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General Mar 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM

Pentagon to Order 3,000 82nd Airborne Soldiers to Middle East

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https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-us-israel-news-updates-2026/card/pentagon-to-order-3-000-82nd-airborne-soldiers-to-middle-east-3H7VxKvxkaorsOLcRt5g?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcOTLXUkOpxKdInewN1SgM6KlgyLih6RJBpgYtIaKNF4aHZnvJd4AEZjINbWlI%3D&gaa_ts=69c2cef1&gaa_sig=34cuzPc86CG7nLN0AdHhaqtjXvG7G-V8ilD-1ZkiUDtMHGMQMG4N-gJk92D-fs69UH8fVL5BuEuHjaJGwyn2Rw%3D%3D

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mstrbwl Mar 24, 2026 +9740
Even more troops for the war that isn't a war that we already won? Okay.
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NickCostanza Mar 24, 2026 +2868
And we don’t need any help but actually we do and y’all are cowards for not helping but we already won and everything is fine hehe 😰
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Nix-7c0 Mar 24, 2026 +1543
The Department of War would also like to remind us that this is not a War, but also bad things happen in war so we should get over it.
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Lost-Philosophy6689 Mar 24, 2026 +522
That's enough double speak for me this year. No more, thanks. 
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Going_dental Mar 24, 2026 +446
Please, sir, can I have some less?
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PhoenixTineldyer Mar 25, 2026 +162
*double plus unmore.
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statu0 Mar 24, 2026 +151
The Chairman of the Board of Peace wants you to know that we are not at war and the Department of War is not carrying out missions with soldiers near the country we are not at war with.
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JustGottaKeepTrying Mar 24, 2026 +498
Because we were told that there will be no boots on the ground, does this mean they will be wearing tennis shoes? Crocs? Any other insight?
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Real-Werner-Herzog Mar 24, 2026 +171
OpenAI, Boeing, and Halliburton are currently in a bidding war to make hoverboards so the soldiers' boots don't technically touch the ground.
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QbertsRube Mar 24, 2026 +182
Aaaand the bid was won by BT Warfighter Hoverboards, established March 2026, congrats to their CEO Barron Trump for the winning bid!
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bk1285 Mar 24, 2026 +37
Eleventy billion trillion dollars to be awarded to Barron trump I mean BR Warfighter hoverboards
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SovFist Mar 24, 2026 +337
Clearly they're airborne. Failed reading comprehension smh
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woakula Mar 24, 2026 +99
How is an over the counter medication is supposed to help this not war?
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sharshenka Mar 24, 2026 +43
You apply it directly to the forehead.
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redditidothat Mar 24, 2026 +121
[10 years of Trump promising no new wars](https://youtu.be/5BumE9rI6js?si=3OXP79Ll31M5VZrC)
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FSDLAXATL Mar 25, 2026 +61
How the f anyone could have voted for this is way beyond my understanding. Good God.
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[deleted] Mar 24, 2026 +2681
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Nwcray Mar 24, 2026 +623
They’re busy slowing down the airports.
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Redskyone1 Mar 24, 2026 +53
Puts them in vicinity of what they need to go, airplanes.
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YodaForceGhost Mar 24, 2026 +179
Generalissimo Bovino should be on his way
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Beard_o_Bees Mar 24, 2026 +51
Idk... he made the mistake of wearing the Fall collection of MAGA fashion too early. This feels like more of a Ben Shapiro kind of job.
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TheRealGreenArrow420 Mar 24, 2026 +34
But then how would they shoot and kill innocent American citizens?
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geosensation Mar 24, 2026 +57
They will go once there is a need for camp guards at child detention centers.
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Thirty_Helens_Agree Mar 24, 2026 +30
They have a bigger budget than the USMC - let them be the tip of the spear. Let’s get our money’s worth!
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ylfcm Mar 24, 2026 +9198
Iran now demanding release of the Epstein Files before opening back up
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cardboardunderwear Mar 24, 2026 +2106
It's sad that I can tell if this is true or not.  Isn't this poes law or something like that?
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WeirdSysAdmin Mar 24, 2026 +4410
It’s actually true and insane. Iran’s security counsel secretary has explicitly said to expect a 9/11 level incident that is blamed on Iran and that Iran’s fight isn’t with the general American population. Then when Hegseth said Iran’s leaders are hiding he hit Hegseth with: > Mr. Hegseth! Our leaders have been, and still are, among the people. But your leaders? On Epstein's island!
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Any_Asparagus8267 Mar 24, 2026 +2088
Ngl Iran's social media game has been crazy good between this and the video of them trolling trump with clip art videos is insane. What a time to be alive.
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dansdansy Mar 24, 2026 +426
And the lego ai video, this future is weird as hell
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Shiznoz222 Mar 24, 2026 +113
Wait till you see the next chapter. Yes, it gets so much worse.
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KhausTO Mar 24, 2026 +252
I saw that on tiktok this morning, I figured it was fake, it was actually real?
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ItsTheDCVR Mar 24, 2026 +174
Everything is real, everything is fake
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OM3N1R Mar 24, 2026 +87
Link to clip art video?
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Due_Warthog725 Mar 24, 2026 +324
https://x.com/akhbarenfejari/status/2036007850904866964 this ? not sure
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The_Chief_of_Whip Mar 24, 2026 +235
Trump with the crying little girl, holy shit
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rbrgr83 Mar 24, 2026 +101
Hey, they know what he's into...
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DragonflyGrrl Mar 24, 2026 +53
There's three of them in the room at the beginning. Along with an illuminati eye on the wall..
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Livid_Blacksmith8363 Mar 25, 2026 +47
And the "I want you to .... keep quiet" Trump Uncle Sam poster These cunts don't miss
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ficusmaximus90 Mar 24, 2026 +33
Oh that's dark. Here's me thinking why is there a crying girl in Trump's bed then I read this comment..
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Relative-Dog-6012 Mar 24, 2026 +183
New Lego movie looks crazy
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Kommye Mar 24, 2026 +226
This is probably the dankest shit I've ever seen. What the f*** is this timeline.
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tehfink Mar 24, 2026 +81
McKenna called it 35y ago: literal meme warfare
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T0000Tall Mar 24, 2026 +108
Normally I hate AI generated content but holy shit this goes hard.
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sylbug Mar 24, 2026 +304
Marandi is a good choice for a spokesperson. He’s personable, clearly well-educated, and funny. I think that it’s important to remember that he is also delivering Iran’s official line - in other words, propaganda. That doesn’t mean he is lying per se, but if dos mean everything he says needs to go through the same filter as any propaganda you knowingly consume. Edit: Some confused genocide supporters are taking this as support for their obscene crimes against humanity. I don’t support your genocide, assholes. Don’t speak to me.
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Broad-Bath-8408 Mar 24, 2026 +19
I mean, technically though, that's not at all the same as what the original comment posted above so that doesn't show it's true at all.
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nyutnyut Mar 24, 2026 +61
Should be changed to Pedo trumps law
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Anteater4746 Mar 24, 2026 +152
their terms are… acceptable
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tots4scott Mar 24, 2026 +136
Holy shit that would amazing if Iran said that one stipulation would reopen the Strait.
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Xeroll Mar 24, 2026 +173
Damn, Iran would get global support for that.
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ibjim2 Mar 24, 2026 +5967
Everybody's going to the party Have a real good time Dancin' in the desert Blowin' up the sunshine
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satinsateensaltine Mar 25, 2026 +249
Feeding us lies from the tablecloth.
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Adderall_Rant Mar 25, 2026 +31
La la la la la la la la la la.
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Horvo Mar 24, 2026 +2523
Why do they always send the poor Edit: I’m disappointed in how many of you are missing out on [BYOB.](https://youtu.be/zUzd9KyIDrM?si=BtXxDviaur95uA8x)
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queer_and_dirty Mar 24, 2026 +399
Why don’t presidents fight the wars? Edit: seriously, ppl! What they said 👆🏽.
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ibjim2 Mar 25, 2026 +160
Too many bone spurs
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monsterfcker69 Mar 24, 2026 +376
i need a gun, to keep myself among poor people are burning in the sun they ain't got a chance, they ain't got a chance i need a gun, cause all i do is dance
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ibjim2 Mar 24, 2026 +161
Sweet child in time You'll see the line The line that's drawn between Good and bad
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jivmr Mar 25, 2026 +86
Don't know how we got to Deep Purple from SOAD but I'm here for it.
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ibjim2 Mar 25, 2026 +44
Two anti war songs from a choice of many already quoted
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Araz728 Mar 25, 2026 +87
I think they think you were asking in earnest and didn’t realize you’re actually quoting a song…
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GuidePerfect Mar 25, 2026 +73
It’s amazing how the current Iran bullshit just makes Mezmerize and Hypnotize feel less like mid-2000’s relics and more like ongoing commentary.
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TheAwkwardGamerRNx Mar 25, 2026 +170
Blast off! It’s party time! AND WHERE THE F*** ARE YOU?!
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Septopuss7 Mar 24, 2026 +293
Another prison system Another prison system Another prison system
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CaptDurag Mar 24, 2026 +82
I buy my crack and smack my b**** right here in Hollywood.
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ILikeTheSpriteInYou Mar 25, 2026 +34
Kneeling roses disappearing Into Moses' dry mouth Breaking into Fort Knox stealing Our intentions
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micholob Mar 24, 2026 +175
lalalala lala lalala
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Qweerz Mar 24, 2026 +171
Hangars sitting dripped in oil, crying “freedooooom!”
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robmobtrobbob Mar 24, 2026 +170
And where the f*** are you?
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BoringJuiceBox Mar 25, 2026 +64
Why don’t presidents fight the war!
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Thrallsbuttplug Mar 24, 2026 +12639
So much for deescalation.
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OysterHound Mar 24, 2026 +4211
This is what de-escalation looks like from the Board Of Peace Chairman!
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bjohnsonarch Mar 24, 2026 +2053
The **FIFA Emperor of Peace** demands your approval, or be prepared to die!
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StrongAroma Mar 24, 2026 +944
I can't believe the FIFA Peace Prize w***** would do this!
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lkodl Mar 24, 2026 +592
I cant believe the person who has won the most FIFA Peace Prizes of all time would do this.
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IveDunGoofedUp Mar 24, 2026 +326
He was given a Nobel Peace Prize after all. It wasn't his, but hey, he has held one in his tiny tiny little hands. Who could've thought this would happen?
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TorrenceMightingale Mar 24, 2026 +199
Kinda like when I used to give my toddler a baby rattle to entertain him or a teething ring to keep him from gnawing on the furniture.
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REO_Speed_Dragon Mar 24, 2026 +75
That's JDs job
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Flubberblubber2 Mar 24, 2026 +26
I think he gnawed on the couch….
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IEC21 Mar 24, 2026 +123
The immaculate reputation of the FIFA Peace Prize is in shambles after this.
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Sunnyjim333 Mar 24, 2026 +230
The President of "No new wars".
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_DuranDuran_ Mar 24, 2026 +246
“No, new wars!”
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Sunnyjim333 Mar 24, 2026 +259
And, if you stop driving your car, you will spend less on gas. Don't go to the Dr's to save money on health care, eat less to save money on groceries. We are great again.
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Glass-Amount-9170 Mar 24, 2026 +88
You forgot die sooner to help social security stay solvent.
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ABHOR_pod Mar 24, 2026 +77
Don't forget "Let grandma die of covid, you need to start shopping again." and "Buy your kids fewer christmas presents so your bosses don't have to pay you more."
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avocadoflatz Mar 24, 2026 +84
Just get elected POTUS so you can spend other people’s money recklessly!
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Narrow_Grapefruit_23 Mar 24, 2026 +47
Or straight up steal it for personal gains.
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_DuranDuran_ Mar 24, 2026 +269
Bored of peace
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aerost0rm Mar 24, 2026 +38
Peace doesn’t make the defense contractors and chip makers as much money. So they cannot launder it to him…
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PyroNine9 Mar 24, 2026 +54
Peace doesn't distract from the Epstein files.
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Kaz_117_Petrel Mar 24, 2026 +61
Remember Bessent said sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate!
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TrailerTrashQueen Mar 24, 2026 +80
in the words of the great poet Donald Rumsfeld, "There are known knowns... things we know we know. We know there are known unknowns...things we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know."
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ShallotHead7841 Mar 24, 2026 +51
See, much as I hated the guy, can you imagine the current administration accepting there are things they don't know, let alone things they don't know they don't know?
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TrailerTrashQueen Mar 24, 2026 +49
that's what's pissing me off. these bumbling idiots are making me say positive things about Nixon and GW Bush. thinking things like, 'Hitler would be horrified if he saw how incompetent Trump is.' ugh! stop making me pay back handed compliments to Hitler, Goddamn it!
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SpiderSlitScrotums Mar 24, 2026 +388
The Vietnam War started out this small. It wouldn’t surprise me if 200,000 troops are there by September.
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Malaix Mar 24, 2026 +219
And Bush declared victory in Iraq like 20 years before major military operations ended there.
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SpiderSlitScrotums Mar 24, 2026 +161
HW had a force of over 750,000 troops for the Gulf War. W, being a businessman, thought he could do it with only 175,000 for the Iraq War. Trump is the next interaction of the stupid businessman playing at war.
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00m19 Mar 24, 2026 +137
They should call up ICE before they call up our guardsmen.
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arjomanes Mar 24, 2026 +83
The brave ICE partiots are our first line of defense. They need to be boots on the ground in the sand to defend our overseas boarders. Their doing such a great job in the airports they deserve to be promoted to Iran!
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t4skmaster Mar 25, 2026 +53
Honestly every ice agent being automatically drafted for this quagmire would be intensely funny
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Explorer-7622 Mar 24, 2026 +45
AMEN! They're already experienced at killing civilians.
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Toxaplume045 Mar 24, 2026 +492
Never was going to. Trump's bullshit comments were just to try and calm the market down. They went into this mess half cocked and now their ego won't let them walk away, made worse by the fact that Iran will probably never negotiate again after this bullshit. They actively made us more unsafe and have tried to walk this stupid tight rope of "fighting a war" and "but not sending troops because of political unpopularity." But now that they're getting f****** battered, their egos bruised, and Israel is in potentially deep shit, they're going to suck it up and eventually put the boots on the ground.
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08mms Mar 24, 2026 +222
And buy time for an invasion of Kharg Island this coming weekend once the markets close. It’s now enough of a pattern we can just assume it’s the playbook.
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itsatumbleweed Mar 24, 2026 +87
The best way for Iran to scuttle Kharg Island and completely f*** everything is to invade Kharg Island. This is so dumb.
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08mms Mar 24, 2026 +85
And mine the strait, and hit a bunch of regional energy infrastructure that will take months to years to repair after hostilities cease, and maybe cause some fuckery with proxies.
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itsatumbleweed Mar 24, 2026 +89
The IEA chief is already calling it the biggest oil supply shock in history. And that's as of Monday of this week. We haven't ever seen what's already working through the supply chain. If hostilities ceased right now we are already staring at a long term crisis. But they aren't going to cease any time soon, and it's going to be worse.
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Painterzzz Mar 24, 2026 +73
I genuinely now think they're going to deliberately crash the global economy to de-stabilise every nation, resulting in more fascist takeovers. Europe needs to stop p**** footing around this.
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highgravityday2121 Mar 24, 2026 +48
Trump is ironically pushing us towards renewable energy. The extremely painful way though.
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yupgup12 Mar 24, 2026 +123
Trump is a one-trick pony: Sneak attack under the guise of negotiations. And everyone knows now that that's his only move.
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Charlie_Mouse Mar 24, 2026 +47
It’s literally the Martians tactic in “Mars Attacks”. It doesn’t take too many iterations before people catch on and the phrase “the Americans are here to negotiate” becomes a signal to open fire immediately.
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Sheeple_person Mar 24, 2026 +148
Exactly. There are 2 possible routes now: Massive ground invasion, long-term occupation and insurgency; or withdraw with the regime still in place, their uranium still in the country somewhere, and the regime unlikely to negotiate ever again and very likely to sprint to develop a nuke as fast as possible. No matter which way it goes the entire planet will be less safe and energy will be more expensive for years to come because of this stupid bullshit. All to protect a war criminal and a rapist.
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arthurno1 Mar 24, 2026 +51
> All to protect a war criminal and a rapist. Let's face it: they also did it to make a "ton of money", as Graham put it.
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xxDeadEyeDukxx Mar 24, 2026 +51
Also from the stock purchases made conveniently jsut before he announced the (invented) talks with Iran, there is probably a case once again of Cheeto in Chief using his position to manipulate the market so his sons and friends can make more money for them/him
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industrial-complex Mar 24, 2026 +127
The escalation will continue until the Pedodent is impeached and removed. Anything to distract from the Epstein files and the absolute f****** mess this administration has created in just over a year. We are now the United Suckers of America.
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fyrefox45 Mar 24, 2026 +46
No republican leadership would pull out now. Most of the Democrats wouldn't either, though they wouldn't have started it. Chuck is pretty much Israels senator, though perhaps he's fighting for the title with Fetterman
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redvelvetcake42 Mar 24, 2026 +31
It's why everyone knows he's full of shit about everything. There's no ongoing negotiations, there aren't even talks. He's in a stalemate situation now that can only be escalated so he will while refusing any of the blame.
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OysterHound Mar 24, 2026 +1481
Boots on the ground! I love gas for $7 a gallon!
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OysterHound Mar 24, 2026 +424
He just canceled a Billion $$$$ of offshore wind and return d our tax payer dollars to a French company that was going to build to offshore wind farms while he increases gas prices with this nonsensical war. It doesn't add up. Midterms couldn't come quick enough
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k_marts Mar 24, 2026 +65
$1B to be exact in taxpayer money to purposely stop wind farm projects.. So much winning. /s
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Bazillion100 Mar 25, 2026 +17
Just to be clear, while the $1b is to stop the windmills, its also for fossil fuel companies to drill for oil in the US for the expressed purpose of selling to Europe and US datacenter usage. So you know, the Trump guarantee to be all awful https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/23/climate/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-cancellation
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Stupid_Watergate_ Mar 24, 2026 +165
So much winning :(
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Infinite_Theory3453 Mar 24, 2026 +707
things escalating again and doesn’t look like it’s calming down anytime soon
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MikuEmpowered Mar 24, 2026 +211
You're looking at 8k soldiers (boots on the ground) and thats not including navy and air force personnel. Its alot of dudes for small operations, but not enough for actual invasion. So IDK wtf is their plan here.
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syricc Mar 24, 2026 +235
The plan is to sacrifice them to manufacture consent for a larger invasion
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SpiderCow313 Mar 24, 2026 +70
Trump/Netanyahu wants to have an excuse to use a nuclear warhead
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WeAlmostAlwaysAlmost Mar 25, 2026 +69
It’s obvious Trump wants to use one because he loves being the guy who gets do the shit no one else ~~was dumb/evil enough~~ “allowed” to do. Netanyahu basically wants the same. Massive flex followed by the world doing absolutely nothing about it.
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darraghfenacin Mar 24, 2026 +163
Boots and ground, America's favourite
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DeathSpiral321 Mar 24, 2026 +71
Gotta keep that military industrial complex happy.
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Pockydo Mar 24, 2026 +1284
I hope maga is signing up to go fight Israels War for em
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world_tsar Mar 24, 2026 +313
Israel first
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Same_Presentation692 Mar 24, 2026 +328
Nah. If you voted for Trump you need to enlist. It’s the consequences of your own actions. 
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Neither-Phone-7264 Mar 24, 2026 +191
The army of 80 year old geezers and 18 year old incels :D
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-Kalos Mar 24, 2026 +93
Whiniest army known to mankind
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CatrionaShadowleaf Mar 24, 2026 +102
Most of them are too fat to make it past MEPS.
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uglybushes Mar 24, 2026 +585
Obviously Baron has signed up and will be joining shortly ?
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Groundbreaking_Text9 Mar 24, 2026 +209
He was 'disqualified' from military service a few weeks ago.
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Beard_o_Bees Mar 24, 2026 +192
The old congenital Bone Spurs flaring up?
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clauderbaugh Mar 24, 2026 +23
Height spurs?
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Tylrt Mar 24, 2026 +37
He's a Polymarket veteran by now
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DarthBluntSaber Mar 24, 2026 +1093
It took my father over 20 years to be approved for 100% disability after retiring from the military in 2002. He served in desert storm and desert shield. Was stationed in korea. While in the military he tore BOTH Achilles tendons, lost majority of his hearing and since retiring has had about 9 separate surgeries in the last 20 years on his spine and neck from degenerative discovered disease that is linked to chemical exposure soldiers suffered. Especially during his time while stationed at an american base on american soil. The base is Ft McClellan and has been the center of lawsuits for over 50 years now as hazardous chemicals were improperly stored and dumbed on base since the end of the world wars... After retiring after 21 years of service, he still had to work full time in factory and security jobs while his bones were literally crumbling. He was literally not approved for 100% disability until February 2025. More than 20 years after retiring due to his body falling apart. The point of this story is that care for our veterans has only gotten worse since my dad retired. The soldiers who served in the Iraq/Afghanistan war are still fighting for their care and benefits as republicans have spent decades now voting against VA funding. And with how things are going, what kind of care does anyone expect the veterans of this war to receive?
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HellcatSRT Mar 24, 2026 +371
My dad was in Vietnam and didn’t get 100% disability until around 2014.
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MaineLark Mar 24, 2026 +326
My brother was a medic, he had just got 100% disability and he still shot himself in the head. They need more support, specifically around mental health. ETA: Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the kind words and support. It happened last April and coming up on the first anniversary has everything feeling so raw again, especially with this news. I’m also so sorry to everyone who has lost someone this way. It’s awful and I don’t want anyone to go through it but hearing other people’s stories definitely makes me feel less alone, so thank you for sharing❤️
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HellcatSRT Mar 24, 2026 +109
I am sorry for your loss :(
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c0ltZ Mar 24, 2026 +93
My brother has lost many friends the same way, during and after his service. It's so sad that the leading cause of death for people in the military is suicide, not combat fatalities.
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theaviationhistorian Mar 24, 2026 +34
I know of plenty of Global War on Terror veterans that took their own lives. Mental health treatment is already a mess in this country. Add combat trauma into the mix and it's a godawful situation. We're not even a decade away from GWOT and Trump started his own long war.
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bulldogguy31 Mar 24, 2026 +57
My dad was in Vietnam and still doesn't have 100% disability.
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MRG_1977 Mar 24, 2026 +75
Standard unfortunately. The VA was not designed for the volume of new people eligible for service after Iraq/Afghanistan. DOD always drags its feet on disability claims and it takes years and years until they acknowledge that soldiers were knowingly exposed to harmful substances with no/improper safety gear and no warning. My uncle was in Laos/Cambodia/Vietnam from 1968-1975. He was repeatedly exposed to Agent Orange in the field during his time in service. He had his annual PSA exam but still developed an incredibly aggressive form of prostrate cancer which metastasized in less than a year to his abdominal cavity several years ago. Oncologist at NYU said he had seen that before in Vietnam vets who were likely exposed to Agent Orange repeatedly. Very aggressive form of prostrate cancer you almost never catch in time. DOD dragged its feet for years before they would give any disability claims on Agent Orange and even then fought tooth and nail against anyone who didn’t have clear and direct prolonged exposure. They have done the same thing with Gulf War syndrome from ‘91 & the burn pits and service personnel that developed mysterious illnesses as well in Iraq.
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RareSeaworthiness870 Mar 24, 2026 +25
If we can’t afford to pay for our service members to have healthcare after fighting in our wars, maybe we can’t afford the wars. But all the politicians care about is how much the missiles will cost. I doubt there’s hardly anything in the $200B the administration is asking for earmarked for healthcare needs, although I’d always love to be proven wrong.
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Jacinto2702 Mar 24, 2026 +82
Imperialism dehumanizes not only the people receiving the bombs, but the people firing the guns. It turns soldiers into tools.
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Skilgannon21 Mar 24, 2026 +149
Is that in addition to the 2,500 marines announced last week?
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empty_void_kay Mar 24, 2026 +97
Yeah, those 2500 were Okinawa based. Adding the navy and airforce could be in the tens of thousands of Us military personnel already engaged in this war.
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GrogSmashToPieces Mar 24, 2026 +73
You are 100% correct. It always irks me when media publications underreport deployment numbers by excluding all the logistical support staff that will be going over also. Is it an accurate statement to say 3k of the 82nd will deploying, sure, but it sure is misleading.
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empty_void_kay Mar 24, 2026 +37
Infantry accounts for a small portion of modern warfare. If i included all support personnel, maybe 100 thousand or more personnel involved, from maintenance crews, central command, etc. logistics, cooks. When the pentagon asks for 200 billion dollars they arent joking lol.
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mjconver Mar 24, 2026 +68
World War Epstein marches along
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Saneless Mar 24, 2026 +67
What are we at, 5 Republican presidents in a row that started a war in the Middle East?
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New-Equal8039 Mar 24, 2026 +343
Let’s get some of these young MAGA studs over there. I’m sure they’re signing up to fight for dear leader in droves.
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Answer70 Mar 24, 2026 +185
A hallmark of MAGA is being a coward. They like to talk and act tough while being afraid of literally everything. They will all have a "I would go, but I can't because of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_." story.
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D_Simmons Mar 24, 2026 +74
"If my back didn't hurt from the factory job I lost due to tariffs and my healthcare bills weren't so goshdang high I'd be over there fighting!" and they would say it without a hint of irony
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Low_Bluebird8238 Mar 24, 2026 +585
We are 100% about to enter into a new 20 year losing campaign. Fucks sake
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ffchusky Mar 24, 2026 +146
Well i doubt this one will stay off American soil so a whole new flavor of US War!
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QbertsRube Mar 24, 2026 +223
If/when there are terrorist attacks on US soil, it will no doubt be because "Sleepy Joe let in zillions of r*** gangs and asylum terrorists" and not because Trump is a f****** d***** who has pissed off the entire world by cosplaying a tough guy.
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RavensQueen502 Mar 24, 2026 +181
Why would you call it a terrorist attack? When you bomb a country and they decide to bomb/shoot you back, that's war. Not terrorism. It's not like US even has the room to claim immunity for civilians. After all, didn't the 'Secretary of War' announce you weren't going to bother about rules of engagement? Well, when you don't, nor does the other side.
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QbertsRube Mar 24, 2026 +97
True, would just be a counter-attack. Unless you ask Trump, in which case it'll be the most horrific terrorist attack in human history and necessitate a full ban on all Muslims, Sheiks, Asians, Latinos, LGBTQ, and anyone who refuses to sign the Donald J Trump Loyalty Travel Pledge and pay the $10 million tourism fee.
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c0ltZ Mar 24, 2026 +34
Wouldn't be surprised if trump will be behind this "terrorist" attack.
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dingusmingus2222 Mar 24, 2026 +225
So the ceasefire talks are going well I take it?
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euph_22 Mar 24, 2026 +75
The talks that one side vehemently denies are taking place and the other won't say who they are actually talking with?
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upstatedreaming3816 Mar 24, 2026 +143
Hey republicans: what happened to your “no wars” president? F*** everyone who voted for this orange piece of shit.
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starrpamph Mar 25, 2026 +23
They’re sitting down to eat their expensive dinner watching cable news
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Zolo49 Mar 24, 2026 +218
It still isn't technically boots on the ground if the soldiers are airborne. \*taps forehead\*
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ffchusky Mar 24, 2026 +46
Gonna need some serious and prolonged up drafts for that to remain true.
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Zolo49 Mar 24, 2026 +34
Good thing we have administration officials creating copious amounts of hot air.
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Osirus1156 Mar 24, 2026 +21
I can actually imagine Hegseth using that as an excuse.
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derzt1 Mar 24, 2026 +39
82nd airborne division is part of the Immediate Response Force: an army-air force effort to deploy troops anywhere in the world within 18 hours of notification. Usually IRF responsibility is rotated among the 3 brigades of the 82nd. 3,000 troops would roughly make up a brigade.
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ohHeyItsJack Mar 24, 2026 +43
So 3000 more Americans are going to face the possibility of needlessly dying because the country elected a pedophile to destroy democracy and run the country into the ground, who started the war to distract from the fact he was getting very close to being officially found out to be a murdering pedophile rapist?
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Imaginary-Ad-7919 Mar 24, 2026 +237
Deploying the 82nd is the kind of update that speaks for itself.
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cisikibrit Mar 24, 2026 +99
could you please elaborate? i'm not from the US so i don't understand.
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Imaginary-Ad-7919 Mar 24, 2026 +251
The 82nd Airborne is one of the U.S. military’s rapid deployment units, so sending them usually signals that the situation is considered serious.
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Cl1mh4224rd Mar 24, 2026 +172
>The 82nd Airborne is one of the U.S. military’s rapid deployment units, so sending them usually signals that the situation is considered serious. Nothing this regime does is serious. I'd put money on this being some last-second demand from Trump or Hegseth and this was the only/first thing they could do to satisfy it. Something stupid is happening.
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babycallmemabel Mar 24, 2026 +104
My friend's husband is one of the guys getting deployed and he was only informed just over 24 hours ago. His higher ups had zero information to give them beyond "you're getting deployed at some point".
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RoboIsLegend Mar 24, 2026 +51
Also parachuting into combat zones is one of their main specialties
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ActivitySimilar5175 Mar 24, 2026 +73
Looks like the u.s. is setting up for some sort of ground campaign
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vulcan7200 Mar 24, 2026 +86
So what you're saying is that Friday at 4:01 PM EST it'll be announced we're sending in ground troops?
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ActivitySimilar5175 Mar 24, 2026 +89
Wait for a suspicious bet on polymarket or kalshi for the ultimate confirmation
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c0ltZ Mar 24, 2026 +39
God i hate this future
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Nwcray Mar 24, 2026 +120
82nd can be thought of as America’s shock troops. You send them in to do things like secure airports and harbors, in anticipation of a larger force. It’s about to become a ground war. We’re preparing to invade Iran.
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SaltyATC69 Mar 24, 2026 +32
Iran was the 51st state all along?
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JediMaster113 Mar 24, 2026 +38
I thought the war was over? Didnt we win like 3 weeks ago? Weren't we doing peace talks yesterday? Maybe im the crazy one?
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TeslaProphet Mar 24, 2026 +30
Send ICE instead. They have the budget and anger issues.
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Im_better_than__u Mar 24, 2026 +83
It's as if there is some precious commodity trump is after.
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akpenguin Mar 24, 2026 +82
Distraction-from-the-Epstein-filesium
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LowerRhubarb Mar 24, 2026 +54
Yeah, Bibi not releasing the Epstein Files about Trump probably.
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BrandenWi Mar 24, 2026 +99
This is going to turn into a quagmire that will be killing US troops for years. While wrecking the global economy in the process.
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roosterthumper Mar 24, 2026 +25
I’m getting mixed messages. Did we already win this war or not? /s
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AstarothTheEvil Mar 24, 2026 +26
Man it must suck to be an American right now.
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ShiftyActuall Mar 25, 2026 +27
The yanks are f****** us all with gas prices, so their moron president can drag his nuts around in the sandbox. What a time to be alive
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kamalhusta10 Mar 24, 2026 +109
All-American division heading east. This is going to get interesting.
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glamgypsyxxx Mar 24, 2026 +79
seeing headlines like this always feels like the calm before something bigger 😕 i remember when stuff like this started popping up a while back and everyone was like “it’s probably nothing”… and then it wasn’t. just hoping it doesn’t spiral because it’s never the people making the decisions who pay for it 😔
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D_Simmons Mar 24, 2026 +67
Russia was massing people on the border of Ukraine and for days it was "It's a bluff. They won't do it." and then wham, they did it.
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-Kalos Mar 24, 2026 +15
I remember Biden calling it, warning Russia was about to invade. And all our media was calling him paranoid and Russophobic
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ItsOozingOut Mar 24, 2026 +49
RIP to those getting killed to protect a child f*****.
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KenTheStud Mar 24, 2026 +35
Whatever is in the Epstien files must be really bad for Trump.
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