Mastodawn

William Lindsey

"Donald Trump’s unlawful war in Iran is escalating rapidly, and the gap between what he’s saying and what’s actually happening has never been wider. We are now seeing the deployment of one of the most elite rapid-response forces in the United States military, the 82nd Airborne Division. This is not a symbolic move or a small advisory presence."

~ Ben Meiselas

#Trump #Iran #war #military #troops
/1

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/trumps-war-spins-out-of-control-as

Trump’s War Spins Out of Control as Reality Closes In — 3/24/26 Updates

Hi, it’s Ben.

Meidas+

William Lindsey

"We are talking about thousands of paratroopers, including the Immediate Response Force, being positioned in the Middle East for potential ground operations. That is how wars expand. At the same time, Marine Expeditionary Units are moving into position, the USS Tripoli is en route, and additional naval assets are following, including the USS Boxer."

#Trump #Iran #war #military #troops #Marines
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William Lindsey

"This is a full-scale military buildup that points to something much bigger than the White House is willing to admit publicly.

All of this is happening as the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate in real time. ... What makes this even more dangerous is that Trump’s actions are making the situation harder to resolve, not easier."

#Trump #Iran #war #military #troops #Marines
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William Lindsey

"Donald Trump’s administration is moving thousands of US service members to the Middle East East, amid the disastrous US-Israeli war on Iran. And, just as with the historic public opposition to the war, there is unprecedented dissent brewing inside the military – with some troops currently on their way to the Middle East seeking to refuse fighting."

~ Prem Thakker

#Trump #Iran #war #military #troops #dissent #ConscientiousObjection
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https://zeteo.com/p/trump-troops-iran-get-ready-invade

US Troops Are Being Told to ‘Get Ready’ to Invade Iran

There’s a ‘1000% increase’ in troops trying to conscientiously object, Mike Prysner of the Center on Conscience and War tells Zeteo.

Zeteo

William Lindsey

"High-profile alleged war crimes, including the strike on the Minab girls’ school, as well as the US attack of the Iranian Naval ship returning from an Indian training exercise, have disturbed many US soldiers, [Mike] Prysner [of the Center on Conscience and War] said. He told Prem his organization has seen a '1,000% increase' in new conscientious-objector clients since the start of the war in Iran."

#Trump #Iran #war #military #troops #dissent #ConscientiousObjection
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William Lindsey

John Grosso reports on a fracturing of the alliance between MAGA (white) Catholics and MAGA (white) evangelicls over the Iran war:

"Traditionalist Catholics appear to be losing their place in the MAGA coalition."

As he notes, many MAGA Catholics do not buy into the theology driving the zionist, anti-Islamic holy war mentality of MAGA evangelicals, and this is causing major tensions between the two groups.

#Trump #Iran #war #HolyWar #MAGA #evangelicals #Catholics
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https://www.ncronline.org/news/maga-followers-have-new-enemy-traditionalist-catholics

MAGA followers have a new enemy: Traditionalist Catholics

A civil war has broken out in the MAGA coalition between traditionalist Catholics and evangelical Christians. The major disagreement? American support of Israel.

National Catholic Reporter

William Lindsey

"Donald Trump needs a way out of this war, and he is nearly out of lies.

The markets bought his headfake on Monday morning. But Iran didn’t. ...

The problem is Netanyahu, who needs this war to continue for reasons that have nothing to do with Iran’s nuclear program."

~ Jason Sattler

#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #war #oil #gas #markets #StockMarkets #StraitofHormuz
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https://thecause.substack.com/p/one-simple-trick-to-try-to-end-the

One Simple Trick to Try to End the Iran War

Trump needs a face-saving exit. The Defense Secretary who started this mess is the perfect scapegoat.

The Cause

William Lindsey

"Meanwhile Brent crude this morning is $6 a barrel higher than yesterday’s mid-day lows."

~ Simon Rosenberg

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #markets #StockMarkets #StraitofHormuz
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https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-lied-about-iran-talks-dhs-minus

Trump Lied About Iran Talks, DHS Minus ICE Set To Reopen, Poll: Dems Should Be Leaning Into "Elections And Democracy"

I will be with Hopium fav Anderson Clayton tonight in DC at 6pm - join us!

Hopium Chronicles By Simon Rosenberg

William Lindsey

"Donald Trump’s war on Iran appears to be a fiasco, and speaking to reporters, he made a surprising claim: He insisted no one anticipated that Iran would attack other countries in an effort to widen the war. But this was indeed widely expected, and amusingly, in saying that, Trump revealed that he didn’t anticipate it."

~ Greg Sargent

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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https://newrepublic.com/article/208082/trump-accidentally-admits-epic-iran-blunder-war-takes-worse-turn

Trump Accidentally Admits to Epic Iran Blunder as War Takes Worse Turn

As Trump blurts out a striking confession about his Iran fiasco, a foreign policy expert explains why the latest developments in the war are so unnerving—and what to expect next.

The New Republic

William Lindsey

"That’s a striking admission about his own lack of foresight. Which captures something broader: On many fronts, Trump didn’t prepare for eventualities that most experts fully did anticipate. Now Trump is lurching in all directions."

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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William Lindsey

Joe Perticone offers and insider glimpse into how the prediction markets and crypto subcultures feed into the politics of the Trump administration — as well as of the broligarchy, the techbros of Silicon Valley. There's mutual reinforcement between this subculture and the young male bro culture that helped Trump gain the White House.

He writes:

#Trump #Iran #war #PredictionMarkets #crypto #InsiderTrading
/11

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/an-evening-at-polymarket-totally-broken-popup-bar-situation-room-prediction-market

An Evening at Polymarket’s Totally Broken Pop-up Bar

The prediction-gambling company massively screwed up its attempt to schmooze D.C.

The Bulwark

William Lindsey

"Public relations is a vital component of any legitimacy and sanitization effort. Since last spring, Polymarket has been spending $90,000 per quarter to establish relationships with key players in government through David Urban, a former Trump campaign adviser. Polymarket’s advisory board features the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr."

#Trump #Iran #war #PredictionMarkets #crypto #InsiderTrading
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William Lindsey

"And the White House’s employees and allies are gaming and manipulating prediction markets to make substantial profit, according to Democrats."

#Trump #Iran #war #PredictionMarkets #crypto #InsiderTrading
/13

William Lindsey

"Gas market analyst Patrick De Haan: 'The average price of diesel in the US has reached $5.35/gal and is less than 50 cents from setting a new all-time record high.'”

~ Ron Filipkowski

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/14

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-335-32426

Today in Politics, Bulletin 335. 3/24/26

… MN filed a lawsuit against the Trump for withholding evidence in the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, as well as the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis. They’re seeking court order to force DHS and DOJ to hand over records about each of the shootings.

Meidas+

William Lindsey

"Because of his failure to anticipate Iran’s move, oil is now $100 a barrel. It was at $62 per barrel the day before the war started."

~ Mary Trump

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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https://www.marytrump.org/p/the-word-is-treason

The Word Is Treason

Giving aid and comfort to the enemy in the name of political gain

The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump

William Lindsey

"In the Oval Office on Tuesday afternoon, during the swearing-in of his new Secretary of Homeland Security, President Trump declared the war over and ordered more soldiers to the theater. …

Within hours of the declaration of victory, multiple confirmed developments made clear the war had not received the announcement."

~ Rudy Martinez

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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https://www.chicanoinparis.com/p/the-rest-of-the-world-report-tuesday-7ea

The Rest of the World Report | Tuesday, March 24, 2026 — Evening Edition

Day 25 | Iran War & Beyond ① Trump said "we've won this war" — and simultaneously ordered the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East. Iran fired cluster munitions into suburban Tel Aviv tonight. A Bushehr nuclear plant strike was confirmed. The war did not hear the announcement. ② Talks may happen in Pakistan as early as Thursday. The US agreed in principle. Iran hasn't confirmed it's coming. One problem: the analyst who knows Iran best says the US may be negotiating with the wrong person — Ghalibaf is visible, but Zolghadr is Mojtaba's man. ③ Trump's mystery "prize" from Iran is almost certainly Hormuz passage rights. Bloomberg confirmed Iran is charging $2 million per voyage. Someone also appears to have known about Monday's peace announcement before it was made — oil futures spiked minutes before the Truth Social post. Congress is moving. The SEC is silent. ④ A civilian nuclear power plant was struck for the second time this war. The IAEA condemned it. The head of the IAEA said separately that Iran's nuclear program will survive the conflict. The war's stated objective may not be achievable. ⑤ An unusual spike in oil futures trading minutes before Trump's Monday peace announcement is now being investigated. Nobel laureate Paul Krugman said it plainly: "Somebody close to Trump knew what he was about to do." $1.7 trillion moved in minutes. ⑥ The Philippines declared a national energy emergency. 115 million people. No domestic oil. New Zealand issued emergency cash payments to families. Asia is burning more coal. The IEA says this is worse than the 1970s oil shocks. The war is 25 days old.

A Chicano In Paris

f*cking b*tch club 3d ago

@wdlindsy Great photo! Let’s share it widely!

Vladyslav 3d ago

@wdlindsy white house staff gaming prediction markets for profit is the most on-brand washington story imaginable

Vladyslav 3d ago

@wdlindsy polymarket spending 90k per quarter on trump-world lobbyists while running prediction markets feels like regulatory arbitrage with extra steps.

cognitively accessible math 3d ago

@wdlindsy N + 1 for "could we please say "in another example that he is not medically fit for office,..."

cognitively accessible math 3d ago

@wdlindsy I appreciated on my otherwise horribly obnoxious "new window things" that the Daily Beast had a headline about Drumpf that included a pic of him laughing like a crazy man. YES. Next to it, CBS with standard issue sanewashing.

Adam van Sertima 3d ago

@wdlindsy Here’s the transcript of that article, so we don’t have to hear Trump actually speak:

https://newrepublic.com/article/208083/transcript-trump-blurts-epic-admission-failure-war-worsens

Transcript: Trump Blurts Out Epic Admission of Failure as War Worsens

As Trump accidentally makes a striking confession about his Iran fiasco, a foreign policy expert explains why the latest developments in the war are so unnerving—and what to expect next.

The New Republic

William Lindsey

@adamvs1 Thanks.

f*cking b*tch club 3d ago

@wdlindsy Yeah, but at least the “negotiators” are long-time diplomats with a lot of experience in middle east relations. Kushner, Witkoff, Vance—all the heavyweights!

(is Rubio involved?)

/s

William Lindsey

@grammasaurus I think Rubio has been effectively sidelined by Kushner-Witkoff.

f*cking b*tch club 3d ago

@wdlindsy He’s the only one who can speak Spanish so maybe they’ll dispatch him to Cuba. 😱

@wdlindsy Hearing this gives me hope that there are enough people within the military who are not willing to commit military crimes.