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Third #AircraftCarrier & thousands of #troops head to #MiddleEast as #Trump weighs new #Iran strikes

The #US #military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a US official said Thursday. The troop movement, which includes a third aircraft carrier, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of #TrumpsWar against Iran as he ponders his next move.

#law #Congress #WarPowers
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-trump-ships-deployment-middle-east-42c23e9af0333f4bc3b4f419cc3a603e?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

"What Now: On Palestine, Freedom, and Our Global Future" by Tareq Baconi. My rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Published in 2026.

Book description: A philosophical and political treatise on what liberation for Palestine—and all people—will look like in the twenty-first century. Palestine is a litmus test for our global future. The ongoing genocide is showcasing what it means for Palestinians to be taken to the brink of extermination. The outcome will have repercussions that will go beyond the Middle East, extending outward across the world, and will determine whether the struggle for decolonization will succeed or fail.

This book was not an easy read for me. I tempered that with the idea that it is written from the perspective of a peopled who have experienced a trampling of their human rights for generations, by a people who were once themselves oppressed. This is ongoing, and the west has generally participated in this effort, with little effort to facilitate a forceful stop to the genocide. Some in the west have spoken up, but talk is not action.

#nonfiction #MiddleEast #Palestine #books #reading @bookstodon

The #Trump admin’s talks with #Russia about ending the #war in #Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar #oil deal that would benefit #MiddleEast business execs with ties to the 2 main #US negotiators, #SteveWitkoff & #JaredKushner.

The deal, which is contingent on approval from the #USgovernment & the Kremlin, is for a sprawling set of oil fields, refineries & gas stations around the world owned by #Lukoil, one of Russia’s biggest #energy companies.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/politics/kushner-witkoff-russia-oil-deal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GVE.ibKA.nfWRua3raWNq&smid=nytcore-ios-share

The funding for Trump’s ballroom was torpedoed and the building will not go ahead.

Thoughts and prayers, Donny Boy.

#ballroom #MAGA #republicans #trump #politics #democrats #iran #war #Israel #middleeast #news #worldnews