Tom Z. Collina

National security expert, award-winning author, strategist. Coauthor, THE BUTTON. Proud husband, father, dog-person.

[Tom Z. Collina @TomCollina]

🧵My take on #Ukraine No-Fly-Zone in @nytimes today. We should do more to help Ukraine and not make a tragic situation worse. We must not put US and #Russia troops in direct conflict. @POTUS says this would be "World War III, something we must strive to prevent.” 1/

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

The House, for the first time, voted to halt Trump’s illegal, reckless and expensive war in Iran. The Senate did the same two weeks ago, a vote I was proud to join. The dam is breaking. GOP support for the war is evaporating. Trump must end this war now.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump’s illegal, reckless and expensive war in Iran is driving up costs for families and small businesses everywhere—and there’s no end in sight. Trump himself said yesterday “I don’t care” if negotiations to end the war are over. Ridiculous. End the war. End the pain on Main Street.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

We cannot govern through fear. Trans Americans deserve dignity, respect, and access to the health care they need—not political attacks.

Trans people have always existed, and they cannot be erased.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump’s nomination of Bill Pulte, a housing official, to oversee something as serious as national intelligence is reckless and dangerous. It would be mortgaging our national security.

Trump wants rubberstamps, not experts. American families and our troops will pay the price for this unqualified appointment.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump wants to give 2,000 nuclear bombs worth of weapons-ready plutonium to private companies including Oklo, where Energy Secretary Wright served on the board. This is a clear conflict of interest and dangerous for our security. Trump must cancel this plan now.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump now finds his Iran war “very boring.” Families are paying for this illegal and reckless war at the gas pump, at the grocery store, and with their taxes. Trump got us into this disaster, and he has to get us out, now.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump's war in Iran created a gas price crisis--and oil companies are capitalizing on it. Americans are paying 50% more for gas since Trump’s war began, while Big Oil rakes in windfall profits. That’s why I’m demanding the FTC investigate this price gouging.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Using plutonium for nuclear power is stupid and dangerous. This material is used in nukes, and it’s too unsafe for widespread commercial use. Do we want Iran using plutonium in its reactor? No. Only Trump’s get-rich-quick bros would come up with this corrupt and moronic scheme.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump’s planning for his reckless Iran war has been a disaster. He wanted to put former President Ahmadinejad in charge, who supports the Iran nuclear program. Then Trump tried to “free” him but injured him instead. This is not a joke. This war has been Trump’s mistake from the start. End it now.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Nuclear reactors in the Middle East have been attacked many times during Trump’s reckless war on Iran. Yet Trump wants to build more in Saudi Arabia, without the strongest safeguards. This is a nuclear disaster waiting to happen. We should not build nuclear plants in war zones.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Our Constitution requires presidents to get congressional approval before they launch wars. Why? To prevent reckless, immoral ones like Trump’s catastrophe in Iran. But he ignored Congress, and now we are paying the price with skyrocketing gas and groceries, and plummeting global standing, with no end in sight.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump’s war is jacking up prices and he’s making cars less efficient. Americans pay the price. https://t.co/OwNMBFfLyD

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump’s Golden Dome is a $1.2 trillion golden sieve that won’t stop a nuclear attack, but will balloon the deficit and boost the bottom lines of billionaires. We must not be fooled by Trump’s fool’s gold.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Despite Trump's disastrous war of choice and gas costing $4.50 a gallon, Iran is still a year away from a nuclear bomb. There never was an “imminent” nuclear threat from Iran. Trump lied. Not one penny more for this unnecessary, expensive war. We can only fix this with diplomacy.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

After two months of Trump’s dangerous Iran war and attacks landing close to nuclear reactors, the world must stop building nuclear power plants in war zones. The Senate should pass my bill with @SenJeffMerkley to reduce the risk of nuclear catastrophes.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

That makes two Republicans who have found the backbone to vote against Trump’s illegal, unnecessary and expensive war on Iran. After 60 days, Trump has managed to waste lives, billions of dollars, and send gas prices through the roof. To the other Republican Senators, this is now your war, too.

[Ed Markey @EdMarkey]

It’s been 60 days since Trump started his illegal war with Iran.

Here’s what it’s costing Americans:

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

$25 billion for Trump’s war of choice. And that's just how much Pete Hegseth is willing to admit they're spending.

American families and small businesses can’t afford healthcare. They can’t afford electric bills. And they can’t afford Trump’s tariff taxes. End Trump’s war now.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

My Statement on the Cuba War Powers Vote.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump wants a $1.5 trillion slush fund for his “Department of War.” That’s eight times what he wants to spend on health and education combined. Americans want health care—not warfare.