What a fucking mess.

"Asked what the global appetite is for the US effort to reopen the strait, Rubio said ... "A lot of countries would love to do something about it. But they don’t have a navy, right? Or they can’t get there in time.” he said. The onus, he said, is on the US."

Did any reporter ask Rubio if those "countries" were in the room with him right now?

#RepublicanDeathCult #TrumpCrimeFamily #Iran #Poliics

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/05/iran-us-israel-lebanon-strait-of-hormuz-ships-oil-uae-latest-news-updates

Middle East crisis live: Trump says he is pausing operation that helps ships leave strait of Hormuz after just one day

President Donald Trump said he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the strait of Hormuz

the Guardian
#ConvictedFelonTrump , the 🍊💩🤡 , is a pig! Truth!#Poliics
@SeanCasten It's not that they're too stupid to understand how insurance works, it's that they think their constituents are. Unfortunately, given the propaganda environment and destruction of public education, to a large extent they're correct.
Also, they're selfish fucks who can't conceive of people helping each other.
#poliics #USPol

#Poliics #Cruelty #Trump #regime #palestinians #Childern #Alt

“ When videos of the children arriving at San Francisco International airport began to circulate online, some right-wing activists began to call for the suspension of visas for Gazans.

"Hopefully all GAZANS will be added to President Trump's travel ban. There are doctors in other countries. The US is not the world's hospital!" wrote right-wing influence and Trump supporter Laura Loomer on the social media platform X. ”

MSN

Why do you trport on stupid idiots ? WHY ? Nobody cares about these fools. And SO SHOULD YOU !

#usa #poliics# idiots #media #tarrifs #bonkers #nobodycares #goodnight

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4nr3230e7o

Tariffs welcomed in Ohio's industrial Trump country

As economic uncertainty swirls and the markets take a hit, many in this deeply Republican area back the president's plan.

Take The Patriot Oath: “I, ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of this oath. So help me God.”
"I do so solemnly swear!" #Poliics

ABC Australia: "If we taxed land properly, we'd have billions of extra dollars to fund big tax cuts elsewhere. So why don't we do it?"

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-24/tax-land-properly-27-billion-in-tax-revenue-prosper-australia/103623806

Never mind the myth about taxes funding our federal government, what we would have is far less inequity of wealth & power & a vastly more successful society.

#auspol #poliics #macroeconomics

If we taxed land properly, we'd have billions of extra dollars to fund big tax cuts elsewhere. So why don't we do it?

Prosper Australia says if we were smarter about taxing land, we could slash taxes on workers and businesses, writes Gareth Hutchens. 

ABC News
Congress's stock trading can save Social Security. Welcome to BOX Score Friday. It's time to put their insider information and stock tips on the table to keep the Social Security fund liquid. It's called the Shared FATE Index. Stocks historically beat bonds by 2x. And it might make Congress have a longer time horizon than their reelection. https://policykeys.com/publicpolicyblog/congress-trading-stocks-can-save-social-security/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=PolicyKeys%2Fmagazine%2FPolicyKeys%3A+Where+Can+We+Agree%3F Where can we agree? #poliics We've invented a nonpartisan scoring system that political parrots hate.
Congress Trading Stocks Can Save Social Security - PolicyKeys: Where Can We Agree?

Here's a present for Congress: go ahead and trade stocks! But through their retirement accounts and tied to the Social Security Fund.

PolicyKeys: Where Can We Agree?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/09/disney-v-desantis-florida-lawsuit I know it is highly unlikely but it would be great to see Disney call his bluff and pull their whole operation out of Florida. #desantis #disney #poliics
Disney v DeSantis: what’s at stake for Florida as legal tug-of-war ramps up?

Eventual outcome will have profound implications for Sunshine state overall and the regional economy in particular

The Guardian