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Newsletter · 12 Apr 2026

☕ FIRST CUP — Sunday, April 12, 2026

Morning all, lots going on already, let’s get into it. Peace talks collapsed overnight. A naval blockade was announced before most of us finished our first cup. Here’s

Newsletter · 11 Apr 2026

☕ FIRST CUP — April 11, 2026

Sorry I’m a bit late today friends, I finally got to sleep in! Go me! Here is your morning news roundup! TOP STORIES 1. Historic US-Iran Talks Underway

Newsletter · 10 Apr 2026

☕ FIRST CUP | Friday, April 10, 2026

Republicans gaveled out democracy yesterday. Democrats showed up to a pro forma House session Thursday and tried to pass a resolution to limit Trump’s war powers in Iran. Rep.

Newsletter · 9 Apr 2026

Last Call

The Pope vs. The Pentagon In January, Elbridge Colby — Trump’s Undersecretary of Defense — summoned the Vatican’s ambassador to a closed-door Pentagon meeting. His message, per The Free

Newsletter · 9 Apr 2026

First Cup — April 9, 2026

Good morning friends! Happy Thursday! Here’s what you need to know. The Iran ceasefire is here — but it’s already cracking. Trump announced a two-week suspension of U.

Newsletter · 8 Apr 2026

THE FIRST CUP - Daily News With Sean

Lots going on today folks, make sure to grab some coffee! Subscribe U.S.-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire — Strait of Hormuz Reopening Last night, just under two hours before his

War · 4 Apr 2026

☕ FIRST CUP Saturday, April 5, 2026 | Cup of Culture

TODAY’S ORDER We’re now six weeks into a war that was sold to us as fast and clean. This morning, one American service member is still missing somewhere

Newsletter · 29 Mar 2026

The Point Was Never the Point

Why dismissing No Kings misses everything that matters Today, somewhere between 9 and 10 million people took to the streets across the United States. Not in a handful of blue-

Newsletter · 22 Mar 2026

Teflon Elon, an Endless War, and a Government That Can't Keep the Lights On

Another week. Another set of stories that would each be the defining scandal of any normal political era. 🙃🙃🙃 Here's what you need to know…   ⚖️ A Jury Just Found

Newsletter · 20 Mar 2026

My Endorsement: Hannah Sabio-Howell for WA State Senate

As all of you already know, I'm a barista. I've been making coffee for a living for years, and I do my political content on the

Newsletter · 17 Mar 2026

They Told Us Iran Was the Threat. Trump’s Own Guy Just Blew That Up.

Joe Kent just quit. If you don’t know the name, here’s what matters: he was Trump’s handpicked director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Green Beret. MAGA loyalist.

Newsletter · 15 Mar 2026

We’re Sending Troops Into a War That Didn’t Have to Happen

Fourteen days in. Six Americans dead. Billions spent. And Iran had already agreed to a deal. Subscribe Let’s be real with each other for a second. Before the first