Rob Phair

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Tuesday that the Pentagon had not expected Iran’s ferocious response against its neighbors. But he insisted Iran’s actions were backfiring. “I can’t say that we anticipated necessarily that’s exactly how they would react, but we knew it was a possibility,” Mr. Hegseth said at the Pentagon news conference with General Caine. “I think it was a demonstration of the desperation of the regime.”

If Iraq decides to attack Iran's Kharg Island facility, Iran could reciprocate by attacks on neutral shipping or on the facilities of the non-belligerebt Gulf states, since Iran's goal would be to cut off Iraq's economic support. Three options Iran might choose to pursue in attempting to carry out her threats are. A. Mining the Strait of Hormuz or the waters of the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman. B. Mining coupled with interdiction of neutral shipping. C. Mining and interdictuon of neutral shipping coupled with attacks on the key facilities of the non-belligerent Gulf nations.

Hegseth: We didn't anticipate that Iran would respond this way.

US Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1984: We anticipated that Iran would respond in this way.

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#Trump #MAGA

#Germany #AfD #fascism #Faschismus

#water #drought #ClimateEmergency #Texas

This is no different from Putin saying MH17 was shot down by Ukraine or Assad saying rebels gassed themselves.

#Finland #ClimateAction #biodiversity #defence

It is really a low water mark to be at war with the one of the worst regimes on Earth and manage to come away as the callous and undignified party.

So Trump rolls out the red carpet for Putin, protects Putin, bullies the Ukrainians for Putin, and in return Putin helps Iranians kill Americans.

Trump must act now or the case for him being a Russian asset of some type will be undeniable.

Today in Trump foreign policy:

Fox: Can you comment on Russians helping Iran target our troops?

Trump: That’s a stupid question. I’m only talking about college football before I fly to Palm Beach for a weekend of golf.

Bessent: We are now lifting sanctions on Russian oil.

#Trump #Russia #Iran

Friendly reminder that while all this geopolitical madness is going on the planet merrily keeps heating up. Source: buff.ly/OylcIxg

Our failure to fund #PublicEducation properly in #Australia has resulted in ever increasing community segregation and social inequity.

We were well and truly warned, weren‘t we, @janecaro.bsky.social ?

@jasonclaremp.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social #auspol #springst #education

#cleanair #woodsmoke #airpollution @docsenvaus.bsky.social #PublicHealth @melissasweetdr.bsky.social @acrrm.bsky.social

#Iran #oil

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#alcohol #PublicHealth

#AirPollution #cleanair #springst @docsenvaus.bsky.social @vicgovau.bsky.social @epa.vic.gov.au

#Gippsland #cleanair #woodsmoke @docsenvaus.bsky.social #asthma

There was a time when Australia did great #PublicHealth campaigns but seem to be saturated with #gambling ads instead…

@acrrm.bsky.social

America vs. the World President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.

”The consequence of a newly unreliable and even hostile United States, therefore, will likely be significant military buildups by former allies. This will not mean sharing the burden of collective security, because these rearmed nations will no longer be American allies.”

This “it’s not a war but a special military operation” is very Kremlin March 2022. As is the propaganda that we are not starting a war but ending one. As is the confusion of oligarch media as it tries to be faithful in the confusion…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Monday that the United States faced an "imminent threat" from Iran - but only if Iran was first attacked by Israel. "The imminent threat was that we knew if Iran was attacked, and we believed they would be attacked, that they would immediately come after us. And we were not going to sit there and absorb a blow before we responded," Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill, where he was briefing lawmakers.

So Rubio said we had to bomb Iran bc Israel was about to and all hell would then break loose.

If only there were some big, powerful country that could have stopped Israel.

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“Donald Trump‘s war with Iran is illegal, reckless, and wrong,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social

Welche Maßnahmen es jetzt braucht, um eine 3. Ölkrise abzuwenden:

- 9€ Ticket reaktivieren
- Tempo 100 auf Autobahnen
- Tempo 80 auf Landstraßen
- Autofreie Sonntage
- Kaufprämie für Fahrräder

Wann versteht die Regierung, dass Verbrenner & Öl-Heizungen nicht Freiheit sondern Abhängigkeit bedeuten?

There is no scriptwriter on the planet that would’ve gotten this through SNL just a few years ago.

Front cover of CO2 Newsletter Vol 1 no 4, April 1980

Vol. 1, no.4 of the CO2 Newsletter, first published in April 1980 (that's not a typo) is now downloadable. Founded by American geologist William Barbat, each was 8 pages of excerpts from recent reports, editorials and deeply researched articles.

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Australia Electricity Emissions Update:
Average NEM emission intensity over last 12 months: 513 kg CO2-e/MWh. Down 25% since 2020, down 38% since 2015
Sth Australia reductions leading the way thanks to its increase in wind & solar generation. Down 28% since 2020, 67% since 2015)