Gratitude isn’t just for the good times. The real practice is finding it in your worst moments.
And I promise you, it’s there.
Gratitude can turn what you thought broke you into the very thing that made you whole.
Sometimes it looks like a Nasdaq rule change on May 1st that nobody covered, buried in financial regulatory language nobody reads, that quietly puts your retirement savings in the pocket of the world's richest man."
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Rep. @AOC: Have you ever participated in a meeting with Bayer to discuss the legal issues the company was facing about glyphosate?
Lee Zeldin: That topic did not come up
AOC: You're certain they didn't bring up anything?
Zeldin: 100%, absolutely
AOC: Okay. I would like to submit to the record some internal emails to the EPA. We have documentation here
Events in the Middle East and the Gulf region are unfolding extremely rapidly. Unfortunately, Ukraine knows all too well what this is about. Although Ukrainians never threatened Iran, the Iranian regime chose to become Putin’s accomplice and supplied him with “shahed” drones, and not only the drones themselves, but also the technologies to produce them. Iran also provided other weapons to Russia.
Over the course of this full-scale war, Russia has used more than 57,000 shahed-type attack drones against the Ukrainian people, cities, and energy infrastructure. Other nations have also suffered from Iranian-backed terror. Therefore, it is fair to give the Iranian people a chance to rid themselves of a terrorist regime and to guarantee security for all nations that have suffered from terror originating in Iran.
Our position is well known, and Ukraine has stated it repeatedly, including recently. It is important to preserve as many lives as possible. It is important to prevent the war from expanding. It is important that the United States is acting decisively. Whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken. This understanding must also come to the Russians.
People cannot know the day or the hour, yet every act of evil, terror, and aggression against neighbors ultimately meets a just response. We expect that, in the end, the Middle East region will become safer and more stable. Much has already changed toward that goal.
Ukraine is ready to help every nation so that security and justice increase, and terrorist regimes decrease.
I condemn today’s military escalation in the Middle East. The use of force by the United States & Israel against Iran, and the subsequent retaliation by Iran across the region, undermine international peace & security.
All Member States must respect their obligations under international law, including the Charter of the @UN. The Charter clearly prohibits “the threat of the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.”
I call for an immediate cessation of hostilities & de-escalation. Failing to do so risks a wider regional conflict with grave consequences for civilians & regional stability. I strongly encourage all parties to return immediately to the negotiating table.
I reiterate that there is no viable alternative to the peaceful settlement of international disputes, in full accordance with international law, including the UN Charter. The Charter provides the foundation for the maintenance of international peace and security.
As yet another preemptive war is begun in the Middle East, John Quincy Adam’s words of wisdom still ring true:
“Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.”
Like most Americans I have sympathy for the plight of the Iranian people and all subjected people around the globe, from North Korea to Tibet.
But as Adam’s wrote, America: “goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.
She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.”
The Constitution conferred the power to declare or initiate war to Congress for a reason, to make war less likely.
Madison wrote that “the Executive Branch is the branch most prone to war, therefore, the Constitution, with studied care, delegated the war power to the legislature.”
As with all war, my first and purest instinct is wish Americans soldiers safety and success in their mission.
But my oath of office is to the Constitution, so with studied care, I must oppose another Presidential war.
"Our President will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective."
Every accusation is a confession.
Exclusive: The Trump administration says it won’t share with lawmakers the classified intelligence that led to a whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard, citing presidential claims of executive privilege https://t.co/Ne63i16GrW
encouraging news.
*someone needs make Trump watch this. Doing something extraordinary about this might just be the best chance he'd have to win a Nobel.
We Just Crossed Our FIRST Tipping Point… And It’s NOT What You Think https://t.co/BBXjcYZxnl via @YouTube
If Bad Bunny were to sing "Born in the USA" as his first Halftime song, I might pass out from laughing at all the MAGA heads simultaneously exploding.
Por favor, Bad Bunny! 🙏🙏
On a weekend when JD Vance was mercilessly booed, and trump is hiding from boos, a reminder that President Obama gets cheered wherever he goes.
Exactly as it should be.