Hearts and Minds

GPS spoofing is scrambling ships in the Strait of Hormuz GPS spoofing is distorting vessel positions and deepening the risk in one of the world’s most important shipping lanes

Why ships in the Strait of Hormuz can’t trust their navigation screens

GPS spoofing is distorting vessel positions and deepening the risk in one of the world’s most important shipping lanes
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As Diesel Prices Are Soaring Because Of The Iran War, Veteran Trucker Says, 'Donald Trump Just Screwed The American Trucker Again!' Diesel prices are climbing rapidly as the war involving Iran disrupts global oil supplies, raising costs across the U.S. economy.

As Diesel Prices Are Soaring Because Of The Iran War, Veteran Trucker Says, 'Donald Trump Just Screwed The American Trucker Again!'

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Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so

Despite Trump's lies, Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say
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Trump Was Tricked Into a War With Iran Why Obama and Biden resisted—and Trump Didn't

Obama and Biden both understood that Israel's “now or never” arguments were designed precisely to override judgment. Trump did not reject the pressure tactics; he collapsed under them.
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Murphy: I have great sympathy for our soldiers and our military leaders they are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind. And so it's no surprise that this war is going horribly

Priorities

This War's Economic Crisis Could Get Much Worse—For the U.S. and the Whole World This isn't just about the price of oil. It's about everything oil becomes—fertilizer, AI chips, plastic—and the cost of snapping the achilles heel of the global shipping economy

Trump's Iran War Economic Crisis Could Get Much Worse—For the U.S. and the Whole World
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U.S. Automakers Risk Being Reduced to Niche Producers of Gas Vehicles

Ford and GM are falling further behind on EVs and self-driving, and China is eating their lunch
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Talarico on Trumpworld's "short term pain" talking point: "I'd like them to tell that to the parents of the American troops who have lost their lives. That is not short term pain. That is pain that will last forever ... no one asked for this."

Six Days of War, 10 Rationales The administration has laid out a buffet of reasons for Operation Epic Fury—take your pick.

Trump has given 10 completely different and contradictory reasons for his insane Iran war in less than a week. And that doesn't even include covering up what he did with Epstein
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PEDOrump started EPSTEIN'S WAR

PEDOrump has the blood of 7 soldiers on his hands...so far

PEDOrump IS TO BLAME for this [probable] drone attack on American soil

LOS ANGELES COULD BE ATTACKED BY IRANIAN DRONES OUT TO KILL AMERICANS

His "Make AmeriKKKa Great Again"

MADE AMERICANS THE MOST HATED

Republican elected officials are frequently saying things that would’ve gotten anyone fired a decade ago.

Is it legal to film ICE agents? Yes. The First Amendment protects your right to film ICE in public, and you cannot be punished for that alone. If you are in a public place, you have the right to record ICE and other agents, as long as you don’t interfere with or obstruct their operations, or break another valid law while you’re filming. If you are on private property, owners can set their own rules about photography and filming.

Our rights aren't up to ICE agents to decide.

Democrats Score Stunning Victory in District Trump Won Easily in 2024 Republicans should consider this a major warning sign.

Democrats Score Stunning Victory in District Trump Won Easily in 2024
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Trump's White Nationalism Will Only Lead to Division, Poverty, and Mass Violence | Common Dreams ​The advice of President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the European Union to adopt a white nationalist domestic and foreign policy and attempt to initiate a new round of coloniali...

Trump's Bigoted White Nationalism Will Only Lead to Division, Poverty, and Mass Violence www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

The Cost of War: Iran Edition | Common Dreams Every dollar on this war of choice against Iran is a dollar that did not go toward schools, bridges, or health care.

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Netherlands, Iceland Join Genocide Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice | Common Dreams With the intervention of two more nations, 18 have now joined in support of the case, initially brought by South Africa.

Meanwhile in the civilized world...

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'Of Course': IDF Drops Case Against Soldiers Accused of Raping Palestinian Prisoner | Common Dreams “Israel’s military attorney general just gave his soldiers license to rape—so long as the victim is Palestinian," said one Israeli rights group.

'Of Course': IDF Drops Case Against Soldiers Accused of Raping Palestinian Prisoner www.commondreams.org/news/idf-dro...

'This Should Be Illegal': Senate GOP Uses AI Deepfake to Attack Talarico | Common Dreams ​"Political deepfakes are a profound threat to our democracy, because there is no realistic way for voters to understand they are seeing fake representations rather than real video," said the co-presi...

'This Should Be Illegal': Senate GOP Uses AI Deepfake to Attack Talarico www.commondreams.org/news/gop-tal...

Fears of ‘Cataclysmic’ Refugee Crisis Grow as 3.2 Million Iranians Already Displaced by US-Israeli War | Common Dreams ​"If this evolves into a long-term war, and particularly if internal conflict emerges in Iran, the humanitarian consequences could worsen dramatically," said the president of Refugees International.

Fears of ‘Cataclysmic’ Refugee Crisis Grow as 3.2 Million Iranians Already Displaced by US-Israeli War www.commondreams.org/news/iran-re...

250+ Groups Have Single Message: 'Not One More Penny' for 'Foolish, Destructive' Iran War | Common Dreams Over 250 groups collectively told lawmakers on Capitol Hill to "vote against any additional funding for Trump's unconstitutional war on Iran, including the reported supplemental appropriations bill ...

250+ Groups Have Single Message: 'Not One More Penny' for 'Foolish, Destructive' Iran War www.commondreams.org/news/pentago...

The Words of War Republicans Refuse to Say As Trump’s military “excursion” intensifies, they are taking extraordinary care to avoid saying “war” and “boots on the ground.”

Congressional Republicans are tying themselves in knots to avoid saying "war", or "boots on the ground".

Cowards--we all know the truth!
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U.S. Military Turns Down Requests to Escort Tankers Through Hormuz The U.S. military has turned down a series of requests from around the region to escort oil tankers or other civilian ships through the Strait of Hormuz, diminishing the options for reopening the cruc...

What an effing idiot

President Donald Trump said the strait was in “great shape,” promising, “We’re going to look very strongly at the strait.”
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Pentagon Report: U.S. Military Fired Missile at Elementary School in Iran A U.S. military “targeting error” triggered the killing of at least 175 at a school in Iran, the highest civilian death toll in Trump’s war.

Pentagon Report: U.S. Military Fired Missile at Elementary School in Iran
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It’s a War With Iran, Not an “Intervention” Elected officials are desperate to characterize the U.S. war with Iran as anything but. Don’t let them.

It’s a War With Iran, Not an “Intervention”
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Joe Rogan Would Like You To Know He Feels Misled We’re starting to see a few miserly mea culpas emerging from the loose-knit collection of influencers who went to bat for Trump in 2024.

Joe Rogan Would Like You To Know He Feels Misled 🙄
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