiddle....

Bibi playing Trump like a 🎻

Would not surprise me if the reason Netanyahu coerced Trump into a war with Iran was to provoke retaliation from Hezbollah thus justifying an invasion of southern Lebanon. Israel is out of control - courtesy of unwavering US support.

Operation Keep Bibi Out of Prison by Creating Greater Israel, does not concern itself with Trump's domestic woes.

I am horrified (& have been for many many months) that NO-ONE is stopping these murderers in their tracks

Who holds the cards? I could enjoy Trump having to ride the rollercoaster of Israeli and Iranian intransigence bumping butts .. except children are dying due to his ignorance and greed.

France has banned Israeli officials from the Paris weapons show on June 15, Politico reports.

Trump puts face on money open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Exit strategy open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Trapped open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

University of Chicago Prof John Mearsheimer on the Iran War: “The United States has lost this war. “It can't figure out how to solve this war.”

I gave up a lot of money open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Trump is simply a mobster & a thief open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

Trump is simply a mobster & a thief open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

Trump is simply a mobster & a thief open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

New from @ninaburleigh.bsky.social : “Then again, perhaps we should not be shocked that an Andrew Tate would be skulking around with a Paolo Zampolli at a major American confab named after a Wall Street felon.” open.substack.com/pub/american...

Everyone in the Trump administration doesn’t appear to have aged psychologically or emotionally beyond 13.

Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller: “Iran has a choice to make: they can either agree to a piece of paper satisfactory to the United States or they can face punishment from our military the likes of which have not been seen in modern history. That's the choice they face.”

“Nearly three-quarters of Democratic supporters now oppose military aid to Israel, up from 45 percent three years ago. “And nearly half of Democratic backers said the party was too supportive of Israel.” New NYT poll.

NYT Editorial Board: “There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This. “Trump's corruption and subversion of democratic tradition risk becoming the norm.”

Ukraine has just hit an FSB special forces headquarters in Kherson, the base for 100 elite troops. #explodey

A final draft of an agreement has been reached, including an immediate ceasefire, freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, gradual sanctions relief, and negotiations on outstanding issues, Al-Arabiya TV reports. Iran still winning.

this article on Epstein takes my breath away. a must read! www.rawstory.com/epstein-jail...

Getting the justification in, just like Venezuela.

Iran has set up the Persian Gulf Strait Authority which it says has maritime control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump’s 1.776 billion dollar traitor slush fund is plunder and blasphemy. open.substack.com/pub/gregolea...

Trump and Netanyahu had a late-night phone conversation which N12 described as "lengthy and dramatic”.

Trump heading to Connecticut to give the commencement address at Coast Guard Academy. Speaking, surprisingly, about himself: “You are going to end up saying, “He is the greatest president that ever lived.””

War and peace open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

War and peace open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Vulgar and self-aggrandizing open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

“Trump hopes his visit to China will be a reset for a failing Presidency reeling from defeat in the Iran War, constant pressure about his paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein and soaring gas and food prices. It won’t be.”

Trump was typically and easily flattered with his greeting in Beijing, but China showed who was the boss in the first bilateral meeting. The Chinese Foreign Ministry put out a statement that Taiwan was the most important issue and warned of potential conflict ahead if it wasn’t handled properly.

Cuba’s government has confirmed that CIA Director John Ratcliffe led a US delegation to Havana today for a meeting with his counterpart at Cuba's Ministry of the Interior.

A very entertaining and informative read by @gregolear.bsky.social I agree with him- “Unless you really, really, really have to…don’t fuck with the Persians.” open.substack.com/pub/gregolea...

⭐️ Wow. Only @gregolear.bsky.social has the truly masterful ability to marry history, literature, and politics with a precise sensitivity to the way history repeats itself. Pounding us upside the head. Exhorting us to learn, I reckon. open.substack.com/pub/gregolea...

Seamus Heaney photographed by Kim Haughton, Irish photojournalist, in September 2012, 11 months before he died.

Putin saying he wants to talk to Ukraine is because he knows Ukraine has already won with their brilliant and superior military maneuvers with drones. In other words, Ukraine has won but it hasn't reached the world's consciousness yet. Read Anne Applebaum.

“People who have electric vehicles should also try to use them as much as possible. “During the Coronavirus period, we developed many such arrangements for video conferences and online meetings for work from home and we also got used to it. 3/4

Indian PM Narendra Modi: “Friends, we have to reduce the use of petrol and diesel. “In cities where there is metro, we should decide that we will use only the metro. At the most, I will travel by metro. “If it is necessary to travel by car, then try to carpool. Bring more people along. 1/

Data shows the US has carried out at least 25 intelligence-gathering flights off Cuba since early February, mirroring what they did before the attack on Venezuela, CNN reports.

An Iranian official tells Tasnim News agency that Trump “doesn’t like reality”. The official dismissed Trump's reaction to Iran's response. “Negotiators write proposals for Iran's national interest, not to please Trump. If Trump's unhappy, that's probably a good sign.”

A US F-35 flying from the Strait of Hormuz is broadcasting the emergency code 7700.

#FindsFriday 🏺 #Roman dogs along Hadrian's wall: copper alloy figure of pup lifting a friendly paw, + 2 enamelled copper alloy brooches of hunting dogs. In galleries @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social considering life along farthest frontier of empire. British dogs were highly rated, and very good boys.

A beautiful early medieval cobalt blue glass beaker. dating late 7th century AD. Found in a burial in Lauchheim. This type of vessel has no foot and will not stand upright, it had to be emptied before it could be put down. 📷 @almbawue.bsky.social

🌳The Crowhurst Yew, thought to be 4,000 years old, predates Christianity itself. A living portal through time. 🕰️It’s one of the locations in my Ultimate Guide to Time Travel: 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...

Jadeitite Axehead • Donegal This beautiful axe tells a story of trade, travel, and value in Neolithic Ireland. Analysis revealed that it came from the Italian Alps, over 1500km away from where it was found in Donegal. On display in @nmireland.bsky.social #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Archaeology 🏺

Archaeologists have uncovered one of the first instances of interaction between #Neolithic farmers and #Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in central Europe, indicating a level of technology transfer not observed before. 🏺A communicative #AntiquityThread 1/10 🧵