@johnjamesdillard.bsky.social
Retired social sciences librarian. Liberal progressive democrat; happily married for 30+ years. Pro-education, pro-democracy, pro-science, pro-truth, pro-health, and pro-happiness. No kings, no autocrats, no KKKs, and no delusional neo-Nazi dictators.
BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 140 US troops have been wounded in the Iran war, including 8 severely and 108 who returned to duty, Pentagon says.
Republican recession?
5 Warning Signs of an Impending US Recession.
By Hugh Cameron.
"Jobs growth has now turned negative in five of the last nine months and, following major revisions to previously reported figures...."
www.newsweek.com/5-warning-si...
Republican recession
Fudging the numbers: Trump’s economy is not what he claims — or wants.
By Merrill Matthews.
"...the economy lost jobs in six of the last 14 months going back to January 2025."
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
Trump has now conducted 42 boat strikes, killing nearly 160 people.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
GOP worry?
Emails show labor department struggling to deliver on H-2A ‘one-stop shop’ promise.
By Sky Chadde.
"...Trump administration faced backlash from farmers and agriculture officials over its mass deportation effort stripping farms of employees...."
www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2...
Yikes!
Republican economy?
Iran war’s oil shock fuels GOP political anxiety.
By Hannah Knowles.
"The higher prices have intensified some Republicans’ warnings about the political risks of a drawn-out conflict...."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
TEXAS:
Do wars historically become unpopular as they drag on?
Unlike in Past Conflicts, Most Americans Oppose Iran Attacks.
By Lily Boyce and Ruth Igielnik.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
Surely the President’s task force on antisemitism will be looking into this pronto to figure out how this could have happened.
They know they’re lying…
This video won’t age well. In 3 months, today’s high gas prices will seem like the good old days and they’ll need to make up new lies.
#TrumpsGasProblem
The world's top oil producer Saudi Aramco warns of "catastrophic" market fallout as the Iran war disrupts the Strait of Hormuz
The year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine still lives in infamy for Europe’s leaders — not just for its security implications, but for the energy supply crunch and price shock that followed.
Now, it’s all starting to feel very 2022 again.
World wide economic recession?
Petrol prices leap to national average of 198 cents per litre, new data shows.
By business reporter Stephanie Chalmers.
"Analysts have predicted ... that crude prices could go as high as $US150 a barrel."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
Republican recession?
Trump's 'roaring economy' meets a rough start to 2026 with job losses, rising gas prices and uncertainty.
By Josh Boak.
"Slashing energy costs is among the most important actions we can take to bring down prices for American consumers...."
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
How’s that working out?
Republican recession?
The oil price shock threatens to hurt Americans where it counts.
By Alicia Wallace and David Goldman.
"Fuel prices are surging, threatening to raise the cost of living for Americans."
www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/b...
The bottom line is Trump sacrificed 8 American lives (& counting) and more than 1,000 Iranian lives (& counting) for nothing. He hurt the US & global economies, destabilized the Middle East, & will pull out with the same Iranian regime in power. There's no silver lining.
A senseless, criminal waste
That sound you are *not* hearing is Donald Trump rebuking his pal Vladimir Putin for providing Iran with specific locations of American troops to kill them.
Instead, Donald is *easing* sanctions on Russia.
He is despicable.
Republican recession? Farm bankruptcies?
Senate Agriculture Chair Urges Farm Rescue After Oil Price Surge.
By Steven T. Dennis.
"Senator John Boozman called for new federal aid to farmers due to a spike in gasoline, diesel and fertilizer prices."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Republican recession?
US Recession Odds Spike as Iran War Explodes.
By Andrew Stanton.
"Expectations that the United States will enter a recession in 2026 surged...."
"Trump insisting oil price hikes were a "very small price to pay"
www.newsweek.com/us-recession...
Average price of gas is up 50 cents nationally since Trump launched his war with Iran — the fastest spike at the pump in years.
And for what? Trump can't even explain why he's forcing America into this disaster in the first place.
Only 8+ days into Trump’s war, oil is over $100 a barrel, and gas prices have jumped more than 50 cents on average.
So much winning.
Republican recession?
Democrats Blame Trump for Weak Jobs Report as Republicans Play Defense.
By Tim Balk.
"...the economy could sink into a recession...."
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/b...
Journalist leaving CBS
Data continues to show the conditions seeking to locate power in a racialized and gendered hierarchy do as intended: threaten the democracy.
The drop in international students “could also reflect weakening global interest in studying in the United States.”
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
The top Democrat on the U.S. House Budget Committee sent a letter to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Thursday, asking its experts to determine how much the war in Iran could cost ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/r...
Republican recession?
War in the Middle East Threatens Global Food Production. (Gift Article)
By Peter S. Goodman.
“It’s bad...” said Chris Lawson. “The world is highly reliant on fertilizer and associated raw materials supplied out of that region.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/b...
Republican recession?
Oil surges above the dreaded $100 level as Iran-war market disruption deepens.
By Joe Ciolli and Huileng Tan.
"Brent was trading around $114 ... while WTI was around $113 a barrel. Prices of both grades have nearly doubled this year."
www.businessinsider.com/oil-price-sh...
