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“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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Live Updates: Israel Accuses Iran of Breaking Cease-Fire Announced by Trump
Underscoring the fragility of the deal, Israel said Iran had fired another missile barrage and threatened to retaliate. Iran’s military denied launching an attack after the cease-fire went into effect, Iranian state news outlets reported.
The fate of a truce announced by President Trump that went into effect early Tuesday hung in the balance, as the Israeli military said Iran had fired another missile barrage and vowed to retaliate.
The claim from Israel’s military came just hours after the country joined Iran in agreeing to the truce, spurring cautious hopes for an end to 12 days of unprecedented warfare between the adversaries. Iran’s military denied firing more missiles after the cease-fire went into effect, according to Iranian state news outlets — adding to the uncertainty.
Mr. Trump’s announcement had caught some of his own officials by surprise, and both sides continued to trade fire in the last moments before confirming a truce was in effect.
The Israeli military said it had struck missile launchers in western Iran that were poised to fire at Israel. Iran launched at least four barrages of ballistic missiles at Israel, setting off sirens that sent millions of Israelis rushing in and out of shelters for over two hours. At least four people were killed when a missile hit an apartment building in the southern city of Beersheba. The emergency services had earlier reported a fifth death but then revised the toll back down to four.
But by around 7.30 a.m. in Israel, a tentative calm appeared to have taken hold as the military issued an all-clear, allowing people to exit bomb shelters. Soon after, President Trump announced the truce was in force. “PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!” he added.
There was initially silence from the Israeli government, which has in the past often waited before declaring conflicts over — waiting in the first, delicate hours to see whether quiet is being answered with quiet. Just after 9 a.m. local time, Israel’s government issued a statement saying it had agreed to a mutual cease-fire, having achieved its goals in its campaign in Iran, “and in full coordination with President Trump.”
But underscoring the fragility of the situation, more sirens wailed in northern Israel nearly two hours later, warning of missiles launched from Iran. The Israeli military accused Iran of breaking the cease-fire — saying in a statement that it would “respond with force.”
The president announced America’s bunker-busting attack on Iran in a strange late-night speech, after approving the strike based on “a feeling” over actual intelligence, and regime change in Iran appears to be on the table.
Iran denies Israeli accusation of violating ceasefire – latest updates
published at 05:48
05:48
The Iran-Israel conflict has seen some dramatic developments in the past few hours. Here’s a quick summary:
At 06:08 BST, Donald Trump posted on social media that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel had come into effect
Just over an hour later, Israel said it had agreed to the US ceasefire proposal, while Iran said earlier it would stop attacking if Israel did the same
Then at 08:30, the Israeli military said it had identified missiles launched from Iran and intercepted them over northern Israel
Iran has denied firing any missiles, but the IDF insists Israel will “respond with force”
Before the truce began, both sides exchanged heavy fire overnight
Iranian state media say waves of missiles from Israel have hit the capital and other cities – at least nine people have been killed, including a nuclear scientist
Some residents told BBC Persian they saw one of the “heaviest” barrages since the conflict began 12 days ago
In Israel, at least four people have been killed and 22 injured in Beersheba
19 min ago
Hours after Trump’s dramatic ceasefire announcement, region remains on edge. Here what you need to know
From CNN’s Rob Picheta and CNN staff
US President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “complete and total” ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday.
But that truce appeared in jeopardy hours later. Israel on Tuesday morning accused Iran of breaking the agreement and said it would “respond with force.” However, a senior security official in Iran told CNN that after midnight ET “no missiles have been fired at the enemy so far.”
Here’s what you need to know.
Trump declares a sudden ceasefire: “I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, “THE 12 DAY WAR,” he wrote on social media, revealing a truce that appeared unlikely just hours earlier. Iran and then Israel said they had agreed to the ceasefire, which Trump said would go into effect early on Tuesday morning. “I think the ceasefire is unlimited. It’s going to go forever,” Trump told NBC News.
Israel accuses Iran of breaking the deal: But Tuesday morning, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that his country “will respond with force” after Iran’s “utter violation” of the ceasefire. The Israeli military intercepted two missiles launched from Iran at Israel, an Israel Defense Forces official told CNN.
Iran denies the claims: Iranian state-affiliated media outlets denied that Iran fired missiles at Israel. A senior security official in Iran added that after 7:30 a.m. local time, “no missiles have been fired at the enemy so far.” The official told CNN: “If Israel makes a mistake, all occupied territories will be attacked, just like an hour before the war stopped.”
The world watches: Trump’s announcement of a halt in fighting was met with relief and cautious optimism. Qatar helped to get Iran on board, a source familiar with the matter said, and leaders in the region praised the deal. China meanwhile said it “hopes” the truce would be implemented soon. But ceasefires in the region are notoriously fragile, and a possible breakdown in the deal left nations on edge.
Deal follows Iran’s attack: Any ceasefire, even a fragile one, appeared a distant prospect just 24 hours ago, when the US was primed for an Iranian retaliation after Trump ordered strikes on three nuclear facilities in the country. But Iran’s move was muted: Qatar intercepted all Iranian missiles that targeted the US-run Al Udeid Air Base on Monday except for one, which fell in an area that caused no casualties. Trump on Monday thanked Iran for “early notice” of the attack, which seemed to be a face-saving move. Diplomatic sources told CNN they were hopeful that Iran’s retaliatory strikes would serve as an off-ramp
Will Gaza be next? Yair Lapid, Israel’s opposition leader, said after Trump announced a ceasefire that “this was now the moment to close that front” in Gaza. “To bring the hostages home, to end the war. Israel needs to start rebuilding,” he said. More than 55,000 people have been killed in Israel’s war against Hamas in the enclave, and dozens of Israeli hostages remain captured. “Those who can achieve a ceasefire with Iran can also end the war in Gaza,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum added in a statement Tuesday.
memorable presidential quotes:
Abraham Lincoln:
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.”
Woodrow Wilson:
“No nation is fit to sit in judgment upon any other nation.”
Donald Trump
“They don’t know what the f— they’re doing”
President Trump on Tuesday unleashed on the Israelis and the Iranians, expressing his displeasure at continued fighting between the two adversaries after he announced the parameters of a ceasefire the day before.
“We basically, we have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f— they’re doing,” Trump told reporters at the White House before taking off for a trip to The Hague for the NATO Summit.
In a Truth Social post around the same time, Trump singled out Israel, in a remarkable move for the U.S. president, telling the longtime American ally: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
Trump told reporters at the White House he was going to see if he could “stop it” when asked about the continued attacks lobbed by both sides overnight after parts of the ceasefire were to be put in place.
“They [Iran] violated it but Israel violated it too,” Trump said. ”I’m not happy with Israel.”
Trump’s public criticism of Israel marked a significant departure from the policy of former U.S. presidents, including Trump previously, who have steadfastly stood by its longtime ally.
Both Israel and Iran accused the other of continuing attacks overnight.
Israel on Tuesday morning, a few hours before Trump’s comments to reporters, said that it will respond with force because Iran violated the ceasefire, CNN reported. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the country will “continue the intensive operation to strike” Tehran.
Meanwhile, an Iranian missile strike hit a residential building in Beer Sheva, Israel before the just ceasefire was set to go into effect, killing four people, according to CNN.
Trump on Monday night announced the parameters of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, indicating that Iran would stop the fighting first, followed by Israel and that all fighting would end in a matter of 24 hours. He expressed confidence in a Truth Social post that the end of the fighting between the two countries, which he dubbed “the 12 day war” would stick.
He later told NBC News Monday night he believed the ceasefire between the two bitter rivals would last “forever.”
Updated 7:28 a.m. ET
Yes apparently Israel and Iran don’t read Truth Social. Trump’s ceasefire “announcement” was just made up.
UNHINGED!
“They don’t know what the f— they’re doing”
perchance another one his projections?
The shock value of the F-word has plummeted in recent years.
great line in comments on that video:
@gilbert-v3f1j
Somebody should tell him this ain’t Game of Thrones—just a rerun of The Apprentice
If you have a gmail/youtube account, please add comments and hit likes—the YouTube robot loves that, shoves them in front of more viewers
Ivy, I think it’s the first time for a president knowingly on a hot mic
The F-word for Dodo is Fool.*
* Fake and Fraud will also fit.
That should fit nicely on his tombstone.
It’s not being bleeped-out on MSNBC.
The Congressional abnegation of responsibility is really starting to piss me off. They all receive very generous salaries and benefits to serve their constituents, and they might as well potatoes going to seed.
First of many
today’s meme…
Our broken language is a symptom of our broken politics and, increasingly, our broken culture, government, society, country, world, etc. – Kyle Whitmire
A senior Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize has withdrawn it, as peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow slip under the radar and the president keeps his sights fixed on the Middle East.
Trump is “is evading—he is dodging—the need to impose sanctions on Russia,” Merezhko said.
Merezhko said Trump had “virtually no reaction” to recent large-scale strikes on the Ukrainian capital, adding: “He has chosen the path of appeasement.”
Trump, who touched down in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday for NATO’s largest summit of the year, landed in the wake of announcing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. “PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!,” he added in a post to his Truth Social platform.
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@realDonald Trump • 41m
ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly
“Plane Wave” to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
***
@realDonald Trump
Now that we have made PEACE abroad, we must finish the job here at home by passing “THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,” and getting the Bill to my desk, ASAP. It will be a Historic Present for THE GREAT PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as we begin the Celebration of our Country’s 250th Birthday. We are finally entering our Golden Age, which will bring unprecedented Safety, Security, and Prosperity for ALL of our Citizens. To my friends in the Senate, lock yourself in a room if you must, don’t go home, and GET THE DEAL DONE THIS WEEK. Work with the House so they can pick it up, and pass it,
IMMEDIATELY. NO ONE GOES ON VACATION UNTIL IT’S DONE. Everyone, most importantly the American People, will be much better off thanks to our work together. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller owns a massive stake in Palantir, which stands to make millions off of Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, according to the Project On Government Oversight.
…owns between $100,001 and $250,000 in assets at the defense company. Miller reportedly acquired the stock after Trump exited the White House in 2021, but sometime before he enacted his sprawling plan to bolster immigration enforcement. The data had been revised as recently as June 4.
Last month, the Trump administration tapped Palantir to help build a massive system to allow federal agencies to better share their data with each other, creating a huge database that will serve as a surveillance tool for the state. Palantir has also been angling to get involved with the U.S. Navy’s efforts to fast-track warship building.
Palantir has been the highest performing company on the S&P in 2025, with its stock price surging 80 percent this year alone.
Given Miller’s involvement in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his financial stake in Palantir should raise significant concerns over potential conflicts of interest. Should he direct an update of DHS’s digital systems, Palantir could stand as a likely beneficiary.
F-bomb
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f–k they’re doing,” Trump said.
Can’t wait to see how NATO shakes out. Can the International Criminal Court just arrest him while he’s in The Hague?
I react to YouTube comments here (Ivy, thanks for pitching in)
@realDonald Trump
Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the “dumbest” people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before. The reason for her “rantings” is all of the Victories that the U.S.A. has had under the Trump Administration. The Democrats aren’t used to WINNING, and she can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again. When we examine her Test Scores, we will find out that she is NOT qualified for office but, nevertheless, far more qualified than Crockett, who is a seriously Low IQ individual, or Ilhan Omar, who does nothing but complain about our Country, yet the Failed Country that she comes from doesn’t have a Government, is drenched in Crime and Poverty, and is rated one of the WORST in the World, if it’s even rated at all. How dare “The Mouse” tells us how to run the United States of America! We’re just now coming back from that Radical Left experiment with Sleepy Joe, Kamala, and “THE AUTOPEN,” in charge. What a disaster it was! AOC should be forced to take the Cognitive Test that I just completed at Walter Reed Medical Center, as part of my Physical. As the Doctor in charge said,
“President Trump ACED it,” meaning, I got every answer right.
Instead of her constant complaining, Alexandria should go back home to Queens, where I was also brought up, and straighten out her filthy, disgusting, crime ridden streets, in the District she “represents,” and which she never goes to anymore. She better start worrying about her own Primary, before she thinks about beating our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, whose career is definitely on very thin ice! She and her Democrat friends have just hit the Lowest Poll Numbers in Congressional History, so go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, MAKE MY DAY!
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AOC RESPONDS TO TRUMP ATTACK: “Mr.
President, don’t take your anger out on me – I’m just a silly girl. Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war. It only took you 5 months to break almost every promise you made. Also, I’m a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast.
Respectfully.”
*Ha! Congrats to AOC for her new nickname, “The Mouse.” That proves he’s afraid of her. If she’s a mouse, she’s a mouse that roars.
I love that he called her stupid and dumb right after misspelling his own name
I hope this war is over for now. I gotta make Pizza Muffins for my next Lazy Man Cooks
Mixing metaphors is an English major’s favorite fun❗️
I prefer to live in a society where “fuck” is not a taboo word and racial slurs are
It’s the only positive cultural development in the last 10 years
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday injected some uncertainty over whether the U.S. would abide by the mutual defense guarantees outlined in the NATO treaty as he headed to its summit — comments that could revive long-standing concern from European allies about his commitment to the military alliance.
“Depends on your definition,” Trump told reporters as he was headed to The Hague, where this year’s summit is being held.
“There’s numerous definitions of Article 5. You know that, right? But I’m committed to being their friends.” Asked later aboard Air Force One to clarify, Trump said he is “committed to saving lives” and “committed to life and safety” but did not expand further, saying he didn’t want to elaborate while flying on an airplane.
Trump mercilessly deports children with cancer
Saying fuck isn’t the worst thing he’s gonna do
“injected some uncertainty over whether the U.S. would abide by the mutual defense guarantees”
…hardly a guarantee if Trump won’t guarantee it, is it?
Cognitively impaired and drunk with power- impeach
ok have a good day? 😒
Slava Ukraine
fuck trumpers
Trail Mix Live on YouTube just 3 weeks old and about to break 100 subscribers
Leaders arrive at Hague summit as Nato chief Rutte flatters Trump
I’m sorry, but the way DHS and ICE is treating human beings with deliberate cruelty at these detention facilities is absolutely criminal and I don’t know how anybody stands for it. I don’t wanna hear about how virtuous any Americans are ever again
anon, the whole enterprise is a throwback to the depravity of the Fugitive Slave Act
Is there a comprehensive list of those abducted by bounty hunters claiming to be ICE? There needs to be a missing persons list. Where are the women and children?
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said during a closed-door meeting with Republicans on Tuesday that people worried about cuts to Medicaid in the Senate’s reconciliation bill will “get over it,” Punchbowl News reported.
*Even as they face their own mortality, they can not find a shred of humanity in them. The soulless bastards club.
Sherman had four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart – “Little Woman,” “Julie, Do Ya Love Me,” “Easy Come, Easy Go,” and “La La La (If I Had You).”
He had six albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including 1970’s “Here Comes Bobby,” which spent 48 weeks on the album chart, peaking at No. 10. His career got its jump start when he was cast in the ABC rock ’n’ roll show “Shindig!” in the mid-’60s.
Later, he starred in two television series – “Here Come the Brides” (1968-70) and “Getting Together” (1971).
After the limelight moved on, Sherman became a certified medical emergency technician and instructor for the Los Angeles Police Department, teaching police recruits first aid and CPR.
He donated his salary.
*RIP
I had a 45 of “Easy Come, Easy Go” that was printed on a box of Honeycombs cereal. I carefully cut it out, but cardboard is wavy, so you can image the sound quality.
One of the things that happened during the ninteen nineties, which coincided with when I fought HepC ( and sort of won), is a massive change to gender freedom. One of these was language.
Before leaving the world behind in my struggle I missed the update of women freedom and use kicking in the shin words. This is nineteen ninety-nine. I was talking to a dear friend I had not talked since nineteen seventy one. She used “fuck” in a sentence.
That was a welcome to a world I left behind and has now advanced.
The truth is I experienced culture shock. So much had changed in ten years that I, as a modern American, did not know how to navigate.
you know what? there were more than a few positive cultural developments in the last 10 years and that’s why the trampers are so angry
Trumpco is happy to convert their anger into profit for itself and their king, gullible schmucks
Kristi Noem is so cartoonishly evil she would be unbelievable as a Bond villain
“In starting his illegal and unconstitutional war with Iran without the constitutionally mandated consent of Congress or appropriate notice to Congress, President Trump acted in direct violation of the War Powers Clause of the Constitution,” Green’s articles state.
The impeachment articles continue, “President Trump has devolved and continues to devolve American democracy into authoritarianism by disregarding the separation of powers and now usurping congressional war powers.”
In a 344-79 vote, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected Green’s resolution.
A total of 128 Democrats joined Republicans in voting to table the articles, while only 79 supported the effort.
*Hope they all get primaried by progressives.
Here’s the full list of House Democrats who voted to table the impeachment articles.
Pete Aguilar (California)
Gabe Amo (Rhode Island)
Jake Auchincloss (Massachusetts)
Wesley Bell (Missouri)
Ami Bera (California)
Don Beyer (Virginia)
Sanford Bishop (Georgia)
Julia Brownley (California)
Nikki Budzinski (Illinois)
Janelle Bynum (Oregon)
Salud Carbajal (California)
Andre Carson (Indiana)
Ed Case (Hawaii)
Sean Casten (Illinois)
Kathy Castor (Florida)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Florida)
Katherine Clark (Massachusetts)
Emanuel Cleaver (Missouri)
Jim Clyburn (South Carolina)
Herb Conaway (New Jersey)
Lou Correa (California)
Jim Costa (California)
Joe Courtney (Connecticut)
Angie Craig (Minnesota)
Jason Crow (Colorado)
Henry Cuellar (Texas)
Sharice Davids (Kansas)
Don Davis (North Carolina)
Madeleine Dean (Pennsylvania)
Rosa DeLauro (Connecticut)
Suzan DelBene (Washington)
Chris Deluzio (Pennsylvania)
Debbie Dingell (Michigan)
Sarah Elfreth (Maryland)
Cleo Fields (Louisiana)
Shomari Figures (Alabama)
Lizzie Fletcher (Texas)
Bill Foster (Illinois)
Lois Frankel (Florida)
Laura Gillen (New York)
Jared Golden (Maine)
Dan Goldman (New York)
Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
Maggie Goodlander (New Hampshire)
Josh Gottheimer (New Jersey)
Adam Gray (California)
Josh Harder (California)
Jim Himes (Connecticut)
Steven Horsford (Nevada)
Chrissy Houlahan (Pennsylvania)
Steny Hoyer (Maryland)
Val Hoyle (Oregon)
Hakeem Jeffries (New York)
Julie Johnson (Texas)
Marcy Kaptur (Ohio)
Bill Keating (Massachusetts)
Timothy Kennedy (New York)
Ro Khanna (California)
Greg Landsman (Ohio)
Rick Larsen (Washington)
John Larson (Connecticut)
George Latimer (New York)
Susie Lee (Nevada)
Mike Levin (California)
Sam Liccardo (California)
Ted Lieu (California)
Zoe Lofgren (California)
Stephen Lynch (Massachusetts)
Seth Magaziner (Rhode Island)
John Mannion (New York)
Lucy McBath (Georgia)
Sarah McBride (Delaware)
April McClain Delaney (Maryland)
Jennifer McClellan (Virginia)
Betty McCollum (Minnesota)
Kristen McDonald Rivet (Michigan)
Morgan McGarvey (Kentucky)
Gregory Meeks (New York)
Grace Meng (New York)
Kweisi Mfume (Maryland)
Joe Morelle (New York)
Kelly Morrison (Minnesota)
Jared Moskowitz (Florida)
Seth Moulton (Massachusetts)
Frank Mrvan (Indiana)
Richard Neal (Massachusetts)
Joe Neguse (Colorado)
Johnny Olszewski (Maryland)
Frank Pallone (New Jersey)
Jimmy Panetta (California)
Chris Pappas (New Hampshire)
Nancy Pelosi (California)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington)
Scott Peters (California)
Brittany Pettersen (Colorado)
Nellie Pou (New Jersey)
Mike Quigley (Illinois)
Jamie Raskin (Maryland)
Josh Riley (New York)
Deborah Ross (North Carolina)
Pat Ryan (New York)
Andrea Salinas (Oregon)
Mary Gay Scanlon (Pennsylvania)
Brad Schneider (Illinois)
Hillary Scholten (Michigan)
Kim Schrier (Washington)
Bobby Scott (Virginia)
Terri Sewell (Alabama)
Adam Smith (Washington)
Eric Sorensen (Illinois)
Darren Soto (Florida)
Greg Stanton (Arizona)
Haley Stevens (Michigan)
Marilyn Strickland (Washington)
Suhas Subramanyam (Virginia)
Tom Suozzi (New York)
Emilia Sykes (Ohio)
Paul Tonko (New York)
Ritchie Torres (New York)
Lori Trahan (Massachusetts)
Derek Tran (California)
Lauren Underwood (Illinois)
Juan Vargas (California)
Gabe Vasquez (New Mexico)
Marc Veasey (Texas)
Eugene Vindman (Virginia)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida)
George Whitesides (California)
More hysterical nonsense from the White House press secy saying intelligence reports questioning extent of damage are an attack on the pilots.
It’s because she’s a moron Craig
ugh sorry I’ll go listen to Olbermann. He’s usually as angry as I am or acts like it.
Protesters in Venice rallying against the impending nuptials of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez have claimed victory after their threats of disruption reportedly prompted a change of wedding venues.
The group, No Space for Bezos, had called for a blockade on canals around the 14th-century Grande Scuola Misericordia in central Venice, which is thought to be where the couple wanted to hold a massive party on June 28, the day after exchanging vows.
It claims the party will now move to the less picturesque venue of a “tese,” or shipyard, in a renovated maritime area known as the Arsenale on the outer edge of Venice.
Northern lights may be visible in these 14 US States on June 25
The threat of the bunker-busters was more effective than the use of them, so if they didn’t work, the whole world knows
Nice job dipshit
He’s busted.
I am neither an expert in ballistics nor geology, but I have worked a shovel a lot and I am somewhat familiar with earth, so when I saw a picture of the fucking mountain they tried to bomb, I’m sorry, but you would need one hell of a bomb to blow up a mountain
idiots
even if you direct the energy down, it’s still going to want to go up because that’s the path of least resistance, especially considering it leaves a clean hole straight up for the pressure to be released
is it interesting that ordnance made neat, clean holes? Sure, but once again, the whole world is now aware of the technology and can adapt accordingly
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/24/world/ceasefire-iran-israel-trump
The president announced America’s bunker-busting attack on Iran in a strange late-night speech, after approving the strike based on “a feeling” over actual intelligence, and regime change in Iran appears to be on the table.
https://www.bbc.com/
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-conflict-us-trump-06-24-25-intl-hnk
memorable presidential quotes:
Abraham Lincoln:
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.”
Woodrow Wilson:
“No nation is fit to sit in judgment upon any other nation.”
Donald Trump
“They don’t know what the f— they’re doing”
citation and context for above DODO quote
https://thehill.com/homenews/5365719-trump-israel-iran-ceasefire/
Yes apparently Israel and Iran don’t read Truth Social. Trump’s ceasefire “announcement” was just made up.
UNHINGED!
“They don’t know what the f— they’re doing”
perchance another one his projections?
The shock value of the F-word has plummeted in recent years.
great line in comments on that video:
@gilbert-v3f1j
Somebody should tell him this ain’t Game of Thrones—just a rerun of The Apprentice
If you have a gmail/youtube account, please add comments and hit likes—the YouTube robot loves that, shoves them in front of more viewers
Ivy, I think it’s the first time for a president knowingly on a hot mic
The F-word for Dodo is Fool.*
* Fake and Fraud will also fit.
That should fit nicely on his tombstone.
It’s not being bleeped-out on MSNBC.
The Congressional abnegation of responsibility is really starting to piss me off. They all receive very generous salaries and benefits to serve their constituents, and they might as well potatoes going to seed.
First of many
today’s meme…
https://www.al.com/news/2025/06/whitmire-the-two-words-i-never-use.html?
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-withdrawn-ukraine-russia-2089818
A senior Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize has withdrawn it, as peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow slip under the radar and the president keeps his sights fixed on the Middle East.
Trump is “is evading—he is dodging—the need to impose sanctions on Russia,” Merezhko said.
Merezhko said Trump had “virtually no reaction” to recent large-scale strikes on the Ukrainian capital, adding: “He has chosen the path of appeasement.”
Trump, who touched down in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday for NATO’s largest summit of the year, landed in the wake of announcing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. “PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!,” he added in a post to his Truth Social platform.
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@realDonald Trump • 41m
ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly
“Plane Wave” to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
***
@realDonald Trump
Now that we have made PEACE abroad, we must finish the job here at home by passing “THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,” and getting the Bill to my desk, ASAP. It will be a Historic Present for THE GREAT PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as we begin the Celebration of our Country’s 250th Birthday. We are finally entering our Golden Age, which will bring unprecedented Safety, Security, and Prosperity for ALL of our Citizens. To my friends in the Senate, lock yourself in a room if you must, don’t go home, and GET THE DEAL DONE THIS WEEK. Work with the House so they can pick it up, and pass it,
IMMEDIATELY. NO ONE GOES ON VACATION UNTIL IT’S DONE. Everyone, most importantly the American People, will be much better off thanks to our work together. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
6/24/25, 10:07 AM
https://newrepublic.com/post/197149/stephen-miller-palantir-stocks-immigration-report
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller owns a massive stake in Palantir, which stands to make millions off of Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, according to the Project On Government Oversight.
…owns between $100,001 and $250,000 in assets at the defense company. Miller reportedly acquired the stock after Trump exited the White House in 2021, but sometime before he enacted his sprawling plan to bolster immigration enforcement. The data had been revised as recently as June 4.
Last month, the Trump administration tapped Palantir to help build a massive system to allow federal agencies to better share their data with each other, creating a huge database that will serve as a surveillance tool for the state. Palantir has also been angling to get involved with the U.S. Navy’s efforts to fast-track warship building.
Palantir has been the highest performing company on the S&P in 2025, with its stock price surging 80 percent this year alone.
Given Miller’s involvement in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his financial stake in Palantir should raise significant concerns over potential conflicts of interest. Should he direct an update of DHS’s digital systems, Palantir could stand as a likely beneficiary.
F-bomb
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f–k they’re doing,” Trump said.
Can’t wait to see how NATO shakes out. Can the International Criminal Court just arrest him while he’s in The Hague?
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@realDonald Trump
Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the “dumbest” people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before. The reason for her “rantings” is all of the Victories that the U.S.A. has had under the Trump Administration. The Democrats aren’t used to WINNING, and she can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again. When we examine her Test Scores, we will find out that she is NOT qualified for office but, nevertheless, far more qualified than Crockett, who is a seriously Low IQ individual, or Ilhan Omar, who does nothing but complain about our Country, yet the Failed Country that she comes from doesn’t have a Government, is drenched in Crime and Poverty, and is rated one of the WORST in the World, if it’s even rated at all. How dare “The Mouse” tells us how to run the United States of America! We’re just now coming back from that Radical Left experiment with Sleepy Joe, Kamala, and “THE AUTOPEN,” in charge. What a disaster it was! AOC should be forced to take the Cognitive Test that I just completed at Walter Reed Medical Center, as part of my Physical. As the Doctor in charge said,
“President Trump ACED it,” meaning, I got every answer right.
Instead of her constant complaining, Alexandria should go back home to Queens, where I was also brought up, and straighten out her filthy, disgusting, crime ridden streets, in the District she “represents,” and which she never goes to anymore. She better start worrying about her own Primary, before she thinks about beating our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, whose career is definitely on very thin ice! She and her Democrat friends have just hit the Lowest Poll Numbers in Congressional History, so go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, MAKE MY DAY!
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AOC RESPONDS TO TRUMP ATTACK: “Mr.
President, don’t take your anger out on me – I’m just a silly girl. Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war. It only took you 5 months to break almost every promise you made. Also, I’m a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast.
Respectfully.”
*Ha! Congrats to AOC for her new nickname, “The Mouse.” That proves he’s afraid of her. If she’s a mouse, she’s a mouse that roars.
I love that he called her stupid and dumb right after misspelling his own name
I hope this war is over for now. I gotta make Pizza Muffins for my next Lazy Man Cooks
Mixing metaphors is an English major’s favorite fun❗️
I prefer to live in a society where “fuck” is not a taboo word and racial slurs are
It’s the only positive cultural development in the last 10 years
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/trump-heads-to-the-nato-summit-on-the-heels-of-a-possible-israel-iran-ceasefire/
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday injected some uncertainty over whether the U.S. would abide by the mutual defense guarantees outlined in the NATO treaty as he headed to its summit — comments that could revive long-standing concern from European allies about his commitment to the military alliance.
“Depends on your definition,” Trump told reporters as he was headed to The Hague, where this year’s summit is being held.
“There’s numerous definitions of Article 5. You know that, right? But I’m committed to being their friends.” Asked later aboard Air Force One to clarify, Trump said he is “committed to saving lives” and “committed to life and safety” but did not expand further, saying he didn’t want to elaborate while flying on an airplane.
Trump mercilessly deports children with cancer
Saying fuck isn’t the worst thing he’s gonna do
“injected some uncertainty over whether the U.S. would abide by the mutual defense guarantees”
…hardly a guarantee if Trump won’t guarantee it, is it?
Cognitively impaired and drunk with power- impeach
ok have a good day? 😒
Slava Ukraine
fuck trumpers
Trail Mix Live on YouTube just 3 weeks old and about to break 100 subscribers
speaking of NATO, this from BBC today shows handy chart of how US compares to other nations meeting the % of GDP requirement
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd98qry6jo
I’m sorry, but the way DHS and ICE is treating human beings with deliberate cruelty at these detention facilities is absolutely criminal and I don’t know how anybody stands for it. I don’t wanna hear about how virtuous any Americans are ever again
anon, the whole enterprise is a throwback to the depravity of the Fugitive Slave Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
Is there a comprehensive list of those abducted by bounty hunters claiming to be ICE? There needs to be a missing persons list. Where are the women and children?
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https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-medicaid-get-over-it-report-2090245
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said during a closed-door meeting with Republicans on Tuesday that people worried about cuts to Medicaid in the Senate’s reconciliation bill will “get over it,” Punchbowl News reported.
*Even as they face their own mortality, they can not find a shred of humanity in them. The soulless bastards club.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/entertainment/bobby-sherman-death
Sherman had four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart – “Little Woman,” “Julie, Do Ya Love Me,” “Easy Come, Easy Go,” and “La La La (If I Had You).”
He had six albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including 1970’s “Here Comes Bobby,” which spent 48 weeks on the album chart, peaking at No. 10. His career got its jump start when he was cast in the ABC rock ’n’ roll show “Shindig!” in the mid-’60s.
Later, he starred in two television series – “Here Come the Brides” (1968-70) and “Getting Together” (1971).
After the limelight moved on, Sherman became a certified medical emergency technician and instructor for the Los Angeles Police Department, teaching police recruits first aid and CPR.
He donated his salary.
*RIP
I had a 45 of “Easy Come, Easy Go” that was printed on a box of Honeycombs cereal. I carefully cut it out, but cardboard is wavy, so you can image the sound quality.
One of the things that happened during the ninteen nineties, which coincided with when I fought HepC ( and sort of won), is a massive change to gender freedom. One of these was language.
Before leaving the world behind in my struggle I missed the update of women freedom and use kicking in the shin words. This is nineteen ninety-nine. I was talking to a dear friend I had not talked since nineteen seventy one. She used “fuck” in a sentence.
That was a welcome to a world I left behind and has now advanced.
The truth is I experienced culture shock. So much had changed in ten years that I, as a modern American, did not know how to navigate.
you know what? there were more than a few positive cultural developments in the last 10 years and that’s why the trampers are so angry
Trumpco is happy to convert their anger into profit for itself and their king, gullible schmucks
Kristi Noem is so cartoonishly evil she would be unbelievable as a Bond villain
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-impeachment-vote-al-green-democrats-list-2090250
“In starting his illegal and unconstitutional war with Iran without the constitutionally mandated consent of Congress or appropriate notice to Congress, President Trump acted in direct violation of the War Powers Clause of the Constitution,” Green’s articles state.
The impeachment articles continue, “President Trump has devolved and continues to devolve American democracy into authoritarianism by disregarding the separation of powers and now usurping congressional war powers.”
In a 344-79 vote, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected Green’s resolution.
A total of 128 Democrats joined Republicans in voting to table the articles, while only 79 supported the effort.
*Hope they all get primaried by progressives.
Here’s the full list of House Democrats who voted to table the impeachment articles.
Pete Aguilar (California)
Gabe Amo (Rhode Island)
Jake Auchincloss (Massachusetts)
Wesley Bell (Missouri)
Ami Bera (California)
Don Beyer (Virginia)
Sanford Bishop (Georgia)
Julia Brownley (California)
Nikki Budzinski (Illinois)
Janelle Bynum (Oregon)
Salud Carbajal (California)
Andre Carson (Indiana)
Ed Case (Hawaii)
Sean Casten (Illinois)
Kathy Castor (Florida)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Florida)
Katherine Clark (Massachusetts)
Emanuel Cleaver (Missouri)
Jim Clyburn (South Carolina)
Herb Conaway (New Jersey)
Lou Correa (California)
Jim Costa (California)
Joe Courtney (Connecticut)
Angie Craig (Minnesota)
Jason Crow (Colorado)
Henry Cuellar (Texas)
Sharice Davids (Kansas)
Don Davis (North Carolina)
Madeleine Dean (Pennsylvania)
Rosa DeLauro (Connecticut)
Suzan DelBene (Washington)
Chris Deluzio (Pennsylvania)
Debbie Dingell (Michigan)
Sarah Elfreth (Maryland)
Cleo Fields (Louisiana)
Shomari Figures (Alabama)
Lizzie Fletcher (Texas)
Bill Foster (Illinois)
Lois Frankel (Florida)
Laura Gillen (New York)
Jared Golden (Maine)
Dan Goldman (New York)
Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
Maggie Goodlander (New Hampshire)
Josh Gottheimer (New Jersey)
Adam Gray (California)
Josh Harder (California)
Jim Himes (Connecticut)
Steven Horsford (Nevada)
Chrissy Houlahan (Pennsylvania)
Steny Hoyer (Maryland)
Val Hoyle (Oregon)
Hakeem Jeffries (New York)
Julie Johnson (Texas)
Marcy Kaptur (Ohio)
Bill Keating (Massachusetts)
Timothy Kennedy (New York)
Ro Khanna (California)
Greg Landsman (Ohio)
Rick Larsen (Washington)
John Larson (Connecticut)
George Latimer (New York)
Susie Lee (Nevada)
Mike Levin (California)
Sam Liccardo (California)
Ted Lieu (California)
Zoe Lofgren (California)
Stephen Lynch (Massachusetts)
Seth Magaziner (Rhode Island)
John Mannion (New York)
Lucy McBath (Georgia)
Sarah McBride (Delaware)
April McClain Delaney (Maryland)
Jennifer McClellan (Virginia)
Betty McCollum (Minnesota)
Kristen McDonald Rivet (Michigan)
Morgan McGarvey (Kentucky)
Gregory Meeks (New York)
Grace Meng (New York)
Kweisi Mfume (Maryland)
Joe Morelle (New York)
Kelly Morrison (Minnesota)
Jared Moskowitz (Florida)
Seth Moulton (Massachusetts)
Frank Mrvan (Indiana)
Richard Neal (Massachusetts)
Joe Neguse (Colorado)
Johnny Olszewski (Maryland)
Frank Pallone (New Jersey)
Jimmy Panetta (California)
Chris Pappas (New Hampshire)
Nancy Pelosi (California)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington)
Scott Peters (California)
Brittany Pettersen (Colorado)
Nellie Pou (New Jersey)
Mike Quigley (Illinois)
Jamie Raskin (Maryland)
Josh Riley (New York)
Deborah Ross (North Carolina)
Pat Ryan (New York)
Andrea Salinas (Oregon)
Mary Gay Scanlon (Pennsylvania)
Brad Schneider (Illinois)
Hillary Scholten (Michigan)
Kim Schrier (Washington)
Bobby Scott (Virginia)
Terri Sewell (Alabama)
Adam Smith (Washington)
Eric Sorensen (Illinois)
Darren Soto (Florida)
Greg Stanton (Arizona)
Haley Stevens (Michigan)
Marilyn Strickland (Washington)
Suhas Subramanyam (Virginia)
Tom Suozzi (New York)
Emilia Sykes (Ohio)
Paul Tonko (New York)
Ritchie Torres (New York)
Lori Trahan (Massachusetts)
Derek Tran (California)
Lauren Underwood (Illinois)
Juan Vargas (California)
Gabe Vasquez (New Mexico)
Marc Veasey (Texas)
Eugene Vindman (Virginia)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida)
George Whitesides (California)
More hysterical nonsense from the White House press secy saying intelligence reports questioning extent of damage are an attack on the pilots.
It’s because she’s a moron Craig
ugh sorry I’ll go listen to Olbermann. He’s usually as angry as I am or acts like it.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/travel/venice-protesters-venue-change-claim
Protesters in Venice rallying against the impending nuptials of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez have claimed victory after their threats of disruption reportedly prompted a change of wedding venues.
The group, No Space for Bezos, had called for a blockade on canals around the 14th-century Grande Scuola Misericordia in central Venice, which is thought to be where the couple wanted to hold a massive party on June 28, the day after exchanging vows.
It claims the party will now move to the less picturesque venue of a “tese,” or shipyard, in a renovated maritime area known as the Arsenale on the outer edge of Venice.
*Arse
BBC: US strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme, says Pentagon assessment
https://bbc.com/news/articles/ckglxwp5x03o
Yeah, but he’s got a secret weapon.
Time for the Sharpie!
“Ya want obliterated? I’ll give ya fucking obliterated!”
The hand which wields the Sharpie rules the world.
The great white humper.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/auroras/northern-lights-may-be-visible-in-these-14-us-states-on-june-25
Northern lights may be visible in these 14 US States on June 25
The threat of the bunker-busters was more effective than the use of them, so if they didn’t work, the whole world knows
Nice job dipshit
He’s busted.
I am neither an expert in ballistics nor geology, but I have worked a shovel a lot and I am somewhat familiar with earth, so when I saw a picture of the fucking mountain they tried to bomb, I’m sorry, but you would need one hell of a bomb to blow up a mountain
idiots
even if you direct the energy down, it’s still going to want to go up because that’s the path of least resistance, especially considering it leaves a clean hole straight up for the pressure to be released
is it interesting that ordnance made neat, clean holes? Sure, but once again, the whole world is now aware of the technology and can adapt accordingly
oh no, Olbermann took an online gambling job 😒
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