William Lindsey 18h ago

"This weekend showed that we can expect more madness this week and beyond."

~ Steven Beschloss

#Trump #Iran #war
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https://www.americaamerica.news/p/how-about-one-dull-day

How About One Dull Day?

From Iran to Mueller to ICE in our airports, I think we've had enough of Trump's reckless actions putting the country on constant edge

America, America
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 18h ago

"Donald Trump and his minions are having a meltdown. On Saturday, Trump lashed out at the New York Times for an article saying the obvious — that many of his original war goals, whatever they may have been, remain unaccomplished."

~ Paul Krugman

#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas
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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/when-hyperglobalization-meets-chaos

When Hyperglobalization Meets Chaos

Choke points are everywhere you look

Paul Krugman
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 18h ago

"Just an hour later, he posted a threat to commit massive war crimes, saying that if Iran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours — that is, today — he will order U.S. forces to begin bombing civilian power plants."

#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey 18h ago

"Why the desperation? The answer is obvious. It’s turning out not just that regime change — if that was really the goal — is hard to engineer, but also that the world is a lot more dependent on the Strait of Hormuz than Trump and co. seem to have realized."

#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas
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Show threadRainbowFrog

@wdlindsy

and DJT doesn't care for "the world"... only for high level of protest in US

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