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Rants, humor, photography. Conscientious objector, 1971. Yeah I’m old. No financial requests please-I’ll be sending out my own soon.

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US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

Jesus H. Christ!!

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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📌BREAKING VIA NYT: During the first year of the Trump regime, the V.A. cut roughly 14,400 jobs at its health care division. This is a striking turnaround after years of growth supported by members of both parties.
Tell me again this draft-dodging punk doesn't think our troops are suckers and losers.

03.03.2026 15:49 — 👍 238    🔁 105    💬 3    📌 3

Schrödinger’s War.

03.03.2026 03:41 — 👍 552    🔁 46    💬 9    📌 0
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CNN put together a montage of the regime's incoherent talking points about Trump's war on Iran

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Pete Hegseth: “War is hell and always will be.”

Tommy Tuberville: “It’s war, it’s gonna git worse before it gets better.”

Markwayne Mullin: “War is ugly.”

Mike Johnson asked why War Powers Act is being ignored: “It’s not a war because it’s defensive in nature and design.”

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To paraphrase Margaret Thatcher,
“What’s the point of having a Department of War if you’re not gonna use it?”

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BLOOD BROTHERS It took but a year for the monstrous Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump to destabilize the entire world

📌All of this madness has been made possible by the most blood-thirsty president in United States history, who in the past year alone, has now bombed seven different countries, and put masked, murdering government agents in our streets.

READ THAT AGAIN.

01.03.2026 19:48 — 👍 501    🔁 227    💬 29    📌 15

yes we all do...wtf

it's about Israel and bibi's obsessive paranoia over IRAN

Netanyahu is a war criminal... he is loathed all over the world
Iran sees him and his objectives for what they are so he want's them destroyed

03.03.2026 08:33 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

Reports indicate at least 100 children have already been killed in strikes on schools. That is unconscionable.

Three U.S. service members are dead as a result of this entirely preventable war of choice.

The blood of these service members, these children, and every civilian rests in Trump’s hands.

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Illinois Democrat Running For U.S. Congress Goes Viral With Genius Attack Ad—On Herself

Beat 'em to the punch.

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FYI ...

02.03.2026 21:03 — 👍 781    🔁 389    💬 29    📌 23

Republicans only know how to do two things:

Rape children
Kill children

02.03.2026 17:54 — 👍 77    🔁 18    💬 8    📌 0

From dissentinbloom

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From instagram…

“Every person injured in Tel Aviv today walks out of the hospital without a single medical bill. They've had universal healthcare since 1995. Meanwhile, America (which has sent Israel $58 billion over the last 10 years) still lets its own people go bankrupt over an ambulance ride.”

02.03.2026 15:05 — 👍 12    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0

Leaving out a whopping 53 PAGES related to trump's "alleged" abuse of a minor is all the proof you need to know this investigation is COOKED. Rigged.

Whatever you want to call it, it's a COVERUP.

WHEN we flip the House and impeach trump, one charge should be Obstruction of Justice.

26.02.2026 08:31 — 👍 1196    🔁 435    💬 43    📌 17

3 soldiers killed on one side, 165 children on the other-sounds like Netanyahu, all right

01.03.2026 22:55 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Netanyahu, like Putin, has Epstein info that he can use to blackmail Trump. Maybe even the same tapes.

01.03.2026 22:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Excerpt from The Guardian story, featuring midterm candidates looking to change the Democratic party. Copy on excerpt reads: 

THE GUARDIAN: US NEWS
HEADLINE: "'Are you willing to fight back?: Democrats ready to take on party's old guard ahead of midterms"

Photo of Kat showcased holding a stack of yard signs. Copy below reads: 

"Another test case is Illinois' deep blue 9th District, where Kat Abughazaleh, 26, a progressive Palestinian American, is taking on a Democratic establishment she accuses of complacency and cowardice."

Excerpt from The Guardian story, featuring midterm candidates looking to change the Democratic party. Copy on excerpt reads: THE GUARDIAN: US NEWS HEADLINE: "'Are you willing to fight back?: Democrats ready to take on party's old guard ahead of midterms" Photo of Kat showcased holding a stack of yard signs. Copy below reads: "Another test case is Illinois' deep blue 9th District, where Kat Abughazaleh, 26, a progressive Palestinian American, is taking on a Democratic establishment she accuses of complacency and cowardice."

Excerpt from The Guardian story, featuring midterm candidates looking to change the Democratic party. Copy on excerpt reads: 

"Abughazaleh believes that Democrats have long failed to meet the moment of taking on the far right. For her and many progressive challengers across the country, countering the Trump administration is inextricably linked to combating the influence of groups such as Aipac and challenging the corporate status quo.

Abughazaleh said: "I even see it in my own campaign where there are local leaders and elected officials that call me before endorsing one of my opponents, apologetically saying, I love what you're doing but I'm feeling a lot of pressure to endorse this way or the other. They feel that pressure in the first place instead of being able to stick to their values and it's a shame that we have a party that makes people feel like that."

"I don't know how many times we have to keep doing the same thing over and over and over again of insisting that we have to be more moderate, that we have to move to the right," Abughazaleh added, arguing that policies ensuring affordable housing, groceries and healthcare should represent the political centre."

Excerpt from The Guardian story, featuring midterm candidates looking to change the Democratic party. Copy on excerpt reads: "Abughazaleh believes that Democrats have long failed to meet the moment of taking on the far right. For her and many progressive challengers across the country, countering the Trump administration is inextricably linked to combating the influence of groups such as Aipac and challenging the corporate status quo. Abughazaleh said: "I even see it in my own campaign where there are local leaders and elected officials that call me before endorsing one of my opponents, apologetically saying, I love what you're doing but I'm feeling a lot of pressure to endorse this way or the other. They feel that pressure in the first place instead of being able to stick to their values and it's a shame that we have a party that makes people feel like that." "I don't know how many times we have to keep doing the same thing over and over and over again of insisting that we have to be more moderate, that we have to move to the right," Abughazaleh added, arguing that policies ensuring affordable housing, groceries and healthcare should represent the political centre."

You don’t beat the far right with moderation. You have to confront it.

Career politicians are unequipped to handle this moment. It’s time for them to step aside.

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Sunday Pages: "Dirge Without Music" A poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay

"More precious was the light in your eyes than all the roses in the world." - Millay

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BREAKING: Huge march through NYC against the US-Israeli war on Iran
YouTube video by BreakThrough News BREAKING: Huge march through NYC against the US-Israeli war on Iran

NYC protests War with Iran

youtube.com/shorts/ztAYA...

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👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇💥

01.03.2026 12:09 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 2

Kristi Noem is a hate filled twat who bragged about shooting her puppy. Now she’s leading a gang of federal thugs encouraging them terrorize and shoot citizens. Abolish ICE and her

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Looks like the "Bibi will release the files unless Donald attacks Iran" rumor was just as spot-on as Epstein's 2017* assessment of who has power in the Trump White House.

*Not 2016; typo in original post.

01.03.2026 14:10 — 👍 179    🔁 85    💬 5    📌 5
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Those pesky Martians are always causing trouble.

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Under Noem and Trump's orders, DHS is robbing children of a future full of promise while putting them at risk. DHS won't adhere to congressional oversight. It can't be reformed. We must abolish ICE and dismantle DHS.

27.02.2026 22:38 — 👍 28    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
Congresswoman Ramirez Condemns Trump’s Unlawful Military Action on Iran, Murder of Head of State

Congresswoman Ramirez Condemns Trump’s Unlawful Military Action on Iran, Murder of Head of State

“Many of us were clear that the violence and destabilization that Trump started in Venezuela was not going to end there. Fascists and despots start wars to remain in power and enrich themselves. Today, in the Middle East, we are seeing what two unaccountable warmongers will do with unchecked power and a lack of oversight. 


Once again, the Trump Administration, this time in coordination with Netanyahu’s government, perpetrated an unlawful attack against a sovereign nation and its head of state. As it was with the kidnapping of Maduro, the murder of Ali Khamenei is an unlawful action. It is a violation of U.S. and international law and dangerously undermines the rule of law, making all of us less safe. Trump's actions only bring us closer to a regional war that puts civilians and American troops at risk.

“Many of us were clear that the violence and destabilization that Trump started in Venezuela was not going to end there. Fascists and despots start wars to remain in power and enrich themselves. Today, in the Middle East, we are seeing what two unaccountable warmongers will do with unchecked power and a lack of oversight. Once again, the Trump Administration, this time in coordination with Netanyahu’s government, perpetrated an unlawful attack against a sovereign nation and its head of state. As it was with the kidnapping of Maduro, the murder of Ali Khamenei is an unlawful action. It is a violation of U.S. and international law and dangerously undermines the rule of law, making all of us less safe. Trump's actions only bring us closer to a regional war that puts civilians and American troops at risk.

I stand with all people who yearn to be free, including Iranian protestors who have bravely demanded change. It is the action of the people that secures lasting change and enduring peace. History has shown us that peace and democracy have never been realized through strong men, United States imperialism, or unilateral military intervention. Regime change has always been the powerful's preferred pretense for advancing U.S. economic and corporate interests around the world. 

Americans are tired of endless wars. Congress can't keep turning a blind eye. We can’t continue allowing a despot to consolidate power at home and abroad and put our democracy and security at risk. We have to take action. Our constituents are calling us to hold Donald Trump and every fascist, warmonger, and despot accountable. Let’s pass my Block the Bombs Act, pass a War Powers Resolution that asserts our authorities, and impeach Trump.”

I stand with all people who yearn to be free, including Iranian protestors who have bravely demanded change. It is the action of the people that secures lasting change and enduring peace. History has shown us that peace and democracy have never been realized through strong men, United States imperialism, or unilateral military intervention. Regime change has always been the powerful's preferred pretense for advancing U.S. economic and corporate interests around the world. Americans are tired of endless wars. Congress can't keep turning a blind eye. We can’t continue allowing a despot to consolidate power at home and abroad and put our democracy and security at risk. We have to take action. Our constituents are calling us to hold Donald Trump and every fascist, warmonger, and despot accountable. Let’s pass my Block the Bombs Act, pass a War Powers Resolution that asserts our authorities, and impeach Trump.”

Fascists and despots start wars to remain in power and enrich themselves.

Today, in the Middle East, we are seeing what two unaccountable warmongers will do with unchecked power and a lack of oversight.

Read my full statement!

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