"The news cycle hasn’t just moved on [from Epstein]: we are now deep into the testosterone zone, the fizzing, almost sexual excitement of war. This is what the early stages of all wars look like. …

AI, like war, is a hyper-masculine fantasy of God-like power."

~ Carole Cadwalladr

#Trump #LindseyGraham #PeteHegseth #Iran #war #AI #broligarchy #PerformativeMasculinity
/23

thenerve.news/p/carole-cadwall…

Hooked on dopamine, fuelled by testosterone, powered by AI: this is the broligarchs’ war

Three weeks ago, briefly, the world was focused on Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of women and girls. Now, as conflict rages, the tide of hyper-masculinity has risen again, writes Carole Cadwalladr

^{Carole Cadwalladr (The Nerve)}

"Lindsey Graham’s bloodlust is a disgusting example of privilege. Mike says Lindsey is calling for the sons and daughters of South Carolina to join up and head over to Iran to fight this 'holy war.' Well, until Lindsey, and Barron Trump for that matter, enlist in the armed forces and head over for active combat, they can just sit this one out and shut up."

~ Katie Phang

#Trump #LindseyGraham #Iran #war #HolyWar #ChristianNationalism
/22

katiephang.substack.com/p/why-…

Why Is Donald Trump Still Lying About the U.S. Bombing a School in Iran?

Plus: Lindsey Graham is a ____ (take your pick on the fill in the blank)

^{Katie Phang}

"On Friday, Trump promised Latin American soccer players that he was going to overthrow Cuba in 'a couple of weeks.'”

~ Marcie Jones

#Trump #LindseyGraham #Iran #Cuba #war #death #destruction #violence #PerformativeMasculinity
/4

wonkette.com/p/the-finest-fune…

The Finest Funerary Trucker Cap: Tabs, Mon., March 9, 2026

News and things to read and watch!

^{Marcie Jones (Wonkette)}

“'Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon, by the way,' Trump told CNN Friday. 'I’m going to put Marco over there and we’ll see how that works out. We’re really focused on this one right now.'”

~ Andrew Egger

#Trump #LindseyGraham #Iran #Cuba #war #death #destruction #violence #PerformativeMasculinity
/3

thebulwark.com/p/trump-confoun…

Trump Confounded by the War He Started

It’s now clear: There was no plan.

^{Andrew Egger (The Bulwark)}

"Karl answered that 'nobody questions the success of the military operation, the concern is what happens next.'

'Forget about next,' Trump answered. 'They are decimated for a 10-year period before they could build it back.'

'We’re marching through the world,' Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) told a laughing Maria Bartiromo of the Fox News Channel this morning."

#Trump #LindseyGraham #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #PerformativeMasculinity
/2

"WE'RE" MARCHING THROUGH THE WORLD! HOW DO YOU LIKE THE PERFORMANCE?

"Last Thursday, March 5, Trump talked to ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl about the war. 'I hope you are impressed,' he said. 'How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?'"

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #LindseyGraham #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #PerformativeMasculinity
/1

heathercoxrichardson.substack.…

March 8, 2026

Yesterday, President Donald J.

^{Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)}