Iran
“Where are the Carriers?”
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) A President’s first question in a crisis. US sending military assets to Middle East as Trump weighs Iran strike, sources say Fox News confirms through ‘well-placed’ US military sources that at least one aircraft carrier in motion toward Middle East By Jasmine Baehr , Jennifer Griffin At least one U.S. aircraft […]
Retired general: Iran should take President Trump’s strike threats seriously
Jack Keane, senior strategic analyst for Fox News, answered questions about President Donald Trump’s recent warning to Iran. Keane said that if he were in the Iranian regime, he’d take Trump seriously. Trump previously warned that if Iran killed peaceful protesters, that the U.S. was locked, loaded, and ready to go. Keane referenced the U.S. […]
Iran Warns Trump, Says Protests “Mostly Peaceful”
I told them they were mostly peaceful Iran officials warn Trump of red line after his threat to ‘rescue’ protesters Foreign minister says Iranian military is on standby after US president said he would act if demonstrators were killed Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government kills demonstrators, prompting warnings from […]
Trump: US ‘locked and loaded and ready to intervene’ if Iran starts killing protesters
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social and warned Iran to not kill peaceful protesters. Trump said that if Iran violently kills peaceful protesters, the US would come to their rescue. Trump also declared that we’re “locked and loaded and ready to go.” Ali Larijani, secretary for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, warned that US […]
Nuclear Scientist assassinated?
Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, a nuclear scientist on MIT’s staff, was shot at his house in Brookline, MA (just outside Boston) on Monday. He died in hospital. Police initially theorized that the shooting could have been related to the Brown University shooting (I pooh-poohed the idea that shootings in two separate states would be […]
Monday Minutiae
Only a few little ones today. First up, the holiday Boxes to Boots orders. Seems the problem is that as of September, USPS is requiring harmonizing numbers on the customs declarations labels. Generic phrases like “Deodorant” won’t cut it any more. The trigger appears to be a September 1, 2025 rule change requiring all international […]
Monday Updates
George Santos, the first openly gay Republican freshman Congressman, was sentenced to 7 years for a litany of offenses. Santos pleaded guilty in August 2024 and admitted to claiming relatives had made contributions to his campaign when, in fact, they had not. Santos conceded he was trying to meet the fundraising threshold to qualify […]
Georgetown U. Chair of Islamic Studies Fired
Professor Jonathan Andrew Cleveland Brown Georgetown professor removed as department chair after publicly hoping for symbolic Iranian strike on US University president confirms action against Jonathan Brown during House committee testimony after comments invoke outrage By David Spector A professor at Georgetown University has been removed as chair of his department and is on leave […]
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