The political party that can win the argument over AI is set up for a political windfall. But so far it seems like basically everybody is blowing it.
That and more in today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4sbZwba
Headlines:
3 cargo ships have been attacked.
The Strait of Hormuz remains choked off.
Reports of some Iranian oil getting through to China.
GCC slowing down oil production due to lack of storage.
Gas prices have gone up for 11 straight days.
Donald Trump is a pedophile.
Now they're insulting Trump, yet he stays submissive to Putin.
Something’s up with Trump/Russia.
Is it Trump/Russia/Epstein?
www.contrariannews.org/p/trumps-del... Regardless of whether Trump warrants a medical diagnosis, he inarguably cares nothing about (if not outright celebrates) deaths, illnesses, suffering, economic distress, and any other harm he inflicts on those who refuse to worship him.
"To be clear, Iran does not have Tomahawks."
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social break down Trump admitting he doesn't know what's going on.
Iran is exporting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war, showing it is in control of a strategic waterway that it has closed off to the rest of the region’s oil producers. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Can someone name the 8 wars he claims to have ended?
Mike Johnson plays dumb on reports Russia is helping Iran target US troops: "I haven't been in the SCIF for a confidential briefing, but the president commented yesterday that if indeed Russia is helping Iran, they're not doing a very good job. So we'll leave it on that."
There are seven American dead from Iranian drones. We told Ukraine “no” when they offered us their drone defense in August that we’re now begging for.
Unacceptable
Q: "Regarding the missile strike on the Iranian school, how long does the administration expect that investigation to take?"
Leavitt: "The investigation continues, and as the president said yesterday, he will accept the conclusion of that investigation — whatever it may be."
"You ought to come back to us with some data" -- Dick Durbin dogwalks Peter Schweizer over his wild, evidence-free claims about a plague of Chinese "birth tourism"
Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"
When is the Trump admin ever going to be honest with the American people about what is happening in Trump's latest war?
Trump and his war fanatic Pete have spent more than $10 billion so far to wage an illegal war, kill schoolgirls, drive up prices, activate another hard-line ayatollah, spur death & chaos throughout the region—& soon lie about “victory.” Your healthcare & everyday struggles? They could not care less.
🚨BREAKING: Democrats filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding President Donald Trump’s administration unveil their plans, if any, for deploying federal officers or troops on election day. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Everything Trump has done, has strengthened our top 2 advisories, Russia and China!!
You need to look who was there before you guys started, someone was over there with a backhoe! It was on utube, right after NM said they were gonna investigate
This was such a good job by the NYT's Shawn McCreesh.
He asked a very pointed and direct question to Trump about the school bombing, leading the president to corner himself (was he claiming the US sold Iran Tomahawks???) before admitting he doesn't "know enough" and will abide by the final report.
Good for Shawn McCreesh from the NYT for not letting him get away with such an obvious lie.
The journalist’s name is Shawn McCreesh.
I wish more of these reporters would do this.
This should be the dictionary definition of “double talk.”
Fox should send Kilmeade as a special correspondent to report live from the ship. bsky.app/profile/atru...
DHS made a massive purchase of 2,500 new custom marked ICE vehicles that are now sitting in parking garages because nobody wants to use them: “ICE has never had marked vehicles. We don’t want to use these - we can’t.” www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immig...
The Golden Age rolls on.
It’s past time for Trump and Hegseth to come clean on this. They already know the truth. What they are doing now is simply refusing to accept responsibility.
China is manufacturing roughly 70% of the world’s EVs, 80 percent of smart phones, 80% of lithium-ion batteries, and 90% of drones.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is spending tens of billions of dollars to bomb the Iranian regime to smithereens. wapo.st/4ui9QzJ
In 2016, Trump argued that “our current strategy of nation-building and regime change is a proven, absolute failure” and vowed to focus on the home front. So much for that: We are now expending more blood and treasure in the pursuit of yet another war of regime change in the Mideast. wapo.st/4ui9QzJ
Trump and his national security team have learned nothing from our prior mistakes in the Middle East. Bombing a school (a incompetent mistake) and a desalinization plant (probably not a mistake) is just going to empower Iran's hardline leadership and dangerous terrorist groups.
Zelensky said more Patriots were used in 3 days fighting Iran than used by Ukraine since 2022. Imagine how much Ukrainian energy infrastructure—and how many Ukrainian civilians—might have survived the winter if Trump had sent more Patriots to Ukraine rather than to a “war of whim.” wapo.st/4ui9QzJ
