The longer this war lasts and the more it spreads, the greater the risk that the global economy may face a simple yet impactful reality once again:
Some production systems and certain cross-border supply chains do not handle "sudden stops" well.
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“.. It looks like a textbook case of cronyism.” 🤡
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Trump has attacked 7 countries in less than 14 months
> @edwardluce.bsky.social
MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”
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"The Real Religious Fanatics Behind the Iran War"
They're not in Tehran, they're in Washington DC. I bring receipts in my lede piece for today's First Draft morning newsletter from Zeteo.
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Imagine for one second if Biden had pardoned an AntiFa guy who went on to rape so many kids that he’s being sentence to life in prison.
Fox News and the GOP would be wall to wall to wall.
Instead, this happens with a Jan 6er and it will not be reported on cable news or mentioned by Democrats.
“.. the prospect of Ms. Halligan losing her license could serve as a check on administration lawyers who have been accused by judges of pushing the boundaries of the law or intentionally misleading the courts, which has happened frequently in recent months.”
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“.. 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.”
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“.. 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.”
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> @javierblas.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
This piece by Admiral Stavridis is a sobering read:
“.. Iran .. has been planning a Strait of Hormuz closure operation for decades and probably has more than 5,000 mines; just one hit can severely damage a thin-skinned tanker.”
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“.. Johnson, 45, tried to keep the children quiet by telling them he would share millions of dollars in restitution money he expected to receive from the Trump administration in connection with his Jan. 6 case.”
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TIME cover shows a series of red MAGA hats. The front one says “Make Iran Great Again” The others have different countries
TIME’s latest cover
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“.. If we bomb, disrupt and exit, there is no telling what could happen over the course of the summer,” said one Republican member of Congress ..
“.. I don’t know that the administration could have possibly thought it through,” the lawmaker said.
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One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.
Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.
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So many layers to peel back here.
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
“.. as Iranian missiles deplete stocks of Patriot interceptors that Ukraine needs for its defense.”
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“.. Trump has quietly asked Hill Republicans if he should fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the latest sign of her tenuous standing inside the West Wing, according to multiple Republicans who have spoken with the president ..”
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Texans in two counties struggled to find their polling locations for primary voting Tuesday after a GOP-driven change. The secretary of state’s office failed to provide accurate information. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Pete Hegseth: “War is hell and always will be.”
Tommy Tuberville: “It’s war, it’s gonna git worse before it gets better.”
Markwayne Mullin: “War is ugly.”
Mike Johnson asked why War Powers Act is being ignored: “It’s not a war because it’s defensive in nature and design.”
NEW: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is quietly pressing California to tighten voter registration verification for military and overseas voters — part of what it calls a “nationwide … enforcement program.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Kristi Noem must go now.
It's long past time she steps down, and it doesn't excuse her from justice or accountability.
She believes she’s above the law while taking away fathers from children with cancer and mothers being shot in the face by her agents.
We demand answers.
After the Iranian border activity on Monday, more evidence the US wants the Kurds, eventually, to take the wheel.
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