Does Russia have any O&G assets in the gulf region? Or do they just get the windfall of higher global prices.
Was browsing the Eisenhower Library site this morning trying to find a quote I remembered.
President Eisenhower, WW2 military hero:
“In my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war… none has yet explained how war prevents war.”
At his age and build . . . there’s no way he’s been carded in the last 20 years.
These talking points ⤵️ are a trap
As soon as you start to argue, you are operating within their narrative frame - you cannot win
The correct response
"Even the Heritage Foundation admits that voter fraud is virtually non-existent
The system we have now works
Voter registration works"
1a. Iran responds by closing Strait of Hormuz
And strangely, rump didn’t bother to top off the SPR before starting his war 🤯
The surgeon general nominee can’t get people to stop asking her about vaccines
Because she is an anti-vaxxer
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Due in part to margin call scenarios in other assets? Got to cash out gold to pay for losses?
> @samsteindc.bsky.social
I was told that treating the atmosphere as an open sewer would be good for the economy!
Oof. Multiple THAAD radar systems have reportedly been destroyed by Iran. That’s bad.
I’ve also seen some surprise that Russia is providing Iran with targeting data for US forces, but that was expected. We’ve been providing Ukraine with targeting data for 4 years.
www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/m...
Of course they are
Seems the war with Iran is escalating / spreading more each day. Does not help that rump’s main go-to move is “doubling down”.
Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...
I’m sure rump was fully briefed on how his War would impact Americans (and others) living all across the Middle East, right?
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike in Kuwait killed her and five others.
Sounds expensive
I'm sorry, if you're going to make a big show about how you've got a Department of WAR helmed by a Secretary of WAR and staffed by WARfighters, it's totally inane to then claim that your massive bombing of a foreign country constitutes something other than a war.
Our true and final enemy is finally revealed
When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
the goal he’s setting here … it was already accomplished in the treaty Obama negotiated with Iran
He makes it sound like the US led on those strikes, but I’ve also heard reporting it was Israel?
“.. Depart now via commercial means ..”
(via State Dept)
presumably via the strategic oil reserve
28 scientists say political pressure to remove a chapter on climate science in a manual for judges is a troubling turn for other disciplines, too. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social
sciencepolitics.org/2026/03/02/a...
Optics.
@thedailybeast.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-...
🧵 Providing some context on the current situation:
This past Friday, February 27, 2026, Oman’s Foreign Minister joined Face the Nation to share a critical update on the ongoing negotiations at that time. ⬇️
Just want to note that 3am in Washington is like 11:30am in Tehran. The American people are the ones he snuck up on in the dead of night to conduct this illegal attack, not the purported enemy.
Why, so he can lose again? So much losing.
