Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe X.com EXCLUSIVE: It could take six months to fully clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines deployed by the Iranian military, and any such operation is unlikely to be carried out until the U.S. war with Iran ends, the Pentagon has informed Congress — an assessment that means the conflict's economic impact could extend late into this year or beyond. 11:52 AM • 4/22/26 • 5.3K Views

Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe X.com A senior Pentagon official shared the estimate, which has not been previously reported, during a classified briefing Tuesday for members of the House Armed Services Committee, officials said. The timeline was met with frustration by Democrats and Republicans alike. 11:55 AM • 4/22/26 • 1.4K Views

⚠️ It could take six months AFTER the Iran War ends to clear mines from Strait of Hormuz, per Pentagon.

This timeline means the war’s economic impact could extend late into this year and beyond.

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I get the funny feeling the Supreme Court is not eager to take up President Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case. www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx...

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Elizabeth Williamson once wrote about me, and I can attest she's a skilled, thorough, and honest reporter. If you're in the public eye, you should expect journalists to write about you—especially if you hold public office.

Kash Patel is pure garbage, even when he's sober.

See how this works?

This is happening because one man, who vowed repeatedly to lower food prices on "day one," unilaterally launched us into a costly war that no one wanted. He's causing death, destruction, and chaos in the Middle East and Congress has thus far stood idly by.

Trump’s Ballroom Corruption Exposed Is this the most corrupt thing a president has ever done?

According to a new analysis, Trump has talked about his ballroom vanity project on a third of the days in 2026 — about as much as he has discussed health insurance and “affordability.”

Since he's so determined to bring it up all the time, let's take a look at how corrupt this project really is.

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For decades, rich and powerful interests and their right-wing political allies have been executing a secret plot to buy our political system — and it may get a whole lot worse.

David Sirota reveals the full story of how we got here, and what we can do to get out of it.

How Corruption Got Legalized in America (and What We Can Do About It) YouTube video by Robert Reich

For decades, rich and powerful interests and their right-wing political allies have been executing a secret plot to buy our political system — and it may get a whole lot worse.

@davidsirota.com reveals the full story of how we got here, and what we can do to get out of it.

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Anyone else watching the CA gubernatorial debate? Xavier Becerra is doing really well.

Katie Porter just gave a really good answer on whether law enforcement should give English proficiency tests to truck drivers on the side of the road. She dismantled Bianco’s assertion that racism and racial profiling is something people should “get over.”

I’m not sure anyone won that CA gubernatorial debate. My personal preference is Becerra. The sentient truck nutz republicans destroyed themselves, though. h/t @tenth-muse.com for “sentient truck nutz.”

I think we should ban all gerrymandering.

The GOP would never vote for it, though. Marginalizing the non-white vote is the only way they stay relevant.

This, combined with Lindsey Graham posting about a great call he had with POTUS about Iran five hours ago makes me really nervous.

Ominous.

At 33 points, Trump’s approval rating is official lower than his felony count.

Sweet Jesus. The taxpayers just gifted $1.25M to this asshole. KBJ was right when she said the Oval Office would become the seat of criminality in America if Roberts granted Trump immunity.

There seems to be a dispute on this.

Looking forward to stopping by @colbertlateshow.bsky.social one last time. Tune in tonight!

Fun fact: the guy (Hung Cao) who now leads the US Navy claimed that Monterey, California (median home price $1.2M) had been taken over taken over with witchcraft.

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A prolonged fossil fuel crunch just might, at this moment, be *the* exogenous shock necessary for a rapid global transition to clean energy adoption, but also it's going to be a brutally miserable experience for the world's poorest.

Two Iranian Women in ICE Detention Are Not, In Fact, Related to Qasem Soleimani, Documents Show After Laura Loomer pointed to two women she claimed were connected to the late Iranian military commander, they were arrested and remain in immigration detention. One is now gravely ill.

HUGE scandal if true. Laura Loomer got Marco Rubio to throw two Iranian women with green cards in ICE jail to be stripped of status and deported, claiming they were related to Qasem Soleimani.

Official documents provided to @dropsitenews.com appear to show they are NOT related; they're innocent.

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Trump's latest budget is the culmination of 40 years of increasing social control in America.

Remember that over half of defense spending flows to private contractors, like the drone manufacturers Trump's sons are now major investors in.

All of this is absurd.

J. Edgar Boozer.

So now Pete Hegseth has fired the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Staff of the Army, both in the middle of a war, both with no public or known explanation? Seems fine.

Keep your heads up @splcunion.bsky.social. Thank you for your important work.

Severance would've never been made if one guy controlled all of Hollywood. YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

Severance would've never been made if one guy controlled all of Hollywood.

That's just one reason why we have to put a stop to the Warner Brothers-Paramount merger.

I think the top character trait we need in future leaders is humility. Everything else we value flows from that