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Only if they’ve already stored enough energy to regrow next year, and typically bulbs don’t start storing energy until after they’ve bloomed.

Let's be clear: you would not be pulling THAADs from South Korea and moving a Marine Expeditionary Unit from Japan to the Gulf two weeks after launching a war on Iran if you had properly anticipated the fallout it would be likely to cause.

Pentagon Is Moving Additional Marines, Warships to the Middle East The Pentagon is moving additional Marines and warships to the Middle East as Iran steps up its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ap...

Trump does not have the authority to start a war in Iran. And yet, he’s moving in the direction of committing ground troops.

If Republicans in Congress do not want to serve their constituents or their constitutional duty, they should just resign.

this means it is not open for transit

This is why the Senate confirmation process is (and should have been) so important.

The Senate should *never* rubber stamp a cabinet nominee. The Senators’ are supposed to ensure cabinet officials are both competent *and* morally sound enough to check the President’s unbridled machinations.

They’re not actively trying to harm Ukraine, so yes. I don’t think it would completely flip Hungary, but Orbán and co haven’t even tried to get gas from alternative sources, while the rest of the EU has. Watch there suddenly be funding for an LNG terminal in Croatia with transit pipes to 🇭🇺 and 🇸🇰.

I can’t wait for them to lose the election in April and the new gov’t to show how easy it is to fix gas supplies by working *with* neighbors and allies instead of against them.

MACRON: The G7 agreed that recent events in no way justify lifting sanctions on Russia. They must continue, and this must not weaken our focus on supporting Ukraine or our clear stance on sanctions against Russia.

As a country we have made a lot of mistakes in foreign wars over the last 2+ centuries. But I’m not sure we have ever looked as feckless, foolish, incompetent and ridiculous at the leadership level than right now.

It’s been so obvious for so long.

The best thing China could have happen for their potential invasion of Taiwan is to have the US and allies blow through their stockpiles of high-end ammo.

Everyone could see the risk. The EU knew they needed production autonomy. Yet hear we are.

Ukraine used 700 Patriot missiles in four winter months. The Middle East burned through 800 in three days. "Americans won't be able to provide enough for everyone," EU defense chief Kubilius says, urging Europe to fast-track its own missile production.

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A composite of two news articles from CNN: one headline states, "Trump sides with Putin over US intelligence," and the other reads, "Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say." The image includes corresponding video thumbnails featuring Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and CNN news anchors.

How it started vs how it’s going…

#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News

So Russia is helping Iran target American troops. Ukraine is offering drone defense.

Guess who Trump NEVER ONCE has EVER criticized?

Correct. Russia

I'm no fancy political consultant, but, hey, if you're in Dem comms, you should notice that Fox News panicked over Trump wearing a cheap Trump merch baseball cap to receive the bodies of soldiers he got killed for no reason he can articulate, and you should absolutely lean into that.

For those who buy Russia’s filthy oil: this is who Russia is fighting in Ukraine. This is childhood in Ukraine in 2026. We will not forget!

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For more than three weeks, Ukrainian F-16s defended the skies without American missiles

To take down Russian drones, pilots relied on onboard guns. The F-16s no longer had missiles to intercept Russian drones and missiles after supplies were stopped.

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

Intel report warns large-scale war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime A classified U.S. report doubts that Iran’s opposition would take power following either a short or extended U.S. military campaign.

“A classified report by the National Intelligence Council found that even a large-scale assault on Iran launched by the United States would be unlikely to oust the Islamic republic’s entrenched military and clerical establishment.”
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Weekend Update #175: The Week in which Ukraine Stood Up To Help The USA And The USA Stood Up To Help Russia Also, Ukrainian Territorial Gains And Russian Personnel Losses in February

Just sent out my free weekend update. This was the most extraordinary week, when the Ukrainians stood up to help the USA and the USA stood up to help the Russians (across the board). Ukraine is saving American lives while Russia is helping end them…
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1 week

Ok maybe 3 weeks

Wait, 5ish weeks seems right

Probably until September

INDEFINITELY!

And then the US military asks for Ukraine’s help in shooting down Shaheeds, including Fox News showing videos of Ukrainian interceptor drones in action as “American high-tech capabilities”

So Trump rolls out the red carpet for Putin, protects Putin, bullies the Ukrainians for Putin, and in return Putin helps Iranians kill Americans.

Trump must act now or the case for him being a Russian asset of some type will be undeniable.

🇭🇺❗️Hungary is cooperating with Russia, offering freedom to Ukrainian prisoners from Transcarpathia in exchange for participation in propaganda.

This was told to the BreakTheFake project by the released prisoner of war Oleksiy Chorpita.

1/ Russian bloggers are waking up to the fact that they live in an oppressive dictatorship with declining living standards. 14 years after Vladimir Putin was reelected as "a strong leader for a great country," commentators are asking: what has Putin ever done for us? ⬇️

Massie on Newsmax: "We're not getting the answers we need from Pam Bondi. I just spent 3 hours at the DOJ this week looking at the unredacted files. And I'm finding evidence of files they haven't released yet." (Note that the Newsmax anchor agrees with him!)

Where is the EU? It needs to rein Hungary in.

Fox News mislabels Ukrainian Shahed-drone intercept footage as part of American ‘high-tech arsenal’ destroying Iranian drones U.S. media outlet Fox News aired footage of a Ukrainian interceptor drone destroying a Shahed-type drone but presented the video as showing American drones countering Iranian drones in the Middle East...

⚡️Fox News mislabels Ukrainian Shahed-drone intercept footage as part of American ‘high-tech arsenal’ destroying Iranian drones.

According to Ukrainian drone manufacturer Wild Hornets, the footage used by Fox featured STING — a Ukrainian interceptor drone used to destroy Shahed-type drones.

Zelenskyy has the cards

Zelenskyy: "We received a request from the United States for specific support in protection against "shaheds" in the Middle East region. I gave instructions to provide the necessary means and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarantee the required security."

It’s a heavy axe-shaped wedge.

Using one to split wood is one of the best ways to get a workout while doing something that has to be done if you have trees that come down (purposefully or not) every so often.

As former athlete with young kids who doesn’t take “me time” at the gym, it’s great!

NEW: The US and Israel are striking Iran’s drone and missile facilities to reduce the pressure on missile and drone interceptors – a capability the US is denying Ukraine by refusing to provide Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Latest assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar030326

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