Nicholas Slayton

KUWAIT ARMY - كا • الجيش الكويتي @KuwaitArmyGHQ O ... O Translated from Arabic Show original • Statement No. 7 The spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense stated that several U.S. military aircraft crashed this morning, confirming the complete safety of their crews. He explained that the relevant authorities immediately initiated search and rescue procedures, whereby the crews were evacuated and transferred to the hospital to check on their health status and provide the necessary medical care, noting that their condition is stable. The official spokesperson added that direct coordination was conducted with the friendly U.S. forces regarding the circumstances of the incident, and joint technical measures were taken. He affirmed that the concerned authorities are following up on the investigations to determine the causes of the incident, calling for information to be obtained from its official sources.

“Several” US aircraft crashed this morning in Kuwait, according to Kuwait, AP and Reuters.

Saudi Aramco's refinery in Ras Tanura has halted operations following a drone attack, Sky News Arabia reported. Iran has been cited as responsible for the strike. #Iran

Some basic problems with this: what was the US doing building up forces for 6 weeks after Trump's posting that 'help was on the way' in response to the protests?

Of course Netanyahu wanted this war. But this is ultimately Trump's war. He decided to do what no president had done before.

US already did D in December 2024.

Sick.

We found out that the president interviewed dozens of military experts to find one who wouldn't be such a downer about invading Iraq.

We created a Do Not Fly list with like 900k names on it.

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Dennis Hastert looking sad

Wine protestors

Protestors in barricades

The speaker of the house was a pedophile wrestling coach

Men bought cases of french wine and poured them into the Chesapeake because France refusing to join OIF

We created 'freedom barricades', 'protest pens', and 'free speech zones' to make 'normal' people feel safe.

A gi joe style hide out for al qaeda that is way too elaborate.

Post 9/11 thread for people to post the wildest shit they remember from 01 to 06

I'll start:

People thought Osama had an entire mountain hollowed out that he was using as his base and that's why AQ was hard to find and that somehow a group of like 30 dudes arranged this.

After five minutes looking in his eyes we could tell there were Four Lights.

The USS Darnielle, a ship that will put color in your cheeks

Testing Tripwire Theory Using Survey Experiments Many scholars and policymakers assume that attacks on forward deployed U.S. troops—“tripwires”—will prompt strong domestic political support for escalation against the attacker. This conjecture inform...

Given rumors about an attack on Embassy Kuwait, I feel obligated to mention that in earlier research we found that casualties among diplomats were viewed as seriously as casualties among soldiers

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NEW: The combined US-Israeli force has struck over 2,000 targets in Iran and achieved air superiority over Tehran.

More:https://isw.pub/IranUpdate030126PM_BS

Other Key Takeaways:

Plumes of dark smoke billow at the end of a highway.

The US Naval base in Bahrain has come under heavy bombardment from Iran.

Previously only the docks had been targeted.

Does anybody have the link for the NYT Opinion piece about how Iran should have nukes to defend its sovereignty? I’m searching but all I’m finding are pieces by Tom Friedman and Bret Stephens making weird comparisons between Israel and a Japanese schoolgirl walking home in a rough neighbourhood

Is that not For Your Eyes Only?

Why does this look like a bond credits scene?

The first person in Bahrain to be confirmed to die was a migrant worker from the debris of an intercepted missile

Once again urging people to read @mugrimm.bsky.social 's recap of post 9/11 insanity.
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Once again urging people to read @mugrimm.bsky.social 's recap of post 9/11 insanity.
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MIDDLE EAST Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad is alive: Adviser I am in touch with him. All is good, an adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity tells Anadolu Seda Sevencan | 02.03.2026 - Update : 02.03.2026 Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

“I am in touch with him. All is good,” said the adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

“A building related to his security detail was struck yesterday. 3 of his bodyguard have been killed. His own residence remained unaffected and was not targeted 100 meters away from that building,”

Paul Bremer, the ski instructor?

somehow, Paul Bremer returned

Seth Rogen accepting Catherine O’Hara’s posthumous award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for The Studio #ActorAwards

War profiteering in the most obscene and dumbest way

War profiteering in the most obscene and dumbest way

One of these wars, we're going to get a shot of a busboy clearing a six-top in the background while the president orders an airstrike and two scoops of iced cream.

U.S. Races to Accomplish Iran Mission Before Munitions Run Out President Trump says the Iran campaign might last a week or longer, but dwindling stockpiles could limit his options.

i'm no fancy military strategist but "we didn't really plan so we're going to run out of munitions soon" seems not great