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Luke discusses Piers Morgan airing past Trump statements that contradict his current actions and more.SUPPORT MIRACLE FOUNDATION!https://give.miraclefoundati... OH SH*T: Piers Morgan Airs TRUMP’S HUMILIATION on National TV!

Ignore the headline & thumbnail: those rarely reflect the actual content of a video. But do click to watch Luke Beasley's show, just 13 minutes long, because he's really on point today re. how Republicans talk about the Iran War.

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How the US-Israeli war on Iran created a massive hole in global airspace Airlines are using long-readied contingency plans but bottlenecks have formed that no amount of planning can fix

War engulfing the Middle East has cleared the region’s skies, forcing airlines to make drastic rerouting plans & leaving a massive void in usually busy global airspace. Airlines have been forced to divert their passenger jets away from the Gulf or risk a catastrophic accident.

From petrol to groceries: how Middle East crisis is driving up prices Global supply chains are disrupted and prices are rising across sectors amid warnings worse is to come if conflict persists

The conflict in the Middle East has disrupted global supply chains and triggered price rises across a range of categories, prompting accusations of price gouging and warnings of worse to come if the conflict persists.

A quick summary of what's affected.

Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows US embassy cable said Israeli officials did not trust Lebanon or Syria to contain the group’s fighters

An internal US assessment indicates that Israeli officials had doubts that the Lebanese state could disarm Hezbollah even before Israel launched an aerial campaign against the group on Monday.

Three days after the US cable was sent, Israel launched the first of a wave of airstrikes against Hezbolla

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Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence reached out indirectly to the CIA with an offer to discuss terms for ending the conflict, according to those briefed on the outreach.

US officials are skeptical that either the Trump administration or Iran is really ready for an offramp,

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Good piece on undergrads who heeded MLK's call, inspired to join others traveling to Mississippi, where voting rights were under attack. 1964's Freedom Summer was dangerous work. It shook the conscience of the nation.

Voting rights are again endangered, now by the WH..

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Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Congress engaged in a breathtaking act of legislative assertion, affirming that lawmakers’ held the power to declare war – not the president.

Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, not the president. But most modern presidents have asserted that Article 2 allows the president to use the military in certain situations without prior congressional approval.

A poli sci prof explains. No pay wall.

Welcome to the ‘gray zone’ − home to nefarious international acts that fall short of outright conflict Nations are becoming adept at provocations that fall in the area between routine peacetime actions and open warfare.

Nefarious actors shape elections without leaving irrefutable evidence of ballot manipulation. Rogue states interfere with infrastructure through actions that resist clean attribution. State-backed hackers can warp information environments while avoiding immediate blame.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing plays into Shiite Islam’s reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians Khamenei was a deeply polarizing figure in Iran – perceived by some as a martyr and others as an oppressor.

Shiite tradition calls for 40 days of public mourning. While some Iranians came out to commemorate Khamenei, others celebrated his demise. The scenes reflected the contradictions in how Khamenei was perceived: by some as a martyr, and by others as an oppressor.

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The brands Casey Means has touted—while being paid thousands to promote them—are not all the epitome of health & safety that she has claimed them to be. At least 5 of her sponsors sold products allegedly containing hazardous ingredients or unsafe levels of lead & cadmium.

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2/ "To where should we all self-deport?" asks Digby. "Mars, I guess. Elon better get a move on."

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1/ QOTD for Ice Barbie:

Rep. Correa: "What do you suggest I tell my constituents? Have a passport with you all the time?"

Noem: "No, I'd tell them to be grateful they live in a country where Pres. Trump is upholding the law. We will help them self-deport."

Correa: "These are American citzens!"

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This guy says what?

War and aggression are so rarely the answer their instigators think.

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Middle East crisis live: US submarine sank Iranian warship, Hegseth says; Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran More than 80 people killed and 32 crew members rescued alive from the 180-crew frigate Iris Dena

As always, the Guardian is a pretty good place for live updates on fast-breaking news. Just FYI....

I got some USAF in the family. I wonder how many of them feel this.

Blasted out at 20 times the force of gravity: what ejection from a fighter jet does to the body Six US aircrew ejected over Kuwait after a friendly fire incident. Surviving the bailout may be the easy part.

Most people lose consciousness at 5G. Fighter pilots can withstand up to 9G with the help of anti-G equipment, but even that can only be sustained briefly. Ejection from a fighter jet generates forces far beyond that.

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Sorry. I agree it's rough.

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This article will break you.

California Democrats defy call from party to abandon crowded race: ‘Voters choose the next governor’ State party chair had urged candidates with no ‘viable path’ to victory to drop out to ensure Democratic win in November

One day after California’s Democratic party urged candidates without a “viable path” in the state’s crucial race for governor to drop out, the crowded field showed no sign of winnowing down.

At least 9 Dems are in the running to replace the outgoing governor, Gavin Newsom, with no clear frontrunner

John 'Sweaterman' Fetterman clearly did not understand the assignment when he signed up to be a REPRESENTATIVE. 🤦‍♀️

My husband is a climate scientist. I hear you!

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I think I have a bigger problem with soft climate denial as opposed to outright open denial. It’s far more insidious and widespread, especially here in the US. When it’s 75 in October in states like Massachusetts the weather is not “beautiful” it’s horrific. It’s a way of avoiding acknowledging 1/

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