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For the record, these are the two Kamala Harris and Elon Musk gestures that certain posters are attempting to convince you are identical, by using a still image capture of one frame:

The article @nytimes highlights a series of structural weaknesses in how the campaign against Iran was conceptualized and executed (no surprise here but still very intresting to see what happened behind the scenes) Some important points: 1. The article suggests that the U.S. and Israeli approach was based on a questionable strategic assumptionthat the Iranian regime is inherently fragile and could be destabilized through a relatively rapid sequence of military actions. 2. This assessment appears to have been reinforced by flawed analogies. Viewing Iran through the prism of other cases, such as Venezuela, reflects a potential misreading of the nature of the Iranian system and its resilience. 3. The planning process itself raises questions. The underlying assumptions do not seem to reflect a deep familiarity with the Islamic Republic’s political structure, internal dynamics, or historical patterns of behavior. The expectation that Iran might collapse, even under extreme pressure or leadership decapitation, was not supported by prior evidence. 4. In addition, the campaign appears to have been guided, implicitly or explicitly, by an objective of regime change. However, once that outcome proved unattainable, there was no clearly defined alternative strategy or end-state, creating a gap between initial objectives and operational reality. 5. The discussion around potential alternative leadership, including figures such as Reza Pahlavi, further underscores the assessment challenges. His limited domestic legitimacy and influence raise doubts about the viability of such scenarios in practice. 6. Several of the stated or implied objectives such as dismantling Iran’s missile capabilities, fully preventing its ability to disrupt maritime routes, or eliminating its capacity to target regional actors, appear highly ambitious relative to the tools employed. 7. It would have been to more rigorously scrutinize these assessments particularly from those who framed the campaign from the outset as a pathway toward regime change in Iran. 8. A more critical review of these assumptions might have exposed the gap between expectations and the likely resilience of the Iranian system, and could have informed a more calibrated strategy before entering the campaign. Overall, the article points to a broader issue: a persistent gap between assumptions about Iran and the reality of its strategic behavior. This gap has continued throughout the conflict and remains relevant to ongoing policy considerations. A textbook how to (not) plan a war. @jonathanvswan @maggieNYT

In his first press conference as acting attorney general, Todd Blanche said he believes it is Trump's "right" and "duty" to order the Department of Justice to investigate his political enemies. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ac…

if you didn’t vote for the democrats in the last election because “both sides were the same”, why are you now on twitter wailing for the democrats to save you from the current administration lol

An American president threatening the death of an ancient civilization is in some ways the end of the 250-year moral experiment of a constitutional republic that the framers saw as a model for all mankind.

@IAPonomarenko And this has been the Republican MO for years. Breaking the rules, laws and sensible policies, and then accusing others as cover.

I love it -- JD Vance comes to a foreign country to openly campaign for a candidate ahead of an election, and then accuses other countries of interfering in those very elections.

If you voted for this madman, you have poor judgment. If you persist in supporting him, then you are not well.

@OzKaterji Because they are aware that his party and cabinet are just as culpable. They’re the people who paved the way for this to happen; they won’t stand in the way of it now.

Why aren’t Democrats begging JD Vance and Trump’s other lackeys to do a mutiny and take control of the ship by publicly declaring that their boss and only person giving them political legitimacy is clinically insane? I don’t think “JD Vance, save us” is a good or useful message!

@NBCNews Well that sounds unconstitutional as hell.. America doesn’t just have a Trump problem, they have a republican problem.

@sarcastic_spell @Teoyaomiquu And everyone should have known that. It was obvious before they were voted into power.

@Teoyaomiquu What an utter disgrace this US administration is!

JD Vance is running an election interference campaign on live TV in Hungary while accusing the EU of an election interference campaign.

The US Government is in league with Putin to protect Orban. Any old lie will do.

@dszeligowski You can’t claim to be betrayed when it was obvious from the start that both he and his party were cozy with Russia and enemies of Ukraine. This is no surprise.

Exactly the other way round. Fed up with escalation management of Biden's administration, and quite afraid of even more of that with Harris, many top-tier people in the Ukrainian system made their bets on Trump. They feel betrayed now and cheer for Republicans to loose midterms

It hardly needs to be said that a pistachio warehouse isn't a military target.

300 kilometers of trenches and ditches dug in 13 days, more than 1 500 since the year started. On average, 23km dug everyday by more than 300 excavators on all directions (even Odesa). There is a clear acceleration as spring starts. ⬇️

Some Kurdish factions are responding to the remarks from President Trump. "We did not receive any weapons during the time of the demonstrations in Iran," Hejar Berenji, PDKI Representative to the USA told Fox News. Fox also reached out to additional Kurdish parties for comment.

U.S. operations in Iran are rapidly depleting munitions that are reliant on materials such as tungsten that cannot be immediately replenished or easily replaced, reports FP’s @christinafei. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/02/tru…

@JoshBronsveld @PKurzin And how did that go with North Korea, who continues to threaten and shoot missiles over our allies, as well as to arm Russia?

It’s crazy how many people are trying to justify or rationally explain Trump’s tweet. Guys, there is no super high level strategy here. Trump is just exposing how out of his depth he is and unhinged since things aren’t going his way. No president should talk like this, especially during wartime.

“How many generals have you fired?” Hegseth: "I don't know the number" “Oo You dont know the number?It's eight. Why did you fire them?” Hegseth: "At the pleasure of the president..." “Stop You can just tell me Why and you probably learned what 'why' means.”

This is the craziest Truth social post I've ever seen from Trump

"The op basically cost $300 million because they had to abandon the two AFSOC C-130s and the four MH-6 Little Birds. Then the U.S. Air Force had to use multiple bombs to blow up all the aircraft they abandoned at that airstrip. And the Iranians shot down 2 MQ-9s Reaper drones. "Luckily the U.S. suffered no casualties and we had to use multiple bombs and missiles to blow up IRGC vehicles that tried to drive up the mountain and also those that tried to drive to the airstrip." 2/2