Reposted by roripierpontAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/04/2026JD Vance abruptly wraps up his very short news conference in Pakistan, and while he walks away ignores questions about the Strait of Hormuz and whether the failure of the negotiations means the US is headed back to war 1961585410
Reposted by roripierpontRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2026I’m shocked since we sent our best negotiators. 1884163622841
Reposted by roripierpontTim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 12/04/202604/11/2026 21:37:54 (Bloomberg) -- The US and Iran have not reached an agreement after 21 hours of talks, Vice President JD Vance said. Negotiators haven’t reached an agreement as Iran didn’t accept the US’s terms, he said at a press conference in Islamabad. 115310
Reposted by roripierpontMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Trump actually playing 3-D chess to send loser Vance to negotiate a deal. Trump surrounds himself with losers 3292
Reposted by roripierpontMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 12/04/2026But Trump doesn’t care 7346
Reposted by roripierpontBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 11/04/2026"Frankly, we did win this [election/war]." 610617
Reposted by roripierpontAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/04/2026here's Trump entering a UFC event as Vance says that negotiations with Iran have failed 5122614624
Reposted by roripierpontMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/04/2026Carney: "The days of our military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over." *thunderous applause* 624215614866
Reposted by roripierpontAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/04/2026Trump points at Joe Rogan and has something to say to him as they shake hands at UFC 195675120
Reposted by roripierpont🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬 @solnatamd.medsky.social · 12/04/2026‼️Just learned, another Venezuelan doctor detained. All documents were fine. But this is not about the documents. And her 5 year old child is detained with her and the child is a US citizen. 28736
Reposted by roripierpontHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 12/04/2026JD Vance. Hillbilly diplomat. 🙄 2736935
Reposted by roripierpontDaily Trix @dailytrix.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Steve Witkoff maintains his perfect record of zero accomplishments. 17711
Reposted by roripierpontThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/04/2026In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Early male writers often disparaged Mary Todd Lincoln “as an intolerable shrew or filtered her through the prism of her husband’s greatness, turning her into a nuisance at best and a national embarrassment at worst,” Lois Romano writes.nyti.msOpinion | The Truth About Mary Todd LincolnRetelling the story of a woman today requires a motivation to correct the historical record. 46315
Reposted by roripierpontashley (birthday month) 🕸️ @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 12/04/2026holy shit lol. it’s over 1843030
Reposted by roripierpontMichael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Square this with Trump’s repeated claims of victory. 1857377
Reposted by roripierpontAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Vance: We have not reached for agreement. They have chosen not to accept our terms. 3041038237
Reposted by roripierpontAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Vance: We have not reached an agreement. They have chosen not to accept our terms. So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement, 3561160269
Reposted by roripierpontMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/04/2026🚨BREAKING: NO AGREEMENT IN ISLAMABAD 1761320311
Reposted by roripierpontMartin Devaney @martindevaney.bsky.social · 12/04/2026“Ain’t that America?” 1648567
Reposted by roripierpontThe Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 12/04/2026Vice President JD Vance said negotiations between the US and Iran have ended without a peace deal after Vance said the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon. trib.al/YYpftJstrib.alVance says talks with Iran have ended after 21 hours without an agreement. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe“But the simple fact is that we need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,” the vice president told reporters. 4174
Reposted by roripierpontJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12/04/2026I missed @reactorsff.bsky.social posting this update to their policies re: use of "AI," but I am happy they did, and not surprised by their position. It's a good position! reactormag.com/practices-re...reactormag.comPractices Regarding "Artificial Intelligence" - Reactor 130835
Reposted by roripierpontRagnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Both parties are the same but I only protest one party because the other party might try to maim or kill me. 618156
Reposted by roripierpontTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 06/04/2026Sarah Posner: "The war has intensified intra-MAGA feuds, which are imbued with both rank antisemitism and disdain for the Christian Zionism that is driving evangelical support for the war."talkingpointsmemo.comTrump’s Evangelical Leaders Are Working Overtime to Spin The Iran WarChristian conservatives need to shield followers who might be at risk of... 65116
Reposted by roripierpontTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/04/2026As predicted by everyone, Orbán in his pre-election false flag now blames Ukraine for the fake thing he cooked up and which everyone expected. 191155365
Reposted by roripierpontSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Once again, Trump is claiming former presidents have been cheering on his Iran war privately despite the fact that all four living ex-presidents have denied speaking to him. They need to call a press conference to highlight Trump’s mental breakdown. 25836193
Reposted by roripierpontAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Trump desperately wants to return to his happy zone: racist fear-mongering and playing the victim of Democrats and the media. But boo-hoo, the war he started for no good reason keeps getting in the way. www.salon.com/2026/04/06/i...salon.comIran is breaking Trump's spiritThe war is getting in the way of the president's race-baiting and revenge campaigns 314127
Reposted by roripierpontBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I'm getting dizzy from watching all the victory laps Trump and his team are currently taking. 36911
Reposted by roripierpontAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Presidents are usually asked to speak in ways that Don’t make others in the global community feel less sympathetic to us if terror attacks happen 531611272
Reposted by roripierpontPhiladelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 06/04/2026With about six weeks to go until Election Day, these are the big questions as three top candidates vie for the congressional seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.inquirer.comPhilly’s competitive U.S. House race narrows — but big questions loom 072
Reposted by roripierpontThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/04/2026I never text back – and it’s ruining my relationshipstheguardian.comI never text back – and it’s ruining my relationshipsExperts weigh in on why some people have an inexplicable barrier to responding – and what they can do about it 4325
Reposted by roripierpontBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Republicans are obviously unlikely to support a Dem-led impeachment push. But Dems should keep providing them the opportunity. In selfish terms, Republicans are setting themselves up to own terminal U.S. failure and/or claim a prize that they made fairly worthless. www.offmessage.net/p/impeachmen... 311023
Reposted by roripierpontBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 06/04/2026First and most importantly, this would represent a proportional response to Trump's madness. Second, it would position Dems as indisputably antiwar. Rather than agonize over how to reach various podcast listeners, they could just earn their respect directly. www.offmessage.net/p/impeachmen... 210421
Reposted by roripierpontReuters @reuters.com · 06/04/2026Fed's Goolsbee, Hammack say inflation is flashing 'orange,' or worse reut.rs/4sX2wsjreut.rsFed's Goolsbee, Hammack say inflation is flashing 'orange,' or worseCleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee both see inflation as a far bigger problem than employment, underscoring their support for tighter rather than looser monetary policy as the Iran war puts upward pressure on energy prices and the job market remains stuck in low gear. 14319
Reposted by roripierpont🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Obviously foolish now, but you can see why we thought things were actually getting better at one point.youtube.comBjörk : w/PJ Harvey - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 1994 BRIT AwardsYouTube video by Björk's Joyous Tunes 3646
Reposted by roripierpontThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/04/2026Trump on finding who leaked information on downed planes: “We’re going to go to the media company that released it and we're going to say national security, give it up or go to jail.” 2312027
Reposted by roripierpontDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Was it this article from CBSNews.com? And if so, will Bari protect her people or violate a cardinal rule of journalism? web.archive.org/web/20260403...web.archive.orgAmerican fighter jet was downed over Iran, 1 crew member rescuedU.S. officials confirmed that an F-15E fighter jet went down over Iran. 2378
Reposted by roripierpontTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Again, the reason why Trump talks down Ukraine’s actual successes in an existential war is that his kids are supposed to profit from his war of vanity. It’s all an advertising campaign to him, right down to the burials of US soldiers, where he hawked his golf cap. 191043340
Reposted by roripierpontCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Hegseth explicitly compares the pilot's rescue to Christ's death and resurrection. 99013
Reposted by roripierpontWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 06/04/20261. I know the idea of "norms" went out with Cheers and technically there's no law about presidential medical disclosures, but the White House and its doctors covering up the president's true medical condition ought to be a Watergate-level scandal 471584348
Reposted by roripierpontRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Is Hegseth comparing the downed pilot's crash and rescue to Jesus's death and resurrection? Am I having a stroke? 4364284
Reposted by roripierpontWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 06/04/20262. Yet again, POTUS has all but disappeared from view for four days and returned to duty with a bruised and badly discolored hand. He is obviously undergoing a medical treatment that is being hidden from the American people, along with his diagnosis 14728155
Reposted by roripierpontWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 06/04/20263. It's critical for the media to ask about these absences and bruises at every opportunity and work their sources for evidence that will expose the on-the-record lies. The public has an inalienable right to know the physical and mental health of a man with the ability to order a nuclear attack -30- 13630105
Reposted by roripierpontMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Reminder this guy is still doing the worst possible stuff to our most vulnerable 59974822484
Reposted by roripierpontAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/04/2026Today's press conference: We pulled of a risky rescue and we're going to tell the world exactly how we did it. Our administration leaked about the second airman, endangering his life. We're super good at endangering more lives to clean up messes of our own making. 359123662815
Reposted by roripierpontCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/04/2026“.. One of the memos, about Altman, begins with a list headed ‘Sam exhibits a consistent pattern of . . .’ The first item is ‘Lying.’” @newyorker.com @ronanfarrow.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... 21386118
Reposted by roripierpontBrandon Baumgartner @baumer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026If he were still alive to see this, @jaketapper.bsky.social would be apoplectic at the obvious medical cover-up. 3947
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