Middle East

[PF5]

from BBC

Trump calls Iran "evil" and doubles down on threats against the country's civilian infrastructure that he posted on social media earlier.

"The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night," he says.

War Crimes?!?!

 

[PF5]

Iranians Condemn Strike on a Top University

Government officials and anti-government activists alike denounced the attacks on the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, the latest Iranian center for higher education to be targeted.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Stillwater Townie]

Conspiracy theory nut, Mike Adams claims the rescue story in Iran was faked to cover up for a failed effort to grab uranium. Bear in mind this comes from a guy who in 2022 predicted China would invade the USA from undercover merchant ships and believes the moon landings were faked.

A Weekend of Lies: The Truth Behind Trump’s ‘Pilot Rescue’ and the Catastrophic Uranium Grab That Failed.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2026-04-06-weekend-lies-truth-behind-trumps-pilot-rescue.html

 

[steross]

I'm only listened to a little under half of this but holy hell if he is even a little bit correct we are in for some serious issues.

Also @GratefulPoke I'd like you to listen to 21:35 to 30 minutes as I think some of it might be of interest from an inequality standpoint.

 

[cowboyinexile]

I'm only listened to a little under half of this but holy hell if he is even a little bit correct we are in for some serious issues.

Also @GratefulPoke I'd like you to listen to 21:35 to 30 minutes as I think some of it might be of interest from an inequality standpoint.

I watched the first 50 minutes and the more I see the more concerned I become.

If this is even half true then we have an enemy we've grossly underestimated, a leader who only cares about how this impacts his personal fortune, and an ally willing to let the world burn on a whim. Two of those things I could have told you without watching a second of this video.

It seems like there is a reason previous administrations have avoided direct conflict with Iran.

 

[GratefulPoke]

I'm only listened to a little under half of this but holy hell if he is even a little bit correct we are in for some serious issues.

Also @GratefulPoke I'd like you to listen to 21:35 to 30 minutes as I think some of it might be of interest from an inequality standpoint.

I haven't listened to this podcast before, but the guest is definitely a doomer so far (35 minutes in). I don't think nuclear weapons will be used on Iran. I don't know enough about the fertilizer and helium pieces but I do know that Iran is not going to give in easily. They want to make this as painful as possible so they are left alone in the future. I think the most likely outcome is that this is an ongoing "low intensity" war as long as congress lets him do it.

But for the segment you linked, yes, inequality causes war, because war is one of the easiest ways for the elite to release the social pressure valve without them having to give up much of anything in the short term, and they usually make a great deal of wealth as long as their country is not on the losing end.

War externalizes internal problems, takes attention away from the inequality, and kills off at least some of the poor all with the promise of the spoils of war for the general populace. The latter rarely benefit from spoils and when they do, it is very indirect.

 

[Polds4OSU]

 

[steross]

I haven't listened to this podcast before, but the guest is definitely a doomer so far (35 minutes in). I don't think nuclear weapons will be used on Iran. I don't know enough about the fertilizer and helium pieces but I do know that Iran is not going to give in easily. They want to make this as painful as possible so they are left alone in the future. I think the most likely outcome is that this is an ongoing "low intensity" war as long as congress lets him do it.

But for the segment you linked, yes, inequality causes war, because war is one of the easiest ways for the elite to release the social pressure valve without them having to give up much of anything in the short term, and they usually make a great deal of wealth as long as their country is not on the losing end.

War externalizes internal problems, takes attention away from the inequality, and kills off at least some of the poor all with the promise of the spoils of war for the general populace. The latter rarely benefit from spoils and when they do, it is very indirect.

In fairness, he also said nuclear weapons were unlikely. Less than 1% if no Trump, less than 5% because of Trump.

The famine stuff concerns me. Seems plausible.