TRUMP'S EASTER MESSAGE TO IRAN AND THE WORLD:

 

FROM RAWSTORY:

"President Donald Trump issued a curse-laden threat to Iran on Sunday, warning its leaders that unless they cave to his demand to re-open a critical shipping channel to U.S. vessels, the United States would launch an unprecedented attack Tuesday on Iranian civilian infrastructure. 

 “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F----- Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.” 

(I read that FAUX NOOZ hasn't published Trump's crazy Easter Truth Social post, so his cultists on the Mother Ship won't see what a raging maniac he truly is.)

Trump’s post said the U.S. “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!” 

In his post, Trump did not elaborate on what needed to be “done,” but said the U.S. “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran.” 

 On Friday, Trump said in another Truth Social post: 

“With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL,& MAKE A FORTUNE.” “IT WOULD BE A “GUSHER” FOR THE WORLD???” said the post.

 1. General Protections for Civilian Objects Under the Geneva Conventions, parties to a conflict must distinguish between "civilian objects" and "military objectives." 

Definition of Civilian Objects: All objects that are not military objectives are considered civilian and are protected from direct attack. 

Presumption of Civilian Status: 

In cases of doubt about whether an object (such as a school, house, or place of worship) is being used for military purposes, it must be presumed to be civilian and cannot be attacked.

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Everyone who voted for this psychopath is complicit in what he's threatening and in what he may do next to Iran. 

The civilian destruction and deaths will be on the conscience of every person who voted for this maniac.

 

HAPPY SPRING.

AND HAPPY EASTER TO THOSE WHO CELEBRATE TODAY.

 

There's something desperately wrong with Trump.

He told the American people that America doesn't need the Strait of Hormuz, and it's not our problem.

This morning he posted on Truth Social account:

Trump posted that if Iran doesn't open up the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, "...all hell will reign[sic] down on them." And then ended his post with "Glory be to GOD."

We have a mad man running the country.

TRUMP FIRED AG BONDI

 

TRUMP'S SPEECH ON HIS IRAN WAR

I've been reading Krugman since 2005. Of all the reviews I've read about Trump's speech last night, my opinion is that Krugman's take is the most accurate:

 Paul Krugman:   

"It turns out that the speech was sort of an anticlimax, although not in a good way. Many people expected Trump to pull the mother of all TACOs, to declare victory and surrender. He did not do that. He declared victory, of course, but he did not actually announce an end to hostilities. On the contrary, he said we’re going to bomb Iran into the Stone Age. 

So add massive war crimes to your schedule. There is clearly no strategy here. There’s no endgame. There’s nothing. It’s hard to tell, as always, whether Trump is delusional or just completely unable to admit something that he actually knows.

 One of the moments that really struck me in the speech was him declaring that the whole world was extremely impressed by what happened. He said, the whole world is watching and they can’t believe the power, strength and brilliance. They just can’t believe what they’re seeing. The world can’t believe what it’s seeing.

 What it’s seeing is that the world’s greatest military power took on a fourth-rate power. Again, as I said the other day, Iran’s military budget is a rounding error in our military budget. And we lost. For all practical purposes, we’ve left ourselves in a much weaker position and Iran in a stronger position than it was before."

This is how the world sees Trump:

HEGSETH'S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: STUPID, INEPT, INCOMPETENT, AND CHILLING

 

Hegseth says suspensions lifted for helicopter crews who hovered over Kid Rock home 

Pentagon chief’s remarks come after US army said crews suspended amid investigation into incident in Tennessee. 

 "Defense secretary Pete Hegseth said the crews of two US army AH-64 Apache helicopters that hovered next to the singer Kid Rock’s swimming pool while he clapped and saluted on Saturday are no longer suspended.

 'No punishment. No investigation,' Hegseth wrote on social media. 'Carry on, patriots.' 

 Hegseth’s announcement came just hours after a US army spokesperson said the crews had been suspended from flying pending a investigation. 

 'The army has confirmed that on 28 March, two Apache helicopters from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell conducted a flight in the Nashville area that has attracted public and media attention,'  according to a statement from the army on Tuesday. 

 The army said it was reviewing 'the circumstances surrounding the mission, including compliance with relevant FAA regulations, aviation safety protocol, and approval requirements' ”. 

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If Hegseth is publicly thanking Kid Rock for getting an Army pilot’s suspension lifted, it implies: 

•the decision wasn’t based on evidence or proper review 

•it was based on celebrity influence and political connections 

•and military discipline is now subject to who knows who.

Hegseth ordered them on his own but Kid Rock probably asked him to, and it seems evidence based on the fact he had cameras there to record it.

Reckless, lawless, rogue administration staffed by inept and incompetent amateurs. 

So the pilots get a pass for misusing a military helicopter to wave at Kid Rock from Hegseth and Trump.

This tells you everything you need to know. 

The Kid Rock helicopter thing is, like a lot of things right now, both stupid and chilling, because it shows how casually Hegseth will waive away anything he perceives to be "patriotic" and righteous. 

This is Kid Rock, the guy who sang about promoting pedophilia and who Hegseth praised as a patriot and who fits right in with Trump's administration:

Rock’s 2001 song, “Cool, Daddy Cool,” which contains the lyrics, “Young ladies, young ladies, I like ’em underage, see some say that’s statutory (but I say that’s mandatory).”

GUEST POST BY DAVE MILLER

My Gas Bill Jumped 45%…  

Who’s to blame?

 

In early February, I left my home in the Las Vegas Valley for two months of work in Mexico. At that time, gas was $3.19 per gallon at my local Smith’s Food King. 

I returned just a few days ago to find the price at that same pump had jumped to $4.59—an increase of nearly 45%. 

During the 2024 campaign, then-candidate Trump argued that President Biden’s policies had destroyed the economy and were responsible for surging gas prices. 

Trump pledged to end a "war on American energy" on his first day in office and promised to bring gasoline below $2 a gallon. That hasn’t happened. 

Like most Americans, I live on a fixed budget. I make what I make, I have little extra to put into savings, and I’m going to struggle with this increase. I try not to get angry about things like this. 

Personally, I don’t think presidents have much control over energy prices; after all, oil is a commodity traded on a global market. But if a candidate opens that door and promises to slash the per-gallon cost, I’m going to hope for the best—and hold them to it. 

 Which brings me to today’s discussion: 

Gas prices are up. Whose fault is it? Joe Biden’s? Donald Trump’s? The Ayatollah’s? The greed of Big Oil? The American people and our own 401(k) investments? Or maybe all of the above? 

The man who said he’d have it all under control was either wrong or lying. Now, what do we do?