> End of the American Empire? https://indypendent.org/2026/03/end-of-the-american-empire/

I would not say the end, but it will depend on how much cost at gas station gringos are willing to put up. Gringos for most part are disconnected from #warfare anyhow (unless they serve or have family that serves).

#AmericanEmpire #Iran #GunboatDiplomacy #BigOil

End of the American Empire?

The US-Israel war on Iran will be disastrous for the US and its allies

The U.S. Military Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp in Ecuador. It Was a Dairy Farm.

The Times visited a village where the United States and Ecuador said they destroyed an armed group’s training camp. Residents said it was actually a dairy farm.

The New York Times
Trump Demands Allies Do Their Fair Share To Fuck Up The World

WASHINGTON—Declaring that the United States would no longer bear the full burden of screwing the pooch on a global level, President Donald Trump issued a statement Monday demanding U.S. allies do their fair share to help fuck up the world. “The United States contributes far more to worldwide suffering than any of our so-called ‘allies’ […]

The Onion

> Two Fantagraphics collections delayed after cargo ship damaged by Iranian missile
https://www.comicsbeat.com/two-fantagraphics-collections-delayed-after-cargo-ship-damaged-by-iranian-missile/

Gas prices up? Bad.
Shipping delays? Worse.
Your comic books delayed because a missile blew up the ship? The horror.

Light humor aside, shows #AmericanEmpire #GunboatDiplomacy can have an impact in all sorts of ways.

#books #reading #comics #Fantagraphics

Two Fantagraphics collections delayed after cargo ship damaged by Iranian missile

The complete print runs of two eagerly awaited Fantagraphics collections were aboard a ship damaged by an Iranian missile as it was near the Strait of Hormuz

The Beat
Can Trump's 'gunboat diplomacy' stop Iran from blocking the flow of oil? Not likely, say experts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/strait-of-hormuz-trump-control-9.7125202?cmp=rss
Can Trump's 'gunboat diplomacy' stop Iran from blocking the flow of oil? Not likely, say experts
The Strait of Hormuz is only 60 metres at its shallowest and 33 kilometres at its narrowest, with shipping lanes no more than two kilometres wide. Naval experts like Mark Norman, a retired vice-admiral of the Canadian navy, are skeptical the U.S. can re-establish shipping through the area.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/strait-of-hormuz-trump-control-9.7125202?cmp=rss

No War but the Class War: Iran and the Crisis of Empire
https://awsm.nz/no-war-but-the-class-war-iran-and-the-crisis-of-empire/

On a side note, some of this resonates as I am reading through 'Puerto Rico: a National History." (c)

(c)

#AmericanEmpire #Iran #warfare #GunboatDiplomacy #YankeeGoHome #history

No War but the Class War: Iran and the Crisis of Empire - Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement

There is a persistent arrogance embedded in the worldview of Western power that overwhelming violence can break the political will of entire societies. Again...

Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement

Random thoughts: If the #AmericanEmpire makes it known via the press, blabbing officials, etc. that it's running short on ammo, and I was the enemy, I'd be like, "OK, let's wait til the gringos run out of ammo, then go to town. . "

But, I am not a pundit nor play one on TV.

#warfare #GunboatDiplomacy

Meanwhile, in the #AmericanEmpire, there is not enough money for teachers, but plenty for #warfare, invasions, bombings, and #GunboatDiplomacy.

> America’s teachers are working two jobs and barely getting by
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/business/jobs-teachers-salary-prices

#BadEconomy #teachers #education

America’s teachers are working two jobs and barely getting by

Ashley loves her day job teaching math, reading and science to fifth-graders in Washington. But like many other teachers, Ashley relies on a side hustle or two to get by.

CNN

If you wonder why gringos have no money for things like health care and education, here ya go.

> How much could the Iran war cost the US? Here’s what we know https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/how-much-could-the-iran-war-cost-the-us-heres-what-we-know

#warfare #BadEconomy #FollowTheMoney #AmericanEmpire #GunboatDiplomacy #priorities

How much could the Iran war cost the US? Here’s what we know

Predicting the total cost of the campaign is difficult, and experts warn the greater challenge may be inventory.

Al Jazeera