Trying to understand Trump’s Strait blockade. If Iran can extract tolls, does it even need to export oil? If no ships go through the Strait, it becomes a question of which Gulf economy breaks first.

"They have chosen not to accept our terms." Sounds like an ultimatum, not a negotiation. So, what now? More bombing? Boots on the ground? Forcing the Strait open is the only viable option.

Maybe Trump doesn't want to open the Strait of Hormuz in order to keep prices high for US oil and fertilizer producers. Kinda makes sense if you don't give a shit about the public or reelection...

While I'm happy for the safe return of Artemis II mission, they didn't acheive much more than Apollo 8 in 1968, going to the far side of the moon and returning in a can with a heatshield. Seems we haven't made much progress in space exploration in 58 years.

Happy that Trump TACOed and chose negotiations rather than escalating, but don't see anything positive coming out of the negotiations. If they fail or result in undesirable outcome what will Trump do? Unsuccessfully bomb again or escalate?

Right. They've stopped taxing the rich and they've already stolen everything from every agency to line their own pockets. The only source of new money they have is borrowing, and that will end quickly once people realize that "full faith and trust" means nothing to thieves.

Eva Braunzer being totally normal and saying totally normal things

Did Trump think this was a good idea? That his deeply unpopular wife would move public opinion? There are photos, emails, interviews... Subpoena Melania apnews.com/article/mela...

@glcarlstrom.bsky.social calls it

If the last decade—and especially the last two months—have taught anybody running a country anything, it's that nuclear weapons are a key part of regime survival. Everything that's happened since Feb 28 will only make Iran *more* determined to get nukes.

He TACOed. This is a victory for Iran, not Trump, however he tries to spin it www.bbc.com/news/article...

"I'll war crime until you surrender." www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Is Trump just trolling us for a TACO Tuesday?

Vital warning from @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Given the loss of 2 C-130s and 4 MH-6s at "Desert Two" in Iran, it seems the CV-22 Osprey isn't able to perform its assigned role: CV-22 Osprey > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display share.google/lVdsXzKAOy5S...

Why haven't we seen any photos of the 2 rescued F-15E crew?

Worst Secretary of Defense ever fires competent Generals (in the middle of a war US is losing) because he and Trump are racists

Being fired isn’t going to save Bondi from accountability (eventually)

Iran says they did not ask for or want a ceasefire. I believe them. Remember, when you kick a hornet's nest, the hornets decide when it's over.

Trump offers the world a toxic TACO. www.thedailybeast.com/how-trump-ju...

If Trump is unwilling to force the Strait of Hormuz open, Iran wins.

War of choice

@pkrugman.bsky.social: The worst and the dumbest youtu.be/QnF3N1az8Gs?...

Trump clearly wants out, but also wants Iran to submit so he doesn't look like a loser. So Trump may well escalate by landing troops to seize Kharg or Hormuz coast, which would be misjudgement and possibly a military disaster edition.cnn.com/2026/03/24/p...

Nice of Trump to back off on his war crimes. Will be interesting to see if this is real or just market manipulation by Trump and his pals www.bbc.com/news/live/ce...

I didn't realise the Royal Navy was so diminished: youtu.be/Gru2EDJvj9Q?...

Thinking how this oil crisis is gonna push countries towards greater adoption of renewable and nuclear energy and how that will hasten the decline of oil based economies. Hydrocarbons shouldn't be used for combustion, unless there's no other efficient source.

RJ Matson on point

Anne Applebaum burns Trump again

David Smith, University of Sydney: [MAGA] were never really opposed to foreign wars. What they hated was losing foreign wars, and Trump is promising them swift victory in Iran.

21 January 2026, the last 4 US Navy Avenger class minesweepers were withdrawn from the Gulf. Gross negligence or incompetence?

Brilliant

If you don't know where you're going, any path will get you there. True of US war aims in Iran and anything else.

At this point, it is irrefutable that 70% of GOP voters did NOT vote on affordability, gas prices, the economy, staying out of foreign wars or anything else. They voted on white supremacy. Because they have remained supportive and loyal while everything they claimed to care about has gotten worse

Fetterman is a whore, bought and paid for by Israel.

Excellent article on Zionist influence behind the war

We are living in a time of absolute, utter madness...and too many people are unwilling to acknowledge it. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

Intriguing change of strategy if true. These attacks have created a global economic impact and were probably Iran's only card. Maybe they simply can't maintain the attacks. Sitting back and getting pounded by US and Israel isn't a winning strategy apnews.com/article/iran...

In the first hours after the strike, Trump called on the Iranian people “to take back their country.” With what? Sticks and stones? For the sake of projected bravado, our bone-spur president is urging the Iranian people to come out of their houses and die.

Get ready for some "warflation": higher prices for oil, gas, food (lots of fertilizer passes through Hormuz), goods made with petrochemicals (umbrellas, shampoo, toys, etc.), and pretty much anything that needs to be transported anywhere. Affordability! open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Thinking about how the Iran War might end. After the first Gulf War the Saddam regime remained in power with its military depleted, airspace controlled by US (and allies) and oil exports restricted.

We know the Trump admin is cool with war crimes, so torpedoing an Iranian Navy ship without warning thousands of miles from the war zone is just another to add to the list. General Belgrano redux. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Well that's negligent

Maybe I shouldn't have booked this in advance: iranairshow.com/en/home/

So Trump’s war speech (and Netanyahu's)makes it clear that this is about regime change not nukes. The US has sought an Iranian surrender since the 1979 embassy seizure

Of course starting this attack on Iran on Friday night after the markets had closed wasn't accidental

So it seems that UAE wasn't given advance notice of this attack, lots of flights over Iran turning back