Looks from here like the Trump regime is hoping Iran will provide a Reichstag fire-type event (look it up) in the U.S. -- see those scary warnings of attacks on California.

Why? A pretext to escalate domestic fascism, such as even more direct interference with this year's elections.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@PaulusMc70/116212565840209122

If you have 40 minutes watching this Senate floor speech by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) is certainly worth your time.

Depending on how closely you have been following Trump, Russia and Epstein there may not be much revelatory here, but having the narrative put together as only a brilliant lawyer can do, and on the Senate floor is really breathtaking.

NEW: A sharp warning in an ordinary news release: "President Trump’s Justice Department.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi has made clear since day one her view that DOJ's lawyers are "his lawyers." On Thursday, DOJ went further, claiming it's "Trump's Justice Department."

Today, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/news-release-trump-justice-department

“Karp’s message is loud and clear: My technology will take political capital away from one of your greatest enemies—liberal women with degrees—and give one of your favorite demographics to patronize—working-class men—more political power to transfer to you.”

These fucking women-hating weirdo assholes.

I used to think my nemesis was the finance bro. My mistake. It's the Tech Bro. Specifically, this kind.

https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power

And this in Boston.

Don’t stop talking about the Epstein files.
Don’t stop talking about the Epstein files.
Don’t stop talking about the Epstein files.
Don’t stop talking about the Epstein files.
Don’t stop talking about the Epstein files.
Don’t stop