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Trump announces the US is planning to invade Iran.

I sure wish it was the 90s again. On top of the great time everyone was having, I'd get to hear new Rage Against the Machine. I'm glad they were so far ahead of their time and things weren't like they are now, the period when the lyrics are finally relevant.

BREAKING: The House failed to extend a key surveillance law, effectively ensuring the first lapse in the spy power since it was enacted in 2008.

At the American Medical Association’s annual meeting, members of the group’s House of Delegates sent a clear message to their leaders: Call out RFK Jr. — even if it costs us in the pocketbook.

Self-harm to the dollar as holding currency through debt, tariffs, corruption, Hormuz. Countries begin to construct an international order shielded from American influence, requiring higher premiums for exposure.

Pikachu does not approve

It's not about the money

I see the war, which is over, deal done, very good deal, and which the US definitely won, is back on then?

Oil prices were volatile on Thursday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire for a second straight day, heightening fears that the two countries could slide back into broader conflict.

Three more LNG tankers exit Strait of Hormuz reut.rs/3S11WMp

I can’t figure out why the Spurs don’t run an alley-oop to Wemby every other time down the floor And why they’re so bad at it when they do

Iran says they’ll start shooting at ships in the SoH again👇 www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Secret no longer, apparently

Or Thursday, for that matter Friday, too…you know what? Let’s just make it a long weekend and pick things up again next week sometime

OpenAI expects to go public 'within the next year,' the Information reports reut.rs/4v6cGI6

House Intel Committee Democrats demand full clearance process for Pulte.

The poll comes as billionaire Bill Gates will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

I had a moderately large following on Twitter/X for my line of work (nearly 15k) that took me many years of concerted effort to build. I gave it up right quick after Musk threw up a Nazi salute on TV. Sometimes doing the right thing is hard. Other times it’s exceptionally easy.

As of today, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has gone on longer than the First World War.

I think its kinda funny that for weeks very smart people who understand markets very deeply warned us that price pressures would open the strait by June and we're here and in fact neither happened

Tired: “We’re turning a corner!” Wired: “We’ll have an agreement soon!” Inspired: “Conflict? What conflict?!”

Breaking News: U.S. inflation surged to a 4.2% annual rate in May, as higher energy prices put more pressure on the economy.

APNewsAlert: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes targeting the country killed at least 13 people and wounded 14.

War has just become a constant, low level background noise, ignored by an apathetic public and absent Congress (although less so in recent weeks) except to the extent it’s felt at the gas pump. It’s just not good for our collective souls to be constantly in the business of death and destruction.

Perhaps he should move there 🤷‍♂️

So obviously we're straining the definition of ceasefire here but also this kind of on-and-off shooting isn't so uncommon for ceasefires in the region and isn't necessarily inconsistent with continued deescalation. What it does mean is the strait will not be open, like, tomorrow.

If the pioneering part is centered on making kids sick, then I’m afraid RFK Jr’s got you beat pal

867-5309 / Jenny

america is finding all kinds of novel ways to screw up a beloved sports event, it's impressive in a way

The global airline industry is coming to terms with higher jet fuel prices as the new normal this year and likely into 2027.

Tbh that’s probably better

BREAKING: U.S. SPR declines 7.9 million barrels in the last week to 349.2 million as of June 5, meaning that at any moment in the next few days the SPR will decline to its lowest since 1983, when it was being filled for the first time.

Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. Both are back because of this science denying administration.

And now we’re all “let’s get rid of those things cuz ViBeS!” 🙄

You used to go to websites and they would have guestbooks that people would sign like it was a bed and breakfast

There are reliable ways to tell if someone is lying to you – but they’re rarely the ones we think of using | Kirsty King

I loved RATM and still do And occasionally I see interviews (eg Paul Ryan) in which politicians say they also like RATM and I’m like

CIA officer David Rush, who was found with $40 million of gold bars in his home, created a fake spy program to funnel federal money to himself, said two US officials. He has been charged with getting pay by making a false claim he was a Navy reservist. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...

How is it a hat trick when one of the goals was scored by the other team?

If only we didn’t have that pesky atmosphere

NBC on Israel, Trump's close partner in Middle East wars: "The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about Israel ramping up its spying on the U.S., recently raising the counterintelligence threat level from America’s top ally in the Middle East to the highest level."

Reminds me of the off-Broadway adaptation of the movie Point Break in which the cast would bring an audience member on stage to play Keanu Reeves’ part (Johnny Utah) 😝

Your periodic reminder that crypto is a Ponzi scheme