ICYMI:
In 1951 Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq received the vote required from the parliament to nationalize the British-owned oil industry.
1953: U.S. aided coup removes Mosaddeq.
Iran was ruled as an autocracy under the Shah with American support from that time until the revolution.
"Over unpaid dues"
On Friday, Trump said he would end the war when he feels it “in his bones.”
On Friday, Trump said he would end the war when he feels it “in his bones.”
Americans have been caught in danger, as well. The State Department didn’t urge U.S. citizens to depart countries in the region or evacuate some embassies until after the war began. By then, commercial airspace was already closed.
The president’s critics say the closure of the strait and the resulting economic turmoil reflect a lack of planning and thoughtful consideration in the weeks before the war.
“They had no plan to address the crisis in the strait”
With the strait nearly closed, the Pentagon is now concerned that any American warships escorting tankers through the strait would be targets
Behind Trump’s rationale for war was a deep confidence in the capabilities of the U.S. military to deliver a swift, decisive victory
Chairman of Joint Chiefs: Mr. President, before we strike Iran, you should know they have a wreck-the-world-economy button.
Trump: I don't think they'll push it. Why would they push it? We just have to beat them so bad and so fast they don't push it.
(gift article)
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U.S. Military Attacks Iran’s Oil Export Hub, Trump Says www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
"Over unpaid dues"
words, what are they
WSJ
The American and Israeli campaign against Iran may one day enter strategy textbooks as a cascade of miscalculations, said Slawomir Debski, a lecturer in strategy at the College of Europe in Natolin. Such mistakes become more likely when Washington refuses to consult its allies, he said.
The American and Israeli campaign against Iran may one day enter strategy textbooks as a cascade of miscalculations, said Slawomir Debski, a lecturer in strategy at the College of Europe in Natolin. Such mistakes become more likely when Washington refuses to consult its allies, he said.
“Europeans were not ready to believe that the trans-Atlantic relationship no longer matters, but now they should wake up and start believing it,” said Ivan Krastev, a fellow with the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.
Merz said leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations held a call before Trump’s announcement, and that all except Trump agreed it would be wrong to lift sanctions designed to slash Russia’s revenues and force it to negotiate an end to its invasion of Ukraine.
War Triggers Growing Rift in Trans-Atlantic Alliance Over Russia
The German chancellor is the latest European leader to criticize the U.S. after Washington temporarily eased Russia sanctions
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Prices rose 2.8% in January compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Friday. https://to.pbs.org/46Xait4
By passing emergency funding for the Iran war, Congress would also authorize it. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/for-tru...
The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, advanced at an unexpectedly sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Friday in a big downgrade of its initial estimate. https://to.pbs.org/4lrPO1D
E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on a Cancer-Causing Gas www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
6 Killed in Crash of U.S. Refueling Plane in Iraq, Military Says www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/w...
Poor, poor Ukraine
these idiots
A stew of incompetents.
“The Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation.”
Graph showing that the number of consumer complaints that credit bureau Experian closed with relief dropped significantly after Donald Trump's inauguration. The chart also shows the total complaints received has continued to rise over time. The x-axis shows year from 2021 to 2025 and the y-axis shows number of monthly complaints from 0 to 200K, with tick marks at increments of 50K.
Under Trump's CFPB, two of the three major credit bureaus have sharply reduced the share of complaints they resolved in customers’ favor.
In 2024, Experian’s relief rate was 20%. Last year, that figure fell to less than 1%: https://propub.li/3OY2qBw
US has burned through ‘years’ of munitions since start of Iran war www.ft.com/content/1471...
these f*cking morons
Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...
