Micah Morrison

Chief Investigative Reporter, Judicial Watch. Personal views only. Also follows wildland fire and horse racing. Occam was right: use the Razor.

[Micah Morrison @micah_morrison]

@JudicialWatch, we remember Cardillo: JW sues FBI, NYPD for Information on Unsolved Murder of New York Policeman at Nation of Islam Mosque https://t.co/rf8YTdRtK4
Thank you @TomFitton

[Russell Nobile @RussellNobile]

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[Lord Hanson of Flint Labour Peer & Minister @RTHondavehanson]

In a corner of parliament at the far end of the Royal gallery a box lies permantly open containing sand from all five Normandy beaches -a reminder to both houses of the sacrifice & the cause of freedom fought for by brave service people on DDay June 6 th 1944. #DDay

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

Sgt. Nicole Gee didn’t just give her life for our country. She also gave us one of the most powerful photos of our 20 years in Afghanistan.

There is no greater humanitarian than the American warfighter.

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

The ultimate display of a mother's instinct. When a charging hippo threatens her calf, this mother elephant doesn't hesitate to unleash her full power. Raw, unfiltered survival on the African savanna/

- @Crazymoments01

[Micah Morrison @micah_morrison]

@Italofiend No

[Rachael Bade @rachaelmbade]

Indiana GOP — decimated

Cassidy — out

Cornyn — likely out

Massie — gone

VRA — gutted

Virginia map — struck

Incredible few weeks for Trump’s political operation.

[Gregory Brew @gbrew24]

Irans response:

Multi-page according to WSJ, sticks to opening strait/ending war first before making nuclear concessions; agrees to export some of the HEU to a third country, dilute the rest; agrees to enrichment pause but not 20 years; does not agree to "dismantle" existing nuclear sites.

Likely not enough for Trump.

[Faytuks News @Faytuks]

Iran's proposal to the US to end the war, according to Al Mayadeen:

- Ending the blockade
- Freedom to export oil
- Ceasefire in Lebanon
- Removing US sanctions
- Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz
- Unfreezing Iranian assets

[Barak Ravid @BarakRavid]

🚨 הנשיא טראמפ אמר לי בשיחת טלפון שהוא "לא אוהב" את התגובה האחרונה של איראן לטיוטת ההסכם לסיום המלחמה. "התגובה שלהם לא ראויה", הוא אמר

[GeoInsider @InsiderGeo]

BREAKING | Now we know what's in Iran's response. WSJ and Al Mayadeen are publishing the contents.

Iran asks for: end of the naval blockade, freedom to export oil, ceasefire in Lebanon, sanctions removed, Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz, frozen assets released.
On the nuclear file: part of the uranium diluted, the rest transferred to a third country, not the US, with a guarantee it comes back if talks collapse or if Washington exits the agreement.
No direct talks, everything through Pakistan.

Nuclear negotiations only during the 30 days after the war ends, not before.
WSJ calls it a "lengthy response that leaves gaps between the two sides."

Bottom line: Iran publicly confirmed the three red lines it announced yesterday (Hormuz, enrichment, uranium to the US) and offered concessions where it had room, partial dilution, third country instead of the US, guarantee of return.

Exactly what yesterday's post had framed as likely. The thing to watch is Lebanon: Iran put it in as part of the Iran-US deal, and Israel will never sign that. Possible rupture point even if Washington wanted to sign.

[Micah Morrison @micah_morrison]

@AuthorGFAllen Many times. One of the great pleasures in life. Falling in love with Simenon really got me in trouble 🤣. Bulgakov was great.

[Micah Morrison @micah_morrison]

@JoyceCarolOates The Steiner novel, “The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H.,” I thought it was pretty good.

[Marcus Hersh @DRFHersh]

Once again, it's incredibly disrespectful to continue with an excited, normal, enthusiastic stretch call when we have just watched a poor animal break down.

[Phil Stewart @phildstewart]

(Reuters) - Iran can withstand a complete halt ​in oil exports of up to two months before being forced to curb production, ‌analysts said, after the U.S. began blocking shipping in and out of the country's ports on April 13.

With its exports blocked, Iran faces having to divert crude ⁠into onshore storage tanks. Once those tanks are filled, the OPEC member would be required to curb ​upstream output.

Consultancy FGE NextantECA estimates Iran has about 90 million barrels of available onshore crude storage capacity, ​out of total capacity of roughly 122 million barrels.

[Hamidreza Azizi @HamidRezaAz]

This is very interesting and helpful 👇

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

This might be the most brutal community note of all time

[Henry Olsen @henryolsenEPPC]

21% reporting, Tisza now ahead in 92 districts and winning 128 seats total.

This is shocking the Fidesz partisans, but comes as no surprise to objective observers who have been following the race.

[Henry Olsen @henryolsenEPPC]

Tisza leads in all ten of my key swing seats.

[Micah Morrison @micah_morrison]

Public service reminder: the wily Persians have been negotiating deals for 2,500 years, since the time of Cyrus the Great. Atten @VP

[The Hormuz Letter @HormuzLetter]

BREAKING: Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf says two conditions must be fulfilled before negotiations with the US begin:

1. A ceasefire in Lebanon
2. The release of Iran's blocked assets

The blocked assets refer to tens of billions in Iranian oil revenues frozen in foreign banks under US sanctions, primarily in South Korea, Iraq, and Japan.

Lebanon is the same condition Ghalibaf cited yesterday when he declared three provisions of the 10-point proposal violated. The blocked assets demand is new.

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️Hungarian opposition party Tisza leads ruling Fidesz ahead of parliamentary elections, poll finds.

Hungary's opposition Tisza party holds a 13-point lead over the ruling Fidesz party ahead of the April 12 parliamentary elections, a recent poll found.
https://t.co/8ySd0IXnEC