unbelievable

unfortunately for the Gulf Arabs, they didn't understand that Trump is, in a strange metaphysical sense, "incorruptible" because he will pocket your bribe and then fuck you over

When you want to avoid “getting exposed to geopolitics,” you move to the office on the body of water that the country on one side of it calls one thing and the countries on the other side of it call another thing, that has multiple wars named after it

I think this is where there's a schism. Trump wants the Venezuelan deal where some greedy general takes over. Bibi wants what he tried & failed to do in Syria after Assad's fall: a failed state with no regional influence. Hence the breadth of Israel's assassination campaign shocking even Trump.

This is a big reason European states are getting drawn in. Iran can keep chucking drones at Gulf states for longer than they can shoot them down.

I mean, the Iranians have been saying for fucking years that this is what they‘d do if they were attacked 🤦‍♂️

I eagerly await the day when this drunken fuckstain is bulb ing in front of a judge

This is how Alex Ferguson got away with so much, any journalist who asked a difficult question got the infamous hairdryer treatment and was banned, which is professional suicide. His ‘mind games’ could only work if journalists didn’t pushback

-nervously watching rapidly depleting stock of interceptors all over the region- "How could we have known Iran might have a lot of Shaheds!?"

Fire at Salman Port in Bahrain following an Iranian attack. The building is located within the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet base

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “Today more than ever, it is essential to remember that one can be against a hateful regime as is the case with the Iranian regime…and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”

Seeing as we're getting upset the Ayotallah was killed, and seeing as we are the self declared successor state, let's look at some of the heads of state USSR & Russia have killed. We'll ignore that we tried to kill Zelensky. That just highlights our incompetence. 🧵

Ukraine's 422nd Regiment of Unmanned Systems Luftwaffe has destroyed a Russian Buk-M1 air defense system in a loitering munition strike. #Ukraine

Makes you wonder if the Knights Who Say ‘Ni’ were just the result of some very judicious editing.

“Hi, it’s me, the guy who blew up the last group of guys I was negotiating with. Would you all be willing to get together, ideally in a compact room above ground under good cloud conditions at daytime to talk this over?”

Baffled by Iranian decision to convene a big leadership meeting when everyone knew an attack was coming, regime thoroughly compromised by Israeli/US intelligence, and Khamenei was the target. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

I think the logical and likely response is that bourgeois supporters (who make up most Labour MPs, members and voters) will sacrifice Mahmood over migration.

Well, that’s at least 40 so far.

I’m not ruling out a genuine error (although carelessness or indifference to CDE is a strong possibility), but “who puts a school there anyway” is a loathsome argument. Look at any major US military base on google maps, search for ‘elementary school’ or ‘middle school’, and see what turns up.

Many important points in this thread but IMHO this is the key one. MAGA’s perception of “strength” is 180 degrees from reality. Hard to imagine a more clear example of the triumph of [misogynist, racist] ideology unmoored from geopolitical facts.

I told my generals that this is what a special military operation to kill a head of state is *supposed* to look like. They've all refused to drink their tea.

Such a perfect example of Pundit Brain at work: Harper says he always knew Trump was lying about being the peace candidate — but still turned that into criticism of Harris.

On top of all the reporting that this war of aggression was planned well in advance, it seems that the reporting also indicates that the US political leadership are quite literally too stupid to understand basic diplomacy. I mean literally not smart enough.

🚨 BREAKING: Iranian ballistic missiles have struck Dubai International Airport, with photos and videos from inside the terminal showing smoke and visible damage. The airport is now evacuating. UAE authorities have not yet issued an official statement on casualties or the full extent of the strike.

Donald might have to ask the guy he said had no cards for help shooting down Iranian drones that they can't currently stop. Be interesting to see what Zelensky demands in return.

My theory has always been that Trump will seek a quick off-ramp, after being seen to flex his muscles.

Tel Aviv.

China only has one treaty ally (DPRK) and one informal ally, Pakistan. Combat troops can’t deploy abroad except as UN peacekeepers. Anyone dealing with China on security knows that help is limited to arms sales, training, and similar cooperation. No troops are sent in case of war or coup.

every zoomer bro who told me how based Dubai was should be drafted into the UAE armed forces

Russian oligarchs in Dubai

Ye Gods!

that top DOD officials spent the entire day feuding with a tech company and the boy scouts before launching a war in the middle of the night should probably inform your opinion about how well planned and executed this will be

a whole lot of businesspeople learning in real time that a predictable and stable regulatory state - even if you don’t like some of the regulations - is vastly preferable to “boss man doesn’t like you so you’re fucked now”

How long before Oakshotte and the rest are pleading for evacuation?

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A seagull presenting an annoying TV documentary on the British seaside in which it discusses lots of boringly obvious things about being a seagull and says "JOIN ME ON MY SEAGULL JOURNEY" a lot.

The moment a ballistic missile struck a US naval base in Bahrain was caught on video. #Iran

Sectarian. The sheer contempt and entitlement in that word. Thousands of Muslim voters just voted for a white, (I think) working class non-Muslim woman because they feel abandoned by Labour and agree with her views on a huge foreign policy issue and on immigration policy

The Green victory in Denton is the result which will have the biggest effect on Labour, far more so than a Reform win. The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong. Can’t help thinking of this quote from a Labour minister, a year ago…

Ah man, this is good fun.

I don't talk about it much, only a few times a day maximum, but this is why I'm writing a book about right wing antisemitism and the broader Conservative movement's long failure to recognise and isolate it.

Robby: I'm shocked! Shocked to find that white nationalism is going on in here. [Twitter hands Renault a pile of clicks and links and mentions] Twitter: Your white nationalist traffic, sir Robby: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much.

“You finished those DC metro stations?” “Sure thing boss, beautiful, moodily lit and oddly unsettling, just like you asked.” “What?”

substitute teacher losing control of the class because he tried to be cool like them

This guy was supposedly handpicked for the job because he was believed to be a MAGA fanatic. If he’s saying “This is a fucking stupid idea” then it’s far worse than that…

“.. a lack of support from allies” doing some heavy lifting here.

It ought to be noted that the Epstein scandal revealed not just a bunch of people wiling to rape children and suck up to people who did so, but also that a lot of elite people are just loathsome bigoted human beings.