CJ Phillips

* Iran Warns of $200 a Barrel Oil if Strikes on Its Infrastructure Don’t Stop

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(ABC) - The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as "an operational trigger" for "sleeper assets" outside the country, according to a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies.

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It’s fine for Russia to use drones to freeze out your population — by the way, can you give us your drone defenses? This is the actual US position.

We need your drone interceptors for our war, but we won’t thank you and our propaganda will claim that we made them.

“The Nightmare Iran Energy Scenario is Becoming Reality”

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I’m struck by how every day the admin is like “whoever could have foreseen these consequences?!” when the consequences thus far — evacuations, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, rise in gas prices, etc. — are all the literal most obvious consequences.

Trump’s Case for War with Iran Faces Growing Scrutiny U.S. intelligence showed threats from Iran loomed, as they had for years. But they were not imminent.

U.S. officials and lawmakers with access to classified information say the Trump administration’s assertions about threats from Iran are incomplete, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong. on.wsj.com/3OXTBrf

CNN: Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says By Haley Britzky , Helen Regan Helen Regan , Eyad Kourdi , Isaac Yee , Teele Rebane , Lucas Lilieholm Updated 13 hr ago

Reuters: Fire at US embassy complex in Riyadh after blast heard, sources say By Reuters March 2, 20266:23 PM CSTUpdated 13 mins ago

New York Times: U.S. military death toll rises to 6

CNN: State Dept urges US citizens to "DEPART NOW" from countries throughout Middle East

Two days into the war:

- three F-15s shot down

- U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia in flames

- six U.S. service members confirmed dead; more wounded

- State Department tells Americans to flee the entire Middle East

I've never seen anything like this before.

There are currently at least 14 (fourteen!) KC-135R Stratotankers on their way to the Middle East. Inbound from bases across the United States.

They're used to refuel other aircraft in the air.

Rubio runs the State Department. He just doesn't care.

Susie Wiles is wearing an Apple Watch during a highly classified meeting on Iran.

Unreal.

Yeah, we will spend billions in hardware to go after dust. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Any update on this, JD Vance?

"Trump would auction them off [the girls]. He measured the children's vulva and vagina by entering a finger and rated the children on tightness."

Is this real? Because if so I think I called it with twelve minutes to spare

Notice he doesn't say convicted, just arrested.

"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."

ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

Turns out Canada DID have some cards, after all. 🤡

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"We are being lied to... The level of anger I felt when minutes after we saw the video, the federal government lying to us, I said, this is not the truth. We have to let people know. I know his character, I knew who he was. The truth has to come out."

Minnesota.

During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake

I love this for those ICE agents.

HEY MEDIA: I think when pro sports teams are holding memorials for the people the administration has declared terrorists, it’s safe to drop the “accounts differ” pretense and move on to “the administration attempts to smear the man it murdered”

“It’s like call of duty! So cool huh?”

Trump’s goons treat shooting at and tear gassing protestors like a video game, caught on national TV on a hot mic

One even clapped after Alex Pretti was killed

abolish ICE

“Boo hoo”

They’re not just killing people, they’re taunting the public they’re terrorizing after they do it.

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They tried to cover it up immediately and the Minneapolis police chief refused. Witnesses have been taken to police headquarters and all available off duty police have been called to work. ICE cannot be trusted to tell the truth. Congress must act now. The Courts must stop the foot dragging.

Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)