NYT: Can you now say whether you will hold anyone in your administration accountable for the strike on a school that killed more than 100 children? TRUMP: No. It's such a strange question to be asked. It's a long time ago. Mistakes are made. I would ask Pete Hegseth that question.

After this Iran deal fiasco, are Republicans still going to claim that the addled dementia patient in the WH is some kind of master deal maker / tough guy / brilliant strategist? I suppose when you are this far into the con most of them have to ride it out to the end.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but the Knicks have not declined a White House visit - despite a meme going around. As of today, they haven’t yet been invited. I hope they do decline, but remember to check for sources before sharing unsubstantiated claims.

ICYMI: California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is being investigated by Trump’s DOJ. The reason? “Not because they found a crime, but because they’re simply trying to find one.” It’s the department’s latest high-profile probe against one of Trump’s political foes. https://bit.ly/4ghc5P6

1/ You've probably never heard of Jeffery Hildebrand. But this billionaire Trump donor is one of the oil industry's top polluters — and the poster boy for a huge climate problem that's actually relatively easy to fix... 🧵

NEW: Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane. By @alexcuadros.bsky.social

Congrats to Jim Jordan's wife, Polly, on her art career! She sold two paintings last year, per her husband's latest financial disclosure. disclosures-clerk.house.gov/public_disc/...

She froze after being released by ICE. The medical examiner ruled it a homicide.

He's so close to self-awareness it’s painful. Who wants to tell him which "regime" is actually pushing the propaganda here? 😐

New in PN: Trump's losing fight against the green energy revolution "He can’t bring back coal, which will wind up as a niche energy source. He can’t make EVs illegal or stop people from buying them as the cars get more appealing, & pretending batteries don't exist won't stop the explosion of solar"

Trump sounds like hell during at the G7 as he touts fake foreign investment numbers that keep growing and growing (the entire GDP of the US is barely $30 trillion, so no, we are not getting $19 million of foreign investment thanks to Trump)

Trump: "I want to mention Iran. We appreciate the relationship we've had over a short period of time with Iran. We're not investing any money. I have the right to if we want, but we're not investing any money. We didn't pay for it like Obama did. He paid billions of dollars."

Trump says that if Iran pursues a nuclear weapon, they will suffer "the ultimate consequences" (in other words, he's threatening to nuke them)

Trump is backing away from getting Iran's enriched material: "You could make the case, why even bother? It's not very valuable stuff."

Trump: "Israel has been fighting Hezbollah too long and too many people are being killed. You don't need to knock down an apartment every time you're looking for somebody. I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah, because too be honest with you, I think they do a better job."

Trump: "Without me, there would be no Israel ... I've had a great relationship with Bibi, but now Bibi has to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon ... I'm not happy with the way Israel has handled themselves with Lebanon and Hezbollah."

JD Vance were heavy on the eyeliner this morning

Meloni looks like she wants off the planet as Trump rants and raves at length to G7 leaders about UFC

FOX & FRIENDS: There's also the $300 billion in reparations that's gonna come from Qatar and some of the Gulf states, and then $24 billion in unfrozen assets. Is any of that true? JD VANCE: Most of that is basically Iranian propaganda (That's not a no!)

JD Vance: "One of the things I love about the American church is there are all of these different pathways to God ... sometimes with snake handlers, sometimes with speaking in tongues, sometimes with a beautiful Catholic mass. But I think all of these pathways really matter."

Q: Why not release the text of the Iran deal? TRUMP: Oh, I will Q: Why not release it before Friday? TRUMP: Well, bc I'd like to get a formal setting first. But I have no problem. Here's what it says -- Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. I'll probably have a press conference and read it to you

Q: What do you say to Republicans like Lindsey Graham who are skeptical of the MOU? TRUMP: Lindsey is skeptical? I'll have to talk to Lindsey. He'll be in big trouble

Trump: "This agreement is about one thing -- that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. Never ever ever. The rest of it is irrelevant, frankly."

A considerable amount of algae continues to resurface in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the MAGA regime’s disastrous wasteful renovation. $14.2M down the toilet. This is what happens when you give a criminal power instead of putting him in jail where he belongs.

It’s being confirmed that the orange felon’s disgusting name is officially off of the Kennedy Center, but since he’s such a pathetic fragile asshole, the giant tarp is still there to cover it up like the Epstein Files since there’s no rule against keeping it there. I hate him.

Fascist republicans accused President Obama of disgracing the Presidency for wearing a tan suit in the briefing room, now they’re okay with dirt bikes doing backflips on the south lawn, a bulldozed east wing, gold-plated decor and a UFC arena installed on the grounds. Racism.

He should show up all those stupid commie scientists and and hold a big piece of sheet metal over his head, that would show everyone how strong he is

My 16-year-old and two of their classmates just did their second art show to raise money for @chirla-org.bsky.social, an amazing immigrant rights organization here in LA. They curated the show, rented the gallery space, and organized student volunteers to work the door, help hang art, and DJ.

A coal comeback may sound “nostalgic” to some, but doubling down on 20th-century energy while the rest of the world invests in the future raises serious questions about where we’re headed.

There are raising concerns about both the future of coal in an era of cleaner energy and the people leading the effort. TerraSpark is led by an individual with ties to QAnon circles rather than a traditional energy background.

We really are taking steps backward in time. The Trump administration is backing plans for the first new coal power plant built in the U.S. since 2014 through TerraSpark, a proposed 1.6-gigawatt facility in West Virginia.

Doing a rain dance. Come on, Mother Nature give the White House a good soaking tomorrow!

Hard to believe this is from a guy who inherited $413 million from his father only to declare bankruptcy 6 times before convincing an NBC producer to bail him out by creating a fictional show that he was a successful businessman.

New from me: radleybalko.substack.com/p/how-bari-w...

A 1988 outrage campaign by right-wing evangelical leaders over Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" laid the grievance and hyperbole-based template for today's culture wars. But Americans have proven resistant to such attempts to control what art or ideas we can see or share. #Velshi

In the wake of Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court found to be racially discriminatory. "It is a huge...middle finger to lower courts that are doing the work," says @profmmurray.bsky.social. #Velshi

Right-wing grievance campaigns to control "who gets to say what" are central to today's Republican politics, says @isaacbutler.bsky.social. "We all have the right to be upset by a work of art," but "trying to prevent other people from seeing" that art enters "dangerous territory." #Velshi

Jeanine Pirro has 30 minutes to explain to the court why she thinks the Oath Keepers’ charges should be dismissed

NEW: Jeanine Pirro needs two more weeks to figure out why she wants to dismiss the Oath Keepers' seditious conspiracy charges. She filed to vacate them nearly 2 months ago, s you'd think she'd have a reason by now. Her motion is unopposed because her and the Oath Keepers are on the same side.

When we get congress and the white house back, can we please pass a law preventing all these traitors from being buried with honors in any national cemetery?

Don't plan to come to the US for the World Cup. Trump will deny you entry last minute and cost you thousands. Especially if he thinks your country was mean to him. www.bbc.com/news/article...

When I think about the future of American defense my go to is Gwyneth Paltrow who is apparently trying to recruit … Goop moms to our technofascist future

👀 Gwyneth Paltrow is normalizing Anduril cofounder Trae Stephens—an alum of Peter Thiel’s Palantir & partner at Thiel’s Founders Fund. Trae’s wife started ACTS 17 (“Acknowledging Christ in Technology & Society”). Trae also attended “Reboot 2024” w/ Brendan Carr & Heritage President Kevin Roberts. 1/

Trump’s election was, in effect, the passage of the Crimes Are Legal If You’re a Republican Act.

Strategy making a move on Fartcoin: #$MSTR

June 6 is D-day, probably ANTIFA's most heroic moment.

Hegseth uses his D-Day anniversary speech in Franch to take veiled shots at NATO and European immigration policies

Watch: "Trump Has Made $1.8 Billion From Crypto While President. A Corruption Researcher [hi] Explains How." joined @granthermes.bsky.social Friday on Make It Make Sense (Also, don't want to sound like Narcissus here, but may have to make that screen grab my new avatar.)