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A 12 year old would have figured that out, ffs

How the War in Iran Could Help China and Change Asia

This war is exposing US military weakness. "Μany countries agreed to increase military spending on American arms at the urging of the Trump administration. Now the Iran war feels like a flashing red light, warning that what they buy may not be delivered anytime soon."
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/w...

This administration makes a lot of head-scratching decisions, but the non-decision to replenish the strategic oil reserve while prices were in the low $60s is one of the head-scratchingest when you think about who is in leadership positions on energy.

Millenarian Fantasies In Lebanon, Israel seems to be following the same logic it deployed in Gaza: emptying out entire areas through what amounts to ethnic cleansing.

In Lebanon, Israel seems to be following the same logic it deployed in Gaza: emptying out entire areas through what amounts to ethnic cleansing.

@joelleabirached.bsky.social writes from Beirut as bombs rain down once again:

Why Iran wants a long war Iran’s strategy, according to experts, is to keep widening the war with the U.S. and Israel and make it last as long as possible. Why?

- Was this a catastrophic miscalculation about the resilience of the Iranian regime? NASR: "The misunderstanding is more America's than Israel's. I think Israel was prepared to have a very long war with Iran and it needs the United States to also remain in that war."
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...

Why Iran wants a long war Iran’s strategy, according to experts, is to keep widening the war with the U.S. and Israel and make it last as long as possible. Why?

Iran has mosaic defense but mosaic governance. The system doesn't depend on decision making at any single point. Everybody knows what the aims are and operates independently. It's already been decided who takes over and what their duties are if one layer is eliminated.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...

Why Iran wants a long war Iran’s strategy, according to experts, is to keep widening the war with the U.S. and Israel and make it last as long as possible. Why?

My interview with NPR On Point on why Iran wants a long war www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...

Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.

Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...

This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast.

They’ll play this in museums in future.

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The abuse inflicted on Palestinian detainees at Sde Teiman prison — including the murder of a Palestinian doctor — was inhumane. This one case, brought because the abuse was *caught on camera*, was a small sign that rule of law in Israel still worked.

The Israeli government has dropped the case.

Τα μαναβάκια μας.

If the Dems who win in the 2026 midterms get squeamish about prosecuting this administration, we'll need to elect a bunch of new people running on Nuremberg shit for 2028. This isn't a joke. It's the law. It's justice. Biden let Trump back in the WH and this happened because Joe didn't do his job

Why it´s a good idea to have competent people in government, exhibit #40386

US intervention in oil futures would be ‘biblical disaster’, CME warns Terry Duffy says any attempt by the government to lower prices using derivatives market would erode confidence

I´m grateful that the FT is not paywalling this because, fucking hell.
www.ft.com/content/8236...

It's a lot easier to explain now:

Awful in every way:

“The man who rammed his explosives-laden truck into a Michigan synagogue today was named Ayman Ghazaleh… [He] posted photos overnight of his family members, including young children, who were killed in a recent Israeli attack on the town of Mashghara, Lebanon...”

(He is dead.)

The only reason to interview Trump or attend his press conferences is to call out his lies. And inform him that the entire point of the Press is to act as a check on authority. Anything else makes them enablers. And too many journos are.

Show me something more fragile than Pete Hegseth’s masculinity.

Teams who have qualified fror the World Cup include: IRAN, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt...

I love how they are not just wearing the wrong size, but shoes most of them consider too cheap. Florsheim is considered a budget brand.

You could say the exact same about the Israelis vis-a-vis the Palestinians, so that's moot. With unlimited 'aid' from the USA, Israel has had no motivation to seriously engage with the Palestinians. But how long can a country stay on a war-and-surveillance footing?

Poll: Most Jewish Israelis support Iran war, toppling regime; Arab backing far lower Survey shows strong Jewish confidence in Netanyahu, widespread sense of protection from Iranian attacks, while Arab respondents report far less trust, security

I'm not speaking for anyone. I'm referring to the polls.
www.timesofisrael.com/poll-most-je...

And most Israelis support this war. smh.

Amazing how very concerned Republicans are about childrens' rights. Except when it comes to Trump and the Epstein files.

Τη φάτσα του ανηψιού την ξέρουμε και δεν είναι αυτή.

remember you can always burn Shein clothes for petroleum

Meanwhile, pal, someone has to pay that 3.50 to get to either of their low-wage jobs.

From his own pocket, no doubt.

Qatar:

- LNG freeze. 77 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa). 20% of global supply. Facility takes 2 weeks to restart, and 2 weeks to get back to full production.
- Al Shaheen port shutdown, 300,000 bpd through the terminal, unclear if its shutdown
- Halul Island Terminal also down

Whoever doesn't die in the war has cancer and lung disease to look forward to.