diane phillips

Two time James Beard award nominee, Cookbook author, culinary educator, Italian citizen

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

1968 film that predicted summer 2026 on the Reflecting Pool:

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

The strait was open before your war. Your war closed it. And then you had to pledge billions and billions to these autocrats to reopen it.

This unnecessary war is Trumps worst foreign policy mistake.

[scary lawyerguy @scarylawyerguy]

I don't know what to tell you folks, Joe Biden wore orthodepic shoes and Kamala Harris was too joyful so we had no choice but to burn down our alliances and turn over the presidency to a guy who acts like a spurned teenager in the cafeteria

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

Today’s episode of “you can’t make this up:”

Trump set out to prove voter fraud in the voting machines. And found not a single instance of fraud, so they’re pretending the study never happened

[Mustache Bob @MustacheBob2]

It's not about lethality, it never was, Hegseth is a failed officer and deeply racist, so he's attacking professionalism and diversity in the officer corps because he'll never forgive people for achieving more than he did.

[Terry Moran 🇺🇸 @TerryMoran]

FFS

[Eric Jay @EricinAmericaX]

This is the direct OPPOSITE of a "meritocracy."

Navy leadership believed that Admiral Stephen D. Barnett was the top choice for a command position that would oversee our US Naval bases "at home and abroad."

He was due a promotion.

He had more experience than the other candidates and he also successfully presided over the clean up of one of the Navy's "worst messes" in recent history—a fuel spill that contaminated an aquifer on a base in Hawaii, causing thousands to get sick.

But the admiral didn't get the job because he was black.

"Instead of Admiral Barnett, Mr. Hegseth selected a white officer who was the Navy leadership’s third choice."

"So far this year, Mr. Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks. About half of those are women or members of minority groups."

There is nothing meritocratic about Hegseth's decision.

For years, conservatives have been complaining that the "DEI" boogeyman is responsible for discriminating against qualified white candidates.

This was, of course, not the case.

But now these same pearlclutchers are on board with an administration that's actually discriminating in hiring based on race.

Every accusation a confession.

[Alex @dubsa98]

As someone who works with transgenic mouse models for cancer research, this is objectively one of the funniest things I’ve seen a real life politician post

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni fired back after Trump doubled down on his attacks, telling him that his “constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless” and rejecting his claims about her popularity and Italy’s military cooperation with the United States. “Italy remains a sovereign nation,” Meloni wrote, before ending with a pointed message to Trump: “My popularity is none of your concern. I suggest you focus on yours.”

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

He broke every promise. Remember that in November.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Dear @DHSgov: Did you know our starting forward is a US citizen through birthright citizenship? You’re trying to strip away that right.

Did you know an additional 6 Team USA players were born outside US soil?

Did you know half the team are dual citizens?

Also, Happy Juneteenth

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

A trail of destruction. Imagine their reaction if Obama had done even one of these things.

[Michael McKean @MJMcKean]

“Hello, Central Casting? This guy you sent over for the incompetent no-bid pool guy… just too on-the-nose.”

[Dr. Karen @KarMcR]

@Acyn Childish name-calling? interesting. Sounds like @StephenM is deeply fearful of what a Talarico victory in Texas could mean to the dangerous agenda he's tried so hard to advance.

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

The green slime and peeling paint in the reflective pool isn’t about the pool: it’s a larger metaphor of trumps presidency, he bragged about it, then it failed.

https://t.co/XIFW1JBkXN

[Greg Olear @gregolear]

Meloni is not having it.

"Donald Trump's statements are completely made up. I am frankly astonished. I don't know why the ‌president of ⁠the United States behaves like this towards his allies: it is not the first time, moreover.

"I can only say it is disappointing that he does not show the same determination with the enemies of the West and of the United States, whose leaders he instead treats with far greater indulgence.

"There is one thing he should remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg."

[Joe Scarborough @ScarboroughNow]

Americans who cherish Western democracy remain grateful @GiorgiaMeloni has been such a fierce supporter of Ukraine in its ongoing fight against Russian invaders.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

"Only very sick kids should die from measles"

No, Secretary Kennedy

NO child should die from measles.

Because there's a vaccine to prevent it.

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

.@BarackObama spoke to what’s best in all of us in his remarks at the Grand Opening of the Obama Presidential Center.

[Washington Week with The Atlantic | PBS @washingtonweek]

"The lesson that Iran learned in the last four months is that you gain concessions from the U.S. by punching back at them hard, by closing the Strait of Hormuz, by attacking your neighbors, & unfortunately I don't think this MOU has resolved the nuclear issue," @ksadjadpour says.