Richard S. Morton
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We Israel are fighting for freedom and we stand for the freedom and support🇮🇱🇮🇱🇺🇸🙏✍️🚠🌊💪
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Making a war criminal seem reasonable.
Trump says he talked to Putin yesterday and adds that Putin offered to mediate the Iran-Israel conflict
June 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Making a war criminal seem reasonable.
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They are really going after criminals and breaking up the diabolicalTchotchke Cartel.
Deplorable.
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Deplorable.
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Dozens of heavily armed ICE agents swarm popular L.A. County swap meet
With a Department of Homeland Security helicopter circling, several dozens of heavily armed, masked ICE agents dressed in military tactical gear raided one of the most popular swaps meets in Southe…
ktla.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
They are really going after criminals and breaking up the diabolicalTchotchke Cartel.
Deplorable.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
Deplorable.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
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This is what Gabbard said:
"The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon & Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003. The IC continues to monitor closely if Tehran decides to reauthorize its nuclear weapons program."
"The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon & Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003. The IC continues to monitor closely if Tehran decides to reauthorize its nuclear weapons program."
COLLINS: Tulsi Gabbard testified in March that the intelligence community said Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon
TRUMP: I don't care what she said
TRUMP: I don't care what she said
June 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is what Gabbard said:
"The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon & Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003. The IC continues to monitor closely if Tehran decides to reauthorize its nuclear weapons program."
"The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon & Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003. The IC continues to monitor closely if Tehran decides to reauthorize its nuclear weapons program."
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As the war escalates, the battle over narratives intensifies. Media coverage now shapes who is seen as the victim, the aggressor, and the moral authority.
By Prof. Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
Read more: thefridaytimes.com/20-Jun-2025/...
#IranIsraelConflict #IranVsIsrael #Iran #Israel
By Prof. Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
Read more: thefridaytimes.com/20-Jun-2025/...
#IranIsraelConflict #IranVsIsrael #Iran #Israel
June 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
As the war escalates, the battle over narratives intensifies. Media coverage now shapes who is seen as the victim, the aggressor, and the moral authority.
By Prof. Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
Read more: thefridaytimes.com/20-Jun-2025/...
#IranIsraelConflict #IranVsIsrael #Iran #Israel
By Prof. Dr Taimoor ul Hassan
Read more: thefridaytimes.com/20-Jun-2025/...
#IranIsraelConflict #IranVsIsrael #Iran #Israel
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Israel, Iran and the brewing MAGA civil war... - Revolver News
MAGA is at war.
revolver.news
June 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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not even including the link because it’s literal disinfo from the AP but this is perhaps the most insane headline/photo combos of the week
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
not even including the link because it’s literal disinfo from the AP but this is perhaps the most insane headline/photo combos of the week
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⚡Wyoming Star explores the international response and political situation inside Iran as the Israel-Iran war finishes its first week with Mehran Kamrava and Kian Tajbakhsh.
Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/06/20/e...
#IsraeliranWar #politics #analytics #Israel #Iran
Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/06/20/e...
#IsraeliranWar #politics #analytics #Israel #Iran
EXCLUSIVE: Israel-Iran Conflict Intensifies as World Grapples With Uncertainty and Iran Faces Internal Strains | Wyoming Star
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran has entered a dangerous and unpredictable phase, marked by sharp international divisions and increasing ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with expert...
wyomingstarnews.org
June 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
⚡Wyoming Star explores the international response and political situation inside Iran as the Israel-Iran war finishes its first week with Mehran Kamrava and Kian Tajbakhsh.
Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/06/20/e...
#IsraeliranWar #politics #analytics #Israel #Iran
Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/06/20/e...
#IsraeliranWar #politics #analytics #Israel #Iran
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Theodore Herzl, 1896; the Jewish State should be "an outpost of civilization as opposed to barbarism"
Israeli Foreign Minister Ehud Barak, 1996: Israel is a "villa in the jungle"
Israeli president Isaac Herzog, 2025: "We’re actually defending the West. We’re defending Europe.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Ehud Barak, 1996: Israel is a "villa in the jungle"
Israeli president Isaac Herzog, 2025: "We’re actually defending the West. We’re defending Europe.”
June 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Theodore Herzl, 1896; the Jewish State should be "an outpost of civilization as opposed to barbarism"
Israeli Foreign Minister Ehud Barak, 1996: Israel is a "villa in the jungle"
Israeli president Isaac Herzog, 2025: "We’re actually defending the West. We’re defending Europe.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Ehud Barak, 1996: Israel is a "villa in the jungle"
Israeli president Isaac Herzog, 2025: "We’re actually defending the West. We’re defending Europe.”
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Theodore Herzl, 1896; the Jewish State should be "an outpost of civilization as opposed to barbarism"
Israeli Foreign Minister Ehud Barak, 1996: Israel is a "villa in the jungle"
Israeli president Isaac Herzog, 2025: "We’re actually defending the West. We’re defending Europe.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Ehud Barak, 1996: Israel is a "villa in the jungle"
Israeli president Isaac Herzog, 2025: "We’re actually defending the West. We’re defending Europe.”
June 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Theodore Herzl, 1896; the Jewish State should be "an outpost of civilization as opposed to barbarism"
Israeli Foreign Minister Ehud Barak, 1996: Israel is a "villa in the jungle"
Israeli president Isaac Herzog, 2025: "We’re actually defending the West. We’re defending Europe.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Ehud Barak, 1996: Israel is a "villa in the jungle"
Israeli president Isaac Herzog, 2025: "We’re actually defending the West. We’re defending Europe.”
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Americans Oppose Trump Joining Israel-Iran War and Do Not See the Iranian Nuclear Program as an Immediate Threat – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/06/20/p...
Americans Oppose Trump Joining Israel-Iran War and Do Not See the Iranian Nuclear Program as an Immediate Threat
New polling suggests that voters do not want the President to further involve the US in the Middle East conflict
bylinetimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Americans Oppose Trump Joining Israel-Iran War and Do Not See the Iranian Nuclear Program as an Immediate Threat – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/06/20/p...
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Israel’s “means and methods of warfare are inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians” - Volker Turk
Penny Wong is busy calling for "restraint" between Israel and Iran.
But apparently no need for any impediments to Israel's Gaza war crimes.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Penny Wong is busy calling for "restraint" between Israel and Iran.
But apparently no need for any impediments to Israel's Gaza war crimes.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
‘Horrifying’: UN slams Israeli actions in Gaza as more aid seekers killed
UN rights chief says Israel’s warfare methods ‘inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians’.
www.aljazeera.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Israel’s “means and methods of warfare are inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians” - Volker Turk
Penny Wong is busy calling for "restraint" between Israel and Iran.
But apparently no need for any impediments to Israel's Gaza war crimes.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Penny Wong is busy calling for "restraint" between Israel and Iran.
But apparently no need for any impediments to Israel's Gaza war crimes.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
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(AXIOS) - The Trump administration told several Middle Eastern allies on Sunday that it doesn't plan to get actively involved in the war between Israel and Iran unless Iran targets Americans, two sources from countries that received that U.S. message tell Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/06/16/u...
www.axios.com/2025/06/16/u...
June 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
(AXIOS) - The Trump administration told several Middle Eastern allies on Sunday that it doesn't plan to get actively involved in the war between Israel and Iran unless Iran targets Americans, two sources from countries that received that U.S. message tell Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/06/16/u...
www.axios.com/2025/06/16/u...
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At the start of the war, some Israeli officials estimated that Iran had roughly 2,000 ballistic missiles. Between a third and a half of those have been used up, either because Iran has fired them at Israel, or because Israel has struck the caches. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles? The Answer May Shape the War.
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
At the start of the war, some Israeli officials estimated that Iran had roughly 2,000 ballistic missiles. Between a third and a half of those have been used up, either because Iran has fired them at Israel, or because Israel has struck the caches. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
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The long-dreaded war in the Persian Gulf between a U.S.-backed Israel and Iran appears imminent, and it is all based on a manufactured crisis aimed at undermining the Iran nuclear negotiations. mondoweiss.net/2025/06/how-...
How Israel and the U.S. manufactured a fake crisis with Iran that could lead to all-out war
The long-dreaded war in the Persian Gulf between a U.S.-backed Israel and Iran appears imminent, and it is all based on a manufactured crisis aimed at undermining the Iran nuclear negotiations.
mondoweiss.net
June 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The long-dreaded war in the Persian Gulf between a U.S.-backed Israel and Iran appears imminent, and it is all based on a manufactured crisis aimed at undermining the Iran nuclear negotiations. mondoweiss.net/2025/06/how-...
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NEW: In @globeopinion.bsky.social, @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social and I argue that the US should not become a pawn in the Israel-Iran war www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/18/o...
US should not become a pawn in the Israel-Iran war - The Boston Globe
Trump should pivot to coercive mediation: making any additional military or intelligence support conditional on Israeli restraint.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
NEW: In @globeopinion.bsky.social, @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social and I argue that the US should not become a pawn in the Israel-Iran war www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/18/o...
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Mommy, the Times is trying to make us go to war again
June 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Mommy, the Times is trying to make us go to war again
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Seems Trump was big mad at Tulsi last week for posting that cryptic video warning about nuclear war, and took it as her sending him a message advising him to not back Israel in the war against Iran. It's made him more seriously consider nixing her office altogether.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Inside the clashes between Trump and Gabbard
The director of national intelligence has rankled Trump with her statements about nuclear war, and the president has suggested she’s off message.
www.politico.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Seems Trump was big mad at Tulsi last week for posting that cryptic video warning about nuclear war, and took it as her sending him a message advising him to not back Israel in the war against Iran. It's made him more seriously consider nixing her office altogether.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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As politicians hedge on the escalating war between Israel and Iran, @rhodesben.bsky.social unpacks why war so often wins over peaceful negotiations.
June 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
As politicians hedge on the escalating war between Israel and Iran, @rhodesben.bsky.social unpacks why war so often wins over peaceful negotiations.
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❗️War between 🇮🇱Israel and 🇮🇷Iran. A thread covering all events. Day 7
In the morning, Iran launched a missile strike on Israel. The building of the Israel Stock Exchange and the Soroka Hospital were hit.
In the morning, Iran launched a missile strike on Israel. The building of the Israel Stock Exchange and the Soroka Hospital were hit.
June 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
❗️War between 🇮🇱Israel and 🇮🇷Iran. A thread covering all events. Day 7
In the morning, Iran launched a missile strike on Israel. The building of the Israel Stock Exchange and the Soroka Hospital were hit.
In the morning, Iran launched a missile strike on Israel. The building of the Israel Stock Exchange and the Soroka Hospital were hit.
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Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict - the single most terrifying and important explanation of what it means to go to war vs. Iran. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict
"No one should underestimate how difficult and, in my view, how profound this decision will be by President Trump"
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict - the single most terrifying and important explanation of what it means to go to war vs. Iran. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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The White House contacted Charlie Kirk and other MAGA propagandists to try to quell the online backlash to his involvement in the Israel-Iran War
June 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The White House contacted Charlie Kirk and other MAGA propagandists to try to quell the online backlash to his involvement in the Israel-Iran War
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The Constitution is clear: no President can go to war without a vote in Congress—period.
I joined my House colleagues on a resolution to prohibit an unauthorized war with Iran.
Diplomacy and saving lives must be the priority and we cannot let America get dragged into another endless war.
I joined my House colleagues on a resolution to prohibit an unauthorized war with Iran.
Diplomacy and saving lives must be the priority and we cannot let America get dragged into another endless war.
June 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Constitution is clear: no President can go to war without a vote in Congress—period.
I joined my House colleagues on a resolution to prohibit an unauthorized war with Iran.
Diplomacy and saving lives must be the priority and we cannot let America get dragged into another endless war.
I joined my House colleagues on a resolution to prohibit an unauthorized war with Iran.
Diplomacy and saving lives must be the priority and we cannot let America get dragged into another endless war.