"The Iran conflict has been sold to the public as a story with a clear objective, to stop their nuclear program, punish its proxies, restore deterrence, and then, by magic, stability reigns. But when you dig deeper, you don’t find a coherent plan; you find a chaotic conflict with no endgame. There is no path toward resolution, but rather an endless catastrophe."

~ Mark Mansour

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/25

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What Are The Endgames For The Iran “War”?

all are fraught with grave problems

^{Mark Mansour (America’s Fractured Politics)}

"Simmons is the father of 28-year-old Master Sergeant Tyler Simmons, who was among the six crew members killed last week when their refueling plane crashed in Iraq."

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/24

"The father of a dead U.S. serviceman has denied claims by Pete Hegseth that he told the Defense Secretary to 'not stop until the job is done' – referring to the war in Iran.

'No, I didn’t say anything along those lines,' Charles Simmons told NBC News in an interview Thursday, recalling his encounter with Hegseth at the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware."

~ Mike Bedigan

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/23

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Father of dead serviceman says he never told Hegseth to ‘finish the job’ in Iran: report

‘No, I didn’t say anything along those lines,’ Charles Simmons told NBC News in an interview Thursday

^{Mike Bedigan (The Independent)}

Another DOGE Bro Explains How He Flagged 'DEI' Grants for Termination

Yeah, we've been watching hours of these depositions at [404 Media](404media.co), and we'll have more soon. For now, here's some context.

This is Nathan Cavanaugh, a DOGE staffer assigned to the General Services Administration who, alongside another DOGE member named Justin Fox, was tasked with identifying grants for review for termination at the National Endowment for the… #trump #lies #politics #news #DOGE

"With new evidence emerging that the United States was responsible for the strike on a school in southern Iran than killed scores of children, President Trump baselessly blamed Iran for the attack."

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarriorEthos #PerformativeMasculinity #lies #disinformation #propaganda
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Inside the DHS Campaign Against US Citizens

INSIDE: Abrego Garcia ... Kari Lake ... Enrique Tarrio

^{David Kurtz (Morning Memo)}