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News junkie. Media critic. Producer/director/writer. Video storyteller. Narrative Producer. Trope Creator. “A story is the greatest delivery system ever invented for an idea.” Aaron Sorkin. X

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Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran - The Washington Post President Trump launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran after weeks-long lobbying by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia.

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01.03.2026 02:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Iranian state media confirms Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes | The Times of Israel * * *

Iranian state media confirms Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

01.03.2026 01:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Justifications for Attacking Iran - The New York Times The president made unsupported and exaggerated claims in a speech announcing the attack on Iran.

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28.02.2026 23:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump says Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead after US-Israeli strikes - BBC News The US president writes on social media: "This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World."

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28.02.2026 21:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’ - The Washington Post The president spoke to The Washington Post early Saturday after announcing that the U.S. had begun striking Iran to bring about regime change.

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28.02.2026 20:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cheers, celebrations heard on Tehran streets after reports of Khamenei death: witnesses | The Times of Israel * * *

Cheers, celebrations heard on Tehran streets after reports of Khamenei death: witnesses

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28.02.2026 20:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Live updates: Trump calls for regime change in Iran after US and Israel launch major attack | CNN The strikes have prompted an unprecedented wave of retaliatory attacks by Tehran. Follow for live updates.

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28.02.2026 19:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Live: Netanyahu says there are signs Khamenei 'is no longer' after US and Israel strike Iran The joint strikes plunged the Middle East into a new conflict that Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the U.S. and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers.

Live: US and Israel strike Iran as Trump says actions give Iranians chance to 'topple their rulers' - www.reuters.com/world/iran-c...

28.02.2026 19:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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America’s attack on Iran turns a taboo into a method It is rare for air power alone to bring about regime change, writes Steven Simon

America’s attack on Iran turns a taboo into a method
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28.02.2026 19:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Live updates: US and Israel strike Iran | AP News The U.S. and Israel struck Iran on Saturday. President Donald Trump said the Iranian public should “take over" their government. The first strikes appeared to target Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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28.02.2026 18:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/trumps-iran-regime-change-attack-gamble/686190/?gift=M4dxzOg-y-rtubIBq-RHpkD0ghax1RBiVntrklFzJl4

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28.02.2026 16:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Six planets due to parade across night sky in rare celestial spectacle Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at same time in curved line across sky

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28.02.2026 11:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Season 1 of ‘Survivor’ changed TV. And these losing contestants’ lives. Season 1 finalists Kelly Wiglesworth and Jenna Lewis and host Jeff Probst had no idea what they were getting into. Fifty seasons later, they look back.

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28.02.2026 11:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How the ICE Raids Turned Minnesota Politics Upside Down

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28.02.2026 11:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Midterm ‘blue wave’ could block Trump’s agenda and launch investigations – here’s what’s at stake Democrats hope to capture the House, but the Senate could be a heavier lift in November’s midterm elections

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28.02.2026 11:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A new car, home feel out of reach for middle-class Americans, poll finds Most renters — including those earning six figures — doubt they could afford a home in the foreseeable future.

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28.02.2026 11:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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California now the biggest obstacle to Paramount's Warner Bros takeover Paramount's bid is likely to raise concerns about job cuts in California that also dogged Netflix's bid. State Attorney General Rob Bonta said California is already investigating the deal and will be ...

California now the biggest obstacle to Paramount's Warner Bros takeover - www.reuters.com/legal/transa...

28.02.2026 11:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bill Clinton says in House testimony he had ‘no idea’ about Epstein’s crimes ‘I know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn’t do,’ former US president says after six-hour deposition

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28.02.2026 11:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump disapproval jumps, Newsom and Vance take early 2028 lead in poll President Trump's disapproval rating climbs to 55%, while Gavin Newsom and JD Vance take early leads in 2028 race, new Emerson College poll shows.

Trump disapproval jumps, Newsom and Vance take early 2028 lead in poll

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28.02.2026 11:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pentagon assault on Anthropic sends shock waves across Silicon Valley After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that a start-up providing AI to the U.S. military was a security risk, rivals including Elon Musk pledged to patriotically fill the gap.

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28.02.2026 11:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pentagon declares Anthropic a threat to national security Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Anthropic a “supply-chain risk,” blocking all federal agencies and contractors from doing business with the company.

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28.02.2026 11:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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US, Israel launch first of 'major combat operations' against Iran US and Israel conduct airstrikes inside Iran as Trump tells Iranians to take over their government

US, Israel launch first of 'major combat operations' against Iran

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28.02.2026 11:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Acts of war unauthorized by Congress’: Trump’s congressional critics denounce Iran strikes "We can support the democracy movement and the Iranian people without sending our troops to die," says Sen. Ruben Gallego.

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28.02.2026 11:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Live Updates: U.S. Attacks Iran as Trump Calls for Overthrow of Government

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28.02.2026 11:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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US and Israel launch strikes on Iran: what we know so far | Iran | The Guardian Explosions also reported in countries across the Middle East, with Trump calling the US operation ‘massive and ongoing’

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

28.02.2026 11:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Iran latest: US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes - BBC News US President Donald Trump has called for regime change in Iran and said "major combat operations" are under way.

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28.02.2026 11:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Judge Approves $345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace in Pipeline Suit

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/c...

27.02.2026 22:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Will End Government Use of Anthropic’s AI Models Move follows weeks of tension between Pentagon and Anthropic over AI guardrails.

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/trum...

27.02.2026 21:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stock market today: Live updates The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite slid on Thursday, dragged lower by Nvidia shares.

www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/s...

27.02.2026 20:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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30 more charged in anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church Thirty more people have been charged in connection with an anti-ICE protest that interrupted a Sunday service at a Minnesota church in January.

30 more charged in anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church, DOJ says

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

27.02.2026 19:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0