HarryLime

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXEAyoCVxo

Those John Kiriakou interview clips seem to reveal that the most accurate fictional depiction of the CIA is American Dad.

HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 2d ago

Thank you. Yesterday got rough and frustrating. I really appreciate the well wishes.

HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 2d ago

Critical support!

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HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

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HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

I spent a good deal of this day angry and upset and I don't like it

HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

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HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

The point is that someone was leaking this story to him and to two other outlets.

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HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

To be clear, I don't think an attack on Iran can realistically be stopped at this point without Trump incurring a huge humiliation on himself, which means it probably can't be stopped at all. That doesn't mean that some more intelligent faction in his admin isn't trying. They'll almost certainly fail at this point, but they might delay it.

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HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

Dunk doesn't have much training, but he has physical advantages that make up for it. He's like a young football player who's been drafted into the NFL because he's an incredibly rare athlete but still needs to learn footwork and technique and judgment.

HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

lmao

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HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

So? There may have been dissension before both of those events too.

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HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

The leaks only suggest there's dissension and disagreement in the administration. Obviously some elements, probably the dominant ones, want it to happen.

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HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

3 news outlets- Wall Street Journal, Axios, and the Washington Post- reporting stories about the Pentagon raising doubts about an attack on Iran. Seen speculation that this indicates someone in the administration is leaking to try and stop it:

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine told President Trump & top officials that a military campaign against Iran could carry significant risks, in particular the possibility of entanglement in a prolonged conflict. @MarcACaputo and I write for @axios axios.com/2026/02/23/iran-st…

Yashar Ali summarizing the WaPo story:

We now have our third story today about the Pentagon raising doubts about a significant military operation inside Iran.

This time from the Washington Post:

“As the Trump administration weighs an attack on Iran, the Pentagon’s top general has cautioned President Donald Trump and other officials that shortfalls in critical munitions and a lack of support from allies will add significant risk to the operation and to U.S. personnel.

Taking out Iran’s missile program would require hitting hundreds of targets across a country more than three times the size of Iraq.

If the objective is to overthrow Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Trump has mused publicly, the target set would expand dramatically to thousands of sites, including command-and-control nodes, security services, and key buildings tied to Khamenei.

Such a campaign could extend for weeks or months, require much more munitions and expose U.S. forces to more intense retaliation, the former defense official said.

Two munitions critical to the defense of U.S. military personnel against Iranian-launched ballistic missiles — Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD interceptors, and Patriot missile systems — have been extensively used in recent military operations in the Middle East.

Patriot missiles also remain one of the most in-demand items by Ukraine as it defends against Russian missile attacks.  But the U.S. produces only several hundred of both defenses each year — far less than would be needed.

Because of their complexity and production constraints, it can take two years or more to produce each replacement missile.

Donald Trump posted on TruthSocial denying the stories:

https://xcancel.com/yashar/status/2026043167670460755#m

HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

I hope so. I hope this gives them some reprieve.

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HarryLime [any] @hexbear.net 3d ago

President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending IEEPA-based tariffs, including those that would penalize countries shipping oil to Cuba, following a 6–3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that his use of the emergency law to impose tariffs was unconstitutional.

The Feb. 20 directive halts collection of all IEEPA ad valorem duties, including those tied to the Cuba emergency order, but leaves the broader embargo intact. Cuba generates over 80% of its electricity from oil, and prolonged shortages have already triggered widespread blackouts and strain on hospitals and essential services. The policy had pressured key suppliers, particularly Mexico, to halt oil deliveries. Experts estimate the island’s fuel reserves could be depleted by mid-March 2026, according to The New York Times.