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@jgal57.bsky.social

πŸ’™ Democrat. Married. Retired. Lived in California 67 years, south, north, and south again. Worked in Communications for 30 years. Ironically, I'm not good at communicating.

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US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

Reports indicate at least 100 children have already been killed in strikes on schools. That is unconscionable.

Three U.S. service members are dead as a result of this entirely preventable war of choice.

The blood of these service members, these children, and every civilian rests in Trump’s hands.

01.03.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5078    πŸ” 1762    πŸ’¬ 316    πŸ“Œ 100

Thou shalt not kill schoolchildren to distract from your crimes against children.

01.03.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4351    πŸ” 1095    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 30
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It’s really crazy how much I’ve been agreeing with Rep. Thomas Massie recently!

01.03.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8344    πŸ” 2447    πŸ’¬ 447    πŸ“Œ 106

In keeping with trump's previous
"He knew what he signed up for" to a dead service member's wife.

01.03.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Freedom is never free? Did your pals sharing troop locations on unsecured networks over Signal chat tell you that?

01.03.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1808    πŸ” 571    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 21

Oof. I’m sorry to hear that. I hope he and his troops stay safe.

The administration seems to think we can bomb them for a week or so and then go back to normal.

I think that’s probably optimistic, but they DID take out a ton of IRGC leadership today too. Maybe it’ll go better than I think.

01.03.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1013    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

They definitely have a detailed succession plan and plans for strikes on specific bases in the event of a mass decapitation strike (like we witnessed today).

Obviously, the USAF and IAF are doing everything they can to prevent Iran from launching missiles, but unlikely they stop them all.

01.03.2026 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1031    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

The thing with regime change is that you never know how it’s going to end.

I’d be very surprised if we end up with a less radical regime here.

In situations like this, the hardliners almost always come out on top.

01.03.2026 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1398    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 3

Islamic Republic state media reports that the following three officials will jointly serve as a temporary leadership council, exercising the powers of the Supreme Leader:

β€’ President Masoud Pezeshkian
β€’ Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei
β€’ A jurist from the Guardian Council

01.03.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 276    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 12
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Susie Wiles is wearing an Apple Watch during a highly classified meeting on Iran.

Unreal.

28.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 18464    πŸ” 6010    πŸ’¬ 2111    πŸ“Œ 588

It’s quite telling that these MAGA folks who have spent years turning a blind eye to the suffering caused in Ukraine by Putin are suddenly pretending to care about the people of Iran.

They’re not fooling anyone.

01.03.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 560    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6

You can tell how much trump values Iranian civilian lives and their cries for democratic government because of his pattern of not actually coming to their aid when he said he would and then his insistence on killing them for no reason

28.02.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 339    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Prediction: At some point, Trump will demand Iran cede control of some (or all) of their oil reserves as payment for costs incurred by the US in pursuit of β€œfreedom” for Iraq.

28.02.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: U.S. Senator Tom Cotton says operation on Iran will go on for "weeks not days." - CBS

28.02.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

The U.S. is now The Disjointed States of Netanyahu.

28.02.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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Khamenei keeps dialing Putin for backup... straight to voicemail every time πŸ’€

28.02.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 219    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2

The Ukrainian and United States constitutions are very different regarding presidential elections during war time.

The U.S. has held numerous presidential elections during wars including these:

bsky.app/profile/muel...

28.02.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

If you voted for Trump to stop foreign wars and you’re now cheering for war with Iran, then you’re in a cult.

28.02.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1052    πŸ” 201    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 7

Having the energy to attack Iran because "it's dangerous and totalitarian" but not keeping that energy to attack Russia, which is dangerous at a global scale, totalitarian, planning to invade Europe, and threatening to launch nuclear weapons every two weeks, doesn't really seem coherent.

28.02.2026 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 829    πŸ” 229    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 5
Meme showing characters from Breaking Bad saying that they're attacking Iran because they have nukes, but it's crazy to attack Russia because they have nukes.

Meme showing characters from Breaking Bad saying that they're attacking Iran because they have nukes, but it's crazy to attack Russia because they have nukes.

28.02.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He has learned how to divert MSM away from covering the Epstein debacle 24/7. Just start a little war. It is always about Trump, and he could care less about the lives lost.

28.02.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

No, he hasn’t learned anything.
Yes, he’s too mentally incapacitated now to understand, & at the time he ripped it up he was just jealous of Obama and wanted to undo everything that he had done, so he was mentally incompetent.

28.02.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Wellness Check:
Is Susan Collins concerned yet?

28.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now let me take a deep breath as we’re all upset and apologize for my rude response. But Kaine and Democrats have been paying attention and warning people for years

28.02.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tim Kaine: "Has Pres. Trump learned nothing from decades of U.S. meddling in Iran and forever wars in the Middle East? Is he too mentally incapacitated to realize that we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check, until he ripped it up during his first term?"

28.02.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1646    πŸ” 482    πŸ’¬ 119    πŸ“Œ 35

Operation Epstein Flail will become Operation Epic Fail.

28.02.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FYI: he was never going to let negotiations play out. This attack was decided on well in advance.

Also who the hell is naming these ops? Epic Fury? πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

28.02.2026 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3891    πŸ” 610    πŸ’¬ 522    πŸ“Œ 37
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I thought I’d be tired of the Rubio couch memes by now, but nope.

28.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3513    πŸ” 584    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 24
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Well, that’s going to make the US escalation worse.

28.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1900    πŸ” 456    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 28