Trump weighing several options for U.S. troops inside Iran Discussions about possible ground troops have focused on missions aimed at escalating the war in attempt to end it, sources say, but no decisions have been made www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

"none of the options that are being seriously considered are expected to involve large-scale deployments like those in the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan" Those conflicts both saw increases in deployments after the initial ones failed to achieve their objectives: www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

“I think we’ve won...All they’re doing is blocking up the Strait. But from a military standpoint, they’re finished” BTFW, the US never lost a military battle in Vietnam: www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/t...

"Total damages could reach up to $2.6 billion" Woot woot! "Musk’s attorneys argued their client’s remarks were based on well-founded concerns about bots, spam and fake accounts on Twitter, and did not amount to securities fraud or a scheme to depress the company’s stock price"

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"He repeated his claim that the US doesn’t use the strait of Hormuz, and so other nations who do will have to 'guard and police' it. This is after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompted Tehran to target vessels in one the world’s most vital shipping lanes" OFFS: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Georgetown professor Matthew Taylor: “Hegseth’s rhetoric can only inflame and reinforce the fears and deep animosity that the regime in Iran has towards the US:”

And how exactly is the Trump regime going to prevent this, when we're sending our navy to the Middle East? Or does Donald think firing off a few tweets will do the trick? 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

"Anne-Sophie Corbeau with Columbia Univ Center on Global Energy Policy: 'I woke up this morning and thought, no, please no. This has always been my nightmare scenario, my Armageddon scenario, the one I didn’t want to happen'" ...I'm right there with her:

While the Trump regime tries to tell us that the economic pain from its war of choice in Iran will be temporary:

I think they're tied for Gawdawful:

Dear Small Businesses, Donny 2 Dolls just isn't that into you:

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Yeah, this'll work...again...

And weren't we supposed to have won already in Iran?

How about not using Signal to hold conversations about CLASSIFIED OPERATIONS, Trump lackeys?

Ukrainian journalist Igor Sushko: “Russia is sending a massive load of weapons and munitions to Iran disguised as a ‘humanitarian convoy’ via Tajikistan. Exact playbook Russia used to send arms into east Ukraine in 2014 after annexing Crimea” ...well, that's just great:

Shorter Trump: WHY WON'T NATO CLEAN UP THE MESS WE MADE??? 🙄🤬🙄🤬🙄

Where did this history teacher get his degree--Trump University?

I'm so glad to see that MAGA politicians are willing to laugh about irresponsible deployments of human beings to an unnecessary war of choice 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Trump, on how he planned to open the Strait of Hormuz: “At a certain point, it will open itself.”

This. Is. A. Quagmire:

I see that @cnn.com is obeying it's new owner, MAGA David Ellison, in advance:

Trump lackey, I mean admin official: “We’ve always had boots on the ground in conflicts under every president, including Trump. I know this is a fixation in the media, and I get the politics, but the president is going to do what’s right” 1. Do what's right? That'd be a first 2. God help us 3. OFFS:

🎵 And it's one, two, three What are we fighting for? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn Next stop will be Iran 🎵 ...God help us:

Trump Team Changed a Report to Hide How Bad DOGE Made Things The report "portrayed the average wait time for callers to speak to a representative as having dropped to under 10 minutes" BUT: newrepublic.com/post/208020/...

"Today, the same thing is being done as Hitler did, building concentration camps for migrants, and it’s stated that migrants are of an inferior race, and they blame them just like Hitler blamed the Jews” Donald is not to be questioned! 🙄🤬🙄🤬🙄 newrepublic.com/post/208027/...

"when Donald Trump repeatedly threatened a military takeover of Greenland, the Danish military were prepared to blow up airport runways on the island to repel U.S. forces" What did the Trump regime expect? Oh, right--it thought Greenland would be easy. Like Iran! 🙄 newrepublic.com/post/208028/...

Meanwhile, @amyactonoh.bsky.social & @davidpepperoh.bsky.social are reaching out to Ohio residents and are ready to work on making the Buckeye State affordable: meidasnews.com/news/vivek-r...

Who wants to bet that we're about to get a story that this guy was arrested for getting blackout drunk and waking up in a ditch after assaulting someone at a Waffle House?

Trump’s Friend Got ICE to Deport the Mother of His Child Paolo Zampolli reached out directly to an ICE official to ask for the favor "Ungaro may have been deported had her ex not gotten involved, but Zampolli certainly helped speed up the process:" newrepublic.com/post/208037/...

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE BLOCKS RESTRICTIVE PENTAGON PRESS ACCESS POLICY IN NEW YORK TIMES LAWSUIT

Since Fetterman’s election, his net approval with Pennsylvania Democrats has dropped 108 points, from +68 in 2023 to -40 in 2026, as CNN’s Harry Enten reported Friday. “He’s down there with the Titanic,” Enten said. “There’s no historical analog to his unpopularity.” newrepublic.com/post/208041/...

Translation: Trump is about to bail out of his Great Iran Debacle and let everyone else pick up the pieces of the chaos he left behind.

Get back to me when Trump's forced to acknowledge that everyone hates him: newrepublic.com/post/208023/...

“Chronic hunger” at American concentration camps reported by USA Today. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

And no complaints about “but heritage and history!” abc7.com/post/city-sa...

“New audiences are burgeoning in new places, and we are pressing forward with ambitious plans to grow and invest so that we can be there for them” That's OK, Bari Weiss & David Ellison--we'll all be at @meidastouch.com getting real news:

"Bari Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News, announced layoffs on Friday that affected more than 60 employees. The network is owned by the technology heir David Ellison" In case you were wondering who is to blame...along with Trump & MAGA, of course:

The Trap Always Closes Donald Trump, Lyndon Johnson, and wars we can’t win "the White House media strategy is clear: video gamify the war, attack the media and promise or simply declare victory... But memes aren’t going to open the Strait, no matter how 'banger':" open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...

Bravo Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey on Friday announced a lawsuit seeking to block a major immigrant detention facility from opening in the state www.joemygod.com/2026/03/new-...

"Trump’s trap is actually far worse ...Trump’s only visible exit strategy is to manufacture the appearance of victory. But oil testing $120 a barrel and a world economy staggering from a closed Strait of Hormuz are not narratives Trump can spin away" open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...

If the White House cannot even define what winning looks like, then it logically cannot know when it has won, except for Trump to insist, “I will feel it in my bones.” ...hardly reassuring. This is exactly how escalation traps are built and political wars are lost open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...

The Trap Always Closes Donald Trump, Lyndon Johnson, and wars we can’t win "Trump now finds himself in a trap that has ensnared other presidents...And recent events in the war in Iran, now in its third week, illuminate how steely that trap can be:" open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...

Six-month investigation into Thiel's ties to Epstein stalled again by Senate Republicans “basic question here is whether a bunch of rich pedophiles and Epstein accomplices are going to face any consequences...Scott Bessent is doing his best to make sure they won’t” www.beltway.news/p/six-month-...

I am not saying that I put this sticker on a utility pole at an intersection with lots of foot traffic in Bishop, CA… But I’m not saying I didn’t do so… 😈

March 8th: Witkoff: "We can take Russia at their word when they say they aren't helping Iran" March 12th: Trump: "Putin might be helping Iran a bit." March 20th: Putin offers to stop sharing intel with Iran if US cuts off Ukraine

Sigh...just another week during the reign of Donald the Terrible: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...