Brian Finucane

Mike, you introduced me to a new acronym

Trump calls on Kurds to aid U.S. effort in Iran, offers support In calls to Kurdish minority leaders in Iran and neighboring Iraq, President Donald Trump offered U.S. support to insurgent efforts against Tehran.

So, collective self defense of partner forces?

We'll see

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yep

Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

SecDef: "War is hell."

Which is why the U.S. Constitution requires congressional authorization.

There has been no congressional authorization for this war.

The U.S. military is waging an illegal, unconstitutional war.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

Three bodies of law govern the use of U.S. military force against Iran:

1) U.S. domestic law, first and foremost including the Constitution

2) jus ad bellum, eg Article 2(4) of the UN Charter

3) jus in bello, aka the law of war, LOAC, IHL

The President’s illegal war is costing Americans real money.

War Powers are a kitchen table issue.

a classic moment of this administration

Hope you’re holding up ok

Going to be using “warflation.”

apart from that

Me too!

They’ve been doing solid work!

Radio DJing is an aspect of my punk rock youth that I sincerely miss.

Last station I DJed at had an incredible vinyl library. My time slot—less awesome.

The restrictions Miller and Hegseth railed against were designed to prevent us from doing things like slaughtering children en masse.

These airstrikes go to 11.

Anyway, can someone remind me who the heads of the DHS and FBI are at the moment?

Surely they will stop any such an attack.

“Like I said, some people will die.”

(POTUS is really giving this GIF a workout.)

Yeah, Wes knows what he’s talking about.

One weird trick to avoid such tragedies:

Don’t launch illegal, unnecessary wars on a whim.

fair

Found another cephalopod fossil in my old Ordovician trove.

Need to respond to a comment I’ve seen a few times:

Trump’s war on a whim in the Middle East isn’t about bread and circuses.

Just circuses.

The war is going to increase costs for Americans.

Pleased to speak with @qjurecic.bsky.social for @theatlanticpr.bsky.social.

“The president has unilaterally kicked off a regional war. That is a real departure from prior unilateral uses of military force in recent decades.”

The One Real Lever Congress Has to Stop Trump’s Iran War The Trump administration is waging war on Iran without congressional authorization, violating...

Pleased to speak with @joshkovensky.bsky.social for @talkingpointsmemo.com about Iran and war powers.

"The ultimate war power is the power of the purse."

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"Hey Congress, how about several billion dollars more in supplemental appropriations for the unnecessary regional war I started for entertainment?"

Or a paid Fox contributor

well, circuses at least

And a majority of the House just voted to allow this unauthorized war for performance to continue.

The Article I Crisis.

Shirking their constitutional responsibility