I don't say this often, but thank you to @MSNOWNews for playing our videos and showing it's having a positive effect on polling and messaging. The administration's social media accounts have been very busy, posting videos that combine real images of Iran war strikes with video games.
The strikes on Iran by the US and Israel have sent global markets reeling, with asset classes such as stocks, bonds, and commodities ricocheting up and down after every White House update and tweet. Many funds and traders focused on macro and commodities opportunities, two of the industry's most in-demand areas coming into the year, have so far been unable to avoid losses.
I will consider that based on the evidence that's provided to me. The First Minister stated this when pressed on whether he would ban US military aircraft from Prestwick Airport if they were confirmed to be involved in Middle East strikes, indicating his decision would depend on receiving substantive evidence of the airport's military use.
And just like that we are no longer a nation divided by left and right, we are now a nation divided be those who want to fight wars for Israel and those who just want peace and to be able to afford their bills and health insurance.
The US decision to cut the UK out of the official loop on the airstrikes came alongside Keir Starmer's decision to decline permission for the US to use British military bases for the operation. Since then, Donald Trump has attacked Starmer for his refusal to let America use the military sites, saying the special relationship is not what it was and calling him no Churchill.
On May 1, 2003, George W. Bush landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln in a flight suit, stood before a banner reading Mission Accomplished, and declared that major combat operations in Iraq were over. But the mission had not been accomplished. The war would continue for another eight years, cost nearly 4,500 American lives, and reshape the Middle East in ways no one in that administration anticipated or fully acknowledged.
What does that mean? Martorano said after reading from the screen. It means they don't want us to focus on this, the crew member could be heard telling him. Martorano appeared both amused and mildly irritated by the request. He raised his eyebrows, took a moment, and said, Alright, well I am.
On Saturday, while many Americans were waking up to news of US and Israeli strikes on Iran, some were betting money on what would happen next - and expressing confusion and anger over what was happening on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. The market-surveillance software company Bubblemaps said Saturday morning it had identified several new cryptocurrency wallets connected to Polymarket that collectively made over $1.2 million related to strikes on Iran.
I think things are happening, by the time this drops, in Iran, is what I'll leave it at that. An incredulous Levin responded, You're kidding me! Somebody from the government was next to you? I'm just gonna leave it at that, a coy Geragos answered, to Levin's protests.
He also hinted at another round of action in Iran, a symptom of his growing affinity for military force. Another sign: Nigeria was the seventh country bombed in less than a year. Asked about guardrails to global power, Trump told the New York Times: "My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me." "I don't need international law," he added. "I'm not looking to hurt people."
It's unfortunate that intelligence gets leaked so quickly in this administration... it did cause significant damage, and that's important in terms of a time to negotiate a peaceful resolution.
