What is Trump's best case scenario in Iran?

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Very serious point here — media vastly overreport what Trump says rather than clarifying for the reader the actual strategic situation.

This is a war based on lies

The National Science Foundation which funds a quarter of all basic scientific research in the country is being dismantled.

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'This is not rewarding Russia' — US official defends extension of sanctions waiver on Russian oil "This is not rewarding Russia. That's ridiculous," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told NBC's "Meet the Press" with Kristen Welker on April 19.

Sure, Russia hasn’t done anything good, so the oil bonanza billions from the US can’t be a reward. It’s just an expression of Trump’s general policy to make life easier for Putin. It serves no US interest whatsoever.
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NOPE!!!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

🚨 Breaking News: Trump says the US has seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to get past its blockade of Iran's ports.

The ship was given "fair warning to stop" in the Gulf of Oman and, after refusing, the navy "stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room"

Truth 👇

John Fugelsang@JohnFugelsang·Apr 16
They name-drop Jesus,but govern like Caesar.
This cruelty isn’t incidental;it’s their strategy.
Bc if u convince the scared voting majority that powerless minorities are the enemy,u never hve 2explain why amoral billionaires are running the gov't.

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So to sum up the war in Iran:

Bibi is a megalomaniac with the same expansionist ambitions as Putin and even greater political problems at home.

So he convinced the ONE POTUS stupid enough to ignore his own experts that going to war with Iran would be quick and easy. Bibi wanted that war to serve

Ossoff: I don’t know if you saw, but JD Vance was in Georgia this week. Don’t worry—no one showed up. The stadium was empty.

Kamlager-Dove: Stevie Wonder can even see how much this war is costing us. Prices have gone up, and this dude is wanting to spend $2 billion of your money every single day rather than help you. Fuck him.

Actually House Democrats killed the bill demanding reforms. Just a handful of GOP went along. Well done Speaker Jeffries. Of course the corporate media and dumbest among us will never give Democrats credit.

It's Pete Day And might be a weekly thing

It's going to be a weekly thing #military #army #navy #Marines #airforce #coastguard #spaceforce

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🚨 Breaking News🚨

Strait open and safe passage allowed for remainder of ceasefire, per Iran #breakingnews #iran

They think just war doctrine means that it’s just because they say it’s just….

Don't think there should be any trust with the current regime occupying the White House

“The most consequential development of the 21st century is the destruction by the most powerful state in the international order of its own primacy.”

Quite the first sentence by @kschake.bsky.social

On Tyranny, Orbán, and Trump (with Timothy Snyder) Listen to the latest episode of the Stay Tuned with Preet podcast

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NEW: House Judiciary Cmte Dems launch probe into Jared Kushner

Inquiry: "You are now reportedly participating as Special Envoy for Peace.. At the same time, you're soliciting billions of dollars from Gulf monarchies for your private business ventures"

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House Oversight Cmte Dems ask GOP to set new deposition date for Pam Bondi

About GOP leaders, Rep Robert Garcia (D-CA), “There’s zero evidence that they’ve even spoken to her. Every day that goes by is one more day the former Attorney General is failing to fulfill the lawful, bipartisan subpoena”

Senator WARNS ME About NEW Trump ELECTION THREAT… YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports

Warnings about new election threat

Just posted “Scott MacFarlane Reports” from Capitol Hill

No sanewashing, no platforming lies

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How MAGA Just Attacked Islam, Judaism and Christianity in the Same Week Christian Nationalism Gives the Finger to Everyone Jesus Told Them to Love. Again.

They name-drop Jesus, but govern like Caesar.

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