Briefing

Trump folded on Iran, and it cost him. The war leverage strategy collapsed as Trump caved and Tehran raised the price, now eyeing a pullout with no nuke deal after the whole campaign turned out to be a hostage play. He capped it by cosplaying a naval commander bound for Hormuz.

Michigan's left converted energy into power. Abdul El-Sayed won the primary, outvoting Harris in Dearborn and crushing her in Ann Arbor precincts, while Detroit's entire House delegation is now DSA and seven DSA members won Congress. AIPAC dumped $32 million to stop El-Sayed and proved it owns the Democratic center, losing anyway. Cori Bush lost in Missouri, the one real setback.

AIPAC's grip on Democrats got named out loud. Fetterman called killing Palestinians necessary as Jon Stewart tore into his antisemitism litmus test, and one voter made AIPAC money a dealbreaker. El-Sayed drew the line between Judaism and the lobby.

The Trump economy keeps contradicting itself. Kevin Hassett wants to delete job losses from the math, Bessent refunded $100 billion in tariffs to corporations including a Lutnick-linked firm, and Vance blamed 40 years while mocking supporters over food costs. Under Armour's profits were basically tariff refunds.

Israel's spyware turned on itself. Mossad malware aimed at ICC lawyers malfunctioned and leaked Israeli leadership contacts, and X suspended an account exposing an Israeli-linked staffer. Settlers still claim a religious duty to humiliate Christians.