Robert Farley

Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for "Armageddon," read this The narrative is dramatic. The sourcing is thin. And skepticism matters, especially on something this serious.

Just sharing this as some have raised questions about the credibility of this particular story (not to negate the many other things we should be worried about with respect to the war). #civmilsky

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you...

Trump Puts Putin in an Iran Dilemma A would-be Kremlin partner helping kill a Kremlin ally feeds the Russian leader’s paranoia.

Trump Puts Putin in an Iran Dilemma foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/04/p...

California’s Deadliest Avalanche Turned on One Choice Why did a group of 15 skiers take a risky route on a dangerous day?

California’s Deadliest Avalanche Turned on One Choice www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...

So we’re just going to forget all about this and never ask Trump, Leavitt or Hegseth about it again after the first day because this is totally normal so who cares.

China no longer buys US exports: Drawing the right lessons for the next Trump-Xi deal China essentially stopped buying US exports in April 2025. President Donald Trump had started his second term by launching a new trade war that he headlined with steep new tariffs on China. When China...

Without Trump’s trade wars since 2017, US exports to China would have been nearly 60 percent higher in 2025, or roughly $90 billion annually.

www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

yes

Timing checks out. Coups, wars, a plague…

Ok so now I understand our current dire situation. The gods are right to be angry with us.

No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict

One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.

Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...

U.S. Submarine Launches First Torpedo in Combat Since World War II

Since 1991, Navy subs have launched scores of cruise missiles in combat, but the torpedo attack off Sri Lanka is a return to form after 80 years www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

I find the 'how many weeks will the war go?' questions odd.

The war is going to continue until Iran no longer has the capacity to block shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz or chooses to stop doing so.

Given the economic impact of strait closure, it really cannot end before that.

Breaking: Israeli F-35I Shoots Down Iranian Yak-130 Over Iran This is the first time an F-35 has shot down a manned fighter jet. We will probably get more details throughout the day, but on Mar. 4, 2026, the Israeli

Breaking: Israeli F-35I Shoots Down Iranian Yak-130 Over Iran theaviationist.com/2026/03/04/f...

Bluesky needs a Grok. Not an actual AI, mind you; just someone on here that you can get an answer from on any topic, at any time, in the middle of any thread about any thing.

Answers don't have to be correct, of course.

Iran Update: Why Not? - Lawyers, Guns & Money Not respecting the theater of operations… A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington’s pursuit of the Iranian navy. Sri Lanka’s deputy foreign minister identified the warship as the frigate IRIS Dena, and said it was heading back to Iran from an eastern Indian port. […]

Iran Update: Why Not?

It’s not a war crime. And there’s certainly a logic to it; allowing the ship to roam freely as operations against Iran continued would have been a problem. But that doesn’t excuse the casual cruelty.

18000 American sailors died in the Second Battle of the Atlantic. I doubt many of them thought of being dragged to the bottom in a metal coffin filling with water constituted a "quiet death."

Pete Hegseth is not suited to employment near, around, or in proximity to humans or human themed affairs.

U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

"A Quiet Death" www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Spain's Sanchez defies Trump trade threat, compares Iran war to ‘Russian roulette’ Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez doubled down Wednesday, criticising US and Israeli military actions in Iran and refusing to bow to trade pressure from Washington. In a defiant televised address, Sanchez warned that the escalating conflict in the Middle East was akin to “playing Russian roulette” with millions of lives.

Spain's Sanchez defies Trump trade threat, compares Iran war to ‘Russian roulette’

plz more on why Sam Huntington sucks

a lot of critiques in aughts alleged that pentagon was influencing video games and in truth the relationship seems to be the other way around

Opinion: The improvement Trump could make to U.S. foreign policy Donald Trump's first term, with exits from the Iran nuclear deal and Paris climate agreement, hardly showed good global governance. But here's something he could get right.

It’s been a minute, but lest we forget… Sam Moyn and Trita Parsi are the dumbest motherfuckers on the face of the planet. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Kuwaiti pilot is almost an ace.

Anyway, it’s a testament to the poor planning of this needless war and the effectiveness of modern air-to-air missiles.

3 for 3.

Isaac Chotiner: Can you explain what happened?

Kuwaiti Pilot: I made a mistake. The airspace was very congested and I fired on what I believed was a threat.

IC: You believed a U.S. F-15 was a threat.

KP: In that moment, yes.

IC: What about after the second downing?

KP: Look I said I was wrong.

This badass right here got Thundercracker, Skywarp, AND Starscream.

The Kuwaiti jet shot three missiles and took down three F-15s. We can joke about it because we only lost jets and not personnel in this but holy hell this Kuwaiti was like “challenge accepted.”

Naval aviators about to go wild on the next F-15 they see on a joint exercise.

sixty percent of the way to being Kuwait's first ace

a man with a mustache says actually i 'm not even mad that 's amazing .. ALT: a man with a mustache says actually i 'm not even mad that 's amazing ..

Hegseth:

one more friendly fire incident like this and this Kuwaiti pilot could become this war's first fighter ace