myusername said:

Anthropic should pull the plug on them now.

“Effective immediately, no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with Anthropic,” Hegseth wrote in a social media post.

Supply-chain-risk designations typically do not go into effect immediately, and the US government is required to complete risk assessments and notify Congress before military partners have to cut ties with a company or its products, according to Charlie Bullock, senior research fellow at the Institute for Law and AI.

No senior Trump administration officials or cabinet members appeared on the Sunday show television circuit a day after the US and Israel began a major military operation in Iran, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The absence of any Trump officials was noteworthy because many administration officials recognize the steep task they have in explaining the reasoning behind and the overall objective of the Iranian attacks to the American public.

The 34-year-old is reportedly engaged in "non-profit charity work" in Florida, while approximately 360,000 reserve soldiers have been mobilized to join the Israeli army against the war in Iran, temporarily abandoning their other responsibilities.

have patience said:

Calling the files the Trump-Epstein files feels, uh, narrowly focused?

have patience said:

speaking of, did you do anything for Purim? I found it exceptionally hard to be joyful this year.

Trump said that he has ordered the U.S. Development Finance Corporation to provide "political risk insurance and guarantees for the Financial Security of ALL Maritime Trade, especially Energy, traveling through the Gulf."

"This will be available to all Shipping Lines," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

"If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible," he wrote.

"No matter what, the United States will ensure the FREE FLOW of ENERGY to the WORLD," he added. "The United States' ECONOMIC and MILITARY MIGHT is the GREATEST ON EARTH — More actions to come."

A federal appeals court on Monday declined to delay implementation of the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated most of President Trump's tariffs, allowing next steps in processing of tariff refunds to begin swiftly, following the high court's decision last month.

Lawyers for the small businesses that sued the Trump administration over the levies said the federal government has experience issuing tariff refunds and noted that administration officials have "repeatedly" made stipulations guaranteeing that the duties would be refunded — with interest — if they were struck down.

The Senate on Wednesday rejected an effort to advance legislation that would restrict President Trump from using further military action in Iran, despite overwhelming support from Democrats.

The House rejected a war powers resolution on Thursday that would have required the Trump administration to seek congressional approval before continuing military action in Iran.

In a post on Truth Social Monday night, Trump appeared to respond to concerns over dwindling stockpiles. He wrote that US munitions stockpiles “at the medium and upper medium grade” have “never been higher or better,” adding that the US has a “virtually unlimited supply of these weapons.”

“Wars can be fought ‘forever,’ and very successfully, using just these supplies,” Trump continued. He didn’t specify exactly which munitions he was referring to.

“At the highest end, we have a good supply, but are not where we want to be,” Trump said. He then criticized President Joe Biden for “giving” away “so much of the high end” to Ukraine in support of the country’s defense against Russian attacks. Biden administration officials often cited concern over depleting US stockpiles as a reason for their initial hesitancy in providing Ukraine with certain long-range air defense and strike munitions.

have patience said:

thiel sold a huge chunk of palantir

weird.