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@HansZauner @angeldruckt @BlumeEvolution #trump lässt nichts unversucht, andere Organisationen zu schwächen. Und sei es die christliche Kirche selbst.
"As one U.S. official said to Axios, 'Here is a four-star general who is actively working to get equipment and people into theater—to protect U.S. forces—and you fire him? In the middle of a war?'”
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity
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"His favourite term is 'lethality'; he loves telling the armed forces how 'lethal' they are. 'We are not defenders any more,' he announced gleefully. 'We are warriors: trained to kill the enemy and break their will.' (It might seem excessive to break their will after killing them, but why settle for half measures?)"
~ Steven Poole
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity #lethality #violence #death
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/trump-using-dysphemism-language-against-iran
"He seemed to experience a sadistic pleasure in announcing the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US torpedo, enjoying the idea of the doomed crew’s 'quiet death'.
This sort of unabashed viciousness is part of the appeal of the Maga administration for its fans, and might seem like a refreshing return to plain speaking."
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity #lethality #violence #death
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Operation Save Orbán: Trump deploys Vance to Hungary.
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a final heave to try and keep under-pressure Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in power.
On March 11, 2026, the Office of the US Trade Representative launched sweeping investigations against 16 of Washington's largest trading partners. The mechanism is Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The deadline is July 24, 2026.
Why now? The Supreme Court recently ruled that some of Trump's IEEPA tariffs exceeded executive authority. The administration needs a legally durable alternative. Section 301 requires no congressional approval and is significantly harder to challenge in court.
The official justification is "structural overcapacity" in key sectors. The target list reads like an industrial census: steel, aluminum, automobiles, batteries, semiconductors, solar panels, robotics, shipbuilding, chemicals, plastics, glass, paper, and processed foods. Critics note this covers virtually the entire non-American industrial world.
The full list of 16 economies under investigation includes China, Vietnam, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Singapore, the European Union (27 countries as one block), Norway, Switzerland, and Mexico. Notably absent: the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
For the EU, this is particularly painful. The EU is the largest US trading partner by volume. The European Commission has already preemptively suspended its own steel and aluminum countermeasures pending negotiations. The Brussels Economic Institute estimates new tariffs could reduce EU GDP by 0.3-0.6 percent in 2026-2027. Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands are most vulnerable.
China technically remains in the list but with a complicating factor: a November 2025 agreement extended reduced tariffs until November 2026. Beijing is simultaneously diversifying markets into Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East while building production capacity in third countries—Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia—precisely the countries now also under investigation.
Ukraine is not in the list. That is good news. But indirect effects are real: steel competition within the EU will intensify, green technology costs will rise, agricultural market access may shift, and reconstruction materials will become more expensive.
Three scenarios by July: negotiated settlements with most countries (45% probability), large-scale new tariffs triggering retaliation (35%), or judicial blocking extending uncertainty (20%).
If no agreements are reached by July 24, the world could face the most extensive restructuring of trade relations since World War II.
https://newsgroup.site/trump-section-301-trade-investigations-16-economies-2026/
#TradeWar #Section301 #USTR #Tariffs #China #EU #GlobalTrade #Trump #Economics
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@JulianDorey on X
"the judi dench cameo fucking sent me 🤣😭"
(ed : 🤩 So many frackking epic cameos. If #hbo we're ever turn #iranwar 🎥 in to series 📺 I might even re-up my subscription)
#trump #iran #kegsbreath #politics #satire 4/3/2026
Source : https://x.com/juliandorey/status/2036560631088701734?s=43&t=LfU6tgmlEfZAXc-0c7S9wA
“'Pope Leo and his representatives are speaking out, strongly, against the Trump regime’s inhumane immigration policies and against Trump’s criminal war in Iran. They need to do more,' he said."
~ Tom Carter quoted by Sabrina Haake
#Trump #WhiteChristianNationalism #Catholics #PopeLeo #war
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https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/hot-type-your-hands-are-full-of-blood
“'Name names. Catholic MAGAs are the backbone of the Trump administration. Without Leonard Leo, the Leonard Leo-backed Supreme Court judges, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Tom Homan, RFK Jr, Karoline Leavitt, etc, the Trump regime collapses like Jenga.'"
#Trump #WhiteChristianNationalism #Catholics #PopeLeo #war #LeonardLeo #MarcoRubio #KarolineLeavitt #JDVance #TomHoman #RFKJr #SupremeCourt
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In that interview, Wilson stated that America was founded to be a Christian nation, a special place for evangelical Christians, who are meant to run things in this special nation.
He states that the America he is working to build would be one that outlaws Catholic processions, because they are "a public display of idolatry."
#Hegseth #Trump #DouglasWilson #Pentagon #WhiteChristianNationalism #Catholics
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🇺🇲 #Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs.
Less than 48 hours remain until the Trump administration's deadline for Iran. But the situation has already escalated beyond diplomatic posturing. On April 3, Iranian forces shot down a US F-15E Strike Eagle over Iranian territory. The pilot was rescued. The weapon systems officer remains missing.
The deadline is April 6, 20:00 Washington time. Three realistic scenarios are now being discussed among analysts.
Scenario 1: Diplomatic breakthrough. Probability 25%. Iran partially restores shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, framing it as a humanitarian gesture. The US suspends airstrikes and announces progress. Both sides preserve domestic credibility. Signals to watch for by the evening of April 5: statements from Oman about technical consultations, movement of US carriers away from combat positions.
Scenario 2: Energy infrastructure strikes. Probability 45%. The US hits 15 nodes of Iran's power grid, potentially causing blackouts across half of Iranian cities. The objective is not destruction but pressure—creating internal strain on the regime from its own population. Iranian retaliation would likely target US regional bases or activate proxy groups in Iraq and Syria. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Oil prices stay elevated.
Scenario 3: Freeze without agreement. Probability 30%. Trump extends the deadline again, citing the ongoing search operation for the downed crew or continued diplomatic channels. This pattern has already repeated twice. Each time, the situation has become more acute. The Strait remains closed. Tension accumulates.
Key indicators to track over the next 48 hours: movement of US carrier groups, statements from Oman or Qatar about new contacts, the fate of the missing WSO, any emergency IAEA session, and Iranian media mentions of humanitarian corridors.
For global markets, oil volatility will continue. For Ukraine, deeper US involvement in the Middle East means less attention and fewer resources for Kyiv. The next two days will determine which path opens.
https://newsgroup.site/iran-april6-48hours-f15-shot-down-2026/
#Iran #US #Trump #F15 #StraitOfHormuz #Oil #Geopolitics #Deadline #MiddleEast
"Hardline US evangelical nationalists are the modern equivalent of what a memorable 1964 book by Diana Dewar, an expert on children’s religious education, called 'backward Christian soldiers'. As ever, the religious right, like the right in general, is marching furiously in the wrong direction."
~ Simon Tisdall
#WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicalism #Trump #MAGA #morality
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"The Department of Defense hosted a Protestant Good Friday service at the nation’s military headquarters and confirmed that Catholic worship was excluded entirely.
A Pentagon employee who has worked there since 1980 told Letters from Leo that this is the first time a Catholic Good Friday service hasn’t been offered in their time."
~ Christopher J. Hale
#Hegseth #Trump #Pentagon #WhiteChristianNationalism #Catholics
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https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/trump-vance-white-house-escalates
"In the span of twenty-four hours, two arms of the Trump administration told the Catholic Church that its worship is either a security threat or simply unwelcome."
#Hegseth #Trump #Pentagon #WhiteChristianNationalism #Catholics
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The church to which Hegseth belongs is part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches. Hegseth has invited Douglas Wilson, co-founder of this Communion, to preach at the Pentagon.
Wilson sat down for an interview a month ago with John Papola.
#Hegseth #Trump ##DouglasWilson Pentagon #WhiteChristianNationalism #Catholics
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"You use the words experience and intelligence. And diplomacy, I know, and thoughtfulness. These are all oxymorons when it comes to Pete Hegseth. Pete Hegseth, you know, last year, I mean, a year and four months ago, he was a Fox host. I mean, there were rumors about him having a drinking problem. I mean, he has no experience."
~ Robert Reich
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-planet-is-trump-now-on-the-saturday
"None. Zero. He got this job. Why? Because he's a loyalist to Donald Trump, and Donald Trump thought he looked good in front of cameras."
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity
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"President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Pete Hegseth are stuck in the logic of escalation, according to which the feeling of defeat today can be reversed by doing the first thing that comes to mind tomorrow."
~ Timothy Snyder
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity
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"Trump is surrounded by people who are making money from the war; each day of war strengthens a warmongering lobby with personal access to the president. As the war lengthens, the chance that it will be exploited for a coup attempt increases."
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity #EconomicElites #oil #gas #profiteering
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"Pentagon staffers have reportedly begun referring to their big boss, Pete Hegseth, as Dumb McNamara, a reference to the Secretary of Defense under Lyndon Johnson who oversaw the disastrous U.S. war effort in Vietnam. Yes, that’s pretty bad, but it’s even worse."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity
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https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/why-hegseths-firings-and-interference
"He’s closer to Dumb Joe McCarthy, the right-wing Republican Senator who made his career chasing commies out of government – and everywhere else – during the 1950’s 'red scare.'”
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity
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"As for the removal now of Gen. George, a West Point graduate who served in combat roles dating back to the first Gulf War in 1991 and is the highest-ranking Army officer, it’s yet one more sign that the confederacy of dunces that surrounds Trump cares more about showcasing its bigotry than acting competently."
~ Steven Beschloss
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity
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https://www.americaamerica.news/p/how-much-do-you-value-expertise
The Trump administration just banned drones from flying within 800 meters of any ICE or CBP vehicle. Nationwide. No expiration date. The FAA issued the restriction under the guise of safety.
The actual effect is straightforward: journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens can no longer document immigration raids, protests, deportations, or any other event where law enforcement vehicles are present. Even news organizations with legal drone operations now face potential criminal charges for doing their jobs.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation calls it "a blatant attempt to criminalize recording ICE." This is not hyperbole. It is an accurate description of a policy designed to shield law enforcement from public oversight.
Drones have become essential tools for civil oversight. They allow recording from safe distances without direct confrontation. That is precisely why this administration wants them grounded.
This is not about drone safety. It is about transparency. And the message is clear: the government does not want you to see what it is doing.
#DroneBan #ICE #CBP #Transparency #FirstAmendment #EFF #Satire #USA #Trump #Surveillance
https://newsgroup.site/trump-administration-bans-drones-filming-ice-censorship-safety-2026/
"The refusal of allies to join us in Iran is not simply a temporary embarrassment. It is a warning. If we do not rebuild respect, credibility, and partnership, we should expect this isolation not to be a one-off shock, but as the new normal."
~ Bonnie Jenkins
#Trump #Iran #war #NATO #Europe #isolationism #hubris #arrogance
https://www.joyannreid.com/p/why-a-superpower-finds-itself-alone
Too bad the #usa didn't have a #Congress or something that could have stopped the #Trump regime from committing war crimes. As far as I'm concerned, that makes the #GOP complicit--accessories before the fact to murder. #Iran #War #WarCrimes #politics https://www.publicnotice.co/p/brian-finucane-interview-war-crimes
#Trump's mockery of #Starmer and #Macron is an extraordinary sight. I have never ever seen any other head of state or govt mocking allies. It's very rare to see #mockery even of sworn enemies.
Trump has always been a bully. But even a year ago, there was some restraint in his public speech, some degree of diplomatic nicety.
Was yesterday's outburst anything other than part of Trump's cognitive decline? Or is it some sort of reasoned and calculated strategic shift in US diplomacy?
AFAICR, even in that hideous encounter in the #OvalOffice with #Zelensky, #Trump and #Vance aggressively bullied Zelensky rather than mocking him.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/116344336708355476
How many ways can Donald Trump lose this war?
What a child raping loser!
#Trump #IranWar #OperationEpicFuckUp #USPol #USPolitics
AodeRelay boostedTrump is so unhinged that I am now looking at posts from the speaker of the Iranian Parliament and thinking, "He is not wrong".
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posting: After defeating Iran 37 times in a row, this brilliant no-strategy war they started has now been downgraded from “regime change” to “Hey! Can anyone find our pilots? Please?🥺” Wow. What incredible progress. Absolute geniuses.
Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Laut Eilmeldungen der New York Times haben die USA im Irankrieg nach einer F15 gestern noch ein zweites Flugzeug verloren.
Auch weitere Treffer iranischer Geschosse u.a. in Dubai & die Entlassung mehrerer U.S.-Generäle durch den „Kriegsminister“ #Hegseth verstärken den zunehmenden Eindruck eines militärischen Desasters.
#Irankrieg #Trump #Desaster #USA #Iran #Israel #Charg https://www.nytimes.com
"Trump had that really ugly line during a speech the other night about blowing Iran back into the Stone Ages. And then moments later, you had Hegseth echoing that on X. And they both seem to love war crimes and kind of this notion of like brutal fighting where there aren't rules of engagement and pillaging natural resources, taking the oil."
~ Aaron Rupar
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #WhiteChristianNationalism #WarCrimes
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trumps-back-to-back-to-back-setbacks
"So, you know, it seems like they have pretty strong alignment there and it might be difficult for Trump to find someone else who is kind of that ghoulish or kind of unscrupulous."
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #WhiteChristianNationalism #WarCrimes
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"Today was the worst day for the United States Air Force since the start of the war. Multiple U.S. Air Force incidents were reported in a single day, highlighting the intensity of ongoing operations in the region. An F-15E fighter jet was shot down, with one pilot rescued while search efforts continue for the weapon systems officer (WSO)."
~ Aaron Parnas
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-america-has-worst-day-of
"Separately, an A-10 Warthog crashed in the Persian Gulf, though the pilot was successfully rescued and the cause remains unknown. Additionally, a Blackhawk helicopter was hit while conducting search-and-rescue operations for the downed F-15E, but all crew members survived. Iran has rejected a United States ceasefire request."
"The White House’s 'Ice Maiden' has been unnerved by the lack of information reaching the president regarding the reality of the Iran war.
Three weeks into the conflict—in mid-March—White House chief of staff Susie Wiles forced a meeting of Donald Trump’s most trusted advisers to deliver the bad news."
~ Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
https://newrepublic.com/post/208597/donald-trump-susie-wiles-iran-war
"Privately, Wiles had urged the president’s inner circle to stop feeding him a rose-tinted interpretation of the conflict, fearing that Trump was largely unaware of the domestic fallout of the war just months ahead of a contentious midterm season, Time magazine reported Thursday."
“The loss of the F-15E jet and the rescue efforts create major military and diplomatic challenges for the US. Trump has threatened in recent days to bombard Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages,’ and over the past 24 hours, the US and Iran have been trading attacks on military and civilian infrastructure in the region.”
~ Ron Filipkowski quoting New York Times
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-342-4326
"So much is going wrong, so catastrophically, on so many fronts, that it’s hard to find a point of traction."
~ James Fallows
https://fallows.substack.com/p/your-scorecard-for-us-military-aircraft
#Iran shoots down U.S. #F15 fighter jet
“They have no anti-aircraft equipment. Their radar is 100% annihilated,”
“We are unstoppable as a military force.”
#Trump April 1, 2026
“And we literally have planes flying over Tehran and other parts of their country; they can’t do a thing about it,” He added that the United States could strike a power plant, and “they can’t do a thing about it.” Trump March 24, 2026
PBS story F-15 shot down in Iran 4-3-2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhzzx7JgR2k
Wow. The #trump administration just dropped their budget wishlist to #Congress. Trump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget.
The White House detailed a military funding hike of more than 40 percent to an eye watering 1.5 Trillion dollars.
White House is also seeking a 10 percent cut to nondefense spending, with a proposed reduction of $73 billion from federal programs like Medicare, food stamps, day care subsidies, and to zero out funding for minority-owned businesses.
All war, all white, fuck everyone else, apparently. At least the republicans are being honest about what they’ve always been. Capitalist childraping racists who worship at the alter of Mammon.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/trump-white-house-budget-00857167
A military with a $1.5 Trillion budget runs out of missiles after only a few days then shows up at the door of Congress with helmet in hand looking for an additional $200 Billion hand out should be worrisome.
And, the Tangerine in Chiefs is begging and bullying allies to join his illegal war because the most bloated military in the world can’t follow through.
Sounds like American taxpayers aren’t getting any value for their dollars.
Two stories that are in my view bookends for each other:
Jennifer Bendery, "Pentagon To Host Good Friday Service Just For Protestants, Not Catholics"
PBS, "Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at church in Jerusalem"
The Trump and Netanyahu regimes are obviously quite upset that Pope Leo has spoken out about their attack on Iran and are pushing back.
"A federal judge in Chicago has ordered immigration authorities to allow a Catholic organizing group and clergy access to an immigration detention center in Broadview, Illinois, during Holy Week, marking a sharp rebuke of the government's blanket restrictions on religious ministry inside the facility."
~ Camillo Barone
#Trump #StephenMiller #DHS #ICE #ReligiousFreedom #Catholics #immigrants
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RFK Jr. May Reverse a Peptide Ban He Calls “Illegal.” Former FDA Officials Say He Mischaracterized Their Work.
The agency’s 2023 decision to place 19 peptides on the “unsafe” list was supported by numerous documented safety concerns, former offic...
#health-care #regulation #trump-administration
https://www.propublica.org/article/peptide-safety-fda-compounding-pharmacies
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Six ads that claim peptides can help if you’re “struggling with low libido,” can “unlock cellular energy,” can be “a game-changer for women over 40,” can “accelerate fat loss, build muscle, improve recovery, and restore vitality,” among other things.
'The public opinion analyst G. Elliott Morris has new data up at his substack. According to Morris’ aggregate of polls, Trump is now at -21.4%, the low point of his presidency and the lowest ever for a president at this stage. ...
I think it’s wrong, or too simplistic to say that public opinion doesn’t matter. As Josh Marshall has argued repeatedly, political power is unitary."
~ Jonathan Weiler
"Weakness in one realm begets weakness in others. Put another way, as Trump’s power diminishes in important respects, more actors of various kinds, from elected officials, to courts to civil society (including entities like law firms) are willing to stand up to him. And the more that happens, the more he loses and the more others feel empowered to challenge him."
"Pam Bondi’s firing is illustrative of a problem facing anybody left in the Trump regime who is tasked with protecting Donald and undermining the system to further his corrupt agenda of self-enrichment. Unfortunately for us, there are still plenty of people waiting in line to try. The good news is, they will all fail because nothing they do will be enough, and the one thing he can’t be protected from is himself."
~ Mary Trump
"Trump likes to move on women. He also apparently likes to fire them. …
It’s striking that Trumpist authoritarianism has been accompanied by gross sexism and racism and that Trumpist autocracy is attended by unabashed hostility to women’s equality and freedom. It’s a reminder that gender and racial equality are part of human equality….:
~ William Kristol
#Trump #PamBondi #KristiNoem #women #MAGA #patriarchy #MaleEntitlement
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"Donald Trump has been accused of running a 'misogynistic administration' after making Pam Bondi the second woman to be fired from a cabinet already dominated by men."
~ David Smith
#Trump #PamBondi #KristiNoem #women #MAGA #patriarchy #MaleEntitlement
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/trump-pam-bondi-administration
"Bondi and Noem are the only two cabinet members to lose their jobs so far in Trump’s second term despite male officials such as the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and health secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr, stumbling from controversy to controversy.
And both have been replaced by men, at least for now…."
#Trump #PamBondi #KristiNoem #women #MAGA #patriarchy #MaleEntitlement
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"Within hours of the news that President Donald Trump had fired Pam Bondi as attorney general, images began circulating of her framed portrait, unceremoniously removed from its place of honor near the president and vice president on the walls of Justice Department offices.
One photo obtained by MS NOW showed Bondi’s portrait in a trash bin."
~ Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonnig
#Trump #PamBondi #KristiNoem #women #MAGA #patriarchy #MaleEntitlement
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https://www.ms.now/news/pam-bondis-portrait-already-taken-down-at-justice-department
Images of the American-Israeli attack on the century-old Pasteur Institute of Iran in the Iranian capital #Tehran.
Images show parts of the facility heavily damaged, with sections of the building reduced to rubble.
Iran urged the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other global health bodies to condemn the attack, assess the damage and support reconstruction efforts.
#WarOfAggression
#RegimeChange #WarOnIran #EpsteinWar #WestAsia #Iran #tRump #WarForOil #Israel
Four images of the American-Israeli attack on the century-old Pasteur Institute of Iran in the Iranian capital Tehran.
The images show parts of the facility heavily damaged, with sections of the building reduced to rubble.
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#LinkedIn #Persona #DataBrokers #surveillance #privacy #Thiel #Palantir #ICE #DHS #authoritarianism #Trump
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As Nicole Acevedo reports, Latino evangelicals came out in droves for Trump in 2024 (Latino Catholics did not: they voted in the majority for Harris).
Now they're finding their churches decimated due to ICE, to Trump and Stephen Miller's ethnic-cleansing program targeting immigrants. And they're beginning to think they may have made a mistake when they voted to set all this into motion.
First #POW.
A channel affiliated with Iranian state television claimed Friday that a #US fighter pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern #Iran.
It was not clear what may have happened to the plane, including whether Iran was claiming it was shot down or there was another issue. If the claim is confirmed, it could lead to yet another dramatic escalation in the #war, nearing the end of its 5th week. The #Trump admin did not comment.
#IranWar #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-april-3-2026-a6365c6123cc8a696474f576d4ce7668
The anchor on the Iranian channel urged residents to hand over any “enemy pilot” to police & promised a reward for anyone who did. The channel is in Kohkilouyeh & Boyer-Ahmad province, an intensely rural & mountainous region that spans over 15,500 square kilometers (5,900 square miles).
An on-screen crawl earlier urged the public to “shoot them if you see them,” referring to social media footage circulating of what appeared to be #US aircraft in the area.
The channel showed metal debris in the back of a pickup truck while making the announcement but provided no other immediate details.
Throughout the #war, #Iran has made a series of claims about shooting down piloted enemy aircraft that turned out not to be true. Friday was the first time that Iran went on television urging the public to look for a suspected downed pilot.
#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
The claim came as #Iran fired on targets across the region, setting Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi #oil refinery one fire. The state-run #Kuwait Petroleum Corp said firefighters were working to control several blazes there.
Kuwait also said that an Iranian attack caused “material damage” to a #desalination plant. Such plants are responsible for most of the #DrinkingWater for Gulf states, & they have become a major target in the #war.
#IranWar #US #Israel #Trump #WarCrimes #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Tehran has kept the pressure on #Israel & its Gulf Arab neighbors, despite #US & Israeli insistence that Iran’s military capabilities have been all but destroyed.
Iran’s attacks on Gulf #energy #infrastructure & its tight grip on the #StraitOfHormuz, …have roiled stock markets, sent #oil prices skyrocketing, & threatened to raise the cost of many basic goods, including #food.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #Netanyahu #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
Spot prices of Brent crude #oil, the international standard, were around $109 Friday, up >50% since the start of the #war, when #Iran began restricting traffic through the #StraitOfHormuz.
Sirens also sounded in #Bahrain, #SaudiArabia said it had destroyed several Iranian drones, & #Israel reported incoming missiles.
Authorities in the #UAE shut down a #gas field after a missile interception reportedly rained debris on it & started a fire.
>1,900 people have been killed in #Iran since the #war began on Feb 28 with #US & #Israel strikes.…
>24 people have died in #GulfStates & the occupied #WestBank; 13 US #ServiceMembers have been killed; 19 have been reported dead in Israel.
>1,300 people have been killed & >1 million displaced in #Lebanon, where Israel has launched a ground invasion in its fight with the pro-Iranian #Hezbollah militant group. 10 Israeli soldiers have also died there.
#US fighter jet shot down over #Iran, search underway for crew, US official says
The prospect of US pilots being alive & on the run inside Iran during an ongoing conflict greatly raises the stakes for the US in the conflict. Iranian officials called on civilians to be on the lookout for survivors.
#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Israel #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-search-underway-crew-us-official-says-2026-04-03/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
#Trump vows to hit more Iranian #infrastructure as nations seek to open #Hormuz
Trump threatened to extend attacks on #civilian infrastructure in #Iran after a #US strike cut a major highway bridge on Thursday, prompting a defiant response from Iran, which hit a #desalination #water plant in #Kuwait & said more would follow.
#WarMonger #TrumpsWar #IranWar #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-vows-target-more-iranian-infrastructure-nations-seek-open-hormuz-2026-04-03/
Attacks on transport, power & water facilities vital for the populations of #Iran & the neighboring #Gulf countries risk deepening the #war, which has already killed thousands & threatens to cause lasting damage to the world #economy.
Thursday, #Trump posted footage on social media showing dust & smoke billowing up as #US strikes hit the newly constructed #B1bridge between Tehran & nearby Karaj, which was due to open to traffic this year.
"Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn't even started destroying what’s left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!," #Trump wrote in a subsequent post.
In response, the #IRGC said it would hit "all assets of the Israeli regime & the US in fuel, energy, economic centres, & power plants across the region". It said countries hosting #US bases should make them leave.
#WarMonger #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law
"The move [to fire Bondi] is unlikely to have Trump’s desired effect. The firing of Pam Bondi will lead to renewed scrutiny of the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files, a story that had faded from the headlines in recent weeks following the start of Trump’s war on Iran, but which now threatens to return to forefront of national attention."
~ Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/03/pam-bondi-fired-trump-epstein
"Fired by social media. Classy. And everybody is staying friends. It’s a Very Special Hallmark defenestration."
~ Charles Pierce
#Trump #PamBondi #Epstein #corruption
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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a70922777/pam-bondi-fired-trump/
"Let Kristi and Pam be the purest reminder that women who devote their lives and careers to upholding the patriarchy will always be the first to be discarded by it."
~ Shelby Goodrich Eckard
#Trump #PamBondi #KristiNoem #women #MAGA #patriarchy #MaleEntitlement
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"Trump is facing criticism for allegedly running a misogynistic administration after firing Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem—the only two women removed from his Cabinet so far. Critics argue that male officials with similar or greater controversies have remained in their roles, raising concerns about unequal treatment."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #PamBondi #KristiNoem #women #MAGA #patriarchy #MaleEntitlement
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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump-considers-mass-firings
RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116341433718424605
#Trump fires #PamBondi: "She wasn't able to get convictions of people he hated" or to bury #EpsteinFiles
#Hegseth continues purge of US military w firing of general including Army Chief of Staff #RandyGeorge
As #Project2025 foretold, this is attempt to have only Trump loyalists in command
"WHAT AMERICAN READERS NEED TO KNOW: The United States is currently conducting active military operations in Iran while Israel runs a ground offensive in Lebanon with US backing, and US forces are managing proxy attacks on American assets across the Gulf."
~ Rudy Martinez
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #Israel #Lebanon #war
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https://www.chicanoinparis.com/p/the-rest-of-the-world-report-april-b86
"The Army’s top uniformed officer was fired today, effective immediately, with no explanation, no transition period, and no confirmed permanent replacement. His interim successor is the Defense Secretary’s former personal aide. This is the latest in a fourteen-month pattern of removing senior military officers and replacing them with individuals personally trusted by Hegseth."
"The cumulative effect of that pattern — on institutional knowledge, on operational continuity, on the confidence of allied militaries — is a question that American media has not yet treated with the weight that military analysts abroad have been giving it for months."
“The question is not why George was fired. Every general in the building knows why. The question is what order is coming in the next fourteen days that required removing the one man in the chain of command who might have said no.”
~ Randa Slim quoted by Greg Dworkin
"It is worth remembering that these economic consequences are secondary effects. They stem from something far more immediate and devastating: the human cost of war itself. Acknowledging that reality does not diminish the pain people feel when their livelihoods are affected.
In war, lives are lost. Families are displaced. Communities are shattered."
~ Kyle Taylor
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #economy #death #destruction #violence
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"In moments of crisis, we appear remarkably efficient at calculating the economic consequences of war. But we seem far less capable of keeping the human cost at the centre of the conversation.
Which raises a simple but uncomfortable question.
Where, exactly, is the humanity?"
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #economy #death #destruction #violence
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"To the Iranians, the Strait of Hormuz now matters more than the nuclear program. The nuclear program was symbolic, but didn’t provide them with any deterrence. Now, the only reason why they are surviving this war is because of the strait. The Iranian thinking is that, at the end, the strait must remain under their control because it is their only deterrence and only source of revenue."
~ Vali Nasr
Vielen Dank für die tiefen Gedanken, @Commander_KEEN 🙏
Gerne gehe ich dialogisch darauf ein.
Ich fürchte wirklich, der Unterschied damaliger, dynamischer und heutiger, ängstlicher Demokratie-Bewegungen liegt in der Demografie.
Auch Deutschland war ja in den 1990er Jahren schon viel ökologisch-demokratischer - und zwar Parteien-übergreifend! Auch z.B. die SPD hatte ihren MdB Hermann Scheer .
Doch in alternden Gesellschaften rückt Konsum vor Investition und Bewahrung vor Erneuerung. Ich fürchte also, dass Gesellschaften diesmal länger brauchen, bis sie sich gegen den Fossilismus von Putin, Trump & Co. wehren. #Demografie #Demokratie #Deutschland #Parteien #SPD #Scheer #Fossilismus #Putin #Trump #Irankrieg https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/solarpunk-waermepumpe-memes-und-lob-dem-spd-oekosozialen-hermann-scheer-1944-2010/
Middle Easter Bunny. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.
#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #Easter
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Cartoon showing a jet fighter dropping large, corlorful Easter eggs with skulls painted on it in different colors, instead of bombs. On the side of the jet, a skeletal woman wearing bunny ears is painted, along with the text 'Middle Easter Bunny'. Netanyahu is piloting the jet fighter, with Trump in the back seat. The spike on the nose of the jet fighter has pierced the dove of peace. On the ground, people are fleeing for their lives.
"[Trump's perspective] is the perspective of a man whose brain has been poisoned by his life-long pursuit of fame and admiration. He exists only if he’s being watched, and his decisions are good only so far as they are seen. This is why Trump is the purest expression of this cursed moment in cultural history:"
~ Paul Waldman
#Trump #narcissism #megalomania #soul
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https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-one-phrase-that-explains-trumps
"He is every fame-lusting Real Housewife, every hungry influencer trying to boost their middling follower count, every looksmaxxing douchebro, taken to a terrifying extreme.
And underneath all the desperate bravado is a well of insecurity so deep and dark it would destroy the world."
"Those without souls lack empathy. I saw the soulless in war. Those so calcified inside they kill without any demonstrable feeling or remorse.
The soulless exist in a state of insatiable self-worship. The idol they have erected to themselves must be constantly fed. It demands a never-ending stream of victims. It demands abject obedience and subservience, publicly on display at Trump cabinet meetings."
~ Chris Hedges
CDC temporarily halts testing for several infectious diseases amid staffing shortages | #Trump admin
“The US federal agency responsible for monitoring diseases has temporarily halted certain diagnostic testing, including those for rabies, human herpes virus and several other infectious illnesses.
The #CDC released a list on Monday showing that more than two dozen types of testing are now unavailable.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/cdc-infectious-diseases-testing
Trump fired Pam Bondi right as she was about to testify to congress. Don’t fall for the narrative that she got fired because she fell out of favor with Trump.
The Epstein cover up is still ongoing.
More to the point, is that Todd Blanche (His former defense lawyer) is the new acting AG and is the same guy that moved Maxwell to a “club fed” after her interview where she claimed to have never seen or heard Trump do anything wrong with girls.
It would be easier to shield Bondi from testifying to congress by “firing” her.
A) If she gets a new request to testify, she could refuse and if compelled, she could still defy and Trump would have the DOJ ignore the resulting criminal referral.
B) If she did testify, then Trump’s DOJ would certainly prosecute her (probably for some shit she actually did do). So she would be much more inclined to take path A
Veterans are being evicted after not being allowed to pay, then being foreclosed on for not paying!
I am a twice deployed US Army Iraq #veteran . They told the same lies then, too! "They have WMDs!" Like #trump or #jdvance cares! We are all #suckersandlosers to them! We are creating more veterans, with over 300 injured so far, while they are gutting the #VA ! My medication is late, and I have to go to the civilian market for care! #nowar #IranWar #meme #politics
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5750814/veterans-mortgages-foreclosure-va-rescue
#Trump 🚨aides gutted some offs that worked to counter anti-American disinfo by foreign powers. Now the US finds itself embattled in an info war with IR, RU & CN. The St Dept tells diplomats to use X & work with #DOD psyops teams.
St Dept:🚨ordered every Am embassy & consulate this week to do more to push back agst fgn infl campaigns, warning *fueled hostility toward US sec interests.
Admin: taken steps recently to restore some broas of the govt-funded news orgs...
#USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/business/trump-foreign-disinformation-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X1A.MkbI.bYvZQ1drhu8m
I'll bet the Solicitor General's disastrous argument before the SCOTUS during the Birthright Citizenship case was the final straw for #Trump. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/attorney-general-pam-bondi-out-doj_n_69ce8fa0e4b0d214cc704a76?cdmc=3BoLt3sSzG7WGtO8yJ8gFb2nL5h&refcode2=3BoLt3sSzG7WGtO8yJ8gFb2nL5h&refcodecdmc=3BoLt3sSzG7WGtO8yJ8gFb2nL5h
I just took a kitty to the vet for a checkup. He wasn't thrilled about it, but he's doing well.
Because my vet has been working hard all morning, and I know she hates #Trump, I told her the news about #PamBondi to brighten her day. We talked about the protests and she told me that her Trump-voting clients are telling her all the time now that they're over him.
Also I just read that Alex Jones called for Trump to be removed from office. Alex Freaking Jones.
#MAGA is OVER.
With Pam Bondi out as Attorney General and Kristi Noem out as Secretary of Homeland Security, my guess is next Frank Bisignano will be out as IRS CEO and Social Security Commissioner. This is another area where Trump policy has hurt seniors by changing up systems that barely functioned and making them worse. Frank Bisignano will likely be up on Kalshi soon enough. #uspol #trump
[Gift article] #Bondi Fired as Attorney General
"President #Trump fired Attorney General #PamBondi on Thursday, removing the nation’s top law enforcement officer after privately venting his frustrations for months over her handling [finger quotes] of the Epstein files and her failed efforts to prosecute his #PoliticalEnemies.
"In a social media post, Mr. Trump said he was replacing Ms. Bondi with #ToddBlanche, her deputy, on an interim basis."
Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Ich wünsche allen, die es feiern, Chag Pessach Sameach & gesegnete Ostern!
Wer kann, möge für das Leben beten.
Denn ich fürchte, es kommen schwere Zeiten auf uns alle zu. In einer unglaublich wirren & schwachen Rede versuchte Donald Trump, sein Irankrieg - Desaster zu erklären.
Es gelang ihm nicht.
Stattdessen stehen wir vor weiteren Wochen des Krieges, weiteren Zerstörungen im Iran, in Israel & den Golfstaaten, womöglich US-Bodentruppen auf der Ölinsel Kharg. Schon jetzt eskaliert die Knappheit an Benzin, Diesel & Dünger weltweit. Verträge werden nicht mehr erfüllt, Lieferketten reißen.
Der Fossilismus bricht zusammen - und reißt die Weltwirtschaft mit sich.
In wenigen Jahren werden die Überlebenden wissen: Erneuerbare Energien waren Friedens-, Wohlstands- & Heimatenergien. #USA #Trump #Iran #Israel #Golfkrieg #Irankrieg #Diesel #Dünger #Weltwirtschaft #Knappheit #Fossilismus #Erneuerbare #Friedensenergien #Wohlstandsenergien #Heimatenergien https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internationales/rede-an-die-nation-was-trump-sagte--und-was-er-bewusst-ausliess-15427595.html
She is bad, #Blanche is far worse.
#Trump fired AG #PamBondi, acc/to a person familiar, removing the nation’s top law enforcement officer as his frustration with her job performance deepened. Trump has been souring on Bondi for months, especially because of her handling of the #EpsteinFiles, which has become a political liability for Trump among his supporters. #ToddBlanche, the deputy attorney general [#DAG], will be acting AG, the person said.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/pam-bondi-role-trump?cid=ios_app
The #Senate on Thursday sent a bipartisan funding deal to reopen #DHS back to the #House, which convened for a 2-minute session & took no action to pass it. The Senate’s bill to fund the agency is now formally back with the House, & the #shutdown will continue at least through Monday, when the chamber will hold its next session. The plan would have funded DHS through Sept 30 but omit money for #Trump’s #immigration crackdown.
#USpol #Republicans #dysfunction #Congress
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/house-no-action-homeland-security-funding-shutdown.html?smid=url-share
#Trump FLEES Supreme Court in RAGE as Justices REBUKE HIM TO HIS FACEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRfSH3BSttY
"I think we haven’t as a nation reckoned how corrupting his ideology of Christian nationalism is to the Pentagon. He’s been injecting Christian rhetoric and prayers into public appearances, is reshaping and threatening the chaplain corps (which, again, he says has been 'watered down'!), increasingly talks of the war in Iran as some messianic Crusade, and last week even held a prayer service at the Pentagon."
#Hegseth #Trump #HolyWar #WhiteChristianNationalism #Iran
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"A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity." ~ Robert A. Heinlein
#Trump #Springsteen #politics #jealousy
#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.
He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.
#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51
Ten Days After Adelanto Internment, This Beloved Grandfather Died In Custody https://lataco.com/second-death-adelanto-custody #California #Trump #Fascism #PoliceBrutality
#Trump Has Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/trump-pam-bondi-future.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X1A._GNA.e-CMRvgIfycJ&smid=url-share
NATO is a defensive alliance to protect members from foreign attack. Trump is threatening to pull out because European allies won't help him wage an unlawful war against a country that never attacked NATO.
This is precisely why Europe cannot keep outsourcing its security to Washington. We have the plan for genuine European defence autonomy. Read more about it here:
https://volteuropa.org/news/building-a-european-army-in-3-steps-its-naive-to-be-against
#NATO #Trump #Army #EUpol #Europe #EU #defence #defense #security
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A political graphic for the pan-European party Volt, set against a split background of vibrant red on the left and deep purple on the right. The Volt logo appears in the top right corner in white. The image juxtaposes two news articles to argue for a unified European military.
On the left, a news clipping from The Telegraph features a photo of Donald Trump speaking with a hand raised. The headline reads: "Trump interview: I am strongly considering pulling out of Nato." Below it, the subtext says: "Exclusive: US president tells The Telegraph alliance is a ‘paper tiger’ and claims UK does not even have a navy." The article is by Connor Stringer, Washington Correspondent, dated 01 April 2026.
Overlapping this on the right is a screenshot from the Volt website. The headline reads: "Building a European Army in three steps: it's naïve to be against!" A disclaimer below states: "This piece explains Volt's vision for the integration of our armed forces. For our broader position on the future of European Defence, such as the defence industry, please read here." The date is February 18, 2026. At the bottom, a portion of a camouflage-patterned European Union flag is visible.
At the base of the graphic, a light blue button with a link icon contains the text: "read our 3-step plan." The vibe is urgent, framing European military integration as a necessary response to shifting American foreign policy.
"Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service."
https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-trump-administration-orders
"They’re shuttering every single one of the ten regional offices that have governed this agency since Gifford Pinchot built the system over a century ago — and with them, the career professionals who spent entire lifetimes earning the expertise and the authority to push back when politicians came calling with bad ideas and worse motives. They’re destroying more than fifty research facilities across thirty-one states…And they’re replacing all of it — the offices, the scientists, the institutional knowledge, the professional independence — with fifteen political appointees called 'state directors,' embedded in state capitals alongside the very governors, legislators, and industry lobbyists who have spent their careers demanding that the Forest Service log more, protect less, and get out of the way."
#DefendResearch #Environment #Forests #Forestry #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
As Aaron Parnas says, in one evening "Pete Hegseth amplified calls to send Iran back to the 'Stone Age,'" and "Trump compared himself to Jesus’ reception on Palm Sunday, noting that crowds once hailed Jesus as king and saying people now call him 'king.'”
#Hegseth #Trump #HolyWar #WhiteChristianNationalism #Iran
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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-update-white-house-concerned
"Hegseth’s tenure as defense secretary has been one long cosplay of toxic white masculinity — from his performative kettlebell workouts to his closure of an advisory committee that helped draw women into military service. His speeches and public appearances all emphasize the 'Warrior Ethos' and the 'War-Fighter,' and seems to believe that things like 'logistics' are for wimps and sissies."
~ Garrett Graff
#Hegseth #Trump #HolyWar #WhiteChristianNationalism #Iran
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https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-mythology-of-pete-hegseth
#Trump broke it, now the #EU has to fix it? Make it make sense 🤦🏼♀️
Military planners from about 30 nations will hold talks next week on making the #StraitOfHormuz #secure for shipping, the British government said Thursday, a day after Trump called on other countries to “build up some delayed courage” & reopen the crucial sea route.
#accountability #idiocracy #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war ##law #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/world/uk-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-talks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
RE: https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/116335444407269160
77 million Americans voted for this. To make the USA as isolated and unpleasant as they are.
"#Israel's goal🚨in this war is to ensure that #Iran becomes a failed state. Complete state collapse.
Since #Trump🚨has no plan of his own, by default he's following IL's lead.
Hence🚨Trump's comments about bombing Iran back to the stone age..."
-T Parsi
"Pasteur Inst of Iran, a 105-yr-old med research cen founded in p'ship btw the Imperial St of IR & the Paris-based Inst Pasteur🚨has been destroyed in airstrikes by the #US & Israeli regime. Horrifying..."
-K Ziabari
#IranWar #Netanyahu #USPol
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Scene of the ruins with smoke:
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Another view of the destruction:
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Another pic of the ruins left after the bombing:
"And then after things went badly for him there, he erupted again, tweeting this: 'We are the only country in the world STUPID enough to allow birthright citizenship!'
That’s a stupid lie—just a dumb, harebrained lie. But he’s obviously very, very angry that his Supreme Court—the way he used to call his attorney general his lawyer—he’s basically saying his Supreme Court is supposed to be doing his bidding and they’re not. And that’s driving him absolutely bananas."
"Today, for the first time in U.S. history, a sitting president attended oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court. President Donald J. Trump broke precedent to take a seat in the front row of the Supreme Court’s public seating area, alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick," (continued in /2)
~ Heather Cox Richardson
(continued from /1)
"to observe arguments in the case of Trump v. Barbara, a case under which Trump hopes to end the birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
But one judge after another has sided against him on this issue, and he apparently showed up at the Supreme Court today to try to intimidate the three judges who owe their seats on the bench to him" (continued in /3)
(continued from /2)
"into supporting his own radical reworking of one of the key principles of our nation. He left after an hour and a half, before Cecillia Wang, the ACLU lawyer arguing for the plaintiffs, began to speak."
"Sometimes showing up is a mistake.
Donald Trump made that mistake today, becoming the first president to sit in on an oral argument before the United States Supreme Court, which heard the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara, today. ... Trump’s brazen attempt to intimidate the Justices is the worst possible way he could go about it, and it showed."
~ Joyce Vance
#Trump #SupremeCourt #BirthrightCitizenship #humiliation
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https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-constitution-is-clear-on-birthright