Blue Texan

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Nuclear expert: The US would have to deploy between half a million to a million soldiers to completely neutralize the Revolutionary Guard forces & destroy their capabilities & do so in a much more complex territory to handle than Iraq or Afghanistan. A large-scale deployment is highly unlikely.

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Iranian Am. Kar: People thanked the US & Israel. Many pinned their hopes on the Am. president and on your PM. Now it has turned Iran into a target for bombing...the terror of the war erodes the optimism. But the suffering people still hope that these two will burn the roots of the regime...#Chaos

In another podcast interview with Shawn Ryan, VP JD Vance even said that a war between Israel & Iran was “the ...most dangerous scenario” for provoking World War III …
#StopIsraelNow #TrumpHasDecimatedNationalSecurity

“Am. doesn’t have to constantly police every region of the world,” Vance told the comedian Tim Dillon. He continued: “Our interest, I think very much, is in not going to war with Iran. It would be a huge distraction of resources. It would be massively expensive...”

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is out, Trump says, after controversial tenure President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is out, Trump says, after controversial tenure to be replaced by OK US Rep Mullin.

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Trump buys Netflix debt worth up to $1.25 million amid a sale.
Per financial disclosures released by the WH Wednesday, he bought two tranches of Netflix bonds. The first was purchased on Jan. 2 & valued between $500,001 to $1,000,000. The second tranche was valued $100,001- $250,000 on Jan. 20.

What we know about the military helicopters seen flying over San Antonio The Chinook helicopters were from Fort Campbell, Ky., home to a special ops regiment that transports commando teams on missions worldwide.

Chinook helicopters in training from KY were seen in San Antonio last week: www.expressnews.com/news/article...

That meant ads during big soccer match broadcasts and the Premio Lo Nuestro music awards. Talarico also explored more untraditional outreach styles, like partnering with Carlos Eduardo Espina, a Spanish-language influencer from the Houston area with about 15 million followers.

Tyler native Chuck Rocha, a senior adviser to the Talarico campaign, said the results aren’t an accident.

He said Talarico showed up in Hispanic communities, had great field staff working the ground and had a "robust Latino advertising campaign in Spanish and English..."

NH National Guard Deployed To Operation Epic Fury, Ayotte Says; Details Noem Meeting About Merrimack New Hampshire's citizen soldiers in the National Guard have been called up following the United States and Israel's attack on Iran five days ago, Gov. Kelly Ayotte confirmed Wednesday.

NH National Guard call-up for Iran War. indepthnh.org/2026/03/04/n...

While denying direct engagement with Iran, U.S. officials say that Iran has sent messages to DC in recent days through intermediaries, including Gulf states. But, officials said the Trump administration chose not to respond. “We treated these messages as bull****,” one U.S. official told Axios.

Trump is feeling the heat & is seeking an off ramp. Friction rises -Trump is holding secret talks with Iran
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Paxton says he’d consider dropping out of Senate runoff if Republicans pass voter ID bill
President Donald Trump, who was neutral in the first round, said he would endorse “soon” in the runoff between Paxton and GOP incumbent John Cornyn and would expect the candidate he did not endorse to drop out.

Many Senate Democrats left a Tuesday classified briefing on Iran aghast at the lack of planning by the administration, accusing the White House of lying and worrying about whether ground troops would be deployed. Reports that Israel wants to target Turkey, a NATO partner, next after Iran & Lebanon.

“I mean, you lie to us, don’t consult us and then expect us to send more taxpayer money to a war that we shouldn’t have started with no plan and no answers,” said Representative Pat Ryan of New York, a military veteran. He called the $50 billion figure “outrageous.” #NoMoreDODfunding

The Senate Democrats Open to Helping Trump Fund His War on Iran A handful of Senate Democrats could soon give President Trump more money for his war.

At least four Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee haven’t ruled out additional funding for the Department of Defense: Ranking member Jack Reed of Rhode Island, Gary Peters of Michigan, Tim Kaine of Virginia, and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan. newrepublic.com/post/207410/...

Trump & Netanyahu want unending war to stay in power and avoid prison. Turkey is next. This war unplanned-thousands of Am. stuck in the Middle East, prices rising, and US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn. Iran is getting US to spend its munitions

International women’s day: activism in action We uncover truth and hold the powerful to account. Take action, donate and join the Amnesty movement to protect human rights.

This Saturday - looking forward to International Women’s Day with @amnestyfeminist.bsky.social 1 - 6pm at 1 Easton Street, London

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Airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plan to mobilise Kurds gathers pace Experts say backing Iran’s ethnic communities could ‘open up a hornet’s nest’ and increase risk of chaotic civil war

Israel wants to decimate Iran and Lebanon, then it has its sights upon Turkey (our NATO ally)! Trump will use the Kurds to fight for him in Iran. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

BREAKING: DOJ confirms that 47,635 Epstein files have been removed, per The Independent.

'Backs against the wall' | Georgia farmers brace for price spike as Iran war rattles fertilizer markets A key shipping lane carries a third of the world's traded fertilizer. Now it's caught in the crossfire.

Normally I’d post this as a FAFO article but this is for my #StayReadyCrew

It’s that time again. Check your supplies and make sure you have what you need/want.

Prices are going to rise (again) & some things may get scarce (again).

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I got laid off from a corp. job in 2014, and since then could only find temp jobs, commission only, or part time work. I sold my home and moved to a cheaper place in a small town. I was able to buy a condo to use as rental income for 5 years, then sold it when the market changed. That saved me.

NOPE

FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON: HEZBOLLAH MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE FIRING INTO ISRAEL. ISRAEL MUST REFRAIN FROM ANY GROUND OR LARGE-SCALE INTERVENTION ON LEBANESE TERRITORY.

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

Homeland Security wants Social Media sites to expose Anti-ICE Accounts!!!!

The Government is trampling on our CIVIL LIBERTIES!!!!!

#ICE

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles
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So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

How Trump is Paying for His War AND Giving a Huge Tax Cut to the Rich By cutting Medicaid, food stamps, and other assistance people need

How Trump is Paying for His War AND Giving a Huge Tax Cut to the Rich
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Text block reading: In a letter filed with the court, Dr. Joseph V. Penn, the Director of Mental Health Services at the University of Texas Medical Branch, which manages care for inmates at the Wayne Scott Unit, described Mr. Thomas as one of the most impaired and complicated patients he has ever encountered. Dr. Penn’s letter states that Mr. Thomas’s mental illness is so intractable and severe that transferring him to Grayson County raises grave concerns of additional serious self-harm and psychotic deterioration. Dr. Penn explains: “despite his current antipsychotic and other psychotropic medication treatment regimen, he still has grandiose and paranoid delusions . . . and remains clinically fragile and at risk to decompensate.”

INBOX: Texas wants to decide if Andre Thomas is mentally competent to be executed. A doctor says he's not even well enough to go to the hearing.

I wrote in 2023 about Thomas, one of "the most mentally ill prisoners serving a death sentence in Texas history." www.texasobserver.org/andre-thomas...