Our deepest sympathies to all of their friends and families. Should we expect that the person who dismissed the concerns of proper fortifications will be disciplined? Thanks to @rosesbloom24.bsky.social for this sad but informative thread.

They lied. It was them!

How many Americans must die before we stop bombing nations endlessly? #Iran

We've renamed the DOD the Department of War. Our troops are Warfighters. No of course we're not "at war" you dumb lib

Imagine how Fox would react if Obama declared he was starting a war against Iran from Air Force One with George Clooney on board

World: News quote: “Schools are not battlefields”: Save the Children calls for all children to be protected as violence escalates across the Middle East and the wider region #Refugees

2020 Election Deniers Aim For 2026 Traitors Michael Flynn, (MyPillow) Mike Lindell, and Patrick Byrne who attempted to overturn the 2020 election are back. They're behind a Draft Executive Order to mandate Voter ID and block mail in voting. abcnews.com/US/pro-trump...

apnews.com/article/paki... least 22 people killed in Pakistan as protesters try to storm US Consulate

“.. When Reuters asked AWS whether the incident at the data center was connected to the strikes, the company did not confirm or deny.” @reuters.com #$AMZN www.reuters.com/world/middle...

I'm confused -- traditionally it's the villain who issues videotaped monologues from the bunker, right?

France will send two warships to the Red Sea in the coming days to join a European Union naval mission. (AP)

“That is in accordance with international law and we are publishing a summary of our legal advice. “We are not joining these strikes but we will continue our defensive actions in the region.” 3/3

“The United Staes has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose. “We have taken the decision to accept this request, to prevent Iran firing missile across the region killing innocent civilians and putting British lives at risk. 2/3

Starmer has accepted a US request to useUK airbases. His statement; “Iran is striking British interests and putting British people at huge risk. “The only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source in their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles. 1/4

I feel like some weird deja vu from my 2013 inbox “Hello. You may be surprised to hear from me but I am the former finance minister of Ghana…”

This is UNBELIEVABLE American soldiers are DYING in an illegal, unnecessary war that Donald Trump started And he’s celebrating at an effing FUNDRAISING GALA The United States can’t get rid of this selfish, callous ahole soon enough

They spent billions on regime change in Venezuela and left the Maduro's head of torture in charge. They are now spending billions on regime change in Iran, knowing the most likely outcome will be harder line leadership. We do not have serious people running our country.

This is how you write a headline.

Currently trending on X.

The fate of the Iranian people has never been of great concern to American administrations, and this one is no exception www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

BREAKING: 3 U.S. service members killed, 5 seriously injured during operation against Iran, Pentagon says

“Imagine what a weapon it would be in ICE’s hands if child welfare is added to all the other areas where a conviction for the most minor offense means deportation,” said Richard Wexler of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform.

Iran claims to have targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with four ballistic missiles. I’m skeptical, and I definitely haven’t seen any evidence of that yet, but worth paying attention to.

One of my colleagues wrote about this over 30 years ago, noting that Congress was all about "blame avoidance" in foreign policy, which basically made the president a king

AP: “.. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the Al Jazeera network that a new supreme leader will be chosen in ‘one or two days.’” @apnews.com apnews.com/live/us-isra...

“.. The attack came despite U.S. intelligence assessments that Iran’s forces were unlikely to pose an immediate threat to the U.S. mainland within the next decade.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

And on the running out of munitions front… US official to Al Jazeera: The military operation against Iran is "now expected to last weeks, not just days."

My comments on CNN about the impact of additional military strikes on Iran’s nuclear program

I know who really needs a regime change.

“We have been here before. A look back at the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War shows that many politicians and intellectuals fell into the same pitfalls: a focus on means rather than ends, a refusal to take firm positions against reckless, unnecessary wars, a fixation on image and rather than substance”

Israel conducted well over 40,000 air strikes in Gaza and, arguably, did not effect regime change. And that was with IDF occupying most of the territory.

In South Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, regime change was the easy part. Nobody doubts the ability of the US to effectuate regime change through military force in most countries. The hard part is what comes after. We didn’t have a great plan for that in other places. Do we now?

Iran's regime was built for survival — and a long war is now likely The joint US–Israel strikes on Iran, which killed the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and Arab countries have again plunged the Middle East into war. tinyurl.com/vExhF9

At least 9 have been killed as Shiites storm US Consulate in Pakistan over killing of Iran's supreme leader. (AP Photo)

Iran's Revolutionary Guard is closing the Strait of Hormuz, threatening the 20% of global oil that passes through it. Trump's "Operation Epic Fury" is pushing us toward higher gas and grocery prices. Elections have consequences. Organize! Speak out and vote!

It’s time for us to take back control of our government. We are at war with Iran because of low poll numbers and the Epstein files. Iran’s leader was not enough. Of course Trump takes out schools of children.

Let’s be clear: Mr. Trump attempting to claim he’s America First; died today. He’s not America First. He’s money first.

Trump has no strategy to help the Iranian people build a legitimate state—in fact, he’s dismantling tools that could have helped promote civic engagement and build a united opposition in Iran, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/k99IcIzV

Trump posts that Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead — claiming the country has been “destroyed and, even, obliterated” — while declaring that bombing will “continue, uninterrupted throughout the week… to achieve our objective of PEACE.”

"I, a member of <checks notes> the Senate Committees on Finance, Budget, Judiciary, Foreign Relations, & Select Intelligence, have no better idea than you what the hell is happening as the President of the United States takes us into a an illegal war." bsky.app/profile/mcop...

In case you’re wondering how MAGA is taking the news. Let’s just say the group chat is in full meltdown mode. Here’s what the loudest right wing voices are saying: 📌 Tucker Carlson: the decision to attack Iran “absolutely disgusting and evil.” 🧵

Trump's "Golden Age"

The U.S. is now engulfed in what could be another forever war in Iran. Here’s a warning from 10 years ago that sadly feels too relevant right now.

‘Diversionary war’: Trump wants to distract Americans from scandals at home | Christopher S Chivvis