Here's why the lad might be a bit touchy on this today: he spent much of yesterday dusting off his hands, patting himself on the back, and planning the parade and his acceptance speech.
Too bad there's no one around the office who knows about making deals, jinxes and counting unhatched chickens...
Seems like NYT should have mentioned that UAE's spymaster bought 49% of Trump's World Liberty Financial and used $2B of its USD1 stablecoin, directing hundreds of millions to Trump.
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10 Republicans voted for the Haiti TPS bill:
Bacon NE, Carey OH, Diaz-Balart FL, Fitzpatrick PA, Gimenez FL, Lawler NY, Malliotakis NY, McCormick GA, Salazar FL, and Turner OH. (First real immigration rebuke to Trump from the 119th Congress.)
President urges Iran to start peace negotiations by releasing non-existent, AI-generated women some rando posted about on X
Donald Trump blames Democrats for his utter failure in Iran?
What a joke.
"The U.S. 'will actively pursue any Iranian-flagged vessel or any vessel attempting to provide material support to Iran,' Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday. 'This includes dark fleet vessels carrying Iranian oil.'" /2
Trump: "We'll be talking about Iran later. We have very good conversations going on. It's working out very well. They got a little cute, as they have been doing for 47 years. They wanted to close up the strait again, and they can't blackmail us."
This is very compelling! Pete Buttigieg just gets it. The sheer humanity in this clip is why I like this man so much, everyone should watch it!!
Aaron Astor: My general tendency is to reject conspiracy theories. And yet, this keeps happening - massive trades just minutes before Trump announces something. And that something (Iran handing over uranium and opening Hormuz) often turns out not to be true at all.
Iran has NOT agreed to a next round of talks with the U.S., citing pressure tactics—including Trump’s naval blockade comments—and what it calls “unreasonable demands,” according to Tasnim.
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On Friday night, the treasury issued a license “Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of April 17, 2026”, valid for another month
NEW: The IRGC appears to be controlling Iranian decision-making instead of Iranian political officials who are engaging with the United States in negotiations, particularly Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi. (1/7)
Trump wraps up his press gaggle on Air Force One by threatening that if Iran doesn't capitulate to his demands, then "unfortunately we'll have to start dropping bombs again"
Trump on the nuclear dust: "We're taking it. We're taking it. Very simple. Very simple. With Iran. We're going in. With Iran. We're taking it. We will have it. I don't call it boots on the ground."
Iran is rejecting Trump’s claim that Tehran agreed to hand over its enriched uranium stockpile.
A source close to Iran’s Parliament Speaker said “no form of nuclear material transfer to America has been negotiated,” directly contradicting Trump. 1/
Dear god. Very, very serious allegations of mass civil rights violations at the State of Florida's Everglades immigration detention center (officially known as "Alligator Alcatraz").
The White House doesn’t have a Ballroom (No Taxpayer Money!), which Presidents have desperately wanted and desired for over 150 years, but a Trump Hating, Washington, D.C. District Court Judge, a man who has gone out of his way to undermine National Security, and to make sure that this Great Gift to America gets delayed, or doesn’t get built, is attempting to prevent future Presidents and World Leaders from having a safe and secure large scale Meeting Place, or Ballroom, one with Bomb Shelters, a State of the Art Hospital and Medical Facilities, Protective Partitioning, Top Secret Military Installations, Structures, and Equipment, Protective Missile Resistant Steel, Columns, Roofs, and Beams, Drone Proof Ceilings and Roofs, Military Grade Venting, and Bullet, Ballistic, and Blast Proof Glass —which all means that no future President, living in the White House without this Ballroom, can ever be Safe and Secure at Events, Future Inaugurations, or Global Summits. This Magnificent Space will allow them to carry out their vital duties as the Leader of our Nation. Furthermore, the Ballroom, which is being constructed on budget and ahead of schedule, is needed now. Almost all material necessary for its construction is being built and/or on its way to the site, ready for installation and erection. Much of it has already been paid for, costing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars. If somebody, especially one with no standing, had a complaint — Why wasn’t it filed many months earlier, long before Construction was started? The Public Record was open for all to see. Everybody knew that it was planned, and going to be built. This highly political Judge, and his illegal overreach, is out of control, and costing our Nation greatly. This is a mockery to our Court System! The Ballroom is deeply important to our National Security, and no Judge can be allowed to stop this Historic and Militarily Imperative Project. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump rants his ballroom will feature "Bomb Shelters, a State of the Art Hospital & Medical Facilities,Top Secret Military Installations, Protective Missile Resistant Steel, Drone Proof Ceilings, Military Grade Venting, & Bullet, Ballistic, & Blast Proof Glass"
Dafuq kind of ballroom is this?
Todd Lyons led a secret police force for Trump where masked agents attacked our own American streets, violated Constitutional rights, and shot our own citizens.
We’ll hold you accountable too.
A tweet from Representative Thomas Massie that reads: I just viewed 2 Top Secret FISA docs. 1) FISA Court opinion that raises serious concerns about FBI implementation of FISA 702. 2) letter by Senator Wyden describing a secret government interpretation of FISA law. The Constitution requires I vote No on FISA 702 reauthorization.
I sent a classified letter to House and Senate colleagues about a secret interpretation of surveillance law that every American should be concerned about.
Representative Massie is right. The Constitution requires EVERY member to vote against a clean reauthorization.
The entire Republican Party has been ignoring Trump's sharp mental decline the same way they've ignored his crimes.
Pam Bondi didn’t show up for her hearing today, despite our subpoena. We’re going to begin contempt proceedings. It’s time to hold these people accountable to the laws we passed in Congress.
NEW: Raskin, w/ 50 House Dem co-sponsors, formally introduces a bill which would create a commission to assess Trump's fitness for office under the 25th Amendment.
Bill text here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Thune said he thought Biden was slipping mentally yet can’t seem to acknowledge his guy’s erratic and downright bizarre behavior…
potty, I mean potus has lost it (not that he ever completely had “it”)
They own this. Whatever disasters continue to unfold belong not to the president and his Cabinet alone, but to the entire Republican Party.
Screenshots of today’s Trump social media rants: Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump • April 10, 2026, 12:28 PM The Iranians don't seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International Waterways. The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate! President DONALD J. TRUMP Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump • April 10, 2026, 12:27 PM The Iranians are better at handling the Fake News Media, and "Public Relations," than they are at fighting! President DONALD J. TRUMP Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump • April 10, 2026, 10:32 AM Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment. Just ask our enemies!!! President DJT
Just a snippet of today’s posts from the demented one. Embarrassing that he is the ‘leader’ of the current regime.
Trump say . The Iranians are better at handling the Fake News Media, and “Public Relations,” than they are at fighting! President DONALD J. TRUMP...... F47
The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International Waterways. The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate! President DONALD J. TRUMP
President Bumblefuck doesn’t seem to realize that Iran has many cards to play, including retaliation against the US and its allies in the Middle East, using precision targeting courtesy of Donald’s pal, Vladimir Putin. The Strait of Hormuz is just another bargaining chip.
