So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.
That's $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
Thousands of lives lost.
People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks with reporters. (AP / Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
AOC: βThatβs one reason he must be removed from office - if the Epstein files have such a hold on Trump & this admin that they are willing to plunge us & risk world war in order to save themselves politically - that is the definition of someone who cant make objective decisions for the American pplβ
Good morning, BlueSky.
Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."
Wow: It appears Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) will not run for reelection.
This comes just days after Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) also announced he will not seek reelection.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but South Koreans took 6 hours to stop their insurrection, 10 days to impeach the president behind it, and just 6 weeks to convict him. He was sentenced to life in prison 2 weeks ago. Their country's stock market shot up 10%.
Exactly π―
Bombing hospitals and schools will not create a regime change. A war without a plan creates chaos. Electing your slowest is always a bad idea. Wolves know this. Horses know.
Nobel Peace Prize, my ass.
Fetterman needs to go. He is sucking up to the Convicted FElon.
Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting.
She had some things she needed to get off her chest
Be aware of which political party wants the American people to vote and will protect our collective right to do soβ¦and which political party wants to restrict that right so that they may remain in power indefinitely.
The difference could not be clearer than at the present moment.
Greenland Prime Minister Frederik Nielsen speaking to reporters. PHOTO BY LEON NEAL /Getty Images
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen: βPresident Trump's idea of ββsending an American hospital ship here to Greenland has been noted β But we have a public healthcare system where treatment is free for citizens. It is a deliberate choice"
Tomorrow President Zelenskyy will address the world from Ukraine during the extraordinary EU Parliament Plenary Session marking four years since the start of the invasion.
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
βHe was supposed to be here, butβ¦ 1/
Whatβs one way we can rein in ICE?
We can start by boycotting ICEβs corporate collaborators that are profiting from the agencyβs cruelty.
Watch.
Popok: You have an indicted sex offender who says out loud that he cannot tell you about Donald Trump or it will incriminate him and others. That alone would be a giant lead to be followed up, donβt you think?
REMINDER: Pam Bondi was Attorney General of Florida from 2011 to 2019 when Jeffrey Epstein was running his child rape ring in her very state. She prosecuted many child predators but NEVER even investigated Epstein. It's clear she has been covering up Epstein's crimes for years!
New in PN: The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump's war on usefulness
"Thereβs nothing partisan about the CIA World Factbook, so itβs hard to imagine how allowing people to use it could impede the MAGA agenda. Unless, that is, you realize the Factbook had to go *precisely because it was useful.*"
Nobody knows more than a stable genius.