Alan S. Morrison

I know a bunch of groypers run the administration’s Twitter accounts but just in terms of basic facts: 1) Iran or Iranians didn’t carry out Oct 7, & 2) no babies had their heads cut off on Oct 7. Just total atrocity propaganda that was long ago debunked but still pushed by Trump

How is that FIFA Peace Prize looking now? 🤔
#Reputation #PR

Trump rejects settling Iran war, raises prospect of killing all its potential leaders U.S. President Donald Trump said he is not interested in negotiating with Iran and raised the possibility that the Iran war would only end once Tehran no longer has a functioning military or any ​remaining leadership in power.

Trump rejects settling Iran war, raises prospect of killing all its potential leaders reut.rs/4bbnCv1

A Distric Court judge has ruled that Kari Lake was not legally in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, and that actions she took while claiming to be in that role are also not legal, including her attempts to fire people

New leverage with Trump for Ukraine

A good point!

Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to 'join wars after we've already won' The remarks come after a public back-and-forth between Trump and Sir Keir Starmer over UK involvement the US's joint offensive with Israel against Iran.

Trump projecting that motive on Starmer.
Ever terrible on details, he forgets UK is only undertaking defensive actions to protect allies except Israel
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Already won” 🧐

Reminds me of same tie at Murrayfield 1982 when Scotland were way behind as Andy Irvine had a stinker in the 1st half but 2nd half they came back and just pipped France in the last 20 minutes.

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US formally recognizes the government of Venezuela and its new president, Delcy Rodriguez, who is "doing a great job because she's working with us," according to President Trump. "If she wasn't working with us, I would not say she's doing a great job. We're taking out tremendous amounts of oil."

Exactly the propaganda coup Putin wanted.
Shame on the IPC for enabling this.
How was it influenced? 🤔
#Propaganda #PR #Reputation

Only if MSM platforms him.

Trump’s ever-changing rationale for war on Iran – how the story has shifted Regime change, nuclear threat – or something else? US officials seem unable to land on one coherent reason for war

Here’s a timeline of Trump’s ever-changing rationale for starting a war on Iran.

Regime change, nuclear threat – or something else? US officials can’t come up with a coherent reason for war.

And just like that we’re back to “Department of Defense”

This is first class work from @catneilan.bsky.social

Yet another prime example of how regulation completely fails to stop fraudsters and scammers - and costs the public billions (in this case alone)

Have we reached Peak #1stWorldProblems yet? 🙄

Iran warns it will hit US bases across region hours after president’s apology [FREE TO READ] Masoud Pezeshkian had said Tehran would stop attacks on Gulf neighbours

Iran warns it will hit US bases across region hours after president’s apology

Masoud Pezeshkian had said Tehran would stop attacks on Gulf neighbours

Topic for Monday/Tuesday #WUTM @felicityhannah.bsky.social - with RAC speaking for drivers?
Industry Comms/PR can defend/explain.

UPDATE: Now seen report that quick increases are because distributors of fuel hold stock & if it's low and demand increases, they up prices to forecourts - supply & demand/surge-pricing.
It's the market, but price-gouging.
Government should intervene.
Up energy profits levy to fund fuel duty cut?

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When wire agencies have to frame US government video as a claim.
#FullAlice 🙄

In an occasional series on unfortunate calendar clashes, the uk wife carrying contest takes place in dorking on international women’s day. I suppose it’s day out for the missus.

Intel report warns large-scale war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime A classified U.S. report doubts that Iran’s opposition would take power following either a short or extended U.S. military campaign.

Intel report warns large-scale war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime

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More or Less - US-Israel war with Iran: Do the gulf states have enough interceptor missiles? - BBC Sounds What we know about missile stockpiles following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran

Listen to this BBC More of Less podcast on the stats for interceptor missiles being used by Gulf States, not the US stock www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The only strategy in the Iran war is from Israel.
Started with weakening Hezbollah last year.
Endgame for Bibi is saying 'I've eliminated the major threats to Israel, re-elect me & give me more power'.
Took time to get Trump on-board. Some kind of deals for Trump Org will be part of it.

Also, walking-back unrealistic goal set by Trump and not challenged by the Yes-people in the Cabinet.
So they have to reframe what 'Victory' would look like.
#PR #Comms

Trying to dress up weakness (fear of running low on munitions + seeing daily cost to IS taxpayers) as strength.
Really, this is 'PLEASE surrender soon 🙏😨'
C.f. offer of sanctions relief to Putin.
#PR #Disinformation #StratComms

Trump’s White House Posts Fascist Memes As It Wrecks the Economy The president’s extremely online staff is posting ‘Grand Theft Auto’ memes and cracking jokes about his Iran war as energy prices explode.

“Trump’s White House Posts Fascist Memes As It Wrecks the Economy”

The president’s extremely online staff is posting ‘Grand Theft Auto’ memes and cracking jokes about his Iran war as energy prices explode.

“As [Sudeten German politician Konrad] Henlein himself summarized the Fuehrer’s views, ‘We must always demand so much that we can never be satisfied.’”

-Shirer. The Rise and Fall
of The Third Reich. p. 589