Trump “has given several rationales for why he’s gone into Iran,” Tom Nichols argues, “but in the end he seems to have settled on regime change ... I’m sorry to say that the track record of regime change operations make the bad outcomes more probable than the good outcomes.”
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In the wake of the federal Big Beautiful Bill, state lawmakers in Idaho and elsewhere are mulling cuts to Medicaid services that help disabled people live at home or in their communities.
“We just hold our breath every legislative session,” says one mother.
@realbrambo.bsky.social reports ⤵️
Global oil prices are in the high $70s as traffic through Strait of Hormuz comes to a halt. Some analysts have warned they could top $100 a barrel if the stoppage is prolonged. n.pr/4b11IuI
The desktop version isn't working for me, and the mobile is in incognito mode. Not seeing much chatter on this, so I was wondering if it was just me.
This aged well. Note the author.
“.. risk insurers on Saturday submitted cancellation notices for policies covering ships moving through the key oil chokepoint, brokers told the FT, with prices set to rise as much as 50 per cent in the coming days.”
@financialtimes.com #Iran
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Rep Jason Crow (D-CO): “I went to war three times for this country and learned that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, working class folks pay the price. The tough talk of a five-time draft dodger falls flat for Americans tired of military adventurism”
Short thread
Today in MN is a perfect example of why I ask y'all to subscribe to my human rights advocacy.
Corporate media knew MN interfaith leaders were coordinating a historic protest with thousands of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus & non-believers working TOGETHER.
And none showed up.
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"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Beveridge Curve check-in: Relationship between unemployment and openings is pretty much back to its prepandemic trend, which implies further declines in openings (if we get them) will bring faster increases in unemployment. Also true if we use quits instead of openings.
“It’s dead on arrival,” Gene Fidell, an expert on the Uniform Code of Military Justice who teaches at Yale Law, told me. “If this ever gets in front of a judge, the judge is going to say, ‘Fuck you.’” The attack on Kelly may have a much broader aim, which is to silence other service members who might speak out about the Trump administration’s actions by threatening their financial well-being. Veterans who lack Kelly’s platform, influence, and social connections may feel that their pension isn’t worth the risk of saying something critical of the president.
The Trump administration’s lawless attack on Senator Mark Kelly is part of a much broader project to turn the US military into a partisan militia and silence veterans who might speak out against that by threatening their pensions www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
russia’s second front is our fifth risk.
the most dangerous front in europe is shifting to a hybrid war between russia and nato.
nato will start to push back on russia's gray-zone operations.
and all sides grow more risk acceptant.
ChatGPT needs to have one of those “For Entertainment Purposes Only” labels, like a Magic 8 Ball.
This is definitely a big part of why. It’s corporate Gamergate from the world’s richest man, with the victims almost entirely women and kids. The response of the largely male high-capitalist system…is to invest www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/e...
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“.. a modern version of the law of the jungle, where might-equals-right determines which power wins. That’s a game China knows how to play all too well.”
@bloomberg.com
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The reason the Trump regime is trying to demolish the entire international order built after World War II is that they think the wrong side won that war.
Oil.
Oregon Community Benefit Reform Influenced Not-For-Profit Hospitals’ Charity Care And Medical Debt Write-Off | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...
Holy fucking shit!! The East Wing is gone. It’s fucking gone.
Several of my sources say they will never go back to the federal government -- at least, not under this admin -- after being terminated for no reason. Other sources still in the admin are thinking daily about leaving because morale is so low.
KHOSLA: “.. This isn’t your usual bubble mania. Most valuations are bonkers ..
“.. capital concentration is extreme. .. there will only be a few winners.” 👀
@theinformation.com
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When stocks at all-time highs aren’t enough. 😞
(via RenMac)
“.. democracy often erodes slowly at first .. But with each concession, autocrats become bolder.. and reversal becomes harder. Responses that, early on, can feel pragmatic—waiting it out, remaining silent, cutting a deal—only embolden ..”
@dziblatt.bsky.social
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There aren't many stories that prompt gasps at our editors' daily budget meeting. But this was one.
Gov. Shapiro says Pennsylvania “got screwed” in the reconciliation bill signed into law. penncapital-star.com/briefs/gov-s...
Republican bill slashing Medicaid could cause rural hospitals across the US to close | AP News apnews.com/article/medi...
BLOOMBERG: ".. Not every life can be spared from climate change, unfortunately, but many more could be saved if elected officials stopped pretending that they’re powerless to do anything about it."
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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London IPO fundraising falls to 30-year low https://on.ft.com/4nMgf2W
Good morning, it's Jobs Day. Reports today will likely focus on the modest job growth we saw in June and a fairly low unemployment rate.
But I want to once again *turn your attention to Black women,* where the story is very different.
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