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Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime

Trump dreams of the Venezuelan scenario, namely one in which the clerical-IRGC remains in power, but the murderous leader in charge does a deal with him, offering him a private share of Iran's oil and gas revenues for keeping Israel at bay.

02.03.2026 20:02 — 👍 30 🔁 15 💬 3 📌 1

Keep 'em coming

02.03.2026 20:01 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1

👇🏼 #Montana

02.03.2026 19:59 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

A LOT of sense.

02.03.2026 19:57 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

I really try not to show my sailor heritage on social media, but am failing a lot these days.

I fucking hate these people.

02.03.2026 19:56 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

Keep 'em coming

"DHS may not bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to ICE detention facilities, a federal judge ruled Monday, blocking a policy imposed in January by Secretary Kristi Noem requiring a week’s notice before lawmakers could gain access"

02.03.2026 19:53 — 👍 14 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 1

I just don't trust anything that "looks" fine but may not be. Unless it's verified, then ...

02.03.2026 19:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Oh great. What's the source for this?

02.03.2026 19:46 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

"Investigators have spoken with several dozen witnesses and reviewed evidence and allegations that the secretary used department resources for personal trips, that she was having an affair with a member of her security team and that her aides tried to steer grants to favored political operatives"

02.03.2026 19:42 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 0

"Tell me how this ends...."

—What Ike asked about Laos, Suez

—What JFK was reportedly ready to ask about US troops in Indochina

—What GWHBush asked, in deciding to limit Gulf War to Kuwait

—What GWBush did *not* ask, when going into Iraq

—What seems not to have occurred to Trump, Hegseth et al

02.03.2026 19:40 — 👍 270 🔁 67 💬 11 📌 2

02.03.2026 19:30 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

2/ Leave it to Elie...

02.03.2026 19:28 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

That's already happening. This will be just one more.

02.03.2026 19:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ICYMI, masterful:

02.03.2026 19:24 — 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

For Ellison, reinventing CNN is about reinventing the truth.

02.03.2026 19:22 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

👀

02.03.2026 19:14 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0

You so smaht

02.03.2026 19:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

With that in mind, here's one from the #NonSequitur archives...

02.03.2026 18:59 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

Apparently, Trump, in all his wisdom and peacemaking efforts, created a martyr with his criminal war

02.03.2026 19:10 — 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

More like Dept of Illegal War

02.03.2026 18:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

WaPo:

"National Park Service database flags hundreds of items that might ‘disparage’ America

An internal govt database demonstrates the vast scope of Trump admin’s ongoing effort to revise or remove info on African American history, climate change, other topics at hundreds of national park sites"

02.03.2026 18:55 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1

squidward from spongebob squarepants is standing in front of a chain link fence and looking at the camera . Alt: squidward from spongebob squarepants is standing in front of a chain link fence and looking at the camera .

02.03.2026 18:51 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

02.03.2026 18:49 — 👍 24 🔁 12 💬 6 📌 1

Excellent

02.03.2026 18:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"Pres. Hegseth"

02.03.2026 18:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#priorities

02.03.2026 18:33 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

you read my mind

02.03.2026 18:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

To give a straight, honest answer.

02.03.2026 18:26 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

During a criminal war in which Americans have died...

02.03.2026 18:26 — 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

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