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Strikes on Iran Damage Fabled Heritage Sites, Infuriating Iranians

Strikes on Iran Damage Fabled Heritage Sites, Infuriating Iranians

Revered cultural icons that have withstood the upheavals of history are being hit hard in the war being waged by Israel and the United States.

Even if the war ends fast, “normal” won’t fully return. Trust and relationships are slow to rebuild, and that shows up as less trade, less cooperation, and more expensive risk management.

The White House isn’t panicking about oil prices. That may change in a few weeks. The administration believes it has three to four weeks “where they can ride out what they need to” before oil prices become a more durable political problem, according to one person close to the White...

The White House isn’t panicking about oil prices. That may change in a few weeks.

The Trump administration believes it has three to four weeks “where they can ride out what they need to” before oil prices become a more durable political problem, according to one person close to the White House.

Trump has us in one fine mess, and he is surrounded by incompetent buffoons that only tell him yes. Anyone with basic history knowledge knew Iran’s theocratic regime was not going to roll over because Trump said to. Trump and GOP have to go!

Forecasts About War Are Usually Wrong—Here’s The Pattern, And Why You Should Worry | Justin Wolfers What if the most reassuring line in politics—“this will be quick and controlled”—is actually the biggest warning sign? War is brutally costly, so the economist’s puzzle is simple: if both sides know…

I'm not quite sure what to call this — a video essay, an explainer, an econ lesson, or something else.

It's my attempt to explain the economics of war — economic theories of how and why war occurs — and to use that framework to better understand our current moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=416b...

No Democrat Should Give Trump a Blank Check for His Illegal War The case for opposing funding for Trump's War in Iran

While Democrats almost universally oppose Trump’s War in Iran, many of them are considering voting for a bill to fund the war.

This would be a catastrophic mistake.

Here’s why: messagebox.substack.com/p/no-democra...

I don’t have to be ready for a letdown considering the president lets us down every moment of every day.

What happened to General William McCasland who was pushing for declassification and disclosure? No major news coverage speaks volumes.

The intensity of Lindsey Graham’s current crash out is notable.

Literally what is the fucking objective?

Well, he HAS stolen and sold Venezuelan oil and put the money in a foreign account under his control. Who knows what he's doing with hundreds of millions of stolen dollars.

‘Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it war

Good. I'm obviously not the only person in the world, who has noticed the (ugly) similarities between Putin's cruel, evil war of unilateral, illegal aggression against the civilians of another sovereign country -- and Trump's one.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since ​the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high f...

The Navy says NOPE www.reuters.com/world/middle...

SEN. ROGER MARSHALL: 60% of Americans have concerns about election integrity

COLLINS: That's because the president spent eight years telling them the election was stolen

MARSHALL: You give the president too much credit

Teewinot Mountain reflected off the waters of Jenny Lake at Grand Teton National Park.

Teewinot Mountain from Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park. October, 2018.

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Hegseth gutted offices that would have probed Iran school strike The number of Pentagon employees who focus on mitigating civilian casualties has dropped from 200 people to less than 40.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has gutted the Pentagon oversight offices that would have investigated the recent strike on an Iranian girls’ school — a move that has degraded America’s ability to protect civilians amid its largest air campaign in decades.

Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.

The whole lot of them, including liar Levitt, need locking-up 🇺🇸!

www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...

COLLINS: I want to remember something you said last summer

*plays Marshall a clip of him saying "I think it will take years for Iran to restart their nuclear program"*

SEN. MARSHALL: Look, I was wrong. I believe we obliterated those nuclear facilities, but now they're restarting programs elsewhere

Rapid Space Launches Shifting the Chemistry of Earth's Atmosphere The Earth's atmosphere is being littered with new metal aerosols from burning spacecraft and rockets, scientists warn.

futurism.com/space/rapid-...
As a species, we are not particularly good at long-term planning.
Let’s put lots of satellites in space and do neat things.
What about when they run out?
Just burned them up in the atmosphere. What could possibly go wrong?

Surviving women of sex abuse and trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell with photos of themselves at photos of themselves at the age of their abuse.

Remember these women? Have you been too distracted to think of them? That’s what they’re hoping you’ll do-forget about them. Please don’t. Demand all the files, investigation and prosecution. Justice delayed is justice denied.

It was just announced today that Trump is illegally withholding parts of the Epstein files that say he raped a child. Some of these men have daughters. When everything comes out about what Trump did to those victims, I hope these men are haunted by this photo for the rest of their lives. Disgraceful.

Stop the Epstein war, prosecute the Epstein oligarchs.

This is silly and false. The only operators of Tomahawk missiles are the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy and Royal Navy. Iran has no Tomahawk missiles. If it did, it’d have no way to launch them.

Thank you for all of this, Seth. This is well-researched and incredibly detailed. This is what the mainstream media should be blasting. Bless you for doing the work.

Proof | Seth Abramson | Substack Know Better. Click to read Proof, by Seth Abramson, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

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Mockler: I also find it very ironic that Republicans are so welcoming to any form of bigotry but the moment that bigotry is targeted towards them, they freak the hell out

Sen. Roger Marshall on high gas prices: "Freedom is not free. Americans are gonna have to make some sacrifices."

Insiders Reveal ICE Barbie Is Leaving DHS With a Major Problem “The ramifications of her tenure are going to be felt for years and years and years and years,” one source said.

Kristi Noem is reportedly leaving the Department of Homeland Security with dozens of unsigned contracts on her desk—including payments owed to a facility holding migrant children.

Kim: The vast majority of what I hear in these classified briefings can be said publicly, but they intentionally do this to as a tactic to be able to prevent the American people from hearing and questioning what it is that they're doing.

They know that the American people do not want a war

Every single one of his rejects needs to be in prison.