Drake Long

Because we put... incels in charge of the Pentagon???

The State of the Union (Neon Liberalism #65, with Jamelle Bouie) Samantha and returning guest Jamelle Bouie take a step back and assess the overall arc of the Trump administration. Bouie argues that Trump's theory of the case when he came into office was fundamenta...

"The Trump administration, the White House, I think it's theory of the case was first that the 2024 election was something like an enabling act. That they understood the result as being full endorsement of Donald Trump as almost like this avatar of the American people."

Feeble Criticism of War With Iran Echoes the Lead-Up to War With Iraq We need to take a firm stand against this reckless and pointless war, not fixate on whether or not it was done the "right way."

“Many Democrats and liberal commentators have adopted a feckless, procedural critique of Trump’s aggression.” www.liberalcurrents.com/feeble-criti...

oh this is now immediately on my radar

I think the sugar high over successful initial strikes will wear off in…14 hours.

05:33 Sun 1 Mar - L 100% 2 凸 ••• https://nation.cymru/feature/why-isnt-the-greens-growing-success-reflected-in-media-coverage/# • Reform UK • Conservatives • Liberal Democrats SNP •Greens • Plaid Cymru Frequency 69 60 40 45 20 14 13 4 Reform UK Conservatives Liberal Democrats SNP Greens 3 Plaid Cymru Number of items led by an opposition party on BBC News at Ten and ITV News at Ten. Cardiff University, CC BY-NC-ND < >

A new study by researchers at Cardiff University shows a massive broadcast media bias (including by the institutionally transphobic BBC) against the Green Party and others and disproportionate coverage in favour of Reform…

nation.cymru/feature/why-...

A number of "wow we could have just blown up / kidnapped foreign leaders all along instead of those long wars!" threads on X

And some posts "military buddies confirm we could have bagged Saddam day 1 and been done but we *chose* to drag it out for contractors and NGOs and officers wanting medals"

Today we’re launching a sister publication, Iran War Dispatches. For the foreseeable future, we’ll be launching daily reporting and updates on the war there.

We'll have the human interest lens of The Counteroffensive, but aimed at this region instead.

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you should read this

It is surreal that we are still locked in the never-ending debate over whether military intervention on behalf of democracy and human rights is good, when the current administration has been extremely explicit they are not intervening on behalf of democracy and human rights

The Iranian exiles bar where revolution is dreamed up In a basement bar in Yerevan, Iranian rebel fighters, artists, and refugees gather over beer to discuss the realities of life under the Iranian regime — but they can’t stop looking over their shoulder

Good morning to readers; the Iranian regime has not fallen – yet.

We join you from bordering Armenia, from inside Rose’s Bar, a cafe for Iranian exiles who know just a few hours away they could be executed for drinking or talking about politics.

The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.

A defining feature of Trump 2.0's foreign relations is the need for the administration to quickly claim credit for classified and even notionally covert actions that result in "wins."

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

Bout to find out just how much “mission command” the IRGC practices

probably just “wow that’s crazy” and then paranoid ranting about Indonesia

Speaking with a Taiwanese officer I know in the wee hours today and pretty much agreed only two real takeaways from Iran thing:
(1) better make sure air defenses work
(2) decapitation strikes are scary

(both of these lessons apply to PLA too)

She’s a serious candidate; at this point I think most people dismissing her seriousness are at least partially motivated by misogyny; and this is a clearer articulation of a progressive foreign policy than I’ve seen anyone else running for office make

The price of Dubai chocolate currently spiking.

I remember when trying to forgive student loans was massive overreach of Presidential power.

I’m going to wait at least 24 hours before celebrating the heat death of the IRGC because I somewhat doubt they evaporate that easily. Eventually you get diminishing returns on bombing runs.

A highly complex website showing two betting accounts earning nearly $500,000 and $120,000 on a minimal number of positions.

In case you were wondering, Polymarket had yet another spate of likely inside traders betting that the US would strike Iran by February 28.

Per the due diligence investigation service Bubblemaps, the wallets used were created 24 hours earlier.

The Pentagon Pizza Index has been replaced.

Genuinely it feels karmic that after supplying Russia with Shaheds to terrorize Ukraine with, the IRGC feels that same kind of bombing at home. But it’s such a hollow feeling. None of this will end well.

U.S. Military Has Used Long-Range Kamikaze Drones In Combat For The First Time America's clone of Iran's Shahed-136 had been used against Iran in an ironic vignette of modern drone warfare.

I can assure any readers that the “massive f-ing explosions” or “bunker busting weapons that killed the Ayatollah” were not from LUCAS drones.

Don’t let the defense tech world / “innovators” try to spin the story for their own aggrandizement or profit.

www.twz.com/news-feature...

Oh hey the Strategy Cheese testifies to Congress this week about the new National Defense Strategy. You should make it known to your representatives how upset you are with him specifically.

I refuse to believe anyone thought Iran’s regime was sticking around solely because Khameinei was alive. Nobody can be that naive.

Man it is really crazy that they’re posting from a SCIF

seems to be confirmation that we did in fact hit a school

So what’s the MEK up to these days

Also note how no one in the American security state (or among European partners too to be fair) has really gamed out risks of Iranian civil war