"It's pretty clear that this team didn't think through, never mind the second- and third-order effects; they didn't think through the first-order effects... this will be a case study at war colleges forever, because they...were constantly caught by surprise."
Tom Nichols on Trump's war.
Route 4, Paramus, NJ keeps the messaging strong
U.S. Central Command said in a post early Friday the KC-135 plane went down at approximately 2 p.m. ET in western Iraq, with four crew members confirmed dead. The statement didn't note the status of the other two crew members but said that "rescue efforts continue."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Rosette /Skull Nebula. 11/03/2026 45x180s in SHO.
Esprit 100ED, ASI2600MM, 3nm filter in Ha, Sii and Oiii.
#astronomy #astrophotography
NEW: Right-wing activists are circulating a draft executive order that purports to give Trump sweeping power over federal elections.
@mollyroberts.bsky.social and I got new details on the activists, lawyers, and conspiracy theorists behind the proposed order:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/in-c...
Just a reminder, this is who is leading Trump’s war in Iran
You can have the best armed forces in the history of the world, but if you are an incompetent criminal without a plan, you can still lose a war, and rather quickly.
Completely undeterred by facts. Pretty impressive, really.
We’ve known we bombed the school for over a week. The military confirmed it today, and they’re still arguing
Voter Confidence In Supreme Court Hits New Low In NBC Poll
An NBC News poll has found that voter confidence in the Supreme Court has dropped to its lowest point since the poll started surveying voters 26 years ago.
No shit, they’re as corrupt as Trump!
NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed.
Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)
Strange how every “America First” move somehow ends up helping Moscow. What a coincidence.
Connect the dots
Apparently, Kegseth hasn’t destroyed their ability to drop truth bombs.
Blumenthal after getting briefed on Iran: "We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here. There's also the specter of active Russian aid to Iran putting in danger American lives ... China also may be assisting Iran"
BREAKING: As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the war with Iran, according to sources familiar—far higher than the Pentagon’s publicly disclosed figure of just 8 seriously wounded troops. The true toll of this war is already far worse than the public has been told. (Reuters)
Thor's Helmet, taken from my balcony
Thor’s Helmet (NGC 2359) is an emission nebula in the Canis Major region, visible only for a short period during the winter season. It also remains quite low on the horizon, right in the middle of the light-pollution belt. These are nearly 21 hours of integrated exposure. 🔭
#Astrophotography
Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"
Pass it on.
As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad.
“The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as "an operational trigger" for "sleeper assets" according to alert sent to law enforcement agencies.”
I was called an alarmist when I mentioned sleeper cells. 🤷♂️
abcnews.com/US/iran-acti...
Breaking Epstein Investigation Update! NM DOJ has begun searching Zorro Ranch. ⬇️
In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing
NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”
the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack.
Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.
Well would you look at that
