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Journalist, lawyer, NYT-bestselling Trump and Musk biographer, songwriter (Hounds, The Rangers), former CNN & BBC analyst, retired journalism prof. ๐Ÿ‘ค: sethabramson.net/bio โš–๏ธ: sethabramson.substack.com ๐Ÿ•น: retrostack.substack.com ๐ŸŽถ: houndsmusic.substack.com

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Siri, show me how to end the war in Iran immediately

02.03.2026 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 437    ๐Ÿ” 141    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

TRUMP (2/28): this will take 2 weeks
TRUMP (3/1): this will take 4 weeks
TRUMP (3/2): this will take 5 weeks
TRUMP (4/1): April fools, it's actually a forever war like I promised never to do

02.03.2026 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 285    ๐Ÿ” 84    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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At some point even American corporate media needs to just bite the bullet and publish an accurate headline noting that this guy absolutely loves war crimes and is looking forward to doing some war crimes in Iran

Because that is exactly the translation of what he's saying here

02.03.2026 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 368    ๐Ÿ” 144    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Food for thought for American troops

02.03.2026 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 341    ๐Ÿ” 92    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Only one in four Americans approve of the US strikes that killed Iran's leader, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. About half of respondents โ€” including one in four Republicans โ€” said they believe Trump is too willing to use military force to advance US interests reut.rs/4aSiAoF

02.03.2026 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 132    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Is anyone else as confused by this Pentagon statement as I am? We were told that the Israelis and [we] Americans had achieved air superiority over Iran, but *now* we are being told that the Kuwaitis shot down 3 F-15s over Kuwait that were...dogfighting with the Iranian Air Force?

02.03.2026 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1017    ๐Ÿ” 364    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

If Iran still has a functional enough air force that it can project force out-of country, is it possible the IDF and USAF are overstating their air superiority to make the invasion sound more successful than it has been?

PS: Iran isn't a country you can beat solely from the air.

02.03.2026 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 246    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Is anyone else as confused by this Pentagon statement as I am? We were told that the Israelis and [we] Americans had achieved air superiority over Iran, but *now* we are being told that the Kuwaitis shot down 3 F-15s over Kuwait that were...dogfighting with the Iranian Air Force?

02.03.2026 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1017    ๐Ÿ” 364    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

In every way that counts, America is almost certain to lose the Second Iran War

We have no endgame, the public does not support this, our weapons stockpiles are depleting fast, we are not set up for a long war and we have virtually no understanding of our adversary or the region

02.03.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 446    ๐Ÿ” 103    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

How exactly are we supposed to respond to Pete Hegseth angrily snapping, "We didn't start this war!" when they *bloody well did* and and the whole world watched it happen on television?

Does he not actually know that by every conceivable standard America is the aggressor here?

02.03.2026 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 655    ๐Ÿ” 184    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

The new Iranian leader just wrote:

โ€œTRUMP HAS BETRAYED AMERICA FIRST TO ADOPT ISRAEL FIRST. It is indeed very sad that he is sacrificing American treasure and blood to advance Netanyahuโ€™s illegitimate expansionist ambitions.โ€

Do any Americansโ€”of any political stripeโ€”disagree?

02.03.2026 14:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 584    ๐Ÿ” 196    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

America is now going to see just how empty all the tough talk from Pete Hegseth was. Trump installed him because he knew Hegseth would be willing to execute martial law in the U.S. if asked. But now our troops are going to suffer for how *woefully unqualified* Hegseth always was.

02.03.2026 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 489    ๐Ÿ” 115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in โ€˜Friendly Fireโ€™ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says

What an utter disaster Trump's War is.

And who would have guessed, with fourth-string former junior high school quarterback turned town wino Pete Kegstand at the helm.

May God protect our troopsโ€”God knows this White House doesn't give a shit about them.

02.03.2026 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 389    ๐Ÿ” 123    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in โ€˜Friendly Fireโ€™ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says

What an utter disaster Trump's War is.

And who would have guessed, with fourth-string former junior high school quarterback turned town wino Pete Kegstand at the helm.

May God protect our troopsโ€”God knows this White House doesn't give a shit about them.

02.03.2026 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 185    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

JUST 3 DAYS IN

Nations whose citizens โ€œTrumpโ€™s Warโ€ has killed so far (8): ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง

*Additional* nations now under attack in Trumpโ€™s War (6): ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด

*More* nations experiencing violent unrest (2): ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ

*Still more* nations expected to join the fray soon (1): ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช

02.03.2026 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 635    ๐Ÿ” 268    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

I'm trying to imagine the American who watches this and feels comforted

02.03.2026 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 287    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Holy cow. *Multiple* U.S. fighters have crashed in Kuwait.

02.03.2026 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1067    ๐Ÿ” 405    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 125    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45
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How it started How itโ€™s going

@NikkiHaley edition

02.03.2026 03:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5525    ๐Ÿ” 1509    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 621    ๐Ÿ“Œ 142

The weird part is I never owned one

02.03.2026 06:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Last night I dreamed about the Atari 7800

Really

02.03.2026 06:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 111    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Imagine the fucking *audacity* it takes to start a *war* in a *twenty-nation* regionโ€”MENA (the Middle East & North Africa)โ€”you understand nothing about except that 3 of its nations are run by brutal autocrats who promise to help you get richer. So many will die for Trumpโ€™s greed.

02.03.2026 06:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 474    ๐Ÿ” 123    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Thatโ€™s right, weโ€™re 72 hours in and Trumpโ€™s greed has dragged *at least* 17 nations into his war. And thatโ€™s just a conservative list. Events are spiraling out of controlโ€”and if Trump werenโ€™t a big dumb piece of shit he wouldโ€™ve listened to those who told him this would happen.

02.03.2026 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 469    ๐Ÿ” 118    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

JUST 3 DAYS IN

Nations whose citizens โ€œTrumpโ€™s Warโ€ has killed so far (8): ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง

*Additional* nations now under attack in Trumpโ€™s War (6): ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด

*More* nations experiencing violent unrest (2): ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ

*Still more* nations expected to join the fray soon (1): ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช

02.03.2026 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 635    ๐Ÿ” 268    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

If you watch a lot of Trump speeches, you know that "That's the way it is" was the moment Trump went off-script.

Everything else was bullshit written by someone whose goal was to try to make their bossโ€”a war criminal and serial rapistโ€”sound human.

But "that's the way it is" was pure, uncut Trump.

02.03.2026 03:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 618    ๐Ÿ” 152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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buzz lightyear from toy story is flying through the air with the words and beyond behind him ALT: buzz lightyear from toy story is flying through the air with the words and beyond behind him

Correction:

02.03.2026 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 128    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Oh, I got this one: they can go fuck themselves to infinity

If even a single Democrat makes even a single noise about finding this argument anything less than repulsive, they should be removed from office

02.03.2026 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 803    ๐Ÿ” 268    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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The Memes You Need, Vol. 20: Hardcore Memes The fascist takeover of our democracy is now having a major global impact. Our nation is ruled by a pedophile-enabling authoritarian who plans to bring chaos to the world. These 100+ memes respond.

A popular RETRO series is back with Volume 20. Some real bangers in here.

01.03.2026 23:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any man who believes he has a right to lead a nation he has not been in in half a century is a bona fide lunatic

01.03.2026 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 419    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3