$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...

Waukesha WI is where Kyle Rittenhouse and a bunch of other Nazi weirdos run their base of operations. Historical mob/bootlegger hangout. Dem just got elected mayor there.

NYT reporting that under this ceasefire each ship will pay $2M to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It was $0 before Trump launched this illegal war. 100-130 ships pass the Strait daily. Trump just gave Iran an extra $100M-$130M per day. Masterful gambit, sir. Impeach and remove this fascist—NOW.

WHAT WE KNOW, 11pm: —Liberals flip seat on Wisconsin supreme court. —Also flip important school board seats in WI, OK, MO. —Dems win Waukesha mayor race. —GOP defends MTG's seat, but Dems way overperform. —Big MO county rejects property tax freeze.

What a result: A Democratic-backed candidate has won the mayoral election in Waukesha, the biggest city in the notoriously conservative Waukesha County. Alicia Halvensleben will be the next mayor. She defeated a GOP state lawmaker.

Republicans easily held onto GA14, the seat vacated by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA. But when you dig into the county numbers, you can see what happened - a 20-30 point shift to the Democrats.

Increase in cost of everything coming to you thanks to Trump.

A surge in diesel prices, partly driven by global tensions between the United States and Iran is beginning to create a ripple effect that could soon hit consumers at the grocery store. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/4sZWiI4

Your reminder that even if the war truly ended tonight, and Iran let every tanker sail through the Strait tomorrow, oil does not teleport, wells have been shut down and will take weeks or months to reopen, storage facilities have been destroyed, and refining capacity has been significantly damaged.

This is their attempt at controlling the message. Trump was bested by Iran. Trump is a loser.

2nd this

OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!

Iran declaring victory over US: Trump handing them new $200+ million per day toll road (assuming 100 ships @ $2 million per passage).

Trump's deal leaves Iran in control of the Strait of Hormuz which it didn't have before. That $2 million toll per ship is $73 Billion to Iran per year. Unbelievable strategic stupidity by Trump and the Republicans. A disaster.

Iran's 10 point plan that Trump is negotiating off of asks for $2 million per ship. Prior to Trump's invasion that Strait had about 140 ships per day pass through. A single ship can have a payload of $120-150 million in oil. So I assume demand will slacken, but many will pay the 1.5% tax to Iran.

Wisconsin liberals have just won another state Supreme Court election, in what is shaping up to be a blowout. Importantly: Liberals are now sure to hold a majority on this court during the 2028 cycle and through at least 2030. New in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/wisconsin-su...

I couldn't breathe because I was laughing so hard. That bird's an asshole! 😂😂😂😂😂 Best with volume up.

Breaking: progressive judge Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Currently leading by 20 points! Liberals will now control majority on court through at least 2028. They’ve won 4 straight elections to expand majority to 5-2

I hate the too-cool-for-school attitude of dismissing this with a "but they won't." That is surrendering in advance. The pressure should be put on them, the message should be unrelenting that this is what must be done and they're the ones refusing to do it. Don't act like they don't have agency.

Reporter: “How would it not be a war crime to strike Iran’s bridges and power plants?” Trump: “They’re animals.”

It is a matter of restraint and norms that Congress has not done this before. But all it takes is the political will. If you really, truly believe removing the president from office is the all-consuming existential priority, you have to be willing to not blink first, even if the pain is immense.

This. We have a genocidal lunatic in the White House, nothing---nothing---Congress can do is more important than getting him out

After Trump wrote, in reference to Iran, “A whole civilization will die tonight,” the entirety of the House Democratic leadership issued this joint statement:

What no one could truly guess is that Congress would give up their legislative power for the sake of riding the coattails of an Orange Hitler while he destroyed everything, for everyone, out of fear.

"History will judge-" let me stop you right fucking there, history doesn't do fucking shit, I'm a historian, let's be clear here: elected officials need to do their fucking jobs, right now, before it happens, or future historians will judge THEM. Everyone knows and knew who Trump was.

tbc I don’t see this as the *most* likely scenario but it is nonzero. that being said conventional means will only be less catastrophic in the sense that the nuclear norms aren’t broken. almost certain Iran’s retaliation wipes out the majority of Gulf oil infrastructure for years if not forever.

I have voted twice to advance articles of impeachment. We cannot wait. Congress must convene immediately and begin proceedings to remove this man from office for the safety of our nation, Americans, and the world.

Periodic reminder that Trump's budget proposals would slash NASA's budget by ~25%

The President is describing war crimes. America doesn't have money for child care, but we have enough money to bomb every bridge in Iran? It's sick and wrong. I've voted to end this war, and I'll keep voting to stop it—but we can only put an end to this if Republicans join us.

President Trump threatened to obliterate every power station and bridge in a country of 90 million people on Tuesday night in prime time and basically no one is bothering to even ask him how that is not a “war” that would require authorization from Congress under Article I of the Constitution.

Trump continues to repeat the lie that "NATO won't be there if we need them." The ONE and only time that NATO evoked Article 5 (collective defense) was the day after the September 11th attack on the U.S. About 1200 non-U.S. NATO troops died fighting in Afghanistan.

Trump says that his frustrations with NATO "all began with, if you want to know the truth, Greenland. We want Greenland. They don't want to give it to us, and I said, 'bye bye!'"

I have decided to plow through my New Yorker backlog which goes back to the beginning of the year so I’m experiencing some time travel. Guess what, this cover is about Venezuela not Iran

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Shocking & excellent overview of the dismantling and devastation of the US forest service “Call specific senators for different states (e.g., Ossoff, Warnock, Tillis, Budd, Daines, Sheehy) through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224‑3121 to oppose the changes.” #Pinks @willpattiz.bsky.social

Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson just called Trump's Iran war "the greatest geopolitical disaster in the history of America" on live TV. He says Trump "stuck his hand in the middle of a hornet's nest" with no way out. A brigadier general said it. Out loud. On camera.

My man, you are currently losing a war that will destabilize the world economy and the geopolitical order, I think you should probably focus your attention on that right now and not how many transfers you think college basketball players should be allowed to make.

"A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed it is not hosting another, separate religious service for Catholic employees. “The Protestant service is the only service scheduled in the Pentagon chapel today,” they said in a statement."

Almost half of US data centers planned for 2026 are expected to be delayed or canceled. One big reason is the shortage of electrical equipment, such as transformers, switchgear and batteries. US doesn't have manufacturing capacity, forcing it to rely on imports. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Treasury Department is working on a plan to gut its office that researches financial market risks. Because the office is funded by fees on the financial industry, this won't save taxpayers money. But it will make it harder to spot and prevent the next crisis. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

If we can create new national debts to pay for wars then we can create new national debts to pay for healthcare, childcare, UBI, SNAP, and affordable housing

Maybe we shouldn’t have gloated about Iran having no air defenses left when Iran clearly still has air defenses? Just a thought.

Fuck. That’s what I was worried about. Makes sense, though - the Warthog pilot would naturally be open to more risk if trying to keep a downed crew member from being captured

US science is being turned over to Peter Thiel, who will kill it. Trump installed one longtime Thiel lieutenant as his science advisor. Now another Thiel lieutenant, Jim O'Neill, will head NSF. Both are the least-qualified ever, with NO science training. They're picked because they serve Thiel. 1/

Wait, so Jr can bet on this and dad can lie about rescuing the pilot and the little fuck gets paid out?? How is any of this ok??

Polymarket is allowing users to place bets on the rescue of U.S. pilots shot down over Iran. Disgusting.

The FBI interviewed her four times in 2019.