The one thing everyone (so far) leaves out is that Russia is allied with Iran and Pakistan (which border each other), and Pakistan HAS nukes already, which it got from China, and Xi has recently come out in support of Iran...
“[E]ven as we pushed boundaries, we held the line. We debated. We self-restrained.” And yet the laws were still written such that Trump will have a new “War on Terror—with all the domestic powers that come with it.” “He governs not by law. . .” Apparently, he does - the laws you helped craft which will give him these powers. Obviously, you didn’t personally order the strike, or actually pass the aforementioned bills into statutes, but how do you reconcile your past work enabling Trump now? Trump has the exact same level of scruples (none) as prior administrations. Criticizing Trump for using laws you helped write.
This. If Iran bombs the American homeland, it is the American people at large who will suffer after Iran gets bombed to the glee of the warmongers. The “global war on terror” gave us the horrors of the Patriot Act, extrajudicial torture, and the beginnings of the surveillance state. All it took was two planes into two famous towers unleashing American death.
With TACO? He wants to provoke Iran into an attack on America. He wants martial law, even as his mental health spirals down. He will inpose it on blue cities and blue states. The Galactic Empire sprung to life.
All of us can not flee America. If America falls, no country is safe. We live on the same planet.
I think one option is missing. Economic retaliation. To hurt America you have to hurt the oligarchs. To affect regime change in America you have to attack our financial position in the world and the oligarchs. Trump has pissed off every country in the world so there will be no support for financial stability for the US and certainly no one will send one soldier to die in a Trump world. Crude
Prices are about to rise. China and the rest of the world have had it with Trump. They will seize the opportunity to hide behind Iran to put increased financial pressure on the US.
What have you got against Iran? CIA meddling made it what it is. I support their support for Palestine. The Iranian people will replace their theocracy and then Persian civilization will rise again to rain hellfire upon the genocidal Zionists. Fuck Israel and fuck the U.S.A.
This was exactly my reaction when I heard the news. I held off saying so here because I’m just a Brit who saw how Thatcher weaponised the Falklands War back in 1982.
Of course. I don’t actually think Trump can think through anything with that many steps, but he is surrounded by really evil people who can. But the reasons for war are always domestic. I read that somewhere yesterday and it struck me.
I have already been expecting a false flag event to be staged domestically, so Trump could enact a state of emergency and suspend elections. Now he has Iran to blame in that instance. There is no level too low for this regime to stoop.
A concern that Tim Snyder has warned of as we trundle towards 180d, now post strike on Iran (which, BTW, they had been moving B2s to Diego Garcia since late March, so this strike was a fait accompli) is the next chapter in the authoritarian playbook: a false flag terrorist event in the US blamed on…a convenient scapegoat, Iran. (Authoritarian scholars point to Putin/FSB blowing up apartment buildings in Moscow, blaming it on the Chechens then going to war with them.) Before the strike last week, JD Vance was talking up Iranian sleeper cell concerns in the US. Now ABC and CNN are talking up sleeper cells. Malcolm Nance says: No, that’s not where the money is. But the Regime wants martial law and such false flag attacks are a persuasive reason to rally his base given his flailing other campaigns. July 4th is coming up - a symbolic date which could be used to create trouble. The recent Muslim travel bans? We see how all the puzzle pieces fall into place.
The one thing everyone (so far) leaves out is that Russia is allied with Iran and Pakistan (which border each other), and Pakistan HAS nukes already, which it got from China, and Xi has recently come out in support of Iran...
This ain't over.
You have the playback spelled out 100% accurately. And they will ram through the OBBB. America's Death Warrant.
OBBB?
One Big Beautiful Bill
Having a “second flag” is neither viable or desirable for me.
“[E]ven as we pushed boundaries, we held the line. We debated. We self-restrained.” And yet the laws were still written such that Trump will have a new “War on Terror—with all the domestic powers that come with it.” “He governs not by law. . .” Apparently, he does - the laws you helped craft which will give him these powers. Obviously, you didn’t personally order the strike, or actually pass the aforementioned bills into statutes, but how do you reconcile your past work enabling Trump now? Trump has the exact same level of scruples (none) as prior administrations. Criticizing Trump for using laws you helped write.
This. If Iran bombs the American homeland, it is the American people at large who will suffer after Iran gets bombed to the glee of the warmongers. The “global war on terror” gave us the horrors of the Patriot Act, extrajudicial torture, and the beginnings of the surveillance state. All it took was two planes into two famous towers unleashing American death.
With TACO? He wants to provoke Iran into an attack on America. He wants martial law, even as his mental health spirals down. He will inpose it on blue cities and blue states. The Galactic Empire sprung to life.
All of us can not flee America. If America falls, no country is safe. We live on the same planet.
Every act of violence perpetrated against the U.S.A. is a well-deserved retribution.
I disagree. The people are not the government, and other than the top and well connected, there are good people working in the government.
Most of the people are doing what they can to get by, that’s all.
Just like the Niagara Falls incident they jump to conclusions without facts
I think one option is missing. Economic retaliation. To hurt America you have to hurt the oligarchs. To affect regime change in America you have to attack our financial position in the world and the oligarchs. Trump has pissed off every country in the world so there will be no support for financial stability for the US and certainly no one will send one soldier to die in a Trump world. Crude
Prices are about to rise. China and the rest of the world have had it with Trump. They will seize the opportunity to hide behind Iran to put increased financial pressure on the US.
Whatta bunch of dumb fucks!!
What have you got against Iran? CIA meddling made it what it is. I support their support for Palestine. The Iranian people will replace their theocracy and then Persian civilization will rise again to rain hellfire upon the genocidal Zionists. Fuck Israel and fuck the U.S.A.
This was exactly my reaction when I heard the news. I held off saying so here because I’m just a Brit who saw how Thatcher weaponised the Falklands War back in 1982.
Thanks for the text. Important to criticise the governemnt when they are doing something wrong or against the constitution. It reminds of this text https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-iran-strike-shows-the-urgent?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=461280&post_id=166532408&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=5b2zo&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Of course. I don’t actually think Trump can think through anything with that many steps, but he is surrounded by really evil people who can. But the reasons for war are always domestic. I read that somewhere yesterday and it struck me.
Bingo:
If there is such a thing as a Trump Doctrine, it seems to go like this:
Lie about what’s happening.
Do a dramatic thing.
Declare victory.
Leave the rest of us to deal with the consequences.
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Did Trump get confused about the information about Iran?
I have already been expecting a false flag event to be staged domestically, so Trump could enact a state of emergency and suspend elections. Now he has Iran to blame in that instance. There is no level too low for this regime to stoop.
He’s always wanted America to be caught in his crosshairs just to stay out of prison
Who wants to place a bet that "Iran's" terrorist response in the US happens in California?
Or New York City or Chicago
A concern that Tim Snyder has warned of as we trundle towards 180d, now post strike on Iran (which, BTW, they had been moving B2s to Diego Garcia since late March, so this strike was a fait accompli) is the next chapter in the authoritarian playbook: a false flag terrorist event in the US blamed on…a convenient scapegoat, Iran. (Authoritarian scholars point to Putin/FSB blowing up apartment buildings in Moscow, blaming it on the Chechens then going to war with them.) Before the strike last week, JD Vance was talking up Iranian sleeper cell concerns in the US. Now ABC and CNN are talking up sleeper cells. Malcolm Nance says: No, that’s not where the money is. But the Regime wants martial law and such false flag attacks are a persuasive reason to rally his base given his flailing other campaigns. July 4th is coming up - a symbolic date which could be used to create trouble. The recent Muslim travel bans? We see how all the puzzle pieces fall into place.