#Via Katie Mack
@AstroKatie
7:15 AM · Feb 28, 2026

"In case you’re just waking up, the U.S. has teamed up with Israel overnight to start an illegal war of regime change, apparently on a presidential whim with no involvement of Congress, and they are already committing horrific atrocities."

#Via Negin Owliaei / neginowl
6:35 AM · Feb 28, 2026

"The first deaths announced from the US-Israeli strikes on Iran: dozens of school girls. They hit an elementary school in Hormozgan."

https://aje.news/p4rw7y?update=434574

US, Israel attack Iran updates: Khamenei, top security officials killed

Iran declares 40 days of mourning and launches attacks after supreme leader’s killing; Israel strikes Tehran.

Al Jazeera

#Via Max Berger
@maxberger
2:36 AM · Feb 28, 2026

"If Trump can declare war without congressional authorization, then Congress has effectively disbanded itself."

#Via Leah McElrath
@leahmcelrath
2:31 AM · Feb 28, 2026

"The timing of the initial strikes is unusual.

Often you see these types of operations launched in the pre-dawn hours at the target site partly to limit civilian casualties.

This operation began at the beginning of a work and school day, with millions of adult civilians and children in harms way."

#Via Andy Scollick / andyscollick
5:56 AM · Feb 28, 2026

"Throughout the entire Cold War, 'peace talks in Geneva' used to mean something.

Those days are now over.

The United States used the Geneva talks as cover to finalise military operational planning for an all-out offensive attack. Nothing but a cynical charade. An illegal war.

21st century hell."

#Via Ray Radlein / radlein
7:00 AM · Feb 28, 2026

"Worth noting that Japan using peace talks with Washington as cover for their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor is one of the reasons we were so fucking furious at them on December 8, 1941.

It's WHY FDR called it a Day of Infamy."

@_L1vY_ The OP should be aware that it was December 7, not 8, but they are absolutely right. The sneak attack during peace negotiations infuriated Americans enough to get us into the war, which people opposed before then

@lawyersgunsnmoney
Yes, the attack happened on December 7th, but FDR made the "Day of Infamy" speech on December 8th.

@_L1vY_

@nikatjef @_L1vY_ yes that is correct