So let me get this straight ... 1. US bombs Iran 2. Oil price goes up a bit, benefitting Russia's petrostate 3. Russia gives Iran targeting info 4. Oil price shoots WAY up 5. US unsanctions Russian oil

“A DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credible—and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying.” @jkbjournalist.bsky.social bringing it home www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Wait until they find out what a dramatic rise in prices to fertilizer feed stocks will do to food prices.

“The job market is weakening, inflation is still too high, and we’re at serious risk of a once-in-50-years oil shock,” Rogé Karma writes. “The economy’s warning lights might not yet be flashing red, but they are certainly flashing yellow”:

I have adored Mary Chapin Carpenter's work for decades. One of the great honors of my life to collaborate with her on this single of two covers of songs we love, out today! themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/put-th...

The constitution's design does not grant the president a kinglike ability to take the country to war by himself, lest he do so for self-serving reasons. That is the entire purpose of dividing that authority between POTUS and Congress. Guess what just happened? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

get a load of Kristi Noem's facial expressions as Rep. Kamlager-Dove enters articles in the congressional record with headlines like, "Lewandowski taking out trash at Noem's DC home" and "ICE Barbie's mile high private chamber with alleged lover exposed"

Trump is already spending $1 BILLION PER DAY on his illegal regime change war of choice in Iran. Now, he's going to ask Congress to give him up to $50 BILLION MORE. My vote: hell NO.

The use of AI to identify targets (without subsequent specific human confirmation) should be considered a war crime. And by that I don't mean "we should make a rule" I mean that straightforward application of the existing rules would tell you that it is a war crime.

Without Trump’s trade wars since 2017, US exports to China would have been nearly 60 percent higher in 2025, or roughly $90 billion annually. www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

NEW: Clemency for Tina Peters would be unprecedented, based on my analysis of Gov Polis' 25 commutations. Peters hasn't shown remorse, taken accountability, or sought to restore harm. No Polis commutation was for a harsh sentence alone and Peters' would be the shortest by 30+ yrs

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree? NOEM: A what? CROCKETT: A law degree NOEM: No I do no- CROCKETT: Okay

BREAKING: Senate Republicans just blocked our bipartisan War Powers Resolution to rein in Trump's illegal war of choice against Iran. They chose fealty to Trump over our troops' lives.

Huge slap in the face to democracy. Democratic Colorado governor, @colorado.gov, just publicly signaled clemency to Tina peters, convicted of election interference. If election crimes have no consequences, why would the next denier stop? Full breakdown: youtube.com/watch?v=lTSCC_9-FpY

There are much bigger issues at stake here than making anyone “look bad”. Sad this Administration can’t comprehend this.

"The reforms they’re seeking—badges and body cameras, that they lose their masks, that they be investigated for misconduct—are utterly reasonable...Americans don’t like what DHS has been up to. Democrats should aim a lot higher than just getting a scalp from Noem." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Spanish PM Sánchez responds to Trump: "Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

If billionaires want a war with Iran, then we finally have a reason for a huge wealth tax to fund govt...otherwise, Defund the (Global) Police now.

This is starting to have Summer 1914 vibes...

"The administration now has no sound argument for why this war must be extended...Congress should not give this administration a blank and open-ended check to continue to wage a massive, risky, and unconstitutional war." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

A clip from the moment Hillary Clinton found out Lauren Boebert took an unauthorized photo of her deposition: 'I'm done!'

Congrats to these 4 strong law firms that refused to knuckle under. And to Princeton, Harvard, Wesleyan etc who've used their fame and resources to set that example in education. And governors and mayors. And district court and circuit-court judges. AND AMERICANS BY THE MILLIONS, across the country.

JamesTalarico to Pete Hegseth in unearthed clip: "I'm asking you to tell your voters right now that Donald Trump lost the election in 2020. Can you admit that?” Hegseth: “I-it’s not your show…” Talarico: “Is this an uncomfortable question for you?”

Calley got a slap on the wrist and we only belatedly honored Major Thompson and his crew, the heros responsible for stopping the massacre. Now more than ever, we need people like them who will stand up for right against wrong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Th....

Optics. @thedailybeast.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-...

H/T @thegoodliars.bsky.social

Just feels appropriate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu0h...

How do you ask somebody to die so a piece of shit can cover up the fact that he's a baby raper and possible a baby murderer? www.armytimes.com/news/your-mi...

The FBI being on high alert for terrorist actions is important right now. Too bad they fired and gutted their counterterrorism capacity

NEW: I and colleagues reviewed 15,000 documents to illuminate how Jeffrey Epstein used VIP doctors to control and manipulate young women* — and how the doctors helped him, treating his needs as more important than the patients'. Gift link. *see next post in thread

I think if I'd gotten away with attempting a coup, suffered no consequences for it, then won an election four years later, got away with executing citizens in the streets and foreigners in boats, and successfully abducted a head of state, I too might think I could just bomb my way to regime change

THIS.

First, Iran is not an imminent threat to the United States or Israel. The regime is brutal and repressive, but not suicidal. History and intelligence bear this out. There is no reason to do this now.

Yet again, an American president is sending other people’s kids to risk their lives in a senseless regime change war. Yet again, we will lose lives, spend billions, and end up dragged into decades of instability.

Jesus Christ they're running the war from Mar-a-Lago www.reuters.com/world/us/top...

Trump in 2011: “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”

Donald Trump is unilaterally dragging us into another costly and deadly war in the Middle East that the American people don't want. Trump and Hegseth are putting American lives on the line to make themselves feel powerful, while our military families pay the real price.

Donald Trump in 2012:

Despite the fact that it hasn't been the top news story for a few days, "the unbelievable scope of DHS’s lawlessness and brutality are becoming more painfully obvious every day." Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:

Reupping my piece on missing Epstein docs, which I stand by. I note in it that substance of allegation is not salient until we get missing docs. What it does, for now, is prove DOJ is improperly withholding docs. Their claim docs are duplicative is patent bullshit. emptywheel.net/how-todd-bla...

A draft emergency executive order to declare a national emergency to allow President Donald Trump to take unprecedented control over voting is being circulating by anti-voting activists who said they are in coordination with the White House. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

He/DoD is sending a signal, and it should be stopped in its tracks. Ditlevson is nominated for Assistant Sec Def for Homeland Defense "I don't want to speak about what threat levels may exist during an election cycle." In answer to @warren.senate.gov question on ban on troops at polling stations.

Rubin: "On Jan. 4, Deputy AG Blanche wrote a memo instructing DOJ officials reviewing the Epstein files to flag 302 memos -- the form the FBI uses to memorialize interviews. That's the exact kind of document we reported yesterday was missing with respect to Trump's accuser."

The Cancer At America's Heart: Why The DOJ's Leaders Must Spend The Rest of Their Lives In Jail www.againstallenemies.net/p/the-cancer...

"It’s insane that “how much killing will we let the killer robots do on their own” is being hashed out as back-room handshakes between the military and its AI contractors. This seems like a matter of public policy if ever there was one. Have we got a legislature?" open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Pete Hegseth is trying to bully Anthropic out of objecting to “lethal autonomous weapons systems” and mass surveillance. What could go wrong? @eggerdc.bsky.social & @cathyyoung63.bsky.social in Morning Shots, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ai-death-m...