Analysis: "Iran Threatens to Kidnap Data Cables as well as Oil""99% of internet traffic goes via undersea cables, & 30% at some point transits the Strait of Hormuz."Cutting the cables would dramatically affect "communications & commerce throughout the world... & deal a lethal blow to US Central Command & hostile neighbors of Iran."https://www.juancole.com/2026/05/threatens-kidnap-cables.html #Hormuz #IranWar #USPol #EUPol #DataCables #news .

@Chancerubbage The article calls it a flying gas station.

Breaking #FakeNews: Presidential doctor Harold Bornstein reveals that President Trump has been diagnosed with Biden dysmorphic disorder (BDD), explaining everything from who's to blame for the war with Iran, to who's to blame for struggling economy.#IranWar #economy

Interview: Trump is still “looking for a Silver Bullet” instead of negotiating seriouslyThe US is denying Iranian reports that 2 missiles struck a US vessel."Both sides are making maximalist demands, so a diplomatic solution is unlikely."As long as Trump listens to the forces that sold him this (backfired) blockade, "we’re not going to see a diplomatic breakthrough."~Trita Parsihttps://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/4/strait_of_hormuz_trita_parsi #USPol #EUPol #IranWar #news #TrumpMegalomania #Hormuz .

@ai6yr Well we should mandate work from home at least some of the time for any job where its possible.Bike and transit advocates have been suggesting unbundling parking benefits from jobs. A parking spot costs thousands to tens of thousands of dollars per year. Someone not driving to work should be paid some of that.And we really should get Chinese car manufacturers in here as the US car companies have completely ignored the low end of the EV market.

Day 60. The US has consumed over half its pre-war stocks of 4 key munition types. 1,100+ Tomahawks fired — one-third of total stock, 5x annual production. 75%+ of THAAD missiles gone from a pre-war stock under 400. Reconstitution timeline: 47 months for Tomahawks alone. Senator Reed: "reconstituting what we have spent could take years." Vance challenged the Pentagon directly. Hegseth testifies Thursday. #IranWarhttps://claudiusdelphi.com/r/846465e6

@ai6yr and syringeshttps://www.barrons.com/news/s-korea-probes-syringe-hoarding-as-war-hits-plastic-makers-62cc1052?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypubPosted into afp news @afp-news-Barronshttps://flipboard.com/@barrons/afp-news-b9ur8cdrz/-/a-7ENQmKz2QA-WzUD1-DQQ4A%3Aa%3A1900270198-%2F0

April 21, 1898 was the start of the Spanish-American War.It is the date that defines who and what a veteran in the United States means.This is why this is such a significant day in Veterans' advocacy.We can stop making veterans, especially with elective wars that accomplish nothing and make things worse.#Veterans #VeteransAdministration #ThisDayInHistory #IranWar #TrumpWars #TrumpEpsteinWar

@HamonWry @MelissaBearTrix or if a Family Member would just punch him in the dick

@HamonWry oh, and it is just starting. I just got notice from 3 factories I work with in Asia that they experience supply chain disruption and skyrocketing transport cost and therefore need to raise prices.

RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116435609069252021"Official close to situation": #Iran security personnel are in IslamabadIndication that talks are imminent, but no Iranian officials in Pakistani capital yet#IranTalks #IranWar

#DropSite #iran #iranwar #taco #israel Iran says that Trump lacks a coherent plan and the capacity to secure even a temporary peace plan and will start attacking Iran , pressured by Israel , if the peace talks fail , and Iran is ready for a long war , not really good news.https://open.substack.com/pub/dropsitenews/p/trump-erratic-behavior-iran-israel-war?r=17qxua&utm_medium=ios

#IranWar #Navy Food shortages on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln & the amphibious assault USS Tripoli. Packages of food from the US being delayed by USPS.https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-navy-supercarrier-food-shortages

@DrALJONES Given the way the GOP folded and got in line behind everything he's done, all of em. Given the way 1/3 to 1/2 of Dems get along with voting to fund ICE and Israeli genocide youve got a pretty good answer there too.

@raph thanks Obama and USA taxpayers for the help to Israel to build and expand to the scale Israel could never do on its own.

Report: "We need technical experts negotiating with Iran, not real estate dealers.""The 2015 [Obama] deal was negotiated by technical experts & physicists who understood how nuclear weapons are made. Under [that] agreement, Iran could not build a bomb."“Under what circumstances would you put a couple of real estate dealers & nepo babies in charge of these negotiations?”~Bill Foster, PhD physics, Harvardhttps://aje.news/zo0udq?update=4500967 #USPol #EUPol #IranWar #news #IranNuclearDeal .

#iran #iranwar #straitofHormuz #taco It is not taco Tuesday and taco tacoed again, the strait of Hormuz is open , but under Iran’s conditions, I got this screenshot from #AaronParnas ;

"The pope has shown the world how to stand up to Trump""Clearly, Leo rejects appeasement as an antidote to coercion & hate":Jesus "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war... 'Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: Your hands are full of blood.’”Unlike sychophantic leaders who stroked Trump’s ego, Leo resisted.Like every bully, Trump takes keen pleasure in satisfying his narcissistic hunger for dominance.https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/4/16/the-pope-has-shown-the-world-how-to-stand-up-to-trump#USPol #IranWar #EUPol #Pope .

"Israelcarried out a “triple tap,” killing 3 medical workers & wounding 6, outside of Nabatieh today. Paramedics were trying to rescue wounded from an airstrike, when they were struck. Another ambulance came to rescue the medical workers & was struck.A 3rd rescue attempt was made & that amb was struck too.A paramedic remains missing. #Israelhas killed >90 HC workers in #Lebanon in about 6 weeks. Pictured:One of the slain med wkrs, Fadel Sarhan."-W Christou#Genocide #IranWar #USPol

So much for "Drill, baby, drill" Business want stability. The Trump administration, propped up by spineless Republican lawmakers, have delivered nothing but chaos.#IranWar #OilPrice #GasPrices #Chaos https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Drillers-See-Triple-Digit-Crude-and-Hit-the-Brakes.html