Bi Sasquatch

"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday criticized news outlets for highlighting the deaths of six US service members in Iran’s retaliatory strikes, suggesting the coverage was unfair because “the press only wants to make the president look bad.”

#USMilitary #IranWar #MilitaryCasualties #HonorTheFallen
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/hegseth-complains-that-reporting-on-dead-troops-is-bad-pr-for-trump/

Hegseth complains that reporting on dead troops is bad PR for Trump

At a Pentagon briefing, the defense secretary lashed out at the press while signaling the US war with Iran is “just getting started.”

Mother Jones
Mar 4 at 7:47pmWeb
Show threadBi SasquatchMar 4
The war and deaths are real though this administration acts like its reality show where ratings are more important than those who serve.
Show threadLesMar 4
@BiSasquatch - This WP article indicates allegations of betting by someone in the know about the attack on Iran - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/04/kalshi-khamenei-bet-controversy/ - This takes shameless enrichment to a whole other level! I wonder if it might be anyone we are familiar with??
Bettors wagered $54 million on Khamenei’s death. Now they’re not getting paid.

Kalshi, a prediction market site, has sparked outrage after freezing $54 million in bets on the death of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, citing a rule against profiting from death.

The Washington Post
Show threadBi SasquatchMar 4

@yamabikko

Unfortunately the WP article is paywalled so I can't read it, though I appreciate you mentioning it