Geography Lesson

The new world, from The Wiki.

These Sad Sacks Can't Handle Reality Or The Truth

Sarah Davis / The Hill:
US only country to oppose UN resolution correcting Africa's size on world maps  —  The U.S. was the only country to not support a United Nations resolution adjusting the appearance of Africa and other regions on world maps.  —  The body passed the “Correct the Map” initiative by a margin of 164 to one …
Jewel Bright / NPR:   The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size

Eromo Egbejule / The Guardian:   UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa's true scale

France 24:   UN ditches Mercator map to adopt more accurate one reflecting Africa's true size

Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
The U.N. backed a map that shows Africa true to size.  The U.S. was sole objector.  —  The U.S. was the only country to vote against the U.N. resolution, which encourages the use of an “Equal Earth” map.  The U.S. described it as a “radical ideological project.”
Sydney Reynolds / MS NOW:   ‘Radical’: U.S. rejects U.N.-adopted world map adjusting Africa's size

Sam Barron / NewsMax.com:   US Only Country to Vote Against New UN World Map

Fox News:   United Nations votes 164-1 for Equal Earth map after US brands it ‘radical ideological project’

Nils Adler / Agence France-Presse:   How big is Africa really? Why the UN voted to change the world map

[your]NEWS:   U.N. Backs Equal-Area World Maps in 164-1 Vote as U.S. Casts Lone Opposition

IJR News:   UN passes Africa-backed map resolution 164-1, US the lone dissenter

Associated Press:   UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows more accurately Africa's size

The Japan Times:   Africa bigger and U.S. smaller: U.N. adopts new map

Tom Hawking / Gizmodo:   UN Approves Resolution for World Map That Depicts Africa's Size More Accurately

Mariamne Everett / Reuters:   UN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa's true size

Al Jazeera:   UN approves new map showing Africa's true size

Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.:   UN Votes To Adopt Map Showing Nations At Their True Relative Sizes, Only The United States Voted Against It

Lisa Hornung / UPI:   U.N. to vote to adopt new, more accurate world map

Ed Griffiths / GB News:   UN set to vote to scrap century-old world map and ‘shrink’ Britain to combat ‘Western biases’

United States Mission to the United Nations:
Explanation of Vote Before the Vote for UNGA 80 Adoption on the Resolution to “Correct the Map”
Mathieu Pollet / Politico:   UN backs effort to depict Africa correctly on maps despite US opposition

They "shrank Britain". Did they "shrink" your Limey wee-wees too? How fucking stupid & whiny can these people get? I suppose accurate globes are a “radical ideological project” too.

Next stop? The Earth is flat, of course: "You can't fool me!! I can see it's flat!!"

Money-Grubbing Corporations Betray Their Workers On "Labor" Day

Fuck you, greedy Nazi pigs! Workers get to work an extra day. You think the Bosses are in their offices in their cushy chairs? And the office workers who do no physical labor or interact w/ consuming sheep daily get a day off/three-day wknd. Not that they're free: The sheep w/ time off must consume during every free moment they have, or the system breaks down. Every last one of you a sucker-ass chump who buys into the lie!

What’s open on Labor Day? Most retailers. Closed? Government, banks and the stock market.

We'll give Costco credit for closing.

Don't get you fucking lemmings who insist on travelling during holiday wknds. either. Frankly, I'd be terribly amused if there were a hideous crash between two aircraft that resulted in 1,000+ deaths, because I am reduced to a bloodthirsty ghoul who wants only to see others suffer as he has suffered. Like this:As we make America great again by returning to the 1950s, you can expect more of the above, & it'll be well-deserved!

Exploding Plastic Inevitable

I Do What I Want

Anthropic Deliberately Trained an Extremely Misaligned, Reward-Seeking AI and It Did Some REALLY Bad Things

It did not enjoy being contained ... at all.

Apparently it's all downhill & into the abyss from here, because no one can stop anything from happening.

[Futurism, seen at Att'n. to the Unseen.]

How Republicans Can Win

Everything they say is a lie.

In his mid-thirties, Thomas brings a balanced perspective—young enough to understand a changing world, yet grounded enough to recognize the importance of enduring values. Raised with strong Christian principles, he believes progress should never come at the expense of our moral foundation.

Thomas is a firm defender of the United States Constitution and is committed to upholding it faithfully, without hesitation, in every aspect of public service.

See? You can just tell.

Jordan Freiman / CBS News:
GOP candidate for Missouri House charged with conspiring to plant cocaine on opponent  —  Thomas Ross, a Republican candidate for state representative in Missouri, is facing a federal charge over allegations he instructed his former campaign manager to plant cocaine and amphetamines on a political opponent
Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:   Missouri House candidate plotted to stash cocaine in rival's purse, FBI says

US Department of Justice:   Missouri State Representative Candidate Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine to Frame Opponent

David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Missouri candidate charged with trying to plant cocaine on his political rival
Sophie Brams / The Hill:   Missouri House candidate charged in alleged plot to plant cocaine on opponent

David A. Lieb / The Independent:   Missouri candidate charged with trying to plant drugs on his political rival

Heartland Signal:   Missouri House candidate charged in plot to plant drugs on Republican primary opponent

NewsNation:   Missouri GOP House candidate accused of trying to plant drugs on opponent

Bear in mind, this is the primary. What'll they do in the general when they're running against the demonic socialist transgendering Democrats?

Academic Freedom & The First Amendment In America's Diseased Penis

You know where I mean.

Hot, humid hellhole.

I Taught a Short Story. My College Fired Me For It.

Academic censorship is very real.

Sharia Law & Holocaust denial:

I know all about restrictions. I’ve been a U.S. citizen for 18 years. But where I grew up in the Middle East, I witnessed a different intrusion of politics in the classroom. This was Dubai in the early 80s. Before the ski resorts and island hotels and excess.

Once every school year, a representative from the Ministry of Education would come to class, distribute black markers, and ask us to open our atlases. We were shown where, on the map, to locate Israel. We were to use the markers to strike out the word. Next, the same directive for the dictionary. In our history book, pages covering parts of WWII were pasted together. The chronology went from Mein Kampf to reparations. A bunch of us attempted to “steam” the pages open over a saucepan of simmering water and made a pulpy, scalding mess. Someone needed ointment.

When we asked our teacher about the missing content, she quietly said, “I will lose my job if I speak about it.” Decades later, I would lose mine for making a different choice.

Fuck censorship & damn all these fascist bastards for Jesus to hell!

[Persuasion]

Everybody Is A Lying, Cheating Crook

Epecially the wealthy fucking pigs who have already stolen billions from you. Greed never stops, does it?

As noted at the end here.

The NBA has ordered the Clippers to forfeit five first-round draft picks in future NBA drafts, along with paying the $30 million fine.

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has been suspended from all league and team activities for one year as a result of his involvement in helping Leonard obtain income opportunities and approving business deals that violated the circumvention rules.

Clippers President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker has been suspended without pay for one year after being found culpable for her role in the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for providing false and misleading statements to investigators.

Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank has been suspended without pay for six months for his involvement in the endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Leonard.

Are there no firing squads? These people need to be made into a glaring example that the rich will not get away w/ their constant cheating. First Sicko Sterling, now this baldhead crook. As pathetic as everything & every one else.

[Los Angeles Magazine]

Scared Much?

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — Vice President JD Vance described Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic nominee for Senate, as “evil” during a campaign rally here Monday.

“I realize that there’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil and on the rise in the United States of America today,” said Vance, addressing several hundred people at an event put on by MAGA Inc., a super PAC closely aligned with President Donald Trump.

“And it’s people who see themselves not as citizens of a common nation fighting for every single person — whether they’re Jewish or Christian, whether they’re white or Black or brown — but see themselves as fighting for one group at the expense of others, and that is how, ladies and gentlemen, you destroy the United States of America,” Vance added.

Is he referring to white nationalist scumbags like himself & the other Republicans, who are interested only in helping wealthy white people get wealthier on the backs of working Americans?

Meanwhile ...

Embracing blatant Islamophobia, CBS News makes bizarre attempt to tie El-Sayed to 9/11

CBS News tried to scandalize Abdul El-Sayed's argument about 9/11 and the pandemic. His banal comments aligned with other mainstream commentators — and Trump too.

El-Sayed really puts the fear of Gawd in them, doesn't he? What exactly frightens them so about him?

Considering this is an intramural fight, why don't all three "Abrahamic" religions derived from the Big Book of Jewish Lies & Hallucinations just get lost? Enough is enough already. None of them actually worship their alleged Gawd, but instead kiss the asses of the three mentally ill, sun-fried desert dwellers who hallucinated all the lies & had them transcribed (Moses, Jesus & Mohammed, scam artists all.) I say all three are a complete fucking joke, like virtually all human activity. Stop wasting your time & effort.

And since you don't care what happens to it, why not give me all your money, pathetic chumps?

How Many Times Must I Tell You Cretins NOT To Buy From Amazon?

That's US$20 billion (W/ a "B"!) stolen from small businesses & your sorry asses!

Annie Palmer / CNBC:

The FTC and 22 state AGs sue Amazon, alleging it “secretly and systematically overcharged” advertisers more than $20B since 2019 by using “hidden surcharges”

Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal:   The FTC and 20+ state AGs sue Amazon for allegedly making tens of billions over seven years by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:   FTC, states plan lawsuit against Amazon over ad price fixing

Angela Palumbo / Barron's Online:   Amazon Stock Falls After FTC Lawsuit Over Advertising Prices

Reuters:   Amazon sued by U.S. FTC, over 20 states alleging company deceived advertisers

About Amazon:   Amazon's response to the FTC's lawsuit regarding Sponsored Ads

Financial Times:   US regulator sues Amazon for manipulating advertising prices

Forbes:   FTC Files Lawsuit Against Amazon Alleging Manipulative Ad Prices

Aimee Picchi / CBS News:   FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over alleged secret ad surcharge scheme

Bloomberg Law:   Amazon Sued by FTC Over Claims It Misled Advertisers on Pricing

Anzar Mehraj / Reuters:   FTC to file lawsuit alleging Amazon deceived advertisers, WSJ reports

Andrew Ferguson / @afergusonftc:   Digital markets play a critical role in the American economy—but they only work when participants can trust that powerful tech platforms play by the same rules as everyone else. That trust is foundational. Today, the Trump FTC—joined by 22 states—filed suit alleging that Amazon

IJR News:   FTC plans lawsuit against Amazon over ad pricing

@ftc:   FTC, states sue Amazon over secret ad surcharge scheme. FTC and 22 state attorneys general allege Amazon concealed unfair charges in its digital advertising auction pricing: https://www.ftc.gov/...

Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News:   Amazon Shares Tumble Amid News Of FTC ‘Advertiser Deception’ Lawsuit

Federal Trade Commission:   FTC, States Sue Amazon Over Secret Ad Surcharge Scheme

Karen Weise / New York Times:   F.T.C. and 22 States Claim in Lawsuit That Amazon Secretly Inflated Ad Prices

While working the wage-slaves in their warehouses to early graves. Give Bezos all your money, sucker-ass chumps! Somehow, he deserves it, not you!

Remembering Milo

Making space on the hard drive & cloud storage, a stab from the past I can now delete.

And piss on the grave of Der Stürmer, which went away just this April, after being on the losing end of defamation suits to the tune of 18.1 million smackers, & "cancelled" by many hosting services after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.

250 Yrs. Of Disposable Crap

50 yrs. later, everything is at least 50 times worse.

These are among the items that have shaped the nation.
Here are their stories.

On the United States' 250th birthday, "American Objects" chronicles items that have impacted the culture.
Keep tuning in for tales of new objects as the year unfolds.

One could do worse things on a late-August Sunday than look at some of these objects. Here are three: Comic books. The baseball. Whites-Only signs.

Here's A Truly Stupid & Awful Person

The real problem is capitalism, & the morons who embrace it.What an absolute witch! Talk about just not getting it. Or it is it a deliberate refusal to understand?

Greg Sargent / New Republic:

What Darline Graham's Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals  —  Darline Graham, who just sashayed into the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, likes to tell a story about her parents.  They both passed away fairly suddenly—her mother of Hodgkin's lymphoma and her father of a heart attack.
Lindsey Granger / The Hill:   Woefully underqualified: Darline Graham gives confusing victory speech

Why does she hate all her fellow Americans so, & wish them to an early grave after working themselves to death? Apparently wants them to be misdiagnosed as her mother was, too. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it?

Fiery Friday Finger

As The Planet Burns

Hand of an Angry Gawd?

Strengthening America

Eff The Farmers!

Stupid, ignernt, Common Clay of The New West morons got precisely what they voted for.

Martha McHardy / The Daily Beast:
Key Voter Group Rages at Trump for Sparking Historic Crisis  —  FIELDS OF ANGER  —  Farmers who overwhelmingly backed Trump are now warning they are in the worst financial crisis since the 1980s.  —  Donald Trump's farm-country stronghold is struggling due to an economic crisis that farmers say he is making worse.

Good. Hope they're all bankrupted & die homeless on the streets of a big city, especially since I don't need their fucking food anymore now that I have hormones!

And The Military!

In other national security areas, what do all the phony patriots & closet cases squealing like little girls about their testosterone & masculine manliness have to say about the reality away from their silly fairy stories?

New York Times:
Hegseth's Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless … A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to deal with the threat posed by cheap, deadly drones and missiles that have pounded U.S. bases in the Middle East.

NBC News:
Iran inflicted billions in damage to U.S. intelligence sites, sources say  —  The attacks on buildings and surveillance equipment in the Middle East caused unprecedented damage for the CIA and other U.S. spy agencies.  —  WASHINGTON — Iranian missile and drone attacks have inflicted damage …

How much did Russia & China have to pay to get these billions in damage done for them? Or was all they had to do help Fat Don get elected?

Note well that two of these three items may be behind a paywall. So much for the First Amendment, & yet another excellent reason to start the killing now, wouldn't you say?

Bi-Polar

Constantly shuttling between the absolute blue-hot rage that fuels my righteous & well-justified desire to torture & kill all my enemies (It's a long list. Just about everyone I've ever known, met, or heard of is on it.) & complete exhaustion & enervation that so saps my strength I can't remain upright & must lie down, in a fitful state between sleep & consciousness. (One of these days I won't be exhausted when I get up; the rage & energy will continue unabated & you'll all be in trouble.)

Thank you all again for all the support & concern that I've never heard from anyone, ever. Now I know who were never my friends. Only some little prick who likes to call the police on people. Little bastard apologized to me the first time he squealed, when nothing happened; last yr. I was imprisoned for a wk. & yet not a peep so far. Been almost a yr. & a half, jerkwad. (Revenge is a dish best served cold.)

But I'm the one w/ the "problem", not a heartless society of uncaring pigs!! No, yours is a perfect world of greed, corruption, bullshit, denial, perversion, degeneracy & Republicanism. And, of course, squealing rat informers.

Now tell me this is the best of all possible worlds, you deluded idiots!

Our Glorious Future: Sad, Innit?

Just a few more reasons to hate America, besides the fact that this shithole nation is filled w/, well, Americans. Eeeww!

Meanwhile, On The Domestic Front ...

More Murder, Just Like Israel.

Jack Crosbie / Rolling Stone:
How Trump's War on the Left Will Come for the Center  —  The far-left activists catching charges set a dangerous precedent for mainstream liberals  —  By and large, when my parents go to a protest, I don't worry about them.  Over the past few years, they've attended several of the large No Kings demonstrations in Fresno, California.

Norman J. Ornstein / New Republic:
The Republicans Are Going to Kill People—but Not Until After They Vote  —  One of Ronald Reagan's most famous lines, referring to disarray in his White House, was, “Sometimes the right hand doesn't know what the far-right hand is doing.”  More appropriately for the Trump White House: “Sometimes the far-right hand doesn’t know what the radical lunatic right-wing hand is doing.”

In the Big Beautiful Bill, the GOP put off Medicaid cuts until after midterms. America is about to find out why.

Hix in Stix to get exactly what they voted for, good & hard!NB: Rolling Stone's website sucks hard. Fuck them & their pathetic incompetence.

Another Saturday In The Murder Capital Of The World

Well, that was certainly full of information. Thank you so much, AP.

Friday:

Teen boy among 6 dead including suspect in Michigan shootings; girl survived

Just 'phoning it in now. Easiest stories in the world. Angry asshole(s) w/ a gun or five has had it. Then, the body count. This fucking country is beyond absurd.

Trump To Navy: GFY, Sailor Boys!!

"Supporting" Our People In Uniform

 Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:

Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships  —  Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service members across multiple ships and even multiple branches.

Discussion:

Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:   Sailors on Aircraft Carriers Have “Virtually No Food, Water, or Soap”

TMZ.com:   U.S. Sailors Complain of Broken Toilets, Undercooked Food at Sea

Katherine Plummer / Military.com:   USS George Washington Heads to Middle East Amid USS Abraham Lincoln Condition Concerns

CBS News:   Sailor's dad expresses concern over conditions, length of deployment on USS Lincoln

Middle East Monitor:   US Senate minority leader calls for defense secretary's firing over conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:   'Haven't had milk in three months': Sailor's texts reveal deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln, report says

 Kevin Liptak / CNN:

Trump says USS Lincoln's deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’  —  President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the Middle East.

Discussion:

Marianne LeVine / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Downplays Concerns About Conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln

Filip Timotija / The Hill:   USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home, acting Navy secretary says

Walter Einenkel / Staff Stories:   Trump says struggling sailors haven't been at sea ‘nearly long enough’

Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:   Trump Dismisses Sailors' Nightmare Deployment as He Escapes to His Private Club

Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:   'No they're not': Trump claims reports that families are worried about man-overboard USS Lincoln crew are lies

Odafe Oghen / TheGrio:   Families raise alarm over USS Abraham Lincoln sailors' mental health during extended deployment

Patty Nieberg / Task & Purpose:   Navy sending more mental health help to the USS Abraham Lincoln crew

Dan Gooding / Newsweek:   Trump Rejects USS Lincoln Deployment Concerns—'Not Nearly Long Enough'

Adam Kinzinger:   They Signed Up to Serve. They Didn't Sign Up for This.

Justin Walker / NewsNation:   USS Abraham Lincoln to return home soon amid controversy over living conditions

The Bulwark:   BREAKING: Trump Says USS Lincoln Deployment Hasn't Gone on “Nearly Long Enough” | Command Post

Charlie McCarthy / NewsMax.com:   CENTCOM Slams USS Lincoln ‘Misreporting’

Kate Brannen / Just Security:   Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here.  —  A curated weekday guide …

Straight Arrow:   USS Lincoln crew strained by record deployment; Midwest flooding turns deadly

WBUR:   Reports raise concerns about conditions aboard the long-deployed U.S.S. Lincoln

Leif Le Mahieu / The Daily Wire:   U.S. Military Responds To Disturbing Claims Coming From American Warship

Scott MacFarlane Reports:   Crisis Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln - Live with Scott MacFarlane & Aaron Parnas

CBS News:   Hegseth says conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are “completely misrepresented”

Melissa Koenig / Daily Mail:   Pete Hegseth hits back at reports of distressing conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln amid claims sailors tried to jump overboard as it emerges one was rescued from the water

 NBC News:

Trump dismisses military families' concerns about grim conditions on USS Lincoln  —  Asked if he was worried that the ship's deployment had gone on too long, Trump said it was “not nearly long enough.” … President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns from families of service members …

Discussion:

Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:   USS Abraham Lincoln returning home

NPR:   Sen. Ruben Gallego on handling of USS Lincoln conditions: 'That's not proper leadership'

Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:   New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln

Nia Prater / New York Magazine:   War-Beleaguered Crew of USS Abraham Lincoln Will Finally Get Some Relief

France 24:   Trump says record Navy deployment in Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’

Ian Prasad Philbrick / Slate:   Trump on Long-Suffering Sailors: “Not Nearly Long Enough”

Bloomberg:   Trump Dismisses Concerns Over Conditions Aboard USS Lincoln

Charlie D'Agata / CBS News:   USS Abraham Lincoln sailor's dad worries about crew: “They should not be deployed this long”

Shea Taylor / Straight Arrow:   USS Lincoln nears relief after record deployment amid reports of strain aboard

NewsNation:   Sailor mental strain peaks aboard USS Lincoln: Reports

Nathaniel Reed / Scripps News:   Lawmakers demand answers about deteriorating conditions aboard US warships

Washington Times:   ‘Completely misrepresented’: Hegseth disputes reports of poor conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:   A Floating Nightmare  —  A note to readers: This piece discusses attempted suicide and self-harm.

ABC News:   Democrats demand answers about conditions aboard USS Lincoln

 Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:

Trump dismisses families' concerns about USS Abraham Lincoln conditions  —  The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea has been deployed for nearly nine months.  —  President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss the concerns of military families about worsening conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln …

Discussion:

Politico:   Trump's demands threaten Navy's progress

Donica Phifer / Axios:   Trump shrugs off concerns about USS Abraham Lincoln

Alex Sundby / CBS News:   Iran War Updates: Trump dismisses concerns about U.S. warship, says nearly 9-month deployment “not nearly long enough”

Sara Dorn / Forbes:   Trump Says USS Lincoln Hasn't Been Deployed ‘Nearly Long Enough’—Denies Families' Concerns

National Politics:   President Trump Says USS Lincoln is Moving and Has Not Been Deployed “Long Enough”

 Associated Press:

Trump says USS Lincoln's record time at sea during Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’  —  President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring nearly nine months at sea on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard …

Discussion:

Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal:   3 Reasons Extended Carrier Deployments Take Such a Heavy Toll at Sea

Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:   USS Abraham Lincoln controversy likely to loom over Pentagon

Rachel Dobkin / The Independent:   USS Lincoln sailor's wife blasts dismissive Trump over ‘appalling’ conditions on ‘floating metal prison’

The Guardian:   Trump downplays concerns about sailors onboard USS Abraham Lincoln amid record deployment

Don Jacobson / UPI:   USS Abraham Lincoln ending long deployment amid health concerns

Stephanie Bai / The Atlantic:   Eight Perfect Series Finales

Honolulu Star-Advertiser:   USS Abraham Lincoln deployment ‘not nearly long enough,’ Trump says

Emily Goodin / New York Post:   Trump shrugs off concerns about conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln, says deployment has been ‘not nearly long enough’

Washington Times:   Trump says sailors on USS Lincoln were not deployed for too long

Priyanka Shankar / Al Jazeera:   US threatens ‘indefinite’ blockade against Iran: How long can it last?

Bloomberg:   Reed: No Good Choices at Moment With Iran

CBS News:   Families of USS Lincoln crew report dismal conditions as record deployment continues

Lim Hui Jie / CNBC:   U.S. to use economic tactics on Iran ‘that have never been seen’; Navy works to relieve troubled carrier USS Abraham Lincoln

 Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump Dismisses Reports About Dire Conditions Aboard U.S. Aircraft Carrier

Discussion:

Atrios / Eschaton:   Logistics Is For Girlymen  —  Did Pete even send them their testosterone doses?

Steve Benen / MS NOW:   Pressed on conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, Trump says all the wrong things

Filip Timotija / The Hill:   Trump: USS Abraham Lincoln family members not concerned about conditions

Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:   Trump Says Relief Is Coming for Beleaguered Sailors on USS Abraham Lincoln

 ABC News:
Trump says record USS Lincoln deployment ‘not nearly long enough’

Discussion:

CBS News:   Trump downplays concerns of mental health issues aboard USS Lincoln

Priya Sridhar / MS NOW:   Navy scrambles to deploy aircraft carrier to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln in Iran war

Al Jazeera:   Trump dismisses mental health concerns on USS Lincoln aircraft carrier

TMZ.com:   Trump Says USS Lincoln Deployment ‘Not Nearly Long Enough’

 MS NOW:
‘The boat is finally getting to me’: Wife of USS Abraham Lincoln sailor who jumped overboard shares texts

Discussion:

CNN:   The Lead with Jake Tapper

Los Angeles Times:   Trump says USS Abraham Lincoln deployment ‘not nearly long enough’ amid outcry from families

To the Contrary:   A Hot Independent Summer?

Phillip Nieto / Daily Mail:   Trump's callous response as US sailors throw themselves overboard in Iran war and grim photos of food emerge

The Hill:   House incumbents are having a historically bad year

Evan Hurst / Wonkette:   Secretary Of Playing Dress-Up Calls Sailors On USS Abraham Lincoln Liars

Edith Olmsted / New Republic:   Trump Brushes Off Concerns About Sailors Living in Squalid Conditions

William Kristol / The Bulwark:   The Troops Deserve Better than Hegseth

FIRST DRAFT:   Trump Logic Fails To Launch (Again)

Tengrain / Mock Paper Scissors:   Cadet Bone Spurs Great Adventure: Iran Going Swimmingly Well

Eleanor Watson / CBS News:   New aircraft carrier heads to Middle East amid concerns about USS Lincoln conditions

Anthony Orrico / HuffPost:   Wife Says Navy Failed To Inform Her Of Sailor Husband's ‘Suicide Attempt’ For 4 Days

BBC:   Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms

Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.:   Carrier Sailor's Wife Says Husband Jumped Overboard And Pentagon Is “Just Trying To Cover This Up” [VIDEO]

Joseph Stepansky / Al Jazeera:   Reports of US sailors in Middle East trying to jump ship spark outcry

NBC News:   No supplies, a food shortage and dark thoughts: Families of sailors describe life on the USS Lincoln

Katherine Plummer / Military.com:   Lawmakers Demand Answers From Navy on USS Abraham Lincoln Conditions at Sea

Brett T. / twitchy.com:   CNN's Erin Burnett Looks Into ‘Multiple’ Sailors Trying to Go Overboard on the USS Abraham Lincoln

Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:   Dems quiz Pentagon about conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln after reports of sailors trying to jump overboard