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It’s All a Matter of Timing 0

Man and woman at gas station.  Man says,

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War and Mongers of War 0

Via The Japan Times, history professor Timothy Snyder looks at Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran and concludes:

This is what happens when voters entrust entertainers to wage war and profiteers to negotiate peace.

Follow the link for his reasons for saying that.

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Spun City 0

David argues that the Trump maladministration has chosen to live in a fantasy world, specifically as regards the war that Donald Trump chose to start by attacking Iran. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)

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War and Mongers of War 0

Ring of Fire’s Josh Gay discusses the Graham Cracker’s war mongering.

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The Chef’s Special 0

Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam are dining at a restaurant.  Donald Trump, as the chef, presents them with a huge fish labeled

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War and Mongers of War 0

Robert Reich considers Donald Trump’s war of choice with Iran and asks

So what has been accomplished?

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The Artifice of the Deal, Once Again 0

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The Artifice of the Deal, One More Time 0

Donald Trump taping together the pieces of a document headed,

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The Artifice of the Deal 0

Donald Trump holds up a

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While We’re on the Subject . . . . 0

Caption:  When you hit a hornet's nest, it's only over when the hornets say it is.  Image:  Donald Trump running away from a swarm of hornets saying, They're totally obliterated,

Vis Job’s Anger.

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The Art of the Misdeal 0

Over at Balloon Juice, in the midst of a longer post in which he touches on a number fo topics, John Cole puts his finger on why Donald Trump’s war of choice on Iran is not going according to plan (assuming, that is, there ever ever was a plan).

It’s as neat a summing up as I think you’ll find:

One of Trump and many in his regime’s problem is being simply incapable of realizing that other nations and people have agency. People will react to provocations and attacks, and they are not obligated to react in a way that you proscribe.

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Michael in Norfolk hears a rhyme in a Russian accent.

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*Mark Twain.

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The Peacefaker 0

Title:  Meet the Prez.  Image:  Trump 2024 says,

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All the News that Fits 0

Donald Trump’s war of choice with Iran must be going so very well.

I mean, why else would Pete Hegseth try to gag the Pentagon press corps?

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

A tool for tyrants? El Reg reports

Russia-linked cyber espionage crews appear to be using AI tools to help build malware, spin up infrastructure, and craft lures for attacks on Ukrainian targets.

Much more at the link.

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Recruitment 0

The editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun looks at Donald Trump’s slush fund and concludes that

This president’s project is to build a private army.

Follow the link and see whether or not they may be onto something.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Mary Trump dissects Donald Trump’s gyrations to justify violating the War Powers Resolution to continue to pursue his war of choice with Iran.

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The Enigma Prevarications 0

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The Fallen 0

Military cemetary with flags in front ot the headsstones.  One headstone reads,

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Via the Las Vegas Sun, Lydia Polgreen hears a rhyme from ancient Greece, when Athens embarked on a reckless war of choice, certain of victory. Here’s tiny bit of her article; follow the link for the rest.

Drunk on the violence they mistook for power, the Athenians blundered on to a far riskier gambit, an invasion of Sicily. The Athenians, initially divided on the war, were eventually persuaded by leaders who believed that the Sicilians were weak and corrupt. They were sitting ducks, unable to defend themselves against so fearsome a foe. It would be an easy victory bringing Athens greater glory.

But strength was not enough.

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