"At a press conference on Monday evening, President Trump said his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was one of a handful of top advisers who convinced him to launch major combat operations in Iran.
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"At a press conference on Monday evening, President Trump said his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was one of a handful of top advisers who convinced him to launch major combat operations in Iran. The disclosure raises additional questions about the role of Kushner, who is being paid tens of millions of dollars annually by Middle Eastern governments that were reportedly lobbying Trump to attack Iran."
~ Judd Legum
@wdlindsy ”it’ll be good for business, yeah”
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"A majority of likely American voters believe that Donald Trump launched the war on Iran at least in part to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that had engulfed his presidency, according to a new survey.
The survey found that a solid 52-40 majority of voters agreed with the statement, with the other 8% saying they were unsure as to his motivations."
~ Ryan Grim
@wdlindsy
most *settlers* need to realize that the distraction is simply a byproduct of his efforts to fucking kill and oppress as much people as possible. this isnt a fucking show, and the real lives of the women, men, and children being slaughtered in iran arent just a spectactle, theyre living souls being slaughtered alongside all the living souls slaughtered by ice and israel and the police in both nations. to write their deaths off as a distraction is genuinely horrific behavior. our struggles are interconnected and if the people dont realize that they will never understand how to fight back in any meaningful way, resorting to peaceful protests waiting for our oppressors to gain a conscience they dont possess, while said oppressors turn their cheek and gleefully continue their slaughter, for pleas and strongly worded letters mean nothing. -
"Trump started a war just because he thought he could — without asking Congress for authorization or building any public consent.
It’s one of the most irresponsible decisions made by a U.S. president in modern history."
~ Dan Pfeiffer
https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/no-democrat-should-give-trump-a-blank
@wdlindsy who cares about thr congress. The war is illegal under international laws
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"At a press conference on Monday evening, President Trump said his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was one of a handful of top advisers who convinced him to launch major combat operations in Iran. The disclosure raises additional questions about the role of Kushner, who is being paid tens of millions of dollars annually by Middle Eastern governments that were reportedly lobbying Trump to attack Iran."
~ Judd Legum
@wdlindsy Since the corrupt son in law is being paid by foreign governments that makes him an unregistered foreign agent. Right? That's not a legal technicality
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"A majority of likely American voters believe that Donald Trump launched the war on Iran at least in part to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that had engulfed his presidency, according to a new survey.
The survey found that a solid 52-40 majority of voters agreed with the statement, with the other 8% saying they were unsure as to his motivations."
~ Ryan Grim
@wdlindsy I believe he launched it for several reasons: (1) Epstein files, as stated, (2) rich US warmongers lining his pockets with bribes, (3) raising oil prices to help his owner/blackmailer Putin with his crumbling economy.
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"At a press conference on Monday evening, President Trump said his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was one of a handful of top advisers who convinced him to launch major combat operations in Iran. The disclosure raises additional questions about the role of Kushner, who is being paid tens of millions of dollars annually by Middle Eastern governments that were reportedly lobbying Trump to attack Iran."
~ Judd Legum
is it ever enough treason? life in jail for this scumbag is a much better option than allowing his un-elected ass to ruin our planet!
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"Waging war with no fixed purpose means victory can be declared at any point. Donald Trump’s motives for launching Operation Epic Fury against Iran were incoherent at the start. They are no clearer now that he has declared it 'very complete, pretty much'. …
Flashing red lights on the financial dashboard were surely the prompt for Trump’s pledge to bring his military adventure to a swift conclusion."
~ Rafael Behr
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/11/donald-trump-war-iran-ego-trip-economic-damage
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"Waging war with no fixed purpose means victory can be declared at any point. Donald Trump’s motives for launching Operation Epic Fury against Iran were incoherent at the start. They are no clearer now that he has declared it 'very complete, pretty much'. …
Flashing red lights on the financial dashboard were surely the prompt for Trump’s pledge to bring his military adventure to a swift conclusion."
~ Rafael Behr
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/11/donald-trump-war-iran-ego-trip-economic-damage
"A tacit deal has come into view. Forget freedom. Iranians can still be repressed as long as shipping through the strait of Hormuz is unmolested.
The biggest non-combatant beneficiary from Operation Epic Fury has been Vladimir Putin. His country’s ailing economy gets revenue relief from higher energy prices."
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"A tacit deal has come into view. Forget freedom. Iranians can still be repressed as long as shipping through the strait of Hormuz is unmolested.
The biggest non-combatant beneficiary from Operation Epic Fury has been Vladimir Putin. His country’s ailing economy gets revenue relief from higher energy prices."
"To lubricate global supply, Washington has waived sanctions on India buying Russian oil. A sustained barrage of Iranian missiles targeting US allies in the Gulf depletes stocks of defensive systems that Ukraine also needs. …
Making Trump feel great is the undoing of American greatness. In arrogating power to himself, the president undermines the foundations of his country’s strength in the world and damages its allies."
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"To lubricate global supply, Washington has waived sanctions on India buying Russian oil. A sustained barrage of Iranian missiles targeting US allies in the Gulf depletes stocks of defensive systems that Ukraine also needs. …
Making Trump feel great is the undoing of American greatness. In arrogating power to himself, the president undermines the foundations of his country’s strength in the world and damages its allies."
"Trump might want to quit, but the Iranians are setting things up so he will have to ask for their permission.
When TACO isn't allowed to TACO, you have a forever war.:
~ John Stoehr
https://www.editorialboard.com/trump-can-quit-when-iran-says-so/
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"Trump might want to quit, but the Iranians are setting things up so he will have to ask for their permission.
When TACO isn't allowed to TACO, you have a forever war.:
~ John Stoehr
https://www.editorialboard.com/trump-can-quit-when-iran-says-so/
"Trump has always operated as if someone will give him the money to get out of bankruptcy, but this time, there’s no bank big enough to make a difference. He has created a situation where there is no simple way out and no long-term way to stay in."
~ Timothy Burke
https://timothyburke.substack.com/p/the-news-when-the-moneys-gone
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"Trump has always operated as if someone will give him the money to get out of bankruptcy, but this time, there’s no bank big enough to make a difference. He has created a situation where there is no simple way out and no long-term way to stay in."
~ Timothy Burke
https://timothyburke.substack.com/p/the-news-when-the-moneys-gone
"Iran is not Gaza. The theater of this new war could expand to consume the whole world. We are on the brink of nuclear calamity and economic collapse. …
Our celluloid heroes strut on, winning phantom war after war, dumb and over-muscled. Fueling our insatiable bloodlust with their gratuitous violence and their shit for brains.:
~ Arundhati Roy
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"Iran is not Gaza. The theater of this new war could expand to consume the whole world. We are on the brink of nuclear calamity and economic collapse. …
Our celluloid heroes strut on, winning phantom war after war, dumb and over-muscled. Fueling our insatiable bloodlust with their gratuitous violence and their shit for brains.:
~ Arundhati Roy
"He is cornered, failing, and lashing out.
Because he is incapable of calculating anything clearly, as we discussed up front, he will do what he does best and scream and moan. His problems will be everybody else’s problems. He is capable of anything, because he is an incapable president."
~ D. Earl Stephens
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"He is cornered, failing, and lashing out.
Because he is incapable of calculating anything clearly, as we discussed up front, he will do what he does best and scream and moan. His problems will be everybody else’s problems. He is capable of anything, because he is an incapable president."
~ D. Earl Stephens
"A deadly Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members early in the war with Iran caused significantly more casualties than the government initially disclosed.
Multiple sources told CBS News that dozens of U.S. personnel were injured in the strike. The injuries include traumatic brain injuries, shrapnel wounds, severe burns, and at least one amputation."
~ Aaron Parnas
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-mid-day-update-fbi-warns-of
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"Trump might want to quit, but the Iranians are setting things up so he will have to ask for their permission.
When TACO isn't allowed to TACO, you have a forever war.:
~ John Stoehr
https://www.editorialboard.com/trump-can-quit-when-iran-says-so/
Gingrich is not the only one saying this:
"Iran is winning the war, suggested former House speaker Newt Gingrich, because without a plan, the regime has the president over a barrel. “If they can’t keep it open, this war will in fact be an American defeat before very long, because the entire world, including the American people, will react to the price of oil if the strait stays closed,” he said."
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"At a press conference on Monday evening, President Trump said his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was one of a handful of top advisers who convinced him to launch major combat operations in Iran. The disclosure raises additional questions about the role of Kushner, who is being paid tens of millions of dollars annually by Middle Eastern governments that were reportedly lobbying Trump to attack Iran."
~ Judd Legum
@wdlindsy Send him as part of boots on the ground
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“Gasoline, which reached a peak of over $6 a gallon in some states under my predecessor — it was, quite honestly, a disaster — is now below $2.30 a gallon in most states,” Trump boasted minutes into his nearly-two-hour address, framing his party’s message heading into the midterms.=
Two weeks later, his war with Iran threatens to undermine that pitch."
~ Hannah Knowles
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas
/11https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/10/iran-war-gas-prices-gop-anxiety/
I filled up my Audi to the cost of $95 today.
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"Trump went to war with Iran because Jared Kushner is a fool. Donald Trump’s top two negotiators have no clue what they’re doing."
~ Edith Olmsted
#Trump #JaredKushner #SteveWitkoff #Iran #war
/20https://newrepublic.com/post/207554/donald-trump-iran-war-iran-jared-kushner-steve-witkoff
Trump has his way of keeping the money in the family.
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"He is cornered, failing, and lashing out.
Because he is incapable of calculating anything clearly, as we discussed up front, he will do what he does best and scream and moan. His problems will be everybody else’s problems. He is capable of anything, because he is an incapable president."
~ D. Earl Stephens
Rule one, don't pick a mission name that can be so easily, and so devastatingly, corrupted.
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"To lubricate global supply, Washington has waived sanctions on India buying Russian oil. A sustained barrage of Iranian missiles targeting US allies in the Gulf depletes stocks of defensive systems that Ukraine also needs. …
Making Trump feel great is the undoing of American greatness. In arrogating power to himself, the president undermines the foundations of his country’s strength in the world and damages its allies."
@wdlindsy that wont help. the republicans really have 0 understating how serious this situation is.
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