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Resistance 2.0. Cold War USAF brat. Apostate monk. UCSC(BA,PBK), UCSD(MS,ABD). Slava Ukraini. 🚫jerks 🚫 MAGA/fascists. psnyder at Dkos. No DMs.

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The felon and the indicted one.

09.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Whose oil and gas sails through the Strait of Hormuz?
β€’ Most exports from Saudi, Iraq, UAE, Iran, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar

Where does it go?
β€’ Majority China and India

For what?
β€’ Refined products & fertilizers.

But its not just about physical flows of hydrocarbons but impact on financial markets

01.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

There will dead Iranians, dead Israelis and dead Americans by the end of the day. What do you expect each of these rational men - Trump, Netanyahu, Khamenei - with enraged publics and radicalised regimes will then do?

It’s an inherently escalatory dynamic.
bsky.app/profile/70sb...

01.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Logic of Escalation in the Middle East Use it or lose it

Iran is now in game of pain tolerance with Trump
Expect Iran to target oil infrastructure across Gulf Kingdoms.

"Iranian war plan is likely to be β€˜escalate to deescalate.’ Draw blood early, signal more to come.Climb the escalation ladder faster than US"
policytensor.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

01.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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For military analysis of Straits of Hormuz,@ProfTalmadge
: "US attempts to reopen the waterway likely would escalate rapidly into sustained, large-scale air & naval operations during which Iran could impose significant economic & military costs on the US"
www.belfercenter.org/publication/...

01.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
28.02.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 1908 πŸ” 675 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 24

He just might have been more interested in rewarding his big fossil fuel donors.

09.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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- Rob Rogers

08.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also to the US history of total war and genocide that built our country in the first instance.

09.03.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He says that like it’s a clemson v. Georgia game.

09.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Virginia full slate

Virginia full slate

🎢 There’s something happening here…what it is ain’t exactly clearβ€¦πŸŽΆ

VIRGINIA:

08.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 382 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 14
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She's not taking any excuses and neither are we. Georgia, the state is on the line. Tuesday, March 10th-no "I forgot," no "my vote doesn't matter," no "I was busy." None of that! Get up and VOTE for Shawn Harris. On March 10th, you can make a difference! #GA14

08.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 370 πŸ” 219 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 10
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Documents reveal web of financial ties between Trump officials and industries they help regulate ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who ....

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

09.03.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump multiple times just today has said the country is at war. War can only be declared by Congress, and Iran posed no imminent threat. What Trump is doing there is a textbook illegal war and impeachable offense β€” if we still had a Congress.

07.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 11782 πŸ” 3025 πŸ’¬ 359 πŸ“Œ 105

Odious Graham

08.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s raining oil after the refineries were hit in Iran.

08.03.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I say Trump is a clairvoyant….

08.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 1983 πŸ” 565 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 49

He’s pursuing genocide.

08.03.2026 05:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My friends outside the US - please take a look at this and download the information. Given our current administration, we probably could use someone else to hold onto this data.

08.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 174 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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WSJ exposes Lindsey Graham for 'coaching' foreign leader on lobbying Trump for war Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has been exposed by the Wall Street Journal for "coaching" a foreign leader on how to influence Donald Trump.The WSJ ahead of the weekend publi...

So Lindsey went to Israel several times to coach Bibi in how to talk Trump into this war.

www.rawstory.com/lindsey-grah...

08.03.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 777 πŸ” 399 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 32

What he’s describing as his intention regarding Iran sounds a whole lot like genocide.

08.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every bit of this is delusional.

07.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1646 πŸ” 373 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 32
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Update on Lives Lost from USAID Cuts In this blog, we report on an update to our earlier estimates of the potential mortality impacts of the administration’s aid cuts. A similar approach to our original estimates using financial data to ...

www.cgdev.org/blog/update-...

07.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall Republicans typically lead on the economy, national security, and immigration. Trump is squandering the GOP’s traditional strength on all three.

Remarkable: With support for the Iran war tanking, Trump is now throwing away the GOP's advantage on three core issues: Economy, immigration, national security.

A year ago it looked like he might be popular on all three. He lit it all on fire. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2074...

07.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 2708 πŸ” 865 πŸ’¬ 164 πŸ“Œ 133
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Overseas, Epstein investigations multiply. In America, not so much. Survivors and legal experts say there is more to do with the Epstein files, but they don't see much interest from the Trump administration.

There are 9 active investigations or prosecutions across 8 countries tied to the Epstein files as of March 2026:

UK
Norway
France
Poland
Lithuania
Latvia
Turkey
Slovakia
European Union's own anti-fraud office (OLAF)

#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverUp
#EpsteinFiles

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

06.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 819 πŸ” 355 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 21
Top Senator BREAKS SILENCE on WAR After CLASSIFIED BRIEFING
Top Senator BREAKS SILENCE on WAR After CLASSIFIED BRIEFING YouTube video by MeidasTouch

"There was no threat to us. There was a threat to Israel."

#USDemocracy

youtu.be/qn1pAuQgmk0?...

07.03.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Emmanuel Damas
stevebrodner.substack.com

07.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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1/ Russian bloggers are waking up to the fact that they live in an oppressive dictatorship with declining living standards. 14 years after Vladimir Putin was reelected as "a strong leader for a great country," commentators are asking: what has Putin ever done for us? ⬇️

06.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 4680 πŸ” 1406 πŸ’¬ 271 πŸ“Œ 106
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😁 Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Tsalikov, Shoigu's right-hand man, was found to have hundreds of millions in real estate.

He is accused of creating a criminal organization, embezzling budget funds, and accepting bribes.

Even more surprising is that all of this came to light after 2024.

05.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 2175 πŸ” 714 πŸ’¬ 192 πŸ“Œ 52
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❗️Russia is giving Iran information to attack US forces in the Middle East - Washington Post, citing three officials.

Since Saturday, Russia has provided Iran with locations of America's military assets, including warships and aircraft, sources told WP.

06.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 436 πŸ” 221 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 28