🌍 At #NN26, we named the corporate forces driving US foreign policy & the communities pushing back Grateful to Justice is Global, Public Citizen, (@sunjeevbery.bsky.social), AFSC (@afsc-org.bsky.social), Center for International Policy (@cipolicy.bsky.social) Thank you @netrootsnation.bsky.social

The Iran War is the most unpopular US war in history. No other war: -started with less public support -recorded lower public support in its latest poll -had negative net support during the entire war www.stephensemler.com/p/iran-war-m...

The Iran War just became America’s most unpopular war. Its net support has sunk to –32% in June, below the Vietnam War’s –31% www.stephensemler.com/p/iran-war-m...

WSJ reports that Trump will request ~$80 billion to cover the US military’s Iran War costs. Last month, I estimated direct US war costs totaled at least $72 billion. Establishment media were reporting $29 billion. Unimaginably niche bragging rights

WSJ reports that Trump will request ~$80 billion to cover the US military’s Iran War costs. Last month, I estimated direct US war costs totaled at least $72 billion. Establishment media were reporting $29 billion. Unimaginably niche bragging rights

The Iran War is the most unpopular US war in history. No other war: -started with less public support -recorded lower public support in its latest poll -had negative net support during the entire war www.stephensemler.com/p/iran-war-m...

The Iran War just became America’s most unpopular war. Its net support has sunk to –32% in June, below the Vietnam War’s –31% www.stephensemler.com/p/iran-war-m...

Via @stephensemler.bsky.social #NoWarButClassWar open.substack.com/pub/stephens...

Last month I estimated the US had spent at least $72 billion militarily on the Iran War. (Prevailing estimate in the media: $29 billion) Today, WSJ reports the Pentagon will ask Congress for ~$80 billion to cover its Iran War expenses. Is this the most niche brag of all time

The Price is Right, geopolitical edition

The Pentagon is why we can’t afford anything we actually want, our government spends money on them instead of us.

Last month I estimated the US had spent at least $72 billion militarily on the Iran War. (Prevailing estimate in the media: $29 billion) Today, WSJ reports the Pentagon will ask Congress for ~$80 billion to cover its Iran War expenses. Is this the most niche brag of all time

Musk's pick for NASA chief, Jared Isaacman, bought up to $50 million worth of stock in his payment processor for SpaceX ahead of its record-breaking IPO. He was not required to divest from his Shift4 holdings as NASA administrator. By @donnydonny.bsky.social

Regardless of the MOU, Trump’s threat to resume bombing Iran violates Article 2(4) of the UN Charter.

Glad to see Van Hollen saying this.

How the Arms Industry is Robbing the Working Class of a Better Life with @stephensemler.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/endpover...

If an undergraduate at Columbia said something like this the NYPD would immediately napalm the campus

367/ “I think [Israel] could do better … I'm not saying they shouldn't protect themselves. I'm saying when two drones are shot into the desert and drop harmlessly, you don't have to knock down buildings in Beirut. They could behave better…”

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Short answer- is it's not great! These two charts stood out to me the most. Homeownership costs have almost doubled since 2020. This AND crisis level cost-burdens for renters. It's not just lower-income renters either almost half of moderate income renters were cost-burdened in 2024!

The Senate version of the 2027 NDAA includes the same provision merging the US and Israeli militaries as the House bill. This is not US-Israeli "cooperation." It's more US military aid packaged in less transparent, more PR-friendly terms.

The Senate version of the 2027 NDAA includes the same provision merging the US and Israeli militaries as the House bill. This is not US-Israeli "cooperation." It's more US military aid packaged in less transparent, more PR-friendly terms.

ICYMI: We reported for @prospect.org last week on documents obtained by @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social detailing how Silicon Valley elites view "abundance" as an avenue to advancing their political power. prospect.org/2026/06/12/n...

Average monthly rent in the US has increased by 37% since 2019. www.stephensemler.com/p/nearly-1-i... via @stephensemler.bsky.social #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh

Monthly rent has increased 37% since 2019. From 2019 to 2024, rent increased 55% faster than household income. www.stephensemler.com/p/nearly-1-i...

There are 46 million renter households in the US. The share behind on rent has more than doubled since 2019. www.stephensemler.com/p/nearly-1-i...

Behold the Golden Age

Housing security is deteriorating in the country that just produced the world’s first trillionaire. Nearly 1 in 4 tenants fell behind on rent in 2025. www.stephensemler.com/p/nearly-1-i...

Monthly rent has increased 37% since 2019. From 2019 to 2024, rent increased 55% faster than household income. www.stephensemler.com/p/nearly-1-i...

There are 46 million renter households in the US. The share behind on rent has more than doubled since 2019. www.stephensemler.com/p/nearly-1-i...

Given the latest inflation numbers, my opinion piece for @marketwatch.com is as relevant as ever: www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tr...

Given the latest inflation numbers, my opinion piece for @marketwatch.com is as relevant as ever: www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tr...

This is the result of more than two years of research of 45 direct contributors and in continuation of many international initiatives and a much longer research tradition on inequality and the climate crisis. Find report, website, research papers and more here: globaljusticeproject.wid.world

Another extrajudicial killing yesterday. Two more civilians murdered.

Biden’s CHIPS Act gave the tech industry $80 billion for chip production. Chips account for over 50% of the cost to build & operate a data center.

In terms of public support, the Iran War is the first US war in history to be fought entirely underwater. Net approval started at –13%, now it's at –30%. Opposition submerged support every step of the way. The Trump administration overestimated its ability to manipulate people.

I analyzed 152 public opinion polls measuring support for the last 7 US wars. The Iran War is on track to become the most unpopular US war in history— if it isn't already. It took the Vietnam War 2,258 days to reach –30% net support. The Iran War did it in 30. www.stephensemler.com/p/iran-war-i...

Biden’s CHIPS Act gave the tech industry $80 billion for chip production. Chips account for over 50% of the cost to build & operate a data center.

The lesson Israel has learned, time and again, is that it can commit genocide and other atrocities with near-total impunity. Now it's exporting the Gaza playbook to Lebanon. Israel's war in Lebanon is killing thousands and displacing millions. NO MORE U.S. AID TO ISRAEL.

In terms of public support, the Iran War is the first US war in history to be fought entirely underwater. Net approval started at –13%, now it's at –30%. Opposition submerged support every step of the way. The Trump administration overestimated its ability to manipulate people.

I analyzed 152 public opinion polls measuring support for the last 7 US wars. The Iran War is on track to become the most unpopular US war in history— if it isn't already. It took the Vietnam War 2,258 days to reach –30% net support. The Iran War did it in 30. www.stephensemler.com/p/iran-war-i...

"...expand coordination to seemingly every area of defense tech, including AI, quantum, autonomous systems, directed energy, cyber, biotech, and many more. It also proposes 'network integration' and 'data fusion.' In other words, the U.S. military’s data could soon be the Israeli military’s data."

“Israel could not conduct its repeated exercises in mass slaughter without U.S. arms and aid. My colleague Stephen Semler estimates that the U.S. has provided Israel with $350 billion in military aid…since its founding.” @stephensemler.bsky.social wagingnonviolence.org/2026/05/pro-...