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Not just Patriot interceptors: A defense expert explains the various weapons US and allies use to defend against missiles and drones Concerns about shortages of interceptor missiles in the conflict between the US and Iran highlight the challenges of defending against missiles and drones.

The #Dronewars and modern #missiles have changed warfare continuously projecting force over enemy lines and civilian targets without using planes or helicopters. Vehicles become useless and even tanks are held back.
Defense is adapting.
#Drones #Ukraine
theconversation.com/not-just-pat...

13.03.2026 23:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Analysis: ‘Boom Boom’ US propaganda vs. the emerging Iran war reality | CNN Politics The US government doesn’t simply want Americans to support the war it launched with Israel on Iran; it wants to pump people up.

The #Trump war on #Iran is presented as a scorecard for a video game. A dangerous game with world security without and end game.
A man without a plan with enormous weaponry at his disposal.
The #Ayatollahs are a disaster, but this is a war over spoils, not democracy.
edition.cnn.com/2026/03/12/p...

13.03.2026 00:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Two Supreme Court Justices Debate Handling of Trump Emergency Cases

SCOTUS keeps fast‑tracking #Trump policies on the emergency docket — a break from the status‑quo rule. Jackson calls it ‘warped.’ Kavanaugh blames gridlock, ignoring Trump created it. The shadow docket has become a policy tool.
#SCOTUS #ShadowDocket #Democracy
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

10.03.2026 19:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trio named to replace Alina Habba as U.S. attorney is also serving illegally, judge says The decision comes amid a growing standoff over U.S. attorney appointments among all three branches of government.

If a first you don't succeed pushing through illegal appointments, try again. Welcome to to the lawless world of #Trump, the #MAGA champion of law enforcement.
#RuleOfLaw #NoKings
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

10.03.2026 11:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Opinion | Trump’s Fantasy Is Crashing Down

#Trump thinks that he can do and get anything he wants as chief of the US.
Both internally and internationally he wants to get his way and is willing to trample law, treaty and opposition to get it.
In the US he lives buy the cowardice of #Republicans.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

09.03.2026 16:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Iran Has Friends, but Where Are They Now?

#Turkey was targeted. #India buys oil from #Russia. #Russia needs #Trump to bail them out in #Ukraine.
#Iran and it's oil were sold to #Trump.
Quid pro quo.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

09.03.2026 16:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump tells CNN he’s not worried whether Iran becomes a democratic state | CNN Politics President Donald Trump told CNN Friday that Iran’s leadership has been “neutered” and that he’s looking for new leadership that will treat the United States and Israel well, even if that’s a religious...

Like in #Venezuela #Trump will lage a deal with the #Ayatollahs in #Iran. He is using the people of #Iran to achieve his personal goals: oil and pleasing #Israel.
#Democracy and freedom are of no interest to him even in the #USA.
#NoKings
#Kurdistan
edition.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...

07.03.2026 08:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

#Putin clearly isn't the friend #Trump thought he was.
Whenever #Russia can it will side against the #USA.
It is time Trump sees an attack on #Ukraine or #Europe is an attack on the US.
The weakness of the US is exposed.
#Iran #Gulf
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

07.03.2026 08:42 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

US leaders long condemned Iran for fusing the #Islam religion with warfare. Now some American commanders are using #Christian end‑times rhetoric. If accurate, it’s holy‑war hypocrite logic inside a secular military. #Iran #USPolitics #Military #Religion #Geopolitics
www.newsweek.com/us-commander...

06.03.2026 00:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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States Sue to Stop Trump From Reviving Steep Tariffs

The #TrumpTariffs were illegal and totally detrimental for the US economy. No wonder states step in to protect us consumers and the US economy.
#Trump #Oregon #NewYork #California #Arizona,
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

05.03.2026 22:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Ousts Noem as Homeland Security Secretary

One down. A lot more to go.
#Noem became untenable because of the controversial #ICE killings and he uncaring and lackluster disaster relief efforts.
The had completely warped priorities. She became too much of a liability.
#Trump self-preservation kicked in.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

05.03.2026 22:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Opinion | Of Course Trump Bombed Iran

Iran can’t be invaded, coerced, or “refreshed,” yet US policy still pretends otherwise. Gulf states de‑escalate, markets stay exposed, and Washington clings to old narratives. Power politics without strategy.
#MiddleEast #Iran #USpolicy #Trump
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

05.03.2026 22:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How Kennedy Is Trying to Revamp Medical School

Meddling in the education of medical doctors is just the thing part of the wedge for #RFKjr.
He wants to end the science part of education and replace it with prejudice and bigotry.
#HHS #MedicalEducation
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

05.03.2026 21:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.: Meltdowns, Chaos, Vendettas Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.

#KashPatel is using the #FBI to help #Trump in his quest of non-existent elections fraud and the persecution of equally non-existent #ANTIFA terrorists.
In exchange he and his girlfriend get perks.
The safety of the people of the #USA come second.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

05.03.2026 21:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bessent Says Global Tariffs Will Rise to 15 Percent This Week

Pushing up the price of #oil with his attack on #Iran apparently isn't enough for #Trump. He has to keep prices for US consumers high with his #TrumpTariffs.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/b...

05.03.2026 21:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Senate Thwarts Bid to Curb Trump’s War Powers on Iran

Again the #Republicans cover #Trump out of fear.
They hope to have a war hero by the midterms I guess.
Keep in dreaming.
#Iran #War #ExecutivePower #USSenate #Congress
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

05.03.2026 21:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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59% of Americans Oppose the Military Action in Iran

#Trump alienated both the #MAGA crowd for breaking his "no foreign adventures" promise and liberal Americans for blatantly breaking both national and international law.
Both are right: this is Trump being led by #Netayahu and oil greed.
#Iran #Israel
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

05.03.2026 20:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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With Fuel Running Out, Cuba’s Tourism Is Collapsing

Cuba’s tourism didn’t fall apart because of the current fuel blockade. Years of high prices, poor food, failing services, crumbling hotels and bad value had already emptied the resorts. The sector was effectively gone already
#Cuba #Tourism #Economy #Trump #Venezuela
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/w...

05.03.2026 20:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bondi Is Subpoenaed to Testify About Handling of Epstein Case

#Bondi has messed up tremendously in the service of #Trump.
The #DOJ has become the revenge / protection crew for Trump.
In the #Epstein case she went from #MAGA poster girl stating she had a list on her desk to running interference for Trump.
Impeach her.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

05.03.2026 19:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How War With Iran Is Threatening Global Oil and Gas Supplies One-fifth of the global oil supply and substantial amounts of natural gas travel through the Strait of Hormuz, which has become a no-go zone for many tankers as fighting continues.

The straits of #Hormuz which #Iran can easily control are the #Trump Achilles heel.
Closing them or sinking an aircraft carrier would make Trump back down.
Trump is erratic and driven by shirt term greed an popularity, not ni morals or strategy.
#USA #Israel
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

05.03.2026 19:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump Justice Dept. Seeks to Stall State Bar Discipline of Its Lawyers

The new #ICE: the #Bobdi controlled #DOJ lawyers. Another case of the quest of total immunity for another branch of the #Trump Sturmabteilung.
It intervenes in state bar associations’ disciplinary proceedings against its lawyers for misconduct.
#RuleOfLaw
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

05.03.2026 18:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump Tries to Quiet Claims Among Supporters That Israel Dragged Him Into War

#Trump never made a major policy decision without someone whispering what he had to do in his ear.
This attack on #Iran has #Netanyahu written all over it.
A win over Iran might save his political hide and allow continued right wing rule in #Israel.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

05.03.2026 18:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The denial of weapons like the F16, air defense and missiles for forward defense like the #Tomahawk plus the refusal to allow their use to strike military, logistical and production facilities in #Russia has cost #Ukraine men and territory.
#USA #Europe
militarywatchmagazine.com/article/year...

05.03.2026 07:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How many missiles do Iran and the US have? The war’s troubling munitions math | CNN Politics Four days into war with Iran, at least one of the United States’ Gulf allies is already running low on crucial interceptor munitions used to defend against Iranian missile and drone attacks, two sourc...

#Trump is spending missiles from the #Carribean to the #Gulf .
He already cut of most of the supply to #Ukraine selling it and #Europe out.
Now the Gulf States find out that he started a war without a master plan that included keeping them safe.
He wants the oil.
edition.cnn.com/2026/03/04/p...

05.03.2026 00:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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ICE Officials Must Acknowledge Court Orders in Writing, Judge Says

The #RuleOfLaw should always "Trump" the rule of #Trump.
#ICE is not above the law. Neither is Trump.
#NewJersey
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/n...

04.03.2026 22:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Internal DHS watchdog: Noem is obstructing our work The Office of the Inspector General said in a letter he has been denied access to records in at least 10 investigations.

#Noem clearly doesn't want to let the internal #DHS services that ensure that the abuses of #ICE were not reviewed and exposed. Shutting down internal review to protect #Trump is no issue for her.
#RuleOfLaw
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

04.03.2026 22:01 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How President Trump’s Image Permeates the White House and Beyond President Trump’s image — in paint and pixels, on posters and sculptures — is ubiquitous inside the White House, and beyond.

The regal self-glorification of #Trump expresses itself in his transfiguration if the #WhiteHouse into a royal picture gallery. All in total typical Trump bad taste.
An insult to the #USA and its democratic republican system.
#NoKings
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

04.03.2026 14:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Opinion | There Is Nothing Inevitable About a Russian Victory in Ukraine

A #Russian victory on the ground is unlikely as beyond some advances the country cannot support 5-10 more years of war. #Putin could fall.
#Russia needs the Putin redacted #Trump "peace plan" to be forced on #Ukraine to weaken it so it can regroup and attack again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/o...

04.03.2026 13:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Lutnick Agrees to Testify in House Epstein Investigation

Is #Lutnick the first possible victim of his relationship or is this just part of the delaying tactics of the #Trump regime.
In #Europe #Epstein associates are resigning and or brought to justice.
In the #USA they are part of the #Trump regime.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

04.03.2026 13:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Goals of the War

Survival for the #Ayatollahs and their #Theocracy in #Iran vs the need of #Israel to eliminate an existential threat.
#Trump wants dominance in the oil rich #Gulf area and support of the Israel lobby.
Money for Trump, supremacy and survival for Iran and Israel.
#USA
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/b...

04.03.2026 13:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0