Jason "Red5" Lyall

One neglected cost of the war in Iran: the US is revealing a ton of its once-secret military capabilities to foreign adversaries like China and Russia. The longer the war drags on, the more chance for observation, and the greater the likelihood of devising countermeasures

UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE.

In their remarks, neither Pete Hegseth nor Dan Caine this morning addressed the girls school that was bombed.

They did not get A SINGLE QUESTION about it from people they called on in the room loaded with right-wing hacks.

I know our expectations for this administration are in the basement but it is INSANE they started a war without a plan for the Strait of Hormuz.

The grim choice facing the Trump administration: Economic or naval collapse? | CNN Business The Trump administration is currently trapped between the specter of a global economic recession and a naval catastrophe.

Wondering why the U.S. Navy doesn't simply go in and escort tankers through the Strait? 1/4 www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/b...

I think I'm numb now to Trump saying these things. But I don't think I'll ever get used to the sound of the audience laughing along with him

Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates The figure, accounting for the war’s first two days, is likely to intensify concerns in Congress that U.S. forces are churning through a scarce supply of advanced weaponry.

Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions alone, Pentagon estimates

(That's a lot of cancer research. And health care. And green energy. And schoolbooks)

Unlike in Past Conflicts, Most Americans Oppose Iran Attacks

Unlike in Past Conflicts, Most Americans Oppose Iran Attacks

So far, most polls have found little support for the war, with approval for initiating attacks somewhere around 27-41% of Americans (depending on poll), far short of earlier wars

(To be expected given daily changing war aims + no prep)

John Oliver (on right) gestures with his hands as he speaks. On left, a ProPublica headline from December 15, 2025 reads: “Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.” An article excerpt below says: "... turning rows red, yellow or green every few seconds, never asking a single question.”

1/ On yesterday’s @lastweektonight.com about USAID, John Oliver cited several of our investigations.

First up was our reporting about how DOGE operatives had arbitrarily cut aid programs, in some cases by literally clicking through a spreadsheet: propub.li/4cCsSKP

Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates The figure, accounting for the war’s first two days, is likely to intensify concerns in Congress that U.S. forces are churning through a scarce supply of advanced weaponry.

Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions alone, Pentagon estimates

(That's a lot of cancer research. And health care. And green energy. And schoolbooks)

I think I'm numb now to Trump saying these things. But I don't think I'll ever get used to the sound of the audience laughing along with him

Bring back shame

Literally Schrödinger's war

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

New York Times now confirming @bellingcat.com's investigation that the US struck Iranian school, killing 175 civilians, mostly kids

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

New York Times now confirming @bellingcat.com's investigation that the US struck Iranian school, killing 175 civilians, mostly kids

"Some say we've been at war for 47 years. Others say we're been at war since 1947. Details aside, we've always been at war with Oceania..."

The Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil Squeeze Is Upon Us Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a virtual halt, unleashing the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.

Friends, is this winning?

"One week into President Trump’s war on Iran, the most severe shock to energy markets since the 1970s is cascading through the world economy"

“We are looking at what is by far the biggest disruption in world history in terms of daily oil production."

we definitely need a break from all the winning, that's for sure

The Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil Squeeze Is Upon Us Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a virtual halt, unleashing the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.

Friends, is this winning?

"One week into President Trump’s war on Iran, the most severe shock to energy markets since the 1970s is cascading through the world economy"

“We are looking at what is by far the biggest disruption in world history in terms of daily oil production."

"Some say we've been at war for 47 years. Others say we're been at war since 1947. Details aside, we've always been at war with Oceania..."

U.S. Military Warns Civilians in Iran to Stay Home Amid Continuing Airstrikes

Pentagon posting a message on X that "strongly urges civilians in Iran to stay at home" at a time when the entire country is under Internet blackout is chef's kiss of planning

Catch-22: Message also warns that US cannot guarantee your safety if you live near a military facility, so you better move

WSJ: “.. U.S. military investigators think American forces likely were responsible for the strike, according to a U.S. official ..”

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New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.

Well, that should do it

Cover of today’s NYT Magazine:

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.

Well, that should do it

Tehran residents warned of acid rain after oil storage attack Iran’s Red Crescent Society tells locals to avoid exposure as capital is engulfed in smoke

Tehran residents warned of acid rain after oil storage attack by Israel

I can’t believe how stupid everything is

Recent U.S. Assessment Found an Attack on Iran Unlikely to Result in Regime Change

A report by the National Intelligence Council completed before the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran assessed that even a large-scale military assault on the country would be unlikely to topple its theocratic government. @julianbarnes.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/w...

Trump saluting a flag-draped casket carried by soldiers, wearing his standard ill fitting suit and a white baseball hat that says USA in gold letters visible from space

I think it's great that the president put on his most solemnly branded baseball cap to receive the returning coffins of soldiers killed in the unnecessary war he launched to distract from his failing presidency and pedophilia scandal.

Look at that gold-like letting. Classy as shit.