"We won't know, in the short term, the damage!"
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on the impact of Bill Pulte taking over as Director of National Intelligence
Warner blasts Pulte (a MAGA political ally of Trump) as wholly unqualified, with no security or intelligence experience
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Wright: "POTUS has been advised all along, despite media proclamations, that there was enormous risk to energy flows to engage the Iranians on their nuclear program in a military fashion... he knew he was going to drive up energy prices in the short run. He had the courage to take the action anyway"
Trump threats to occupy Iran: "President Trump tells Fox News he spoke with Iranian officials overnight and said, 'You close the strait and you won't have a country.' He went on to tell these officials, 'You won't even make it back to your f**king country...we'll take over the rest of the country.'"
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“While Trump and Hegseth can order the military to block the promotions of women and Black officers, he is able to do so because the senior leadership has acceded to Trump’s agenda. So with the Park Service, which has become a public relations hit squad for Trump…”
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Michael Bloomberg is convinced that the fossil fuels industry has completely captured the US government and US media. And he's correct. He plans to do something about it. www.ft.com/content/5d02...
“.. This is not a document the United States agreed to because the war demonstrated a new U.S. military superiority.
“.. it’s a document that has resulted from the fact that the United States bit off more than it could chew and doesn’t want to escalate.”
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Frying pan, meet fire. Trump has no idea of the history or concern for the views of the people of Lebanon.
Bill Kristol
Happy Father's Day to every dad and father figure all across Michigan!
Here’s to my Dad (now Noa’s Grandpa!), and to Ray being the best Dad our daughter could ever hope for. 💙
Scott Horton
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Mallory McMorrow
Lots of interesting data in the new CBS/YouGov poll but I think this is my favorite bit - clear majority sees Trump as a fu-k up:
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"The president told me he's disappointed Israel can't put Hezbollah away. He went on to say, 'They can't do anything without knocking buildings down' & that he is close to giving it to Syria. He's talking about empowering the Syrian president to actually go into southern Lebanon and fight Hezbollah"
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Billionaire pledges $285mn to renewable industry associations as nations face energy policy decisions in wake of Iran war
