NYTimes on Netanyahu to Trump: "Iran’s ballistic missile program could be destroyed in a few weeks. The regime... could not choke off the Strait of Hormuz, and the likelihood that Iran would land blows... in neighboring countries was assessed as minimal." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

"Influential right-wing podcaster Tucker Carlson... called on U.S. officials to resist any potential attempt by Trump to launch mass attacks that would kill Iranian civilians." www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

WSJ: Iran has cut off direct communication with the US after Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization.” www.wsj.com/livecoverage... NYT: Iran told Pakistan it will no longer participate in talks.

The president was seen with his eyes repeatedly fluttering shut, and swaying back and forth, as Hegseth and other officials spoke during a press conference.

Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...

China surpassed the US in global approval ratings in 2025, with a median of 36% approving of China’s leadership, compared with 31% for the U.S. China’s five-percentage-point advantage over the U.S. is the widest Gallup has recorded in China’s favor in nearly 20 years. news.gallup.com/poll/707945/...

Wow. That's not the kind of language you expect, especially on Easter Sunday

US military archbishop says Iran conflict does not meet ‘just war’ standard www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Firm backed by Trump sons tries to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This is practically an attack ad for the Democrats to use

*IRAN: DRAFTING PROTOCOL WITH OMAN FOR HORMUZ STRAIT TRAFFIC Stocks turning around on this headline

Looks like the escalation scenario is going to happen. Trump basically said so last night. Expect retaliation

Tesla’s EV Sales Miss Expectations Again in Deepening Slump www.bloomberg.com/news/article... "It’s the second consecutive quarter that Tesla has fallen short of projections."

‘Five Alarm Fire’: Devastating New Poll Shows Trump’s Approval Cratering to 33% www.mediaite.com/media/news/f...

More reason to believe he will soon declare ‘Mission Accomplished’

Trump to a woman reporter: "Wait a minute. You're a fresh person. We've had a lot of problems with you, haven't we?"

If the Supreme Court uses originalism based on the fixed, objective meaning at the time of the 14th Amendment's adoption, it would enshrine birthright citizenship www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Clearly markets want to rally. So the prospect of an end to the war -- even on such a tenuous basis -- keeps stocks from bigger declines

US exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species reut.rs/48jy6I9

Ro Khanna to King Charles: "As author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, I respectfully ask that you privately meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s abuse" khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

THREAD: Trump tells allies including UK to ‘go get your own oil’ www.ft.com/content/b2c8... I think the contours of a Trump 'victory' are coming into view. Hegseth says they will do a massive bombardment to finish things off. 1/

Plans for gaudy Trump presidential library in Miami spark ridicule www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Vice President JD Vance has a new book that will explore his religious faith and his conversion to Catholicism as an adult. “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith” will be out June 16.

Brent flirting with the $119.50/barrel highs from the night of March 8. Less than $1 to go.

It's interesting that Trump is lashing out at the UK and France when the big story today is about Italy denying US of its bases. Why Trump isn't mentioning Meloni (yet) I think this is an important story to watch

You have to remember that every time a US cabinet member talks, it's a performance for an audience of one. Their primary goal is to make sure that they have presented Trump in the best possible light

ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps. Latinos are overrepresented in the USMC compared to general population. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

This is a big break between Trump and Meloni if true

".. shipping analysts on Monday called into question the US president’s claims, pointing out that the number of vessels seemed implausibly high .. ".. There are only 13 large ocean-going Pakistan-flagged vessels in the world .." @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/a963...

Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Palm Beach Airport cleared to be renamed for Trump www.npr.org/2026/03/31/g...

Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.” www.ft.com/content/744e...

Trump Tells Aides He’s Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz www.wsj.com/world/middle...

A regional jail in Prince George County, Virginia, has detained thousands of immigrants since last year. It has a contract with ICE, which provides financial incentives to detain more people. But the contract may soon have to end because of a new bill.

The Supreme Court isn’t necessarily going to rule in favor of birthright citizenship.

This feels like an over-correction from the bearish view Wilson held for too long a couple years ago. I don't think the market is telling us anything about tanker flows. And even if it were, traders don't anymore than anyone else

"the Trump administration is ‘spending’ this [credibility] dividend. Unsustainable fiscal policy and higher tariffs have already eroded the US’s credibility" My view: we should expect a policy credibility loss to show up in higher long-term yields as investors demand a higher after-inflation return

This is the most telling statement he made. Why would Iran negotiate with this as the backdrop? They can’t because they know they will get blown up anyway. It’s clear Trump’s statements about the state of negotiations are for markets and domestic consumption. He wants their oil.

Unhinged. Markets are finally understanding this. “We’re doing extremely well in that negotiation,” Trump said. “But you never know with Iran, because we negotiate with them, and then we always have to blow them up.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Trump has also spoken to the Financial Times, where he claimed that an Iran deal could be made “fairly quickly.” He said he wants to “take the oil in Iran.” He believes that Iran has no force to defend Kharg Island, through which most of Iran’s oil is exported." www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...

The Strait of Hormuz Oil Shock Is Now Heading West “The world still hasn’t grasped the severity of the situation. Many drew parallels with the 1970s oil shock, warning the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is threatening an even bigger crisis.” www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Pope at Palm Sunday Mass: ‘Jesus does not listen to prayers of those who wage war’ www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Media association condemns ‘violent assault’ on CNN crew by Israeli soldiers www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Nearly 2,000 strikes have been reported across big cities and towns in Iran, putting more than 15m people within 1km of the fighting

Israel has begun rationing its use of high-end missile interceptors, hoping to preserve stocks of its most capable defensive weapons in the face of daily Iranian barrages.

ICE Is Buying Up Empty Warehouses for New Detention Centers www.wsj.com/business/log...

Some people at the Pentagon have begun calling Hegseth “Dumb McNamara” as an ode to Robert McNamara, the architect of American military escalation in Vietnam zeteo.com/p/the-thug-o...

Oil hits $110 as Trump deadline extension fails to calm markets www.ft.com/content/ef7c... The deadline extension stuff has run its course as a salve. Trump better come up with something else

The global food crisis unleashed by the war www.ft.com/content/27e0... Fertilizer has been hugely affected by the closing of shipping through the strait of Hormuz

Some people at the Pentagon have begun calling Hegseth “Dumb McNamara” as an ode to Robert McNamara, the architect of American military escalation in Vietnam zeteo.com/p/the-thug-o...