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There have been some very bad developments today.

I think the secretary of defense should not be a psychopath

Bessent: "We may unsanction other Russian oil"

DOOCY: It sounds like the Russians are helping Iran target and attack Americans--


TRUMP: That's an easy problem compared to what we're doing here. What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We're talking about something else.

Pentagon Hires DOGE Stooge to Run AI Efforts Amid Iran War The Pentagon’s new chief data officer used to be a part of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency.”

One of Elon Musk’s former DOGE minions has been tapped to run AI at the Pentagon.

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Saudi led OPEC oil output jump ahead of Iran strikes, Reuters survey finds Saudi Arabia led a big ‌increase in OPEC oil output in the month ahead of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, a Reuters survey showed on Friday.

Saudi led OPEC oil output jump ahead of Iran strikes, Reuters survey finds reut.rs/4li1DYb

Leavitt: "When he as commander in chief determines that Iran no longer poses a threat to the US and the goals of Operation Epic Fury have been fully realized, then Iran will essentially be in a place of unconditional surrender whether they say it themselves or not"

The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
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Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/

US Lost a Surprising 92,000 Jobs Last Month and Unemployment Rate Ticks Higher to 4.4% American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%.

American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped up to 4.4%.

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Further stretching the national security leadership, Matthew Blue - the chief of the Justice Department's counterterrorism section - is an Air Force veteran who has been serving in the D.C. National Guard since August. Trump deployed the D.C. National Guard to tackle "out of control" crime in the nation's capital.

U.S. national security offices, weakened by firings, confront Mideast war FBI and Justice Department have lost decades of experience over the past year in key security positions. Today at 10:00 a.m. EST

The head of DOJ’s counterterrorism section has been — instead of countering terrorism — part of Trump’s useless National Guard deployment in DC.

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Costco CEO says any tariff refunds it gets will flow back to members through 'lower prices and better values' Costco challenges the US government over IEEPA tariffs, with CEO Ron Vachris pledging to pass refund benefits to members.

Costco is now demanding that Trump pay them back for his tariffs so they can refund all of their customers.

MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”

While the wealthy pay $250,000 for a private jet out of Dubai, Israeli strikes are displacing “hundreds of thousands of people this week, in a near-repeat of the humanitarian crisis triggered by Israel’s last offensive against Hizbollah ..”

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Intelligence Chair Rick Crawford: "These are the same people that were forcing everybody to wear a mask not long ago, but now they're trying to de-mask ICE agents"

In every Republican presidency of my lifetime there's been a recession and a new war in the Middle East.

A few hours after NYT reported that the U.S. bombed an elementary school in Iran, killing many children, the White House last night posted this video mixing airstrike footage with Top Gun, Iron Man, Gladiator, Halo, Breaking Bad, Star Wars, John Wick, Superman, Transformers and Dragon Ball Z

As @pabloreports.bsky.social says, every journalist should be speaking out for Estefany Rodriguez here in Nashville.

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Table 1. DoD Funding for OSG, as of September 30, 2025 | Component | Obligations | Disbursements | |-----------|--------------|---------------| | Army | $29,365,000 | 7,944,000 | | Navy | $8,810,000 | $6,303 ,000 | | Air Force | 22,466,000 | $20,997,000 | | Other DoD | $5,000 | $5,000 | | OSG TOTAL | $60,646,000 | $35,249,000 | Source: OUSD(C), response to DoD OIG request for information, 26.1 OSG 028, 1/20/2026. Table 2. DHS Funding for Operations at NSGB, as of December 12, 2025 | Utilities | $127,929.57 | |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| | Base Operating Services | $57,308.87 | | Performance Assessment Representative Fee | $5,678.14 | | ICE Gitmo Management Operations Center Contract | $17,658,947.12 | | TOTAL | $17,849,863.70 | Note: Cost estimates are based on the full contract. Source: DHS, response to DoD OIG request for information, 26.1 OSG 010, 1/12/2026.

It cost a combined $53,098,863.70 to detain 708 migrants at Guantánamo in 2025.

That's $74,998.40 per person—for an average stay of 14 days.

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Exclusive | Kuwait Cuts Oil Production as Storage Fills Up The cuts signal a broader storage crisis that poses new risks to the global market.

The bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz is forcing Kuwait and Iraq to cut oil production. They can't ship it, and they're running out of room to store it.

"Shutting in an oil well risks long-term damage and incurs high restart costs, making it a measure of last resort."

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CNN's Dana Bash reports on a conversation she just had with Trump: "He quickly turned to Cuba. He said without being asked, 'Cuba is going to fall pretty soon.'"

Trump’s Iran War is not going to be ending anytime soon. And calling for a country to surrender unconditionally means it is unarguably a war that requires a declaration of war.

CSPAN @cspan . @SpeakerJohnson after House blocked War Powers Resolution: "We're not at war, we have no intention at being at war. The president and the Department of Defense have made it very clear, this is a limited operation."

Darkly funny he had enough self-awareness to revert to "Department of Defense" here.

Indonesia to ban social media for children under 16, communication minister says Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid.

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said.

(FT) - Qatar’s energy minister has warned that war in the Middle East could “bring down the economies of the world”, predicting that all Gulf energy exporters would shut down production within weeks and drive oil to $150 a barrel.

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It’s almost like we didn’t think this through.

Second-order effects are coming into view.

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Trump’s War now providing a massive influx of cash for Iran’s ally Russia so they can continue to bomb civilians in Ukraine while we ask Ukraine for help against Iranian drones. Trump’s foreign policy in a nutshell.

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

"Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces...

Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft...

'It does seem like it’s a pretty comprehensive effort,'" an official said.

Trump's War If Trump campaigned as a President of peace, he has governed as the opposite

“Asked whether Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home, Trump acknowledges the possibility. ‘I guess,’ he says.”