James Phipps

Boomer. Fiscally conservative, social liberal.
Life long democrat.
Retired stealth engineer
32 years experience 31 years with TS(SBI).

No DMs!

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

Trump’s pathetic “Great American State Fair” is the ultimate epic fail. Desperate Don mocked “tiny crowds” for years as proof everyone else was a rejected loser.

Now his own “Great American State Fair” on the National Mall is a ghost town — empty fields, broken rides, unstaffed booths.

His response? Bragging that it was “packed with happy people.” I guess they were "invisible people?"

The Tiny-Dick Emperor has no crowd.
And the hypocrisy is nuclear 🔥

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[(((Tendar))) @Tendar]

Ukrainian forces cut the import H-20 highway between the Russian-occupied cities of Donetsk and Mariupol, Donetsk region, in Ukraine. The bridge was near the town “Maloyanysol” at the following coordinates:

47°20'16.03"N 37°31'58.06"E

[LX @LXSummer1]

Tula, Russia ❗
⛽🔥 Today a fire broke out at PJSC Tulanefteproduct in Tula, according to ASTRA. The cause is unknown, and Russian authorities have not commented. An air raid alert had been issued earlier in the region. Tulanefteproduct, part of Rosneft, is a major fuel supplier in the Tula region and operates large oil storage facilities and a network of gas stations.

[Igor Sushko @igorsushko]

💥 Russia: Ukrainian drones are striking Russian transport on the M-4 highway in Voronezh region.

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @front_ukrainian]

❗️Ukrainian Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter, using the French guided aerial bomb AASM Hammer, destroys a Russian military base.

[WarTranslated @wartranslated]

Ukrainian drones today struck the 1st communication hub "Rubin" of the GRU General Staff of the Russian Federation. The facility is part of the "Rubin" strategic communication system and provides secure government and military satellite communications, data transmission, spacecraft control, telemetry, and the operation of combat command and control systems.

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Russia's deepening fuel crisis has hit Kaliningrad, a region totally reliant on imports.

Reserves likely now gone, joining the party.

[Erin Burnett OutFront @OutFrontCNN]

Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Trump earning over $1 billion last year from crypto ventures: “We are seeing the greatest onslaught of corruption in the history of mankind.”

[Senator Jacky Rosen @SenJackyRosen]

Trump's latest financial disclosure just dropped: he's made $2.2 BILLION since he's been in office.

Meanwhile, his presidency has cost Nevada families an extra $3,000 on average as prices on groceries, gas, and health care skyrocket — and now, he's refusing to sign a bipartisan bill to lower housing costs.

This is classic Trump — he’ll do anything to enrich himself and nothing to help you.

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @front_ukrainian]

❗️SBU drones struck hangars containing Su-30 and Su-30SM fighters of the Russian Armed Forces at the “Saki” military airfield in Crimea — a 40-day operation of influence against Russia is underway.

After the attack, a fire was recorded in the hangar where the Su-30SM was located, indicating a successful strike on the target. The approximate cost of each such aircraft ranges from $30 to $50 million, depending on the configuration.

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

☕️ Good morning, Penza

Ukrainian drones paid an early morning visit to the Mayak military plant.

According to preliminary reports, the Penza Research Institute of Electronic and Mechanical Devices was also hit. The institute develops high-tech electronic components and equipment used by Russia's defense industry.

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

💥 Russian occupiers keep losing their logistics

The highway bridge on the Mariupol–Donetsk (H-20/R-280) route near Kremenivka appears to have reached the end of its career after last night's strikes.

According to monitoring channels, traffic toward Donetsk has come to a halt, forcing Russian occupation forces to urgently reroute their logistics.

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

More fallout from last night's drone strike on the Donetsk–Mariupol highway bridge

Earlier, another bridge near Novoazovsk was also destroyed.

Kyiv appears to be methodically tightening the logistical noose around Russian-controlled Donetsk.

[Euromaidan Press @EuromaidanPress]

For two years, Russia's factories survived everything Ukraine threw at them.

Ukrainian drones reached the refineries and the defense plants—then barely scratched them. Damage patched in a week.

Two things changed at once.

The warheads got heavy enough to leave damage that lasts. And Ukraine's drones cleared the Russian air defenses that used to stop the missiles short.

Now a six-ton Flamingo missile blows up Russian factories 3,000 km deep, at a weekly rate.
https://t.co/oybE7RQbJc

[PBS News @NewsHour]

President Donald Trump reported more than $1 billion in income from his family's crypto ventures last year.

That's according to an annual financial disclosure released on Tuesday.

That includes more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, which he and his sons co-founded. And more than $600 million from "Trump" meme coins.

[Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer]

Donald Trump isn’t just shaping crypto policy, he’s making a fortune from it.

Since assuming office, President Trump reported more than $1.4 BILLION in crypto-related income.

The President is getting richer while Americans fall further behind.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

The Security Service of Ukraine struck hangars housing fighter jets at the Saky airbase in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Five SSU drone strikes have been confirmed.

According to preliminary information, two of the hangars contained Su-30 and Su-30SM fighter jets at the time of the strike. A fire broke out in the hangar housing the Su-30SM after the attack, indicating the target was successfully hit.

Each aircraft is estimated to be worth between $30 million and $50 million, depending on its configuration.

Glory!

📹: for illustration purposes

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Question: Is there any precedent even close for a U.S. President making this much money personally while in office?

Fmr WH ethics lawyer @RWPUSA: “None ever. We've never seen this much money made by U.S. President. We've never seen substantial conflicts of interest for any U.S. President since the Civil
War. Financial conflicts of interest. Every other president has voluntarily divested themselves of conflicts of interest with the presidency, except for Donald Trump .”

[James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn]

It’s clear Trump is bored with the real job of being President.

Things presidents are supposed to do—like bringing down costs—he calls “a big yawn.”

Instead, he’s obsessed with the “SAVE America Act” because he thinks he needs it to SAVE himself from accountability.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🔥 AWESOME! NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani brilliantly defends democratic socialism on ABC News.

He completely destroys the moderate establishment's fake manifesto.

He confirms his pro-worker policies have successfully delivered record-low crime rates across the city!