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Everything Trump touches turn to… well dust!

And now said us, the U.S.

Live updates: Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle

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By  BRIDGET BROWN, MICHAEL WARREN and CURTIS YEE

August 11, 2026

President Donald Trump on Monday said that since Iran is seeking compensation as part of any peace talks, he now intends to demand the same for the U.S. side. It’s part of a larger pivot this weekend by Trump to argue that Iran is now on the cusp of financially collapsing, even though it has already endured decades of financial sanctions, which are often a longer-term strategy rather than an immediate tool of warfare that can halt a conflict

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Trump administration says more oil is flowing through Strait of Hormuz

By JOSHUA BOAK

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on social media that nearly 9 million barrels of oil a day are getting shipped through the Strait of Hormuz — as the administration is suggesting that the supply pressures tied to the Iran war are easing.

Wright said that along with additional oil flowing through pipelines total oil flows from the region are averaging roughly 15 million barrels a day.

U.S. oil futures prices remain above the pre-war levels, with a barrel trading on Tuesday afternoon at $83. The Trump administration has tapped the strategic petroleum reserve to steady the market and that reserve last week fell below 300 million barrels, down by more than 100 million barrels since the start of 2026.

Wright is setting expectations that oil will keep going through the strait.

Hey what is he smoking...I’ll have some of that. Iran fired on a ship a couple of days ago!

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Unringing the bell!

Trump is having a bad day and is making another loser move... first a study by the Center for American Progress (CAP) that the National Guard has not made an impact on violent crime in D.C. and that it has cost the taxpayers over $1.6 billion!

And now this...

Jeanine Pirro just made a ‘rare move’ amid Trump fury: ‘This could be very interesting’

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Aug. 12, 2026

By Rachel Cohen | NJ.com

In a “rare move,” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro convened a special grand jury in Washington amid frustrations from President Donald Trump, according to a new report.

The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Pirro summoned a legal body that could allow federal prosecutors to investigate major and controversial cases, per government officials.

Trump claimed Sunday that a defendant was caught by a National Park Service employee, who he dubbed a “highly credible witness,” vandalizing the pool’s coating by “‘violently’ ripping and tugging” at it.

“There was substantial other damage to the Reflecting Pool, also but, unfortunately, there is no video or proof, other than the damage, itself,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

U.S. Atty. Pirro is now caught between a rock and a hard place; she cannot go and unspeak her words! She is walking a tightrope between perjuring herself...

Trump’s anger with Pirro first surfaced earlier this month, as the president bluntly wrote online: “I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking?”

He has continued to put pressure on the top federal prosecutor to revisit the case.

“Now that people are able to see it up close, they are reporting pure VANDALISM at The Reflecting Pool,” Trump said online on Friday, adding that it was a “hastily made decision” by Pirro.

He has had security cameras installed around the Reflecting Pool... this is reminding me of Captain Queeg and the strawberries.