Andrea Ramsteck

JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Gov DeSantis from designating CAIR as a terrorist organization and punish those who associate with the group.

“Once again, Florida chooses political posturing over the First Amendment,” Judge Walker writes.

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The Constitution is clear: Congress decides on war. When a president uses military force without authorization and Congress stays silent, they are abandoning their role as a co equal branch of government. War is the most serious power our government has. Shame on the U.S. Senate today.

Reminder that the US military budget is larger than the military spending of the next nine largest countries combined.

Over half goes to private defense contractors.

This is the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned of — on steroids.

Promises made. Promises broken. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

Trump with Chancellor Merz next to him: "How are we gonna treat Germany? I think you should hit them very very hard."

(Note the groans)

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

Once again, a single cartoon tells more truth that the entire US Congress.

Thanks to Rick McKee for making our current situation easy to understand.

What can you even say? These people deserve their inevitable humiliation and the nation deserves journalists with more self-respect.

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.

Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.

The Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream? With the rise of influencer Clavicular and ‘looksmaxxers’, sexist language from niche memes has infiltrated official government accounts and NYT headlines

The Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream?

The Pentagon is hanging the White House out to dry.
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Cartoon by
Jeff Koterba

A large group of people, mostly men, standing in the rubble of a collapsed building. A headline reads: "Strike on Girls’ School Kills 115, Iranian State Media Says" Photo by Mehr News Agency

At least 115 people, most of them likely children, were killed in a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran on Saturday, health officials and state media said. It was not immediately clear which country hit the school. Our reporters are trying to confirm details of the attack. trib.al/HxXybV9

From a strategic standpoint, Trump has no idea what he's trying to do, why he's doing it, let alone how.

He's just pathetic.

The real reason for Trump's Iran bombing Trump is nothing if not self-interested. His attack against Iran helps him and his party more than meets the eye.

"Trump doesn’t care about election interference. So why would he invoke Iran meddling in our election as he bombs the country? Put simply, he is trying to validate the claim that our elections are not secure as a pretext to usurp control of our elections in the name of national security.”

Opinion | War and Peace Cannot Be Left to One Man — Especially Not This Man The Constitution isn’t a technicality.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“No matter what he thinks, Trump is not a king,” our columnist David French writes. “But by taking America to war all on his own, he is acting like one.”

Trump Is Betting on an Iranian Uprising. He Might Be Disappointed. Iranians despised the ayatollah. That doesn’t mean they’ll side with the United States.

Trump called on Iranians to rise up and "take over your government."

History suggests that's much harder than it sounds. politi.co/4aTMXJT

Warning UK at risk of being pulled into illegal war

Why is Keir Starmer utterly incapable of saying no to Donald Trump?

Our national security requires us not to be dragged into illegal wars.

The Prime Minister is making us less safe. Did we learn nothing from Iraq?

But when his country called for Trump to serve, his daddy’s tenant faked a bone spurs diagnosis so someone else could go in his place.

For everyone else, “that’s the way it is.” bsky.app/profile/meid...

Cuba Is Next Trump’s campaign to take out long-standing U.S. irritants looks back to the Caribbean.

As U.S. and Israeli missiles fell on Iran this weekend, just weeks after President Trump ordered a lightning strike that put Venezuela’s president in a New York City courtroom, Trump is already eyeing his next target: Cuba, @vmsalama reports.

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Jeffrey Epstein standing in front of a mountain on a dirt trail. A headline reads: "Why the Epstein Investigations Took So Long and Did So Little" Photo U.S. Justice Department, via Reuters

Aside from Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, none of his associates have been criminally charged in the U.S. Millions of pages of Justice Department records help explain why, and how Epstein was able to act with impunity for so long. trib.al/Jw3IVYj

Do Americans support Iran strikes? Here's what new poll says A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds low levels of support for the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran that killed the country's supreme leader.

Only one in four Americans approve of the joint military strikes on Iran by the US and Israel that killed leader Ali Khamenei, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Just 27% of respondents said they approved of the strikes, while a majority said they were either unsure (29%) or disapproved (43%).

‘I Have Agreed to Talk’ Trump tells The Atlantic that Iranian leaders want to resume negotiations.

NEWS: Trump told me in a phone call Sunday morning he plans new talks with Iranian regime: "They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them." GIFT LINK: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want. Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice.

Read my full statement:

Democrats’ divide over Israel erupts after attacks on Iran Candidates face new litmus tests as AIPAC money and U.S. intervention dominate primary races.

The U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran are stirring up an already-roiling Democratic debate over Israel, just as primary season kicks off.

Candidates face new litmus tests as AIPAC money and U.S. intervention dominate primary races.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris with some choice words for Trump about getting us into another forever war. Congress needs to get back to Washington and vote to curb this tyrants appetite for war, Americans don’t want this shit.💥🔥💥

Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.

The fate of the Iranian people has never been of great concern to American administrations, and this one is no exception

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BREAKING: The Pentagon says three U.S. service members have been killed and five seriously wounded in hostilities with Iran

Annalena Baerbock # @UN_PGA.49m I condemn the extremely dangerous military escalation in the Middle East. X The UN Charter is clear: all Member States must settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered. They must also refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. Serious concerns regarding Iran's nuclear program, regional activities, and human rights violations must be addressed in accordance with the UN Charter and international law. I call on the United States, Israel, and Iran to de-escalate, to not drag neighboring countries into this conflict and to return to diplomacy and negotiations.