I heard the “plan” once described as analogous to Canada invading the US with Mexico coming in saying “OK, why doesn’t everyone go back to either side of the Ohio River”
Just patently absurd—both in terms of the ruse and in thinking Eisenhower would go for it
So no, not dumber—but they’re trying!
In hindsight, changing the name to the “Dept of War” really foreshadowed the next act
Chekhov’s rebranding
Of course--I totally agree with your point, just ran out of characters for the post :-)
If it's not Pew, or Gallup, NYT, etc--you should be reflexively skeptical of topline results from one-off polls
That is not to say you should outright dismiss the findings, but be sure you dig into the methodology. Lack of transparency is a BIG 🚩
To their credit, JTA is clear about the limitations
“We Didn’t Start the Fire” (2026)
New lyrics to “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
We're in uncharted territory- if WTI crude holds these gains tomorrow- the current rise of 29.9% or $27.16/bbl would be its largest single day price jump- in both percent and amount- ever. Ever. EVER.
Real “fiddling while Rome burns” energy
A little too on the nose tbh
Tired: “We have been at war with Iran since 1979.”
Wired: "We have been at war with Iran since 1947.”
Inspired: “We have always been at war with Iran.”
Leqaa Kordia, in her own words, for @zeteo.com.
Leqaa should be free. Her captors, and whichever outside organization collaborated with them, should be the ones in cages.
Daylight Savings during Ramadan is lowkey Islamophobic
Wow, haven’t thought about that site in years. Seems so anachronistic now.
If recent history is any indication, “weekend” is no longer associated with respite 😕
It’s only a world war if it comes from the World War region of France. Otherwise, it’s just sparkling shitshow.
Really useful to see the evolution of power projection over time. The expansion and retrenchment, the shifting theaters--fascinating stuff.
On the CIA backed coup in Iran in 1953: the flagship journal of Middle East Studies did a roundtable on the topic just two years ago, which includes authoritative summaries of the events, state of the field questions etc- and its all free and open access here:
Iraq's first lady, Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed, a political/humanitarian figure from a prominent (& very political) Sulimaniyah-rooted Kurdish family closely tied to the PUK, coming in hot with a free history lesson for people who think Iraqi Kurds might be unquestioningly game for more US bait-and-switch.
"I'm not teaching over missiles..."
A colleague in Doha on why she cancelled classes this week
I think you may be giving them too much credit thinking they have a “plan”
To wit
www.axios.com/2026/03/05/i...
I’m sorry, but whatever you want to say about this campaign, it has certainly not “evinced careful planning”
If the government gets to decide if you have them, they're not human rights.
Em dash maxxing 😎
You’re exactly right to make that point.
Here’s why that works…
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Not sure if AI is going to steal my job, but it’s already robbed me of the simple pleasure of writing a well placed em dash 😔
Yeah, didn't think of that. The crypto lobbies coupled with those from sports gambling and betting markets must have an absolute stranglehold on the GOP.
Still, Dems would be well-served at least shining a light on the generational damage these on-demand slot machines are doing.
This genuinely seems like it should be a bipartisan issue. I mean, I realize these companies have deep pockets, but they immiserate such large, cross-cutting swaths of the population.
Mabrook! Well deserved honor
It's a pretty high bar to clear, but I think this may just be the most Islamophobic election cycle in US history
FWIW the most insidious part in this clip is not the cartoonish AI slop, but the opening scene that merely shows two girls in hijab going to school
This was never about "sharia"
