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beSpacific<p>According to US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/assessment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assessment</span></a> strikes did not destroy core components of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> program, only setting it back by a few months. The assessment was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), based on a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/battle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battle</span></a> damage assessment by US Central Command. These early findings contradict <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> claims that the strikes “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> also claimed that Iran’s nuclear ambitions “have been obliterated.” <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>"The 21 members of the House <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> Caucus — all <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> — pressed Secretary of Defense Pete <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> in a letter sent on Tuesday expressing concerns about Kingsley Wilson, the recently promoted <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/presssecretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presssecretary</span></a> with a history of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/antisemitic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitic</span></a> and otherwise controversial comments.</p><p>“Recent public reporting has highlighted a series of deeply troubling and offensive statements made by Kingsley Wilson, now serving as Pentagon Press Secretary,” the letter reads. “These statements include promoting the antisemitic and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> ‘<a href="https://babka.social/tags/GreatReplacement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatReplacement</span></a>’ theory, praising far-right political movements using slogans tied to neo-<a href="https://babka.social/tags/Nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazi</span></a> groups, and repeating patently false statements commonly circulated in neo-Nazi circles about Leo Frank, a Jewish man who was lynched by an antisemitic mob in Georgia in 1915.”</p><p><a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2025/06/house-jewish-caucus-presses-hegseth-over-press-secretary-kingsley-wilsons-antisemitic-rants/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jewishinsider.com/2025/06/hous</span><span class="invisible">e-jewish-caucus-presses-hegseth-over-press-secretary-kingsley-wilsons-antisemitic-rants/</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rubio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheHague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheHague</span></a></p>
Widdershins Smith 🐘<p>I mean, as phishing attempts go...</p><p>(But in today's climate, it wouldn't surprise me if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donakd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donakd</span></a> responded)</p><p>Original post: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/post/3lsc2rqrmy22y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pwsjq</span><span class="invisible">3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/post/3lsc2rqrmy22y</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>As of this morning we have <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/credible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>credible</span></a> reports that the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> and secretary of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lied</span></a> to the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> people over the weekend. The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Iranian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iranian</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> program was neither “completely and totally <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/obliterated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obliterated</span></a>” or dealt a “final blow” by the American strike. Instead, the mission seems to have been a tactical success with limited strategic value. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/OperationMidnightHammer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OperationMidnightHammer</span></a> set the Iranian nuclear program back by 1-3 yrs. That's All Folks.</p>
Southern Libtard<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Incompetence</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Up until <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s post on Sunday afternoon, the coordinated messaging by the VP, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> chief, top <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> adviser &amp; secretary of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> suggested a confidence that any fallout would be manageable &amp; that Iran’s lack of military capabilities would ultimately force it back to the bargaining table.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> had said that America “does not seek war” with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>, while <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> said the strikes have given Tehran the possibility of returning to negotiate with Washington.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"I would just simply say that the president's made it very clear he's looked at all of this - all of the intelligence, all the information - &amp; come to the conclusion that the Iranian <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> program is a threat," <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> said.</p><p>Appearing on Meet the Press on Sunday, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> was asked whether <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> had moved to attack <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> based on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> or rather intel provided by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>, which has been attacking Iranian nuclear &amp; military sites, officials, &amp; scientists since June 13.</p>
Wif Stenger<p>Among the possible reasons why Trump decided to get in on Netanyahu's war of aggression (aside from the fact that he's an easily manipulated sucker) is the fact that his polling numbers are tanking.</p><p>Excellent insights from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://spore.social/@RebeccaSolnit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RebeccaSolnit</span></a></span> on a day that will go down in infamy</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netanyahu</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegseth</span></a><br><a href="https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/were-at-war-and-were-not-because-only-congress-can-declare-war-some-notes-tonight/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meditationsinanemergency.com/w</span><span class="invisible">ere-at-war-and-were-not-because-only-congress-can-declare-war-some-notes-tonight/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2185002/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2185002/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> US intervenes in war between Israel and Iran, claims ‘severe damage’ at nuclear sites <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BunkerBuster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BunkerBuster</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>country</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DanCaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanCaine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IranianNuclearSite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IranianNuclearSite</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IsraeliOfficial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliOfficial</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MissileStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MissileStrike</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NuclearProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearProgram</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentDonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentDonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PressConference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressConference</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/saturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saturday</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SuccessfulAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuccessfulAttack</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tehran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tehran</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.Military <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/uranium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uranium</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2184672/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2184672/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> US bombs nuclear sites in Iran; Trump issues warning: Recap <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>air</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AirForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirForce</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/benjamin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benjamin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BenjaminNetanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminNetanyahu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Donald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donald</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/force" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>force</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Negative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Negative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Overall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Overall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OverallNegative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OverallNegative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Pete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pete</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliticalScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalScience</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.Congress <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/u0026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>u0026</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WarU0026Conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarU0026Conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/billionairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionairs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privilage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privilage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/taxdollars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxdollars</span></a> </p><p>Thom Hartman 6/21/2025</p><p> BILLIONAIRES BUY ARMY RANK AND GET SALUTED BY THOSE WHO NAVE EARNED THEIR RANK THROUGH SERVICE TO COUNTRY</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> said that a choice to move a number of B-2 bombers from their base in Missouri earlier Saturday was meant to be a decoy to throw off <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>.</p><p>He added that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> used other methods of deception as well, deploying fighters to protect the B-2 bombers that dropped 14 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BunkerBuster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BunkerBuster</span></a> bombs on Iran’s most powerful <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> site. He said that all of these tactics helped the U.S. drop the bombs without tipping off Iran’s fighter jets or its air missile systems.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Secretary of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> said Sunday that despite a surprise attack overnight on Iranian <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> sites, America “does not seek war.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> said it was important to note that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> strikes did not target Iranian troops or the Iranian people, a veiled effort to indicate to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> that they don’t want retaliation on American targets in the region.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the time for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> had passed &amp; that his country had the right to defend itself, saying the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> had “crossed a very big red line.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> echoed his remarks in a press conference.</p><p>“I can only confirm that there are both public &amp; private messages being directly delivered to the Iranians in multiple channels, giving them every opportunity to come to the table,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JimBeam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimBeam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JackDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackDaniels</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>Donald Trump didn't pick dimwits for his 'intelligence' committees to outshine him.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gabbard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Noem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Noem</span></a></p>
Gurre Vildskägg<p>Apparently the Trimp regime is deciding to not go with a modern upgrade replacement for the aging fleet of AWACS planes but instead are going for just getting more of the distinctly less capable naval carrier E2 Hawkeye. <br>WTF?<br>Did Putin tell them to do this?<br>This is makes no sense? huuuge US military budget, but skimp on this?</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mwtb5PHHbXA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Mwtb5PHHbX</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/AWACS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AWACS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/E2Hawkeye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>E2Hawkeye</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/TrumpIsARussianAsset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsARussianAsset</span></a></p>
xs4me2<p>SHOCK MOMENT: Tim Kaine Shows No Mercy Grilling Pete Hegseth About Past Cheating And Accusations</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chyT4ciPqn8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=chyT4ciPqn8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Just a demonstration of the kind of guys that Trump hand-picked as part of his administration, unethical, vile, evil and without any principles... </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gabbard</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incompetence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> </p><p>Heather Cox Richardson 6/19/2025<br>U.S. Working Without a Full Deck at National Security Council <br>No Foreign or Military Crisis Experience</p>
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