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National Prayer Day, "godon our side", patriotic fervor = the GOP cult. Being minority even more willing to use violence. Now a wider layer of the capitalist class, understanding the crisis AI will cause and seeing repression as necessary, supporting them.
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“National Prayer Day” & July 4: Headed further down the road towards absolute authoritarianism
On Thursday, May 7, thousands of people gathered on the Capitol mall to celebrate National Prayer Day. That event gave a glmpse of a comng campaign which we must not ignore. Secretary of War…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/20/national-prayer-day-july-4-headed-further-down-the-road-towards-absolute-authoritarianism/
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Trump cries “Uncle”… but he can’t make up his mind
YouTube video by Socialists Against Trump
https://youtu.be/pgaZyZfzTZ4?si=p9BUV3JxQ-hE867D
8 days ago
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Today is "Memorial Day" - a flag waving, beer drinking holiday, entirely ignoring the real history of this holiday, which originally was "Decoration Day", originated by the Gullah people of South Carolina to commemorate fallen Union soldiers. Here's the real history.
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The REAL history of "Memorial" Day, AKA Decoration Day
YouTube video by Socialists Against Trump
https://youtu.be/npEiCF1S788
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Kristoff & Kingsbury answer the critics. Please keep this story live by passing this article on. gift article
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/o...
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Opinion | Your Questions About Nicholas Kristof’s Column on Palestinians and Sexual Assault
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/opinion/kristof-palestinian-sexual-assault.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kVA.gERo.K5XcUcXo0YDw&smid=bs-share
14 days ago
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This CEO claims that AI will merely change the needs of company hiring, not cut the # of workers needed, but facts speak for themselves: He fired 20% of workforce despite his company growing & got 1 million applicants for 1,111 "paid" internships this summer.
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Opinion | How I Choose Which Cloudflare Employees to Replace With AI
The company has less need for middle managers, operations jobs and other ‘measuring’ positions.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-i-choose-which-cloudflare-employees-to-replace-with-ai-40a197e5?st=JCKRhh&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
15 days ago
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National Prayer Day, "godon our side", patriotic fervor = the GOP cult. Being minority even more willing to use violence. Now a wider layer of the capitalist class, understanding the crisis AI will cause and seeing repression as necessary, supporting them.
oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/20/n...
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“National Prayer Day” & July 4: Headed further down the road towards absolute authoritarianism
On Thursday, May 7, thousands of people gathered on the Capitol mall to celebrate National Prayer Day. That event gave a glmpse of a comng campaign which we must not ignore. Secretary of War…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/20/national-prayer-day-july-4-headed-further-down-the-road-towards-absolute-authoritarianism/
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...
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Opinion | I’m the Foreign Minister of Sweden. Don’t Overestimate Russia.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/opinion/sweden-intelligence-russia-economy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.uVh5.kpIee0PVKHXV&smid=bs-share
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What happens in Britain affects US politics, especially since the Trumpy Reform UK party did so well in recent local elections there. Here Scottish socialist Sean Cudden discusses the results, and a lot more. Video plus full transcript in this link.
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Video: Interview with Scottish socialist Sean Cudden on the recent British elections
Oaklandsocialist recently interviewed Scottish socialist Sean Cudden on the outcome of the recent British elections. Here is the video of full interview. Full transcript below. John Reimann We̵…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/15/video-interview-with-scottish-socialist-sean-cudden-on-the-recent-british-elections/
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the simple-minded man with dementia, Donald Trump, isn't worried, but does that mean we shouldn't be concerned?
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The Hantavirus: A cause for serious concern?
How serious a threat is the hantavirus outbreak emenating from that cruise ship? If you listen to Trump, it’s no threat at all. When asked if we should be concerned, Trump said: “I hope not.” He th…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/14/the-hantavirus-a-cause-for-serious-concern/
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WSJ editors dissatisfied that Trump not determined enough re: Iran. They rely on Bibi for strategy - the same man who thought war would bring revolution in Iran and had no thought Iran might close down Straits of Hormuz. To bypass paywall post url on archive dot fo.
www.wsj.com/opinion/iran...
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Iran Thinks Trump Is Bluffing
The regime figures it can outlast the U.S. on the Strait and uranium.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-donald-trump-cease-fire-strait-of-hormuz-uranium-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-5ac64ebf?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
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This officially sanctioned behavior can only be described as fascist. It leads to question: Is Israel sliding towards fascism? & 2nd question: If US sanctions such a slide, what does that say about US politics and where it's headed?
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Israel sliding towards fascism
Is Israel fascist? That’s what we have to ask after publication of this article by NY Times journalist Nicholas Kristoff. It documents the systematic rape of Palestinian men, women and even childre…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/11/israel-sliding-towards-fascism/
25 days ago
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In other words, Iran is demanding that Trump surrender! That is where this supposedly all powerful Donald Trump has led things!
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Researching Hantavirus. In past, one of 1st places to look would have been CDC. Now, no govt. source can be trusted! That tells a lot about the increased risk of this virus! More coming.
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Lost in all the war talk is what's happening to the sailors stuck on those ships. Here's a first report, and it isn't good.
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Trapped in the Strait: The Sailors Low on Supplies and Stuck in a War Zone
Some 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf. Many are dodging drones or rationing food as they wait for an escape plan.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-hormuz-sailors-ships-stranded-07f792a7?st=2ERDrT&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Why you should put your smart phone down and read this on your computer or don't read it at all. gift article
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/w...
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They Never Knew a World Before Smartphones. Could They Survive Without Them?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/europe/smartphones-austria-children-experiment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.g1A.oKVy.IUtvrYZ5z1Zc&smid=bs-share
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Tucker Carlson has 2 faces - a more moderate & more public one where he hides what he really thinks behind hints and dog whistles, and his overt Nazi-friendly one on his podcasts. Don't be fooled!
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The many faces of Tucker Carlson
In 2024, Oaklandsocialist published an article explaining how Putin was drawing the left into his far right web. Today, Tucker Carlson is taking it one step further. He’s drawing a far wider layer …
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/08/the-many-faces-of-tucker-carlson/
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Notice to all those Putin supporters who were saying that Ukraine is finished:
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Putin’s Strongman Image Is Fading as Ukraine Brings War Home to Russia
The Russian president’s “Victory Day” cult has backfired as the conflict drags on longer than the Soviets’ battle against the Nazis.
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/putins-strongman-image-is-fading-as-ukraine-brings-war-home-to-russia-985ec454?st=TdknA2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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The real Kash Patel
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Like many others, I've been ignoring AI because it seems so inevitable, like a tsunami. But we really can't afford to ignore it -- and remember, it's not a force of nature; it's a development made by capitalists and the decisions they make. gift article
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...
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Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/opinion/ai-labor-work-force-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.6zYz.vSXahnSf_gx6&smid=bs-share
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Tucker Carlson rising in popularity. Wants people to forget about his past. First in a 2 part series:
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Book review, biography of Tucker Carlson: “Hated by all the Right People”
It is not for nothing that Jason Zengerle came to write the biography of Tucker Carlson, Hated by all the Right People, once he realized that none of Trump’s subordinates – not Ted Cruz, nor Josh H…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/02/book-review-biography-of-tucker-carlson-hated-by-all-the-right-people/
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Well worth reading this long interview with the fascist friendly & economic populist Tucker Carlson.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/m...
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What Does Tucker Carlson Really Believe? I Went to Maine to Find Out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/magazine/tucker-carlson-interview-trump-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fVA.pEGp.OR3-MjdNOjH6&smid=url-share
about 1 month ago
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You received a gift article from Haaretz. Sheep Theft Sent Shockwaves Through a Palestinian Village. Then, a 12-year-old Boy Was Shot Dead - Twilight Zone
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Israeli soldiers killing Palestinians? OK. Stealing their crops in W. Bank? OK. Destroying their homes? OK. Destroying a Jesus statue - nononono. Reason: It upsets US Christian supporters! Israeli Soldiers Sentenced to Jail for Damaging Jesus Statue in Lebanon
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...
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Israeli Soldiers Sentenced to Jail for Damaging Jesus Statue in Lebanon
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/middleeast/israel-soldiers-statue-lebanon-replaced.html?smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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Seth Rosenberg and John Ferretti of the Local 100 Fightback Coalition about the situation for New York City Subway workers.
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Will there be a NYC subway strike? Interview with Local 100 fight Back Coalition members
Video interview with John Ferretti and Seth Rosenberg of the Local 100 Fight Back Coalition. Full transcript below the video. John Reimann We’re talking here with Seth Rosenberg and John Ferr…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/04/20/will-there-be-a-nyc-subway-strike-interview-with-local-100-fight-back-coalition-members/
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Wildcat Reimann on Reels
https://www.facebook.com/61576199757446/videos/1487760052944970/
about 2 months ago
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“There is something more dangerous to Netanyahu and his entire war machine than all missiles and drones that are now hitting Israel: the political consciousness of the Iranian people.” Siyâvash Shahabi,
Firenexttime.net
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Kurdistan and world revolution, Part 3: Iran
“There is something more dangerous to Netanyahu and his entire war machine than all missiles and drones that are now hitting Israel: the political consciousness of the Iranian people.” Siyâvash Sha…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/04/04/kurdistan-and-world-revolution-part-3-iran/
about 2 months ago
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CPAC in part funded by former Hungarian pres. Orban, who told Putin he's "at his service".
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Trump's CPAC Exposed as Hungarian PSYOP!
YouTube video by Combat Veteran News
https://youtu.be/FfU5pzD_NJA?si=g9fNA6dPPShOhKvX
about 2 months ago
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Done and Dusted? Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...
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Done and Dusted? Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bVA.yV-F.mCHsQMxqlXVX&smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 2 months ago
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Iran challenging twin shadows of power: Exclusive possession of nuclear weapons and the petrodollar. Will this lead to use of "the bomb"?
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Iran, “the bomb” and the petrodollar
“Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.” So said George Schultz, former president of Bechtel Corporation and former m…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/04/15/iran-the-bomb-and-the-petrodollar/
about 2 months ago
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“The pope should stick to matters of morality.“ VP Vance. That takes a hell of a nerve coming from the number two man in the Trump administration!
about 2 months ago
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"This dementia addled president"... crisis for US capitalism. Trump's demands "ultra maximalist.... there is nothing in here that is a compromise by the United States...." Note that the Non Proliferation Treaty says that every country can refine uranium, vs Trump demand
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BREAKING: Negotiations FAIL! Trump Orders Hormuz BLOCKADE!
YouTube video by Combat Veteran News
https://youtu.be/ywyQpTH2Glo?si=fPcVfgUhXBTF61VZ
about 2 months ago
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Trapped in Iran, Trump can only be stopped by the American people!
Trapped in Iran, Trump can only be stopped by the American people! By Yorgos Mitralias While, despite the two-week ceasefire, the war continues to rage, claiming thousands of lives and causing wide…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/04/12/trapped-in-iran-trump-can-only-be-stopped-by-the-american-people/
about 2 months ago
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so much for "Israel controls US foreign policy". No, it's that Netanyahu and Putin are Trump's only international allies and they can play him like a fiddle.
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about 2 months ago
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Vance says Iran refused to give up building nuclear bomb. Probably means Iran refused to allow US to enter Iran to take away enriched uranium. Also no mention of deal re: Straits. Probably reached embarrassing deal or no deal at all.
about 2 months ago
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What happens when a "strongman" is revealed to be weak?
YouTube video by Socialists Against Trump
https://youtu.be/jfA-tFLUVpU?si=_2ECBLyjSblnhriH
about 2 months ago
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US capitalism’s political crisis rears his head again!
YouTube video by Socialists Against Trump
https://youtube.com/shorts/50jrySeHKQk?si=jBQ0t3R5Ym9nQuU4
about 2 months ago
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Wages and prices: An economics lesson from the war on Iran
YouTube video by Socialists Against Trump
https://youtu.be/BeyX1RCO_u4?si=PQLxibnKoIOnRQxz
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Hegseth PURGES Generals Since War Is Going "Great"
YouTube video by Combat Veteran News
https://youtu.be/oVfpD3IqRVY?si=GhsBp-l0GQJU4Gfb
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Iran War Live Updates: American Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran, U.S. Officials Say
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Iran War Live Updates: American Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran, U.S. Officials Say
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/03/world/iran-war-trump-oil?unlocked_article_code=1.YFA.8dJM.fEM1kusXrkm5&smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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Adding to the list of war crimes of which Trump and Hegseth are guilty is the bombing of Tehran's Pasteur Institute. Among all the liberal critics of Trump's war, not a single one raises the point that somebody needs to charge him and Hegseth before the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
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Supreme court likely to rule against Trump but open the door to new legislative attacks on birthright citizenship. Charge all Trump (in)justices for lying to congress when they testified to congress. Falsely claimed they believed in precedent. gift article
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...
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In Birthright Case, Trump’s Likely Loss May Not End the Fight
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/birthright-citizenship-trump-supreme-court.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YFA.6Xle.egPECyMSW4l9&smid=bs-share
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World attention has largely left the struggle of the Kurdish people, but it still has global importance, and there is a lot to be learned from it. Here is the second part of my article on the issue - this time the Kurds in Syria.
oaklandsocialist.com/2026/03/31/k...
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Kurdistan and World Revolution part 2: Syria
“The sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the sons”, or in modern language the crimes of imperialism shall not be washed away by history… as long as capitalism and imperialism exist. The…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/03/31/kurdistan-and-world-revolution-part-2-syria/
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Huge boo boo: Israeli troops assault CNN news crew. Here is the fallout.
YouTube video by Socialists Against Trump
https://youtu.be/a5knfpAzBaI?si=64emofQcw8hd0KZP
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By standaard military measurements, neither the US/Israel nor Iran can "win" this war. Even while Russia and China stand to gain, there are also real losses for them too. That's why the only real winner in this war is... Tucker Carlson.
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Their crimes have been ignored by the US media for so long that Israeli soldiers thought they could take it one step further and assault a CNN camera crew and that would be ignored also. Oops! a boo-boo! But no worries, nothing will be done about this crime.
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Israeli soldiers assault CNN reporter & camera crew
YouTube video by Socialists Against Trump
https://youtu.be/lHRxog6ZBJU
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2 months ago
Fuck ICE and illegal wars. Impeach Trump. No Kings.
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Kurdish working class can unite the workers in entire region, stop US/Israel war & build a world socialist movement.
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The Kurdish struggle and world revolution, Part 1: Turkey
Introduction A historic task has been placed in the hands of the people of Kurdistan. They may not have asked for it, but that doesn’t matter. It is here, imposed by the implacable forces of histo…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/03/28/the-kurdish-struggle-and-world-revolution-part-1-turkey/
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The Kurdish struggle will soon return to the front headlines.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/w...
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On Iran’s Rugged Frontier, Kurds Yearn to Join the Fight
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/iran-kurds-iraq-fighters.html?smid=url-share
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Trump most likely is being driven towards a full scale invasion of Ukraine. negotiated settlement almost ruled out. invasion of Kharg Island or invasion to take Iran nuclear fuel militarily untenable. Either would drive him to full scale invasion. Here's why:
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US invasion of Iran is likely… with disastrous consequences
Trump knows which way the political winds are blowing. That’s why, according to the Wall St. Journal, he’s told his aides that “he wants to wrap up the conflict in the coming weeks.” He thinks he c…
https://oaklandsocialist.com/2026/03/26/us-invasion-of-iran-is-likely-with-disastrous-consequences/
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