"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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"Oil went up dramatically over the weekend. I believe it briefly got up to over $110 a barrel and then it fell yesterday when Trump made these statements that the war is pretty much over we’re gonna be wrapping it up, and in anticipation of G7 nations releasing oil reserves. Now today it’s continuing that and it’s fallen significantly below $80, so investors think that Trump is going full taco here…."
~ Josh Marshall
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-backchannel/unpacking-trumps-rhetorical-flip-flops-on-iran
"The conflict has sent the price of gasoline surging, and it reached $3.48 a gallon on Monday, nearly a 17 percent increase since the war began on Feb. 28. World leaders are preparing for far-reaching repercussions, and in private some Republicans lawmakers are growing resigned to the harsh political realities that confront the party in power when prices rise sharply."
~ Tyler Pager
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas
/10https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/politics/trump-iran-gas-prices-gop-agenda.html
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"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
With the collusion of his party in Congress, who have easily resisted any attempt to hold him accountable, which at this point means anything from basic oversight to having an independent legislative agenda to impeachment and removal from office. -
"The conflict has sent the price of gasoline surging, and it reached $3.48 a gallon on Monday, nearly a 17 percent increase since the war began on Feb. 28. World leaders are preparing for far-reaching repercussions, and in private some Republicans lawmakers are growing resigned to the harsh political realities that confront the party in power when prices rise sharply."
~ Tyler Pager
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas
/10https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/politics/trump-iran-gas-prices-gop-agenda.html
“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/
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"Oil commodities have fallen and the stock market has risen, as Wall Street believes that Trump’s Iran 'excursion' is short lived. But the problem is, Trump's word means nothing."
~ Emily Singer
@wdlindsy Wall St doesn't believe anything. Somebody was dumb enough to put money on the table and Wall St did what it does and consumed that money.
It's not like it's going to disgorge the gains if the bet doesn't pan out.
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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/
"These Muslim forces believe 'jihad,' or armed struggle, is the highest form of religious devotion, one that offers a guaranteed path to salvation and atonement, which the IRGC reinforces through steady indoctrination. The IRGC will likely use Hegseth’s rhetoric and video game posts as recruitment tools:"
~ Sabrina Haake
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #Islam #HolyWar #jihad #ChristianNationalism
/12https://sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/hegseths-immaturity-will-be-useful
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"These Muslim forces believe 'jihad,' or armed struggle, is the highest form of religious devotion, one that offers a guaranteed path to salvation and atonement, which the IRGC reinforces through steady indoctrination. The IRGC will likely use Hegseth’s rhetoric and video game posts as recruitment tools:"
~ Sabrina Haake
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #Islam #HolyWar #jihad #ChristianNationalism
/12https://sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/hegseths-immaturity-will-be-useful
"Look how the Great Satan is slaughtering our children &laughing about it.
Hegseth’s videos will be useful to Iran as the IRGC exploits nationalistic and religious sentiments among terrorists. Iran will use Hegseth’s hubris against us, and the danger will not be limited to war zones. As we learned on 9-11, jihadist groups are the main perpetrators of suicide attacks worldwide, & Hegseth is goading them into action."
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #Islam #HolyWar #jihad #ChristianNationalism
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"Look how the Great Satan is slaughtering our children &laughing about it.
Hegseth’s videos will be useful to Iran as the IRGC exploits nationalistic and religious sentiments among terrorists. Iran will use Hegseth’s hubris against us, and the danger will not be limited to war zones. As we learned on 9-11, jihadist groups are the main perpetrators of suicide attacks worldwide, & Hegseth is goading them into action."
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #Islam #HolyWar #jihad #ChristianNationalism
/13"Megyn Kelly on Graham: 'This guy is a homicidal maniac with a bloodlust that is insatiable. He should not be allowed 20 feet of the President’s orbit.'"
~ Ron Filipkowski
#Trump #LindseyGraham #Iran #war #Islam #HolyWar #jihad #ChristianNationalism
/14https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-325-31026
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"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 Checks and balances mean nothing when the system is corrupted. They no longer exist.
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"Look how the Great Satan is slaughtering our children &laughing about it.
Hegseth’s videos will be useful to Iran as the IRGC exploits nationalistic and religious sentiments among terrorists. Iran will use Hegseth’s hubris against us, and the danger will not be limited to war zones. As we learned on 9-11, jihadist groups are the main perpetrators of suicide attacks worldwide, & Hegseth is goading them into action."
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #Islam #HolyWar #jihad #ChristianNationalism
/13@wdlindsy I only ask that the IRGC concentrate their fire on Hegseth and his Nazi brethren.
Most US Americans will leave you alone if you leave us alone.
We will trade Netanyahu and Trump for peace. -
"Look how the Great Satan is slaughtering our children &laughing about it.
Hegseth’s videos will be useful to Iran as the IRGC exploits nationalistic and religious sentiments among terrorists. Iran will use Hegseth’s hubris against us, and the danger will not be limited to war zones. As we learned on 9-11, jihadist groups are the main perpetrators of suicide attacks worldwide, & Hegseth is goading them into action."
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #Islam #HolyWar #jihad #ChristianNationalism
/13@wdlindsy 9/11 was a great day for American fascists. A credible source of infinite future attacks is of benefit to them.
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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
Has the look of Trump aiming to spread the blame.
Otherwise, he'd be taking sole credit for such genius, telling the world 'everyone said it couldn't be done.'
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@wdlindsy 9/11 was a great day for American fascists. A credible source of infinite future attacks is of benefit to them.
@gooba42 Yes — an opening to beat an authoritarian drum that has long been there in American culture.
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@wdlindsy Wall St doesn't believe anything. Somebody was dumb enough to put money on the table and Wall St did what it does and consumed that money.
It's not like it's going to disgorge the gains if the bet doesn't pan out.
@gooba42 I agree. To have a moral center, you have to care — about something other than material things and yourself.
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@wdlindsy 9/11 was a great day for American fascists. A credible source of infinite future attacks is of benefit to them.
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@CheapPontoon @wdlindsy It's job was always to stop attacks that would hurt fascists.
The TSA historically failed something like 75% of security audits. They were never a force defending us from terrorism, they were just conformity testing and enforcement.
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"Public opinion will quickly whiplash Trump. The first $100 tank of gas will be a shock. The second may be a financial crisis for many Americans. And the third will have Americans demanding that Trump stop the war now—something easier said than done, and something that Trump failed to consider when he gave the order to start the war."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/trump-steps-into-a-minefield-with
@wdlindsy
I’ll get a certain amount of schadenfreude when climate deniers and big truck douchebros start whining about hundred dollar tanks of gas. -
"Megyn Kelly on Graham: 'This guy is a homicidal maniac with a bloodlust that is insatiable. He should not be allowed 20 feet of the President’s orbit.'"
~ Ron Filipkowski
#Trump #LindseyGraham #Iran #war #Islam #HolyWar #jihad #ChristianNationalism
/14https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-325-31026
"In an 1100-word piece weighing the energy shock Trump’s illegal war on Iran has caused in terms of White House worries (and so implicitly, politics), Politico grants anonymity to someone describing what is happening to the oil market as 'little gyrations.' …
There are far more products that are being choked off in Hormuz: fertilizer (and food products coming into the Gulf), aluminum, helium, sulphur."
~ Marcy Wheeler
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"In an 1100-word piece weighing the energy shock Trump’s illegal war on Iran has caused in terms of White House worries (and so implicitly, politics), Politico grants anonymity to someone describing what is happening to the oil market as 'little gyrations.' …
There are far more products that are being choked off in Hormuz: fertilizer (and food products coming into the Gulf), aluminum, helium, sulphur."
~ Marcy Wheeler
"Various kinds of petroleum products, like jet fuel and diesel, are being affected more quickly than others, and both of those create immediate downstream problems in the transportation industry. Then there are the other impacts of Iran lobbing cheap drones at its Arab neighbors, on flights connecting through airports still being targeted, on tourism, on data centers."
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"Various kinds of petroleum products, like jet fuel and diesel, are being affected more quickly than others, and both of those create immediate downstream problems in the transportation industry. Then there are the other impacts of Iran lobbing cheap drones at its Arab neighbors, on flights connecting through airports still being targeted, on tourism, on data centers."
"Plus, for a variety of reasons, the US is less exposed to this crisis than much of the rest of the world, so measuring it in terms of the impact on November’s midterms in the US won’t really measure its full effect.
The longer this crisis goes on, the longer it’ll take to recover from it."
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"Plus, for a variety of reasons, the US is less exposed to this crisis than much of the rest of the world, so measuring it in terms of the impact on November’s midterms in the US won’t really measure its full effect.
The longer this crisis goes on, the longer it’ll take to recover from it."
"Trump and his advisors think this is just about gas prices — that same NYT article even describes him claiming Venezuelan petroleum could replace what is lost in the Gulf! — which may be one reason they seem incapable of understanding the problem they’ve created."
