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Joseph Britt
@zathras5.bsky.social

I cannot resist observing that the Trump crowd have launched major American military action to retaliate for Iranian military action that did not target Americans. There is no plausible claim of self-defense, and both houses of Congress have expressly disapproved military action.

The Economist@economist.com

Today on “The Intelligence”: renewed Iran-US strikes threaten long-term peace, making filial piety mandatory and our Route 66 road trip reaches Oklahoma

bit.lyPeace fire: further US-Iran strikesAlso on the daily podcast: mandatory filial piety and our Route 66 trip reaches Oklahoma
Joseph Britt
@zathras5.bsky.social

Oh, and incidentally….to keep the President looking tough and lethal, the Navy is imposing staggering costs on sailors lives, marriages, and families by leaving ships on deployment without port calls for half a year and more. Via @starsandstripes.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/star...

Stars and Stripes@starsandstripes.bsky.social

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has spent nearly seven months at sea without a port call, a grueling pace of operations that has tested the crew's resilience as it remains on duty in the Middle East with no clear end in sight. From Stars and Stripes' Alison Bath:

stripes.comNavy carrier in Mideast at sea for more than 200 days, testing crew resilienceUSS Abraham Lincoln and its crew of about 5,000 have spent nearly seven months in the Arabian Sea supporting U.S. military operations.

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