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The Economist
about 4 hours ago
Donald Trump is calling the war a great victory. It doesnāt look like one alongside his scant progress in fulfilling the conflictās three most persuasive aims. Register for free to read what they were
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Donald Trump is the warās biggest loser
There is a reason he wants an exit from Iran
https://econ.st/41wwyqD
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Axios
about 18 hours ago
Pope Leo XIV and President Trump are escalating a high-stakes clash over immigration and the Iran war, exposing a rare and widening divide between the Vatican and the White House.
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Iran war tips Trump-Pope tension over the edge
It's one of the sharpest public divides between a pope and a U.S. president in decades.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/11/pope-leo-xiv-trump-catholic-iran-war
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Show Us the Gulf Oil Tankers
www.wsj.com/opinion/iran...
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Opinion | Show Us the Gulf Oil Tankers
Iran raises its demands without opening the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-strait-of-hormuz-donald-trump-cease-fire-f2bffdf2?st=veQT92&reflink=article_copyURL_share
about 17 hours ago
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Adam Kinzinger
1 day ago
Gotta wonder whatās going on, Hungary is a small country yet Trump and Vance are obsessed with Orban. Hungary first foreign policy? Hungariansā¦. I hope the Trump endorsement is the kiss of political death it should be
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https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-promises-mass-pardons-to-staff-before-leaving-office-d7274d32?st=JszPUf&reflink=article_copyURL_share
1 day ago
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Hoodlum šŗšø
1 day ago
Promising pardons to criminals is something only a criminal would do.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Carl Quintanilla
1 day ago
Four-byline alert: šØ (WSJ) - Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles in its arsenal that it could use by retrieving launchers from underground storage areas, according to American officials familiar with U.S. intelligence assessments.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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If I have to spend time saying my opponent has no cards then they have cards.
@bloomberg.com
1 day ago
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https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/pope-leo-has-a-message-for-pete-hegseth-on-war-and-religion
2 days ago
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#gradeschool
talk
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
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Trump Lashes Out at Prominent Conservatives Over Iran War Criticism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/trump-tucker-carlson-candace-owens.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 days ago
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Bluesky Fanatic
2 days ago
The Popeās response to being threatened by the Pentagon? - Cancelled his July 4th US visit. - Spending our 250th birthday on an island where African migrants wash ashore. - Told Catholics to call their reps and demand an end to the Iran war. The first American pope. He will NOT be bullied by Trump!
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MeidasTouch
2 days ago
Melania Trump wants these photos and emails to be scrubbed from the Internet. Please stop liking and sharing them. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Jon Cooper
3 days ago
Love to see this: A new poll conducted in Hungary has shown that JD Vance's visit to Budapest caused Putin puppet Viktor OrbĆ”n's party to LOSE 3% of its support. ā¬ļø
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Axios
3 days ago
SCOOP: Meta today began removing ads from attorneys who were seeking clients that claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18.
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Scoop: Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation
This comes just two weeks after Meta and YouTube were found negligent in a landmark case about social media addiction.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/meta-social-media-addiction-ads
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Peter Baker
3 days ago
Trump, who has promoted "Buy America" policies and vowed to protect American steel, has secured tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for his $400 million ballroom project, report
@anaswanson.bsky.social
and
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...
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White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/us/politics/white-house-foreign-steel-ballroom.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Being Liberal Ā®š½š³ļøāš
4 days ago
The leaked phone call revealed that Hungary's far-right leader told Putin that he was prepared to help Moscow āin any way" to win the war in Ukraine.
www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vances-tr...
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The Tennessee Holler
3 days ago
Today both Tucker Carlson & Jon Favreau called end aid to Israel. Netanyahuās government has alienated a broad spectrum of Americans. Tucker called it āmasochismā to continue to fund them as they act against our interests.
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The Bulwark
3 days ago
"The coverup is ongoing... lack of investigation is an element of a coverup. And Kash Patel could be looking into some of the additional information that has been uncovered and they're refusing to do so to protect the president."
@timmiller.bsky.social
and
@repsuhas.bsky.social
talk Epstein.
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The Tennessee Holler
3 days ago
cc:
@nytimes.com
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#artofthedeal
Confusion is not the friend of successful negotiation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trumpās Conflicting Statements Sow Confusion on Iran Ceasefire
President Donald Trumpās declaration of a two-week ceasefire in the war against Iran has soothed global markets. But a series of conflicting statements ā and actions ā since the announcement suggests ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/trump-s-conflicting-statements-sow-confusion-on-iran-ceasefire?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
3 days ago
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Opinion | Trump Declares Premature Victory in Iran
Tehran is still a threat to the Strait and may retain enriched uranium.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-iran-cease-fire-strait-of-hormuz-4dd95294?st=a4j97F&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
3 days ago
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ian bremmer
3 days ago
hard to see the iran-israel component of a ceasefire holding. whether that breaks the broader us-iran agreement is an open question.
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Hungary and Russia struck 12-point plan for closer ties, documents show
The cooperation agreement sheds more light on Prime Minister Viktor OrbĆ”nās ties to the Kremlin ahead of Sundayās general election.
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-and-russia-struck-12-point-plan-for-closer-ties-documents-show/
3 days ago
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Exclusive | Ford Asks Trump Administration for Relief as Tariffs Pummel F-150
The Detroit company and other carmakers are reeling after a domestic supplier went offline, but the administration hasnāt budged.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/ford-asks-trump-administration-for-relief-as-tariffs-pummel-f-150-b6e76fed?st=8Nrd4u&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
4 days ago
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Hoodlum šŗšø
4 days ago
Coultergeist has the dirt on the worst administration in history.
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George Conway āļøšŗšø
4 days ago
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Kyle Griffin
5 days ago
ROME (AP) ā Pope says President Donald Trumpās threat to destroy Iranian civilization ātruly unacceptable,ā as deadline approaches.
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The Tennessee Holler
5 days ago
How it started⦠how itās going From Nashville to the White House š¤·š¼
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The Farm Labor Shortfall Bites. Immigration strategy of fire ready aim.
@whitehouse-47.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/opinion/farm...
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Opinion | The Farm Labor Shortfall Bites
U.S. workers applied for only 182 of 415,000 jobs advertised last year.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/farm-labor-trump-administration-h-2a-visas-immigrants-d028e121?st=mjPeoD&reflink=article_copyURL_share
5 days ago
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Aaron Rupar
5 days ago
Trump's discolored, swollen hand as photographed Monday (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty)
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The Economist
5 days ago
Iran may be pummelled on the battlefield, but the regime is winning the energy war. The countryās oil machine has adapted in ways that make it more resilient to strikes and sanctions
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How Iran is making a mint from Donald Trumpās war
Iran maintains oil exports of 2.4m-2.8m barrels daily despite war and sanctions, earning twice pre-conflict revenues as Gulf rivals slash output and prices surge.
https://econ.st/3PVPw7t
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Sounds like another from the B team.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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This Prosecutor Was Floundering. Now Heās a Go-To Guy at Trumpās DOJ.
After Pam Bondiās ouster, the administration will likely lean even more heavily on lawyers such as Robert Keenan.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/prosecutor-justice-department-trump-79bc6772?st=Uv2AZy&reflink=article_copyURL_share
5 days ago
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Asawin Suebsaeng
6 days ago
Presidents are usually asked to speak in ways that Donāt make others in the global community feel less sympathetic to us if terror attacks happen
add a skeleton here at some point
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#California
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@bloomberglp.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Who Knew āSlickā Gavin Newsom Was Such an Economic Maestro?
Of all the prevailing media narratives around Gavin Newsom, the one that is most conspicuous by its absence is how under its two-term governor California became the top performing economy not just amo...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/california-s-economic-boom-proves-gavin-newsom-s-critics-wrong?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
6 days ago
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Hoodlum šŗšø
6 days ago
Good morning to everyone who wasn't shitposting on TruthOptional⢠until 1am. Here's one from 12:30. It features Somali people shopping at the Mall of America to the song "Mad World." Heās an insane bigot.
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ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...
#warriorethos
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ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/us/ice-detains-military-wife-soldier-deployment.html?smid=bs-share
6 days ago
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Watched a
#draftkings
ad tonight on responsible betting while showing people in Buffalo breaking tables. Both are fine, but dont see them in the same 30 sec ad.
6 days ago
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reposted by
ProFootballTalk
7 days ago
The NFL's decision to let Tom Brady work for Fox and own a piece of the Raiders has opened the door to a new way for teams to get a competitive edge -- hire a broadcaster.
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Troy Aikman addresses his new (but still undefined) role with the Dolphins
Once upon a time, the Cowboys beat the Dolphins in the Super Bowl.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/troy-aikman-addresses-his-new-but-still-undefined-role-with-the-dolphins#
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George Conway āļøšŗšø
7 days ago
add a skeleton here at some point
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Axios
7 days ago
BREAKING: U.S. special forces rescued the second crew member of the F-15 fighter jet that was shot down over Iran, three U.S. officials tell Axios.
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U.S. forces rescue second crew member from F-15 downed in Iran: Officials
Both members of the crew were rescued by special forces.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/05/iran-f15-crew-member-rescued
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reposted by
The Economist
7 days ago
The view in Beijing is that America is lashing out at Iran because it feels its power ebbing. Register for free to learn why people think Donald Trumpās lack of a strategy has set America up for failure
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How China hopes to win from the war
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
https://econ.st/4vdDdn5
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reposted by
Aaron Rupar
7 days ago
Trump has not been seen publicly since his primetime speech on Wednesday. 72 hours and counting despite the fact he hasnāt left DC.
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Skye
7 days ago
General Mark Hertling: āThere's all kinds of conclusions on why George was fired. But when you talk about all 3 of them together, It's much more damaging ā there's a whole lot more to this story. They were standing up for somethingā
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PBS News
8 days ago
The downing of the American planes came two days after U.S. President Donald Trump said in a national address that the United States has "beaten and completely decimated Iran." The U.S. and Israel had boasted that Iran's air defenses were obliterated.
https://to.pbs.org/4sb4wM3
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Iran calls on public to find 'enemy pilot' as US continues frantic search
The war, which began with joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Feb. 28, has killed thousands, shaken global markets, cut off key shipping routes and spiked fuel prices. It shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to airstrikes with attacks across the region.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-calls-on-public-to-find-enemy-pilot-as-us-continues-frantic-search
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PBS News
8 days ago
"This is clearly the week when the costs of the war are so exponentially larger than the benefits," David Brooks says. "Russia is now getting all this revenue. Iran is getting all this revenue. The European economy and the world economies are in crisis. NATO is in shreds."
https://to.pbs.org/41QYWDO
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Brooks and Capehart on the cost of the Iran war and Trump's strategy
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political debate over the war in Iran, reaction to President Trump's address...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/brooks-and-capehart-on-the-cost-of-the-iran-war-and-trumps-strategy
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Trump Seeks $152 Million to Begin to Turn Alcatraz Back Into a Prison. This is
#bait
. Would be the worlds most expense prison to fix and run.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...
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Trump Seeks $152 Million to Begin to Turn Alcatraz Back Into a Prison
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/trump-alcatraz-funding.html?smid=bs-share
8 days ago
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Carl Quintanilla
9 days ago
1. Iran establishes a toll for Hormuz passage. 2. China begins issuing licenses for rare earths. ā.. The lesson is that the way to deal with American economic coercion is to fight back.ā
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/b...
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The Economist
9 days ago
Hungary is the most corrupt country in the EU. Its election is the best chance in 16 years of getting rid of its unscrupulous strongman, Viktor Orban. If the opposition wins, liberals everywhere should study what it got right
econ.st/3O1FYr1
Photo: Reuters
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Ms. Bondiās precipitous fall laid bare a cornerstone truth of Mr. Trumpās second term: Loyalty, flattery and obeisance are prerequisites for power, but they donāt provide durable protection from a president intent on carrying out his maximalist personal and political goals.
9 days ago
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PBS News
9 days ago
Estimates show Russian forces have suffered more than one million casualties in the war against Ukraine. At the same time, its territorial gains have been some of the slowest in modern history.
https://to.pbs.org/4scfYHy
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Russian corruption fuels massive casualties in Ukraine
Estimates show Russian forces have suffered more than one million casualties in the war against Ukraine. At the same time, its territorial gains have been some of the slowest in modern history. Specia...
https://to.pbs.org/4scfYHy
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