a deal emanating from the penumbras
NBC NewsBREAKING: Trump pauses attacks on Iran, citing “perimeters of a deal” that would end Tehran’s “nuclear threat” and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Patrick De Klotz
Профиль VivelyDad, Husband, Lawyer (not yours), Catholic. Opposed to Trump’s cruelty and lawlessness. There and Back Again (Oregon -> Spokane -> DC -> Oregon).
Or America… www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to IranMichigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.www.nytimes.comBrian FinucaneDoes not appear that Trump’s war with Iran has made the region safer for Americans…
He didn’t just reject the notion he said he thought Minnesota was behind it, which is ten ways from Sunday crazy
Dustin VolzNEW: The known reach of cyberattacks on water systems continues to expand to include Michigan + other states and could be far wider. Officials say Iran remains top suspect despite Trump's rejection of the notion. Water remains safe, but experts are spooked www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
Trump has always hated domestic political opponents more than foreign enemies. Insane stuff.
Aaron RuparQ: Can you rule out that Iran is behind the water attacks? TRUMP: I don't think so. I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they're grossly incompetent. I don't think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.
I wonder to what extent people just can’t admit to themselves that they played a role in their loved ones dying by advocating recklessness during the pandemic, and Fauci is their scapegoat and mental escape from the guilt.
Aaron RuparSen. Moreno claims Fauci "killed seniors" and calls him a "smug SOB"
Not beating the mob boss allegations
Carl QuintanillaFour-byline alert: 🚨 “.. no sitting American president has ever raised these amounts for his pet projects. .. Trump has been demanding large checks .. telling executives and lobbyists that their companies should give $25 million or $50 million.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Very ominous sign when considering what they are willing to do and the leadership charged with defending our country. This Administration has made America far less safe.
The New York TimesA preliminary investigation found that a cyberattack this week on dozens of municipal water systems in Minnesota was probably the work of Iranian hackers. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.
How much of the current state of affairs is due to the replacement of experts with influencers?
Justin BaragonaTime to turn to The Experts.
I worry a lot of really bad things (even more than they are) are going to happen right after votes are cast in the midterms
Michael J. SternTrump doesn’t care what the Senate thinks and he’s not obligated to follow their direction. He’s a crook. He’s a sleaze. He will do what will serve him best. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Useful idiots
Nicholas GrossmanImagine, in March 2022, thinking the big worries regarding the Ukraine war were "Russia's legitimate security needs," escalation by Ukraine and Europe, "ordinary Russians...caught in the dragnet" of Western sanctions, and the risk of "regime change in Moscow." Now imagine still thinking that today.