Pretty dramatic graphic.

I heard last night that Pete Hegseth is going to be a guest at the CBS table at the dinner.

World’s biggest safe room.

One arch isn't cool. You know what is? Three arches.

If you see a vulture up close, you probably did something to bring him there.

To put this in perspective, there are about 740,000 people in the entirety of Alaska.

Rutger Hauer is a wolf by day and a man at night. Michelle Pfeiffer is a woman by day and a hawk at night. Or maybe it’s the other way around. Anyway, they’re cursed lovers. Matthew Broderick has to help them beat the bad guys, or something.

Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade threat raises risks and leaves predicaments unchanged The conflict is now a test of wills - Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war's costs.

Trump spent Saturday night watching Ultimate Fighting cage matches in Miami. Despite their ferocity, they have set rules and time limits, and end with a clear winner and a loser.
It's the kind of clarity that the Iran war may never provide.
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Trump's attack on former allies exposes splintered MAGA coalition His criticism of four conservative commentators who have spoken out against the Iran war highlights the tension in his base.

Donald Trump wrote that they were "stupid people" and that "nobody cares about them".
He then spent the next 372 words in a Truth Social post on Thursday afternoon talking about them. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Or Hillary/Jeb in 2016. At least they hit 50% on that one.

This afternoon has been quite a display of the Streisand Effect.

It looks like several tankers are trying to take the land route around Hormuz.

My "I was not friends with Jeffrey Epstein" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.

Too many secrets.

Iran ceasefire deal a partial win for Trump - but at a high cost The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.

Trump demanded Iranian open Hormuz - and they did. But the way he went about it risks permanent damage to the US and leaves many of the stated American war goals in doubt. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hard not to view this as a concerted CYA effort by Vance.

Shorter Trump: God bless the great people of Iran, whose civilization will probably die tonight by our hand.

Oh, Iran, you sweet summer child. Let me tell you about our Congress …

Trump's Hormuz ultimatum nears - with little indication Iran is on board The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick down.

Trump’s opacity could be an indication that, behind the scenes, negotiations are farther along than have been publicly acknowledged. Or it could be some combination of bluff and wishful thinking. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump won't care, but there are good reasons others in the USG will be reluctant to talk about nukes. Mostly, because striking regional enemies is harder than it sounds.

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And those who do are in for an unpleasant surprise.

Perhaps... But not today.

Anyway, this is American foreign policy messaging now.

Bush Cold Open: Iraqi Television Address - SNL YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

In the run-up to the first Gulf War, SNL had a skit where Dana Carvey, as George HW Bush, gave a speech to the Iraqi people where he said America was a great scorpion and jackals would slake their thirst on the blood of Iraqi soldiers. It was funny because it was so absurd.

Brisket tacos? Brisket mac and cheese? Now you’re in business.

Another long-term solution would be reducing dependence on fossil fuels. But whatever.

So he eats a salad the way a lot of people eat salads. Clearly the man is destined to be president.

Miller was at the Friday game against St John’s. He’s a fan.

I have to look at their shorts to tell.