Legendary radio host Thom Hartmann spoke to me about why Trump wants a new 9/11 to help him stay in power. As he notes. The Iran war is the perfect why to incite such an attack. The more I think about what Thom said, the more I believe it's alarmingly correct. youtu.be/Jx6EGTmIN-w?...
A White House wing has already been demolished for a new ballroom. Now plans show a 33,000-sq-ft underground screening facility.
Together, it’s one of the biggest changes to the campus in generations. Some critics say the architecture reveals more than policy.
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In light of the morally and intellectually bankrupted nature of America's executive branch leadership, the World Cup should be sent to a country with more stable, decent representation.
All we need is one person to leak the Epstein files and save... the world at this point.
NEW: Judge orders board member Rep Joyce Beatty (D-OH) must be permitted to attend Kennedy Center board meeting on Monday.
Beatty has opposed Trump plan to shutter and gut the facility
Actually, President Zelenskyy WAS in a very bad position. He was sitting within just a few feet of two of the most evil pieces of shit that have ever lived.
Iran war costs so far
"Siri, show me what Trump's version of winning looks like."
100% of their military capability is destroyed!
..they’re still gonna launch missiles and drones
Oh, and we’re still going to target ships
Make it make sense 🤦♂️
10/ All of this was totally foreseeable. Frankly, it’s why previous presidents weren’t so stupid to start a war like this.
Trump has lost control of the war. His best course now is to cut his losses and end it. That’s the only way to prevent an even bigger disaster.
9/ CRISIS FOUR: Trump has no endgame. Iran and its proxies can create chaos indefinitely.
So what’s next? A ground invasion?This would be Armageddon. Thousands of dead Americans.
Declare false victory? Then the new Iranian hardliners in charge just rebuild what we destroyed.
8/ Other potential flash points lurk. So far, the Houthis in Yemen have been relatively quiet. Probably not for long. They can project power into the Red Sea.
For Syria, this is the worst time for Trump to strike Iran. Syria could explode again.
7/ CRISIS THREE: A broader, regional war is breaking out as Iranian proxies in Lebanon hit Israel and those in Iraq target the U.S.. Israel is now threatening a massive ground invasion of Lebanon, which could become its own new crisis.
6/ If Trump paid any attention to the Ukraine War he would have noticed how warfare has changed. But he didn’t. And he blundered.
Worse, the Gulf states are running out of interceptors to stop Iranian missiles and drones - meaning that soon more oil sites will be vulnerable.
5/ CRISIS TWO: We can destroy Iran’s missiles but not all their drones, and war today is drone war.
Iran can hit oil sites in the region indefinitely because they posses so many cheap, weaponized drones.
And they are. They blew up a critical Oman oil depot two days ago.
4/ What about naval escorts for tankers? This is a possibility, but it’s harder than you think.
First, it would require our entire navy. 100 tankers need escorting each day.
Second, if we can’t destroy the mines and drones, our ships are at risk too.
3/ Right now, Trump has no plan to reopen the Strait. And a plan may not exist.
The assets Iran uses to harass and attack tankers - thousands of small drones, speed boats and mines - cannot be eliminated. They are too numerous, too spread out and hidden.
2/ CRISIS ONE: Trump believed Iran would not close the Strait of Hormuz. He was wrong. And now oil prices are spiking.
If the Strait stays closed, a global recession will result. It actually may already be too late. Gas prices are the first to spike, but food prices are next.
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It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire.
1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.
I cannot adequately explain how fucked up the World Cup situation is wihen the president of a host nation *threatens the safety* of one of the participants (Iran).
The USA should be removed as a host nation and if it's not, the games shoud be boycotted and ANYONE WITH A MORAL CENTER should see that.
Trump is now asking other countries to help...
In a war he said he'd already won.
I don’t see a way out of this. Taking the Strait of Hormuz or seizing Kharg island will result in considerable loss of life. We can’t exactly apologize because we killed the Ayatollah. I doubt anyone besides Israel is gonna help us. This is a disaster.
I’m low key astonished by the number of finance experts that didn’t anticipate problems with the Strait of Hormuz. Did they really trust Trump and Hegseth knew what they were doing? Did they take for granted all the usual experts that Trump fired? Didn’t most of us see this coming?
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Trump: 'Let's portray the war I started as a video game!'
Also Trump: 'If I didn't fake bone spurs I wouldn't be president'
If Trump would have gone to the Vietnam war he wouldn't be president now because the fiery crucible of combat would have exposed him for what he was. A coward.
Yes, Donald. Go lick some boots, you pedophile POS.
“If the strait remains closed for even a month…sustained higher oil prices could plunge the world into a recession, raise borrowing costs, alter the outcome of ongoing wars, and shift the balance of global-power competition in favor of Russia and China”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...
Must be a coincidence.
