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But it’s not a “war” right? 🙄
#US #military hits 3 Iranian #oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
#Trump #JDVance #idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
But it’s not a “war” right? 🙄
#US #military hits 3 Iranian #oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
#Trump #JDVance #idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
But it’s not a “war” right? 🙄
#US #military hits 3 Iranian #oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
#Trump #JDVance #idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
But it’s not a “war” right? 🙄
#US #military hits 3 Iranian #oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
#Trump #JDVance #idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
But it’s not a “war” right? 🙄
#US #military hits 3 Iranian #oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
#Trump #JDVance #idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
#Diesel hit a new record price in the #US on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the 6-month-long #war with #Iran continues to disrupt the world’s flow of #fuel.
#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/gas-diesel-prices-us-iran-war-ebd01b9773365ee40550dcfd7d3ebf87?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
In Small Iranian Town, a #US Attack Turns a #Wedding Into a Tragedy
The bomb that hit the #residential area was American, according to a weapons expert & a visual analysis by NYT. It killed 5 people & wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/video/iran-us-attack-wedding.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-VA.l0O_.PT7uzyf8tGO2&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The warnings — detailed for #Hegseth by the heads of the #Army, #Navy & #AirForce & the four-star commanders overseeing #US operations throughout #Europe, #Asia & #LatinAmerica — appear in the Aug 14 edition of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book ( #SDOB ), these people said. They described the assessment to WaPo on the condition of anonymity because the document is #classified.
#kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #IranWar #Iran #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #MiddleEast
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Covert #CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on #Galápagos boats
A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the #FishingBoats before #drones attacked, flight data shows.
#Trump #MafiaState #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Ecuador #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #imperialism #geopolitics
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There is disagreement, however, among senior #US officials over whether to proceed with attacking the militant group. A vocal advocate for using force is the #NationalSecurity Council’s senior director for counterterrorism [& #FarRight #fraudster media personality] #SebastianGorka, said the current & former officials….
#Mali #Trump #warmonger #MadWithPower #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
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WTF?
#Trump admin weighing #military options in #Mali, officials say
If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term.#NationalSecurity #warmonger #MadWithPower #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/22/trump-administration-weighs-military-options-mali-officials-say/ -
Six soldiers with the #Army’s 103rd Sustainment Command died as a result of the strike & dozens more were wounded, some seriously. The attack stands as one of the #Iran war’s costliest for #US personnel & the #Trump admin, souring many Americans on Trump’s decision to start the conflict & raising questions about the precautions taken ahead of time to protect those put in harm’s way.
#kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #SuckersAndLosers #USmilitary #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers
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Survivors of Iranian attack that killed 6 #US #troops say #generals ignored warnings
The drone strike on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait occurred on day two of the #war. Those who were there say they fear no one will be held accountable.#idiocracy #kakistocracy #Trump #Hegseth #SuckersAndLosers #USmilitary #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #law #Congress #WarPowers
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#GOP Sens #RandPaul & #BillCassidy, who had previously voted to rein in #Trump’s #WarPowers on #Iran, changed their votes; Paul voted present & Cassidy voted against advancing the resolution. Sens #SusanCollins & #LisaMurkowski once again voted for the resolution, while “Democratic” Sen #JohnFetterman again voted against it. The final tally was 47-50-1.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy
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#Senate advances’measure to limit #Trump #WarPowers in #Iran with #GOP defections
The Senate advanced a measure Tuesday aimed at restricting Trump’s #war powers by requiring approval by #Congress for any future military action in #Iran [the freaking #law].
The measure advanced, 50-47. POS Schizo [colloquial usage] Dem Sen #JohnFetterman joined #Republicans in rejecting it, while GOP Sens #RandPaul, #SusanCollins, #LisaMurkowski & #BillCassidy voted with #Democrats.
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Iran's Guards seize #wartime power, weakening Supreme Leader's role
2 months into a war with the #US & #Israel, #Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of #power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with Washington.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/irans-guards-seize-wartime-power-blunting-supreme-leaders-role-2026-04-28/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
For Australia The Price is Always Right
The War They Sold Us, The Bill We’re Paying Dr Andrew Klein is right. The War They Sold Us, The Price We Pay, Australia has quietly signed up to another illegal war on Iran and, with customary discretion, sent the invoice straight to its own citizens. We are already paying. At the bowser. At the checkout. At the chemist. The meter is running long before the government has bothered to explain why it switched it on. Even if it could. This is how modern war arrives. Not with declarations, […]https://urbanwronski.com/2026/04/04/for-australia-the-price-is-always-right/
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#Iran hardliners ramp up calls for a #NuclearBomb
The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a #nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating #US - #Israel attack is getting louder, more public & more insistent, sources in the country say.
#TrumpsWar #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/iran-hardliners-ramp-up-calls-nuclear-bomb-sources-say-2026-03-26/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
#Trump could [try to] play kingmaker if the regime were to crumble, but the #NIC report does not view the establishment’s hold on power as brittle.
“There’s no other force within #Iran that can confront the remaining power that the regime has,” said Maloney. “Even if they’re not able to project that power very effectively against their neighbors, they can certainly dominate inside the country.”#ForeverWars #US #war #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
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…#US spy agencies’ doubts about Iran’s opposition seizing power have been referenced in the NYT & the WSJ. The #NIC’s involvement, & its analyses of the potential outcomes of small- & large-scale offensives, have not been previously reported.
Suzanne Maloney, an #Iran scholar & vp at the Brookings Institution, said the NIC’s prediction that Iran’s institutions will endure stems from its rigorous knowledge of the Islamic republic.
#war #Trump #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
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And yet…
#Intelligence report warns large-scale #war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime
A classified report by the #NIC found that even a large-scale assault on #Iran launched by the #US would be unlikely to oust the Islamic republic’s entrenched military & clerical establishment, a sobering assessment as the #Trump admin raises the specter of an extended #military campaign that officials say has “only just begun.”
#RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/07/iran-intelligence-report-unlikely-oust-regime/ -
#Trump finally entered the East Room of the White House 45 minutes late to give his first public remarks about the war he’s launched on #Iran. His chief of staff, #SusieWiles & #JointChiefs Chair Gen #DanCaine are there.
Trump said the #US #military “continues to carry out large-scale combat operations in Iran.”
#war #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
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The inspiration is the 19th cent #MonroeDoctrine that prioritized #USsupremacy in the #WesternHemisphere & which #Trump has embraced & renamed the “#DonroeDoctrine.”
Experts say that while the revival of this playbook may have unnerved some #US #allies, it could also serve the interests of #Russia, locked in a war in #Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, & #China, which has long had its sights set on #Taiwan.
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #law #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
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#BernieSanders: US Attack on #Venezuela Is Rank #Imperialism
This brazen violation of international law gives a green light to any nation on earth that may wish to attack another country to seize their resources or change their governments.
by Bernie Sanders, January 3, 2026
"Donald Trump has, once again, shown his contempt for the #Constitution and the rule of law. The President of the United States does NOT have the right to unilaterally take this country to war, even against a corrupt and brutal dictator like Maduro. The United States does NOT have the right, as Trump stated this morning, to 'run' Venezuela. Congress must immediately pass a #WarPowers resolution to end this illegal military operation and reassert its constitutional responsibilities.
"Trump’s attack on Venezuela will make the #UnitedStates and the world less safe. This brazen violation of international law gives a green light to any nation on earth that may wish to attack another country to seize their #resources or change their governments. This is the horrific logic of force that #Putin used to justify his brutal attack on #Ukraine.
"Trump and his administration have often said they want to revive the #MonroeDoctrine, claiming the United States has the right to dominate the affairs of the hemisphere. They have spoken openly about controlling Venezuela’s oil reserves, the largest in the world. This is rank imperialism. It recalls the darkest chapters of #USInterventions in #LatinAmerica, which have left a terrible legacy. It will and should be condemned by the democratic world.
Trump campaigned for president on an '#AmericaFirst' platform. He claimed to be the 'peace candidate.' At a time when 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, when our #healthcare system is collapsing, when people cannot afford #housing and when #AI threatens millions of jobs, it is time for the president to focus on the crises facing this country and end this #MilitaryAdventurism abroad. Trump is failing in his job to 'run' the United States. He should not be trying to 'run' Venezuela."
Listen:
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/bernie-sanders-venezuela-attack#USPol #WorldPol #DonroeDoctrine
#MoronDoctrine #USImperialism #NoNewWars #NoWar #WarMongers #USWarCrimes #CorporateColonialism -
#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.
#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers
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#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.
#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers
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#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.
#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers
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#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.
#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers
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#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.
#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers
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At the time of #EmilBove's comments, #Trump had only been back in office for a month. The White House had made clear that combatting drug #cartels & transnational criminal gangs was a priority, but few could envision that 6 months later the US would be blowing up suspected drug boats in the #Caribbean Sea & Eastern #Pacific Ocean.
#law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #WarPowers #Congress #DOJ
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#Trump #DOJ ofcl said #US should just “sink” boats in the #Caribbean
At a DOJ conference in Feb, then-acting DAG #EmilBove told the DOJ's top #drug prosecutors that the Trump admin wasn't interested in interdicting suspected drug vessels at sea anymore. Instead, he said, the US should "just sink the boats," acc/to 3 people present for the speech.
#law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #WarPowers #Congress
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g-s1-97836/venezuela-evidence-doj-strikes-sinking-suspected-drug-boats-assertations