Mastodawn

“Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later.”
#TheAtlantic #April2026

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/trump-iran-war-allies/686423/?gift=TT3VrU3Z4W1glrn7L47cFaonBKjASjl1wbBJo2LHjWU

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.

The Atlantic

Spence Williams 1d ago

ICE makes headlines in Portland when they do the job they are supposed to do #ETTD #NoKings

https://reader.theoregonian.com/in-rare-move-ice-agents-pick-up-man-at-oregon-prison/content.html

In rare move, ICE agents pick up man at Oregon prison

February arrest was also a rare example of officers targeting someone with a criminal record.

Spence Williams 2d ago

Here’s an idea, instead of renaming a street “unname” it. Revert the street name to 39th Avenue.

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/03/18/portland-leaders-mull-renaming-street-k-8-school-after-allegations-against-cesar-chavez/

Portland Leaders Mull Renaming the Street and K-8 School After Allegations Against César Chávez

Portland leaders are talking about renaming César E. Chavez Boulevard in view of allegations that the civil rights and labor leader abused multiple women and young girls throughout his career.

Willamette Week

Spence Williams 2d ago

Obviously a fake story. Check again.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/movies/chuck-norris-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Chuck Norris, Action Star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ Dies at 86

He channeled his martial arts skills into heroic roles in films like “The Delta Force” and “Missing in Action” and in the long-running TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger.”

The New York Times

Spence Williams 3d ago

80,000 intelligence experts and it all comes down to the feelings of an erratic seventy- nine year old man.

#ETTD #NoKings #IranWar

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-iran-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

What’s a Threat? Gabbard Says It’s Up to Trump, on Iran and Elsewhere.

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was left to square the president’s comments about an imminent nuclear threat from Iran with a letter from one of her trusted aides.

The New York Times

Spence Williams 5d ago

As French Prime Minister Clemenceau said “war is too important to be left to military men.” However when the civilians leading the military are narcissistic sociopaths relying on their “feelings” this is an infinitely worse situation. #ETTD #NoKings #IranWar

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/us/politics/trump-national-security.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump Follows His Gut. His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up.

Decisions come fast, even if contradictions and inconsistencies abound. But without much of a process, there is little preparation for how things can go wrong.

The New York Times

Spence Williams 6d ago

A note to the Trump Administration: power, like any other addiction, has the same path of redemption. It starts with "admit you have a problem."

Congress, and America's allies, can help you with your problem, but you first have to admit it. #ETTD #NoKings #IranWar

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/16/world/iran-war-trump-oil-lebanon?unlocked_article_code=1.TlA.XIQ5.HKXM07zZQTAp&smid=url-share

Iran War Live Updates: Trump Criticizes Allies for Rebuffing His Appeals for Assistance in Strait of Hormuz

“I think it’s important that I be here,” President Trump said of asking China to reschedule a summit. Earlier, he disparaged allies for failing to embrace his request for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The New York Times

Spence Williams Mar 15

Is @AcademyAwardsHD going to have a split screen with @teamcoco and the @DowJones? #OscarHostSoPale

Spence Williams Mar 15

Journalists didn’t lose Afghanistan.

Journalists didn’t lose Vietnam.

Journalists won’t lose Iran.

Seventy-nine years of centralized strategic incompetence in the Pentagon is the culprit.

#ETTD #NoKings #IranWar #NationalSecurityActof1947

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/world/middleeast/fcc-broadcasters-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

FCC Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over Iran War Coverage

The comment from Brendan Carr came on the heels of a social media message from President Trump criticizing the news media’s coverage of the war with Iran.

The New York Times

Spence Williams Mar 14

It’s not true there is no strategy in the #IranWar. It’s just the country that is being strategic is not the one we hoped.

#ETTD #NoKings

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010767681/where-iran-is-hitting-back.html?smid=url-share

Video: Where Iran Is Hitting Back

Iran is retaliating against the U.S. with strikes on American sites throughout the Middle East. Our reporter Eric Schmitt looks at the damage these attacks have caused and what they tell us about Iran’s strategy.