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Tel Aviv under attack? sucks that there are so many fake videos on X it's hard to figure out what's

Posted by ECEIllinois

on March 4, 2026, 22:46:27, in reply to "Political thread for the week of March 2"

really happening.

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War, what is it good for? MAGA, that's who.

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Political thread for the week of March 2 - KCWildcat March 2, 2026, 7:37:36

Sure sounds like we are preparing to send ground troops in* - Stu Yesterday, 20:21:35
- Inconceivable! - timmer Yesterday, 20:31:03
- Of course we are. When Trump said he wouldn't rule it out, that meant it was already the plan. - doubledown Yesterday, 20:30:43
Great stays happening in El Paso - MC Yesterday, 19:11:42
No lie is too big for Trump - Sounder Yesterday, 16:55:30
Oh, just a foreign intelligence agency prepping Trump's inner circle on how to manipulate - gvibes Yesterday, 12:39:14
J6 pardon recipient gets life in prison for.....you guessed it.... - UofIL6 Yesterday, 0:28:11
- Basket of deplorables was likely an understatement * - ATL Yesterday, 5:37:34
If you were, say, driving to Shutters for Sunset Hour this afternoon, and wondered about that big - complainant March 6, 2026, 20:15:55
Trump has a solution for the most intractable problem of our day - ATL March 6, 2026, 19:51:36
- I love his solution is just let things go back to the way they used to be* - Sounder March 6, 2026, 19:57:02
  - It worked for grocery prices and ending the war in Ukraine.* - complainant March 6, 2026, 20:24:35
  - I wonder if the bundlers got to him* - cpsteine March 6, 2026, 20:07:16
  - he means segregation -* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2026, 19:59:36
Hell of a week, Ari - TarheelIllini March 6, 2026, 15:20:01
- the s&p being down 1.28%? lol.* - Ari Gold March 6, 2026, 16:30:56
$20 says this war gets out of hand this weekend or Trump calls it off with a framework of a cease… - timmer March 6, 2026, 15:02:25
- If this is still going by Memorial Day GOP is screwed* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2026, 20:03:25
- Good thing the country doesn't wildly overreact to changes in gas prices. - gvibes March 6, 2026, 15:52:10
  - We could only be so lucky.* - Warrin'_Illini March 6, 2026, 15:58:18
    - Yeah, I think he's doubling down. He missed his window last weekend.* - Chuck Woodaby March 6, 2026, 16:17:15
      - Chuck Schumer called him TACO Trump too many times. No more. - Warrin'_Illini March 6, 2026, 16:21:06
- There’s rumors of 82nd Airborne getting called in* - Sounder March 6, 2026, 15:30:14
- elements of a cease fire?* - ATL March 6, 2026, 15:02:49
  - Concepts of a cease fire?* - DocWalk20 March 6, 2026, 15:08:59
    - it'll be agreed to in 2 weeks* - assassin March 6, 2026, 15:12:13
      - Iran agreed before we even sent it. fire totally ceased* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2026, 20:01:02
      - There will be many machinations and promises, and Iran will come out of this still enriching U - Stu March 6, 2026, 15:25:22
        
        Seems plausible except for the idea that Iran would be willing to negotiate* - DT March 6, 2026, 15:28:11
        
        They would fake negotiate, stall for time, suppress their people, knowing that Trump will be gone* - Stu March 6, 2026, 15:37:42
Qatar and Kuwait to slow or stop oil production, depending on who you listen to. Really, really cool - Stu March 6, 2026, 13:19:52
- WTI highest weekly increase EVER - Stu March 6, 2026, 14:04:26
  - So much winning* - Sounder March 6, 2026, 14:49:59
  - fill up your tanks today. we're over $90/barrel. * - VIV March 6, 2026, 14:23:51
    - good timing with all the return to office mandates* - torinese March 6, 2026, 14:40:57
    - Then you'll refill sooner when it's much higher.* - Stu March 6, 2026, 14:34:20
      - hey, do what you want. * - VIV March 6, 2026, 14:35:47
        
        Thanks* - Stu March 6, 2026, 14:40:14
    - Still $0.022/KWh here* - ATL March 6, 2026, 14:27:20
      - Damn. I’m apparently being gouged with my $0.068/KWh (off peak, which is when I charge) rate* - DocWalk20 March 6, 2026, 14:58:10
        
        I have time based rates too. So I charge overnight. Plus we got two new reactors on line down here! - ATL March 6, 2026, 15:07:42
        
        Yeah, I’m going to miss having solar panels. - DocWalk20 March 6, 2026, 15:12:00
        
        Yep. It was the same in cloudy Pittsburgh. My electricity bill over my last year was $23. - ATL March 6, 2026, 15:14:29
      - shut up, atl.* - VIV March 6, 2026, 14:35:19
- WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE* - VIV March 6, 2026, 13:21:41
when do the trump "i did that" stickers show up in purple state gas stations?* - assassin March 6, 2026, 12:01:40
- OOO - Stu March 6, 2026, 13:20:52
- hope everyone's booked their flights for summer travel already - ECEIllinois March 6, 2026, 12:31:39
  - I booked one today I’d been putting off for a bit. Still wasn’t too bad… yet* - DocWalk20 March 6, 2026, 13:13:07
  - I don't have any domestic flights booked. Here's what I find for my international flights ... - complainant March 6, 2026, 12:54:10
    - LAM!* - VIV March 6, 2026, 12:55:00
      - I'm perfectly happy to fly economy for the short haul. - complainant March 6, 2026, 13:06:49
  - i did today for that reason. been dragging my feet - illiniranger March 6, 2026, 12:33:04
WaPo says Russia is assisting Iran with intelligence for attacks. CNN says - MC March 6, 2026, 11:55:29
- I think Russia has also been helping Iran penetrate our air defenses - Stu March 6, 2026, 13:51:38
- Tariffs ought to fix this* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2026, 13:45:15
- Stop poking bears!! Too much winning!!* - shua March 6, 2026, 12:04:44
- At least we all stop worrying about AI and robots taking out humanity. - doubledown March 6, 2026, 11:58:23
  - How many future terrorists were created in the past week?* - Sounder March 6, 2026, 12:36:14
Feb jobs report: down 92,000. was expected to be up 50,000. * - VIV March 6, 2026, 10:58:26
- Noem more job losses!* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2026, 13:47:44
- Some downwards revisions on prior months too* - gvibes March 6, 2026, 12:43:18
- I wonder what the real number is. * - doubledown March 6, 2026, 11:20:58
  - At least double* - TarheelIllini March 6, 2026, 12:29:26
- Trump needs a refresh of that department* - KCWildcat March 6, 2026, 11:03:22
Kalshi and Polymarket are both totally legitimate businesses - ATL March 6, 2026, 9:57:34
seems pretty clear we hit the school in Iran on purpose but didn't know it was a school - John Coctostan March 6, 2026, 9:32:45
- Are we sure we even got the right country?* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2026, 13:38:06
- Winning over the Iranian people* - timmer March 6, 2026, 9:54:43
  - Sounds pretty politically correct. Homey don't play dat anymore.* - Toonces March 6, 2026, 9:56:44
- I know people die in war, but can't imagine the collective grief of the parents - UofIL6 March 6, 2026, 9:38:10
  - It’s what fuels extremism* - CWR10 March 6, 2026, 14:38:02
  - Dotz - Sounder March 6, 2026, 9:58:04
  - arewethebaddies.gif * - doubledown March 6, 2026, 9:47:21
    - Trump is just a more evil version of the Ayatollah* - Stu March 6, 2026, 9:48:27
- AI hallucination, it happens* - Tortillini March 6, 2026, 9:34:44
  - There’s nothing we can do to prevent school shootings.* - DT March 6, 2026, 9:36:26
    - Bomb the schools first.* - KCWildcat March 6, 2026, 10:15:00
    - I think and pray, and hope for more Good Guys with Guns - Stu March 6, 2026, 9:39:39
Credit markets under stress - jfinsocal March 6, 2026, 8:45:07
- BDCs are always like the canary in the coal mine* - Stu March 6, 2026, 8:45:57
  - Duh. The most liquid asset that holds the riskiest corporate credit? - Chilango Yesterday, 7:28:47
So we went to war without refilling the strategic petroleum reserve or enough money to…. - LeatherneckIllini March 6, 2026, 8:02:04
- no need for public buy-in in an authoritarian government. this administration has no intent on - Orangeillini March 6, 2026, 9:32:17
- The American people decided they wanted to try Dinner for Schmucks as a leadership strategy. - doubledown March 6, 2026, 8:57:31
- you can't yada yada munitions* - lcubed March 6, 2026, 8:32:43
  - Not asking the Ukrainians "Hey, how do you do modern warfare vs. drones?" was certainly a choice.* - Carl Spackler March 6, 2026, 9:30:50
    - that's an uninformed narrative - illiniranger March 6, 2026, 10:36:53
      - I’m not sure the expected but the actual hit rate doesn’t seem that high? - CanHartlebHireSnider March 6, 2026, 10:49:37
        
        it's greater than 10 or 11, but the success rate of a Shahed hitting it's target is maybe 5% - illiniranger March 6, 2026, 11:08:33
  - we have a lot of munitions. we (maybe) have a shortage of interceptors - illiniranger March 6, 2026, 9:26:43
  - Exactly. They don’t grow on trees* - LeatherneckIllini March 6, 2026, 9:19:58
    - Meanwhile we're using them up on unarmed Iranian ships apparently - Jersey March 6, 2026, 9:22:30
Why are republican presidents so shit at the economy?* - ATL March 6, 2026, 7:57:23
- Going to be another rough market open* - UofIL6 March 6, 2026, 8:04:42
- Trump had completely killed the momentum of people actually returning to the workforce - John Coctostan March 6, 2026, 8:00:11
  - I'm 52 years old and every Republican president since I could vote has shivved the economy - ATL March 6, 2026, 8:17:24
    - Cut taxes on the wealthy |Cut benefits|start military conflicts - TarheelIllini March 6, 2026, 12:36:50
    - Total job creation negative since liberation day. Good job guys - John Coctostan March 6, 2026, 8:25:47
      - Don't worry, the bankers are just happy they can say 'pussy' and 'retard' again - ATL March 6, 2026, 10:08:14
big miss on jobs* - John Coctostan March 6, 2026, 7:36:38
- Hassett says pretty soon everyone will have a job screwing in the little screws on iPhones - Stu March 6, 2026, 8:30:47
We are #1!!! (in how much the state taxes us) - Tooldresser March 5, 2026, 20:41:54
- the classic GOP response line: If you don’t like it, move. * - memyselfandillini March 6, 2026, 13:42:31
- i'm not saying IL would fare much better, but these need to look at total tax burdens, not just... - torinese March 6, 2026, 9:19:09
  - It has real estate, local, and sales tax lower/down the article. - ghost_of_clt March 6, 2026, 9:44:56
- for high earners, IL not that bad; state income tax is modest and on a flat schedule* - cpsteine March 5, 2026, 21:56:37
  - Per their calculations California is better than Georgia and I have a hard time believing that * - ATL March 5, 2026, 21:58:37
    - california is not really that bad for middle/upper middle - snipes824 March 5, 2026, 22:16:50
    - There’s lies, dam lies, and statistics* - DocWalk20 March 5, 2026, 22:08:22
Hegseth: "No more politically correct wars". What a moron* - UofIL6 March 5, 2026, 17:05:36
- If that’s true I think the operations should have much more racist names.* - Toonces March 5, 2026, 19:07:26
  - operation tranny tuck* - Sounder March 5, 2026, 19:12:40
    - Operation Obama Ape* - Stu March 5, 2026, 19:14:53
      - Task Force Articulate* - ATL March 5, 2026, 19:34:21
        
        Get Outta My Bathroom* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2026, 13:43:47
- Essentially we have Stan Gable as our SecDef* - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 17:46:43
  - Make Scouting Great Again* - WhitmansFolly March 6, 2026, 7:38:03
  - Stan Gable could probably do a pull-up. * - doubledown March 5, 2026, 17:50:01
    - I think that I had forgotten that Ted McGinley was in Revenge of the Nerds* - Sounder March 5, 2026, 19:14:52
- Sounds like he’s admitting that we bombed the schoolschool on purpose. - ATL March 5, 2026, 17:07:05
  - Easy there, being against slaughtering children sounds pretty woke* - Herman Blume March 5, 2026, 17:48:26
- get in loser, we're doin a war crime* - assassin March 5, 2026, 17:06:20
  - I hear The Hague is lovely this time of year. - SurfTheBoneyard March 5, 2026, 17:24:33
LOL....."It's sad, but she was untrainable and he had to put her down." - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 14:52:14
- Money quote: - SurfTheBoneyard March 5, 2026, 17:32:59
  - Just because he lacks law enforcement experience, military experience, executive branch experience - complainant March 5, 2026, 18:07:10
- OMG Cricket….. - LeatherneckIllini March 5, 2026, 15:00:33
  - Fantastic* - UofIL6 March 5, 2026, 16:19:38
  - LOL - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 15:12:55
After a jump of 40% in fertilizer prices, wholesalers are talking about not being able to supply - Stu March 5, 2026, 14:22:27
- also gas prices going up and up* - ECEIllinois March 5, 2026, 16:47:46
- Mostly an aside, but I love that there were wars over uninhabited islands covered in bird shit. - gvibes March 5, 2026, 16:09:37
  - I thought the war was over the desert that became the source after the bird shit ran out. * - larue33 March 5, 2026, 16:49:10
    - Bird shit was still involved. It’s why Bolivia has no coastline, but still possesses a navy* - cpsteine March 5, 2026, 18:52:59
    - I'll never be over the desert that became the source after the bird shit ran out. * - Sammich March 5, 2026, 17:48:19
  - Is there a single person in human history with a more mixed record than Fritz Haber? - IlliniRunner March 5, 2026, 16:23:45
    - IDKWTI. My favorite multi-levle fuckup is the guy who invented(-ish) both CFCs and leaded gasoline* - gvibes March 5, 2026, 17:45:34
      - He won the Nobel prize in chemistry for inventing a process for producing ammonia - IlliniRunner March 5, 2026, 22:37:02
    - Philippe Petain is up there* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 5, 2026, 16:28:17
      - Aung San Suu Kyi, Yassir Arafat, Henry Kissinger, any pope ...* - complainant March 5, 2026, 16:43:17
  - Guano!* - LeatherneckIllini March 5, 2026, 16:19:32
- meant to put this here from U of I… - LeatherneckIllini March 5, 2026, 16:00:24
- I support the development of alternative, eco-friendly farming techniques - DT March 5, 2026, 15:24:27
- Welp.* - LeatherneckIllini March 5, 2026, 15:01:23
Noem apparently began a press conference but didn't know she was fired? - ATL March 5, 2026, 14:01:01
- I mean its kind of the way the pedo has always handled these things. - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 14:05:58
  - I love how he turns on everyone and no one ever sees it coming* - Sounder March 5, 2026, 19:17:23
Sorry, Ari* - Stu March 5, 2026, 13:32:08
- nothing for yesterday? - Ari Gold March 5, 2026, 14:32:28
  - Sorry, Ari* - Stu March 5, 2026, 14:33:46
Trump coming out in support of sex change surgery for minors??? - ECEIllinois March 5, 2026, 13:29:20
WSJ says the HR Angel of Death is coming for Kristi - assassin March 5, 2026, 12:24:31
- Could be the same reason as Tuscy's other than the old man holds the trump card* - illini222 March 5, 2026, 13:51:00
- does she get a pardon on the way out at least* - Orangeillini March 5, 2026, 13:48:46
  - The first rule of the Art of the Deal is that you never prematurely sacrifice leverage. * - doubledown March 5, 2026, 14:01:49
- Make sure you change the sheets, Markwayne. * - doubledown March 5, 2026, 13:38:33
  - Now he has to have sex with Corey - Stu March 5, 2026, 13:39:03
- Markwayne might be a downgrade. Dude's a grade A moron* - ECEIllinois March 5, 2026, 13:33:16
  - I, for one, enthusiastically welcome Markwayne. - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 13:42:00
- I love my Gov. - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 13:31:23
  - #OpenToWork. LOL* - DocWalk20 March 5, 2026, 14:39:24
- I've been operating under the assumption that all his cronies are getting pardons, so I - Warrin'_Illini March 5, 2026, 13:16:38
- so per reporting the final straw was her saying yesterday that Trump approved of her ad campaign - John Coctostan March 5, 2026, 13:06:09
  - also damning that cheering the murder of citizens wasn't the issue. bad tv was* - John Coctostan March 5, 2026, 13:44:45
    - she spent his money on herself without asking and lied about it. - assassin March 5, 2026, 13:46:16
  - Does she gets to keep all her plastic surgery or was that government issued? - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 13:10:19
    - Welp!* - TarheelIllini March 5, 2026, 15:16:25
    - Holy yikes! - Kajagoogoo March 5, 2026, 13:53:49
    - Make sure she remembers to grab her blanket on the way out* - UofIL6 March 5, 2026, 13:26:33
- Hmm, let's see if this works again. I hear that Trump is considering resigning - IlliniRunner March 5, 2026, 12:58:27
  - I fear we missed out on a very funny situation whereby Trump absconds in the event he lost - Warrin'_Illini March 5, 2026, 13:09:18
    - Is there any chance he actually faces any sort of criminal punishment - Sounder March 5, 2026, 19:40:20
- Somehow they are replacing Noem with somebody even dumber than her* - ATL March 5, 2026, 12:54:34
- Wait… Is that Kimberly Guilfoyle’s music????* - Stu March 5, 2026, 12:51:00
- gone via truth social* - John Coctostan March 5, 2026, 12:45:33
  - Markwayne "we're at war, but not a war" Mullins to now be in charge with war on Americans* - UofIL6 March 5, 2026, 12:50:29
    - Gives Tuberville a run for biggest dipshit in the Senate. - SurfTheBoneyard March 5, 2026, 13:07:10
    - I don’t know how that happens without senate approval* - LeatherneckIllini March 5, 2026, 13:01:40
      - update: Fetterman already said yes so guessing votes are there* - LeatherneckIllini March 5, 2026, 13:29:45
        
        "Rand Paul’s a freaking snake. And I understand completely why his neighbor did what he did. - Chuck Woodaby March 5, 2026, 14:12:33
        
        Took a pause from counting his AIPAC money?* - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 13:44:01
    - Markwayne "I know the smell of war despite never being in the military" Mullins? - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 12:54:38
      - He's confusing war with backed up plumbing* - WhitmansFolly March 5, 2026, 15:19:28
  - dupe* - John Coctostan March 5, 2026, 12:47:01
  - and sen mullin to replace* - John Coctostan March 5, 2026, 12:47:00
  - and Markwayne in. jesus. * - assassin March 5, 2026, 12:46:08
    - Markwayne Mullin can't even secure the border between his two names* - Sounder March 5, 2026, 20:06:49
- I've seen reports that Trump is considering Markwayne Mullin. So worse (at least dumber) it is!* - IlliniRunner March 5, 2026, 12:44:29
- "let's head out to the east wing gravel pit, madame secretary"* - Sammich March 5, 2026, 12:25:58
  - Gotta give Rep. Moskowitz his props for wearing this yesterday.... - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 12:40:34
2 weeks 4 weeks 8 weeks September - assassin March 5, 2026, 11:13:37
- Plenty of time for Barron to get through Basic and AIT, IIRC* - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 11:25:00
  - His arches are falling as we speak* - Stu March 5, 2026, 12:04:17
    - Bone spurs ACTIVATE!* - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 12:06:35
    - It'll be the new nursey rhyme. Barron's arches falling down, falling down, falling down* - KCWildcat March 5, 2026, 12:06:31
- More like November * - doubledown March 5, 2026, 11:16:55
The outside world is beginning to notice that the Trump Administration isn't all that bright. - complainant March 5, 2026, 10:54:26
- When you've lost FT Commenter...* - Chuck Woodaby March 5, 2026, 11:21:33
Bahrain says an Iranian missile hit a state-run oil refinery - ATL March 5, 2026, 10:42:49
Tel Aviv under attack? sucks that there are so many fake videos on X it's hard to figure out what's - ECEIllinois March 4, 2026, 22:46:27

Doesn’t seem like it. Seems like a bunch of prominent disinfo accounts posting year old vids* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 5, 2026, 0:31:08

Warning: Graphic. Tim Sheehy (R-Sen-Montana) breaks the arm of a protestor - IlliniRunner March 4, 2026, 17:42:46
- some of these headlines are wild - VIV March 5, 2026, 8:30:38
  - That’s our left wing media for ya! Insane. * - IlliniRunner March 5, 2026, 11:51:34
- a marine, no less. That's assault, brother* - assassin March 4, 2026, 17:50:59
  - acknowledged* - cpsteine March 4, 2026, 18:15:35
  - It's battery, but your heart was in the right place.* - complainant March 4, 2026, 17:57:26
    - that's battery brother isn't the quote. * - assassin March 4, 2026, 18:01:23
All sorts of Colorado pols including a Republican prosecutor shitting on Polis today - ATL March 4, 2026, 17:20:35
Rest in piss, Lou Holtz. - complainant March 4, 2026, 17:07:12
- My lovely wife says I shouldn't speak ill of the dead... - KingTalkyTiki March 5, 2026, 11:23:53
Bondi to be subpoena'd over Epstein. Any other wars we can start?* - UofIL6 March 4, 2026, 15:48:23
- Trump may not have done anything wrong, but someone at DoJ seems to think he did. - doubledown March 4, 2026, 15:59:53
- would you accept the Ecuadorian Mafia/Cartels? - assassin March 4, 2026, 15:53:15
  - I just hope Trump and Hegseth don't find out how many defenseless brown people there are in India.* - complainant March 4, 2026, 17:16:33
    - JD’s wife will probably tell them * - ATL March 5, 2026, 6:17:16
What a fucking headline - ATL March 4, 2026, 15:02:07
- Also the Bahrain and Saudi GPs are in five and six weeks, respectively. They won't need - ATL March 4, 2026, 15:04:30
Damn. Anthropic CEO not holding back on the Trump administration - ECEIllinois March 4, 2026, 14:42:04
oh good, someone straight asked Noem if she and Corey are fucking - assassin March 4, 2026, 14:14:13
- While her husband sits in his cuck chair behind her?* - KingTalkyTiki March 4, 2026, 14:57:18
  - She didn't recognize the bedroom in the plane - Sounder March 4, 2026, 15:09:31
Ukraine sending anti-drone specialists to the gulf. Hope JD Vance says thank you* - ECEIllinois March 4, 2026, 14:07:19
<Kofi Voice>Amaaaaaazing</Georgi voice> interview of a Dem who supports the war - ATL March 4, 2026, 13:50:10
- He is a very good politician. I think he knows his constituency very well* - JacobRDaugherty March 4, 2026, 15:58:31
  - The interview made him look stupid * - ATL March 4, 2026, 18:23:55
Fuck her shit up, Tim - ATL March 4, 2026, 13:40:40
Never heard of this guy but he’s pretty good at this. - OB25 March 4, 2026, 12:49:08
- I mean better than Jared Polis* - ECEIllinois March 4, 2026, 14:15:08
- He spoke at a Dan Goldman fundraiser I attended and was very impressive - JacobRDaugherty March 4, 2026, 13:30:47
  - For the first year, I wanted him to run for president. - complainant March 4, 2026, 14:51:04
- Man it's almost like putting the former governor of a state.. - KingTalkyTiki March 4, 2026, 13:28:09
  - I don’t think the problem is that she was governor of a small state - DT March 4, 2026, 13:38:34
    - If she was going to be Secretary of Ag, I'd agree. - KingTalkyTiki March 4, 2026, 15:00:32
  - It's almost like letting the citizens of such states essentially run the country - ATL March 4, 2026, 13:38:24
- From Colorado, IIRC. Very sharp guy from what I've seen.* - ATL March 4, 2026, 13:07:54
How completely deranged (and anti-democracy) is this? - Sounder March 4, 2026, 12:30:05
- Quick convince him to endorse Talerico * - ATL March 4, 2026, 12:33:36
Sure sounds like an imminent threat to me. - OB25 March 4, 2026, 9:59:12
- The imminent threat was they couldn't prevent Bibi from attacking and Iran would have retaliated - ATL March 4, 2026, 10:15:23
  - I know that's how the media jumped on Marco's remarks - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2026, 10:24:33
    - I mean, here are Rubio's remarks - ATL March 4, 2026, 13:55:16
      - Even assuming that’s what he meant - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2026, 14:04:15
        
        "at best he misspoke"? His explanation is consistent with the lack of evacuation orders, failure to - ATL March 4, 2026, 14:16:50
        
        I mean in January Bibi asked Trump to hold off because Israel defense wasn’t ready - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2026, 14:11:22
  - Seems to be the default position for American politicians from both sides of the aisle.* - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2026, 10:18:23
- The evidence: Jared said so.* - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2026, 10:13:15
  - he went to jared!* - lcubed March 4, 2026, 11:05:18
- That guy is so war thirsty* - UofIL6 March 4, 2026, 10:09:11
- Tired: "They had WMDs." Wired: "They wouldn't say they didn't want WMDs." * - doubledown March 4, 2026, 10:02:28
Dems should be running ad after ad on this. They don’t care about you… - LeatherneckIllini March 4, 2026, 8:44:06
- Saw a response from Grok that said that the advisor paid for jet himself* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 4, 2026, 10:49:11
  - but isn't the airspace closed?* - ATL March 4, 2026, 12:10:38
- Nothing matters, and free elections are probably dunzo anyway * - meanjeans March 4, 2026, 9:21:06
  - I don't see how we *could* hold elections following the impending, massive terrorist attack - complainant March 4, 2026, 10:43:26
- “Trump advisor and Tik Tok star” - DT March 4, 2026, 8:51:38
overt extremist Christian rhetoric used to justify the war - ATL March 4, 2026, 7:44:23
- I wish they’d attach a name to who was saying that* - LeatherneckIllini March 4, 2026, 7:56:44
  - No way. - illiniranger March 4, 2026, 10:12:55
    - I saw t yesterday, but without names or even specific units, I noted it and moved on.* - KingTalkyTiki March 4, 2026, 10:20:26
  - There have been reports for a while that the USAF is full of fundamentalists - DT March 4, 2026, 8:29:50
    - Oh a number of them are so very churchy…. - LeatherneckIllini March 4, 2026, 8:45:38
  - Nm* - DT March 4, 2026, 8:27:56
  - Nm* - DT March 4, 2026, 8:27:43
- And apparently Hegseth is some kind of weird fundie, or at least fundie alined. Which is kind of a - doubledown March 4, 2026, 7:50:59
  - Fundies and alcoholism go together like pb&j* - KCWildcat March 4, 2026, 7:52:40
    - And don't forget the sexual infidelity! * - Tuscy March 4, 2026, 7:54:07
      - No time for introspection when you're too busy judging everyone else's life choices.* - KingTalkyTiki March 4, 2026, 10:15:24
dupe* - ATL March 4, 2026, 7:43:15
Sounds like we had a sub sink an Iranian frigate.* - LeatherneckIllini March 4, 2026, 7:40:13
- Official announcement and video of the sinking… - LeatherneckIllini March 4, 2026, 8:24:40
  - Are we allowed to say we're at war yet or is this still just a limited tactical whatever* - RVA March 4, 2026, 10:22:32
    - You’ll have to wait for a statement from the Department of Limited Tactical Whatever * - memyselfandillini March 4, 2026, 10:40:11
    - At what point did we collectively decide war had to mean boots on the ground? - KingTalkyTiki March 4, 2026, 10:28:51
  - "Quiet Death" - KingTalkyTiki March 4, 2026, 10:14:43
Polis preps to bend the knee (why do we still do this) - UofIL6 March 3, 2026, 21:19:22
- There are no good politicians. It’s is all one big game to everyone who participates in it - snipes824 March 4, 2026, 7:48:12
Returns starting to come in from primaries... - SurfTheBoneyard March 3, 2026, 19:42:29
- Dan Crenshaw going down* - assassin March 3, 2026, 21:59:04
  - I assume anyone who loses a GOP primary is getting beat by a far crazier, more fascist candidate* - DT March 4, 2026, 9:09:54
    - The base has hated Crenshaw for years. It's been a open secret - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2026, 9:22:35
      - I can't believe Tony Gonzalez is still a thing. What a despicable human* - UofIL6 March 4, 2026, 9:29:53
  - Ooooo - KCWildcat March 4, 2026, 9:05:38
- Every expert I’m seeing is all but calling it for Talarico* - John Coctostan March 3, 2026, 19:53:58
  - Likely the best option. Don't think Dems have a chance, but he likely has best odds at a - UofIL6 March 3, 2026, 20:00:47
    - I'm talking myself into him having a chance* - Sounder March 4, 2026, 3:42:43
      - *THIS* year texas is gonna be blue! - VIV March 4, 2026, 9:05:18
        
        I think it could but Ken Paxton can just rig it for himself. He and hot wheels aren't going - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2026, 9:07:13
    - Idk. Cornyn and Paxton have a 9-figure campaign fight coming up - ghost_of_clt March 3, 2026, 20:07:07
      - Cornyn is the favorite if it wins. If Paxton wins it’s probably a toss up* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 3, 2026, 20:41:33
      - Party failure to not figure it out in one round* - RVA March 3, 2026, 20:38:46
    - Agreed. Crockett didn't really campaign, and she is pretty brash. - SurfTheBoneyard March 3, 2026, 20:04:33
      - voters have been disenfranchised * - Poldark March 4, 2026, 6:50:09
      - I like Crockett a lot, she is awesome, but I question her decision to run statewide - Sounder March 4, 2026, 3:44:28
        
        "generational talent"??* - VIV March 4, 2026, 9:15:20
Four of the 6 dead soldiers identified. All are reservists from Iowa* - timmer March 3, 2026, 17:32:43
- Nobody should have to die for Trump’s insanity * - shua March 3, 2026, 18:01:23
- Here they are. RIP. - LeatherneckIllini March 3, 2026, 17:49:29
Georgia school shooter’s dad found criminally responsible for the mass killing - ATL March 3, 2026, 17:02:07
- Good, though it seems weird for him to already be found guilty when his kid's guilt is yet to be - doubledown March 3, 2026, 18:36:59
  - I’m wondering if the standard of proof for the underline crime was only preponderance of the evidenc - ATL March 3, 2026, 19:56:13
- dotz - Sounder March 3, 2026, 17:19:12
CIA goin back to the classics - assassin March 3, 2026, 16:47:28
- Al-Qaida 2...Electric Boogaloo* - DanSaint March 3, 2026, 17:38:42
Maybe "War" is at Third Base today - assassin March 3, 2026, 16:22:22
- ooo - Kajagoogoo March 3, 2026, 16:59:35
- Look, he just really really wants to look tough and play army - RVA March 3, 2026, 16:46:46
  - President Hegseth?* - Warrin'_Illini March 3, 2026, 16:53:19
  - President?* - Taz March 3, 2026, 16:53:01
- Just a profoundly stupid individual. - KingTalkyTiki March 3, 2026, 16:40:43
  - I mean, the guy has two first names smashed together* - Sounder March 3, 2026, 17:47:55
- Stop right there. Before we go any further will you war me, will you war me forever?* - DT March 3, 2026, 16:28:42
  - I think we should war other people. - ijustkrushalot March 3, 2026, 16:32:07
Target discovers that paying workers more improves results - ATL March 3, 2026, 15:38:07
- "tested higher payrolls" . It's good to know people's lives are just sliders... - shua March 3, 2026, 15:50:06
  - You HOPE it's sawdust. * - doubledown March 3, 2026, 18:15:02
  - Great cheese comes from happy cows* - assassin March 3, 2026, 16:02:18
When Iran retaliates inside the US, will it be more like Oklahoma City or 9/11? - complainant March 3, 2026, 14:11:34
- All I can say is, Salman Rushdie better guard his other eye.* - Stu March 3, 2026, 14:15:32
Trump says he's going to cut off all trade with Spain. Because he's mad at them.* - Stu March 3, 2026, 14:03:42
- unreported TACO coming later this week - Sammich March 3, 2026, 14:07:47
  - I think it's a tortilla espanola* - Sounder March 3, 2026, 14:28:16
    - TAPA* - Herman Blume March 3, 2026, 18:01:39
Shamwow guy suing Texas GOP over rigged elections - ATL March 3, 2026, 13:35:52
- Is he saying that he doesn't want to be forced to use the name listed on his birth certificate? * - doubledown March 3, 2026, 14:02:39
- like... actual rhinos?* - VIV March 3, 2026, 13:39:44
Right now the Dow is own over a thousand points - Sounder March 3, 2026, 12:26:24
- Have you also looked at the largest absolute one-day moves ever? - Potomac March 3, 2026, 13:35:50
  - You're kind of making my point for me - Sounder March 3, 2026, 14:27:30
    - That’s kind of the point though. People are getting rich off of it.* - voiceofreason March 3, 2026, 19:45:52
- Right now the DOW is up over 650 points - timmer March 3, 2026, 12:56:44
  - Dead cat bounce* - JeffFrank March 3, 2026, 13:33:39
  - Was a good buying opportunity. Thanks Trump!* - Warrin'_Illini March 3, 2026, 13:15:39
- It's under 50,000 so I feel betrayed* - KCWildcat March 3, 2026, 12:54:30
- "The trade was not that you were getting exposed to geopolitics when moving to Dubai" - ATL March 3, 2026, 12:47:50
Seems like the plan for Iran is very well thought out - Sounder March 3, 2026, 12:04:42
- Perhaps the reason there isn't a plan for what happens after Iran, is that they don't think - doubledown March 3, 2026, 12:14:45
  - I think their plan is really just to try to eliminate the missiles and nuke - CanHartlebHireSnider March 3, 2026, 12:17:40
    - To the extent there is a US plan, that’s probably right, although it’s more a hope than a plan - DT March 3, 2026, 12:51:55
      - Yep. Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia and Sudan are success stories as far as they're concerned* - Chuck Woodaby March 3, 2026, 13:03:11
      - Good news Gulf Arabs!* - ATL March 3, 2026, 12:53:45
        
        Kinda see that divergence in Trump’s comments - DT March 3, 2026, 13:00:20
        
        It’s Trump - CanHartlebHireSnider March 3, 2026, 13:10:39
Thom Tillis (R-NC) just eviscerated Kristi Noem in a public hearing - Sounder March 3, 2026, 11:54:59
- Thing is, she's gonna postmortem that interaction based on how good she looked on camera. - complainant March 3, 2026, 14:58:45
- He’s turned somewhat respectable - TarheelIllini March 3, 2026, 14:03:01
- oOo - KingTalkyTiki March 3, 2026, 13:16:15
- he seems to be very pissed off about a lot of stuff today. went after hegseth on the anthropic shit* - John Coctostan March 3, 2026, 12:48:23
- Everyone hates her and Corey* - LeatherneckIllini March 3, 2026, 12:11:50
  - Maybe they'll get a "blanket" pardon - Sounder March 3, 2026, 12:17:48
    - And now the plane! I wish someone would ask what was in her bag. Just do it!!! - LeatherneckIllini March 3, 2026, 12:19:15
- I do not agree with that man on many things. But holy hell, that was fantastic* - PDO March 3, 2026, 12:04:54
- Literally, I hope * - ATL March 3, 2026, 11:55:58
Bored of Iran. Leave them alone.* - Warrin'_Illini March 3, 2026, 11:46:48
IYKYK - Sounder March 3, 2026, 11:26:16
Bombed the building where the assembly of experts were gathering to elect new supreme leader - CanHartlebHireSnider March 3, 2026, 10:36:16
- Sorry your Imam blew up, Ricky * - ghost_of_clt March 3, 2026, 14:57:55
- Like any organization run by conservative Boomers they don’t allow telework.* - DT March 3, 2026, 11:23:04
  - Where's the damn like button for this post.* - EffinIllini March 3, 2026, 16:19:16
- because Microsoft Teams is crap* - Tooldresser March 3, 2026, 11:19:31
  - ayatollah, you're on mute* - Sounder March 3, 2026, 11:20:11
    - I laffed* - illini21 March 3, 2026, 12:43:26
    - lol.* - DT March 3, 2026, 11:24:59
- Ok that’s funny. * - assassin March 3, 2026, 11:10:25
  - Ironically, they were drinking from "this meeting could've been an email" mugs* - UofIL6 March 3, 2026, 11:25:10
Couple of DOJ items: (1) DOJ drops defense of law firms' lawsuit vs. Trump, (2) DOJ looking for the - ATL March 3, 2026, 8:50:04
- NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND - Chilango March 3, 2026, 12:05:52
  - ooo - ATL March 3, 2026, 12:40:30
- They obviously recognize the difficulty in finding someone who supports Trump and who is smart * - DT March 3, 2026, 11:17:41
  - The Venn diagram that never actually intersects* - UofIL6 March 3, 2026, 11:20:52
  - Loyalty to Trump is itself evidence of a mental defect* - GMAW March 3, 2026, 11:19:31
- Trip* - ATL March 3, 2026, 11:05:13
- Dupe* - ATL March 3, 2026, 11:05:06
- lol DOJ must’ve gotten a call from Trump - ATL March 3, 2026, 11:04:41
- Quite literally the stupid and industrious.* - LeatherneckIllini March 3, 2026, 9:45:00
- DOJ Attorney used to be a prestige position. - SurfTheBoneyard March 3, 2026, 9:28:45
We have always been at war with Eurasia - ATL March 3, 2026, 8:21:45
- Apparently his wife's last name is Krivda, which is Russian for "untruth." * - doubledown March 3, 2026, 8:50:02
- Someone should ask him which other countries we're at war with. They might want to know." - complainant March 3, 2026, 8:34:29
Sorry, Ari* - Stu March 3, 2026, 6:03:53
- oh the humanity. down roughly 1% today!* - Ari Gold March 3, 2026, 14:58:24
- I just don't understand his perspective. It's like he's putting out rakes just to step on them* - IlliniRunner March 3, 2026, 12:31:15
- No shite* - TarheelIllini March 3, 2026, 9:19:59
Netanyahu on Hannity playing Trump like a fiddle. - OB25 March 2, 2026, 20:33:17
- it was true 25 years ago and it is true today. - Chuck Woodaby March 2, 2026, 20:55:52
U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia apparently just got hit* - LeatherneckIllini March 2, 2026, 18:27:45
- I knew they shouldn’t have stored the Epstein files there :( * - shua March 2, 2026, 20:01:41
- This is exactly how things escalate out of control - John Coctostan March 2, 2026, 19:19:51
- Iran sure seems capable of penetrating our air defenses this go round - Stu March 2, 2026, 19:05:55
  - Missiles being intercepted, Drones getting through * - assassin March 2, 2026, 19:42:45
  - They were during the 12 days war too which is why it only lasted 12 days. How quickly we forget.* - Chuck Woodaby March 2, 2026, 19:14:38
    - Nope, not to this extent* - Stu March 2, 2026, 19:20:06
- Saying it was empty - CanHartlebHireSnider March 2, 2026, 18:54:28
- Erin Burnette looks like she’s on the verge of a nervous breakdown* - Stu March 2, 2026, 18:44:09
OpenAI in damage control mode over its ‘victory’ - Stu March 2, 2026, 17:55:04
- They’re all desperate - jfinsocal March 2, 2026, 18:44:05
What the fuck did Trump just say? - Sounder March 2, 2026, 17:31:38
Got gas this morning and on the way home it was 45 cents higher. Thanks Obama!* - shua March 2, 2026, 16:42:15
Truly wild shit from Rubio. If only there was a way to prevent Israel from striking - John Coctostan March 2, 2026, 15:51:48
- There was reporting that the US wanted Israel to attack first - CanHartlebHireSnider March 2, 2026, 16:45:59
- We went proactively, in a defensive way * - Sounder March 2, 2026, 16:28:52
- We proactively attacked them....in defense. What an idiot* - UofIL6 March 2, 2026, 15:57:50
  - This reasoning will not bolster R support for long* - John Coctostan March 2, 2026, 18:33:45
- Doesn't seem like there was much of a plan going in. At least W paraded Colin Powell around to lie - ATL March 2, 2026, 15:53:13
  - Lack of a plan is still a plan.* - DocWalk20 March 2, 2026, 16:44:20
    - You mean we are going to see what happens?* - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 16:48:11
Insurers not even adding war risk insurance to ships, just flat canceling… - LeatherneckIllini March 2, 2026, 15:36:23
KIA count is up to 6. Lucky it’s not more considering Kuwait shot 3 of our planes down - assassin March 2, 2026, 15:10:10
- Ryan Zinke is thrilled to death about all of this - ATL March 2, 2026, 15:37:59
- Sure, but have you seen the plans for the most beautiful ballroom they died for? - KingTalkyTiki March 2, 2026, 15:17:44
  - good thing they knocked down the East Wing 4+ months ago... - shua March 2, 2026, 15:20:25
    - The attention span of a goldfish.... - KingTalkyTiki March 2, 2026, 15:22:35
- Don't make Claude angry.* - Chuck Woodaby March 2, 2026, 15:17:21
Congratulations to Don on his new hickey - ATL March 2, 2026, 12:07:56
- Inner rot reaching sub-cutaneous level* - MtHoodIllini March 2, 2026, 18:35:23
- dude needs some balm for that. - cpsteine March 2, 2026, 16:00:08
- The thing that gives me great satisfaction is that I will get to - TarheelIllini March 2, 2026, 15:17:51
  - You'll have to go to Madison for that... - KingTalkyTiki March 2, 2026, 15:18:57
    - Done, it would be worth it* - TarheelIllini March 2, 2026, 15:54:43
- It's a reaction to a skin cream that they prescribed him *for no real reason* - Taz March 2, 2026, 13:54:32
- Just when you thought his appearance couldn't get any more grotesque.* - KingTalkyTiki March 2, 2026, 13:03:09
- You can hardly tell that ear was surgically reconstructed.* - complainant March 2, 2026, 13:00:04
- he was bit by a zombie, and he's totally hiding it from the rest of the group* - shua March 2, 2026, 12:18:11
- He's Harkonnening before our very eyes* - Sammich March 2, 2026, 12:15:17
sorry stu. i know how disappointing today must be for you - Ari Gold March 2, 2026, 11:56:33
- If it makes you feel any better, buddy, I am overweight in defense stocks - Stu March 2, 2026, 13:14:36
- I have no idea what way-to-early football spike this is supposed to be. * - IlliniRunner March 2, 2026, 13:02:22
  - It's Ari, he keeps citing the untethered to reality metric as proof of Trump's greatness - RVA March 2, 2026, 13:31:02
    - not true. i’ve been touting the market since all of the doomsdayers were predicted the big - Ari Gold March 2, 2026, 13:37:23
  - He is saying that I am waiting for the market to plummet, and it hasn't yet - Stu March 2, 2026, 13:06:59
Trump is absolutely going to have a little military uniform made for himself, right? - doubledown March 2, 2026, 11:45:50
- it wouldn't be a little uniform * - VIV March 2, 2026, 11:50:46
  - and it will be so ill fitting and wrinkled* - shua March 2, 2026, 12:23:56
    - Because he has pissed off all the gays* - Taz March 2, 2026, 12:45:38
  - valid. * - doubledown March 2, 2026, 11:53:09
Just a reminder that the Hedge Fund guys are dumber than you are - ATL March 2, 2026, 10:59:04
- If you manage billion dollar hedge funds and hadn't figured out China has been preparing.... - LeatherneckIllini March 2, 2026, 11:28:50
- I don't think it's a big secret that a lot of these guys have either high risk tolerance or low - doubledown March 2, 2026, 11:09:22
Giving a speech about dead soldiers, and still can't help making it all about him and his grievances - doubledown March 2, 2026, 10:57:11
- Lord Farquaad: "Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make"* - shua March 2, 2026, 11:06:40
Netanyahu, protector of civilians - snipes824 March 2, 2026, 9:51:28
- I can’t believe he wasn’t struck by lightning right there* - memyselfandillini March 2, 2026, 13:05:41
- This guy would sacrifice the world to keep himself from facing any consequences, - doubledown March 2, 2026, 9:55:37
Somebody observed that Mar A Lago Face is just Drag Queen Face and I can’t unsee it.* - ATL March 2, 2026, 9:40:20
- I saw someone made up like that in real life and it was unsettling. * - doubledown March 2, 2026, 9:46:17
So war with Iran; somebody give me the pros and cons. - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 9:14:05
- I think where I've landed is The Onion's "Worlds Worst Person Makes a Good Point" meme. - tvillini March 2, 2026, 9:31:53
  - I don't think many will say that these guys lives didn't all need to be expedited. - doubledown March 2, 2026, 9:38:44
- Con: RIP President Business Casual* - Tortillini March 2, 2026, 9:30:08
  - Pro: may give "Tehran" series on AppleTV a boost* - Potomac March 2, 2026, 9:47:29
- Pro: super high gas prices. * - doubledown March 2, 2026, 9:28:49
  - Yeah, that is decidedly not a pro.* - voiceofreason March 2, 2026, 10:00:06
    - Disagree. Anything that makes life worse while Trump is POTUS is a pro. * - doubledown March 2, 2026, 10:07:19
      - Ah, I see where you are coming from now. Agreed on that front.* - voiceofreason March 2, 2026, 11:07:38
- Those middle school girls shouldn't have been building nuclear weapons* - Stu March 2, 2026, 9:21:49
  - I saw a supercut of Bibi saying Iran was "weeks" away from a nuke. I think the earliest clip was - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 9:23:46
    - Oh, they talk about it ... - complainant March 2, 2026, 9:56:35
      - I suppose that is the risk you run when a deal like this doesn't go through Congress. - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 10:02:58
    - That supercut is pretty dumb. - CanHartlebHireSnider March 2, 2026, 9:34:16
      - I think it's good only certain countries can have nukes. North Korea was smart to get ahead - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 9:38:57

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