Ben Schiff

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If Trump‘s attack on Iran leads to more terrorism against American targets, we won’t have to worry because Kash Patel has reassigned FBI agents from counterterrorism to Trump‘s mass deportation operation.

Oh wait.

'Terror was needed to make Arabs leave': What Israel's army did in '48, revealed Thousands of Newly Discovered Documents Now Make It Possible to Tell the True Story of Israel's Expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 – and to Begin to Grasp Its Bitter Implications, post-October 7

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White and orange text on blue backround: "There is no flag large enough to cover the shame [nor the crime] of killing innocent people." -- Howard Zinn HowardZinn.org

"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame [nor the crime] of killing innocent people." -- Howard Zinn, @zinndigital.bsky.social

Forget elbows; we need a spine: If Ottawa won’t condemn Trump’s violations of international law, who will speak out when he comes for Canada? (Photo: PA Media / BBC) It is not just the attack on Venezuela, breaches of the United Nations’ Charter, or the use of illegal force that still somehow left a dictatorship in place. It is not just …

Forget elbows; we need a spine: If Ottawa won’t condemn Trump’s violations of international law, who will speak out when he comes for Canada?

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Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), two sources briefed on the intelligence said.

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say reut.rs/4l9SCAs

As the US stations and uses already strained forces against Iran, China's temptation to take Taiwan must be hard to resist. US arms stockpiles available to NATO must also be in question. A huge expansion in the military budget -- even if it can be put to use (see: Reagan "buildup") -- takes years.

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Just a quick reminder that Trump ostensibly launched this war because he was unable to negotiate a deal very much like the one he blew up just to spite Obama.

Their kids.

When you start an illegal war to distract from the other illegal things you've done.

Democrats should say that Trump’s attacks on Iran are unconstitutional.

The American people do not want a war in Iran. The Congress did not authorize a war in Iran. It is an entirely illegitimate action that has no legal or constitutional basis. It is the act of a lawless regime.

Congress must return immediately and vote to put an end to this war.

Every Senator should be on the record—the American people deserve to know which of their leaders supports another potentially bloody and costly war in the Middle East.

No war with Iran.

Iran interfered in 2020 on Trump’s *behalf*

Something that's being overlooked: The Saudi government—yes, the same gov't that butchered a Washington Post journalist a few years ago—is set to be a part owner of CNN.

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The president of the United States killed children to distract from raping children.

Yes. And it must be an extremely tempting moment for Chinese advocates of attacking Taiwan.

This aged well. Note the author.

> @covie93.bsky.social

Very disappointed to learn after a trip to the grocery store that bombing Iran did not lower any of the prices.

Remember Gaza and recall that Netanyahu has for years been pressing for a US war against Iran.

Host: "Miss Abughazaleh, do you support a vote to attack Iran."
Kat Abughazaleh: "Absolutely not.... I absolutely support the people fighting for a democracy there, fighting for free speech, but this administration doesn't give a dam about them.

@davidcorn.bsky.social correctly read this as a typo meant to say, "Operation Epstein Fury."

We had a deal to keep Iran from getting nukes!

Trump backed out of it because he wanted to own Obama. Iran kept following its end of the deal for a year anyway, begging Trump to reenter the deal.

Trump literally backed out of the no nukes deal and then initiated a war because of nukes. Insanity.

Gaza.

During the night, Israeli quadcopter drones dropped explosives on residential homes in the towns of Hula and Markaba in southern Lebanon.

Israeli forces stormed several locations across teh West Bank during the night.

During the night, Israeli aircraft launched an airstrike north of Gaza City.

Huge influx of aid urgently needed amid catastrophic conditions in Gaza | MSF Despite the 1 March 2026 deadline for 37 NGOs to leave Palestine, MSF is committed to remaining to provide assistance.

"Israeli authorities, as the occupying power, are obliged to ensure the provision of humanitarian assistance... Governments worldwide must ensure that #ICJ decisions are respected, including facilitating the provision of humanitarian assistance." - @msf.ca www.msf.org/huge-influx-... #Gaza

Aid groups in Gaza and West Bank thrown lifeline as Israel court pauses ban threat Dozens of well-known groups faced shutdown under a new Israeli law, although the reprieve might be temporary.

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