Somewhere in the gaping void that is the revenue model for the new Trump mobile phone service there lie previously head-turning acts of self-enrichment.
"We are going to be introducing an entire package of products where people can come and they can get telemedicine on their phones for one flat monthly fee, roadside assistance on their cars, unlimited texting to 100 countries around the world," said the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. (Reuters, June 17, 2025)
On the Iran jacket, Donald Sr., meanwhile, has given Iran’s Ayatollah 24 hours to surrender, or else, the exact same amount of time he said it would take him to end Russia’s genocidal war.
Trump mobile service will obvi not be available in Ukraine or Iran.
Given the ease with which Team USA has achieved air superiority, why would it not follow that public diplomacy should be conducted exclusively on Truth Social, where millions of people congregate every single day? Modifications of extant rants to suit the needs of arms supplying apps are only a couple of regular expressions away.
Just ask Pete.
Last time we checked, a total of 30 KC-135 and KC-46 tankers were observed via flight-tracking websites flying across the Atlantic before landing at key NATO military bases such as Ramstein (Germany), Morón and Rota (Spain), as well as several at Aviano (Italy) and Prestwick (UK).
In Pete’s post, “defensive” should be changed to “offensive.”
On the Ukraine jacket, the number of casualties from Russia’s air assault on Kyiv Monday morning has risen to 21, two dozen more than were killed in Bam Yat south of Tel Aviv.
It’s an official day of mourning.
Keith Kellogg, Donald’s special envoy to Ukraine, is reportedly headed to Belarus for talks with Lukashenko. This is a remarkably stupid idea for many reasons.
Z has cut short his visit to Kananaskis, where Ukraine def was not a priority. Next week the Ukrainian president visits the NATO summit at the Hague, which might be cancelled if Donald starts dropping bombs on Fordow.
Pekhno gives his daily update about the situation on the battlefield.
And ISW has updated its timeline that illustrates how Team Russia has made Ukraine a much more dangerous place since Donald’s inauguration.
