Ha! Blame my years in Boston for converting me. My brother still yells at me for rooting for the Red Sox.

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Trump Is Urged to Move on Nuclear Site Thought to Be Beyond Reach of Bombs

"The only realistic way to halt Iran's nuclear program is through diplomacy," @joecirin.bsky.social told the @nytimes.com about Pickaxe Mountain – Iran's nuclear site buried beyond the reach of the U.S.'s most powerful bombs⬇️

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...

The Pulse of the People with Andrew Cuomo Sunday 5-6PM

I talk to a wide-range of people about national security. For the past few weeks I have been talking with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on his WABC radio talk show. It's going back to my New York roots (I was born in the Bronx). We begin our talk at the 30 minute mark. wabcradio.com/show/pulse-o...

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No taxpayer $$ to Israel.

No Israeli PM in Situation Room.

End occupation.

I am Team America. Trump is obsessed with war in the Middle East.

It's time for a new generation for a new moral direction for Democrats.

Middle East crisis live: Iran reportedly rejects US peace talks as Trump threatens to ‘knock out’ all Iranian power plants The US president said that negotiators would head to Pakistan as Iran pledged to keep the strait of Hormuz closed until the US naval blockade was lifted Full report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again...

We cannot trust a single word Trump says. He lies with every breath. Trump says negotiations with Iran will resume Monday. Iran just said, no they won’t. We are nowhere close to a deal or the opening of the Strait. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Thank you for having me on your show. It is always a pleasure. And despite the serious topics we discuss, it’s always fun!

Trump lost the Iran war—hurting both Americans and the Iranian people He must be removed!

Lost in BS corporate media coverage is that Trump's surrender means the Iranians he urged on Day one of the war to take back their government and who did go into the streets will now be targeted for punishment or death by Iran's brutal regime. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-lost...

Hey! Wish I was there. Big crowd!

This is not new: Pew poll last year already found that older Democrats pretty much caught up with younger Democrats on Israel, as Young Republicans were fast breaking with older ones in their negative views of Israel.

Israeli Defense Minister Katz said he wants to do in Lebanon what was done in Rafah.

I've seen firsthand how the Netanyahu government razed Rafah to the ground.

No American taxpayer dollars should be used to support this.

UNICEF ‘outraged’ by killing of Gaza water truck drivers, urges investigation The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised alarm over the killing of two contracted workers delivering clean water to families in the Gaza Strip.

Why exactly is Israel still killing people in Gaza? How is this "defending Israel"? On average, the IDF has killed 37 women and children a day in the war. It has been over one thousand days, so 37,000 women and children killed. news.un.org/en/story/202...

Middle East crisis live: ships report attacks as Iran closes strait of Hormuz; Trump says US cannot be blackmailed As Iran closes strait of Hormuz, Trump says: ‘We’re talking to them…and they can’t blackmail us’

When listening to Trump, keep in mind Wendy Sherman’s mantra about negotiating with Iran: “Don’t trust and verify.”
Trump lies like he breathes. He’s a used car salesman telling the gullible that everything is great. As soon as you buy the car, it breaks down. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Exactly

Middle East crisis live: ships report attacks as Iran closes strait of Hormuz; Trump says US cannot be blackmailed As Iran closes strait of Hormuz, Trump says: ‘We’re talking to them…and they can’t blackmail us’

When listening to Trump, keep in mind Wendy Sherman’s mantra about negotiating with Iran: “Don’t trust and verify.”
Trump lies like he breathes. He’s a used car salesman telling the gullible that everything is great. As soon as you buy the car, it breaks down. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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DIA Director: "Iran retains thousands of missiles and one-way attack UAVs that can threaten U.S. and partner forces throughout the region, despite degradations to its capabilities from both attrition and expenditure." armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfile...

Opposing weapons sales to Israel is the new Democratic norm Just Four Years Ago, It Would Have Been Unthinkable That Three-quarters of Senate Democrats Would Back Resolutions to Block Selling Weapons to Israel. Wednesday's Vote Is Only a Preview of How the Isr...

Opposing Weapons Sales to Israel Is the New Democratic Norm - U.S. News www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...

Trump Is Urged to Move on Nuclear Site Thought to Be Beyond Reach of Bombs

Iran hawks say without the complete destruction of all of Iran’s nuclear facilities, this war will be a failure. I told the NYT the only realistic way to do that is by winning Tehran’s cooperation through diplomacy. We can’t do it ourselves. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...

New World, New Arsenal YouTube video by CU Boulder Conference on World Affairs

Two Chills: Artificial Intelligence in Hegseth's Department of War + A Mad President in control of the nuclear arsenal. From @colorado.edu CWA. www.youtube.com/live/0bSQzD7...

New World, New Arsenal YouTube video by CU Boulder Conference on World Affairs

Two Chills: Artificial Intelligence in Hegseth's Department of War + A Mad President in control of the nuclear arsenal. From @colorado.edu CWA. www.youtube.com/live/0bSQzD7...

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, who’s up for re-election in Kansas, wants consumers to stop complaining about high gas prices because Trump needed to address Iran’s nuclear weapons ...

... which might make more sense, were it not for the inconvenient fact that Iran didn’t have nuclear weapons.

Flags, Borders and Belonging: The Politics of Nationalism YouTube video by CU Boulder Conference on World Affairs

What does nationalism look like in the 21t Century? What do countries who have dependended on the security and global structures provided by the United States do when they can no longer depend on us? My answer, from a panel this week. @colorado.edu www.youtube.com/live/5rYFslX...

The actual panel discussion begins around the 8 minute mark.

New World, New Arsenal YouTube video by CU Boulder Conference on World Affairs

This was a great panel at the Conference on World Affairs on Wednesday. We analyzed new developing weapon threats from the very small (drone swarms) to the very large (authoritarian leaders with nuclear weapons). Please take a look. youtube.com/live/0bSQzD7...

Republican senator, seeking re-election, urges public to stop complaining about gas prices As GOP officials figure out what to say about prices at the pump, they should probably not follow Roger Marshall’s example.

“Iran did not have nuclear weapons. It’s never had nuclear weapons. It wasn’t especially close to having nuclear weapons,” writes @stevebenen.com.

He’s right. Iran was not racing to a bomb. It was not an imminent threat. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

'Today, 96% of the world's nuclear weapons are held by states with authoritarian leaders' OP-ED. By allowing the New START treaty to expire, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin deliver the final blow to global regulation of the ultimate weapon. International security expert Joseph Cirincione w...

www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

How the Iran conflict is further weakening NATO Trump doesn't understand the alliance. And the allies don't trust the president (or American voters).

After watching voters again elect Trump, NATO leaders are not likely to trust America again. “The view of most countries in the world is that the U.S. is going to oscillate between extremes for the foreseeable future,” said Joseph Cirincione.
www.nationaljournal.com/s/731490/how...

How the Iran conflict is further weakening NATO Trump doesn't understand the alliance. And the allies don't trust the president (or American voters).

Gift article. www.nationaljournal.com/s/731490/how...