Not just for gunfights: "Fast is fine, But accuracy is final. You must learn to be slow in a hurry.“ - Wyatt Earp (lived to 80) #startups #entrepreneur #smallbiz #strategy

New documents obtained by The Washington Post show the price to build the ballroom has ballooned to $600 million, up from the initial $200 million estimate, with more than half expected to be paid by U.S. taxpayers. wapo.st/4vOuwPD

This is damning. This was his main justification for the war.

Trump has poked a hornet's nest this time substack.com/@gavinnewsom/no…

From “ending their civilization” to paying them $300 billion to keep quiet. All in a few weeks’ work for the master dealmaker. Trump administration considers $300bn fund for Iran if deal is upheld via @FT ft.com/content/088c14d3-f708…

“But even before we have the details, it is clear that Trump has failed to achieve every one of the goals he put forward for this war of choice, and now he is determined to sign, seal, and deliver America’s capitulation as quickly as possible” theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…

Oil just fell from a war peak near $139 to the low $80s on one headline: the US and Iran reached a deal to end the war. The market is pricing peace. It has not read the fine print, where the country with the jets already tore out the most important page. Here is the page. Clause one ends the fighting on every front, Lebanon included, and ending the war in Lebanon was Iran’s single biggest demand. Hours before the deal landed, Israeli jets hit Hezbollah in Beirut. And tonight Netanyahu told Trump, in writing, that Israel does not consider itself bound by the Lebanon clause, will not pull its troops out, and the army stays exactly where it stands. Now hold the whole thing in one frame. Israel signed nothing. It is not a party to this deal. Yet the one clause Iran needed most is the one clause the side with the firepower has already crossed out. A peace is worth exactly what the strongest army on the field is willing to honor, and that army just answered: not in Lebanon. The part nobody is saying out loud. By Israel’s own account, Iran swallowed tonight’s strike on Beirut and chose not to retaliate, so the deal would survive. Iran took the punch to keep the peace. Israel answered by gutting the clause the peace was built on, and Trump called Netanyahu “a very difficult guy” on the way out. So the strait reopens in 30 days, the blockade lifts, oil keeps falling, and traders bank a war premium melting away. They should watch Lebanon, not the barrel. The signing is Friday in Geneva. The war it claims to end is still, tonight, being fought.

The war should have never been initiated, but at this point, ending it is much better than the alternatives.

The White House was built to serve the American people. Tonight it was used to promote a company the President owns stock in, sell subscriptions, promote corporate sponsors, push Trump crypto, and enrich the President and his family. The founders warned us about kings enriching themselves from public office. They did not fight a revolution for this.

To all those who berated me on this platform for doubting that Trump cared about the human rights or democratic aspirations of the Iranian people, I accept your apology.

Who knows if there will be a final agreement. But if there is, two things will be true at the same time: a) It's essentially surrender to Iran. b) We should be glad about it, because every day this insane, illegal war continues, we get weaker. 1/ Let me explain.

Marco Rubio compared UFC to landing a man on the moon. There's nothing comparable to it. This is the poison of working for Donald Trump. Every time you get behind a microphone, you've got to figure out a way to kiss his behind.

Applebaum: Trump is not handling the Iran war strategically. He is not asking what is good for Americans, Iranians or the Middle East. He is asking: how is this good for me? How do I emerge as the winner? He is chasing applause, not solving the problem. 1/

Erick voted for Trump: “The only one being played is President Trump. The ceasefire is a farce. The President has turned into a clown.”

A promised 4–5 week war that's still dragging on three months later tells you something important: the forecast was wildly wrong. ⁣ ⁣ And bad forecasts have consequences. Businesses make plans around them. Allies make plans around them. Families do too.

BREAKING: CNN Just Highlighted A Pretty Devastating Number. 84% of Americans say the Epstein files reinforce their belief that powerful people are rarely held accountable. Think about that. Not 84% of Democrats. Not 84% of Republicans. 84% of Americans. The breakdown was even more striking: - 82% of Republicans - 80% of Independents - 90% of Democrats Prediction markets have reportedly lowered the odds that Todd Blanche becomes Trump's next Attorney General. The Epstein controversy isn't creating distrust. It's validating distrust that was already there. And now it's starting to affect people connected to the administration.

The Maine Senate Race In One Post: - @SenatorCollins raised $9.8M from 100 billionaires and their spouses. - @grahamformaine raised $9.6M from small-dollar Mainers averaging $26. Do you get it yet?

Last month, solar power generated 12.8% of electricity in the U.S. while coal was responsible for 12.2%. It’s the first time in history that solar accounted for more energy than coal. 🔋 abcnews.com/US/solar-generat…