The #US military carried out new #strikes overnight in #Iran targeting a military site that officials claimed posed a threat to US forces & commercial maritime traffic in the #StraitOfHormuz, a US official told Reuters on Wednesday.
The official…said the US military also intercepted & shot down multiple Iranian drones that they claimed posed a similar threat.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #EnergyCrisis
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here in #Denmark, we might not feel urged to take action, when the #US fascist regime attacks a country like #Venezuela, but this might come to our door earlier than we think.
'We need #Greenland': Trump repeats threat to annex #Danish territory"
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The US president has repeatedly said he wants the island to become a part of the US.Thomas Mackintosh (BBC News)
The #Trump admin is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era #plutonium from dismantled #nuclear warheads to companies that want to convert the #dangerous material into #fuel for nuclear #power plants.
The plan has generated debate & some unease among #nonproliferation experts. If finalized, it would mark the first time the #US #government has made #WeaponsGrade plutonium available to #private companies.
#law #ClimateCrisis #NationalSecurity
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The Iranian officials said the deal Tehran had agreed to would reopen the #StraitOfHormuz without any tolls; lift the #US naval blockade on #Iran; stop the fighting on all fronts, including between #Israel & #Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group, in #Lebanon; & release $25 billion in Iranian assets frozen overseas.
#US & #Iran officials said the agreement, even if reached, would be an initial framework that would lead to further negotiations, rather than the last word.
The deal does not address Iran’s supply of missiles nor does it stipulate a moratorium on enrichment, the US official said. Those issues would be addressed in future negotiations, the official said. In previous rounds of negotiations, the U.S. has sought at least a 20-year commitment.
The senior #US official said the proposal would reopen the #StraitOfHormuz in the Persian Gulf — a critical waterway for global #oil & #gas — & see #Iran commit to disposing of its stockpiles of highly enriched #uranium. The mechanism by which Iran will dispose of its highly enriched uranium is still being negotiated, the official said. #Trump has insisted that the #UnitedStates seize the material as part of his vow to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
There was no immediate public statements from #Iran about a deal being reached, & Iranian officials over the last 24 hours offered some conflicting depictions of what a potential agreement might contain. The #US official said Sunday that a deal had not yet been signed & was still subject to final approval from #Trump & Iran’s supreme leader, which could take days.
#US & #Iran Agree “In Principle” to Reopen #StraitOfHormuz, US Official Says
The official said Iran had also agreed to dispose of highly enriched #uranium, but stressed that a deal had not yet been signed. US & Iranian officials have described the terms differently.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/live/2026/05/24/wo…
The #Trump admin approved a secret $9 billion request to acquire cutting-edge #ComputerChips that #US’ spy agencies need to tap into the full capabilities of the latest #ArtificialIntelligence models…
New #AI models use enormous amounts of computer #power, more than many #tech experts anticipated even a year ago fueling concerns in the WH & #Congress that a #chip shortage is causing #intelligence agencies to fall behind in testing & deploying tools for #espionage work….
That’s not just bad for those working in the service & #tourism industries. The impact of a #SelfInflicted decrease in international visitors of this magnitude has implications on the #US’ world standing, its #SoftPower #diplomacy & the #economy as a whole.
CNN first reported worrying trends last August that have manifested in a 5.5% drop in international tourism in 2025. It’s the worst single-year decline in 2 decades, with the exception of the 2020 pandemic.
Staggering dip in #US #tourism is a troubling sign for the future
There’s no sugarcoating it. The complete 2025 data is in, & the message is clear: International visitors stayed away from the US in the first real year-over-year decline since the COVID19 pandemic. The drop in visitors was larger than during the global #recession of 2008.
This time, it wasn’t a pandemic or a collapse of the market—it was #Trump.
#economy #immigration #WhiteChristianNationalism #HateSpeech
cnn.com/2026/05/25/travel/anal…
The restrictions hobble quick cooperation with global counterparts, multiple current & former #health officials said. One staffer characterized it as unheard of during a #US response to multiple emerging #PublicHealth emergencies.
The directive is part of a broader #Trump admin retreat from participation in global health forums — the US withdrew from #WHO in January at Trump’s direction, a move that was widely criticized by public health officials….
#Trump admin shutting key #US researchers out of #global #virus response talks, documents & sources reveal
Key officials responsible for leading US #research on #InfectiousDisease threats have been #barred from speaking directly with the #WorldHealthOrganization [#WHO] — effectively shutting some of them out of the global discussions on virus #outbreaks, according to documents & multiple sources.
#nationalism #BrainDrain #medicine #science #health #PublicHealth #NIAID
cnn.com/2026/05/25/politics/gl…
Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/colo…
#Gaming #USA #PCGaming #US #AgeVerification #Linux #OpenSource
Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Non-Partisan Senate Bill 2471 passed, then signed into law y the governor!
Hawaii Just Found a Way to Keep Corporations Out of Politics and Undo #CitizensUnited
#US #EndCitizensUnited #RestoreDemocracy
prospect.org/2026/05/18/hawaii…
A new law makes clear that corporations derive their powers from states, and they don’t necessarily include the right to spend on elections.Susanna Beiser (The American Prospect)
#HouseRepublicans, you tiny wimpy nothings
Republican leaders pulled a resolution to halt the #IranWar that had been scheduled for a vote Thursday evening, after it became clear they just didn’t have enough votes to defeat it.
#TheRealSuckersAndLosers #Congress #USpol #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #law #WarPowers #NationalSecurity
nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/iran…
The 94-year-old has been indicted over the deadly 1996 downing of two civilian planes.SBS News
In the Kherson region, ten people were injured over the past 24 hours as a result of Russian aggression. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform (Укрінформ)
Perhaps some Proud Boy rioters will get some of Trump's slush fund money too...
They are suing the Capitol police for being "pelted with pepper balls and afflicted by chemical spray" while trying to force their way into the Capitol building with the angry, violent mob.
Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack ~
(article from March 30)
'A difficult year.' How officers who defended the Capitol are grappling with efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence ~
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More than 140 police officers were injured during the fighting on Jan. 6, which turned increasingly brutal as the hours wore on.PBS News
'The Greatest Betrayal Of Them All': Ex-D.C. Cop Attacked On Jan. 6 Shreds Trump DOJ 'Slush Fund' ~
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Michael Fanone accused Trump of offering a "buyout" to "violent criminals for committing violent crimes on his behalf" through his department's move.Ben Blanchet (HuffPost)
Acting AG #Blanche "doesn’t rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund"
...so I suppose that also means the "protestors" who attacked the Capitol police officers, since #Vance also didn't rule that out when recently asked (see the second link).
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