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This is why, for all that we mock Bari Weiss for being incompetent, she's still incredibly dangerous.

Israel-hawks eventually finding their way to the "So much for the tolerant left" grievance actually makes complete sense when you think about it.

The hardline pro-Israel wing of the Democratic Party has been experiencing the biggest dog catches car moment ever over the last couple of years and they're still mad

These people got exactly what they wanted, the war they begged for, but are mad at the obvious consequences?

So much for a big Democratic tent. NEW @J _Insider via @GSDeutch: "Ben Rhodes calls for primaries against Dems who support Iran war"" HE WHITE HOUSE SASHUNGTON Ben Rhodes calls for primaries against Democrats who suppo...

Yeah well I mean, >85% of Democratic voters think this is a stupid fucking idea, >75% think negatively of Israel, and even >80% of Democratic members of Congress weren't stupid enough to vote against the WPR.

Sorry but you're a sucker if you think you can just cry and appeal to "the big tent".

The cultural IMPACT of Mad Max: Fury Road!!! Furiosa, you will forever be a legend

and guess which prominent Dem does streaming and was a proponent of The Green New Deal? AOC. It's fate, tbh

President Donald Trump, the Oracles tell me that "If you attack the Persians, you will destroy a great empire"

Whenever anything happens these guys seem to panic and rely exclusively on what they HOPE will happen while denying that anything bad will happen. Doesn’t seem too rational and like a really good way to deny reality until it’s too late and whoops your denial made things worse.

U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance The U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives.

"U.S. officials called London insurers and brokers, trying to figure out how the market operates, industry insiders said."

When applied to the current administration, I urge caution in using terms like "plans," "strategy," "policy," or "doctrine."

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We're so dedicated to the norm of "even handed" coverage of the parties that media outlets have to create a version of Trump that doesn't exist in reality to uphold the norm, because directly quoting him makes him look like a lunatic.

Don’t forget FARTSLAM (Fielder Allows Runner to Score Like a Moron)

Mexico loads the bases with no outs but only manages one run, narrowly missing a NOBLETIGER (no outs bases loaded ending (with) team incapable (of) getting easy run) and will have to score at least 6 in the last two innings to keep the funniest scenario alive

an important reminder that baseball is the home of beautiful acronyms such as Thrown Out On The Bases Like A Nincompoop

I don’t know if we can do it, but I think many of us on here will personally be involved in the thankless, dangerous, picayune and frankly boring administrative work to save our republic

we basically need an administrative revolution comparable to DOGE in reverse, except competent; to punish those who tried to destroy the republic without escalating a cycle of reprisals; to create new durable institutions; and avoid thermostatic backlash from the public. Gl;hf

seriously: if we don't elect only Democrats who possess a hot-iron will to Purge Fascism, things can & will get much worse, within the next cycle or two

They wont escort the ships because the only thing that looks worse than a flaming cargo ship is a flaming cargo ship with a us navy escort

Interesting data point in last bullet here:

the specifics are impossible to see but we may already be in a situation where the practical solutions for re-opening take 3-4 weeks, and oil production will take 1-2 months to come back

so when you start counting this:

1 week for diplomacy
1 week for minesweeping
1 week to re-divert shipping

uh oh. We have a lot of cold refineries

This is before you layer on that oil production cant be stalled for a week without permanent issues and that shipping is acting like the area doesnt exist now

it's kinda funny for something so evil

We had to reckon with a world where peer naval threats were at a minimum & this came up as the biggest asymmetric threat. We spent the next 30 years developing solutions at every level. We spent billions & billions of dollars on the relevant equipment. And then we Leeroy Jenkins the actual war

The littoral combat ship program was begun in the 90s precisely with this sort of threat in mind.

we have known about this threat for 20 years. amazing

19 years after a whole generation of America men got worked up by the movie 300, Persia is literally doing reverse Thermopylae to us lmao

Iran is a country that the West keeps trying to interfere with in ways that make it seem as if we don't give a crap about Iranians and then we wonder why they are mad with us.

yeah lol i feel like we knew that when the old leader's son was chosen as the new Supreme Leader