It's actually kinda funny to think about how even if the Republicans decide to pass this bill, Trump will refuse to sign it.
And then it will automatically become law in 10 days.
And then expire in October.
[Downfall Meme]
Four pornhub tabs, a gambling site, and ChatGPT
Obviously the reason we wont do that is there's a very potent danger that the Iranians will disassemble them and repurpose them into something useful.
NYT Standards editor replies to a reader question about why they don’t call Trump lies “lies” by referring to what they call his “tenuous relationship with facts” is almost too on the nose as a demonstration of how NYT prefers cuteness to the truth.
But this also captures something specific about NYT-brain. Every story is sui generis. Even if Trump were caught in a lie in every previous story about him, a new story cannot assert that he is lying even if his statements are blatantly untrue.
This is the fiction with which they cover their bias.
Not to put too fine a point on it, this response not only refuses to call Trump's lies "lies" but also waits until the last possible moment to even acknowledge that the paper has ever said Trump lied (she seems to view that as a mistake).
I genuinely hope that reader canceled their subscription.
Bart Simpson stands in front of a blackboard. He's holding a slingshot behind his back and glaring at you from over his shoulder. On the board is written several times "It is effortless for Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz"
Before the Iran War, the NYT ignored warnings that Trump is insane and he's surrounded himself with sycophantic viziers with the collective maturity of a 12-and-under boys soccer team.
Republicans keep getting elected President with this one trick.
I am all for Democrats doing stupid stunts that have no real effect but idiot voters remember, since it is literally the Republican party's only gag.
This exact question has been on my mind almost since day 1 of this war. If the goal is to destroy Iran's industrial capability, then what happens when the war ends and Iran rebuilds its industrial capability?
Are we going to keep three aircraft carriers on station and on alert forever?
I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.
I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.
1/ Here's what I can share:
I am not in the future predicting business! I'm just laying out what I think is a pretty reasonable projection based on passed events.
If you want to freak out, freak out!
But I think if you're trading oil, you should not freak out.
Both the US and Iran can perpetuate the war for personal grievance-based reasons. But, at this point, neither can effectuate any significant alteration of the state of play. Iran cannot fight its way to surer footing. The US can't bomb its way to a pro-West regime.
Ugh.
The non-spreadsheet argument for staying calm (which I mostly agree with) is that the US and Iran have no reason to perpetuate the war and both want traffic through the strait to return to normal.
And also Nothing Ever Happens.
And also TACO.
What if I told you there was a magical barrier between NYC and the rest of the world and that when people crossed through that barrier it changed them in unpredictable ways...
"Well, is there?"
No... At least, I don't think there is.
It would be nothing for this guy to just not do TV hits. No one would notice if he never did another one. It's baffling why he's allowed to speak at all.
You hit your head pretty hard are you okay? Pandamic? War? Economic collapse? What are you talking about? Get up we gotta get ready for the gala!
RFK: "I've never listened to any doctors before and I sure as hell am not about to start. In fact, I'm gonna do my own rotator cuff surgery."
Is there a polymarket bet on the number of ships passing through the strait?
Paint the map!
The TACO trade is going to do TACO trade things and it's going to work (until it doesn't). I've seen other people (who know things and are smarter than I am on the subject) say that the only reason to push oil prices above 100 is if you think the strait remains closed for months.
Especially when paired with the "we can't afford it" rhetoric applied to education, healthcare, research, and foreign aid.
When the dust settles, Americans will be shocked by the profligacy of Trump II.
22C scholar: Joe Biden's market trading prowess was so universally known that random Americans were bragging about it with graffiti on their trucks!
It can only good happen
I am routinely struck silent by the fact that we can stop HIV in its tracks, literally zero transmission, and as a society we just choose not to.
🎵 Trump's been stealing oil out of the reserve 🎵
