There are major concerns within the defense and intelligence communities re: an operation to take over Kharg Island. We haven’t done it yet because a large number of casualties are anticipated.

White House goes berserk at 'fraud' Pulitzer-winning reporter's Air Force One swap story www.rawstory.com/trump-air-fo...

🇷🇺⛽️❌Everyone’s busy living their lives. Meanwhile, Russians are spending hours waiting for gasoline—and even then, there’s no guarantee they’ll get any.

Trump said his goal was to get immigrants out of the U.S. But it’s not. There are some 13M foreign-born people here. I.C.E. has rounded up sickening numbers … but, say, 100k — not a number that makes a dent. No, I.C.E. has two goals: (1) spread terror, and (2) normalize troops on the streets.

“Can you get McConnell on the phone now?” @ScottJenningsKY: *Nervous laugh* 🤔

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The complete elimination of Meta would yield unambiguous, far reaching benefits for global society.

The difference between being welcomed as a leader and tolerated as a liability.

Japanese scientists have confirmed a monumental discovery: asteroid Ryugu contains all 5 nucleobases essential for DNA and RNA. By analyzing 5.4 grams of material returned by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, researchers identified adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil in similar proportions.

Court hearing is scheduled for this afternoon for David Hearn, the former Olympian accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool Hearn’s defense team includes Norm Eisen

Putin called an emergency meeting as a fuel crisis spreads across Russia. Russia is on the brink of a catastrophic economic collapse because there's no more gasoline or diesel. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ❤

Someone who knowingly spreads lies about our elections, someone who knowingly sows distrust in our elections, someone who knowingly goes to war against our elections is our enemy. Is an enemy to this country. That someone is Donald Trump. Donald Trump is America’s enemy.

BREAKING: Graham Platner has suspended campaign operations. "It can't be me."

Graham Platner is out.

Democrat James Talarico, running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, raised $30 million in Q2, beating his own Q1 record of $27 million. His Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, raised only $9 million.

WOW!!!!!!

He's easily in the running for the dumbest person who has ever lived.

💥 Trump is dropping bombs on Iran for the second consecutive night. There is no “peace” or “ceasefire.” Just U.S. bombs falling on a sovereign country thousands of miles away in the middle of the night. @sarahabdallah.bsky.social

WOW!!!!!!

get a load of the look on Zelenskyy's face as Trump calls him "President Putin"

UPDATE: Appeals court will NOT intervene to restore Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center Judges noted how Team Trump claimed financial harm.. then ruled “Appellants, however, have failed to support this assertion with any specific facts or evidence”

BREAKING: Molly Crane Newman reports that Judge Kaplan has ORDERED the release of the $5m plus interest to E Jean Carroll.

NEW: A federal appeals court just rejected Trump's bid to restore his name to the Kennedy Center as he challenges a lower court's order that stripped his name from the building.

Boston is suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube. The city says the companies deliberately designed addictive features like endless scrolling, notifications, and algorithms that harm kids' mental health. The lawsuit joins more than 1,500 school districts nationwide.

The city of Boston and Boston Public Schools are suing social media companies, alleging that the platforms have addictive designs that have caused a "youth mental health crisis." on.nbcboston.com/m5gx0lG

Iran President:

If you live in a Blue State, Donald Trump just put a gun to your head. He's withholding cash to stop terrorist attacks, cyber attacks, and mass shootings from states that say "no" to his voting rules. If the fight to protect democracy wasn’t “personal” for you, it is now.

😳 Trump just flubbed his way through his meeting with Zelenskyy, at various points referring to the "Islamic Republic of Japan," repeatedly calling Zelenskyy "President Putin," and railing against the "JCPOC" Here's the blooper reel:

I fact checked this because, HOLY SHIT!!, and it's accurate: - Trump claimed that the USS Abraham Lincoln was fired upon by the "Islamic Republic of Japan." - Trump mistakenly addressed Zelenskyy as Russian President Vladimir Putin on multiple occasions.

The president is off his rocker. Republicans could end this at any moment. But they're absolute cowards and history will judge them as such.

Supposedly, there’ll be a video announcement later today that Platner is leaving. Just go, dude. www.cnn.com/2026/07/08/p...

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I wish just one NATO leader (or all of them) would say, "This is unacceptable. The US president has lost his mind. America come get your boy. He's broken and needs to be under a doctor's care back home." I wish someone would tell the damn truth about what's happening.

Bang. Recall that Zelensky was a television comedian before becoming president of Ukraine.

Judge Tosses Trump’s $3.8B Defamation Suit Against The Washington Post www.newsbreak.com/share/475808...

National embarrassment doesn't begin to cover how disgusting and disgraceful Convicted Felon Donald Trump is. Hell is too good a place for him. Meanwhile, Republicans stay silent. 🤐 #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

🫣Good gawd, he needs to go! Absolute buffoon representing us. #Pinks "When asked whether he thought the ceasefire was still in place as he met Rutte in Turkey, Trump said: “I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore. They’re scum. You know what scum is? They’re scum."

Entire Western Hemisphere: collective eye roll visible from space.

It's unfortunate that the media report his every word when it is worth so little. Yes, he's the President of the United States, but his falsehoods and sudden about-turns have serious negative consequences; better to corroborate with more credible sources, wait for confirmation.

I’d caution Ukraine to measure expectations from this. Trump will see it as a concession to justify not sending Patriots to Ukraine now. Moreover the necessary paperwork will not be made an urgent matter within the US government. Actual manufacture is years in the future.

Trump and the United States see no urgency to assist Ukraine in fighting the Russian attacks. "Make them yourself" is not support given that the finished product is what is needed now - not years away. Trump continues to support Russia.

EXACTLY THIS!! 👇 🎯

The president is off his rocker. Republicans could end this at any moment. But they're absolute cowards and history will judge them as such.

Trump threatens more strikes on Iran after saying ceasefire is ‘over’ www.cnn.com/2026/07/08/w...

Meanwhile, Trump likewise continues with the rhetoric of escalation, including telegraphing acts that would amount to war crimes if carried out:

There is reportedly some tension within Iran between those who wish to mediate and the more hardline who wish to escalate militarily. The latter now appear to be in the driver’s seat. (They also might have been responsible for the recent targeting of the tankers thereby provoking this escalation.)

⚠️ Iran military spokesperson: “The next strike will not come from where the enemy expects it, and it will be unlike any previous confrontation.” and “The targets have been identified with extreme precision, and the next move will disregard any red lines.”

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