Eric Davis

Onward Christian Soldiers No “stupid rules of engagement” this time

Onward Christian Soldiers. A return to the era of the Crusades. Pete Hegseth as leading member of the brutal Knights Templar open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Win Big As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchai...

People in the West cashing in on deaths in Iran. Despicable brutal Tehran regime, despicable people making money off deaths of innocent Iranian civilians
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Trump Blocks Terror Warning As He Prepares To Escalate War White House Blocks Terror Warning; Trump Promises To Escalate; Hegseth Goes Completely Unhinged

Trump Blocks Terror Warning As He Prepares To Escalate War
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The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel Conservative dissent over the war is fracturing the GOP and testing the durability of US support for Israel.

By starting a war with no clear explanation of what are the reasons for the attack or what the end game is, Trump may have just irreparably damaged his MAGA base and its future electoral prospects
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Excellent question. Suggests we might have a serious problem in the White House

James Talerico is a breath of fresh air in American politics. He's honest and sincere and always walks the walks on his political views. His is not a "politcal flavor of the day" politics. Very impressive is his effort to reach out to all Americans, even those who disagree with his views

Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike US military, AP sources say Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region.

Will Trump continue to insist that "Vladimir and I have good relations and can solve world problems together"? Or will he finally recognize that Putin is a brutal dictator who's implacably opposed to democracy in all parts of the world, including in Iran?
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Kelly Evans: The revenge of the old economy...again

Will a combination of weak job market, rising commodity prices, over dependence of the stock market on A.I. investment and Trump's war of choice in Iran create the conditions for a repeat of ther 2008 Recession?
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Truer words have never been said

Is ‘Slopulism’ Shaping Our Politics? Social media has long been flooded with populist rage and discontent. What happens when the posts become policy?

Is ‘Slopulism’ Shaping Our Politics? Teaching undergraduate & graduate students has shown me the need 2 make them more aware of & avoid "slop" and use their cell phones less. Otherwise, our "generation in waiting" will lack the skill sets to become innovative leaders www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.

Another example - reminiscent of the Epstein scandal - of how the Trump regime represses women's rioghts
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Trump told Netanyahu not to annex the West Bank. Netanyahu is sticking it to Trump by pushing ahead with massive settlements and expulsion pf Palesrtians from the West Bank. Where is the international community in stopping these severe human rights abuses?
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Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.

Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers. So-called "Board of Peace" is just 1 more Trump vanity project. No member is committed to international peace, social justice, democracy, human rights. Membership=way to make nice with Trump
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The Iran War Is Jeopardizing the Entire Global Economy The fallout from conflict in the Gulf will be much bigger than just oil.

Seems that no one in the Trump regime thought about the dangers to the global economy listed in this article before deciding to let Netanyahu convince Trump to attack Iran
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Russia blames Ukrainian sea drones after tanker explodes and sinks in the Mediterranean Libyan authorities say a Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded and erupted in flames before sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off the North African country's coast.

Apparently, this is the second time Russian ships in the Mediterranean have been attacked by Ukraine's sea drones from the shores of Libya
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Both Netanyahu and Trump are in thie war on Iran for one and only one goal - promoting their personal political futures

Report: U.S. Commander Told Troops “Trump Has Been Anointed by Jesus” to Wage War on Iran The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says it has been inundated with over 200 calls from members of the U.S. military regarding religious comments made by U.S. commanders about the war in Iran. O...

Trump's BIGGEST LIE yet - he's been anointed by Jesus to wage war on Iran. What's next- POTUS declares himself God?!
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An honorable act by Jasmine Crockett. This is how US elections should be conducted

Here's How Much You Spent On Trump's War So Far Trump launched a war to distract from Epstein — and it’s burning through your tax dollars faster than you can count them. Meanwhile, Republicans are shuttering hospitals.

Here's How Much You Spent On Trump's War So Far. Since last Saturday, US has spent from $65 to $210 billion on the Iran War. There are other much less costly ways in human lives and money to rid the Iranian people of the evil and corrupt regime that oppresses them
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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

US calls Tehran's clerics as being religious fanatics (no, they're actually corrupt thugs to whom theology means little) ). Now we see white Christian nationalism used to motivate US. troops to fight Iran! Pete Hegseth and his DoD clique at work
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Opinion | ‘I See Him as a Pretty Thoroughgoing Illiberal at This Stage’

‘I See Him as a Pretty Thoroughgoing Illiberal at This Stage.’ If you thought J.D. Vance was bad, he's much worse than Trump. While DJT is transactional, Vance is a true believer, a dangerous authoritarian ideologue and racist nativist who'll run in 2028 for POTUS www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/o...

CNN poll conducted by SSRS War with Iran CNN poll conducted by SSRS

6 in 10 Americans disapprove of Trump's war in Iran.There are better ways to topple Tehran's brutal regime than thru direct military means. An air war won't bring democracy to Iran even though only 12% in recent Dutch poll support the so-called Islamic Republic
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Gravesite of children killed in a girls' school bombed by US and Israel in Minab, southern Iran, near a naval base on the Persian Gulf. Burials are taking place today, March 3, 2026. There are other ways to rid Iran of its brutal regime without killing Iran's children

Already Weathering a Trade War, Asia Now Faces a New Energy Threat

Already Weathering a Trade War, Asia Now Faces a New Energy Threat. Taiwan's TSMC supplies US with mega amount of critical semiconductor chips. It import 96% of its energy needs. It has 120s days of oil reserves and only an 11 day reserve of natural gas
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Absolutely true - Amen!

Mike Huckabee is good at explaining why the Bible allows Netanyahu's far-right "Greater Israel" regime to gobble up parts of the Middle East, but short on performing his key functions as ambassador to Isrsael

Opinion | Nothing to See Here, Folks

Nothing to See Here, Folks. Hegseth sounds like the blustering high school kid he is. Frightening that this is our Secretary of Defense (oops, Secretary of War). Every time he talks, it sounds like he's working out in the gym www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...

Trump’s Effort to Steal the Midterms Is Getting Serious MAGA groups have drafted an executive order that would allow the president to take over the country’s elections.

Trump’s Effort to Steal the Midterms Is Getting Serious. The attack on Iran is a perfect means of distracting the American public from Trump and MAGA's efforts to steal the November 2026 elections newrepublic.com/post/207173/...

Amateur Hour, Spectacle and Bluster: Trump's Chaotic Foreign Policy in the Middle East

See my post at THE NEW MIDDLE EAST: "Amateur Hour, Spectacle and Bluster: Trump's Chaotic Foreign Policy in the Middle East." A post on the war with Iran will follow soon.
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MAGA Attempts Full Takeover of Media & Elections CBS' far-right owners prepare to buy CNN, A blind refugee freezes to death after ICE abandons him in parking lot, Trump's Pentagon days away from attacking Iran

MAGA Attempts Full Takeover of Media & Elections. Paramount's acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery will no doubt spell the death knell of CNN as the MAGA attack on the media and American democracy continues open.substack.com/pub/rawstory...