Read Ch 18 "Be calm when the unthinkable arrives," from "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder. 45/47 needs an enemy to blame outside of America just as Hitler & Putin did. Will 45/47 bomb American buildings like Putin is suspected of doing to Russia -- all the while blaming their manufactured enemy?

Yeah, but, I don't feel very united by the felon's actions against Iran and I am even pretty sure that I won't feel very united if Iran decides to protect itself and retaliate against us. I will blame the two criminals, Trump and Netanyahu.

Remember! The Senate is poised to start debating the One Big Beautiful Bill (still can’t believe that’s its fucking name). Call your Congressman. Do not gut Medicaid for Billionaires tax breaks. Do not sell our public lands for a quick buck. Stop another war we don’t want. Defund Israel.

Weapons of Mass Distraction. We'll united behind Orange Julius just like we united under GW Bush. The Global War on Terror lives on.

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Yes,truth!

Plus, Mike Huckabee and the Bible says when the Jews receive their promised land (via the genocide of Palestinians) the Rapture will occur, Christ will return to smite us heathens.

Impeach Trump! Impeach Netanyahu! Eliminate Putin!

Whenever trump has faltered- it’s been Netanyahu to the rescue

Except it’s not working this time. We learned the hard way after what happened with 9/11, WMD’s, and the Bush administration.

All that, AND Iran never attacked the US, nor did our own spies support the position that Iran was even close to developing a nuclear weapon. But for Trump to understand that, he'd have to be a student of...well, I was going to say history, but really, it'd be great if he was a student of anything.

So True!

I thought of that immediately. He starts new fires to draw your attention from the one before. Over and over and over. & NOW, OUR WHOLE COUNTRY IS BURNING!!

As a professor of authoritarian politics, I can confirm this is a textbook case

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Ageed. This was planned. This pin popped up my youtube feed yesterday, encouraging people to get their free pin to show support for The United States alliance with Israel. Unreal.

Trump says, "Distraction, distraction, distraction," as billionaires steal everything, the DeepState creates wars for profits & to steal resources & Trump steals stuff too (while playing lots of golf).

Both belong in front of The Hague.

Also Putin needs oil prices propped up.

Isn’t it interesting how easily 🤡 becomes the puppet of other tough guy world leaders? First the fiasco with Zelensky for Putin’s pleasure and now bombing Iran because Netanyahu asked nicely… 🤔

Exactly!

Also no accident is how Putin benefits: The Iranian parliament has approved the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, throttling 20% of all oil transports, likely skyrocketing oil prices. This comes after reports that Russia was on its last legs economically. Trump just refuelled the war against Ukraine.

It's also about raising the price of oil for his drill baby drill and justification to sell off public lands for more drilling. And it's another nail in the coffin of what was once a great middle class. The GOP has been trying to take out the middle class for several decades now.

Good point.

zero emissions nuclear electricity And electric cargo trucks New reactors can run on nuclear "waste" now Possibly take a page from the "Right To Repair" movement And think about classes on how to refit old cars and trucks to be electric inexpensively

Trump is a stuppid fool!

The difference being that while it's not really working in Israel or the US, Netanyahu still can garner close to 50% support. Trump isn't anywhere close to that.

Does this mean that Netanyahu kidnapped those folks from the concert and put them in the tunnels to start this war? Is this what you are saying?

Trump and Netanyahu will do anything to stay out of jail!

we ain't falling for it

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ONLY ITS NOT WORKING

It’s also not an accident that the religious zealots suppressing the Persian people in Iran and chanting death to America want nuclear weapons even more than they want their women silent, subjugated and submissive. Free Persia! ✊🏼 #FreePersia

This 👆

No unity from the States. I dare not even call the United States any longer - the divided states is more accurate.

Trying to use military action to unify your country is like trying to have a baby to fix a marriage.

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Now we have three theocratic governments with no accountability to anyone stuck in a pissing competition to deflect from the ruinous policies they implement

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Five things to remember about war from @timothysnyder.bsky.social is a good thread.

The classic " look over there!". What a self-righteous bastard he is.

Netanyahu told him to do it and he did it, and that's all the terror I need to know how bad things are for us.

Barbarous Bebe is leading the Orange Clown around by the nose

It’s a strategy conceived in the moment, in the name of convenience. Does not something they thought about as part of project 2025, but it’s useful. A man who wants to be an emperor must flex his muscles. People who do not want to be ruled by an emperor must flex theirs.

Remember when everyone who voted for Trump said he was going to decrease the price of groceries and gas? And keep us out of foreign conflicts. www.newsweek.com/what-trumps-...

Plus, Iran is now probably more devoted than ever to getting its own nuclear weapons.

Hamas is an Iran proxy????

Anything to distract from Republicans passing the the Big Billionaire bill.

Yes indeed in times of trouble forca government a war deflects domestic criticisms!!

They have JUST ANNOUNCED they are CLOSING the STRAIGHT OF ALL SHIPPING of HORMUZ⁉️ Yikes⁉️ prices are going to SKYROCKET NOW on ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING⁉️🤯🥴⚠️🤨🤔🤡💩🤡⚖💙⚖

BOMBING IRAN (but anti-Ukraine) If Karma only could arrange it so MAGAt volunteers are in this and be the ones dead, wounded, PTSDs and have resulting ruined lives, and domestically only the MAGAts suffer economic setbacks. Alas, many of us will be collateral damage. Damn the Fat Orange Clown!

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All of this👆🏽

Bingo!

Nailed it. Now we just need an attack on U.S. soil and Trump can invoke the Insurrection Act and suspend habeas corpus. First protest against it, watch what he pulls. P2025 requires total submission.

When the world condemns BiBi and Taco….they start a war !!! 🤬🤬🤬

‘Wag the Dog’ in action.

Yes, it is, and it's a big part of what is going on now

Where we are with the Trump war: 1) Distracts from his failures. 2) "Wags the Dog." 3) Raises Islamic hatred. 4) Encourages terrorist attacks. 5) Raises oil prices. 6) Fuels inflation. 7) Violates UN charter. 8) Makes oil companies and weapons makers richer.

Cont. 9) Gives a reason to divert weapons/aid to Ukraine. 10) Illegally grabs more power from the Congress (War Powers). 11) Breaks his campaign promises yet again (No more wars). 12) Violates international Treaties (Airspace). 13) Further isolates the USA. 14) Salivates at death he causes.

Rapture. Even as an atheist, I know you have to LIVE the words of God to be rapture.

⬆️ This…exactly!!

The Trump regime will fail because we the people will not be transfixed by this shiny object he's dangling in front of us. #ImpeachConvictRemove

💯🎯 - Planned to distract from their own failings 🤨

Truth 👉 💯

It’s such a tired tactic too and everyone can see right through it.

All true But for middle America it’s this Another forever war brought to you by republicans and your sons and daughters will bare the brunt of this And your gas is about to get real expensive

It definitely stoked my American nationalism. I never fly the American flag but today it's on my front porch upside down as a sign of distress and protest against another act of war by another Republican president pretending to be tough and macho.

so it would have ok for Iran to have nuclear weapons?

Yep! Now all it will take is for a retaliatory strike to take one American life and 47's illegal war will be justified.

'Justified' should have been in air quotes, btw.

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No, it’s not the only way….

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And calling it something else…always.

💯% TRUTH‼️ Both having criminal records, is tell tale signs of match made in hell. Both are greedy narcissistic bullies! Who play off each other. Satanyahu is really a RepubliCONS as well.

Ummm don’t think it’s gonna work though

It is also no accident that Putin wanted American military dollars tied up in another Middle East quagmire, so Ukraine would be more vulnerable.

Putin wants the breadbasket and minerals, china wants the tech/chips

Ukraine is strategically critical to Putin/USSR as a year round, fair weather port for trade, for pipelines for military access. No part of Ukraine belongs to Russia.

It is also what republican presidents do when they're doing everything wrong at home. Bush hyped loaming weapons of mass destruction as his excuse to distract US from his failed policies.

It’s how authoritarian governments consolidate power and frighten their masses.

Yup, wag the dog

I came here to find this comment.

He's uniting us against him, stronger than ever.

He does not care. It will not stop him. If impeached Congress won't convict him; they've tried twice before. Remember he said could shoot someone and wouldn't lose any votes. His armed thugs are ambushing people and spiriting them away, trampling their rights. Checks and balances have been razed.

very transparent, and agreed. the "idiocracy" of it all is that it works now, as well as it did in 1938, as well as it did all the way back to roman times, and probably even farther back.

Hoping it doesn't work this time, for us.

intentional coordinated international war crime. and republicans will do nothing.

Political strategy by autocrats (and others too) 101... BN has been doing it for decades. The master...

They are well versed in the Nazi Playbook.

Not taking the bait. I still hate both of those fuckers.

This is 100% on the money.

It worked for Bush

Yes but we were attacked first on 09/11/2001.

By Iraq?

There was no justification.

A competent president would have surrounded himself with capable intelligence & prevented the attacks Attackers from Saudi Arabia - what country did we invade? Troll.

Epstein files. Just keeping it out there.

Difference is that this unites America against Trump’s unilateral action. 17% of the country supports bombing of Iran. That’s his very hardcore base

FACTS!

No accident at all. I remember, I think it was Michael Steele, warning us weeks ago that air assets had been moved 2 the Seychelles 2 be within striking distance of Iran. This stinks of a plan, thought out long ago. The illusion of a snap decision was necessary 2 make it seem like a proper reaction.

The number 2 doesn't make sense in that context. It should be "to".

Just trying to cram more letters in. I know, I know I'm too wordy.

It's laziness.

not to be confused with this 💩 #2

You're fine, I got what you said and agree.

This all seems orchestrated to set off a false flag domestic terrorist attack......something is very very off.

Yep, Covid is probably what saved us from a war during his first regime.

Yes, it's what they do when a dictator threatens them with a nuclear future and arms proxies to hit them with rockets daily and send suicide bombers to ride their buses.

Bibi & Trump, two peas in a pod, for now!!

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The Question must not stop. "Why Now?" Workdwide Intelligence community said Iran was several years away from being any nuclear threat. Changing the narrative is Both Trump and Netanyahu first choice.

Trump would drop a nuke to keep people from examining his financials around certain times too closely. It's why he's NEVER released his full undoctored financials. They would prove the Pedo-Rape Hush money payments. Elon outed him, now he'll do anything to distract from that.

"… he would inspect them, literally, he would stick his little freaking doll fingers in their mouth and look at their teeth ... He'd be like You, you, and you, if you want to win I'm in the penthouse suite, come and see me ... yup." —Noel Casler youtube.com/watch?v=_kvs...

For every horrible Pedo-rapist, predator thing that comes to light about him,.. there's a thousand more only his victims know about.

I see no ulterior motives for either one. Trump is in danger of losing his far-right extremist America First isolationist base.

Iran is very close to getting a nuke. Everyone in Israel is in favor of this action, even the left. A nuclear Iran is a threat to Israel's existence.

No Accident that Trump Pardoned Jared Kushner's dad and then made him Ambassador to France. By the way, we investigated Hunter Biden's lap top but what about the 2 Billion he got from peace in the Middle East? www.thedailybeast.com/jared-kushne...

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It plays perfectly into Prez Pedo's hands if he gets to say Iran invaded us on our soil (even if it's his J6 Boys who really do it) so that he can declare martial law. Cause that's where he wants to take LA next w/ all he disgusting masked henchmen running around causing chaos.

And no coincidence that Netanyahu said Trump's name would be written in "golden letters." Trump got played like a fiddle, or he's getting a hotel deal out of it.

Quoting the Sig Other* (*=who is an observant Jew, FYI): "Bibi was Trump before Trump. The only difference is: Bibi is SMART."

There will always be a bomber for whatever gold thing he builds from this day forward.

Iran’s Foreign Minister is going to Russia. Russian oil is embargoed. Iran’s retaliation will be shutting down the Straights of Hormuz and 25% of the world’s oil. Copious amounts of Russian oil will be sold on the black market. Russian economy boosted. Hmmmmm….

U.S. Citizens - Occupy D.C.!

Iran just closed down a major oil waterway, making Trump’s dream of drilling for oil more plausible, thereby making his oligarch friends richer.

Would be better if we unite against them Trump and Yahoo

Trump will never Unite America behind him. 2/3 of this country still think he's an idiot.

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They have plenty of funds to buy politicians, most of whom are career whores.

They do seem to be a disappointing bunch. We would probably have to change campaign funding laws to improve upon it and promote it as a valuable service when we teach our children.

Poll numbers!

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Congress is getting paid under false pretences. They are GUTLESS FRAUDS. Illegalities should be met with IMPEACHMENT.

This doesn’t unite me…

This is so true. Wag the dog. 🤬🐈‍⬛

Hey...war criminals need to stick together man.

Echoes of Wilhelm I

And they both should be in jail

Netanyahu is so much smarter than Trump and dangerous. Trump is easy to manipulate…Netanyahu came out with a statement praising Trump…exactly what a Trump lives for.

We need to send trump to Iran to face justice in their courts.

We're screaming with disappointment and appalled with this fascist inserectionists convicted conman sexual predator criminal sitting in the White House expecting us to take this further? We must act now to impeach, convicted him,removed from office sooner than later. For hi time is up.

Of course. The longer he keeps wars going the longer stays out of jail. trump is doing the same.

Same in ruzzia even which was already below standards, but keep 'em in line warring, hope they rally around the flag. Americans know better, many Israelis too. ruzkies maybe some.

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And let's not forget the Epstein files DonOLD is in all over !

Oh , and itvdo happens that Steve Bannon likes to think he coined the phrase "there are no coincidences" as it a badge of #Drumpf 's great strategy...or is it tragedy...

Yep. dictators around the world all use the same playbook

Do not blame all Israelis for what Netanyahu does!

#LizCheney #AdamKinzinger How does this end? It ends with the #USJointChiefsOfStaff & #SealTeam6 driving up to the #WhiteHouse & arresting all the #insurrectionists within it. #ArrestRemoveTrump #ConvictedFelonTrump #WeThePeopleOfUSA & #World Are WAY Past IMPEACHMENT 🔝😤 #TwiceImpeachedTACO

That is exactly what I said. This is a massive distraction. Keep laser focused on the bill they're trying to pass. And the illegal use of ice agents on our streets.

Don’t forget “while taking bribes to bomb other countries & disappear people & change laws to shift wealth disparity even more”

One has to wonder how many mentally warped Evangelicals are behind this decision to follow genocidal Netanyahu? Trump just sort of signs anything put in front of him by his sycophant advisors.

It is called "Wag the Dog" Support the Articles of Impeachment already filed by Rep Al Green & Rep Sri Thanedar. Go 2 impeachtrumpagain.org/ OR pathtoprogress.us/impeach OR Moveon.org 2 sign the Petitions 2 impeach & remove Trump from office now, "with all deliberate speed."

He said “now is the time for peace.” So to take him at his word on that, now is the time to continue rebuking him for the many outrages, foreign and domestic, perpetrated by him and his government.

Israel didn't start this Iran did, Oct 7.

Toxic masculinity will be the death of us all.

He just bought and paid for his “ golden Gaza “. 🤦‍♀️

All with tax payers money! 😒

makes money for oligarchs

It’s the go to for Republicans. Start a war to unite the country.

And let’s not forget The Cheeto wants to turn Gaza into beachfronts for the rich and famous.

Again

It worked for Hitler and Mussolini -- until it didn't.

It is unclear what Iran's capabilities are/were or if war with them is warranted. What IS crystal clear, is you cannot believe anything either of these criminals say (🍊💩 & Netanyahu)

I dont see how anyone can remotely be in alignment with war upon Iran. They have no more than us or any other country holding onto this type of armament.

I get how people can be afraid of a country that hates America and has nuclear capabilities.

I understand it, but these guys are lying and making up shit. I dont fear a country that hasnt done anything. I completely agree with Iran defending themselves from the nazi isra#lis. They are beyond evil and the world knows this.

They HAVE done shit to America. And if they ARE nuclear capable, Isreal will be the first county hit. America will be the second. But like I said, we don't know for sure if they are indeed capable of it. And we can't trust any of these countries to tell the truth.

I couldn't disagree with you more. Falling into the fear mongering is disastrous. Bombing a country that has done nothing to us is wrong on all levels. Isra#l is evil and they are terrorists. 5hey need to go and we need to stop all funds. You can live in your fear ladden world all you want

You must not remember the fall of the American Embassy. They have actively threatened and rioted in the streets against us. But I don't trust Isreal anymore than them. And I think both Netanyahu and tRump are pathological liars and criminals. But thankfully, we are still allowed to disagree here.

Yes I do remember all that, but I know so much more now. It has become so clear what isra#l is doing. Sucking up our money to fund their wars on anyone they want. Funding genocide on the indigenous Palestinians is wrong on literally every level. Implementing apartheid is playing nazism and is wrong

I remember Ted Copple, 444 days…for our US embassy… that was not with these Iranians…and this is not the same Ali Komini…and you both are right about DONALD and PM Netanyahu, They’re both are power hungry assholes…

Netanyahu is that forkhead demon that Nostradamus said we would see rising up from the Middle East…

His own team told him they don't have nukes. Every investigation for decades has shown that they don't. It's all bullshit and somehow he's making money off of it.

Add in Putin & Crimea-Ukraine

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Nailed it! 💯

Trump dived into the war in Iran because the investigation into his rigged election is picking up steam and becoming more widespread knowledge, and he wants to have enough control that by the end of this year when we conduct recounts and prove it he'll be able to retain power.

Yes, eligible voters who made decision to get to polls, yes we are aware Eligible voters who mumble "politics isn't my thing" - can't be bothered - "huh?" This is the outcome. Another war that could have been avoided Racist Trump tore up nuclear deal with 🇮🇷 because it was negotiated by Obama.

Yes, that is absolutely true. Domestic issues are more pertinent to this bombing than Iran's nuclear capabilities. And add to that prez dumpy's horrible experience at G7, humiliating parade, and huge national protests against him and he becomes injured and needy and super dangerous.

On point!

Iran? A place to deport the Gaza holocaust survivors? #iran

A war gives him the right to suspend the Constitution, though, doesn't it? That seems to track. But what do I know? I'm just a Canadian, waiting for your "president" to decide who he's going to invade first: us or Greenland.

No. The constitution cannot ever be suspended.

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Every accusation is an admission. Remember “Fake News”? Now, Trump is illegally going to war because of Fake News spread by Trump & Netanyahu!!!

Both have Daddy issues too.

This will not be a war that unites the US. It will likely lead to blue states leaving the union. No blue state taxpayer wants to fund Trump’s personal war against Iran.

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I'd bet the red states are opposed to this war as much as the blue.

I live in a red state and ppl were gleeful over it when I was out last night. Magas are hypocrites- they spouted lies about Trump being for peace but now support war

Are they? I honestly don’t know, since hearing that he was leaning towards war because Faux was pushing for it. So many of them accept whatever they’re shoveled, but I hope you’re right.

It won't be billionaires in uniform.

God, I hope so! I wish my state of WA would just leave the damn US and meld in with Canada.

Fake news. If you were a woman, I’d call you nasty

2 evil fascists working together to do what fascists do.

3* or more* evil fascists

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Let's do it!

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Destroy the world.

Thankfully it doesn't work on all of us.

Also, Netanyahu was facing criminal charges for various corruption charges and before starting these wars while Trump ran for office in part to avoid facing consequences for the crimes he was convicted of.

It's funny they think they are distracting us from one shit show by starting another shitshow. 2 incredibly stupid people ruining the world one day at a time.

On 27 February 1933, as the campaign moved into its final, frantic days, the Reichstag, the German Parliament building, was set on fire and burnt down. An atmosphere of panic and terror followed the event. The Nazi Party used the atmosphere of panic to their advantage

And speaking of "distractions": There is a massive exposé in today's NYT about the dismantling of USAID. Obviously their dedicated reporters have been working diligently on this for some time. NYT chose to publish their exposé hours after Trump bombed Iran.

Ridding the world of Iran’s proxy army is a good thing. But the #JCPOA agreement was a much better choice so Trump is to blame for this #EndlessWar. 🙋‍♂️

And the people will suffer the consequences. I HATE these vile fkn monsters 🤬🤬🤬

When it comes to Israel attacking Iran I think it’s more opportunism than distraction at the moment. Iran hasn’t been in this weak of state ever really. Hezbollah and Hamas mostly neutralized, Syria collapsed opening air space direct to Iran, Russia in a position where it can’t send arms to Iran.

Iran on bad terms with most other gulf states. And not least, the US being run by a complete moron who is easily goaded into trying to look tough.

Agree. Also, "distraction" as reason is getting weaker as *so* many outrages happening daily.. and media more than able to ignore important events w/o an excuse.

Exactly!

Trump will NEVER unify the nation, no matter what happens. There will be no "patriotism" in my home till he, maga and the GOP are defeated.

Oh he will unify us…against him. I’m down for that!

Bibi played trump with Iran as much as Putin did with Ukraine. Trump's numbers are declining quickly as his unept acting role as potus falls apart daily. Blow something up, your people will scream praise while they fall off the cliff like lemmings before the war hits home.

Nationalism’s a tough lift when half the country consider’s its government is also the enemy.

I doubt that even 5% of our country approves of an unprovoked strike and potential war with Iran. If Trump thinks this will make him popular, I believe it will do just the opposite.

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It also conveniently (for Bibi) derailed the conference on Palestinian statehood that had been scheduled for this past week.

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Maybe the Epstein files were in those bunkers.

Thatcher did it too and the RW whipped up nationalist BS. Times never change

So Netanyahu must have a copy of the Ebstien files #war #Iran

Yes and Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize. Fuck him.

yep

Trump's approval numbers in the toilet. The majority protesting his lawless street kidnappings. Of course he wants a war...despite campaigning as the "no wars president"

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Like throwing salt in a pot to hide that you can't cook.

And, Hegseth’s description of things sounded like propaganda. Talking about POTUS’s strength and how other countries should fear him… How he did this with very few people in Washington knowing about it, and how perfect it was. I wanted to vomit.

Not an accident at all. credits, @thegodpodcast.com

A good percentage of the American people have been very slow to figure this out hopefully this pushes their learning curve a little.

"Look over there! Look over there!" Also, I wonder if Bebe didn't buy some bitcoin recently.

Tail wags the dog...

Exactly

They can also use it as an excuse to further curtail our rights which they are already doing.

The very definition of wag the dog