Aaron Merkin

Philanthropic operative by way of Cincy, Chicago, and Sector 7G. Opinions my own. “I’m not into coups!”

[VoteHub @VoteHub]

BREAKING — Nevada’s Secretary of State’s office mistakenly provided media outlets access to partial primary election results before polls closed, per @TheNVIndy. Nevada law prohibits the release of election results before the close of voting.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Bengals restructured the contract of QB Joe Burrow, per @RapSheet and me, creating $10 million in cap room. This move allows Cincy to operate without putting itself in a tough spot cap wise.

This is due in part to the cash needed for the Dexter Lawrence trade.

[Aaron David Miller @aarondmiller2]

You want prescient and authoritative analysis on/of Israeli politics, Dahlia 24/7👇

[Aaron David Miller @aarondmiller2]

78 years after America’s independence, the US was a preferential democracy and an occupying power. It took 150 years to change that reality; 78 years after Israeli independence Israel is much same. Instead of giving up on the project; why not try to make it work?

[Aaron David Miller @aarondmiller2]

Netanyahu had no choice but to praise Trump's effort. But make no mistake If reported terms of MOU are accurate this is a strategic defeat for Netanyahu's Iran project; and while Trump won't admit it for US as well. And so it goes with poorly conceived wars of choice.

[Patrick Ruffini @PatrickRuffini]

If Democrats win all districts up to Trump +9 under the new maps:

Dems 222
GOP 213

Under the old maps

Dems 239
GOP 196

A 17 seat gap. That's the story of redistricting in a nutshell.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

The Arizona Cardinals are projected to be underdogs in each of their 17 games this season while the Cincinnati Bengals are projected to be favored in 15 games.

Cc: @tyschmit

🎧 https://t.co/QsNg9mq8he

[Insider Wire @InsiderWire]

The Pentagon has started developing military options against Cuba for Trump —CBS News.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The decisions made by state supreme courts touch every part of our lives. And that’s especially important when voting rights and basic freedoms are being challenged.

Today, voters in Georgia can stand up for fairness and integrity by electing Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan to Georgia’s Supreme Court.

Let’s get this one right, Georgia. Find your nearest polling station and cast your ballot before 7pm ET:  https://t.co/OHJnsHnuiB

[Aaron David Miller @aarondmiller2]

An indication Trump has no good kinetic options; and even if he did; Saudis, Gulfies fear Iran’s retaliation . We need to stop using word deal.Any serious agreement on nuclear issue will require technical aspects and time that can’t be done on back of a cocktail napkin.

[Reuters @Reuters]

The use of antidepressants while pregnant does not raise the children's risk for developmental ​disorders such as autism, according to an analysis of data from more than 25 million pregnancies that appears to contradict assertions ‌by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr https://t.co/sFlqD5TUss

[Chase Custer @ChaseCuster]

What if I told you I have the schedule Bengals schedule leak for the goods @DrewGarrison @zimwhodey @NewStripeCity

[Politics1.com @Politics1com]

CALIFORNIA. Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang (D) resigns, pleads guilty to being a Chinese agent…
https://t.co/7xOTg91Sck

[Larry Sabato @LarrySabato]

Virginia Redistricting: It’s not over after all.
https://t.co/xqwX55YWiw via @NYTimes

[Aaron David Miller @aarondmiller2]

I worked intel at State INR for six years. There’s no way the intel community failed to brief this. There was likely no NSC coordination and/or Trump’s advisers didn’t make him aware is a reflection of dysfunction and weakness of his national security team.

[Jamesetta Williams 💕 @jamesetta_w]

The most shocking thing about this is that Trump falling asleep in public at the age of 79 is a very regular occurrence, and yet the same journalists that tweeted weekly about Biden’s age & fitness just don’t really care

[Politics1.com @Politics1com]

Reminder that Joe Scarborough was once a Republican congressman…

[Sam Stein @samstein]

i mean. maybe. she also just oversaw successful redistricting in VA and so you have to be suspect of this

[NEWSMAX @NEWSMAX]

Tesla is recalling 218,868 vehicles in the U.S. due to delayed rearview camera images that could ‌increase the risk ​of a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety ⁠Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday. https://t.co/Yk3HVFhDFF

[Aaron David Miller @aarondmiller2]

Beginning of Iranian response to US Operation Freedom sharing sea lane intel and surveillance with two US-flagged tankers. Don't hit US naval assets directly; target Gulf oil infrastructure.