War disrupts fertiliser supplies, puts food security at risk.
A third of fertiliser shipped by sea comes from the Gulf countries and cannot make it to the global market as Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz
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This is exactly what they want: for people to remain worried and fearful
It’s stochastic terrorism
Maybe because this week also ends in Friday the 13th of March, but I’m having COVID flashbacks. He was in those briefings every day saying crazy shit (hydroxychloriquine, bleach, lights, dewormer, etc)
What are the odds he did this war so he could be on TV every day?
The Grateful Dead are the most overrated band in the history of rock music
With that expression on his face, you kind of want the headline to be about canned spinach
I actually keep thinking about the coincidence that this week of March ends on a Friday the 13th and he’s president again. Last time that happened, the world shut down because of COVID
Time is a flat circle
Being a sane American right now: It's like the United States is riding in the back-seat of a car and Dad is driving drunk. Mom is the Republican party, riding in the passenger seat: She knows Dad is completely sloshed but she goes along with it because she's afraid of getting beaten up again if she says anything. Some of your brothers and sisters are excited because they like carnival rides and think speed and chaos is entertaining. But you feel slightly insane because you're the only one in the car who understands the danger everyone is in and no one seems capable of stopping the maniac at the wheel.
I can so relate to this.
“A short excursion.”
That’s what Gilligan thought, too
Heckuva job, Donnie!
Just a thought:
The current fixation with hypermasculinity, religiosity, healthfulness, and warmongering in Trumplandia is actually a product of a fear of their own mortality
These guys are emotionally weak and can’t cope with thoughts of death, so they’re posturing to compensate
Rest in peace, sir. You were an absolute legend!!!
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Trump giving a thumbs up over the grave of a dead Marine
Dare I ask where you got it stuck?
It’s almost like we need to get rid of this guy so we can actually make America great again, for real
Texas GOP Candidate Recreated MLK Assassination, Reviewed Shooter’s Rifle
Brandon Herrera then shot the MLK target dummy at close range
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1/The failure to investigate Renee Good’s death at all is ongoing scandal. The independent autopsy suggests that Renee Good was still alive after the first shot; it was the third shot that killed her, www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news....
That is some Abu Ghraib kinda shit right there
He should issue an apology immediately and then resign in disgrace
I work with and have taught some incredible people who are Marines. This makes me sick. The senator should resign in disgrace!
Donald seems to be good at two things:
1. Conning people
2. Making enemies
Not sure if this is intended for me or one of the other commenters, but let’s be real. Since when is asking someone to do their job better “bashing” them?
I understood exactly what you meant cuz I called my senator on 1/6 of this year (had to check my notes) and demanded he obstruct everything in every possible way. This video was my guidebook for those demands. We should all demand the same!
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That’s fair and I agree with your assessment
What are the causes of this? What are some plausible solutions?
I realize it’s deeply complicated and incredibly disheartening. And it’s also a major reason we got here
PS - apologies if my hastily written skeet was somewhat glib
I nominate John Malkovich to play Welch in the movie version of this chapter
Anybody who can read should be able to discern the stance of NYT. Years ago I was looking at articles from NYT about the revolutionary conflicts in Latin America and the chauvinistic, rightwing bias was right there for anyone to see, going back to the late 1800s
EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
Congress has not just enabled this: they have created the conditions for this to thrive
Why else would we have ballooned the Pentagon’s budget so much? DT, PH, SM, etc have billions at their disposal, already appropriated and fueling the war machine. They don’t need Congress anymore
Of course. No one wanted this war. They wanted food and health care and energy prices to go down. Now all those things will cost more.
It's a war of folly by a doddering old man who likes when things blow up and needs to distract us from the child sex ring he's connected to.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
