Ashely at Green-Wood Cemetery

Cid in SoHo

Shirley at the New Museum

Iran is winning the propaganda war against Trump – brick by brick Tehran’s viral videos satirising a Lego-style president have harnessed the power of AI – and Maga’s debasing of political discourse – and turned it against the US, writes disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz

www.thenerve.news/p/nina-jankowicz-iran-le...

Iran war: We spoke to the man making Lego-style AI videos that experts say are powerful propaganda "Slopaganda" is too weak a term to capture how powerful this "highly sophisticated" content is, one expert says.

1/2 #Iran is winning the propaganda war.
“He's a savvy social media operator who initially denies working for the Iranian government. In previous interviews the outlet has said it is "totally independent". But on further questioning, Mr Explosive admits the regime is a customer. #LegoVideos #r4today

Why are “investors,” those exemplars of flinty-eyed, rational, self-interested capitalism, ALWAYS swayed by Trump’s bullshit pronouncements?

I hear St. Maarten is very nice.

JUST IN: Viktor Orban conceded his defeat in Hungary.

The far-right leader & Trump ally will no longer be prime minister.

What remains to be seen is the size of his defeat — and whether the opposition wins a supermajority to amend the constitution and reverse Orban’s rule.

“The Iranians have no cards, … except for those four aces.”

PM Sanchez with all the great lines:

“Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they turn up with a bucket.”

Trump achieved “unconditional surrender,” he just didn’t say by whom.

2 week ceasefire:

Roughly speaking, the replacement cost of the two fighter jets downed in Iran is $100 million each. The A-10 was cheaper, but hasn’t been in production for decades.

All of the skepticism about the crediblity of ceasefire-talk claims and all the concerns over the complication of recovering energy flow, etc., are valid and proper.

But if you don't see there's at least signal value in the President wanting a path out, just stop opining on reflex market reactions.

The U.S. is using Apache helicopters ($50 million each) to shoot down Shaheed-136 drones ($50,000 each).

Doubtful that Trump will pick up on statements that a Japanese person would consider “direct.”

“Please Bibi! I’ll be good!” … Begging Trump is the best Trump.

What can we learn from a close loss? Kat Abughazaleh didn't win the IL-09 primary. But a 4-point loss may still tell us something important about the direction of the Democratic Party.

the temptation to tweet a dismissive hot take out to perform to your followers how much you hate lefty progressives seriously hampers one's ability to conduct serious analysis of politics

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-can-w...

Oil - $111 per barrel

Having been caught up in this, I wonder what happens to my ACD status “keep your nose clean for 12 months.” Am I still at risk of dire consequences if I’m charged with some other minor infraction? Or does the ACD status expire immediately?

Most people don't know this story. But this moment helped shaped the person I became.

Watch The Last Republican free on YouTube: youtu.be/HmL_2PKL9o4?...

This machine helps prevent wars.

No fuel routes. No chokepoints. No supply shocks. No bloodshed. No petrostate extortion.

Today’s sunlight beats ancient sunlight any day—both geopolitically and on efficiency. ☀️⚡

Energy grown everywhere → conflict nowhere.

#Bettrification

“begs”

We have obliterated, decimated, and 100% destroyed the Iranian military, but we want all Americans to leave the country next to them because it’s too dangerous, and we want countries that we have insulted and denigrated help us out with this Strait of Hormuz thing.

Lemme get this straight…

Donald Trump has “destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability” but he’s begging our allies (and China) to help him?

Stable genius.

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Is it normal for the president of the United States to pathetically plead for the nations of the world to come bail him out of the disaster he created entirely on his own?

Trump two weeks ago: woooooo!!! America!!! yeah!!!

Trump today: hopefully China, France, Japan, others will be sending ships..

Pete Hegseth as Baghdad Bob (AI)

Pentagon Pete: “It was just a mid-air collision. Nowhere near Shiite militias who we have already eliminated 100%, and will eliminate more tomorrow.”

Straight from Pentagon Pete “We are crushing them.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

One of my favorite kinds of charts showing the bifurcation in the office market. Buildings built before 2000 are dying: