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"After more than two weeks of consistent bombing, new US intelligence suggests Iran’s regime is now consolidating power, unlikely to collapse, and led by a cadre more extreme than before."
~ Jon Hoffman
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas #Israel #RegimeChange
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"Instead of imploding from within, Iran’s govt has dug in and escalated the conflict, striking blows and counterblows against military bases, cities, ships in the Persian Gulf, and against vulnerable oil and gas installations.”
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas #Israel #RegimeChange
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"The belief that Israel and the US could help instigate widespread revolt was a foundational flaw in the preparations for a war that has spread across the Middle East."
Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Ronen Bergman
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas #Israel #RegimeChange
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"Why the desperation? The answer is obvious. It’s turning out not just that regime change — if that was really the goal — is hard to engineer, but also that the world is a lot more dependent on the Strait of Hormuz than Trump and co. seem to have realized."
"This weekend showed that we can expect more madness this week and beyond."
~ Steven Beschloss
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How About One Dull Day?
From Iran to Mueller to ICE in our airports, I think we've had enough of Trump's reckless actions putting the country on constant edgeSteven Beschloss (America, America)
Ok y’all, #Trump is rolling his #paramilitary out to travel infrastructure, putting #ICE on the ground of some airports, with threats to roll it out to all. But, Dear Leader told his thugs to take off their masks at the #airport. You know what this means? I want every single person who has to use an airport to take pictures and add them to the ICE agent database.
Why should you do that? Because hack unto them as they hack unto us. sahanjournal.com/immigration/i…
Secondly: If you are not American, DO NOT TRAVEL HERE. It is not safe for you. It isn’t safe for us, but it’s really not safe for you. Boycott us like we are contagious.
ICE Agents unmasked: wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Main…
It’s run by Crust News: crustnews.com/
#USdanger #DHS #travel #airlines #airports #thugs
ICE isn’t just tracking your phone. The surveillance technology goes further than that.
Federal immigration agencies are using a vast surveillance network in Minnesota – from facial recognition technology to ‘stingrays’ that collect data by impersonating cell phone towers.Shubhanjana Das (Sahan Journal)
The #US Securities & Exchange Commission's top enforcement official, who left abruptly last week, had clashed with agency leaders over the direction of its #enforcement program, including the handling of cases with ties to #Trump & his family, according to 3 people familiar with the matter.
#criminal #law #SEC #felon47 #fraud #InsiderTrading #MarketManipulation
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"It appears that members of Trump’s cabinet get chosen not despite their endorsements of violence, but because of them. Pete Hegseth was primarily known as a dapper TV host willing to defend war crimes. Markwayne Mullin is apparently still proud of challenging a witness to a fistfight at a Senate hearing; he also refuses to apologize for 'understanding' an assault on fellow senator Rand Paul."
~ Jan-Werner Müller
#Trump #Hegseth #violence #WhiteChristianNationalism
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Pete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death
The Trump administration is embracing violence for the sake of violenceJan-Werner Müller (The Guardian)
#SCOTUS hears arguments over “late” [postmarked on time] arriving #mail [absentee] #ballots
The #US #SupremeCourt is hearing arguments over whether #states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots — an election [non]issue targeted by #Trump.
#law #ElectionLaw #access #equality #overseas #military #disabled #elderly #parents #students
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"As the U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week and President Donald Trump orders the deployment of thousands of additional sailors and Marines to the Middle East, the troops he is counting on appear increasingly wary of the conflict."
~ Akbar Shahid Ahmed
#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #Marines #troops
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'Do Not Want To Die For Israel': Doubts About Trump’s Iran Strategy Spread Among Troops
The possibility of an American ground operation in Iran is growing, but one service member familiar with troops in the region told HuffPost the prospect would be "an absolute disaster."Akbar Shahid Ahmed (HuffPost)
James Fallows responds to Trump's statement about Robert Mueller's death — "Good. I'm glad he's dead":
"Any head of state who can say this in public about a countryman, even about a political adversary, is a moral monster."
#RobertMueller #Trump #MoralMonster #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals
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One Man a Hero. One Man a Monster.
America has lost a very good man. It must find a way to control a very bad one.James Fallows (Breaking the News)
#Trump to deploy #immigration agents to #airports Monday
Trump said Sunday that #ICE agents will be sent to #US airports Monday, with border czar Tom “Bag of Cash” Homan leading the effort. The move comes as #Democrats voice strong opposition & a partial government #shutdown continues to strain airport operations.
#law #tyranny #fascism #untrained #DHS #USpol
cnn.com/us/live-news/tsa-wait-…
Patriot missile involved in #Bahrain blast likely #US-operated, analysis finds
Middlebury Institute of International Studies researchers concluded with moderate-to-high confidence that the suspect missile was likely launched from a #US Patriot battery located about 4 miles (7 km) to the southwest of the impacted neighborhood.
#TrumpsWar #kakistocracy #Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #economy #oil
reuters.com/investigations/pat…
#Trump says the #US will “obliterate” #Iran power plants if it doesn’t fully open the #StraitOfHormuz within 48 hours
Trump issued the ultimatum on social media while he spent the weekend at his resort in Florida.
He said he’s giving Iran exactly 48 hours to open the vital waterway or face a new round of attacks. He said the US would destroy “various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”
#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
apnews.com/live/iran-war-israe…
"There are few spectacles these days in America more predictable than the reflexive absolution that MAGA world and most conservatives grant to Donald Trump. Accuse Trump of anything—fraud, corruption, or the mistreatment of women—and his defenders respond with speed and certainty. They insist the facts are irrelevant, the accusers are presumed liars, and the matter is settled before a single document has been read."
~ David Shuster
#Epstein #Trump #FBI #JaneDoe
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The FBI Believed Her
David Shuster: the FBI found Jane Doe #4 credible, her story is corroborated — and the DOJ is still hiding 37 pages of her file.David Shuster (Blue Amp Media)
#Trump threatens to deploy #ICE to airports as #TSA shortages drive delays
In a post to Truth Social, Trump said the ICE agents would “do Security like no one has ever seen before, including the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country, with heavy emphasis on those from Somalia.”
#law #immigration #WhiteSupremacy #racism #unfit
washingtonpost.com/politics/20…
Former #FBI Director #RobertMueller, who investigated #Russia – #Trump ties, dies
Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks & who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia & Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, has died. He was 81.
#Trump
#IsraelFirst
#Unhinged
#deranged
#CodyJarrettMoment
#WhiteHeat
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Live updates: UK, France and Germany say they are ready to join efforts to ‘ensure safe passage’ in Strait of Hormuz
EU leaders meet today to seek ways to curb the jump in energy prices triggered by the Iran warJade Wilson (The Irish Times)
3 weeks in, #Iran #war escalates beyond Trump's control [not that it was ever in his control after the first attack]
#Trump ends the 3rd week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands∶ Global #energy prices are surging, the #US stands isolated from [former] #allies & more #troops are preparing to deploy despite his promise the war would be only a "short excursion."
#TrumpsWar #IllegalWar #law #Congress #WarPowers
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…
I remember this game, it’s called “stop hitting yourself”
#Trump admin lifts #sanctions on millions of barrels of #Iran #oil
As oil prices soar, the #Treasury Department has lifted sanctions on Iranian crude already loaded onto vessels — giving Iran’s war effort against the #US a boost.
#TrumpsWar #IllegalWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #energy #economy
washingtonpost.com/business/20…
Masterful gambit, sir.
They’ll never see it coming!
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…
#war #iran #trump #uspol #politics
US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefitGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
#US #military strike on boat in #Pacific leaves 2 dead & a rare survivor
The ongoing US maritime operation against alleged drug traffickers has killed 159 people in nearly 50 strikes.
#Trump #MafiaState #murder #theft #piracy #imperialism #geopolitics #economy #inflation #NewWorldOrder #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
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"Instead of DEI, we now have WEI: White, Entitled, and Incompetent. ...
Almost none of the members of Trump’s administration have the needed qualifications or experience for their positions, and it shows. Like Trump, they show almost no understanding of American history or how to implement actual policy besides what Trump wants."
~ Pamela Hilliard Owens
#Trump #DEI #woke #diversity #mediocrity #WhiteSupremacy #MaleEntitlement
wearespeaking.net/p/the-choice…
The Choice: Meritocracy or Mediocracy
The Trump Administration's Mediocracy Equals IncompetencePamela Hilliard Owens (We Are Speaking)
As I was taking this photo a guy jogged by & said "It's not going down!"
The car owner I spotted at the pump paid $6.09 a gallon for regular gas,
His total was $97.75 for 16 gallons.
That's almost #100BucksATank
I hope that will get #Trump to #StopTheIranWar
I took this photo on March 20, 2026 in Fremont, CA at 11am, since prices go up hourly.
#IranYourGasPriceUp #uspol
#GasPrices #Trump #Epstein #IranWar @GottaLaff @lolgop @jimstewartson
“It’s pretty facially an attempt to mollify the White House post Charlie Kirk’s assassination. … What I’m seeing is the unfettered use of these very powerful tools and these very powerful statutes, absent any sort of norms or guardrails that normally would be in place to guard against overreach.” texasobserver.org/prairieland-…
#Law #Trump #NorthTexas #politics #USpol #news #FreeSpeech #activism #ICE #antifa
How the Prairieland 'Antifa' Verdict Threatens the Anti-Trump Resistance
Last week's convictions related to a July 4 ICE detention center demonstration raise red flags about the right to protest. “This can happen to you, and if they can do it to you, they will.”Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)
Here we go again
#Trump Administration Sues #Harvard Over Accusations of “Antisemitism” [Protests for #Palestinian #HumanRights]
The admin spent months investigating the #school. The two sides had been in talks to negotiate a settlement.
#law #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #AcademicFreedom #RevengePolitics
nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/trum…
Evangelical holy war: Why some Christians think #Trump will bring the endtimes
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Evangelical holy war: Why some Christians think Trump will end the world
Rhetoric about Donald Trump being divinely anointed and about to cause Armageddon indicate that U.S. policy is being promoted with violent religious fanaticism.The Conversation
"The media won’t admit it, but the anti-ICE protesters in cities across the country like Minneapolis, Chicago and Los Angeles, won big."
~ Ken Klippenstein
#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #GregoryBovino #MarkwayneMullin #DHS #ICE #Chicago #LosAngeles #Minneapolis #media #resistance #solidarity
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Kristi Noem’s Replacement Bows to Protesters
ICE’s reputation is in the toilet and Trump-world knows itKen Klippenstein
The #US #military is deploying thousands of additional #Marines & #sailors to the Middle East, 3 US ofcls told Reuters Friday.
The deployments of the USS Boxer, along with its Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) & accompanying #warship, comes as Reuters reported that the #Trump admin was considering deploying thousands of US #troops to reinforce its #war in the #MiddleEast.
#TrumpsWar #Iran #Israel #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy #oil
reuters.com/world/us-deploy-th…
To dramatically increase the amount of energy available to power artificial intelligence, the Trump administration is rewriting thousands of pages of nuclear power regulations while downplaying safety issues and focusing on industry incentives.
propublica.org/article/trump-n…
#News #Nuclear #Energy #DOGE #Technology #Tech #Safety #Trump #AI
DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator
In its rush to boost nuclear energy, the Trump administration is rapidly rewriting rules to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry. “The safety culture is under threat,” a former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.Alex.Bandoni@propublica.org (ProPublica)
Nope.
The #Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the #Iran #war, a senior admin official says.
The DoD sent the request to the White House, acc/to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity…
It’s an extraordinarily high number & comes on top of extra funding the Defense Dept already received last year in #Trump’s big tax cuts bill.
#TrumpsWar #US #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/iran-war-us…
Morning, all,
it’s good that #HMG has chartered aircraft to help British “ex-pats”* escape the active war-zone now engulfing the Gulf states. That stands in stark contrast to Desperate Don’s regime, which has sloped shoulders, telling U.S. citizens to find their own way home.
#USpol #UKpol #Starmer
#Trump #GOP #MAGA 🧵
* Britons living abroad are always ex-pats. Never immigrants.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4wwd…
First UK government flight for Britons stranded in Middle East departs
The plane was due to leave Oman on Wednesday but remained grounded due to problems getting passengers on board.Ella Kipling (BBC News)
I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse
- Richard Bookstaber
“…We have returned to a period of risk, one rife with the sort of pressures that have led to major financial crises. This time, the risks are spread across industries, markets & nations∶ #ArtificialIntelligence, the roughly $2 trillion private #credit industry, #StockMarkets, #Taiwan & now #Iran…”
#economy #Trump #inflation #tariffs #war #CostOfLiving #energy #recession
nytimes.com/2026/03/16/opinion…
Nu Cuba?
Bliver vi ved med at normalisere, at Trump tilsyneladende skal angribe et nyt land en gang om måneden?
Kunne DR muligvis behandle Trumps ekspansionistiske og militaristiske vanvid som det, det er? Kunne journalister øve sig i at se mønsteret, Det et som at nægte at lægge et puslespil med fire brikker.
#Trump #DR #DkNyheder #DkPol #DkMasotdon
dr.dk/nyheder/udland/eksperter…
Eksperter: Donald Trump vil være præsidenten, der ændrer Cuba
Trump har tidligere sagt, at han ønsker et regimeskifte i Cuba. Nu har han meldt ud, at han vil tage den kommunistiske ø.DR
#TulsiGabbard tells senators #Iran regime is degraded but still intact
The director of national intelligence provided the #Senate #Intelligence Committee with mixed messages about the state of Iran’s #nuclear program before the war began.
#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
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So… not “America First” eh?
The #Trump admin on Wednesday announced a 60-day waiver of #JonesAct #shipping #regulations to help ease deliveries of #fuel & #fertilizer to combat rising #prices & #supply disruptions caused by #TrumpsWar in #Iran.
Under the Jones Act, goods shipped between #US ports must be carried on vessels that are US/built, US-flagged & mostly US-owned.
#war #law #geopolitics #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis #unions
reuters.com/world/us/us-expect…
Kai Schwemmer, the new white supremacist leader of the College Republicans, is getting well-deserved attention — for his bigotry and close ties to Nick Fuentes.
What also demands attention here, but is being overlooked by media: like Nick Shirley, whose vile racist videos about Somalis in Minneapolis helped spark Trump's DHS/ICE attacks on that city, Schwemmer is a Mormon from Utah.
#WhiteChristianNationalism #Trump #Mormons #Utah #LDSChurch
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The new, bigoted leader of the College Republicans
Kai Schwemmer, a 23-year-old college student from Utah, was named the new political director for the College Republicans of America (CRA) on March 5.Noel Sims (Popular Information)
