William Lindsey Mar 14

"Personalist regimes always suffer from this, but then on top of that we have a personalist regime built on a man who is not just ignorant and malign, he is properly non compos mentis. Pretending he's capable of holding public office and giving orders at all is a kind of mass delusion."

~ Andy Craig

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Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social)

Personalist regimes always suffer from this, but then on top of that we have a personalist regime built on a man who is not just ignorant and malign, he is properly non compos mentis. Pretending he's capable of holding public office and giving orders at all is a kind of mass delusion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Mar 14

"Donald Trump is lost in his fog of war. ...

The belief that coherent sense can be made out of Trump’s shuffling words is a weakness of the rational mind that refuses to accept the impulses of the inveterate demagogue for what they are."

~ Sidney Blumenthal

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/14/trump-iran-vietnam

Trump faces a ‘personal Vietnam’ in Iran

He is stuck in a quagmire. His goals are elusive. His bombing does not force a surrender. He has no exit strategy. Good morning, Vietnam

The Guardian
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Mar 14

"Searching for reason in the jungle of Trump’s tales may compel hopelessly sensible people to superimpose logic where there is none in order to satisfy the need for some semblance of soundness."

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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Mar 14

"'Mr President,' said a reporter. 'You’ve said the war is "very complete" but your defence secretary says, "This is just the beginning". So which is it?' Donald Trump’s eyes darted left and right then down. 'Well, I think you could say both,' he parried."

~ David Smith

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/trump-iran-war-chaos

Trump wages war on Iran his own way: commander-in-chaos

Erratic rhetoric, shifting goals and mixed signals leave allies, foes and voters unsure what the president wants from war

The Guardian
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Mar 14

"The confusing answer at a press conference in Doral, Florida this week did not befit a wartime leader armed with stirring rhetoric and a lucid plan. ... as the conflict with Iran enters its third week, impacting nearly every corner of the Middle East and causing economic tremors around the world, Trump has emerged as America’s commander-in-chaos."

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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Mar 14

"The picture of the shoes did it for me. Just look at this group of clowns. They’re clowns performing for a ringmaster. Supposedly Trump would just guess their shoe sizes. And if he guessed the wrong size, they didn’t have enough courage to actually get a pair of shoes that fit. They’re wearing shoes because Trump guessed the wrong size. That is a sign of mental illness, I think."

~ Phillips O'Brien

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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/phillips-obrien-on-iran

Phillips O'Brien on Iran

How clueless are our leaders? Very

Paul Krugman
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@wdlindsy
"Ukraine has provided the United States with more aid in 2026 than the United States has provided to Ukraine. United States provided no aid to Ukraine in 2026. Ukraine has provided military aid to the United States and to American allies"

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