Well, surprise, surprise. The biggest beneficiary of this whole Iran “excursion” is Russia. Just a coincidence, I’m sure. Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/world/europe/russia-oil-suspended-sanctions-economy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.S1A.TXU4.PT7PoRp1VsKH&smid=url-share

He really seems to believe that he can bully foreign leaders into doing what he wants, and then is perpetually baffled and at a loss for how to deal with it when they don't.

Trump bombing Kharg Island is a “red line” according to Iran. This is the most severe escalation yet that the US just unleashed. Expect Iran to obliterate every US business in the region (at the very least) & potentially go after Gulf oil infrastructure and desalination plants.

KILMEADE: When will know the war is over? TRUMP: When I feel it. I gotta feel it in my bones.

Foreign MInister Radek Sikorski said Poland has no plans to join the Iran war. “Right now we have a war on our border, an aggressive Russia with an imperial state ideology that sends drones into our airspace. We have plenty to deal with here, next door.” www.politico.eu/article/no-d...

Cartoon by Matt Davies

I needed a laugh today You probably do also Lil Marco Marco Marco You Deserve all these memes Have you know self-respect Your Florsheims seriously and you wore them !! If trump tells you to get on your hands and knees and grovel ...you would

"Daffodils" By Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackadder

Everyone knows our offensive capabilities are unrivaled. No surprises there. One thing that worries me is that we’ve failed to learn the lessons from Ukraine. Warfare has changed, and we’re behind the eight ball. We should have been pouring money into counter-drone technology.

The big economic conclusions of the Israel-US war on Iran are: 1. All forms of decentralized that is renewable energy are preferable to all fossil fuels. 2. Drones, electronic warfare & cyber are advancing on heavy expensive arms 3. Trump has rendered the US backward.

Fetterman doesn’t even give a shit about the kids in Iran. Let that in for a second.

Pentagon tells Congress the first week of the Iran war cost the US $11.3 billion. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Not my fault. It’s Pete’s, Jared’s, and Marco’s.

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis

"I say it since the beginning. Zelensky has the cards. And Ukraine will win. Actually it already won. It’s us, the West, who are so reluctant to help doing the last push…" - French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy

"Spring Mist" By Polish artist Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1893)

Apparently, Kegseth hasn’t destroyed their ability to drop truth bombs.

He's already overplayed his hand, and he doesn't have the "cards" or the leverage to make more threats. The gap between rhetoric and reality is widening fast. It is, however, very troubling how he fails to distinguish between Iranians and the regime.

I love the idea of the US military needing help from Ukraine. Zelenskyy should demand that Trump publicly thank him. (Not really. The Ukrainians are classier than that, but the idea of Trump needing Z's help really appeals to me.)

"They're having problems with their economy again" 1975 cartoon by Ron Cobb

Trump refers to Prime Minster Mark Carney as "the future Governor of Canada"

Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegseth’s stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of … newrepublic.com/post/207555/...

Dear Leader proudly announces the appointment of The Widow Kirk to the Air Force Academy Board. She is expected to bring much needed experience in glitter, grifting, and proper handkerchief usage to the boys and girls in blue.

Cartoon by Bill Bramhall

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Crossing the Darkness By Iranian photographer Oveis Ghaffarii

Bullseye. As if we can find one particular set point on the gas price and all will be okay. So is it $2.50 a gallon? $3 a gallon? Insanity. The US has lost their moral compass. When we don't even care about children, who are we?

Cubans are in the dark, literally. Trump’s fuel blockade has left thousands without electricity, and people are taking to the streets in protest. His response? He called it Cuba’s “last moments of life.” These are 11 million human beings, not a takeover target. 🕯️ El pueblo cubano no está solo. 🇨🇺

There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.

PɇaceMaker Street art by Goin at Maison de la Paix (House of Peace) in Geneva, Switzerland

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Knowing myself as I do, I'm confident that had I ever seen a dog-shit video about the military like the one the White House just put out, I would have never enlisted. I wouldn't have wanted a f*cking thing to do with anyone viewing war like a Saturday morning cartoon.

"Persimmon Tree" By Iranian painter and illustrator Behnaz Khanban

#ResistanceRoots #WomensHistoryMonth Ella P. Stewart was born on this day in 1893 in Stringtown, Clark County, Va. She was one of the first African American women to become a licensed pharmacist in the U.S. She was also a civil rights leader and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United States. /1

For years, strategists have warned national leaders against the temptations of "victory disease," the belief that winning battles means they're winning the war. Leaders throughout history have made this mistake, and Trump seems to be making it now. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Hegseth asked about Russia helping Iran to target Americans: "We're not concerned about that... The only ones that need to be worried right now are Iranians that think they're going to live." A grotesquely indiscriminate threat against the entire Iranian population.

MAGA, he promised you no new wars. What makes you think a pathological liar will keep any of his other campaign promises?

Maybe I’m too demanding but I’d really like a definitive answer on why the United States started a war in Iran and what we are trying to accomplish.

“I’d also like to honor the 5 presidents who are sitting here today… President Harris, President [Hillary] Clinton, President Bill Clinton, President Biden, and President Obama.” TALK YO BIG ONE!! AND SPEAK TRUTH!!! Thank you Isaiah Thomas

On Friday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that reports of Russia giving Iran intelligence to target U.S. assets didn’t matter—a baffling answer given that Iran has already killed multiple U.S. service members in retaliation. trib.al/bdKzwCO

Under international humanitarian law, healthcare must be protected and not attacked. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

"War-a-Lago" By Barry Blitt. Cover for next week’s issue of The New Yorker.

Why didn't the US consult Ukraine, the one country that knows how to country attacks from thousands of cheap drones? www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

So the fact that we bombed a girls elementary school, while likely using AI for targeting, is going to be a major headline story dominating American news coverage when exactly?

Shayan is a senior journalist with BBC Verify 👇🏽

Reuters Exclusive "U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school." "The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

This is deranged. It’s from the White House’s official account.