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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

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  • Trump is giving a press conference and I'm almost shocked that the NYT is being critical of him in an update and doing so in real time.

    Trump is making hyperbolic claims about the status of the war, saying that “we have wiped every single force in Iran out very completely” and that the U.S. had eliminated more than 90 percent of Iran’s missile launchers and more than 80 percent of its drone launchers.

  • "Everyone's afraid not to wear them": Trump buys $145 shoes for his top guys

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  • Trump was actually kind to Rubio. Imagine if Trump made him wear shoes ~2 sizes too small.

    "Macro, how your shoes workin' out?"

    "Fantastic, Mr. President."

    "I know. You got a formal dinner tonight. Live music later. So - I want you wear them and dance."

    "I will dance up a storm for you."

    "I know you will. Shoes even better for dancing. Send dancing photos. Big smiles!"

  • Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target

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  • NO DOUBLETAP = WOKE

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    "Everyone's afraid not to wear them": Trump buys $145 shoes for his top guys

    www.thedailybeast.com /trump-aides-too-afraid-to-take-off-the-145-shoes-he-keeps-buying-them/
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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    "Everyone's afraid not to wear them": Trump buys $145 shoes for his top guys

    www.thedailybeast.com /trump-aides-too-afraid-to-take-off-the-145-shoes-he-keeps-buying-them/

  • Chicago

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  • With an AI "brain".

  • In 2030 - three effectively dem senators will be running for re-election who will be in their 80s.

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  • I saw a post that reminded me that Bernie is running in 2030. I made the list myself and I decided to make the cut off age 80 (and not 70) or I'd have to much stuff to check and too much to click. It reminded me of when I was studying for the SATs. I surely looked up the word "sclerotic". I hardly read any books back then and I was a dumb teen. I must've have thought - nobody uses this word!

    That was some decades ago and I got a surprise when I read and heard the media use the word in phrases like "the sclerotic leadership of the Soviet Union". Yet in modern America unless Bernie dies or gets incapacitated - he's going to be a senator in his 90s! Just fucking retire!

    Ninja edit. "Hard liners" is similar. Back then it was only used for US enemies like Iran. But it sure entirely fell out of favor some time in Trump 1.0 because it got embarrassing for the media. Trump clearly fit the definition too.

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    Chicago

  • Chapotraphouse @hexbear.net
    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    In 2030 - three effectively dem senators will be running for re-election who will be in their 80s.

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2030_United_States_Senate_elections

  • ⚠️ Come on please

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  • My imaginary r/TIL post that gets 10,000 likes...

    Dont be So careful in Time of Death because Bad things happen

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

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  • The U.S.-Iran war is the biggest oil supply disruption in history - cnbc.com

    KEY POINTS

    • The Strait of Hormuz closure has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, according to Rapidan Energy.
    • About 20% of global supply has been disrupted for nine days, more than double the previous record set during the Suez crisis of 1956.
    • There is virtually no spare capacity to address the problem because Saudi Arabia and the UAE are cut off from the global oil market, Rapidan said.

  • ⚠️ Come on please

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  • This is somehow a mix of English and weirdly transliterated Russian. “Pacclambech” is “Расслабьтесь” which means relax.

    The whole third step means something like “Relax not less than 10 minutes before measuring pressure. Between two measurements — not more than five minutes

    fxlr8 comments on This note stuck to my new blood pressure monitor.

  • ⚠️ Come on please

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  • #2 is good. #3 is a near favorite. #4 has charm. But this is my favorite...

    5 Don't be so careful in time of death.

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    ⚠️ Come on please

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

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  • Al Jazeera

    Lebanon death toll hits 486 as Israeli attacks continue

    Lebanon’s Health Ministry has reported that since Israeli attacks began on March 2, at least 486 people have been killed and 1,313 others have been wounded.

    Amid the growing death toll, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that an Israeli drone targeted a car in the town of Burj Rahal in southern Lebanon, and an Israeli airstrike took place on the town of Srifa, also in southern Lebanon.

  • We should stop framing things as "my taxes are paying for [thing the state does]" and "taxpayer money"

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  • Whenever I see a phrase like "taxpayer money" on Bluesky - I know the poster is a super lib.

  • First they came for... WHO?

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  • It reminds me of the GOP's efforts to repeal the estate tax. They paid Frank Luntz to come up with a PR solution to get the rubes to be pro-rich. I wonder what they paid him. A million dollars? Anyway - his solution was to call it a "death tax". And that worked like a charm.

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    James L. Martin, chairman of the conservative 60 Plus Association, described Luntz's role as being that of pollster and popularizer of the phrase "death tax."

    Martin gained an important ally in GOP pollster Frank Luntz, whose polling revealed that 'death tax' sparked voter resentment in a way that 'inheritance tax' and 'estate tax' couldn't match. After all, who wouldn't be opposed to a 'tax on death'? Luntz shared his findings with Republicans and included the phrase in the GOP's Contract with America. Luntz went so far as to recommend in a memo to GOP lawmakers that they stage press conferences 'at your local mortuary' to dramatize the issue.

    'I believe this backdrop will clearly resonate with your constituents,' he wrote. 'Death is something the American people understand.' Apparently, he's right. Spurred by Luntz, Republicans have employed the term 'death tax' so aggressively that it has entered the popular lexicon. Nonpartisan venues like newspapers and magazines have begun to use it in a neutral context—a coup for abolitionists like Martin.

    In a confidential memo to the Republican party, Luntz is credited with advising the Bush administration that the phrase "global warming" should be abandoned in favour of "climate change", which he called a "less frightening" phrase than the former.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luntz

  • First they came for... WHO?

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  • A Bluesky comment

    For context: WA is close to passing a law that would add a tax to people earning 1M+ per year that would remove sales tax on various hygiene products and medicine, fund tax credits for families under the poverty line, and provide free meals for students. I guess that’s Nazism to them!

    I still have no idea if it's satire or those people have lead poisoned brains.

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    First they came for... WHO?

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    Check out this incredible photo finish for a MARATHON. It's like something out of a movie.

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    Check out this incredible photo finish for a MARATHON. It's like something out of a movie.

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

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  • AP

    JUST IN: Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index plunges more than 7% and other Asian markets also tumble as oil surges to $114 a barrel

    That's the whole thing.

  • Beach Doll

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    The UFC event at the White House will be called UFC Freedom 250. And the fight card has been announced.

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UFC_Freedom_250
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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

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  • Centcom is pretending the Iranians are using human shields.

    U.S. Forces Issue Safety Warning to Civilians in Iran - x.comU.S. Central Command @CENTCOM

    Note - Xcancel doesn't work.

    TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is issuing a safety warning to civilians in Iran, March 8, as Iran’s terrorist regime blatantly disregards the safety of innocent people.

    The Iranian regime is using heavily populated civilian areas to conduct military operations, including launching one-way attack drones and ballistic missiles. This dangerous decision risks the lives of all civilians in Iran since locations used for military purposes lose protected status and could become legitimate military targets under international law.

    Iranian forces are using crowded areas surrounded by civilians in cities such as Dezful, Esfahan and Shiraz to launch attack drones and ballistic missiles. U.S. forces strongly urge civilians in Iran to stay at home. The Iranian regime is knowingly endangering innocent lives. Additionally, Iranian forces are jeopardizing the safety of innocent people throughout the Middle East by deliberately and indiscriminately targeting civilian airports, hotels, and residential neighborhoods.

    “Iran’s terrorist regime is blatantly disregarding civilian lives by attacking Gulf partners while compromising the safety of their own people,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM. Iran has launched hundreds of ballistic missiles and thousands of one-way attack drones since Feb 28. However, launch rates have drastically declined as U.S. and partner forces decimate Iran’s military capabilities.

    The U.S. military takes every feasible precaution to minimize harm to civilians but cannot guarantee civilian safety in or near facilities used by the Iranian regime for military purposes. Unlike the Iranian regime, U.S. forces do not target or intentionally risk the safety of civilians.

    I had to fix the layout by hand.

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

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  • Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say - axios.com

    Israel's strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots Saturday went far beyond what the U.S. expected when Israel notified it in advance, sparking the first significant disagreement between the allies since the war began eight days ago, according to a U.S. official, Israeli official and a source with knowledge.

    The U.S. is concerned Israeli strikes on infrastructure that serves ordinary Iranians could backfire strategically, rallying Iranian society to support the regime and driving up oil prices. The Israeli air force's Saturday strikes created large fires in Tehran, igniting flames visible for miles and blanketing the capital in heavy smoke.

    The IDF claimed in a statement that the fuel depots "are used by the Iranian regime to supply fuel to different consumers including its military organs." An Israeli military official said the strikes were intended in part to tell Iran to stop targeting Israeli civilian infrastructure.

    Israeli and U.S. officials said the IDF notified the U.S. military ahead of the strikes. But a U.S. official said that the U.S. military was surprised by how wide-ranging they were.

    • "We don't think it was a good idea," a senior U.S. official said.
    • An Israeli official said the U.S. message to Israel was "WTF".

    The White House and the IDF didn't comment. While the facilities that were struck are not oil production facilities, U.S. officials are concerned the footage of burning depots could removedoil markets and push energy prices even higher.

    "The president doesn't like the attack. He wants to save the oil. He doesn't want to burn it. And it reminds people of higher gas prices," a Trump adviser told Axios. The spokesman for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters, which oversees the military operations, warned Saturday that if attacks on Iran's oil infrastructure continue, Tehran may respond with similar strikes across the region.

    He added that Iran so far hasn't targeted regional fuel and energy infrastructure and threatened that if Iran does, oil prices could hit $200 a barrel. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, one of the most senior officials in the regime, warned that if attacks on infrastructure continue, Iran will retaliate "without delay."

    A U.S. official says the disagreement and what the U.S. expects in the war is expected to be addressed at senior political levels between the two allies.

    I removed annoying shit like "Why it matters:". Also - Axios's layout is idiotic. I created sane paragraphs.

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    Great. So what does the subhead say? What. The. Fuck!!!

    www.indystar.com /story/news/investigations/2026/03/05/braun-signs-bill-eliminating-child-labor-tracking-in-indiana/88951525007/
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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    Noah Smith on "China's strategy"

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    CNN has this tracker on their homepage.

  • Slop. @hexbear.net
    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK - USE THE WORD "POLIO"!

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    Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say

    www.ksl.com /article/51457971/patients-say-measles-worse-than-expected-as-utah-hits-350-infections-doctors-say
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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    Caption this.

  • Slop. @hexbear.net
    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    Lib logic: Iran is Iraq 2.0. Sorry, it's that or the unthinkable.

  • Slop. @hexbear.net
    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net
    More inside

    My customers' appetites will be ruined if they perceive that members of a lower economic class might live somewhere nearby!

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    Unfortunate

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    Check out this cool mantis.

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    InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

    Alex Jones on the Iran strikes: "It's like walking around in the desert or West Texas. One hole might have a pygmy owl in it..."

    bsky.app /profile/drewharwell.com/post/3mgauct4aws2q