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Where I’m Calling From

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

The House will pass a $12 billion bailout for farmers suffering from high fuel & fertilizer prices caused by the Iran War, expensive equipment & parts caused by tariffs, and lower sales prices for commodities due to trade disputes with China.

But the GOP is fighting communism!

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

The magnitude of Trump's personal corruption and the monetizing of the presidency by him and his family have no precedent in US history.

It takes a total peasant mentality, or some weird cultish devotion, to defend or excuse this, especially if you objected to corrupt Biden transactions (as I did). It's on a completely different scale.

Trump set up a crypto company (World Liberty Financial) 4 days before his inauguration, then had the UAE pour hundreds of millions into his pockets for 49% of it, then gave rewards to the UAE. Jared getting $2 billion from the Saudis. On and on and on.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity

HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary is unaware of -- it's a battery

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

US government debt nears $39 trillion, according to Treasury data.

That is up from $37 trillion in August and $38 trillion in October, which was during a federal government shutdown.

The Treasury added the most recent $1 trillion in debt in just 71 days, the fastest accumulation outside of the COVID pandemic.

Nearly $5 trillion in debt has been added since since January, 2024.

Furthermore, interest payments are now the fastest-growing line in the federal budget.

In absolute terms, they have surpassed spending on both Medicare and national defense.

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

The BBC says it has found a 'consistent pattern of spikes just hours, or sometimes minutes' in financial markets before a 'social media post or media interview' by President Trump.

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

Let me walk you through what happened one hour before Trump announced the five day moratorium on Iran strikes.

$1.5 billion in notional S&P E-mini futures contracts. Four to six times normal activity.

One hour before the announcement.

Simultaneously, $192 million in crude oil futures purchased at the same time.

They made between $300 and $400 million dollars off those trades.

Trump claimed he spoke to an Iranian official to negotiate the moratorium.

The Iranians said that person doesn't exist and the conversation never happened.

This is not the first time.

It has happened multiple times. He says something. The trade goes on. He says another thing. The market moves.

But whatever you call it — they are laughing at you and they are laughing at me while they do it.

Hunter Biden sold a painting and Washington lost its mind.

These people are making hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars trading on information that only exists inside the most powerful office in the world.

I think we are dramatically underreporting how much money is actually being made here.

This isn't politics anymore.

This is a financial operation running out of the White House.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

More than 400 hospitals across the U.S. are at high risk of closing or cutting services because of the Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” according to an analysis from the progressive watchdog group Public Citizen.

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

Martha Stewart made $45,000 in profits. 👇🏼

They caught her. They prosecuted her. She spent five months in federal prison.

Members of Congress are making hundreds of millions.

And the head of the enforcement division tasked with policing this resigned last week.

She couldn’t get the agency focused on it.

Now let’s talk about the bipartisan nature of this corruption.

Because I want to be clear, this is not a Republican problem.

This is a Washington problem.

That’s the scandal.

As an American I am embarrassed by it.

As an American I want it to stop.

Get Citizens United off the books. Pass the Bets Off Act. Reinstate the Stock Act with teeth.

Or just keep watching them get rich while you pay the price.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market.

In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold.

These orders were 4–6x larger than anything else at the time.

The trader seemingly made huge gains.

Unusual.

[IAW @IAW90]

Where are the @TheDemocrats lately on @SquawkCNBC? Are they afraid to go on and talk about their policy proposals for the Mid-Terms?
I feel like even @andrewrsorkin is keeping quiet lately to a degree.

[Saagar Enjeti @esaagar]

A declared regime change war of choice for "freedom" of the Iranian people. A regional war in a matter of hours. American lives at risk. A massive depletion of military stockpiles on behalf of Israel

Most importantly: The most profound campaign betrayal in modern US history

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Clearer image shows that the firearm removed from the scuffle by an agent prior to the shooting in Minneapolis was almost definitely the victim’s Sig P320, meaning he was unarmed when shot by agents with Border Patrol and Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Even if you want to justify this ICE killing of an American, it's a blatant lie to claim that "a would-be assassin tried to murder federal law enforcement." That didn't happen.

Also, automatically labelling Americans killed by ICE as "terrorists" is the Israelization of the US.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

As the dollar’s reserve currency status diminishes, so does our ability to tax the world by creating more money.

When reserve status is lost, maintaining current spending levels and servicing the debt will be even more painful for Americans who will bear the full inflation tax.

[Senator Thom Tillis @SenThomTillis]

This response to our own allies for sending a small number of troops to Greenland for training is bad for America, bad for American businesses, and bad for America's allies. It's great for Putin, Xi and other adversaries who want to see NATO divided. The fact that a small handful of "advisors" are actively pushing for coercive action to seize territory of an ally is beyond stupid. It hurts the legacy of President Trump and undercuts all the work he has done to strengthen the NATO alliance over the years.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: The IRS is effectively unable to audit private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firms, with audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%, per MorePerfectUnion.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., railed against claims from the White House that the United States should assume control of Greenland.

His fiery Senate floor speech on Wednesday came after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller had questioned the territorial claim Denmark has over Greenland in an interview on CNN Monday evening, adding, "Greenland should be part of the United States."

The comments come in the wake of the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend.

"I'm sick of stupid," Tillis said, after pointing out Denmark's — and thus Greenland's — high level of support to NATO forces during the war in Afghanistan. "I want good advice for this president because I want this president to have a good legacy."

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered. I guess my elected GOP colleagues, the VP, and White House staff will just ignore it because they’re afraid? I challenge anyone to defend it.

[Saagar Enjeti @esaagar]

It is actually difficult for me to put into words how fucking stupid it is to to go to war with Venezuela with lies about drug trafficking while pardoning a literal drug trafficker

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?