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[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Last night, Trump said Iran’s nuclear program was “completely and totally obliterated.”

This morning, JD Vance says we will “permanently dismantle that nuclear program over the coming years.”

Which is it? Sounds like more endless war against the will of the American people.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

As our nation girds for possible Iranian terrorist attacks, this is the person Trump put in charge of terrorism prevention.

22 years old. Recent work experience: landscaping/grocery clerk.

Never worked a day in counter-terrorism. But he’s a BIG Trump fan. So he got the job.

[Jack Cocchiarella 🌹 @JDCocchiarella]

MY BROTHER IN CHRIST YOU WERE TEXTING WAR PLANS

[Brad Carry (VC & Podcaster) @bradcarryvc]

“The guacamole, double steak Chipotle burritos loans are your AAA loans. Rock solid. But there’s a bunch of junk-rated McChicken loans packed in here. And if those default at 8%, then the entire bond fails”

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

The hypocrisy is staggering.

Video 1: Trump slams the U.S. administration for taking money from Qatar.

Video 2: Trump praises Qatar for giving money to the U.S.

You can’t make this up.

[Mike Solana @micsolana]

president's statement is worse than it seems. as constructed, he seems to be implying consumer behavior should remain the same, and walmart should keep buying cheap chinese shit — but now at a loss. in other words, no real interest in reshoring. just many ppl should be poorer.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

getting frustrated with my Pictionary partner bc im drawing a skull and he won't say "3"

[hek! ⚙️ @hktsre]

my most American belief is that mailmen should be a priestly-warrior caste, laser focused on The Mail but can absolutely fuck you up

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

Something v profound here about the whole Trump experience.

Trump stepping over Congress to punish Chinese manufacturers (his tariffs) while stepping over Congress to un-punish Chinese social media (his stay of the TikTok ban) is one of the clearer cases where I don’t think it’s possible to really articulate any coherent ex ante strategy for this administration.

The best a Trump explainer or defender can do is watch what he does and explain after the fact that it’s brilliant. So you get a bunch of very (or mildly) clever ex post explanations but nobody can tell you what’s gonna happen next week.

How’s this supposed to work for … four years? I don’t get how you run an economy with a bunch of priests standing around a lottery ball machine, explaining why each new number is the perfect expression of an infallible god.

[Ricky Davila @TheRickyDavila]

This.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

This isn’t Trump just being Trump. The Trump coin scam is the most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done. Not close.

[Priyamvada Gopal © @PriyamvadaGopal]

From Reddit (1/3)

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

The reason we have a Constitution and a right to due process is because without it the president can just say WOW I FEEL LIKE YOU SEEM LIKE A CRIMINAL and then you’re sent to solitary confinement in a foreign country for the rest of your life

[Brad Polumbo @brad_polumbo]

Hey, so, this is actual fascism.

[Heath Mayo @HeathMayo]

Difficult to overstate how remarkable the Wilkinson opinion is. For seasoned readers of these opinions, the tone and substance are unmistakably unique and severe. This was not a normal opinion for Wilkinson. He knew and clearly hoped the entire country would read this—and I think it will easily be a legacy-defining opinion for his entire career.

It reads as if he knew it would be when he wrote it. He delivered. I hope the country heeds his warning.

[Find me on bsky @colin-fraser.net @colin_fraser]

At what point should it be reasonable to expect coherent answers to these? How far beyond PhD-level reasoning must we climb?

[wint @dril]

"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gender," i holler as i overturn my uncle's barbeque grill and turn the 4th of July into the 4th of Shit