The Gulf Arab countries let American bases onto their territory. Naively, they expected protection from them. Like hell! The US just uses them, while protecting only one country. Think long and hard about whether you really need US bases – they’re not protection, they’re a threat

I think we can safely stop repeating "if only you knew how bad things really are" because I think most everyone has caught on.

In the blizzard of mad shit I completely missed this, arguably the maddest shit of all. As well as the most clear and present danger to your favourite poster, me.

March 1: "Air supremacy achieved on first day" March 6: "US on its way to control Iranian airspace within six weeks White House says"

🤦‍♂️ The current menagerie of imbeciles in Washington has gone #BatshitCrazy. They are going to pull down on the United States the combined wrath of the majority of the planet. Their run amok hubris is writing checks their actual hard power cannot cash.

"Next one's Cuba... We could do 'em all at the same time but bad things happen. If you watch countries over the years, you do 'em all too fast, bad things happen." Ah, a student of history. An apt pupil, as it were. The one takeaway from global conflagrations is pace yourself.

"You got this. You're a man of destiny. Seize the day, legend."

Dr Jiang and his "Predictive History" are as fake as his pretend classroom. Shallow truisms dispensed as rigorous analysis. The Erika Kirk of the global south geopol circuit.

"'Pride comes before a' what, class? Anybody? Anyone? [sigh] Yes, Jeff."

A hegemon that deceives the world is a terror, but a hegemon that deceives itself is a world-historic calamity.

Under crushing sanctions, Kim lifted his nation out of famine and brought it economic and strategic security. He isn't acting out fantasies of world conquest while creaming over golden drapes. Kim deserves better than this shit.

"Target acquired..."

Epstein texts record his having hated travelling to Israel, and were seized upon as casting a shadow upon his allegiance, but that was a purely aesthetic judgement.

Jesus wept. If he revealed his war aim was to gather slaves for the afterlife, Rubio might look uncomfortable, but no one would stop him. "Trump just said the quiet part out loud and I'm here for it!"

America's been ruled for years by calculating monsters who respect nominal guardrails. (Or in Biden's case, minders.) We don't like monsters, but we cope. But this isn't that, not even in the erratic context of Trump. This feels novel, frightful and ominous. The Doom of Dooms.