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CNN catalogs some of the many things that Trump defunded or fired before he needed them for his illegal war of choice on Iran:

1) Evac experts at State
2) CT at State
3) Cyber sharing at CISA
4) Disaster response at FEMA
5) CI at FBI

edition.cnn.com/2026/03/10/p...

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So all Trump did to day was use Iran's closure of Hormuz as an excuse to reward Russia, which is helping Iran wiht targeting, and give his buddies a chance to cash in on their insider knowledge?

Anything I'm missing?
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This is why I find it interesting that, in the week after this person (the 7th US service member killed in Trump's illegal war), DOD never managed to evacuate them to Ramstein to treat injuries suffered on March 1.

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We know Trump's illegal war will cost $1B/day, at current burn rate, & we know he has no conceivable plan other than to just demand submission over & over.

We also know that Trump listens to whoever is last in his office (eg, Lindsey Graham, Kushner, & Witkoff, all of whom are venal or insane.
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@whitehouse.senate.gov did a VERY long speech of Trump and Epstein's ties w/Russia yesterday.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylvT...

Sen. Whitehouse to uncover con...
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Stargeezer Smith · 2w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqp739m8mhsvklruvnklfpyrmmg7ws02qzay0tuct2rgu0mzlhu5gqzjet8z I gather the GOP Senators didn't attend.