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Can Iran Ceasefire Hold? – The Friday AM Quickie 5/8/26

By Corey Pein —

Scientists have reportedly discovered an atmosphere on planet 2002 XV93, 3.5 billion miles from the sun, which is "really super weird." But how are the real estate prices? I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey

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THE BIG NEWS

War on Iran: Trump Claims Ceasefire Still in Effect After Back-and-Forth Attacks

  • Iranian Navy Strikes US Destroyers in Strait of Hormuz, Prompting More US Strikes on Mainland "Likewise, drones came, and were incinerated while in the air," Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social. "They dropped ever so beautifully down to the Ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave!" Huh? via the Washington Post, NBC News, and the Associated Press.
  • CIA Estimates That Iran Can Hold Out for Four Months Without Hardship; Pete Hegseth 'Straight Up Fabricated Shit' Before Congress "On the matter of Iranian weapons, the confidential intelligence assessment says that Iran's inventory of missiles and mobile launchers remains formidable." via the Washington Post and Common Dreams.
  • US Stations in Iraq Have Been Hit More Than 600 Times, Often By Iran-Backed Militias "One critical group where Iran-aligned militias have gained influence is in the Iraqi state security service, the Popular Mobilization Force." via NBC News and the New York Times.
  • Trump Hopes to Relaunch 'Project Freedom' After Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Resume US Military Cooperation "Now that it has become clear that the war is not likely to bring regime change, the crown prince is eager to bring the conflict to an end. Hoping to speed an agreement between the two sides, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has been speaking to his Iranian counterpart regularly." via the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Reuters.
  • Marco Rubio Tries to Patch Things Up with the Pope, Slammed By Trump for Urging Peace The Secretary of State's recent speechifying has "added to a sense among Republicans — Washington professionals and some voters alike — that he is gaining an upper hand politically over [vice bootlicker JD] Vance, his chief presumptive rival for the party's next presidential nomination, even as Rubio previously pledged to back a Vance 2028 run." via the New York Times, NBC News, and the Washington Post.
  • How Much Money Is Trump's Family Making Off This War? "Special Peace Envoy" Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, and sons Don Jr. and Eric have been working multiple angles since before the war started. via Zeteo, the Financial Times, and the New York Times.
  • Shell Oil Reports $7 Billion First-Quarter Profit, More Than Double Its Most Recent Report Meanwhile, the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are investigating "a series of suspiciously timed trades in the oil market just ahead of major announcements" about the Iran war. via the New York Times, ABC News, and Al Jazeera.
  • On the Upside: Solar Panels, Electric Cars, and Heat Pumps Are Selling Like Hotcakes "'Households are now seeing that they are only one Trump-ignited war away from very expensive tank refueling or heating bills,' said Elisabetta Cornago, an energy and climate policy expert at the Center for European Reform." via the New York Times.

New York City Panel Advances Mamdani's Rent Freeze Plan

Promises to "freeze the rent" helped propel NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's phenomenal campaign, which is serving as a model for leftist efforts across the country. Yesterday he came closer to delivering that promise, as the city's nine-member Rent Guidelines Board, which sets rents for "roughly 1 million regulated apartments," per Gothamist, voted to consider a freeze. A final vote will come before the end of June, the City reports. Mamdani called the board's vote encouraging and said "New Yorkers are being crushed by the cost of living, and they need real relief."

The meeting was packed with tenant advocates and labor groups pressuring board members to embrace Mamdani's agenda. "Organized tenants helped put Zohran Mamdani in office, and organized tenants will ensure the Rent Guidelines Board delivers on a promise supported by over one million New Yorkers," Sumathy Kumar, director of New York State Tenant Bloc, tells the New York Times." "A rent freeze on one- and two-year leases is a common-sense intervention supported by the data and by tenants who make up the majority of New York City."

US May Close Mexican Consulates Due to Conspiracy Theories

The Spanish newspaper El Pais reports on a leaked-audio scandal dubbed "Hondurasgate," which alleges that the Trump regime and Israel are conspiring with the right-wing government of Honduras to destabilize and topple left-wing governments in Latin America. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Columbia's Gustavo Petro are purportedly top targets of the operation, which includes the creation and dissemination of fake news in the style of a Russian disinformation campaign.

Meanwhile, the New York Times reports that the State Department will review with an eye toward closing 53 Mexican consulates in the US. "The review comes after claims have been circulating in conservative media in recent months that Mexican consulates interfere in American politics and encourage mass migration to the United States.," the Times says. "The accusations largely originated from Peter Schweizer, a right-wing author and contributor to Breitbart News who has promoted conspiracy theories about foreign government influence." Hm.

QUICKEST QUICKIES

  • 'Jim Crow': Protesters Confront State Troopers as Tennessee Republicans Delete Majority-Black District Through Gerrymandering "'What is being proposed right here is not just a redrawing of districts, it's the breaking apart of a people,' Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, said. 'It's a fracturing of history. It's the dilution of a voice that generations of people bled for, marched for, and died to build.'" via the Associated Press, the Tennessean, and NBC News.
  • Labour Loses Seats and Fascist Reform Party Gains in British Elections "T"he reality is we need change at the top of the Labour party," says Labour MP Jonathan Brash, whose wife Pamela Hargreaves lost hear seat on the Hartlepool town council. "I think the very best thing the prime minister could do now is address the nation tomorrow and set out a timetable for his departure." via the Guardian, BBC News, and the AP.
  • 'This Is Not Covid': WHO Says 'Limited Hantavirus Outbreak Isn't the Start of Another Pandemic Donald Trump's decision to end the US membership in the World Health Organization means that national health authorities "might not get immediate access to surveillance data about the virus and contact tracing information about cases" linked to the cruise ship where the outbreak started. via the New York Times, NBC News, and the Wall Street Journal.
  • US Court of International Trade Rules Trump Global Tariffs Illegal "Trump blamed the trade court decision on 'two radical left judges.'" via the New York Times, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal.

SOME NUMBER

52 percent

That's the share of Medicare recipients with lung cancer who don't receive treatment, according to a new study. One third never see an oncologist. As the New York Times reports, these patients probably struggled to afford care.

ON THE SHOW TODAY

5/8: Sam and Emma will be in studio. The guests will be Heather 'Digby' Parton, contributing writer at Salon and proprietor of the Hullabaloo blog; and Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine.

DON'T MISS MR CLIPS‌

Trump Mocks Americans Hit By US Affordability Crisis

It's all too believable that this silver-spoon POS didn't hear the word "affordability, affordability" until he was almost 80 years old.

Democrats Need to Fire This Guy...

Kamala Harris of all people seems to have sealed his fate.

PARTING WORDS

"It burns!"

-- A young girl, one of 79 children identified by ProPublica who endured tear gas or pepper spray attacks by federal immigration agents during Donald Trump's purges, crying out in pain after chemical weapons stuck to her skin. "These weapons are toxic, especially to children, who breathe more rapidly, pulling in more contaminated air than adults relative to their body weight," ProPublica reports. Many child victims suffer lingering health effects that could prove to be life-long.

Meanwhile, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" ICE concentration camp will be closing, claiming it was always meant to be temporary and that "it served its purpose."

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