Dana Houle

So:
Not regime change
Not denuclearization
Not protect Iranian protestors

Oh well. Too bad this isn't Israel's goal-set bc nothing stops unless they stop too.

If I understand correctly, the thing propping up the global economy is Wall Street’s collective belief that a man whose father, wife, and daughter we killed would not want to do anything that would impact our 401ks to us and will make a deal so Mr. Trump can have a good midterm.

oh just a thought if your plan for overthrowing the Iranian government depends on the Iranian public rising up, you likely shouldn't have defunded the American government run news agency that speaks in Farsi.

Kinsley Gaffe

Actually looking it up, it was EXACTLY 6 years ago today that the stock market hit multiple circuit breakers because it crashed so hard due to COVID.

I like that his example is the state with the smallest population, that also has the lowest population density after Alaska, where the state senate is 28R-2D, & the state house 54R-6D.

Representative!

Like a schnook

Guy who would rather his children be sexually abused than taught by Jesuits has bad ideas about society and foreign policy.

“Why would they publish this?” I ask, as I realize they inexplicably have one of their own editors, who is, I presume, an MBD friend and ally, also on the piece.

But Dougherty doesn’t mention Venezuela, or Canada, Alberta, Greenland, Cuba, Caribbean fishermen, Mexican cartels, Gaza resorts, his faux diplomatic organization grifts, etc.

His party—not “Congress,” not “Washington,” but Republicans—are supporting a madman w a military. /5

And while Dougherty makes the reasonable suggestion that Saudi Arabia may have played a part in this decision, he acknowledges but dances around the role of Israel. But far more important is what he doesn’t mention: Venezuela. Trump thinks he can just Venezuela (verb) around the globe /4

Reality is conservatives & Repubs push to engage in wars of choice, while liberals & Dems are less likely to push military action, esp regime change. Even at the low point for Dems/libs, the 2002 AUMF, the majority of Dems still voted against it.

Dougherty’s movement & party are the warmongers /3

In fact, last 3 Dem POTUS’s ended wars/military operations w large numbers of US troops on the ground begun under Repubs (Somalia, Iraq, & Afghanistan)

Some Dem presidents have used the military aggressively but since LBJ every Repub POTUS except Ford has been more bellicose than every Dem POTUS /2

Opinion | ‘It Should Not Be Seen as a Betrayal, but a Disappointment’

Michael Brendan Dougherty has always been dishonest. He criticizes the “foreign policy class” (2x) & “political class” & “foreign policy court” (3X), “Congress,” & “Washington.” He’s critical of Trump, but it’s dishonest to imply a Dem president would start this war/1 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

Much of it takes place in Australia! Peter Carey co-wrote it.

Well done. @kagrox.bsky.social & I have been using that joke for over /0 years, & it never gets old.

It may be already, because of the destruction of USAID.

Say it with me now: Trump-flation.

I don’t assume either Iran or Israel would play along with that.

The guy who murdered Renee Good, & his family, have just vanished. He’s probably in the witness protection program.

Great job, everyone who opposed voting for Harris because of Gaza!

A lot. And what he’s not knowingly trading he’s probably giving away by unguarded comments, poor security, etc.

I think it’s going to be very important for American liberals/progressives/Democrats to emphasize that American Jews are not the same as Israelis, & in fact oppose many of the policies & practices of the current Israeli Gov’t, bc I think there’s going to be a pretty big backlash against Israel.

Trump Is Fucking Everything Up the Right Way

by Ezra Klein

It’s like nearly everyone forgot we’re not funding DHS

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

And yet, once again: every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.

My parents in Tel Aviv report that it doesn't seem that the missiles have been destroyed.

So we’re tying down Iran so Israel can prevent Hizbollah from getting a nuclear wea…

Wait, hold on…