Rick in AZ

Often wish I didn’t know now, what I didn’t know then. Turned out OK anyway. Sun Devil, Railfan, Reagan/Goldwater conservative/not MAGA. Politically homeless.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🇺🇸BREAKING: Someone placed a $920 million crude oil short at 3:40 AM.

70 minutes later Axios reported the US and Iran were close to a deal.

Oil dropped 12%.

The trade made $125 million in profit.

Minutes after that Iran launched the “Persian Gulf Strait Authority” and oil surged 8%.

$760 million placed before Trump’s last announcement.

$920 million placed before this one.

Every major announcement in this war has been front-run by someone who knew it was coming.

What kind of war is this?

This is more like a trading desk with an army.

Never stop connecting the dots.

[Dave Hale - Concerned Republican @CountryFirstRep]

This remains one of the biggest downgrades in American political history.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Ted Cruz, 10 years ago today:

“I want to tell you what I really think of Donald Trump. This man is a pathological liar...He lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth…The man cannot tell the truth, but he combines it with being a narcissist at a level I don't think this country has ever seen”

[TheFrenchie @ML3democrats]

Call me crazy, but maybe two men who fathered 17 children with 6 different women shouldn’t be lecturing us about family values.

[Arizona Secretary of State @AZSecretary]

The constitution gives states the power to run elections and Arizona excels at it. We’ve required documented proof of citizenship at point of registration and ID at polls for 20+ years, and we have a robust mail in voting system that serves nearly 80% of our voters.

Arizona doesn’t need the federal government or White House meddling in matters they simply don’t understand.

[Dave Hale - Concerned Republican @CountryFirstRep]

Whether you left MAGA in 2015 or 2026 or are on the fance, it's never too late to choose decency, integrity, and the American way.

Trump is the exact inverse of who we are as a people, and we should ALWAYS welcome those who we see the light.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Gen. Hertling: Anyone saying Ukraine should give up territory for peace is out of their mind. Ukrainians are fighting for sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Ukraine is conducting terrific operations and right now is the ultimate fighting force in Europe.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

LMAO who made this 😭😂🤣

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

We are governed by complete morons.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Amazing how he is willing to talk about every subject in the universe whether he knows anything about it or not, but when it comes to his administration killing children he knows nothing.

[Charlie Sykes @SykesCharlie]

“White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations” - Axios.

This, of course, is the political equivalent of trying to un-ring a bell. because, well, this:

https://t.co/xR7mOyLvsn

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Russia oil does not go through the Strait of Hormuz.

Skyrocketing oil prices provided Putin with more money to finance his war in Ukraine.

To many around the world, Trump's preemptive war against Iran looks like Putin's war in Ukraine.

Putin is benefiting from Trump's war.

[The Dispatch @thedispatch]

"Under the Constitution, declaring war is the sole responsibility of Congress. And the last thing this Congress wants to do is take responsibility for anything." | Jonah Goldberg

https://t.co/qRdfUv9EI1

[Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @NotHoodlum]

Bush on why he quit golf during the war: “I didn’t want some mom whose son may have died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf. I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best I can. And I think playing golf during a war sends the wrong signal.”

Senile Satan: 👇

[Barry R McCaffrey @mccaffreyr3]

Irresponsible. The US sheds its global Allies. Our values collapse. The Constitution ignored.

[Then/Now @xThen_Now]

Swans have one of the coolest water landing techniques ever

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

The thrill Trump gets from having people blow up & kill other people, and from watching other people fight at UFC, comes from deep insecurity rooted in his personal cowardice. It makes him feel tough. It makes him feel adequate. Things he has never been but always wanted to be.

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

Rep. Jason Crow on the president warning Americans could die: "How amazing of Donald Trump to say, you know, that often happens in war. And that's a cost he's willing to take. Great for him. It's not his kids. It's not his family. It's not his billionaire donors who are having to go off and do it."

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

It is completely acceptable to hate the ayatollah, hope the US wins and succeeds, and also believe that the president should have come to congress and made the case to the American people.