Darrell Bouldin

Organizer & Advocate. From Appalachian TN. Helping people find common ground. #FRSA. '16 &'12 #DemConvention Delegate. he/him RTs≠endorsement

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

the outcome of the iran war?

a more polarized and fractured middle east…
iran in a stronger strategic position…
american partners shaken by erratic and unpredictable conduct

with @firasmaksad in @foreignaffairs https://t.co/Dz7u2hvJQK

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

“The cease-fire does not mark the end of this chapter of conflict and regional division in the Middle East; it is instead driving a geopolitical realignment along new fault lines,” argue @ianbremmer and @FirasMaksad.
https://t.co/pc3jB3OWic

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

A 1-year-old baby, Kohen Kartier Wiley, is dead because police opened fire over an alleged shoplifting incident in a Walmart parking lot. We are treating items on a shelf as more valuable than a child. That is not just bad policing; it is a moral collapse. We need officers who honor the sacredness of life more than the thrill of power and control. A badge is not a license to shoot first and ask questions later.

Reports indicate that officers were called to a Walmart on a shoplifting complaint, encountered a family as they went to their car, and then opened fire on the vehicle with a 1-year-old child inside. A mother says she tried to tell them her baby was in the car before shots were fired. In the name of “law and order,” a child was killed and a family was shattered over items that could be restocked, written off, and replaced.

This is what happens in a “shoot first, ask questions later” culture of policing. When those entrusted with public safety reach for a gun faster than they reach for their conscience, they are declaring that property is more precious than people. That is not public safety. It is a spiritual crisis.

No item in any store is worth the life of a child. Kohen should be alive today. We cannot simply grieve and move on. We must raise our voices, demand accountability, insist on policies and training that put the preservation of life above the protection of property, and refuse to accept a culture where it is thinkable to fire into a car with a baby inside. Our charge is clear: until the sacredness of human life is the starting point of every police encounter, we must demand changes in training and work unrelentingly to reform policies around police accountability.

#KohenKartierWiley #HumanityFirst

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby — a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist — to unveil our first portrait together. This piece reflects so many chapters of Michelle and my story, and we’re thrilled that it will be on display in the Hope and Change lobby at the Obama Presidential Center starting this Juneteenth.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Wangari Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize.

Born on this day, she was a committed environmentalist and founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees.

[Edward Wong @ewong]

NEW from @nytimes: US intelligence assessments say Iran isn't willing yet to engage in substantial talks with the US over ending the war. That could complicate any plans by Trump for an endgame. Iran thinks it has the upper hand, and it doesn't trust Trump after earlier attacks.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

next 2-3 weeks, we will hit iran extremely hard, bomb them back to the stone ages.

key quote that moves markets so far.

[TIME @TIME]

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are heading back to the moon.

Artemis II will take astronauts farther from Earth than ever before, looping thousands of miles beyond the moon’s far side before slingshotting home. It will also mark a first for who gets to go: the crew includes the first woman, person of color, and non-American to travel to the moon.

Here's everything you need to know about the Artemis II mission.

[ABC News @ABC]

This animation shows NASA’s Artemis II mission path, a journey of nearly 685,000 miles. The crew will travel in a figure-eight trajectory, looping out from Earth, around the Moon, and back again.

Follow live updates: https://t.co/PikF0FNlO9

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Democrat Emily Gregory will win a special state House election in a Palm Beach district that includes President Donald Trump's Florida home of Mar-a-Lago, CNN's Decision Desk projects, adding another special election win to a recent string of victories around the country for Democrats. https://t.co/djhivvylX0

[The Academy @TheAcademy]

A passing of the torch.

98th #Oscars Best Actor winner Michael B. Jordan and last year's Best Actor winner Adrien Brody.

Photo Credit: John Shearer

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

trump’s best move right now is declare victory, stop fighting and support negotiations to open the strait.

zero confidence it’s going to happen. but the alternatives all look much worse to me.

[POLITICO @politico]

Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island https://t.co/MSefbqsIF0

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

“if not regime change, what then? the answer may be staring at us from a small island in the northern persian gulf. kharg island.”

https://t.co/VajqFIk2n7

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

9/ All of this was totally foreseeable. Frankly, it’s why previous presidents weren’t so stupid to start a war like this.

Trump has lost control of the war. His best course now is to cut his losses and end it. That’s the only way to prevent an even bigger disaster.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

8/ CRISIS FOUR: Trump has no endgame. Iran and its proxies can create chaos indefinitely.

So what’s next? A ground invasion?This would be Armageddon. Thousands of dead Americans.

Declare false victory? Then the new Iranian hardliners in charge just rebuild what we destroyed.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

7/ Other potential flash points lurk. So far, the Houthis in Yemen have been relatively quiet. Probably not for long. They can project power into the Red Sea.

For Syria, this is the worst time for Trump to strike Iran. Syria could explode again. https://t.co/xtIdxNdIVQ

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

6/ CRISIS THREE: A broader, regional war is breaking out as Iranian proxies in Lebanon hit Israel and those in Iraq target the U.S.. Israel is now threatening a massive ground invasion of Lebanon, which could become its own new crisis.
https://t.co/KQvJX6OIcg

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

5/ If Trump paid any attention to the Ukraine War he would have noticed how warfare has changed. But he didn’t. And he blundered.

Worse, the Gulf states are running out of interceptors to stop Iranian missiles and drones - meaning that soon more oil sites will be vulnerable.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

4/ CRISIS TWO: We can destroy Iran’s missiles but not all their drones, and war today is drone war.

Iran can hit oil sites in the region indefinitely because they posses so many cheap, weaponized drones.

And they are. They blew up a critical Oman oil depot two days ago.