it's notable to me that the administration tried to frame tonight's UFC event as a "gift to Americans" but you can't watch it unless you have a paid subscription to Paramount+
Before everyone celebrates the supposed US-Iran peace deal:
Maybe remember that Trump was pushing for a deal to be signed on his birthday for symbolic purposes.
Actual deal wonโt be signed until June 19th. Letโs see what happens with Strait of Hormuz traffic in the interim.
Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate change pushes ocean temperatures higher, reefs are dying and bleaching events have put them at higher risk. Special correspondent Ben Tracy with Climate Central reports on an unlikely tool to bring reefs back from the brink. https://t.co/09eiAHGH1C
President Trump celebrates turning 80 on Sunday with a showstopping birthday spectacle that once would have seemed unfathomable: a UFC cage-fighting event on the White House South Lawn. https://t.co/TcNZh1n8MB
@ABC This is a for profit event that launders taxpayer $$ into the pockets of Trump and UFC. Trump purchased stock in March just before announcing the event. And he got this new coin grift going. https://t.co/TdU1I4dE5m
@ABC This is a for profit event that launders taxpayer $$ into the pockets of Trump and UFC. Trump purchased stock in March just before announcing the event. And he got this new coin grift going. https://t.co/TdU1I4dE5m
@Reuters@davidfrum@specialreports This is why Trump wants immunity from any IRS audit. And he's probably doing everything to ensure the US Securities and Exchange Commission never looks at these pump and dump schemes.
The $TRUMP meme coin generated about $616 million for the Trump family, while buyers lost more than $700 million, according to Reuters' estimates. The coin has tumbled 97% from its January 2025 peak https://t.co/D6RjrGkMnV @specialreports
The repercussions of Brunson choosing the four-year, $156.5M max deal over the five-year, $269M deal in 2025 are massive for the Knicksโ ability to keep this team together โ and keep making roster moves to close the gap on a championship.
๐จ NYCEM is monitoring a citywide outbreak of pure joy. โจโจA championship-level event is impacting all of New York City.โจโจThe KNICKS are NBA CHAMPIONS.โจโจLook out for your neighbors and stay safe. ๐งก๐
Pete Buttigieg
The Supreme Court is allowing Republican politicians to wipe out Black political representation and power.
We need to make it impossible for politicians or the courts to manipulate these maps once and for all.
Smikle: "The question is, how good are you as a candidate in delivering that message?"
Wallace: "Who's doing it best?"
Smikle: "I always like & pay a lot of attention to Pete Buttigieg. He puts things incredibly well & knows how to cut across a lot of different constituencies."