Helen Kennedy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A top Iranian security official tells Trump: 'Be careful not to get eliminated yourself.'

@apnews.com

if it wasn't a world-destroying atrocity it would be kind of funny how much time and money and energy is being put into convincing everyone to love AI and still the general consensus is like "meh"

She’s so tedious that I haven’t even really been tempted.

Reminder: don’t vote for morons.

I guess it depends what they mean by Number Two

Amazon Prime says “Melania” is #2 in the US.

Lullz

Marching orders are given. "That school had it coming." See it parroted by influencers and media outlets.

Great work by NYT showing Trump's war is the most unpopular ever. Supports my argument (see below) that in some ways the public rejection of Trump across the board is a very heartening development:

Each chair represents three years of food stamps for one person. Which, I remind everyone, averages at only $200 a month.

They get mad when people on SNAP want to buy soda

A+ emoji use.

I wouldn't draw attention to "precision" if I were him.

Also does he really think mullahs are running around operating weapons?

We blow up the schools. Which is worse, Pete?

So, not over

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

As millions of Americans were losing their SNAP benefits the Pentagon spent:

🔹️$6.9 million worth of lobster tails🦞
🔹️$15.1 million for ribeye steak 🥩
🔹️$2 million for Alaskan king crab 🦀
🔹️ and even $98,329 on a Steinway & Sons grand piano

✏️ by @newrepublic.com

If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far. Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again — Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them — But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen! This is a gift from the United States of America to China, and all of those Nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait. Hopefully, it is a gesture that will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump is completely flailing. He didn't anticipate the economic blowback and now he's trying to undo the past 10 days and contain the damage.

The bottom line is Trump sacrificed 8 American lives (& counting) and more than 1,000 Iranian lives (& counting) for nothing. He hurt the US & global economies, destabilized the Middle East, & will pull out with the same Iranian regime in power. There's no silver lining.

A senseless, criminal waste

🧵Possibly of interest to 80s/90s KCRW listeners who remember my old radio shows… I recently gave two crates of my old cassette airchecks to a senior music producer at the station to be digitized.

KCRW have launched a new stream called Vintage24, which started as Bent24, all SNAP shows… (1/3)

Yeah sorry I deleted. I meant a year ago

Mission Accompl—ish is right there.

Jesus Christ

One would think

If Trump used a machine gun during the next cabinet meeting, the replacement cabinet members would still not use the 25th Amendment.

I wouldn't mind testing that theory

That was always so painful.

Monster

Yeah. When they ask a good one, we who criticize all the time should acknowledge it.

I'd like to buy him a drink.

Who was that?