Lance Price

Own CD Source and organize the Random Acts of Kindness Volunteer Meetup

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@krassenstein Why isn't it front page news? Because Trump started the Iran war to create a distraction.

[Ned Price @nedprice]

The pro-war crowd will be quick to characterize this as a failure of deescalatory diplomacy and the resulting MOU. It's not. Rather, it's an inevitable consequence of the original decision to launch a foolish, unnecessary war lacking clear objectives or off-ramps. https://t.co/hBgS1eH3HO

[Ned Price @nedprice]

Good to join the @BBC’s @CarlNasman to discuss the latest with Iran.

[Mike Pence @Mike_Pence]

“The President is right that his tariffs are at work—in destroying U.S. jobs and raising prices. The U.S. has lost some 75,000 manufacturing jobs since January 2025, including 25,900 in motor vehicle and parts production.”@WSJ https://t.co/QVLG6tlJkV

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@DeItaone Trump bought Friday afternoon and is selling now.

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@LogicalThesis

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@LogicalThesis I would still never touch any of the Ark products again. She'll go through periods of massive outperformance but long-term they have all sucked.

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

My heart goes out to Pete and Chasten and it enrages me that this happened to them. Of course it could happen to anyone who uses their voice about anything today. We must all denounce this and stand with this family. This anonymous caller should be arrested. @PeteButtigieg

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

It's actually mind-boggling that @JDVance would say Watergate would be a "10 hour story" today.
Just to review, Nixon's aides authorized a break-in of the DNC HQ to install bugging equipment--in a caper foiled by a night watchman, who called police. They then enlisted the CIA to mislead the FBI that the break-in was related to a probe of malign foreign actors.
The entire operation was paid for by a slush fund controlled by the WH.
The WH also enlisted the IRS to probe hundreds of Nixon's political enemies.
The AG, the WH COS and several other top aides all were convicted and served time for their involvement in the crimes and coverup.
Nixon was caught on his own secret tape system conspiring with them but was pardoned a month after he resigned by his successor, Gerald Ford.
That Vance thinks this would be a "10 hour story" today speaks volumes about the moral and ethical degradation of the Trump era.

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@LogicalThesis Cool design

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@LogicalThesis Like a racehorse starting slow then taking the lead at the midpoint.

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@SandraRodkey A urinal in a White House restroom with his picture at the bottom.

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@_deeez @townbrad Turns out he had a lot of say!

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@_deeez @townbrad I hope he would have a lot of input. He's fresh from college and knows the current players.

[Ned Price @nedprice]

Most comparisons between the Trump MOU and Obama's JCPOA miss the point that the latter was a nuclear agreement, while the former aspires to become a nuclear agreement after providing Iran massive inducements.

And claims that Trump's MOU is "worse" than the JCPOA are entirely misleading... because the JCPOA was a strong document, verifiably blocking all of Iran's pathways to a bomb without firing a shot, putting our service members in harm's way, or disrupting the global economy.

The JCPOA was the result of principled coercive diplomacy, coordinated with allies and partners. The MOU is the cost of fighting and conceding a foolish war.

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@VinnysCorner1 Mike Gaechter

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@VinnysCorner1 Cornell Green. Transitioned from cornerback to strong safety for his last five seasons.

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@atrupar And those are his best qualities.

[Lance Price @lanceaprice]

@LogicalThesis Market apparently thinks this will just affect the short and midterm rates.

[Ned Price @nedprice]

Fighting -- and ultimately conceding -- foolish wars inevitably leads to bad deals. One example: Obama's Iran Deal was specific, suspending only nuclear-related sanctions in return for steps that blocked all of Iran's pathways to a nuke. The idea was simple: with the nuclear challenge addressed, we could take on Iran's other threats -- and probably more effectively.

Trump's deal, on the other hand, envisions lifting ALL sanctions against Iran, not just nuclear-related sanctions, if a nuclear deal is reached. This is a far, far bigger carrot for the same reward as the JCPOA.

Nuclear sanctions -- gone.
Terrorism sanctions -- gone.
Ballistic missile sanctions -- gone.
Cyber-related sanctions -- gone.
Human rights sanctions -- gone.
Etc. -- all gone.

This isn't to say we should go back to war. Quite the opposite; it's another datapoint that we shouldn't fight stupid wars in the first place.