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Sic Semper Tyrannus. The demise of an American tyrant is inevitable. Any views expressed are solely my own.

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Is JD Vance Rooting for the Iran War to Fail? Recent reporting leaves little doubt: Trump’s vice president thinks that if the war goes badly, it will help him secure the 2028 Republican nomination for president.

JD Vance quietly setting himself up to be the antiwar candidate as the war turns into a disaster. He thinks it will help him beat Marco for the nomination after things go really badly in the Middle East.

newrepublic.com/article/2077...

14.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 258 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 8
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β€˜We Would Be Entering a Completely Different World’ What happens if oil hits $200 a barrel?

What happens if oil hits $200 a barrel? β€˜We Would Be Entering a Completely Different World’

www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...

#Iran #war #MiddleEast #oil #GasPrices #economics #economy

14.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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The US hit Iran's Kharg Island, key to its economy and security. What to know about Iran's islands The islands off Iran have become the latest focus of the war after a U.S strike destroyed military sites on Kharg Island.

Why is the US doing this?

14.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Time. Is it linear?

15.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 1614 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 149 πŸ“Œ 8

Folks, I regret to inform you: This design was OK'd by the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee in...October 2024. Its design was set in place when Biden was in office. The designer left out the olive branch to symbolize the colonists' not yet achieving peace, but hoping for it. Trump didn't do this.

14.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 1012 πŸ” 377 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 30
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Trump in 2011: β€œOur president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”

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CCTV shows the moment a car hits a Muslim woman in broad daylight in southeast London before the driver speeds away.

The woman survived, and an investigation is ongoing, but no suspects have been arrested yet.

14.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 12
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What Bessent Said After Interview Interrupted for Trump Situation Room Talk

Bessent was abruptly summoned to the White House Situation Room on Thursday during an on camera discussion about Iran.

14.03.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gambling on War An insider made hundreds of thousands betting just before Maduro was kidnapped. This kind of behavior is becoming normalized.

"Legal sports gambling is tied to significant increases in bankruptcy and debt, alongside a sharp decrease in credit scores. Nonetheless, Polymarket and Kalshi are even more accessible, as you usually need to be 21 to bet on sports, but only 18 to bet on these platforms."

14.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Pentagon deploying roughly 5,000 more Marines and sailors to Middle East, U.S. officials tell NBC News Approximately 5,000 additional Marines and sailors are deploying to the Middle East to support the war in Iran, according to three U.S. officials.

Pentagon deploying roughly 5,000 more Marines and sailors to Middle East, U.S. officials tell NBC News.

13.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 14
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Trump’s Move to Seize Oil Tankers Costs the U.S. Tens of Millions of Dollars Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million.

The Trump administration has been seizing oil tankers to crack down on nations it views as promoting terrorism. President Trump has said it would be a financial boon, but the seizures are costing the government millions of dollars.

13.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 7
Pete Hegseth Questions 
What Girls Were Doing 
In School To Begin With

Pete Hegseth Questions What Girls Were Doing In School To Begin With

Pete Hegseth Questions What Girls Were Doing In School To Begin With https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-questions-what-girls-were-doing-in-school-to-begin-with/

13.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 4146 πŸ” 724 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 42
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How the Religious Right Won the Trump Era Media failed to reckon with the evangelical support for Trump and we’re all paying the price.

Looking for something to read? We got you. Start with @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.socialΒ 's latest, on how the media ignored evangelical support for Donald Trump:Β 

13.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox News viewers rage at Stephen Miller as he spews 'pathetic' propaganda

Fox News viewers have ripped into Stephen Miller after he went on a "pathetic" propaganda rant during one of the network's segments.

13.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Connect the Dots
Connect the Dots YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V75t...

13.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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13.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

According to Nathan Cavanaugh of DOGE, the purpose of terminating 100M in NEH humanities grants was to reduce the deficit. In 2024, NEH counted for 0.003% of the federal budget. Does terminating DEI related grants effectively reduce the deficit? No.

The DOGE can't math.

#Pinks

12.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 238 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 10

Immediately disqualifying for the job for which he has been nominated. The 4th Amendment specifies it’s β€œthe right of the people,” not of citizens.

We cannot allow someone who doesn’t understand the 4th Amendment to be the head of DHS.

11.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 3453 πŸ” 821 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 20

Every interview with this guy comes off like he's *hoping* to be beaten to death by an angry mob.

12.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 1603 πŸ” 441 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 26
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Is This Why The Treasury Secretary is Blocking Epstein's Financial Records? Bessent, Kushner, and the $55 billion EA deal nobody is connecting.

open.substack.com/pub/kaitjust...
Well well well…

13.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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French news channel, LCI, airs a split screen simultaneously showing footage of Trump dancing to YMCA in front of a rally crowd as oil fields in the
Middle East are in flames

12.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 700 πŸ” 385 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 41

Trump bankrupted 6 business including a Casino. He is going for his seventh. ! Guess which one it is. ??

12.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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22.02.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Veteran: Trump promised that there would be no wars. So to get into this war, it's such a fundamental betrayal of one of the core tenets of this movement.

12.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 1220 πŸ” 323 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 20
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www.rawstory.com 'Oh puke': Mockery abounds as Melania Trump refers to herself as 'a visionary'

'Oh puke': Mockery abounds as Melania Trump refers to herself as 'a visionary' #RawStory

12.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 0
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Journalist Barbara Walters back in the early 90s interviewing Trump and she was prepared for the lies he was going up to tell and had already made sure to research and investigate everything about him and his business dealings especially his failing Casinos!

She was definitely one of a kind πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

19.02.2026 04:14 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 8
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Where did we get the coordinates…from Putin? #IranWar

Reporter: "It's a preliminary report but if this is the final conclusion that the US hit the Iranian girls' school., this will be one of the largest killings of civilians by American forces in decades. 175 people killed, most of them children."

11.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 298 πŸ” 178 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 7
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Trio named to replace Alina Habba as U.S. attorney is also serving illegally, judge says The decision comes amid a growing standoff over U.S. attorney appointments among all three branches of government.

A federal judge ruled that the DOJ lawyers who replaced Alina Habba at the New Jersey US attorney’s office have been serving unlawfully, writing that the Trump admin has "chafed at the limits of their power set forth by the law and the Constitution," which requires advice and consent of the Senate.

12.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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In anti-Muslim post, Tuberville suggests New York’s Mamdani is β€˜the enemy’ The Alabama senator, who is running for governor, has previously called for the mass expulsion of Muslims from the United States.

It is both pathetic & dangerous to see Republicans actively stoking a religious war in a country that was founded on the value of religious freedom.
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Fortunately, the good people of NYC did not fall for this grotesque, bigoted fear mongering against @mayor.nyc.gov.

12.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 1060 πŸ” 243 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 17
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WICKER: Sen. Gillibrand, you did not mean to say that we targeted a school?

GILLIBRAND: That missile hit a school

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