"Europeans, like everyone else, heard Trump’s increasingly unhinged declarations: his gleeful threats to commit war crimes in Iran, his insults directed at European leaders, his calls for the US to abandon Nato. But his cry-wolf warnings have grown so repetitive that they are simply losing their effect. Europeans are becoming numb to Trump, and bored by him."

~ Nathalie Tocci

#Trump #Repubicans #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/11

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/09/iran-is-a-turning-point-for-europes-liberation-from-donald-trump

"Trying to deal with the madness makes them mad too, as they try to behave as if things that are most definitely not normal are all quite usual. All in a day’s work.

And nowhere has this been more in evidence than with the two-week ceasefire."

#Trump #Repubicans #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/10

"The Madness of King Donald. Unless you’ve spent most of the last few years on a silent retreat – and who could blame you? – it can’t have escaped you that the American president is both not that bright and borderline sociopathic. ...

But what you may have missed is that the madness is contagious. It also affects many of those who come in contact with him."

~ John Crace

#Trump #Repubicans #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/9

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/09/donald-trump-insanity-ceasefire-iran

"Yes, Trump is the madman abusing power. But the GOP has empowered him, long after the dangers became apparent."

~ John Harwood

#Trump #Repubicans #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #ceasefire
/8

https://zeteo.com/p/trump-iran-republican-made-disaster

"Can a nation that has forfeited its role as a leader, or even a contender, in global science, still be a Great Power?

No."

#Trump #Repubicans #science #research #facts #truth
/2

@wdlindsy

If the planning for the #Iran War is any indication, the #SAVE Act may turn out to be a toe stubbing for the #Repubicans.

Apparently, those aqlready registered only have to show ID at the polls.

New registrants (and likely those who move) need to show a passport or birth certificate and marriage certificate if you changed your name.

I'm not sure how this is going to help #Trump fans up the hollers of West Virginia. Of all people, they are least likely to have a passport.