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Mario Nawfal
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal·
🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Pulling that F-15E crew out of Iran didn’t just cost money, it showed how far this war has already gone. The U.S. threw everything at this rescue. The F-15E Strike Eagle alone was a $100M loss, but the real damage came during the extraction: an A-10 down ($18.8M), up to two C-130s destroyed ($150–200M), an MH-6 Little Bird gone (~$7.5M), and 1–2 MQ-9 Reapers lost ($30-60M). That’s up to ~$386M in aircraft alone. And that’s just the visible bill. Behind that number was a full-scale operation: CIA locating the pilot in mountainous terrain, real-time intel feeding the Pentagon, dozens of aircraft flying cover, refueling tankers in the air, special operations teams on the ground, and heavy gunfire to keep Iranian forces away during the extraction. This was a multi-layered combat mission inside hostile territory. But it came with a massive cost, with real losses, and shows this conflict is already operating at a level far beyond what’s being openly acknowledged. Source: WSJ, Global Military, NYT
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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Two Israeli commando units reportedly participated in the 36 hour mission to rescue the missing U.S F-15 pilot from Iran. Members of Unit 5101, more commonly known as Shaldag and Sayeret Matkal, specialize in clandestine operations, combat search and rescue, and special reconnaissance within enemy territory. A U.S helicopter reportedly came under fire during the operation but was able to return safely to base. Source: Iran International

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Anas
Anas@Anaslqbal·
@MarioNawfal $386M in hardware just to rescue one crew? Sounds like classic wartime hype to justify the costs and hide the real mess
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Son of Ilaje, born mariner ⛵
Son of Ilaje, born mariner ⛵@AyeloFayowole·
The war is already running at a scale most media won’t even hint at. Iran isn’t just a backdrop; it’s a strategic battlefield where every move costs cash, credibility, and potentially American lives. It's awesome for the pilot to got out alive but the price tag screams how dangerously far this conflict has escalated. This isn’t a minor skirmish; it’s a preview of what full-scale escalation could look like, and the losses aren’t theoretical they’re real, tangible, and staggering.
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ジオアナ/GeoAna|地政学×株
The price tag lies. The real story isn’t the dollar cost of rescuing the F-15E crew. It’s that the U.S. had to run a layered combat extraction inside Iran with massive air cover and special ops just to get its people out. That’s not a contained air campaign anymore. It’s a deeper war than officials want to admit.
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Ronyan | ロニャン | 罗尼安 | 로냔
This rescue wasn’t just expensive—it was a glaring symptom of strategic overreach. Yes, no pilot left behind is sacred doctrine, but burning through hundreds of millions in irreplaceable airframes (an F-15E, A-10, C-130s, Little Birds, and Reapers) for a single extraction deep inside hostile territory reveals how quickly this conflict has escalated into attritional high-end warfare. The real cost isn’t the raw dollar figure; it’s the signal it sends: U.S. forces are now routinely operating in environments where even massive air superiority packages and special ops can’t guarantee zero losses. Iran is proving it can impose real friction on American power projection. This wasn’t a clean ‘success’—it was a brutally expensive reminder that wars have teeth, and the bill is coming due in both hardware and strategic credibility
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Daniel Francisco
Daniel Francisco@RealDFrancisco·
@mattvanswol Been released how many times? Still the reporter wants to throw shade at the police for not arresting him on a new warrant. Maybe point the finger at who ever keeps letting him out.
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Matt Van Swol
Matt Van Swol@mattvanswol·
🚨#BREAKING: It has been revealed that Thomas Haynes, the man who ran a stop sign k*lling a 23 year old woman in Charlotte NC... ...HAS BEEN ARRESTED 25 TIMES WITH OVER 100+ CHARGES!!! Haynes was LET OUT OF PRISON on bond by a Charlotte NC judge just weeks before...
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Daniel Francisco
Daniel Francisco@RealDFrancisco·
More public hearings? Waste of time, just more talking and doing absolutely nothing. American citizens are growing real tired of you Chuck. You never have any real solutions just whatever the flavor of the day is bad and it’s raciest or we are at risk of losing our democracy. Americans are waking up to all this BS it’s just a shame it took this long.
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Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer@SenSchumer·
This is pathetic. Clearly, they don’t want to defend what they know they can’t defend. We need public hearings with Hegseth and Rubio under oath so the American people can get answers about the end game and the price they’re paying for Trump’s war.
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Syd Collins
Syd Collins@scdesignco·
@CuriousMrFox101 @SenSchumer @GOP Not funding ICE is stopping nothing. ICE Agents are still doing the same stuff right now, they’re just not getting paid. This is entirely political theatre using working class folks as collateral
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Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer@SenSchumer·
HAPPENING NOW: Senate Democrats will try AGAIN to pay our TSA workers amidst the Republican DHS shutdown.   Democrats will try to pass by unanimous consent – for the FOURTH time – a funding bill for TSA. Republicans have a simple choice: will they pay our critical workers and reduce wait times for flyers, or will they continue to block this funding?
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Daniel Francisco
Daniel Francisco@RealDFrancisco·
@EsraTastekin @WarMonitors Genocide, war crimes, human rights violations. These are all what Turkey has been up to. You know, the country your account is based out of. Maybe sit this one out.
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bitkinruh
bitkinruh@EsraTastekin·
@WarMonitors In my view, Trump doesn’t have an easy path in this conflict. Strategies are unpredictable, and mistakes could have serious consequences. Hopefully, this resolves without affecting more people.
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War Monitor
War Monitor@WarMonitors·
Will Trump lose this war?
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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi@SpeakerPelosi·
President Trump’s decision to initiate military hostilities into Iran starts another unnecessary war which endangers our servicemembers and destabilizes an already fragile region. The Constitution is clear: decisions that lead our nation into war must be authorized by Congress.
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Daniel Francisco
Daniel Francisco@RealDFrancisco·
@Oluwafemis02 @SpeakerPelosi This guy isn’t even from the US. Which shows why he doesn’t know what the hell he is even talking about. How many strikes did President Obama authorize? Your opinion is of no value.
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OLUWAFEMI
OLUWAFEMI@Oluwafemis02·
@SpeakerPelosi Valid point….launching military action without Congress’s approval raises serious constitutional questions. Beyond legality, it risks American lives and regional stability, so careful oversight is critical before any escalation.
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SmokeyGirl25
SmokeyGirl25@_SmokeyGirl25·
Good Morning Everyone ,I got Jesus down in my Heart ♥️.I have been Bought By the Blood of Jesus.You Can’t take My Joy .Because Jesus has Me .I will Shout I love You Jesus.You want to see me Dance for Jesus I can do that too.Amen !
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✞🎀TrumpGirlOnFire 🔥
✞🎀TrumpGirlOnFire 🔥@TrumpGirlOnFire·
JUST DUMP IT—"If it is not physical, dump it on God and he will carry it all for you. We were never meant to carry these burdens all alone"
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Eric Daugherty
Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh·
🚨 JUST IN: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is immediately moving to BLOCK LOCAL POLICE from helping ICE round up illegal aliens in any way, shape or form She's going to actively BAN them from arresting criminals This is insane. NY fell off the deep end!
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Daniel Francisco
Daniel Francisco@RealDFrancisco·
@kleeskii_x @MrAndyNgo These people aren’t Texans. If you think Texans would raise any thing other than a Texas Flag you are nuts!
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Andy Ngo
Andy Ngo@MrAndyNgo·
“From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go” Austin, Texas (Jan. 30) — Left-wing protesters march to demand open borders and the end of immigration enforcement in the U.S.
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g1oss
g1oss@Tom_Christmas_·
@libsoftiktok if she’s not breaking the law, what’s the problem? Classic overreach.
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Libs of TikTok
Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok·
BREAKING: Federal agents surrounded the home of Georgia Fort, a "journalist" who stormed the church with anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis. Watch her try to play victim. Incredible
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PGA TOUR
PGA TOUR@PGATOUR·
"I just care. I care about what everybody's thinking out here ... Just like everybody else, you walk into a room, nobody wants to feel exiled. They just want to be loved." A vulnerable @BKoepka returned to the PGA TOUR on Thursday @FarmersInsOpen, and he felt the fans' love ❤️
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Daniel Francisco
Daniel Francisco@RealDFrancisco·
@Jaxxx_eth @greg_price11 Here’s an idea, let’s stop allowing people coming from other Countries be our government officials. Not a Virginia native making policy. Sounds like a great idea. Sad to see the state I grew up in destroyed by the counties closest to DC.
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Jaxx
Jaxx@Jaxxx_eth·
@greg_price11 How will this impact gun owners in Virginia?
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Greg Price
Greg Price@greg_price11·
🚨 Today, a bill to ban "assault weapons" was voted out of committee in the Virginia Senate-- and it essentially makes gun ownership illegal in the commonwealth. Its author is State Senator Saddam Azlan Salim, who was born in Bangladesh. In Virginia's code, an "assault weapon" is defined as "any semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles." The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to possess or sell an assault weapon under this definition-- as well as any magazine that holds over 10 rounds. Most firearms fit under this definition. If signed into law, it would turn millions of law abiding gun owners in Virginia into felons with the stroke of a pen.
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