New from me + @Haleaziz: Months before the ICE arrest this week of a WI mosque leader, Secretary of State Marco Rubio found him to be a threat to the US foreign policy interest of combating antisemitism, according to federal officials and gov records. https://t.co/gjvHzxf5kH
— Jazmine Ulloa (@jazmineulloa) April 4, 2026
Month: April 2026
I might be overoptimistic, but it does appear as if Trump has just lost it:
1. His war of choice against Iran is an obvious disaster.
2. Trump does not know how to get out of this war, so he is stupidly escalating without chance of victory.
3. Trump has alienated all countries in the world with the exception of Israel.
4. Trump has blown up NATO & other US alliances & even with Saudi Arabia.
5. By prompting Iran to block the Strait of Hormuz, Trump has caused tremendous damage to the global economy.
6. Trump has nothing to offer the US, just cutting benefits. We are waiting for the recession caused by his war on iran.
7. He has started sacking his most loyal appointees because they are also the most incompetent. This is likely to continue.
8. Trump has put the US army in an Iranian quagmire that is likely to get much worse as competent generals protest and resign.
Trump = an incompetent & despicable US alone.— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) Apr 4, 2026
From @TheAthletic: South Carolina upsets defending champion UConn to advance to the women’s NCAA tournament title game. nyti.ms/3PRZTsW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) Apr 4, 2026
Cameron Khansarinia, chief of staff to exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi, says the U.S. service member whose jet crashed down in Iran faces potential torture or execution if captured by the regime, but adds some Iranians would be willing to assist in their escape.
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— NewsNation (@NewsNation) Apr 4, 2026
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in March, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) criticized Trump administration cuts to the State Department.
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If you are a Trumpist, you opt for extortion and dismiss the rule of law.TV News Now (@TVNewsNow)🚨 NEW: Fox’s Marc Thiessen has a GENIUS PLAN to fund the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz: “I think what President Trump ought to do is have a Hormuz Transit Tariff.”
“Instead of Iran charging $2M per vessel going through the Strait, the U.S. will charge a $2M escort fee for every vessel — which is about $9B a month or $100B in revenue.”
“We will waive that fee for any country that participates in the coalition to open up the Strait.”
“That will open it and reward the good guys that are helping us and punish those staying on the sidelines,” @marcthiessen tells @BretBaier.
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