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Explosions, Black Rain, and Dead Birds: Waking Up to War in Tehran An Iranian citizen describes life on the ground in Tehran in the wake of the bombing of oil depots outside the capital city.

Explosions, Black Rain, and Dead Birds: Waking Up to War in Tehran www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... via @rollingstone.com

10.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

wrong sean woods!

10.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so sorry. Sending love and support.

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Regime Change Is Never Painless Donald Trump's war against Iran is the latest in a long line of American attempts to topple foreign regimes, all leaving have left in their wake.

COMMENTARY: America’s first foray into overthrowing a foreign leader began in Iran, and came with long-term and unexpected consequences. Trump’s new war will likely come with a heavy price.

08.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 8
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Regime Change Is Never Painless Donald Trump's war against Iran is the latest in a long line of American attempts to topple foreign regimes, all leaving have left in their wake.

Regime Change Is Never Painless: "The costs of regime change won’t be clear for some time. That there are always costs, Β­always unforeseen, is the last century’s inescapable truth." From @mattbaidc.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

08.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Latest Weapon in the Iran War Is AI-Generated Misinformation Rolling Stone talked to AI experts about the harmful impact of manipulated images in the fog of war.

β€˜War Isn’t A Video Game’
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08.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@repbonamici.bsky.social speaks out against RFK Jr. (and his video with Kid Rock #standupforscience

07.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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GI-Jihad: Iran War Blurs the Line Between Religion and the Constitution Military commanders are reportedly speaking about the war against Iran as if it's a Christian crusade, with the Pentagon led by Pete Hegseth.

COMMENTARY: Iran War Blurs the Line Between Religion and the Constitution

Military commanders are reportedly speaking about the Iran offensive as if it's a Christian crusade.

06.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 8
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Young Conservatives Are, Once Again, Being Racist in the Group Chat A Miami-Dade County Republican Party group chat was flooded with racist and antisemitic slurs in the weeks after it was created last fall.

Young Conservatives Are (Once Again) Being Racist in the Group Chat

A Miami-Dade County Republican Party group chat was flooded with slurs weeks after it was created

06.03.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 217 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 13
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GI-Jihad: Iran War Blurs the Line Between Religion and the Constitution Military commanders are reportedly speaking about the war against Iran as if it's a Christian crusade, with the Pentagon led by Pete Hegseth.

Gi-Jihad: all this crusader language being tossed around by military leaders is folly and madness
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06.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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TheΒ Terrifying New Era of American Imperialism Donald Trump's war against Iran is part of a terrifying new era of American imperialism, one in which the military budget never stops growing.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

05.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TheΒ Terrifying New Era of American Imperialism Donald Trump's war against Iran is part of a terrifying new era of American imperialism, one in which the military budget never stops growing.

"American fascism ... expresses itself less in blackshirts than in the quiet normalization of permanent imperial management."

Jonathan Taplin on Trump, the military-industrial complex, and how we can build a better tomorrow.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

05.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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This Michael Jackson Soundalike Went Viral. Can He Become a Star? In the 1980s, singer Alfonzo Jones was a talented vocal dead ringer for Michael Jackson. After going viral in recent years, can he find fame today?

The Man Who Sounds Like The King of Pop www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

06.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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TheΒ Terrifying New Era of American Imperialism Donald Trump's war against Iran is part of a terrifying new era of American imperialism, one in which the military budget never stops growing.

My new essay in Rolling Stone. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

05.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TheΒ Terrifying New Era of American Imperialism Donald Trump's war against Iran is part of a terrifying new era of American imperialism, one in which the military budget never stops growing.

"The fantasy that Washington can script another nation’s political future at the point of a gun survives only by ignoring the wreckage already left behind... It rests on a peculiar imperial arrogance: the conviction that history’s verdicts do not apply to us..."
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05.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Michael Jackson Soundalike Went Viral. Can He Become a Star? In the 1980s, singer Alfonzo Jones was a talented vocal dead ringer for Michael Jackson. After going viral in recent years, can he find fame today?

The man who could have been Michael Jackson
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

05.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TheΒ Terrifying New Era of American Imperialism Donald Trump's war against Iran is part of a terrifying new era of American imperialism, one in which the military budget never stops growing.

"American fascism, to the extent that it exists as more than a slur, expresses itself less in blackshirts than in the quiet normalization of permanent imperial management." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

05.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"The fantasy that Washington can script another nation’s political future at the point of a gun survives only by ignoring the wreckage already left behind β€” from Saigon to Baghdad and beyond"

05.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TheΒ Terrifying New Era of American Imperialism Donald Trump's war against Iran is part of a terrifying new era of American imperialism, one in which the military budget never stops growing.

The Terrifying New Era of American Imperialism rollingstone.com/politics/pol... via
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RFK Jr's Pick For Surgeon General Cashed In Promoting Companies With a History of Unsafe Products RFK Jr's pick for surgeon general promoted in her newsletter companies with allegations of selling unsafe products

SCOOP:
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05.03.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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ICE Comes to the American Heartland After the government declares mission complete in Minneapolis, aggressive ICE occupation continues in small-town Minnesota

Must read from @stephenrodrick.bsky.social
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04.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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War Is Peace: Trump's Regime-Change Reversal President Trump launched a war of regime change in Iran without a plan β€” a move that will demolish America's moral authority in the world.

COMMENTARY: War Is Peace: Trump’s Regime-Change Reversal

If the United States is now kidnapping and killing dictators without direct provocation, it will come back to bite us after demolishing our moral authority in the world.

02.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 6
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A Billionaire, a Scientist, and a Secret in the Florida Everglades Thomas Van Lent worked at the Everglades Foundation for 17 years before he was sued and sent to jail after being accused of stealing secrets.

Science vs Politics in the sunshine state."Some members of South Florida’s environmental community wondered whether this project, this crown jewel, was good for the Everglades or good for the Republican Party."
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03.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm on the scene in downtown Portland with @contrariannews.org covering one of dozens of protests today, countering Trump's unprovoked war with Iran

03.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's Iran War Is Built on Lies and Fantasies Donald Trump has no clear objective in mind, let alone a plan to achieve an endgame in Iran. What is America even doing by attacking the nation?

From @macwbishop.bsky.social: Trump’s Iran War Is Built on Lies and Fantasies www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... via @rollingstone.com

03.03.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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War Is Peace: Trump's Regime-Change Reversal President Trump launched a war of regime change in Iran without a plan β€” a move that will demolish America's moral authority in the world.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran has been despotic and dangerous from its inception...But this is an extreme example of a war of choice...This is a self-inflicted state of emergency. Peace is war and war is peace." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

02.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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War Is Peace: Trump's Regime-Change Reversal President Trump launched a war of regime change in Iran without a plan β€” a move that will demolish America's moral authority in the world.

Why not go to Congress? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

01.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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War Is Peace: Trump's Regime-Change Reversal President Trump launched a war of regime change in Iran without a plan β€” a move that will demolish America's moral authority in the world.

Donald the Dove was always a load of bullshit
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01.03.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Democrats Are Divorcing Bill Clinton Democrats are finally divorcing Bill Clinton, with party lawmakers voting to force his testimony as part of the GOP's farcical Epstein investigation.

Clinton has pulled off something rare, if not unheard of, in the annals of the presidency: He’s less liked now than when he left office a quarter century ago.

27.02.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 8
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A Father Murdered His Family. Did He Deserve to Be Set Free?

β€œTelling stories about the wrongfully accused is too easy. The harder stories are about guilty men who’ve served their time and should be free.”

Rolling Stone Reports, exclusive on Apple News: apple.news/A7c7VYYnrTc6...

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