Iran War

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Interrupting his IV treatment?

His weekend with Natalie?

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Or something else.

Trump cut short his weekend at Camp David to return to the White House tonight citing the potential for significant escalation, Netanyahu cut short his US trip to return to Israel the same day, and every US embassy in the Middle East has issued a security alert in the past hours.

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Or he's floundering and doesn't know what to do.

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Or he's floundering and doesn't know what to do.

https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/21 ... 2077270432

MAGA is bad for business:

Republicans Reportedly Preparing 90-Day Ban On Private Companies Selling Diesel Outside The U.S.

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Or he's floundering and doesn't know what to do.

https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/21 ... 2077270432

MAGA is bad for business:

Republicans Reportedly Preparing 90-Day Ban On Private Companies Selling Diesel Outside The U.S.

From what I've been reading this will have many unintended negative consequences (obviously)

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MAGA is bad for business:

Republicans Reportedly Preparing 90-Day Ban On Private Companies Selling Diesel Outside The U.S.

From what I've been reading this will have many unintended negative consequences (obviously)

MAGA = Idiocy

A+ chyron

Trump’s UNGA speech in a nutshell.

Masterpiece.

Epic chyron, indeed.

Article and more reaction posts

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That Nobel is getting further and further away.

Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Bombing to Resume After Midterms

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That Nobel is getting further and further away.

Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Bombing to Resume After Midterms

He's butthurt they haven't capitulated.

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That Nobel is getting further and further away.

Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Bombing to Resume After Midterms

He's butthurt they haven't capitulated.

The Crybaby in Chief is always butthurt over something.

GOP Senate Candidates Have Been Fundraising For Gas Money
Dan Sullivan (AK), Susan Collins (ME), and Mike Collins (GA) voted for a war which spiked gas prices and are now asking their constituents to pay for gas for them to campaign

Key Points
* Republican candidates Dan Sullivan, Susan Collins, and Mike Collins solicited donations for campaign fuel and travel.
* Their fundraising appeals have been linked to support for policies associated with rising gas prices.
* Constituents face higher fuel costs while candidates ask small-dollar donors to finance campaigning.

Leopards, damn leopards!

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From his lips . . . ?

GOP senator said gas prices would decide the midterms. Now they’re threatening his reelection

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas boldly declared in July that "the midterms will be decided by the price of gasoline in October."

That prediction now looks strikingly prescient — though not in the way Marshall may have hoped: October has arrived with gasoline prices sharply higher, and Republican candidates across the country facing surprisingly competitive races.

Since the war in Iran began in late February, the average price of gasoline in the US has risen by about 46%, driven largely by disruptions to global oil markets caused by the war that many Republicans, Marshall included, have consistently defended.

... Senate Leadership Fund, one of the main Republican groups supporting Senate candidates, has booked nearly $10 million worth of ads in Kansas, according to AdImpact.

That last-minute investment underscores how Marshall's unequivocal support for the war — including his insistence that its economic costs were worth bearing — has become a real liability in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.

... Rising diesel prices are particularly consequential for Kansas farmers, who rely on that fuel to operate tractors and trucks during the fall harvest and winter wheat planting season. The increased costs come as farmers are already grappling with higher fertilizer expenses and tight operating margins.

... "If this theocracy in Iran continues, and they develop a nuclear weapon and they control the strait, diesel fuel is going to go up to $15 a gallon and your fertilizers go up another 50% as well," Marshall said on RFD-TV, a channel dedicated to rural issues.

If they control the strait? If?

... The following month, Marshall pointed to the Trump administration's new memorandum of understanding with Iran as evidence that both the war and its economic consequences were easing.

... The agreement quickly unraveled. By early July, negotiations had stalled, fighting had resumed and President Donald Trump declared the memorandum of understanding "over."

Opps.

... Last week, the Cook Political Report shifted the Kansas Senate race from "Lean Republican" to "Toss Up." ...

If Kansas flips, the nation and Senate flip.