🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/
It’s ridic that you are cataloguing some kind of divide. Republicans built an apparatus to take unilateral power. They stacked scotus with corrupt justices & are overthrowing any actual rule of law/constitution. There is no divide.
Their supporters were made stupid on purpose. All of them did this.
Record high support for abolishing ICE in latest YouGov/Economist data
One way train still, WTI up over 10% today.
*US OIL RISES ABOVE $90 A BARREL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE OCT. 2023
“.. National average gasoline price is now up by 10.8% over the past 4 days ... the only other time we've seen a larger increase was in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.”
- Schwab ⛽️
Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a construction worker's outfit. The other shows her in a police officer outfit.
Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a nurse's outfit. The other shows her in an electrical worker's outfit.
Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a military outfit while riding aboat. The other shows her in a firefighter's outfit using a firehose.
Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a Westernwear outfit. The other shows her in a police officer's outfit.
good news. kristi noem has already found eight new jobs
NEW: U.S. officials say Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to target American forces in the Middle East, including the locations of U.S. warships and aircraft, WaPo reports. Pete Hegseth recently said Russia is “not really a factor here.”
I think the World Cup should be relocated to Spain, France, Germany and the UK ⚽️
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"...war in Iran is very unpopular. Not merely negative-number ... but worst-ever-support-for-war-when-it-started unpopular. With just 38% of Americans in favor, support for bombing Iran is lower than retrospective support for the war in Iraq was in 2014." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-us-i...
Moskowitz: "Let me congratulate the former Homeland Security Secretary on her appointment to be the Shield of Americas, which I'm pretty sure the president came up with when he watched the last Avengers movie"
“.. companies that paid the IEEPA tariffs are entitled to a refund,” said Ted Murphy, a trade lawyer at Sidley Austin. “How that refund gets effectuated? We don’t know. And I would say nobody knows for sure. Which is crazy.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/0315...
“.. Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with Iran?” said Khalaf Al Habtoor, a Dubai billionaire .. “You have placed the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council .. at the heart of a danger they did not choose.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Good morning
*WTI CRUDE TOPS $85 A BARREL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE APRIL 2024
When your worst enemy’s worst enemy shoots your worst enemy’s worst enemy’s worst enemy.
With today’s further increase, oil prices have now climbed some 20% this week.
#economy #energy #oil #markets
“.. Evacuate where and evacuate how? How do you tell us to evacuate after the tension has already come to a head?” he said. “It almost feels like we’re being joked; like we’re being trolled.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/7f96...
oil now reaching the 'um, guys? we sure this is all ok?' stage
WAPO: “.. Since the war began Saturday, Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft, said the three officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Yup. That fateful summer of 1946, in which WJC, GWB, and DJT were born within a few-week stretch.
When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.
In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.
In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.
And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.
War always makes men rich and it looks like this rich man needs more.
🚨 Embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, is dropping out of his re-election bid
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
What does this imply for those of us who are not Christian, and who labor under the assumption that we're protected by the First Amendment?
More confirmation that extreme religious POV‘s can be the foundation of serious mental illness.
It’s evident no station in life, accolades for accomplishment or excellence in a given field of expertise nor the perceived reliability of unsuspecting peers provides any immunity from this affliction.💔🇺🇸
"We're fighting to win the war"
We are a week in and absolutely nobody has any idea what the political aim we're attempting to achieve is. Win what? Literally what are we fighting to achieve at the moment.
I have absolutely no idea atm if we are close to winning because I have no idea what we want
Costco: if we succeed in getting tariff refunds, we will pass them back to our members. Sets the standard for others. www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
