William Lindsey 3d ago

Wars and rumors of wars and as this looong week winds down, some of us are feeling burned out, divorced from reality, struggling to figure out what reality even is:

"It’s been a strange week in a lot of ways. And I wanted to talk about the idea of what reality is and how hard it is now to come to grips with what the truth is."

~ Greg Olear

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity
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https://gregolear.substack.com/p/ramble-on-real-fake

Ramble On: Real Fake

Morning thoughts on the Joe Kent/Tucker Carlson interview; Bibi Netanyahu, the Schrödinger's Prime Minister; the Simulation; and navigating the increasingly blurry line between actual and artificial.

PREVAIL by Greg Olear
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d ago

"No real post today. I don’t have it in me. Just a few scenes from the accelerating collapse in America’s reputation and influence."

~ Paul Krugman

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity
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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/scenes-from-the-death-of-the-pax

Scenes from the Death of the Pax Americana

I’m feeling almost speechless right now

Paul Krugman
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d ago

"Only one man to blame."

~ Dan Rather

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity
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https://steady.substack.com/p/only-one-man-to-blame

Only One Man to Blame

Trump seems dumbfounded by all the things going badly in Iran

Steady
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d ago

The Economist's latest cover on Operation Blind Fury is going viral on social media:

"The reckless campaign against Iran will weaken America’s president. That will make him angry. Be warned: he makes a very bad loser."

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity
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https://xcancel.com/TheEconomist/status/2034608380958953731#m

Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d ago

"Stephen Miller on Fox: 'President Trump was aware of and has calculated through every permutation and every degree of strategy.'”

~ Ron Filipkowski

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-331-31926

Today in Politics, Bulletin 331. 3/19/26

… Trump during his meeting with Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office: Q - “Why didn't you tell allies about the war before attacking Iran?

Meidas+
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d ago

"Memes aren’t going to open the Strait, no matter how 'banger.'”

~ Jay Kuo

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity #StraitofHormuz
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https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-escalation-trap-lbj-vietnam

Trump's Iran Escalation Trap Recalls LBJ And Vietnam

Donald Trump, Lyndon Johnson, and wars we can’t win

The Big Picture
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d ago

"Trump/Hegseth/Carr’s focus on media coverage suggests that the problem in Iran isn’t the ill-conceived war, the destruction, the economic fallout, or the impending humanitarian disaster Trump single-handedly created. The war, for them, is all theatrics and spin."

~ Sabrina Haake

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity #media
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https://sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/corrupt-and-unpatriotic-news-coverage

"Corrupt and unpatriotic" news coverage

After WWII showcased the horrors of unchecked aggression, “War Departments” in the free world became “Departments of Defense.” Following the deaths of 60 million people, leaders of democratic nations embraced a shift from offensive victory to integrated deterrence

The Haake Take
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d ago

"Trump has been flirting with the idea of using nuclear weapons since he ran for office in 2016. ...

Trump would just love to lob a couple of nukes at Iran, but there is the not-terribly-small problem of world markets. Oil at $200 a barrel? Gas at $8 to $10 a gallon? Mortgage rates through the roof of houses not being built?

World depression, anybody?"

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity #NuclearWeapons
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https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/greed-is-the-only-thing-keeping-trump

Greed is the only thing keeping Trump from dropping a nuke on Iran

Trump has been flirting with the idea of using nuclear weapons since he ran for office in 2016.

Lucian Truscott Newsletter
Show threadRainbowFrog

@wdlindsy

and, the not so negligeable possibility that, once the nukes are out, anybody who has some can play 🍄‍🟫 🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫

having nukes is fun, as long as you are the only one who's got some... this time is long gone (before my birth by many years)...

Mar 20 at 2:33pmWeb