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[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Is this one of private equity's most appalling moves yet?

[Debbie Anthony @deb_e_anth]

@chefsevenn Easiest & most economical is some dried minced onions, garlic (fresh, dried, or powder), Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce. (Add mushrooms if you like)

[Debbie Anthony @deb_e_anth]

@JamesTate121 The only thing missing is that Trump has also convinced them that he's being picked on because of all the corruption he's bringing to light. Just like they feel picked on and left behind. Somehow he's convinced them he is the underdog and only he can fight the corruption.

[David DeWitt @DC_DeWitt]

Commentary: Ohio GOP US Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno are frantically spinning a radical voter suppression bill as “simple voter ID." But passport/birth/marriage/name-change/divorce document requirements will make it much harder for millions to vote. https://t.co/YbkSXzaUgF

[Ilan Goldenberg @ilangoldenberg]

Three weeks into the war with Iran, a number of observations as someone who spent years war-gaming this scenario.

1. The U.S. and Israel may have produced regime transition in the worst possible way.
Ali Khamenei was 86 and had survived multiple bouts of prostate cancer. His death in the coming years would likely have triggered a real internal reckoning in Iran, potentially opening the door to somewhat more pragmatic leadership, especially after the protests and crackdown last month. Instead, the regime made its most consequential decision under existential external threat giving the hardliners a clear upperhand. Now we appear to have a successor who is 30 years younger, deeply tied to the IRGC, and radicalized by the war itself – including the killing of family members. Disastrous.

2. About seven years ago at CNAS, I helped convene a group of security, energy, and economic experts to walk through scenarios for a U.S.--Iran war and the implications for global oil prices. What we’re seeing now was considered one of the least likely but worst outcomes. The modeling assumed the Strait of Hormuz could close for 4–10 weeks, with 1–3 years required to restore oil production once you factored in infrastructure damage. Prices could spike from around $65 to $175–$200 per barrel, before eventually settling in the $80–$100 range a year later in a new normal.

3. One surprising development: Iran is still moving oil through the Strait of Hormuz while disrupting everyone else. In most war games I participated in, we assumed Iran couldn’t close the Strait and still use it themselves. That would have made the move extremely self-defeating. But Iran appears capable of harassing global shipping while still pushing some of its own exports through. That changes the calculus.

4. The U.S. now finds itself in the naval and air equivalent of the dynamic we faced in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s a recipe for a quagmire where we win every battle and lose the war. We have overwhelming military dominance and are exacting a tremendous cost. But Iran doesn’t need to win battles. They just need occasional successes. A small boat hitting a tanker. A drone slipping through defenses in the Gulf. A strike on a hotel or oil facility. Each incident creates insecurity and drives costs up while remind everyone that the regime is surviving and fighting.

5. The deeper problem is that U.S. objectives were set far too high. Once “regime change” becomes the implicit or explicit goal, the bar for American success becomes enormous. Iran’s bar is simple: survive and keep causing disruption.

6. The options for ending this war now are all bad. You can try to secure the entire Gulf and Middle East indefinitely – extremely expensive and maybe impossible. You can invade Iran and replace the regime, but nobody is seriously going to do that. Costs are astronomical. You can try to destabilize the regime by supporting separatist groups. It probably won’t work and if it does you’ll most likely spark a civil war producing years of bloody chaos the U.S. will get blamed for. None of these are good outcomes.

7. The other escalatory options being discussed are taking the nuclear material out of Esfahan or taking Kargh Island. Esfahan is not really workable. Huge risk. You’d have been on the ground for a LONG time to safely dig in and get the nuclear material out in the middle of the country giving Iran time to reinforce from all over and over run the American position.

8. Kharg Island can be appealing to Trump. He’d love to take Iran’s ability to export oil off the map and try to coerce them to end the war. It’s much easier because it’s not in the middle of IRan. But it’s still a potentially costly ground operation. And again. Again, the Iranian government only has to survive to win and they can probably do that even without Kargh.

9. The least bad option is the classic diplomatic off-ramp. The U.S. declares that Iran’s military capabilities have been significantly degraded, which is how the Pentagon always saw the purpose of the war. Iran declares victory for surviving and demonstrating it can still threaten regional actors. It would feel unsatisfying. But this is the inevitable outcome anyway. Better to stop now than after five or ten more years of escalating costs. Remember in Afghanistan we turned down a deal very early in the war with the Taliban that looked amazing 20 years later. Don’t need to repeat that kind of mistake.

10. The U.S. and Israel are not perfectly aligned here. Trump just needs a limited win and would see long-term instability as a negative whereas for Netanyahu a weak unstable Iran that bogs the U.S. down in the MIddle East is a fine outcome. If President Trump decided he wanted Israel to stop, he likely has the leverage to push it in that direction just as he pressured Netanyahu to take a deal last fall on Gaza.

11. When this is over, the Gulf states will have to rethink their entire security strategy. They are stuck in the absolute worst place. They didn’t start this war and didn’t want it and now they are taking with some of the worst consequences. Neither doubling down with the U.S. and Israel nor placating the Iranians seems overwhelmingly appealing.

12. One clear geopolitical winner so far: Russia. Oil prices are rising. Sanctions are coming off. Western attention and military resources are shifting away from Ukraine. From Moscow’s perspective, this war is a win win win.

13. At some point China may have a role to play here. It is the world’s largest oil importer, and much of that supply comes from the Middle East. Yes they are still getting oil from Iran. But they also buy from the rest of the Middle East, and a prolonged disruption in the Gulf hits Beijing hard. That gives China a real incentive to help push toward an end to the conflict.

[Rep. Mark Pocan @RepMarkPocan]

There seems to be some confusion about the SAVE America Act. If it becomes law, you will NOT be able to vote with your drivers license alone.
You’d need:

1. A passport, which more than half of Americans don’t have and costs at least $130
OR
2. A birth certificate PLUS your photo ID with matching names, which nearly 70 million married women lack
OR
3. Military services papers (not a military ID alone) with sensitive info.

I’m voting NO.

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

I'm in Corporate Communications.

Last Tuesday we laid off 2,400 people.

I wrote the announcement.

It took 11 drafts.

Draft 1 said "layoffs."

Legal said no.

Draft 2 said "job cuts."

HR said no.

Draft 3 said "workforce reduction."

The CEO said "too negative."

Draft 11 said "organizational restructuring to position the company for sustainable growth."

Everyone approved.

Same 2,400 people.

Different words.

Words matter.

To the stock price.

I wrote "difficult decision."

Difficult means we thought about it.

We thought about it for six months.

Then we did it anyway.

But we thought first.

That's empathy.

I wrote "we don't take this lightly."

We take it very lightly.

It's a spreadsheet.

Names. Salaries. Roles.

Delete.

Done.

But "lightly" sounds bad.

So we don't take it lightly.

I wrote "impacted employees."

Not "fired employees."

Not "people who can't pay rent."

"Impacted."

Like weather.

Natural.

Unavoidable.

Nobody's fault.

The CEO recorded a video.

He looked sad.

We did seven takes.

Take 1: Not sad enough.

Take 4: Too sad.

Take 7: Perfect sadness.

Authentic.

Rehearsed authentic.

That's the goal.

The email went out at 6 AM.

Pacific time.

Before markets opened.

Before journalists woke up.

Before employees knew.

Some found out on Twitter.

From reporters.

Before their managers called.

That wasn't the plan.

But it also was the plan.

We scheduled the manager calls for 6:15 AM.

Reporters refresh faster than managers dial.

A reporter asked for comment.

I said, "We're committed to supporting affected employees."

Supporting means two weeks severance.

Per year of service.

Capped at 12 weeks.

Maximum loyalty: 6 years.

After that, same payout.

Thanks for your service.

The stock went up 7%.

That's why we did it.

Not sustainable growth.

Not organizational efficiency.

The stock.

The CEO's options vest in March.

The timing is coincidental.

That's what I wrote.

In the internal FAQ.

"The timing is unrelated to executive compensation."

It's very related.

But unrelatedness is the message.

The message is my job.

I'm very good at my job.

Draft 11 proved it.

2,400 people.

Zero accountability.

All sustainable growth.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.

This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.

[Gene Trevino @GenoVeno73]

🚨 CRUEL FAT BASTARD

Effective, February 2, 2026, the 24/7 onsite RN at nursing homes that President Biden implemented will no longer be in effect.

Under President Biden, a Registered Nurse (RN) was required to be on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at nursing homes.

As of December 2, 2025, that law has now been repealed by @realDonaldTrump and @SecKennedy @RobertKennedyJr.

So much for caring about our elderly.

[Ale @aliasvaughn]

Do NOT fall into the easy “impeachment” trap. No. What must be used is Article 2 section 4 to remove ALL of them from Bondi to Vance up to Trump. I’ve been saying this for weeks.

To be clear:

Section 4

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” And there’s a LIST of those for all of them, starting from the Epstein cover up.

[Ryan Shead @RyanShead]

I’ve been reflecting on why everything happening leaves me feeling so unbelievably angry lately, and it finally came to me just now…

Because i’ve been fortunate enough to see Americans at our best. 🇺🇸

…and this is us at our worst.

[Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @SenatorWarnock]

So let me get this straight: The President’s plan to lower prices is to roll back some of his own tariffs?

[Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell]

No money for SNAP huh? What if we clawed back the $230 million we are paying Trump? The $300 million for Trump’s ballroom. The $40 billion going to Argentina. And hell, let’s get back the bribe money that Tom Homan has. Now you’re talking real money!

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

No problem.
Just never flying United again.

[Brad @BraddrofliT]

Why haven't we heard more about South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's house being set on fire, after ruling against Trump. Arson is suspected. Her husband and family is hospitalized. MEDIA: Do your f**king job.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

The craziest thing about the US Treasury department is talking about illegally minting a coin for a person who is not yet deceased if the fact that trump is all over the Epstein files.

It's another distraction, folks.
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

[Debbie Anthony @deb_e_anth]

@acnewsitics @grok Does she ever tell the truth?? 🙄

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a complete lie, Senator Jon Husted just claimed zero Ohioans are going to lose Medicaid because of the Big Ugly Bill. Reports show up to 490k of his constituents could lose care.

[Debbie Anthony @deb_e_anth]

@notcapnamerica Honestly at this point it could be better than what we've been experiencing so far under this administration. 🤷‍♀️

[Debbie Anthony @deb_e_anth]

@Suzierizzo1 Barnaby's Bitters