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Jonathan ๆŸฏ่‡ด่ฟœ

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น | Used to live in China, now in Chicago traveling to Asia whenever I can. Bibliophile, wannabe ๅญ—ไฝ“่ฎพ่ฎกๅธˆ, lover of plants.

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Remember guys, you canโ€™t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.

Thatโ€™s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.

The dealer needs to keep you addicted.

10.03.2026 09:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 4771 ๐Ÿ” 1624 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 189 ๐Ÿ“Œ 70

#OperationEpsteinFury

10.03.2026 16:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
OPINION: I asked a former Trump official to justify this war

OPINION: I asked a former Trump official to justify this war

So the case for Congress is, once we have gone to war, if they donโ€™t like it, they can remove the money?

Congress does not have a constitutional role in the declaration of war. Congress has a role in cutting off funds for wars, which it has threatened to do. And the president doesnโ€™t have to get permission.

But yes, you can debate, you can decide. Thatโ€™s his choice in how he wants to do it.

I mean, here I will quote the Constitution: โ€œThe Congress shall have power to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water.โ€

So the case for Congress is, once we have gone to war, if they donโ€™t like it, they can remove the money? Congress does not have a constitutional role in the declaration of war. Congress has a role in cutting off funds for wars, which it has threatened to do. And the president doesnโ€™t have to get permission. But yes, you can debate, you can decide. Thatโ€™s his choice in how he wants to do it. I mean, here I will quote the Constitution: โ€œThe Congress shall have power to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water.โ€

Behold the intellectual might of the conservative legal movement

10.03.2026 12:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2510 ๐Ÿ” 447 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59 ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
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Video Shows US Tomahawk Missile Strike Next to Girlsโ€™ School in Iran - bellingcat New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footag...

Read our analysis of the video showing a US Tomahawk missile strike next to Girlsโ€™ School in Iran on February 28 here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

08.03.2026 19:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1131 ๐Ÿ” 500 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 58

good news, failsons of America: finally the government is going to be giving you $2000 checks *every* month.

08.03.2026 22:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 316 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Teheran (Iran) residents have reported a huge explosion tonight, no official statement has been made so far.

07.03.2026 20:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Had to doublecheck the date on this

07.03.2026 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 11682 ๐Ÿ” 3309 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 363 ๐Ÿ“Œ 230
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The asymmetry of the value placed on human life is so striking. Israel has a goal to recover 40-year-old remains; to do so, it invades a sovereign country, and the lives of 26 Lebanese are an afterthought. Their names not even worth printing in the New York Times.

07.03.2026 14:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 5725 ๐Ÿ” 1949 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 81 ๐Ÿ“Œ 70
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Ships in Gulf declare themselves Chinese to dodge attack At least 10 vessels have changed transponder messages in apparent attempt to avoid becoming targets

"At least 10 ships over the past week have altered their destination signal to read 'Chinese Owner', 'All Chinese Crew' or 'Chinese Crew Onboard', according to data from MarineTraffic analysed by the FT."

06.03.2026 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 138 ๐Ÿ” 50 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

How can anyone support this buffoon?

06.03.2026 21:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tragedy and farce, at the same time.

06.03.2026 21:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2133 ๐Ÿ” 443 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 146 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
Trump: "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).' Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Trump: "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).' Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Trump: "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).'"

06.03.2026 14:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 723 ๐Ÿ” 201 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 295 ๐Ÿ“Œ 175
"I hope you are impressed," he said to me. "How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?"

"I hope you are impressed," he said to me. "How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?"

"I hope you are impressed," he said to me. "How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?"

"How do you like the performance?"

An illegal war for the sake of spectacle and the amusement of POTUS.

05.03.2026 21:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2034 ๐Ÿ” 780 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 152 ๐Ÿ“Œ 196
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Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

U.S. forces likely bombed an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28 during an operation targeting a nearby military base, a New York Times analysis suggests. It is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran โ€” and no side has yet taken responsibility.

05.03.2026 22:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 985 ๐Ÿ” 518 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 119 ๐Ÿ“Œ 102

Time is a flat circle

05.03.2026 21:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 68 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The new guy at Homeland Security doesn't know what a war is.

05.03.2026 19:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 404 ๐Ÿ” 130 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Well would you look at that

05.03.2026 15:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 28354 ๐Ÿ” 8022 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 841 ๐Ÿ“Œ 341
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get a load of Kristi Noem's facial expressions as Rep. Kamlager-Dove enters articles in the congressional record with headlines like, "Lewandowski taking out trash at Noem's DC home" and "ICE Barbie's mile high private chamber with alleged lover exposed"

05.03.2026 14:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 9228 ๐Ÿ” 2532 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 471 ๐Ÿ“Œ 187

Hahahaha

05.03.2026 16:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s FINALLY hitting you? Damn youโ€™re DENSE!

05.03.2026 15:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 5162 ๐Ÿ” 1487 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 199 ๐Ÿ“Œ 60
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Is this bad? It seems bad.

03.03.2026 16:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 15852 ๐Ÿ” 4832 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 611 ๐Ÿ“Œ 206
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#SendBarronToWar

03.03.2026 00:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 25794 ๐Ÿ” 8698 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2453 ๐Ÿ“Œ 788
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Exactly. Blindly hooting for the Buffoon-in-Chief as he unlawfully orders airstrikes without a coherent plan isn't a foreign policy, and isn't patriotic; it's just stupid, and dangerous.

02.03.2026 01:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 11838 ๐Ÿ” 3065 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 355 ๐Ÿ“Œ 106

๐Ÿ‘‡

02.03.2026 19:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump has no plan. This is a damning summary from The Economistโ€™s Middle East Correspondent Gregg Carlstrom.

02.03.2026 15:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 3514 ๐Ÿ” 1365 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 243 ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
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You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other presidentโ€™s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, itโ€™d be the instant end of their presidency.

02.03.2026 07:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 23871 ๐Ÿ” 5954 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1730 ๐Ÿ“Œ 632
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They literally started โ€œthis warโ€.

02.03.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1522 ๐Ÿ” 447 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 158 ๐Ÿ“Œ 42

Trump talking more about his new ballroom than the war he started.

02.03.2026 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

America is now going to see just how empty all the tough talk from Pete Hegseth was. Trump installed him because he knew Hegseth would be willing to execute martial law in the U.S. if asked. But now our troops are going to suffer for how *woefully unqualified* Hegseth always was.

02.03.2026 14:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 602 ๐Ÿ” 149 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3