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Mike Eppel retweeted
BREAKING: Iran directly rejects Trump's new claim of a deal being signed tomorrow, saying the insistence on signing the deal on specifically Sunday is engineered around his own birthday, calling it a "propaganda event" that Trump is trying to turn into a unilateral "symbolic occasion" for himself, along with his UFC White House event, per Fars. The Iranian negotiating team says it "will not permit such a media and ceremonial manoeuvre," explicitly stating that the memorandum of understanding has not been finalized and no signing will happen.
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Mike Eppel retweeted
At that price, I hope the chicken tenders come with a FIFA Peace Prize.
Hungry? Thirsty? Be prepared …
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Trump: "The strait is open. But the straits have been open for a number of months already and you just didn't know about it."
Community note
The claim that the Strait of Hormuz has been open for months with many ships transiting secretly is contradicted by tracking data showing minimal traffic (2-4 vessels/day) since its effective closure in March 2026. hormuzstraitmonitor.com shipfinder.com/special/hormuz
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Mike Eppel retweeted
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The Spurs know how to TAKE the lead, they just don't know how to HOLD the lead. And that's really the most important part of the lead: the holding
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The Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rate steady for the 5th meeting in a row at 2.25% -Calls the moment a "global upheaval" with "elevated uncertainty" -Could cut rates if the U.S. escalates trade war -Could raise rates with persistent inflation Toronto.citynews.ca/audio
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BREAKING: May CPI inflation rises to 4.2%, the highest level since April 2023. Core CPI inflation also rises to 2.9%, the highest since September 2025. Inflation in the US is officially back above 4% and more than double the Fed's target. Odds of Fed rate hikes are rising.
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Mike Eppel retweeted
Trump just posted this:
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Dylan Cease and Max Scherzer will return to the Blue Jays rotation this week, John Schneider announced 🙌 Cease will start on Tuesday, with Scherzer set for Wednesday.
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Mike Eppel retweeted
Chrétien: When you look at the polls, Canadians have never been more united. Thank you to Donald Trump for that. I should propose him for the Order of Canada, but I cannot succeed. Do you know why? Rosie: He's not Canadian? Chrétien: Because we don't give it to a person who has a criminal record.
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Just another ridiculous development for 2026…
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I mean, typically on Sunday’s Trump is saying he’s going to destroy Iran (only to walk it back on Tuesdays)…so, maybe?
BREAKING: President Trump says the US and Iran are "close to a deal" as a third wave Iranian ballistic missiles is fired toward Israel, per Fox News.
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That is some wild, unhinged stuff from the President. Welker is a good person and honest journalist and didn’t deserve that but more importantly we have a president who constantly pushes conspiracy theories with zero evidence and can’t respond when politely challenged on that.
Here's the full chain of events that led to Trump storming out of his interview with Kristin Welker, beginning with her pressing him on the weaponization fund, continuing with her pointing out the baselessness of his "rigged election" lies, and concluding with him calling her "crooked or stupid" and leaving
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Mike Eppel retweeted
“If you think the world is selfish and rotten, go to the cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. See what one group of men did for another on D-Day, June 6th, 1944.” — Andy Rooney
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Was it supposed to be this windy today?? Sheesh!
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82 years ago today. Canada lands on Juno Beach. #DDay 🇨🇦
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The financial post-mortem on the FIFA matches in Toronto and Vancouver will be fascinating. Another weekend with a Lakeshore East GoTrain shutdown preventing people from actually coming into the city.
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Mike Eppel retweeted
It's official. Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs is now the most expensive NBA game in history. The cheapest ticket available? $10,622 per seat. This game will shatter every previous record by a mile.
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Some Airbnb hosts spent years and thousands of dollars preparing their houses for the World Cup tournament. "I don’t think it’s going to be the huge windfall that I once thought." on.wsj.com/4uSdbFC
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