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Three weeks ago Trump signed a peace deal. This week the US bombed 80 targets in Iran, Iran fired missiles at a US base in Jordan, and the Strait of Hormuz slammed shut again.

No vote. No declaration. No debate. The war just restarted over the July 4th weekend while everyone was grilling.

Also this week — 57,000 jobs added against an expectation of 110,000. Real wages fell for the third straight month. The average household has spent $3,100 extra on essentials since January. And beef prices hit their highest in memory over the cookout holiday.

Oh, and St. Louis only has 12 ambulances. Half the federal guideline for a city this size. And they just pulled $500K from EMS to fund a police board nobody voted for.

Eric's not holding back.