#GiftArticle

#Oil Shock’s Tentacles Grip #WorldEconomy: ‘This Really Is the Big One’

Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international #trade #chaos brought on by #Trump #tariffs, #war in #Ukraine & chaotic #US policymaking are facing lasting economic damage.

#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #energy #EnergyCrisis

nytimes.com/2026/03/12/busines…

"But anyway, my God, you know, deliberately being dumb is not good policy. Take care."

~ Paul Krugman

#Trump #Iran #war #Republicans #Congress
/18

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why…

Why I Don't Speak American

And why it's a problem that Pete Hegseth says he does

^{Paul Krugman}

"They’re not confused. The administration and its allies are running multiple arguments at the same time, and the arguments don’t need to be consistent with each other. They just need to do the same job: keeping Congress out of the decision-making process and letting Trump do whatever the hell he wants."

~ Parker Molloy

#Trump #Iran #war #Republicans #Congress
/17

readtpa.com/p/schrodingers-war

Schrödinger's War

They can’t agree on whether it’s a war, a mission, regime change, or self-defense. They don’t need to. They just need Congress to stay out.

^{Parker Molloy (The Present Age)}

Exclusive: Up to 150 #US troops wounded in #Iran #war, two sources tell Reuters

As many as 150 US troops have been wounded in the Iran war, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The figure has not been previously reported & is far higher than the #Trump admin’s publicly disclosed figure of 8 seriously wounded US forces.

#SuckersAndLosers #ForeverWars #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
reuters.com/world/iran-war-liv…

Just the earliest of the US strikes on #Iran cost the #UnitedStates $5.6 billion in munitions, #Pentagon estimates


The figure, accounting only for the first 2 days of the #Trump #war is likely to intensify concerns in #Congress that #US forces are churning through a scarce supply of advanced weaponry.

#ForeverWars #US #Trump #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
washingtonpost.com/national-se…

funny how speaker johnson is suddenly #deadnaming the Department of War

x.com/cspan/status/20297121668…

#MikeJohnson #congress #uspol #uspolitics #deptOfWar #deptofdefense #DepartmentOfWar #DepartmentOfDEFENse

#BreakingNews:
#USpol #Legal #Congress

Via tiktok.com/@bbcnews/

DISASTROUS:

*#US #Senate fails to pass war powers resolution*

The senators have voted 47 to 52 to prevent a measure advancing in the chamber that would limit #President Donald Trump's ability to order further #military action in #Iran.

#DonaldTrump #lran #Senate #USNews #BBCNews

Note:
When posting from #X, #TikTok or #Meta I strive to provide the full material here, a link ONLY for source reference (pls. do not click!)

#BreakingNews #USpol #Legal #Constitution #ConstitutionalCrisis #USPolitics #CapitolHill #PoliticalAnalysis

"*Trump RAGES after Congress VOTES Trump['s Act] OUT!!*

(1/n)

youtube.com/watch?v=8usCXuKur3…

Well-done analysis ->

via #SarahCollins #LateNightWithSarah

Shockwaves are rippling through #Washington after a dramatic vote in #Congress involving #DonaldTrump.

Some headlines claim Congress has “voted Trump out” — but what does that actually mean? Was this an #Impeachment...

The Clintons are about to testify on Epstein ties. Here’s what to know

WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than 40 years, a former president will appeal…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #clintons #comer #congress #Department #epstein #epsteintie #file #formerpresident #geopolitics #investigation #Justice #maxwell #Politics #presidenttrump #previoustestimony #release #statehillaryclinton #unitedstatesofamerica #UnitedStatesPolitics #USPolitics #usapolitics
europesays.com/2807346/

#RobertReich via #Substack

#SCOTUS tariff decision extends far beyond tariffs

6-3 majority..decided #Trump cant take core pwrs #Constitution givs #Congress. Instead, Congress must delegate any such pwr clearly & unambiguously

This→big decision; goes far beyond merely interpreting 1997 #InternationalEmergencyEconomicPowersAct not 2 give Trump pwr ovr #tariffs he claims 2 have; reaffirms basic constitutional prncpl abt division/separation of pwrs btween Congress & prez

robertreich.substack.com/p/the…

The Supreme Court’s tariff decision extends far beyond tariffs

It stops Trump from deciding not to spend money Congress appropriated, and from going to war without Congress’s approval

^{Robert Reich}