This will go down as the most incompetent administration in history.
πΊπΈ The US is deploying a Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East due to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, - WSJ
According to three US officials, the Pentagon is sending additional Marine forces and warships due to increased Iranian attacks in the Strait.
Italyβs prime minister just put the US and Israel on notice, saying Italy wonβt be dragged into the war. Giorgia Meloni said that US and Israeli strikes on Iran fall outside the scope of international law and made clear Rome has no plans to join the campaign.
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
the contrast between Whitaker's comments here and the B roll of bombings is pretty jarring
The Pentagon is moving an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) to the Middle East.
This consists of an amphibious task force naval element and a landing force (Marine Expeditionary Unit / MEU) and about 5,000 marines.
Oh look. Teamsters President Sean O'Brien thought he was strategic genius when he backed Trump for President. Another Trump consolidation adds to the misery being rained down on his union members. Teamsters send objection to Paramount deal. What a shit leader
l.smartnews.com/p-7kGafWvu/e...
The Old Man and the White See
But I wonder if the negotiations were ever intended to get anywhere.
"What this really amounts to is a four billion dollar tax to corn farmers in the United States."
Illinois farmer John Bartman joins @stephruhle.bsky.social to explain why the Iran war could make your grocery prices higher - and farmers' lives harder.
It all began, apparently, with Trump staring at peopleβs feet at a December Oval Office meeting and abruptly telling his heirs apparent, βMarco, JD, you guys have shitty shoes.β
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I Hate Them!!!
ICYMI β one of Elonβs DOGE guys Justin Fox saying a documentary is βDEIβ if itβs about how historical events impact led Black civil rights because itβs βnot for the betterment of humankindβ
It should be noted that Hegseth himself graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2013 with a Master of Public Policy
He returned his degree in 2022 to protest "critical race theory"
An Iranian backed hacker group, hacked Stryker, a medical business specializing in joint replacements, and other medical devices.
The hackers wiped out Stryker employee emails. On all devices. Including employees who had their work email linked to their personal phones.
#SheShed #Iran #EpsteinsWar
Look at the energy in this room. Even these people know heβs gaslighting them.
video courtesy @atrupar.com
While millions are struggling to make ends meet, Donald Trump is exploiting the presidency to get even richer through shady crypto deals and blatant self-dealing.
New "Golden Age" for whom, exactly?
About 15 years ago, someone got promoted suggesting that the parachutes on the KC135 wasted space. They were removed.
Dumb stupid idea then. Could they have saved this crew? Who knows. But would be nice to have the option.
Gillibrand calls for Hegseth to resign over bombing of Iranian elementary school. More to follow, one assumes:
If this is enacted, Florida will be sued.
"Florida lawmakers are poised to approve sweeping new restrictions that would require voters to prove their citizenship status, as well as remove student ID as an acceptable form of voter identification." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The genius businessman strikes again
JUST IN: Judge Shah in Illinois has blocked the Trump admin from yanking $600m in public health funds from four blue states, saying it appeared to be a βcontrivedβ and illegal effort to punish them for sanctuary immigration policies storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Hmmm.... curiouser and curiouser.
Fort Campbell in KY had 4 drones stolen last November. The army says the theft was a targeted act, with the suspects having authorized access to the military installation.
Didn't Trump say he knew of threats to CA? Hmm... π€
#ProudBlue
fox17.com/news/local/s...
The DOJ spent months emailing the wrong address demanding the voter rolls for Oklahoma.
Last month, the DOJ sued five states, bringing the total number of jurisdictions targeted to 30.
If our votes didn't count, they wouldn't be fighting so hard to suppress them.
#ProudBlue #Vote #Resist #Oklahoma
Reminder: You can watch the DOGE bro depos on YouTube!
(Iβve seen a lot of clips compiled by news orgs, but some of them donβt link to the full videos.)
Patriots in Burlington, Vermont, being terrorized by the pedophile fΓΌhrer's ICE Nazis. π³π
Talarico on Trumpworld's "short term pain" talking point: "I'd like them to tell that to the parents of the American troops who have lost their lives. That is not short term pain. That is pain that will last forever ... no one asked for this."