William Lindsey 
"Militarily it’s been one of the best Easters."
~ Donald Trump quoted by Jasper Nathaniel
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
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https://xcancel.com/infinite_jaz/status/2041220939568828727#m
"At the traditional White House Easter Egg roll this morning, Trump, whose right hand was swollen and covered with makeup after his weekend away from the cameras, stood with First Lady Melania Trump on a White House balcony, accompanied by a human-sized Easter Bunny. ...
Then he launched into a speech about Iran and wars and bombing and rescues."
Heather Cox Richardson
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-6-2026-monday
"The Easter Bunny’s blank eyes seemed first shocked and then desperate. It was a scene out of a surreal movie: the president of the United States describing a war next to a giant rabbit with big, vacant, eyes. Charlotte Clymer of Charlotte’s Web Thoughts wrote: 'Every day, I think: there’s no possible way it can get dumber and more embarrassing. And then Trump does something like this.'"
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
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"'And yes, this is real. It is all too real.' …
A later press conference at the White House continued the wild lies and non sequiturs. Trump began the conference by greeting the reporters with 'Happy Easter. We had a great Easter. This is one of our better Easters, I think, in a lot of different ways. I can say, militarily, it’s been one of the best.'”
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/4
“'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,' Trump posted this morning. 'I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”'
~ The Bulwark
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/5
"Donald Trump has issued a direct threat of mass killing, stating that if no deal is reached tonight, an entire civilization will die. This is not abstract rhetoric. It is a stated willingness to carry out catastrophic violence against a civilian population. ...
The threat is not hypothetical."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/6
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-trump-says-a-whole-civilization
BREAKING: Trump Says a "Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight" as Hegseth Faces Impeachment
Good morning everyone.
"It is paired with active military escalation and a declared timeline. If carried out, it would constitute a war crime in the clearest possible terms. Even issuing such a threat signals a collapse of legal and moral restraint at the highest level of power."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/7
"The news on Monday was dominated by Trump’s renewed threats to destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/7
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/trump-doubles-down-on-war-crimes
"WHAT AMERICAN READERS NEED TO KNOW: Iran’s railways are going to be struck today. That is what the IDF’s pre-dawn warning means, and it is consistent with every previous use of this warning mechanism in this war. Separately, Trump’s 8pm ET deadline — the third such deadline, each previously extended — expires tonight."
~ Rudy Martinez
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/8
https://www.chicanoinparis.com/p/the-rest-of-the-world-report-april-9ca
"Pakistan says negotiations are at a 'critical, sensitive stage.' Iran is defiant. The operational plan is ready. If the deadline passes without a deal, the strikes on power plants and bridges follow. If it passes without action, the war continues at the highest strike volume since it began. Either way, today is not a quiet day."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/9
"What we are hearing from Trump and his ilk is not just a threat—it also reveals a disturbing mindset.
He thinks that way, like Hitler did. The Fuhrer, a mediocre painter, could not draw people because he could not see people. He saw architecture."
~ Gene Weingarten
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/10
https://geneweingarten.substack.com/p/will-today-be-taco-tuesday
"If Trump does what he threatens to do, it would kill and maim tens of thousands of civilians, and likely end the lives of vastly more over time through disease and hunger as the country bleeds. It would make Trump a war criminal, an international pariah, and would make this country a rogue state supported only by opportunistic autocracies — the way North Korea is."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/11
"Between standing alongside his wife and a staffer in a bunny costume for the White House Easter Egg Roll, and standing alongside fellow alleged sexual abuser and war criminal Pete Hegseth for a press conference, Donald Trump had a busy Monday. And at each stop, he delivered remarks that contributed to one of his most bizarre, dangerous, and outright vicious days as president yet."
~ Prem Thakker
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/12
"No wonder all his children turned out to be sociopaths."
~ Gary Legum
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/13
https://www.wonkette.com/p/donald-trump-has-great-insight-into
"Somebody go get grandpa. Grandpa is crazy."
~ Joy-Ann Reid
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/14
https://www.joyannreid.com/p/trumps-war-lies-and-california-chaos
Trump’s War Lies and California Chaos | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!
A recording from Joy-Ann Reid's live video
"Today Trump has said he:
-Doesn't know if the Iran War is almost over or he's about to destroy the entire country.
-Killed Osama bin Laden.
-Will learn Spanish very quickly because he...
-Is running for President of Venezuela."
~ Patrick S. Tomlinson
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/15
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6nwm2iwjuw265xm5az2pekby/post/3miu3o6yzh22n
"How can you be proud of a country that is represented by Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, J.D. Vance?"
~ Stuart Stevens
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/16
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/my-conversation-with-stuart-stevens
My Conversation With Stuart Stevens Of Lincoln Square
Love these monthly get togethers with Stuart. I think you will too.
"We still don’t understand why he’s done this - take the oil, regime change, kill bad guys, prevent nukes - other than as he told us in that infamous NYT interview there were no longer any checks on his power other than his 'own mind' and thus could just do whatever he wanted, everywhere."
~ Simon Rosenberg
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/17
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-failed-war-keeps-failing-vance
"The press, because of its own conventions and time-honored practices, normalizes him, and thus fails to get across the extreme nature of this president’s behavior. Ten years of sane-washing have had their effect. He remains in power, reelected, undeterred. ...
And now, with this horrible Easter morning development, we’ve entered new territory."
~ Margaret Sullivan
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity #media
/18
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/how-the-media-must-cover-this-madman
"But let’s get real. If traditional techniques and language (“emphatic threats”) aren’t getting it done, what actually would work? I’ll make three suggestions, and would be happy to hear yours.
First, show the primary document — yes, publish an image of the actual social-media post — even if that means breaking with the tradition of standards and practices."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity #media
/19
"Second, use headline language and story placement to get across how truly radical Trump’s behavior is. ...
Third, break with tradition and put a strong opinion column or editorial — or even a very direct news analysis piece — at the top of the online home page, or on the print front page."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity #media
/20
“'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.'
These are not the words of Hitler, or Stalin, or Mao, or Pol Pot, or Assad, or Putin. These are the words of the president of the United States, today."
~ Timothy Snyder
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity #genocide
/21
"Whatever happens tonight, the president, by saying such things, has already changed the world for the worse, and made acts of mass violence more likely."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity #genocide
/22
"Best case scenario right now: Trump is deranged.
Because it’s either that or he’s stone-cold evil. Or both.
Our country’s news organizations can no longer afford to beat around the bush about this. An entire civilization lies in the balance."
~ Dan Froomkin
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity #genocide #media
/23
https://criticalread.substack.com/p/acknowledging-trumps-derangement
"I long ago moved away from leading Morning Memo with crazy shit Trump says, but over the last 48 hours he’s become so unhinged, erratic, and cartoonishly bombastic about an ongoing regional war in one of the cradles of civilization that it feels worth noting for posterity’s sake."
~ David Kurtz
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity #genocide
/24
https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/trump-a-whole-civilization-will-die
"The president’s menacing threats to wipe out Iran have prompted an unseen level of backlash across the American political spectrum. Everyone from far-right conspiracists Alex Jones & Candace Owens, to former MAGA loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene, to Never Trumper Bill Kristol, to progressive lawmakers Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, is now calling for Trump’s removal from office."
~ Zeteo
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/25
https://zeteo.com/p/trump-iran-war-genocidal-threats-civilization
"Senior U.S. officials are now describing Donald Trump as 'bloodthirsty' and a 'mad dog' as the clock ticks toward an 8 PM deadline for potential strikes on Iran. Even some Republicans are openly hoping he does not follow through—despite Trump insisting the deadline still stands."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/26
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-us-officials-describe-trump
NEWS: US Officials Describe Trump as 'Bloodthirsty' and a 'Mad Dog,' Some Republicans Hope Trump Does not Follow Through, 25th Amendment Calls Grow
Good afternoon everyone.
"At the same time, calls to invoke the 25th Amendment are growing louder across the political spectrum, as fears mount that the situation is spiraling toward something far more dangerous."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/27
"This is one of the most horrifying things: When Trump is told that his current plans would make him a war criminal, that may make him even more likely to raise the stakes higher, bring more destruction, kill more people, and cause more global instability."
~ Paul Waldman
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/28
"The foundation of Trump’s movement, and the thing that made him so appealing to all the worst people in America, was the promise of liberation. No longer would you be constrained in what you can say or do by society and its rules, by 'political correctness,' by women and minorities and liberals, by the annoying demand to consider the wishes and feelings of those around you. By becoming your worst self, you would at last be free."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes
/29
"Normal life will continue. It’s going to be a really weird thing to be out there, you know, grocery shopping and taking the subway and all of those things. But this is, in a way, the defining moment. The fate of the whole American idea is on the line.
I have no idea how this ends."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/30
Our Darkest Hour
The civilization we destroy may be our own
"In recent days we’ve seen people from Alex Jones to Senator Chris Murphy to the usually reserved Dr. Vin Gupta all raised red flags about Trump’s alarming cognitive decline.
While Trump has been mentally sliding since returning to office, this current situation is different."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
/31
https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/democrats-must-make-trumps-insanity
"We are not dealing with Trump just posting online outrageous lies or making threats. We are at war because of Trump’s dementia."
#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #WarCrimes #Easter #insanity
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oldguycrustyand again ... thank you @wdlindsy for these threads..
I feel like you are doing work that will be a resource for the #Tribunals that follow..
...in my fantasy future at least.
but seriously, I dont see anyone doing what you are doing here.. collecting, amalgamating, recording...
Cheers..
bouriquet
yuhasz01
Gondor
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺@wdlindsy Those calls should be deafening by now.
Peter Brown@wdlindsy has he been impeached? https://social.vivaldi.net/@JDGeoShack/116364347462569712
JD (@[email protected])
@[email protected] The House just introduced articles of impeachment. https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres1155/BILLS-119hres1155ih.pdf Contact your reps and get them on board if they are not: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member Let's 8647 finally. 💪
@peterbrown Thank you for the link. Unless I misunderstand, articles of impeachment have been introduced, but will have to be debated and voted on.
@wdlindsy I see. Well, I suppose it’s a start.
Nicole ParsonsMAGA pundits like #MadMarjorie talk as if "it's all fun & games until someone loses an eye"
They enjoyed the transgressive "humor" of a narcissist. They thought Trump was funny.
He amuses them with his petty mean spiritedness & small minded zingers.
Trump cosplays a comedian but he's essentially incapable of the empathy necessary for real humor.
The "jokes" that belittle, diminish, etc aren't real jokes, they're weapons.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/peaceful-parenting/202410/the-funny-narcissist
Each of Trump’s acts provides evidence for investigation & trials (RICO, threat funding, FARA, , trading with the enemy)
Each instance of public corruption provides a rational for future laws, international regulations, and ethics requirements.
Each example of Trump’s deviance feeds an impetus to expand the Supreme Court & revise the constitution to ratify the ERA, restore the Voting Rights Act & end Citizens United.
Each war is evidence for the Hague. Each example of ecocide too.
Kadsenchaos
Embrace Civil Disobedience@wdlindsy I'll share this chart again that describes the comparisons and traits of a sadistic psychopath. Trump is certainly a malignant narcissist, but he is much worse than that, and being a narcissist doesn't exclude other pathology.
This chart came from Psychology Today. I apologize. I can't provide the issue date.
I also apologize to the folks who use alt text. The list is too long to fit within the character count parameters.
Prof. #TimothySnyder could not be more clear here. This is a quiet, reserved, book-ish fellow trying as loudly as he can muster - to warn us of what is happening..
#Fascism = #Trumpism = #MAGA = #war = #Authoritarianism = #Destruction
Such Trumpy war crimes and genocide puts the issue and solution way beyond electoral solutions now.
Uncertain if Americans understand that fully or willing to take actions to stop it......
@yuhasz01 The term "Americans" comprises a broad and diverse group. Many of us are tuned out, apathetic, or actually inimical to sound information. But that describes from from all of us.