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#Trump to abruptly leave a #G7 in Canada a day ahead of schedule to *deal with* [right, cuz he’s so effective at diplomacy] the escalating conflict between #Iran & #Israel, amid Israeli pressure for the #US to intervene militarily to crush Iran’s #nuclear capabilities.

The White House propagandist, Karoline Leavitt, said that Trump left the 2-day summit “because of what is going on in the Middle East,” but did not elaborate.

#geopolitics #war
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/16/world/iran-israel-news/heres-the-latest?smid=url-share

Reporter: Is the US moving closer to striking Iranian nuclear facilities?

TRUMP: I may do it, I may not do it. Nobody knows what I'm going to do. Iran's got a lot of trouble.

[yeah Nobody knows what you’re going to do because you are an unhinged chaotic reactionary crazy person. Also, the number of times this guy says, “I’ve never seen anything like this” he is the personification of the phrase “born yesterday”. Idiot]

#geopolitics #NationalSecurity #GlobalSecurity #MiddleEast #Iran #US #war

The calm in the #markets has been unnerving.

You might think the world has been enjoying a season so tranquil that the #stock, #bond & #currency markets have fallen asleep.

Yet the world has been anything but peaceful lately, whether in the #UnitedStates, #Ukraine or the #PersianGulf. And the #FederalReserve gave the markets another reason for concern on Wednesday when it held #InterestRates steady.

#economy #inflation #stagnation #tariffs #employment #immigration #war
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/business/stock-bond-market-investing-israel-iran-gulf.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Dammit people, do you not see the crossroads we are at? We are in Nazi Germany, at the twilight of civility before fascism firmly takes root and can no longer be stopped. You can't just stand there aghast and scandalized and talk about how it's illegal or shocking or vile. If we don't take *action*, the chance for action will pass.

We are witnessing the active consolidation of power by a fascist government as politicians and judges are arrested and harrassed, people are rounded up and sent to camps, the armed forces are mobilized against our citizens, rule of law is discarded, and war is looming.

What else do you need to see to convince you that we are OUT OF FUCKING TIME? Act now, in defense of your neighbors and your representatives and your nation, or expect it all to be yanked from your hands for the duration of the long, dark night. It is a countdown to war and death camps. This isn't a game. This isn't a hypothetical. IT IS FUCKING HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!

#fascism
#uspol
#nazis
#war
#camps

#B2bombers moving to #Guam amid #MiddleEast tensions

The #UnitedStates is moving B-2 bombers to Guam, 2 US ofcls told Reuters Saturday, as #Trump weighs whether the #US should take part in #Israel's strikes against #Iran.

It was unclear whether the bomber deployment is tied to Middle East tensions.

The B-2 can be equipped to carry America's 30k-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator [aka #BunkerBusters], designed to destroy targets deep underground.

#war
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/b-2-bombers-moving-guam-amid-middle-east-tensions-us-officials-say-2025-06-21/

In the iconic book “Why Nations go to War” author John G. Stoessinger, concludes that decisions to go to war are rooted in the ego of national leaders.

This results in a group-think in which only affirming voices are heard and anyone who questions the course of action is marginalized.

I first read this book decades ago, in an undergraduate political science class, and was fascinated by Stoessinger’s account of the mis-communication and ego-trips that led to WWI. I can’t help but remember Stoessinger’s thesis in the light of today’s news.

#War #Ego

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8523429-why-nations-go-to-war

Netanyahu has tried for two decades to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran & finally found a president stupid enough, narcissistic enough, and easily manipulated enough to do it.

#war #IllegalWar #UnconstitutionalWar #UnprovokedWar #Netanyahu #Israel #Iran #politics #Dictatorshit #Nazis #FascistAmeriKKKa

this is #trump in 2011 saying #obama is weak so he will start a war with #iran

but pointing out the #hypocrisy is meaningless

today #MAGA is exalting over trump bombing iran

a few months ago they voted for him because he promised no more #USA #war in the #middleEast

🤦

know this:

#fascism has no coherence

it's power by any means

you adhere to principles

they do not

"hypocrisy!" is as useful as correcting the grammar on a notice sending us to concentration camps

they do not fucking care

The Dangerous Consequences of Donald Trump’s Strikes in #Iran

Why even a successful attack might do less to curb the Islamic Republic’s #nuclear ambitions than a diplomatic deal would have.

On Saturday, #Trump brought the #UnitedStates into #Israel’s #war against Iran. American planes & submarines struck 3 sites in Iran, including 2 nuclear enrichment facilities—at #Natanz & #Fordow—& a complex near #Isfahan that was believed to contain stores of uranium.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-dangerous-consequences-of-donald-trumps-strikes-in-iran

May 26, 1637, the Puritans and their allies surround the Pequot Indian stronghold called Mystic Fort near what is now Stonington, Connecticut. They set it ablaze, then shoot those who flee the flames. By dawn, over 400 are dead—mostly women and children.

And yet, we still call Puritans the “peaceful” settlers.

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#blackmastodon #iran #photography #history #war #histodons

Image: The Puritans’ massacre of the Pequots. A 19th-century wood engraving. Source: The Granger Collection, NYC.

Valuable commentary about Trump's decision to bomb Iran continues to unfold. With this posting, I'm going to begin a new thread of commentary on this topic, since the previous one had gotten long.

In a statement entitled "Bombing God's Love," Brian Kaylor calls on Bob Dylan as a witness that

"Dropping bombs on people doesn’t count as loving God."

Though Trump invoked the name of God several times after annoucing he had bombed Iran….

#Trump #Iran #war
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https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/bombing-gods-love

Mr. President, is the ceasefire in the room with us?

“The launches came after 4 a.m. local time in Tehran, the time Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would stop its attacks if Israel ended their airstrikes.”

https://apnews.com/live/iran-israel-war-updates-6-23-2025

#USpol #Israel #iran #war #ceasefire

"Millions of evangelical Christians whose faith is tied to political ideologies of far-right nationalism and White evangelical racism would not see Trump’s action as destructive, but rather as cause for celebration. For them, the bombings are acts of destiny that are divinely guided. They are the start of the End they have been waiting for."

~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat

#Trump #Iran #war #evangelicals #ChristianNationalism
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https://lucid.substack.com/p/the-iran-strike-as-a-holy-war

At least 51 people have been killed this morning in #Israel attacks on #Gaza, hospital sources tell Al Jazeera. At least 14 of that number were killed in the north

#Iran’s Supreme Leader #Kahmenei congratulated the country’s armed forces & said #US military bases could be attacked again in case of future threats.

#MidfleEast #geopolitics #war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/26/live-israel-kills-over-80-in-gaza-3-killed-in-israeli-settler-attack

I have posted a new music video I completed way back in today. I hope you enjoy it. Please share widely!

https://youtu.be/QiFYJv11oDM

#music #MusicVideo #war #peace #antiwar #rock

At least 62 people reportedly killed across Gaza in Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday. @AssociatedPress reports:

https://flip.it/6jhqel

#News #WorldNews #Israel #Gaza #War

The #US lost 3 F15 aircraft..

..by friendly fire

Never has war with the US been that easy, just do nothing and wait. With this current administration it will destroy itself it seems

#USPol #war

Easily one of the most satisfying interviews I've heard in a long time. Masterclass by Marandi. 👏🏽🔥

#news #Iran #MiddleEast #WestAsia #China #Brics #Multipolarity #lebanon #Hezbollah #Yemen #socialmedia #uspol #cdnpoli #politics #Africa #geopolitics #mastodon #war #imperialism #fascism #trump #eu #usa #canada #markcarney #resistance #law #internationallaw @law @politics @socialmedia #education #media #propaganda #AliKhamenei #NicolasMaduro #Venezuela #Cuba #Palestine #justice #protest #activism

Trump's #Iran spin falls flat

#Trump has spent a lifetime talking himself out of tough spots. But in the #war with Iran, his trusty technique of sowing confusion to postpone reckonings is beginning to fail.

Ten days in, Trump still hasn’t settled on a consistent rationale for why he went to war. Now, he’s hinting that peace might soon be at hand—even while he & top aides simultaneously warn the fighting might get more intense & last longer.

#warmonger #law #geopolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/trump-messaging-endgame-iran-war

Drone hits #US diplomatic facility in #Iraq as #MiddleEast violence deepens

The attack on a major US diplomatic compound in #Baghdad was suspected to be a retaliatory move by pro-Tehran militias against the US & #Israel led #war on #Iran.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/10/baghdad-diplomatic-drone-strike/

#GiftArticle

#Oil Shock’s Tentacles Grip #WorldEconomy: ‘This Really Is the Big One’

Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international #trade #chaos brought on by #Trump #tariffs, #war in #Ukraine & chaotic #US policymaking are facing lasting economic damage.

#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #energy #EnergyCrisis

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/business/economy/iran-oil-shock-economy-global-impact.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SlA.mCpn.RZSyjxvZEpRI&smid=nytcore-ios-share