@nslayton
Journalist. Contributing editor @TaskandPurpose.com . Bylines at New Republic, The Prospect, Motherboard, Wired, elsewhere. Was once insulted by Martin Shkreli. Signal: nslayton.12 Newsletter: letsdothepanicagain.beehiiv.com
I am pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow! President DONALD J. TRUMP 106 ReTruths 394 Likes 3/10/26, 1:20 PM
Trump: there are no mines
Trump 40 minutes later: we have destroyed the mine boats
Trump: If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait. They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE! President DONALD J. TRUMP 9 ReTruths 38 Likes 3/10/26, 1:07 PM
Trump deleted and reposted about the mines, adding:
“Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait. They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE!”
Trump: If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump denies reports that Iran has started placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, but says (twice) that if they have, the mines should be removed.
“If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction!”
so:
a. the Strait of Hormuz is def actually mined
b. they did ZERO planning for this
c. they're freaking out now that it's leaked to the press and trying to ensure us that 'no it's not'
Oh hell yes
The trailer for EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY. In select theaters starting April 17th 🍿🤑🤣
It's all there. All of the bullshit claims about emergencies and national security threats. The goal all along was to give Trump the power to deploy the military domestically to suppress dissent and crush MAGA's enemies.
These are dangerous people. They're now in the highest levels of government.
This is just astonishingly great reporting.
All of the crises the White House has claimed over the last 14 months were planned in advance. All of them.
And however much contempt you have for media outlets who reverently relayed Trump's claim to have no relation to Project 2025, it isn't enough.
lol every time theintercept.com/2026/03/09/p...
This is all because down in Texas members of a mosque were like “maybe we should do a proper planned community with everything including a new mosque in walking distance.“ and the Texas GOP lost its damned mind.
The Left has to fundamentally explain to millions of people that the rank-n-file of the Republican party is being systematically staffed by literal neo-Nazis.
Fuck ICE. Free Palestine. Vote Kat.
Here is the latest LA Public Health dept. report on deaths among people who are unhoused showing a dip in their "mortality rate" for the first time since 2014: publichealth.lacounty.gov/chie/reports...
Among the recommendations, which include housing, they also call for harm reduction strategies.
shot/chaser from @dell.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/cbp-pr...
13 is middle school
Holy shit - this would be very, very bad:
"The databases, called “Numident” and the “Master Death File,” include records for more than 500 million living and dead Americans, including Social Security numbers, places and dates of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents’ names."
The Trump administration can't keep a consistent justification for launching the war and it can't say how long it will be.
As always @davidjroth.bsky.social remains the best writer in Trump
“He told another colleague, who refused to help him upload the data because of legal concerns, that he expected to receive a presidential pardon if his actions were deemed to be illegal, according to the complaint.”
#BREAKING: About 140 US military personnel wounded in Iran war: Pentagon
Leavitt confirms that the current "ballpark" total of US soldiers injured fighting Iran is 150
“True strategic bombing has never been tried before”
The U.S. government has urged Israel not to carry out further strikes on Iran’s energy and oil infrastructure, marking the first time it has restrained Israeli action since their joint operations began.
Putting these two posts together like pieces of a lost amulet and watching a lesson about geopolitics emerge like a genie
Marco Rubio's BFF is an accused foreign agent and money launderer. His trial is about to start — and Rubio is on the witness list.
My @vanityfair.com story on the legal bomb that's poised to go off in Trumpland.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
I think i have seen that one
A very relevant LISTEN TO @bloodwork.show
The only reason he survived his recall is because Larry Elder was worse. Not that we liked him.
There is evidence that Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson shared UK government secrets with Epstein, which is why the two were arrested. But there is no evidence that he was blackmailing them.
Could there be evidence of that in the unreleased files? Maybe. Could investigators use the body of Epstein evidence to discover previously unknown wrongdoing? Sure. But we are getting so far ahead of the evidence that it's scary.
