Germany’s defense minister rebuffs Trump’s Strait of Hormuz request: ‘This is not our war’

Germany’s defense minister rebuffs Trump’s Strait of Hormuz request: ‘This is not our war’

...Trump has called on allies, including those in NATO, for military ​support to keep the vital shipping route open. Iran has effectively closed the strait for the past two weeks in response to the U.S.-Israeli war on Tehran, using missiles, drones and mines to attack oil tankers trying to get through.

Trump Furious After Iran Strikes Ship Loaded With Florsheim Shoes -  - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Trump ‘High on His Own Supply’ When He Ordered Iran Strikes: Report
• ‘Small Price to Pay’: Trump Downplays Cost of Iran War, Hints It Will End Soon
• Israel, US continue strikes in Iran, Trump calls on allies to help reopen Strait of Hormuz
• Democrats demand top Trump aides testify on Iran war decisions, planning
• Fetterman Chides Media for Not Demanding Iran Leader Proof-of-Life, Mocks Regime
• Leavitt: Trump meeting with China’s Xi not in jeopardy over Iran
• Cuba Reportedly Seeking Investments From Cuban Descendants Living Abroad in USA
• Iran war cannot be ’windfall’ for Putin, says Starmer, as Zelenskyy arrives in UK

CAN JOE BIDEN PLEASE STOP RAISING GAS PRICES NOW - Karly Kingsley

Trump Opened Pandora's Box
The war in the Middle East raged on multiple fronts on Monday, as the U.S. and Israel pummeled military targets in Iran’s capital, Israel stepped up its campaign against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon and Iran retaliated with a drone strike that temporarily shut Dubai’s airport, a crucial hub for travelers.

Rubio in Coma After Falling Down Stairs in Ill-fitting Florsheims  - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

• WH Spox Rips Conspiracy Theorists Claiming Trump Assassination Attempt Was Fake
• Newt Gingrich: Democrats are holding the country hostage
• ‘Dead by June’: Trump Drags Johnson Into Wild Tangent About Congressman’s Health
• Trump to Kennedy Center board ahead of vote on 2-year shutdown: ‘You have to close it’
• Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson Are Sore Losers Throwing Embarrassing Tantrums

It’s really petty of countries not to help Trump out in Iran just because he spent a solid year sh--ting on them. - Andy Borowitz

 

A Sane Judge Enters The Room...
A federal judge on Monday blocked Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes to vaccine policy, including the reduction of the recommended childhood immunizations and his remaking of a key vaccine advisory panel.

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Rock The Voter News

• Democrats refer Kristi Noem to DOJ for criminal investigation
• Democrats Request IG Investigation Into CISA Polygraph Handling
• Democrats propose having ballot drop boxes at all polling places on Election Day in Ohio

Trump wants the United States out of NATO. Now he wants NATO to help the United States in Iran.

What a dumb fu-k. - Captain Obvious

 

Democrats Crater On Israel Support

Support for Israel among Democrats has plummeted by more than 50% since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel’s subsequent war against Gaza, according to NBC News.

A new NBC News poll found that positive views towards Israel among Democrats dropped from 34% in 2023 to just 13% in 2026.

Barack Obama deported more undocumented people than Donald Trump, it involved no widespread protests, and he did it with 1/50th the budget. These days ICE is just Trump's personal goon squad, prove me wrong - Liam Nissan

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Business/Tech News

• Stocks jump, oil slides after Trump's Iran warning to allies
• ‘They All Have His Phone Number’: Steph Ruhle Says CEOs Get Easy Access to Trump
• Scott Bessent Snaps at CNBC Reporter for Disputing Trump’s Russian Oil Gambit
• Texas Republican And Dem Get Into a Fiesty Scrap at the Airport Over Shutdown

The U.S. is starving 11 million people in Cuba.

Right now.  

Power is out. 

Food is rotting. 

Water pumps are shut down. 

Sewage is overflowing into the streets. 

Russia tried to send humanitarian aid. 

The US Navy blocked them. American news isn't covering this. - Demetrius

Newspeak Has Entered the Chat

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to crack down on broadcasters over coverage of the U.S. war in Iran is raising fresh alarm about Trump administration efforts to intimidate or influence the media.

In a Saturday post that was not targeted toward a specific outlet, Carr suggested news broadcasters could have problems renewing their licenses because of their coverage of the war.

Can you believe humans were literally gifted a planet overflowing with trees, food, water, medicine, and sunshine?

 Yet somehow we said, “Let’s invent religion, debt, and war.”

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Odd News

• From Cabbages to Countdowns: NASA Marks 100 Years of Modern Rocketry
• ‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet
• In physics first, Chinese scientists create rare 'hexagonal diamond' that's harder than natural diamond
• Indiana man holds world record for 73 years of grave digging
• 'Cheetozard' auction results in a Guinness World Record
• Denmark's election candidates bare all in sauna campaigning

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Glacier National Park in Montana. What the heck is that girl doing?

Peace.

Hegseth, attacking press, declares victory is near amid ongoing Iran conflict

Hegseth, attacking press, declares victory is near amid ongoing Iran conflict

The new Iranian leader is “wounded and likely disfigured,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, describing the ongoing war as a...

Hegseth is very slowly realizing this Iran failure will be put on him. Trump always seeks a scapegoat....just ask the Puppy Killer. - Alex Cole

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• 6 Americans Now Confirmed Dead in Military Plane Crash Over Iraq
• Iran live updates: 2,200 Marines headed to Middle East
• Hegseth Calls For ‘No Quarter’ For US Enemies In Apparent Violation of Int’l Law
• Trump threatens Iran leaders: ‘Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today’
• Trump Tells G7 Allies That Iran is ‘About To Surrender’ – Hours Before New Leader Vowed to Avenge ‘Martyrs’
• Democrats file war powers resolution to prevent Trump from attacking Cuba without approval
• Pence: MAGA Republicans ‘overwhelmingly supportive’ of Trump Iran operation
• House Republican Accuses Trump WH of Being ‘Weak on Russia’: ‘Moral Blindness’
• Trump Throws Witkoff Under the Bus, Admits Russia ‘Might Be Helping’ Iran
• Putin questions crucial infrastructure protection amid intensified Ukrainian attacks

So we lost three fighter jets to "friendly fire" and one refueling aircraft and almost another one to a mysterious peaceful incident, the USS Gerald Ford spontaneously caught fire, and a National Guardsman died in a "medical episode" in Kuwait.

Healthy skepticism warranted. - Andrew Day

Even I, A Blonde, Knew That Iran Would Would Close The Strait of Hormuz.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt raged over what she described as a “PREPOSTEROUS” CNN report about the Trump administration’s planning for its ongoing operation in Iran on Friday.

According to the story, which cited “multiple sources familiar with the matter,” “the Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes.”

Hysterical Hegseth wants state media. His comment on CNN at Pentagon press briefing: “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network the better.” - Jim Acosta

Can someone please explain to me how turning the entire world against America will make us great again? - Mayra

Republican Shenanigans

• ‘Do It Fast!’ Trump Tells Businessman To Hurry Rally Speech Because ‘They Don’t Wanna Hear From You’
• Trump Drops Unhinged Attack on Maggie Haberman, Threats to Sue ‘Maggot’
• MAGA lawmaker claims Trump admin halted previous search of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
• Trump Planning to Oust Ric Grenell as Kennedy Center Head: Report
• Pam Bondi Faces Fresh Nightmare Over Brother’s Legal Wins
• Trump Reveals to Jake Paul He Once Broke Up a Fight Involving Kobe Bryant
• CNN’s Paula Reid Says Pirro’s Presser Looked Like ‘An Audition’ for Bondi’s Job

Amazing how quickly 'Epic Fury' has become 'Epic Fu*k Up.' Not planning for the Straits of Hormuz issue is staggering, even by MAGA standards. - Ian L Richardson

Dear God, He Took Venezuela's Gold!

Last Friday afternoon, while President Trump was busy signing executive orders and powwowing with his cabinet on Iran, gold was spotted outside the Oval Office.

Specifically, a couple of dudes in dark suits were seen in the hallways of the White House wheeling what looked like a cart loaded up with gold bars, well-placed sources briefed on the situation told On The Money...Queried on the spectacle, sources said the dark-suited “G-Men” replied that they were there to show the president part of a stash that was seized from former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro following his January arrest on various narco-terrorism charges, including tens of millions of dollars’ worth of gold he had locked away in a safe.

micro dosing hell by staying informed and educated. - hunter

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Rock The Voter News

• Tennessee Democrats hold ‘Affordability Tour’ in Chattanooga
• Democratic doctors run for Congress to challenge Trump, RFK Jr.
• Gas-Powered AI Data Center Projects Probed by Senate Democrats

Iran Allows Ship Carrying Copies of Epstein Files Through Strait of Hormuz  - Andy Borowitz

What Will Happen To Cuba?

 Senate Democrats filed a war powers resolution Friday to stop President Donald Trump from starting a war with Cuba without approval from Congress.

Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., filed the resolution. It could get a vote by the end of the month.

Trump Says Boots on the Ground Must be Florsheims - Andy Borowitz

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Business/Tech News

• Oil tops $100 per barrel as Trump says US will strike Iran 'very hard'
• US GDP grows just 0.7% in Q4 in sharp downgrade of first estimate
• Iran war could wreak havoc on farmers, create a potential 'bottleneck for the entire AI story'
• Elon Musk Says Optimus 3 Will Be The 'Most Advanced' Robot In The World: 'Nothing's Even Close'

why are the only jobs for people over 80 either walmart greeter or world leader.  - ally

Judge Says DOJ Subpoenas Were Stupid...
A federal judge on Friday said he was ‌blocking subpoenas that the ‌Justice Department served to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ​Powell in a probe purported to be about the management of the central bank's renovation.

It annoys me that Google knows where I live, my Wi-Fi password, my browser history, all my interests, but it’s been asking me for 20 years if I’m a robot. - fwtimini

This is SO ME!

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Odd News

• A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth
• This fish has cloned itself for 100,000 years. Scientists just figured out how.
• The 25 happiest cities in the US in 2026, ranked
• Goldfish drives custom-built car a record distance in one minute
• An iconic Oregon waterfall was put up for sale on Redfin. Lawmakers approved the money to buy it

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The Giant Lily Pads at Kusatsu City Aquatic Botanical Garden in Japan. I hope your weekend is as lovely as these lily pads.

Peace.

The Latest: Israel bombs central Beirut, US airstrikes top 6,000, Iran escalates attacks

The Latest: Israel bombs central Beirut, US airstrikes top 6,000, Iran escalates attacks

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on the war on Thursday, saying Iran should close the Strait of Hormuz and keep...

$820,000,000,000 was wiped out from the US stock market within the first two hours of trading today.

Everything is in freefall. - ImBreckWorsham

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Trump Told Tankers to ‘Show Some Guts.’ Then They Were Bombed.
• New supreme leader vows to avenge 'blood of martyrs'; oil prices surge amid tanker attacks
• Iran trolls Trump with AI Lego propaganda video mocking Epstein woes
• Donald Trump Says Iran Should Not Play In World Cup For Their ‘Life And Safety’
• Poll: California Democrats want to disband ICE
• Hundreds Of Businesses Impacted By LA County ICE Raids To Receive Grants
• US army offers reward after drones stolen from Fort Campbell base
• FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert
• Russia accused of systematic abduction of children
• Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee

FBI says that Iran is plotting a drone attack on California 

Then 4 US drones are stolen from a military base 

Sounds suspicious - Nostre_damus

Most Americans Can See Through Trump's Smoke & Mirrors

A majority of Americans think that Donald Trump’s surprise attack on Iran was an effort to distract the public from his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, according to new research.

Fifty-two percent of likely voters polled by the progressive think tank Data for Progress said they believed Trump at least partly launched strikes on Iran on Feb 28 to distract from his once-close relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender...

Note to future self:

Iran didn’t say they are going to attack California. The FBI did. - Greg Stoker

So basically we started a war with a country that can single-handedly f**k the entire world’s oil supply any time they want because of geography and we had no plan for if that happened? Is this correct? - TLCplMax

Republican Shenanigans

• Kash Patel Announces FBI Agents Will Train With UFC Fighters at Upcoming Seminar
• ‘Nobody Gives a F*ck About Housing!’ Trump Reportedly Shouted About Senate Bill
• CNN’s Scott Jennings Gloats After ‘Steak and Lobster’ Brawl With Paul Begala
• TPUSA Fawns Over Trump Attack on ‘RINO Massie’ — Ignoring Charlie Kirk Liked Him
• Lawmaker who accused Trump of Kennedy Center snub missed invite in spam folder
• Megyn Kelly Sounds Alarm on ‘Internal Threat’ Trump Ally Lindsey Graham
• Paul defends Massie after latest Trump attacks

Lindsay Graham and Donald Trump have a lot more in common than anyone realizes. - Anthony Scaramucci

Know What's Wrong With Trump? He Does NOT Feel Your Pain In The Slightest.

President Trump argued the U.S. benefits when oil prices go up on Thursday amid growing concerns over the impact of Washington’s operation in Iran on energy costs.

“The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment. 

Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off. 

The 25th is never happening. - Angry Staffer

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Rock The Voter News

• Democrats ask Pentagon about Iran school strike and role of AI
• Dems drafting AI guardrails for autonomous weapons, domestic spying
• Rep. Jim Clyburn, 85-year-old South Carolina Democrat, running for reelection
• CA Gov Race Gets Nasty As Swalwell Accuses Opponent of Endangering His Family
• Millions of Americans skip meals, stretch medication to afford health care

“Epstein used to tell me he worked for the Israeli government,” says Peggy Siegal - NYmag

Nancy Guthrie Is Still Missing In New Mexico And Now So Is This Man

The FBI has reportedly joined the search for a missing retired Air Force general who held a number of sensitive positions during his time serving the country.

Retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland was last seen at his home on Quail Run Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on February 27, according to police.

Does anyone else get the feeling Trump wants out of this war but the Iranians are like nah let's keep dancing. - rushi

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Business/Tech News

• Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq resume sell-off, oil surges as Middle East conflict escalates
• Trump Brags About High Oil Prices as Americans Balk at the Pump
• Trump Brags About ‘Roaring,’ ‘Phenomenal’ Economy as Jobs and Stocks Crater
• Hacker accessed Epstein files held by FBI in 2023, DOJ docs say

the straits of hormuz aren’t completely closed. 

iranian tankers are still passing through—bringing oil to china and oil revenue to the islamic republic. 

the united states could stop them. but that would antagonize china and further escalate the war. so…here we are. - ian bremmer

New Head Of NASA Is Pumped About Humans On The Moon

President Donald Trump’s new administrator of NASA, Jared Isaacman, told Fox Business on Thursday that he intended to build a base on the moon in the coming years...He continued, “And next up is Artemis II, which is America’s moon rocket, it’s right behind me, 8.8 million pounds of thrust, we’re gonna send four astronauts around the moon in a matter of weeks, safely back to Earth, and then we’re gonna set up for missions every year, again in ’27 until ’28, when we land on moon, and again, this time to stay.”

how does one steal 4 drones off an army base? - barista-paul

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Thank you for your kind and inspirational words.

I needed that.

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Odd News

• ‘The moon is safe’: asteroid is not on collision course, scientists confirm
• How Nasa contractors are pressing on to bring humans to the moon with Artemis
• Billionaire Alex Gerko funds telescope showing ‘cartography of the universe’
• Pig with 1.1 million Instagram followers earns Guinness World Record
• Head priest of Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart

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Sardinia, Italy where you can dip your toes in the Mediterranean while picking a lemon off a  

tree. La dolce vita.

Peace.