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 threadDavid J. Atkinson
@wdlindsy Every day it sounds a little more like, “Dear Leader calculates NP-Hard problems before breakfast.” We are now well into the superhuman phase of the cult of Trump.
Mar 20 at 3:12pmWeb