Vladimir Putin doesn’t mince words.
No US president truly holds power. And now, even Donald Trump,once the loudmouth promising peace,shows his true colors by backing attacks on Iran. Just another puppet controlled by the Deep State, serving the machine while pretending to lead. pic.twitter.com/FDReh0Q05i

— Richard (@ricwe123) June 13, 2025

Lull
https://twitter.com/zei_squirrel/status/1933348545329049856

Greenwald

Israel, in 2021, built its new IDF supreme command post in the heart of Tel Aviv, buried beneath blocks of civilian buildings.

Called the "Fortress of Zion," it was deliberately placed so it couldn't be attacked without seeming to target civilian sites.https://t.co/S64h4t1YdC

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 13, 2025

You can spend literally 40 years falsely warning the world that Iran is months or weeks away from obtaining a nuclear weapon: as Israel has been doing.

But the minute it's used as pretext to start a war, many Americans will say: "good! Iran was weeks away from getting nukes." https://t.co/nrhiOi7ChE

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 13, 2025

Clark

Former US General and NATO Commander Wesley Clark revealed the US empire made plans to overthrow the governments of 7 countries in 5 years:
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Iran.

Iran is the only one left. Now the US & Israel are attacking it.pic.twitter.com/bfbQWNrg1n

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) June 13, 2025

@DougAMacgregor
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June turned out to be Iran’s Pearl Harbor. Iran will now react as we did in 1942 when we were caught napping.
What was limited to the region between Israel and Iran will now become regional.
Trump’s statements after the fact are an admission of his own level of complicity in the attacks.
The ”talks” with Iran were a ruse. Witkoff, like most of the Trump Administration was an agent of Israel and Netanyahu.
This is the beginning of a regional war that will involve The United States, Russia, as well as the whole Islamic World.
As Dan McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute pointed out this morning, the similarities between the Israeli use of drones inside Iran with the Ukrainian Spider Web Attack inside Russia are striking.
Finally, Americans should now expect terrorist attacks on soft targets inside the USA.
Soft targets include at a minimum nuclear reactors, military installations, power grids, and shopping malls.

Any situation that smolders for decades will lead to many different stories and points of view. Here they are. I get the impression that iran was surprised overnight, but can we be sure? Or did the story just get longer? I did notice the Saudis distance themselves from Iran. But that’s not new either. Persia is a quagmire of the ages.

• Unprecedented Escalation Between Israel and Iran (RT)

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on Iran on Friday, to which Tehran responded with a barrage of drones and missiles. West Jerusalem said the attacks aimed to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Tehran condemned the Israeli strikes as “blatant aggression” and vowed a “crushing” response. The attacks occurred just days before the sixth round of nuclear talks between the US and Iran, planned for Sunday in Oman. Early Friday morning, around 200 Israeli fighter jets struck targets across Iran, including a uranium enrichment facility in Natanz. Strikes were also reported at nuclear sites in Fordo and Isfahan, as well as military airfields near the cities of Hamadan and Tabriz. Almost 80 people were killed and over 320 injured in the attacks, according to the Iranian ambassador to the UN.

Tehran confirmed the deaths of top military leaders, including Major General Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, and Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Division. Several veteran nuclear scientists were also killed. Iran said only “superficial damage” was done to the Natanz site. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes, dubbed Operation Rising Lion, aimed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. “We struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear weaponization program,” he said in a statement following the air raids.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said the situation had “reached the point of no return” due to advancements in Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran has repeatedly stated its program pursues only peaceful goals and that it does not seek nuclear weapons. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei condemned the strikes as unjustified and accused Israel of killing civilians. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the attacks “amount to a declaration of war.” The Iranian army launched more than 100 drones at Israel hours after the strikes on its territory, followed by ballistic missile fire. Some missiles broke through Israeli defenses and landed in Tel Aviv. At least one person has been killed and more than 60 injured, according to Israeli media. Israel also carried out additional strikes in Iran throughout the day.

The US State Department denied American involvement in the Israeli strikes. However, President Donald Trump told Fox News he had been aware of the planned operation and praised its “excellent” outcome. He criticized Iran for failing to reach a deal on its nuclear program under his “60-day ultimatum.” Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday afternoon. He condemned Israel’s strikes as illegal under international law and expressed condolences for the deaths of civilians in Iran. Putin said Russia would seek to “advance the de-escalation of the conflict,” according to the Kremlin. The tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear program must be resolved through diplomacy, he added.

Iran suspended its participation in the Omani-mediated negotiations with the US, the sixth round of which was due to take place on Sunday. Trump previously accused Tehran of “slow-walking” the talks and insisted on complete dismantlement of its nuclear program. Tehran rejected Trump’s demands as unacceptable, insisting it would continue nuclear research for civilian purposes.

“..We will see Iran retaliating in a way that is not sustainable for Israel. But this is part of the Israeli trap to create the perception of existential struggle so that the United States will be confronted with a choice..”

• Scott Ritter: US Lulled Iran to Sleep Using Nuclear Talks Deception (Sp.)

Israel has carried out an unprecedented attack on Iran, targeting its nuclear program, scientists, and senior military leaders. Sputnik asked veteran ex-Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter what just happened, and what comes next.The months of Iran-US nuclear talks essentially gave “Israel the opportunity for maximum surprise to achieve maximum damage,” with the strikes effectively amounting to “a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran,” Scott Ritter said. “This was very closely coordinated in order to give Israel the opportunity for maximum surprise to achieve maximum damage. While America may not have sent resources or assets to participate in this attack, this attack was closely coordinated with the United States, done with the knowledge of the United States, done with the support of the United States. This, by any definition of the word, was a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran,” Ritter said.

Emphasizing that the Iran-US nuclear negotiations were “dead in the water,” as Trump proved “unable to intimidate Iran into accepting the American demands of zero enrichment,” Ritter suggested that from the strategic standpoint, Trump could not actually “push forward such a deal because of Israel’s opposition to it, because of the opposition of some very senior Republicans in the Senate and the Congress, and just general hostility towards Iranian enrichment program here in the United States.” [..] The months of Iran-US nuclear talks essentially gave “Israel the opportunity for maximum surprise to achieve maximum damage,” with the strikes effectively amounting to “a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran,” Scott Ritter said.

“This was very closely coordinated in order to give Israel the opportunity for maximum surprise to achieve maximum damage. While America may not have sent resources or assets to participate in this attack, this attack was closely coordinated with the United States, done with the knowledge of the United States, done with the support of the United States. This, by any definition of the word, was a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran,” Ritter said. Emphasizing that the Iran-US nuclear negotiations were “dead in the water,” as Trump proved “unable to intimidate Iran into accepting the American demands of zero enrichment,” Ritter suggested that from the strategic standpoint, Trump could not actually “push forward such a deal because of Israel’s opposition to it, because of the opposition of some very senior Republicans in the Senate and the Congress, and just general hostility towards Iranian enrichment program here in the United States.”
“We are at war with Iran,” Ritter said.

“It’s not that we will find ourselves at war with Iran. We are at war with Iran. We may not know it yet. But as I said, the Iranians are fully cognizant of what happened. Now, the Iranians will find out how effective the Israeli decapitation was, how effective the Israeli preemption was. This was a strike that apparently incorporated significant drone capacity that was existing inside Iran.” “How much of this drone capacity continues to exist, we don’t know. But if the Iranians have the capabilities that they claim to have and the resilience they claim to have, we will see an escalation.

We will see Iran retaliating in a way that is not sustainable for Israel. But this is part of the Israeli trap to create the perception of existential struggle so that the United States will be confronted with a choice, let the Israeli ally suffer and perhaps be defeated, or to intervene and administer the coup de grâce against Iran. So, you know, we are looking at a long, drawn-out process that ultimately, I believe, will result in the United States entering this conflict on the side of Israel directly, even though indirectly, it is already a participant,” Ritter summed up.

“.. the last great Iranian innovation was what — Persian rugs?”

• Trump and Israel Manipulated the Liberal Media and Decapitated Iran (Pinsker)

How bad are things in Iran right now? Even Hezbollah is looking at Iran’s [tush]-whipping and going, “No thanks, we’re sitting this one out.” A few hours ago, from The Times of Israel: “Hezbollah official says it will stay out of the Israel-Iran fight.” Yeah. When even your proxies, stooges, goons, and hired muscle have abandoned you, things ain’t good.The Iranian radio “morning zoo” certainly had its hands full today: “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It’s another beautiful day in downtown Tehran! Our government buildings can be identified, of course, by the big clouds of smoke where their roofs used to be. There are exciting new job openings in the Iranian Ministry of Nuclear Development — drop your resume off today. And tonight, get the kids ready for the annual ‘Running of the Tanks!’”

Wheeeee! Fun for the whole family. When news of Israel’s daring (and, apparently, remarkably successful) attack first broke, I strongly suspected that the U.S. and Israel were working together: There’s a chance, of course, that Israel is acting at Trump’s behest: If you’re trying to get one side to agree to a deal, it might be useful to “intensify” their pain-points. In fact, maybe Trump is on the phone with Supreme Leader of Iran and explaining how things work in the Big City: “Yeah, y’know that deal we offered yesterday? Subtract $20 billion from it, ‘cuz now you’ve got less stuff to trade.” So maybe Israel and America are (unofficially) working together: Call it the Crassus school of bartering.

Since Israel and America both want the same outcome, it would make sense to collaborate tactically — and sometimes in geopolitics, plausible deniability has its purposes. Especially when you’re in highwire negotiations. “Better agree today, cuz tomorrow you’ll have even less! Good talk.” It could explain Tulsi Gabbard’s spooky/weird nuclear warning. We’re still within the fog of war, and there’s certainly a chance we’re misreading the tea leaves. But in geopolitics, the past is prologue: Everything is interconnected. So, if you know where the domino is after it fell, you can usually surmise where it used to be. And already, a clearer picture of what the hell happened is emerging.

First of all, this seems to be yet another triumph of Israel’s intelligence agencies. After being caught flatfooted on Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli government has doubled down on innovation. Who could forget their ingenious decapitation of Hezbollah?

HEZBOLLAH: You sneaky Israelis! We know you’ve bugged our phones, so we’ve outsmarted you by using pagers!
ISRAEL: Yeah, you got us, haha.
HEZBOLLAH: Death to Israel!
ISRAEL: …say, can I sell you any pagers? Got the lowest prices in town.
HEZBOLLAH: Why, sure. I’ll take 500.
In a world where past is prologue, in hindsight, it was pretty stupid to assume that Iran would out-think, out-innovate, or out-plan the Israelis. Whereas the Jewish Nation advanced its reputation for outside-the-box thinking as recently as last night, the last great Iranian innovation was what — Persian rugs?

“Washington knew these attacks would happen. They aided Israel in carrying them out. Politicians purporting to be ‘America First’ can’t now credibly turn around and say they had nothing to do with it..”

• Tucker Carlson Blasts Trump Over Iran Attack (RT)

US President Donald Trump’s support for Israel’s strikes in Iran could spark an “all-out war” in the Middle East, American journalist Tucker Carlson has warned. Early Friday morning, Israeli jets bombed nuclear and military sites across Iran, prompting Tehran to retaliate with a barrage of drones and missiles targeting Israeli cities. The escalation threatens ongoing negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, which Trump revived earlier this year. In what he described as possibly his “final newsletter before all-out war,” Carlson – a key Trump ally during the 2024 presidential election – argued that the US was “complicit in the act of war.”

“While the American military may not have physically perpetrated the assault, years of funding and sending weapons to Israel, which Donald Trump just bragged about on Truth Social, undeniably place the US at the center of last night’s events,” Carlson wrote. “Washington knew these attacks would happen. They aided Israel in carrying them out. Politicians purporting to be ‘America First’ can’t now credibly turn around and say they had nothing to do with it,” he added. In a post on X, Carlson contended that “the real divide” is not between supporters of Israel or Iran, but “between warmongers and peacemakers.”

“Who are the warmongers? They would include anyone who’s calling Donald Trump today to demand air strikes and other direct US military involvement in a war with Iran,” he said. Carlson stated that the “warmongers” include talk show hosts Sean Hannity and Mark Levin, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and Republican donors Ike Perlmutter and Miriam Adelson. While the US State Department has denied involvement in the strikes, Trump confirmed he had prior knowledge of the Israeli operation and praised the attacks as “excellent.” He blamed Iran for the hostilities and accused it of refusing to accept the terms of his proposed nuclear deal. Addressing the UN Security Council, Iranian envoy Amir Saeid Iravani said the US and other Israeli allies “share full responsibility for the consequences” of Israel’s actions.

“..the Israeli military action appeared intended to sabotage indirect US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled to resume Sunday..”

• Israeli Strikes On Iran ‘Completely Unprovoked’ – Moscow (RT)

Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, has condemned Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday, the diplomat said West Jerusalem was acting with impunity, backed by the West. Israel has launched strikes on uranium enrichment sites in Iran and killed several senior commanders and scientists in targeted assassination operations, claiming the moves were preemptive steps to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Iran, which denies pursuing a military nuclear program, responded with multiple volleys of ballistic missiles at Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv. Nebenzia said the Israeli military action appeared intended to sabotage indirect US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled to resume Sunday. Tehran has declared that the strikes have effectively ended any diplomatic pathway.

“This is a completely unprovoked attack – whatever Israel may claim to the contrary – and it constitutes a gross violation of the UN Charter and international law,” Nebenzia said. “Responsibility for all the consequences of these actions rests entirely with the Israeli leadership and those who condone them.” He noted that Iran has the right to defend itself and pointed to Tehran’s previous commitment to the 2015 UN-backed nuclear deal, which the US abandoned during President Donald Trump’s first term. Iran denied accusations of secretly violating the agreement at the time but has since ramped up uranium enrichment.

The US and its allies “have been doing everything possible to fuel the escalation, and, essentially, they incited it,” Nebenzia argued, adding that Western support had “spurred Israel to take radical steps.” He also raised alarms over the risk of radiation leaks from the targeted Iranian facilities and warned that “no military solution can be either legitimate or viable.” Iran’s UN envoy, Amir-Saeid Iravani, described Israel’s attacks as “a chilling display of calculated aggression” that “amounted to a declaration of war.” He called for international action to disarm Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal, which the Israeli government neither confirms nor denies. Israeli envoy Danny Danon defended the strikes, saying Israel was a “democracy under siege” and had acted to “prevent its destruction” by Iran. He urged the council to reflect on the potential consequences had the Iranian missiles been equipped with nuclear warheads.

“Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire..”

• President Trump Speaks Out About Israeli Air Strikes on Iran (Queen)

On Thursday night, the world watched as Israel launched extensive air strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Operation Rising Lion reportedly took out key nuclear scientists and members of Iran’s military leadership.The operation, which is continuing into Friday, came after President Donald Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to give Iran 60 days for negotiation. Operation Rising Lion commenced on Day 61.Throughout Thursday night, we awaited a statement from Trump. In our internal chats on Slack, members of the PJ Media team anticipated that Trump’s statement, when it came, would be a big one. Finally, the president broke his silence in the early hours of Friday with two posts on Truth Social.In the first post at 5:56 a.m. ET, Trump lamented that the Iranian leadership wouldn’t make a deal:

“I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. I told them, in the strongest of words, to “just do it,” but no matter how hard they tried, no matter how close they got, they just couldn’t get it done. I told them it would be much worse than anything they know, anticipated, or were told, that the United States makes the best and most lethal military equipment anywhere in the World, BY FAR, and that Israel has a lot of it, with much more to come – And they know how to use it. Certain Iranian hardliner’s [sic] spoke bravely, but they didn’t know what was about to happen. They are all DEAD now, and it will only get worse! There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end. Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire. No more death, no more destruction, JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. God Bless You All!”

In the second post at 7:36 a.m. ET, the president reiterated that there’s still time for Iran to negotiate: “Two months ago I gave Iran a 60 day ultimatum to “make a deal.” They should have done it! Today is day 61. I told them what to do, but they just couldn’t get there. Now they have, perhaps, a second chance!” Axios claims that Israel and the U.S. coordinated on the strikes, even though Israel acted unilaterally: Two Israeli officials claimed to Axios that Trump and his aides were only pretending to oppose an Israeli attack in public — and didn’t express opposition in private. “We had a clear U.S. green light,” one claimed.
The goal, they say, was to convince Iran that no attack was imminent and make sure Iranians on Israel’s target list wouldn’t move to new locations.

Netanyahu’s aides even briefed Israeli reporters that Trump had tried to put the brakes on an Israeli strike in a call on Monday, when in reality the call dealt with coordination ahead of the attack, Israeli officials now say. However, Axios adds that “The U.S. side has not confirmed any of that.” It will be interesting to see if U.S. officials confirm any of those assertions.

“Perhaps it is still in Israel’s best interests to fight this war—although we’re doubtful—but it’s a big bite to chew. You’d try to get the U.S. involved, too.”

• This Is Not Our War (Russo)

As of this writing, Israel is conducting the first wave of significant military action against Iran—“going kinetic,” in the latest phrase everyone in the news business has suddenly discovered. (Why “kinetic,” denoting mere movement? Why not “go dynamic,” denoting the transfer of energy or application of force? Why not “go commotive,” denoting the involvement of very loud noises? Impossible to say.) Directives went out Wednesday for Americans to evacuate the region; it is expected that Iran will include American assets on its list of retaliation targets on the assumption that any Israeli attack, even one that occurs without direct U.S. military support, occurs with the consent of Israel’s biggest sponsor. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement during the Thursday night attacks disclaiming American involvement. It remains to be seen whether anyone will believe him.

It’s difficult to escape the sense that it didn’t have to be this way. The U.S.–Iran dealmaking process had shown promise at various points, and it remains obscure what changed between then and now. I don’t know enough about Israeli domestic politics to feel confident in explaining things in terms of Benjamin Netanyahu’s varied fortunes; nor was I in the room when the decision was made to regard limited Iranian uranium enrichment as impermissible. At this point, it begins to seem academic. What will happen next? I doubt that anyone at this point will openly say that the U.S. should commit to an increased troop presence in the Middle East to support Israeli operations against the Islamic Republic; Donald Trump in particular knows that a fresh ground war is political poison.

No, we’ll start with air support, and maybe some bunker-busters, because, for all its vaunted military-industrial base, somehow Israel just can’t make a bunker-buster big enough to get to those reactors. The Islamic Republic will, of course, try to rebuild; Israel and its supporters will be committed at first to a policy of “mowing the grass,” of conducting strikes along an indefinite timescale to prevent an Iranian nuclear program. Iran will retaliate in an asymmetrical and ugly fashion, inviting further sessions with John Deere and the Weedwacker and justifying further American commitments of support to Israel. At the same time, Iran will harden its resolve to acquire a nuclear deterrent, leading to more of the same.

The ongoing expense and festering chaos from “mowing the grass”—especially if any of Iran’s asymmetric retaliations involve, for example, terrorism in the American homeland—will always tend to encourage policymakers to find a more permanent solution: regime-change. At that point, we will have come a long way from air support and a few loaner bombs. And if we were to pursue regime-change, who would replace the ayatollahs? The shah, whose family’s police state was so hated that Khomeini seemed preferable? The MEK’s bizarre mix of Islamism and Marxism? A miraculous, autochthonous secular liberal democracy with Western-style human rights norms? None of these options seems both likely and desirable. Each would demand American support up to and including direct military intervention.

The notional principal on this course of action also has significant incentives to draw the U.S. into direct involvement. Israel is increasingly diplomatically isolated; this may be just or unjust, but that is beside the point that it is simply true. It is implicated in wars on multiple fronts, none of which seem to have clear ends in sight; these may be just or unjust, but that is beside the point that they are happening. Garrison states rarely do well in the long run. (Has anyone checked in on Biafra lately? Rhodesia? Pakistan?) Add to the difficulties of a permanent war economy the issue of raw scale. Israel is a nation of 9.7 million. Iran is a nation of 90.6 million. Perhaps it is still in Israel’s best interests to fight this war—although we’re doubtful—but it’s a big bite to chew. You’d try to get the U.S. involved, too.

“The psycho-pathological genocidal masterplan is to force Tehran to capitulate – without even putting up a fight.”

• The Whole Planet Is Being Kept Hostage By A Death Cult (Pepe Escobar)

Let’s cut to the chase. The devastating attack on Iran by the psychopathological genocidal “chosen” ethno-supremacist set up in Tel Aviv – a de facto declaration of war – was coordinated in detail with the President of the United States, Circus Ringmaster Donald Trump. This infantilism-afflicted Narcissus Drowned in the Pool of his Own Image gave away the game, himself, in a rambling post. Selected highlights: “I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal”. No “deal”; actually his unilateral demands. After all, he torpedoed the original deal, the JCPOA, because it was not his “deal”. “I told them it would be much worse than anything they know, anticipated, or were told.” The decision to strike had already been made. “Certain Iranian hardliners spoke bravely, but (…) they are all DEAD now, and it will only get worse!” Gloating comes with the territory.

“The next already planned attacks being even more brutal.” Total alignment with the trademark Israeli “decapitation” strategy. “Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire”. It was Persian (italics mine) Empire – but after all this is a man who doesn’t read, or study. Notice the Art of Diplomacy: Take my deal, or drop dead.

This – incandescent – decade was launched by an assassination, of Gen. Soleimani in Baghdad, as I emphasized in my 2021 book Raging Twenties. He was on a diplomatic mission. The green light personally came from then President of the United States, Donald Trump. The mid-Raging Twenties is now hurled to the brink of a devastating war in West Asia, with global repercussions, by the serial assassination of the IRGC leadership, in Tehran, by the psycho-genocidal Zionist entity. After an elaborate kabuki of deception, the green light to Tel Aviv – go ahead and do it – also came from the President of the United States, Trump 2.0 (who claimed he was “aware’’ of the attacks).

The psycho-pathological genocidal masterplan is to force Tehran to capitulate – without even putting up a fight. The preamble kabuki was masterfully executed. The indirect nuclear negotiations in Oman were taken seriously in Tehran, lulling the Iranian leadership, civilian and military, to sleep. They fell into the trap and were caught, literally, in their sleep.Ayatollah Khamenei – who himself is in physical danger, as Israel is applying the same decapitation model it unleashed on Hezbollah – has a very tough decision to make: capitulation or total war. It will be total war – and with the U.S. as a direct participant.

“Leftism is the tyranny of structurlessness. Lawlessness. The abhorrence of order. That is why Leftist individuals are characterized by emotional dysregulation. . . . ” JT Haltigan

• Game On (James Howard Kunstler)

If you seek a general theme in this moment’s tempestuous events, try No submission. It’s behind events in the Middle East and in the USA — and across Western Civ ultimately. No submission to what, you ask? To willful evil. Of course, the willfully evil will not see it that way, and great quarrels will arise over who-and-what represents the evil abroad in the world. Iran advertised countless times its resolve to wipe Israel off the map, in so many words. Israel was not inclined to submit to that outcome and it closely monitored Iran’s practical steps to acquire deliverable nuclear bombs. Israel, in turn, advertised that Iran’s nuclear program would not be allowed to succeed. The world stood by waiting to see who’s advertising jibed with reality.

Now you know. Never Again is not an empty slogan. The Shiite jihad has been put down, and the effort will continue until the answer is beyond dispute, days, maybe a week or more. Iran’s civil leadership was willing to talk, or at least pretend to talk down to the last hour, but the mullahs above them obdurately pushed ahead toward nuclear jihad. Not going happen, Israel assured them. And so, here we are.The world situation amounts to a set of jihads of different varieties. In our country, the Democratic Party has been waging jihad against order, liberty, truth, and decency. You can tell it’s jihad because it’s irrational, frankly, insane. Americans are asked to submit to propositions that will destroy the country and its traditions, and they have had enough of the hustles aimed at that outcome.

Too many of us do not believe that uncontrolled illegal immigration is okay, that government should replace the family, that all journeys in life can be equally favorable, that men can become women by wishing it, that our history must be erased, that censorship is required to keep the jihad going, and that the punishment against citizens will continue until morale improves. That is the program of the American left and lately of the Democratic Party it has taken over. They demonstrate it by their deeds. The Party represents a dwindling cohort of the populace, but its forces have already marched through and captured many institutions crucial to our national life. The opposing force, loosely called Populism, will not submit to that program, is now actively putting a stop to as much of it as possible, shaking out those institutions.

The Left and the Democrats have lost a lot of ground in recent months, especially their control on the levers of power. And since power is really all they care about — the power to make everybody else submit — they are growing desperate, seeking to induce as much chaos across the land as they can possibly generate. Hence, the outbreaks of civil disorder in the cities, using illegal immigrants as one set of shock troops and mentally-ill youth as another phalanx. The object of the chaos is to provoke the Populist opposition to exert its authority to control that chaos, and therefore — in the insane reasoning of the leftists — to prove that authority itself is an intolerable wickedness. This is only possible, of course, in minds that do not comprehend boundaries, differences between right and wrong, up and down, inside and outside, reality and fantasy. That is the mentality that drives itself toward chaos. So, it remains for the Populists to demonstrate that authority is not innately wicked, that it can have a beneficent purpose in the scheme of civilized humanity. Order is not necessarily tyranny.

That other war.

• Russia’s Summer Blitz Redraws The War (RT)

As the spring sun gave way to the heat of early summer, a new phase of the military campaign began to unfold across the front lines – and this time, the initiative clearly belongs to Russia.After months of grinding attritional warfare, Russian forces have launched a sweeping spring-summer offensive that is already delivering tangible results. From the borderlands of Sumy to the contested hills near Chasov Yar and the approaches to Dnepropetrovsk, the tempo has shifted decisively. Ukraine, battered and overextended, is now struggling to contain simultaneous breakthroughs across multiple sectors. The silence of Western media around these developments only underscores the magnitude of what is unfolding on the ground. A coordinated advance is in motion – methodical, strategic, and, by all appearances, effective.

Following the liberation of Sudzha in early March 2025, the fighting quickly spilled across the border into Ukraine’s Sumy Region. Moscow officially described its objective as the creation of a buffer zone – meant to safeguard the resumption of peaceful civilian life in Russia’s neighboring Kursk Region. Motivated by political considerations, the Ukrainian Army has been trying to cling to a narrow foothold just across the border, in the village of Tyotkino in Kursk Region. In fact, Kiev has deployed some of its most experienced and ideologically committed units to this stretch of the front. But rather than showcasing Ukrainian resolve, the situation in Tyotkino has underscored the growing imbalance in offensive capabilities between Ukrainian and Russian forces in 2025.

From the Russian side, Tyotkino is essentially a logistical cul-de-sac. But for Ukraine, the village connects to a critical rear supply hub in Belopolye. Even so, Ukrainian efforts to expand their presence in the area have ended in near catastrophe. In mid-May, the commander of Ukraine’s 47th Brigade came close to staging a mutiny, accusing his superiors of issuing reckless orders that led to needless casualties. Elsewhere along the Sumy front, Ukrainian forces – many of them retreating from Sumy and the surrounding areas – have taken heavy losses. This remains a strategically vital axis for Ukraine. The authorities have announced mandatory evacuations in another 11 settlements, bringing the total number of evacuated towns and villages in the region to 213.

Notably, this marks the first time Russian forces have entered Sumy Region since spring 2022. As of now, Russian advances appear to be accelerating. The front line has moved to within roughly 20km of the city of Sumy itself.Liman (also known as Krasny Liman) is a strategic city in the Donetsk People’s Republic, with a pre-war population of around 20,000. Situated along the Kharkov-Donetsk railway, it serves as a key transportation hub in eastern Ukraine. After brief fighting, the city fell under Russian control in late May 2022 – but was later lost during Ukraine’s Kharkov offensive in October of the same year.Today, Russian forces appear intent on retaking Liman by cutting off a single critical road that leads northwest toward Izium.

Calling SCOTUS.

• Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s EO Requiring Proof Of Citizenship For Elections (JTN)

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship for elections. Judge Denise J. Casper, of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, an Obama appointee, said U.S. states have a likelihood of success in their legal challenges to the order, The Associated Press reported. “The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” Casper wrote in her ruling. She also said that regarding citizenship, “There is no dispute (nor could there be) that U.S. citizenship is required to vote in federal elections and the federal voter registration forms require attestation of citizenship.”Casper cited the states’ arguments that the requirements would burden them with “significant efforts and substantial costs” to update procedures.

In April, the GOP-led House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act again, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections. Trump issued the executive order in March that includes the requirement that only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections, offers assistance to states with maintaining voter rolls, and makes improvements in the Election Assistance Commission. The president also ordered the attorney general to prosecute election crimes, take action against states that accept absentee ballots for federal elections after Election Day, and ensure that foreign nationals do not donate to federal elections or that organizations that receive federal funds do not engage in lobbying.

The order additionally mentions the rescinding of “Bidenbucks” – the former Biden administration’s apparent effort to have federal agencies partner with private groups in get-out-the-vote efforts. In April, Democratic attorneys general in 19 states filed a lawsuit over the order, arguing against some of its aspects, including enforcing documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote and ensuring that states accept absentee ballots for federal elections after Election Day.

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June 14, 2025 at 10:48 am #189848

EoinW
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I have a big problem with the final paragraph of Col. MacGregor’s statement. Iran will NOT attack mainland USA. It’s still up in the air whether they’ll even attack US bases in western Asia. What we may see are false flag terrorism in America which will be blamed on Iran.

The point of this is not to draw America into the war. The US is already in the war and it’s only a question of time before they directly attack Iran. The point of such false flags will be to justify America using nukes on Iran. This is the only way America can destroy Iran.

June 14, 2025 at 11:01 am #189849

tboc
Participant

the west, as cultural phenomena, continues to lie to themself and live in a fantasy

our planet belongs to life not to death

the west does not own this planet, this solar system, this galaxy or any part of the local cluster

life is not yours to exploit

There Is No Free Lunch
a man’s word must be his bond or there is chaos
Look Around
It IS You

June 14, 2025 at 11:05 am #189850

tboc
Participant

Enlightenment is and has always been the left hand of The Inquistion

The supreme self for those who will kiss The Ring

June 14, 2025 at 11:29 am #189851

my parents said know
Participant

And that spot you can’t reach to itch on your back is called the acnestis.

June 14, 2025 at 11:49 am #189852

Topcat
Participant

The Douchebag Orange Zionist neo-Con Man

Anything he does from here on out is Shitshowmanship©

June 14, 2025 at 12:06 pm #189853

Topcat
Participant

Once upon a Time….

The Nazis minted a Zionist coin

that says, “A Nazi goes to Palestine”

“..and tells about it in the attack”

June 14, 2025 at 12:08 pm #189854

Dr. D
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“Historically, the USA was not the champion of free trade it is often made out to be, instead, America was one of the most staunchly protectionist nations in modern economic history. In fact, the American School of economics is founded upon protectionism principles, and is almost synonymous with tariffs. I think the best place to start is at the beginning: the first shots of the American Revolution that rang out in Lexington in the year 1775 were, in part, fired over America’s right to industrialize and end their trade deficit with Great Britain through the imposition of tariffs.

In the years leading up to the Revolution, the British became increasingly interested in preserving their economic hold on the colonies (mostly by enforcing existing, but often ignored, laws). They had a good thing going: the colonies bought British manufactured goods, thereby supporting Britain’s growing industries, in exchange for exotic products, like tobacco. This trade paradigm (mercantilism) was great for Britain, and the proof is overwhelming. During the eighteenth century Britain’s economy grew increasingly industrialized. For example, by the 1770s, nearly one in five British men worked in manufacturing, which was exceptionally high for the time. This growth was mostly spurred by colonial expansion: between 1700 and 1773, manufactured goods, as a percent of British exports, grew from 8.4 percent to 27.4 percent. In other words, Britain started exporting more valuable stuff. In turn, this increased Britain’s trade surplus with her colonies: the surplus grew from £ 67,000 (1721-30) to £ 739,000 (1761-70)—in a few decades it was eleven times as large.[ 188] But remember, if Britain ran a surplus the colonies ran a deficit, meaning that a massive, ever-increasing, amount of wealth flowed from America to Britain. Eventually, the colonists realized that they would be better off building their own stuff, rather than buying it. This was bad news for Britain, who cracked down on colonial industry. In the 1750s they banned the construction of new iron-slitting mills, and in 1775 they outlawed the production of steel products and certain industrial equipment. They even went so far as to ban the export of textile (cloth) manufacturing technology to the colonies, by criminalizing the export of designs and equipment, and preventing specialists from leaving Britain. The British were determined to keep their industrial monopoly.

Eventually, the colonists had enough. They revolted. It went badly at first: the would-be Americans had little industry, and were chronically short of war supplies like gunpowder, muskets, knives, and even uniforms. In fact, it was not until European powers, like France, supplied the colonists with weapons that the tide began to turn. The rest is history. After Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown in 1781, the Americans were free, but vulnerable. Their independence was in their allies’ hands: no weapons, no freedom. To fix this, America needed to develop an industrial base that was capable of building everything she needed to defend herself. Fundamentally, America’s political independence required economic independence. This is why George Washington signed the Tariff Act of 1789. Tariffs (taxes on imports) made British goods too expensive to buy, and this forced American producers to pick up the slack. For President Washington, trade policy was not just about economics, it was also a way of safeguarding America’s independence:

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies…

The policy was promising, but progress was slow. This changed after the War of 1812, when Britain’s naval blockade showed America how dependant on imports she still was—even the famous free-trader Thomas Jefferson was forced to admit the political necessity of raising protective tariffs:

… not only the wealth; but the independence and security of a Country, [is] materially connected with the prosperity of manufactures. Every nation, with a view to those great objects, ought to endeavour to possess within itself all the essentials of national supply. -Spencer Morrison

That changed in 1970. The results in social, economic, and moral policies speak for themselves.

June 14, 2025 at 12:09 pm #189855

Dr. D
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“DNC Votes To Invalidate Elections Of David Hogg, Another Vice-Chair

That’s how it is now. When you’re elected, you’re also not-elected. BothNeitherAiiii. That’s what elections mean: they mean you are NOT elected, and also do NOT have the job, or in the case of Rutte(?), LePen, when you win every seat, you don’t take office. Yup, totally normal, what we all agreed on, right?

“NJ Rep. LaMonica McIver Hit With Federal Charges Over Clash At ICE Detention Facility, Faces 17 Years In Prison
I got nothin’. You can’t invade a police station and punch policemen. While prisoners are transferring. No doubt she has no priors and the sentencing will be low, and if so, that’s also not unusual. But…no.

“The Israelis are now openly admitting that all the “Trump negotiations to get a deal with Iran”, … was deliberate false propaganda to lull Iran into a false sense of security”

Was it though? And now whenever Israel says something we believe them instantly and implicitly?

Why don’t you take a page from Putin, who has a record of not lying. “No US president truly holds power.” We’re an occupied, Vichy state since at least 1963.
Let’s extend that: The U.S. government isn’t run. It’s a meandering leviathan at war with itself and has been for decades but is very clearly breaking out now. No one who gives orders is followed – that’s also when Biden is in power, there are “Patriot” moles subverting him too – but also then no cohesive “mind” or principle, vision, governing them. …Which is exactly why government must be small. Both they can hide in the clutter, and if too large, no one can “get the memo” tightly even if they try to, which they don’t.

We all know that paragraph is true. So what does it mean except the same thing? Trump is indeed not agreement capable since at a minimum, no one will follow his orders. That’s just a fact. In which case, it doesn’t matter what he says, which we’ve long known is a fact. Right. Now this second quote does the #Opposite, as if we’ve forgotten all that and presumes Trump and Trump alone is in charge, and he’s the only one making decisions. Result: All bad things that happen, Trump is in charge. All good things that happen, Trump is not in charge. They are fakes. So basically, this same bull they’ve been saying every day since 2016. No one catches on.

Pick one.

Now is that accusation TRUE? I don’t see why not, but I don’t see any special reason it should be. I’m watching. Suppose it IS true, then what? What’s your next move here? My guess is, you knee-jerk here like an emotional child because you have no actual physical responsibilities at risk. That is, you’re not actually going to do Jack, it was never a consideration to do Jack, you’re not actually going to withdraw support and start shooting or whatever, so it’s easy to mouth off. For those of us who DO take action, and therefore DO consider risks, so what’s the next move here? Anyone want to adult for five minutes and tell me?
P.S. any sudden moves and the bond market gets it. The financial system seizes up, the U.S. falls, all the money flees to Europe where the riots, wars, are coming from. Sound like your master plan? We die, warmongers live?

P.P.S. Wtf does “Lulled into a false sense of security” mean? So they shut off all their radar systems, mothballed all their tanks and went to the coast? JHC. No they did not. That’s emotional, handwaving words. Almost certainly literally nothing changed in daily military routine at all because Iran is not a moron. We are calling them one by repeating this.

But the accusation is not AT Iran, that accusation is at TRUMP. HE is who they are shooting at. As with “TACO”.

Duran was also no help on this, speaking of Meta-framing. They said, “Iran is just not properly OPSEC on their cell phone use, which is why they could target the leaders in their own homes…” Wtf are you talking about? If someone wants to walk up and shoot you on the street it’s pretty hard to stop them. That’s true in Israel too. Are you supposed to keep a 1945 total blackout security for 40 years straight? Then they’ll say, like North Korea, “Military dictatorship, barriacded against the people” blah blah. So Israel gets no marks for just ICBMing apartment buildings as an opening volley, that’s okay now? Yes, Duran has that as their baseline, and unconsciously, I’m sure. Suppose Iran took a baseline, same thing, and also just hit Israel, one Tuesday, no reason, ‘cause “They weren’t properly OpSec”. Yeah, everybody would lose their minds!! That’s the Narrative War. I don’t fall for it, or not as much for some reason and I’ve never figured out why. It’s just logic.

Anyway, half if this battle is the metaframing, as the Greenwald quotes show. No matter what happens, it’s okay for Israel to kill every person in Iran they don’t happen to like, on the street, with a motorcycle drive-by, 40 years in a row, but it’s NOT okay for Iran to do … literally anything about it. Wow, this is the easiest war ever! I decided you can’t shoot back! That’s cheating!

“• Israeli Strikes On Iran ‘Completely Unprovoked’ – Moscow (RT)

Prettymuch, yeah. “Nucleaaaaaar Programmmm!!!!!” Yeah, you mean the one 17 agencies and Tulsi herself said didn’t exist only two weeks ago? That one? Reality exists. Then a minute later, it doesn’t exist again. This is what happens when you don’t banish the liars.

““Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire..”

What the literal f—k is this? It’s like bombing Mongolia, and saying they now have to save the 6,000 mile Mongolian Empire. Uhhh…Iran is just a country, dude. It has been for like 500 years in a row now. All “Empires” exist entirely in your mind.

Okay, Part II: “Before it doesn’t exist”? Sooooo….you’re declaring a direct, open, existential genocide, forever is what I’m hearing here. Iran will cease to exist, along with every Iranian, otherwise that sentence makes no sense. I think “Nothing” means “Nothing”, let me check my dictionary n’ stuff. Oh wait! We just said this but didn’t pass a Declaration of War.

“• The Whole Planet Is Being Kept Hostage By A Death Cult (Pepe Escobar)

What also seemed insane when I used to say it. Not so much now.

Okay, I have no data at this point and am watching. There’s every. Single. Thing. To watch, and because it’s the middle of an active world war, every. Single. Thing. Is a feint, deception, misdirection, secret, and lie. My guess: Trump got hauled into office by…forget which media head last week, who was their messenger. He told him, “If you do THIS, we will do THAT”. That is, Israel will release…their 500 flying monkeys, known as Congressmen on a leash or whatever. Then the entire Media force. Here’s a stack of dossiers a foot high on your cabinet people. We are gonna have this war. Your move.

Trump takes it, puts it in the White Hat supercomputer and says, “We will not withstand this particular attack. Queen takes Bishop E3.” So he has to authorize or the Bond market fails and the squeeze on Europe ends. …Or they release smallpox worldwide, wtf knows? Can I prove it? No. Does it matter, sort of, if he doesn’t stand up for America, American citizens, world law, etc? Not so much. A little, all things matter, but essentially no.

What proofs can we see if this is true or if it’s not? Difficult to tell, and that’s on purpose as the world’s greatest thinkers all are applied to making this game as fake and opaque as possible. So the other side doesn’t anticipate their moves. But there will be some.

““Leftism is the tyranny of structurlessness. Lawlessness. The abhorrence of order. That is why Leftist individuals are characterized by emotional dysregulation. . . . ” JT Haltigan

#AntiLogos. It sounded crazy, but this is what I’ve been saying.

“it remains for the Populists to demonstrate that authority is not innately wicked, that it can have a beneficent purpose in the scheme of civilized humanity. Order is not necessarily tyranny.” –Kunstler

This is a very good insight.

““The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,”

I don’t like it, but I believe this is true. Or at least is a sound, legit case that the USSC should rule on. 1) Elections are Federal, therefore it’s of vital importance the entire population of Russia isn’t voting here. 2) Elections are run by the STATES, who can prettymuch do what they want. …Except one state letting every citizen of Russia, or Lithuania, or Honduras vote, disenfranchises the other 49 states, and is automatically a Federal issue.

It’s just a thing. A legal thing. Rule on it. Unf we ALREADY had that case, in Texas, and USSC said “Meh. Elections aren’t anything the Federal government does, ackshully.” Huh?

June 14, 2025 at 12:23 pm #189856

Topcat
Participant

Trump’s credibility is finished

Dmitry Orlov just said the other day the Russian don’t believe a word from his mouth, they just humor him like a mental patient with nukes.

That old expression: If you shake hands with Trump, you have to count your fingers afterwards

June 14, 2025 at 12:27 pm #189857

Red
Participant

#15 the space between the ears of western bureaucrats, politicians and so call diplomats is called
the void.

June 14, 2025 at 12:28 pm #189858

Topcat
Participant

The Silver Lining in the Dark War Cloud Over Iran

13 June 2025 by Larry C. Johnson

The Russians have taken note of this

“So, what is happening? Israel’s initial strike included the use of trailer-truck drones — the same tactic that “Ukraine” used on June 1 against Russia’s strategic air assets……

If you think that Israel came up with this idea on its own, you are deluding yourself….”

June 14, 2025 at 12:32 pm #189859

Topcat
Participant

Russia’s upcoming offensive will be bone crushing so the Military Industrial Maggots of the USSA need to distract media attention to the Middle East.

Not gonna work.

The fortunes of the Euro Trash Union will be so completely demolished nothing will take the pain away.

June 14, 2025 at 12:37 pm #189860

Red
Participant

“Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ”
I notice in the videos that there are a number of pieces of what are obviously plane parts. Unlike the ones not in the pics of the pentagon. Just sayin’.

June 14, 2025 at 1:25 pm #189861

those darned kids
Participant

i imagine mr chrump is attacking iran in order to avenge their attack on 9/11

June 14, 2025 at 1:32 pm #189862

zerosum
Participant

IT WAS ALL A LIE AND SECRETS FOR ISRAEL TO KILL IRANIANS

The Israelis are now openly admitting that all the “Trump negotiations to get a deal with Iran”, “Trump’s turn on Netanyahu”, “Trump told Israel to not attack Iran” was deliberate false propaganda to lull Iran into a false sense of security,
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Israel, in 2021, built its new IDF supreme command post in the heart of Tel Aviv, buried beneath blocks of civilian buildings.

Called the “Fortress of Zion,” it was deliberately placed so it couldn’t be attacked without seeming to target civilian sites
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“We are at war with Iran,” Ritter said. “a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran,”
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• The Whole Planet Is Being Kept Hostage By A Death Cult (Pepe Escobar) .
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June 14, 2025 at 1:56 pm #189863

zerosum
Participant

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/547873/World/Region/%F0%9F%94%B4-LIVE-UPDATES-Iran-retaliates-to-Israeli-strikes.aspx
LIVE UPDATES: Israel strikes on Tehran housing complex, kills 60 including 20 children
Ahram Online , Saturday 14 Jun 2025

Here’s a brief rundown:

Iranian Missile Barrages on Israel: Iran launched multiple waves of ballistic missiles at Israel through late Friday and into Saturday morning. Air raid sirens blared across Israel, with explosions reported in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. While Israel’s Iron Dome and US aided Israel in interceptions as well, some missiles penetrated, causing damage to buildings and vehicles, particularly in Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan, and killing at least 3 Israelis.

Continued Israeli Strikes on Iran: Simultaneously, the Israeli military confirmed it conducted overnight strikes on dozens of targets in Iran, including air defenses in the capital region and missile bases in Kermanshah and Tabriz. Satellite images have begun to confirm damage to Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal at these locations.

Heightened Alert and Airspace: Israel has paused natural gas supplies to Egypt, leading to energy shortfalls. Jordan reopened its airspace this morning after closing it due to the crossfire.

Diplomatic Fallout: Iran’s Foreign Ministry has deemed further nuclear talks with the United States “meaningless”.

Leadership Reactions: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed that Israel would not “escape safely” from its “great crime,” while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned of “more strikes on the way.”

International Reactions: IAEA Monitoring: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed the Natanz site was hit but reported no increase in radiation levels. It also confirmed that the Fordo and Isfahan nuclear sites were not impacted.

Calls for Restraint: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, the UK, and other nations have condemned the escalation and urged immediate de-escalation and a return to diplomacy.

Economic Impact: Global oil prices have surged by as much as 13% due to heightened tensions in the critical oil-producing region.

Saturday 14 June

16:30 “The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into hostages and bringing about a reality in which they — especially the residents of Tehran — will pay a heavy price because of the criminal harm to Israeli civilians,” said Defence Minister Israel Katz.

“If (Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles toward the Israeli home front — Tehran will burn.”

The Israeli military claimed its raids had cleared its path to the capital.

“We have created aerial freedom of action from west Iran all the way to Tehran… Tehran is no longer immune,” said spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin.

16:00 Continuing Iran-US nuclear talks is unjustifiable while “barbarous” Israeli attacks persist on the country, Iranian state media cited Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi as saying on Saturday.

On Friday, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the dialogue with the US over Tehran’s nuclear programme is “meaningless” after Israel’s biggest-ever military strike against on Iran, accusing Washington of supporting the attack.

June 14, 2025 at 2:01 pm #189864

phoenixvoice
Participant

Casper cited the states’ arguments that the requirements would burden them with “significant efforts and substantial costs” to update procedures.

Ironically, in Arizona, the state requires proof of citizenship to register to vote, not just attestation. The feds challenged the state on this issue, and the result is a Byzantine system of multiple ballots — the federal form, which only requires attestation, not proof, of citizenship will gain the voter access only to federal elections, while the state voter form, which requires citizenship proof, gains the voter access to state and local elections.

June 14, 2025 at 2:28 pm #189865

D Benton Smith
Participant

Offers of Peace Negotiations from the United States, whether offered directly or through any of their satellite states must be recognized as naked acts of aggression and treated as such. To believe anything they say or trust any promise they make can be summed up in a single word: stupidity.

I say this as an ostensible “citizen” of the so-called United States, and I use the word “ostensible” because that’s what the United States itself is. It’s ostensible. It presents itself as a nation, and spends an almost incomprehensible amount of time, money and effort projecting that false front, but it is in fact something else altogether. Whatever that something is, it is certainly not a nation.

Mark my words. I’m choosing them carefully, using them correctly and mean every word of it. Every single communication, action, promise and report that issues from the officially recognized United States of America (or any of its myriad departments, front groups or minions), is either a lie, or a partial truth solely intended to mask a lie, with the ultimate purpose of strip-mining the world and everyone in it.

To trust anyone within that sprawling and nebulous structure, at all, is tantamount to propitiative suicidal delusion and is evidence of severe (possibly fatal) mental illness. Approach them with the same attitude that a good homicide detective approaches a gangland murder.

Your job, and probably your life, depends on discovering who’s lying, who’s lying more and who’s lying the most. And they are ALL lying.

June 14, 2025 at 3:12 pm #189866

Dora
Participant

No King’s rent-a-riot.
https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/1933309914794909818/video/1

June 14, 2025 at 3:42 pm #189867

Doc Robinson
Participant

Tehran Times says 3 Israeli F-35 jets have been downed, and 2 Israeli pilots are now in custody.

Third F-35 fighter jet downed in Iranian territory, two Israeli pilots now in custody
2025-06-14 15:31
TEHRAN – Iran’s Army (Artesh) has reported the downing of a third Israeli F-35 fighter jet, likely by Iranian-made air defenses, according to a correspondent of national Iranian TV.

tehrantimes . com

June 14, 2025 at 3:51 pm #189868

D Benton Smith
Participant

World War 2 was not primarily an attempt to steal all of the natural resources and populations of Russia and Europe, although that was certainly a desirable thing and since there was an outside chance of accomplishing that the perpetrators would have been more than happy to have it turn out that way.

The primary purpose of WW2 was the surreptitious capture of the United States Empire by the collapsing British Empire (or you could call it the Kazarian Rothschild Empire of Central Banking and Satan). England, Canada and the United States worked diligently on that objective for nearly 20 years BEFORE they succeeded in creating a WW2 that they could drag the U.S. into, so that they could acquire the War Powers, immunity from prosecution and the MONEY that they needed in order to accomplish the coup d’etat that they had in mind.

But they did eventually get the job done. They got their war, they got their coups, and in 1947 signed into law the National Security Act that put a legal bow on it, which signaled the once and final END of the so-called United States of America in all meaningful respects except it’s name. They kept the name. All the rest of it was (and is) complete bull shit.

That’s what makes @aspnaz and his cheerleaders look like the assholes that they are. They want you to focus the blame on ONE of the tribes of pseudo saviors, when the truth of the situation is that ALL of the sides are “Jews” in that sense of the word. One kind of wants truth to prevail and the other kind just wants themselves to prevail and that it’s perfectly okay (even desirable) to kill anyone who disagrees with your intention to boss everyone else around and take their stuff.

June 14, 2025 at 6:17 pm #189871

zerosum
Participant

Focus on what is important
‘Closing the Strait of Hormuz is on the table’

June 14, 2025 at 6:31 pm #189872

my parents said know
Participant

Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot overnight. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed at their home in Brooklyn Park. John Hoffman and his wife were shot and are expected to survive. [Both were/are Ds.]
Vance Luther Bolter (white, 57yo) worked for Pretorian Guard Services, and was appointed to some job by Gov. Walz. He posed as a cop and drove a fake cop car. He had “No Kings” pamphlets in his car. Also in the car was a “manifesto” with names of other Minnesota lawmakers.
He’s on the loose, and minutes ago a shooting by “someone dressed as a cop” was reported at a Brooklyn Park golf course.
Minnesotans were urged to not attend the No Kings rally, but it’s ongoing in St Paul.

June 14, 2025 at 6:48 pm #189873

zerosum
Participant

https://x.com/ShaykhSulaiman/status/1933676616590241976

JUST IN: UK HELPED ISRAEL WITH ATTACK ON IRAN

Russia informs the UN Security Council that there was “likely coordination between Israel and British special services” in the attacks on Iran

“Immediately after the Israeli strikes, they sheltered the Israeli aviation which participated in the strikes in their bases in Cyprus.”

June 14, 2025 at 6:58 pm #189874

zerosum
Participant

https://farsnews.ir/Rahgozar_b/1749887731398889211/Iran%E2%80%99s-Devastating-Attacks-on-Israel-to-Continue,-US-Bases-to-Be-Targeted

Iran’s Devastating Attacks on Israel to Continue, US Bases to Be Targeted
Fars News has learned that Iran’s large-scale attacks against Israeli aggressors — as well as US bases in the region — will continue.
A well-informed source, quoting senior Iranian military commanders, told Fars News: “The war that began with the Zionist regime’s aggression will, in the coming days, expand to all areas under occupation by the regime and to American bases in the region.
The aggressors will face a firm and extensive Iranian response.”
He added that senior military officials, referring to recent operations, emphasized: “This confrontation will not end with last night’s limited actions. Iran’s next strikes will continue, and the consequences will be extremely painful and deeply regrettable for the aggressors.”
Past experience shows that the Zionist regime has repeatedly started wars with its crimes, but evidence suggests that this time, the Islamic Republic is determined to bring the criminal regime and its supporters to their dark fate, the report says
According to the source, it appears that Israel and the United States — as the two main pillars of terrorism in the region — should now await the consequences of their brutality.

June 14, 2025 at 7:01 pm #189875

zerosum
Participant

Iran shoots down another F-35 fighter jet belonging to Israel: Army

Iran’s air defense forces have shot down another fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet belonging to the Zionist regime, amid the continued exchange of fire between Tehran and Tel Aviv.

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/14/749816/Iran-air-defense-forces-Iranian-Army-shoot-down-f-35-fighter-jet-

June 14, 2025 at 7:06 pm #189876

my parents said know
Participant

Vance Luther Boelter, not Bolter. Sorry.

June 14, 2025 at 7:10 pm #189877

zerosum
Participant

US finally has Two opposition Party

NO TO KINGS

AND

TRUMPARDS

June 14, 2025 at 7:19 pm #189878
Dr D Rich
Participant
….probably Catholic, Mennonite or Amish I divined with my forked rod through amber tinted beer goggles. ((Channeling my inner and outer D und debs))

Y’all know how those Catholics, Mennonites and Amishes who control the broadcast media and comprise 50% of U.S. gazillionaires influenced that “white” suspect.
Truth out!
Deal with it.

Btw, Tim Walz and one of his boys spoke on it.
Tim et al view Trump as Magneto….I surmised.

Is lead ferromagnetic? Asking for a friend.
What the f*ck DID Tim et al expect was gonna happen when a “white” patsy failed to take out King Trump and Don put a bunch of pantsshitting cowards in his Cabinet?
Yeah I’m pointing at you Little Marco and Pete HegsexyBeastSeth SecDef.

So the United States cut off Chins from its supply of oil. So where’s the full throated crowing from TAE Staff and regulars over this major blow to the enemy of Their Existential?
Aren’t y’all gonna acknowledge the 9th Dimensional Chess quality of it all since Sicko Ritter was cited here as declaring us all fooled along with the Iranians?
June 14, 2025 at 7:20 pm #189879

zerosum
Participant

Did I forget to say/include

“Proxy war s”

June 14, 2025 at 7:31 pm #189880

zerosum
Participant

WHY ARE ONLY DEMOCRAT DEMONSTRATIONS PEACEFUL

June 14, 2025 at 7:51 pm #189881

zerosum
Participant

According to Iran, 150 missiles got through the Iron Dome.

June 14, 2025 at 8:13 pm #189882
Dr D Rich
Participant
Find 3 words missing from excerpt in Pepe’s essay he graced on us from Mount Olympus
“We are all riders on this storm” while the little jerk name drops a guy who won’t anytime soon be in your collective circle of jerks.

Here’s some hints:
I*****i
J**s
Z*****t
Names and Labels are missing while PepEscobar draws “We” all into his enlightened kumbaya moment.

Here’s how to identify them .
They can’t hide their contempt for their target, their victim.
Their self-contempt is projected.
Every
Single
F*cking
Time
Right d?
June 14, 2025 at 8:39 pm #189883

citizenx
Participant

Fundamental reality for Americans-

Biden- devout Zionist
Trump- devout Zionist

Foreign Policy- no difference between Dems or Rs, both are MIC war parties committed to “American Exceptionalism” (wars of aggression and resource control) abroad. Both have “sold out” American Independence including basic morals and ethics.

Domestic Policy- no difference, both are intent on destroying this Nation from within and have done so.
Reaganomics, job outsourcing, fiat currency, wokeism, covid tyranny, both parties are complete hypocrites and liars to their core.

Both parties have betrayed America, a death cult of insanity and destruction.

• The Whole Planet Is Being Kept Hostage By A Death Cult (Pepe Escobar)

Yes and it is very clear “We the People” have been betrayed and abused by the death cult.
Iran, Russia, China brics and the rest either resist or surrender. The answer is obvious.

Resist or be consumed. Hard times for all ahead. I believe WW3 has begun.

June 14, 2025 at 8:40 pm #189884

Topcat
Participant

“Iran shoots down another F-35 fighter”

Until the Iranians show photos of the wreakage AND the pilots

The claim is a Nothingburger

Period

Put up or shut up

Quit report crap, it’s propaganda until proven with evidence.

June 14, 2025 at 8:53 pm #189885

Topcat
Participant

Trump the lying Shitbag said,”Trump said the US has the best military armaments in the world.”

You mean all the ‘wonder weapons” Russia has systematically destroy everyday for the last three years?

The shitbag tanks, artillery, missiles and armored personnel carriers?

June 14, 2025 at 9:27 pm #189886

Topcat
Participant

Pepe Escobar was just in Iran weeks ago reporting on the north-south trade link corridor. [BRICS related]

The attack on Iran by Israel is to disrupt BRICS, pure and simple. Not regime change per se, but to stop BRICS from uniting the euasia land mass into one big colossal trade bloc.

Pepe has many high level sources in Iran.

The IDF hacked into Iran’s air defense computer system and shut it down for about 8 hours before the Iranians got it back up.

He said the IDF thought it would be down for days, not hours and that would explain how three F-35 could have been shot down because the Iranian AD came back while “invisible” F-35 Lardbuckets were still over Iranian air space.

He said the Russians could easily ship emergency S-400s into Iran to strengthen Iran’s AD.

He also said the Iranin military leaders killed were replaced very rapidly, no shortage of qualified officers.

The Iranian military had exercised very poor judgement not having their personnel in protected spots.

That won’t happen again.

The IDF are cowards, they’re good at attacking women and children, they are shit at fighting an equal strength opponent. Hamas isn’t gone, Hezbollah isn’t gone

Attacking a civilian complex killing families shows what they are made of.

I’m glad the Iranians are returning the favor by sending missiles into Tel Aviv.

The Jews are a cry baby profession fake victim culture.

They love to dish it out, they wimper like little bitches when it comes around to them.

The fucking IDF jets had to hide out at the British base in Cyprus and US tankers had to refuel them.

From Larry Johnson:

“The F-35 Lightning II requires about 10–14 hours of maintenance for each hour of flight time

“The total flight time from Israel to Iran’s border, and back, is a little more than three hours. Do the math… every F-35 used to attack Iran will be undergoing maintenance for at least 30 hours.

I doubt that Israel will be able to sustain its current operations tempo for more than a week.”

Lockheed Martin products are pure shit.

“Iran, on the other hand, has a clear advantage with ballistic missiles and drones.

One tactic that Iran may employ is to fire older missiles and drones in a first or second wave attack in order to deplete Israel’s air-defense system. Iran can then follow up with launches of hypersonic missiles.

If Russia, China or North Korea decide to resupply Iran, then Israel’s ability to fend off future attacks will deteriorate.”

“The Zionists are in a bind militarily because their defense assets are already stretched to the breaking point.

Israel lacks the strategic depth to sustain robust operations in Gaza, the West Bank, southern Lebanon and Syria, while trying to continue launching air assaults on Iran.”

June 14, 2025 at 9:36 pm #189887

aspnaz
Participant

Remember, it is not “the Israelis”, it is “the Israeli Jews”, the same Israeli Jews who are murdering their fellow citizens in Gaza; the Gazans being the genetic Jews considered to be dogs in the apartheid state of Israel.

The USA and UK Jews are forcing this war, as they did the genocide, and Trump is their liar in chief, the man without the ability to rise to POTUS without a helping hand from the Jew leeches on American society, the DEI president; now you get your DEI results.

June 14, 2025 at 10:10 pm #189888
Dr D Rich
Participant
30 something nurses present during the killing but only “two registered nurses” listed as defendants in the case.
Miker?? ‘splain

Nurses will gang up on a doctor they feel “threatened” by, but 30-something don’t know how to stop a DNR from being executed in the execution of a hospitalized person.

I guess those defendants knew how to get along well in the workplace and now they’re being defended well by the corporation. Why hasn’t the CEO and CNO chief nursing officer thrown those malignant monstrous employee nurses under the bus within JCAHO Patients Come First Policy.
Miker???? “Splain??

Witness Alleges Hospital’s ‘Egregious’ Breaches of Standard of Care Killed Teen
“Nowhere to be found” as absence is the best cover your ass policy on hospitals and the court officers, judges n attorneys, dig it since absence makes their work simpler.
June 14, 2025 at 10:21 pm #189892

aspnaz
Participant

The US republicans are the ones with the guns, yet it is the US democrats who are gunning down a few of the leaders seen as traitors in their party. Makes the republicans look like all talk and no trousers; will someone gun down Trump for starting the Iran war? No wonder the Democrats rule the wealthy parts of the USA, they are the only ones who can get off their sofas, at least a few of them also have balls, a rare thing. Good to see that someone is, at last, trying to make America great again.
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