Khanna: Invading Iran won’t lower costs – or make the Epstein files disappear
Trump promised affordability. Instead, he’s wasting billions on an illegal war and protecting rich men entangled with a sex offender.
Trump ran on a platform of affordability fueled by populist anger toward the elites. Now he's protecting the Epstein class by failing to release the files and launching a costly war with Iran.
My op-ed in @mercurynews.com on what this means: www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/12/k...
13.03.2026 00:38
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“Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.”
That’s what the President of the United States is saying to the American people.
He won’t be hurt by a retaliatory attack or high gas prices. But you will — and that’s a sacrifice he’s willing to make.
06.03.2026 21:15
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If you are wondering why we are laser-focused on US crimes or illegal acts, it's not that we hate the US; it is so everyone can see the consequences of a bad government and react to it, so it can be resolved. If our allies and networks consisted of North Koreans, we'd talk daily about that regime.
06.03.2026 18:02
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17+ active territorial disputes with neighbouring countries, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, India, and Japan, backing totalitarian oppression in N Korea & Burma, committing totalitarian oppression in Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang, + much more. Hope that helps as a start.
06.03.2026 17:58
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It is really something to see the US military blundering into conflict unprepared while the Iranians seem to have a long term strategic plan to deal with us
06.03.2026 20:16
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You don’t get to thank veterans for their service and then gut the VA.
Donald Trump’s reckless DOGE cuts have eliminated tens of thousands of VA jobs where about a third of those workers are veterans themselves.
07.03.2026 01:14
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My wife owns and drives a convertible, a black VW Eos.
07.03.2026 05:51
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Why is it that all those staunch UK patriots waving flags and shouting about ‘taking back control’ are urging us to be subservient to a foreign power and join them in an illegal war?
06.03.2026 16:35
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these politicians and american executives are not bothered enough by killing children or heads of state
07.03.2026 03:04
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Trump cares so deeply about total freedom for the Iranian people that he wants to choose who they are governed by in the future and Pete Hegseth is mocking them all for thinking they’ll be alive
07.03.2026 02:53
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Jimmy Kimmel tonight: The reason Trump hasn't testified yet about the Epstein files is you can't put him under oath. If he swears to tell the truth, he's already committed perjury.
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06.03.2026 06:04
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06.03.2026 21:54
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Trump is a traitor. Plain and simple. He supports Russia who is giving Iran intelligence against our military. Trump is absolutely detrimental to the future of the U.S.A. Fly your flags MAGAts.
07.03.2026 01:51
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I’m deep in the latest Epstein file drops.
Follow this space 🔥
07.03.2026 02:41
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Israel reports that Iran is using cluster bombs in the attacks. Authorities in Tel Aviv are outraged by this barbarism and remind that the only territory where such missiles can be used is Gaza and Ukraine.
06.03.2026 13:21
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Overseas, Epstein investigations multiply. In America, not so much.
Survivors and legal experts say there is more to do with the Epstein files, but they don't see much interest from the Trump administration.
There are 9 active investigations or prosecutions across 8 countries tied to the Epstein files as of March 2026:
UK
Norway
France
Poland
Lithuania
Latvia
Turkey
Slovakia
European Union's own anti-fraud office (OLAF)
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverUp
#EpsteinFiles
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
06.03.2026 20:19
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Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs
06.03.2026 19:47
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Rachel Maddow on Kristi Noem: Five things to know about Trump's pick for homeland security secretary
YouTube video by MS NOW
it’s not like we couldn’t have seen this coming (more than a year ago)…
youtu.be/sedx7rkSOMc?...
07.03.2026 04:57
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Life is short, if you aren’t getting shot or blown up you are having a better time than most people, don’t forget that.
07.03.2026 00:18
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In America many people are illeducated creating a environment a whole world for Trump supporters to feel really confident to continue their support for him
They simply can not give any Critical Thought to his performance. None.
Their belief that he does a good job is enough for them.
Cult not CT.
06.03.2026 18:11
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Their guy said he'd pardon the J6 insurrectionists--and then shockingly did it.
I haven't heard any potential Democratic candidate promise to pardon everybody arrested for protesting ICE.
That'd go a long way toward showing me they're opposition and not just controlled.
06.03.2026 23:15
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If it were up to Farage or Badenoch, Britain would now be at war with Iran, illegally, alongside America & Israel, but thankfully it's not, because Starmer is the PM.
So far, it’s needlessly cost the lives of over 1,200 innocent people including children and American personnel in 6 just days.
05.03.2026 23:50
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I really hope when the dust clears on these 2 trying to out-scumbag each other, they DO wind up in shackles at The Hague.
06.03.2026 23:23
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My current enemies are not in Iran, they’re in the Epstein Files.
05.03.2026 18:38
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The Dow tumbling
gas prices skyrocketing
unemployment rising
You wanted another round of misery MAGA
Here you go.
It's here!!!
06.03.2026 20:26
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Three outstanding candidates for a Nobel War Prize .. if there was one..(cartoon Matt Wuerker)
06.03.2026 15:18
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Holy crap, the latest released Epstein files are horrific. This man should be in prison, not the White House.
06.03.2026 13:24
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The question is.
Did Trump know the news was going to come out that the DOJ hid 47,000 Epstein Files that implicated him?
So he started a war.
Because the news of this got buried under the Iran war.
Did you notice that.
I noticed that!!!
06.03.2026 07:02
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