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In the second week of an inept narcissist's spiraling war - not even of choice but of whim - that's killed over 1,500 people and wreaked widespread havoc, almost as grotesque as the witless carnage itself is the "slopaganda" issuing almost daily from a White House evidently run by 14-year-old gamers who splice real combat footage with Call of Duty-esque video games to create tacky war porn celebrating "JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY." Millions of us wanna know: "What the fuck is wrong with you people?"Under Trump we will have no more wars - I am peace," once intoned the hollow reality-show specter now spreading mindless death, terror and economic mayhem across 12 countries. To date, US and Israeli airstrikes have killed over 1,255 people in Iran, mostly civilians, including perhaps 300 children, the youngest an 8-month-old girl; at least 12,000 Iranians have been injured. Also dead are about 400 people in Lebanon, over 50 in surrounding countries, and 8 US service members. Bombs have struck at least four schools in Tehran; after strikes this week on oil refineries and storage facilities, Tehran residents woke to plumes of dark smoke and black rain falling in what many viewed as a genocidal attack on infrastructure that mirrors that of Gaza. It's become clear from Trump's flailing rhetoric he didn't expect or plan for a war, just a fast, hard, "kill their leader and they fold" move like Venezuela, always a delusional goal, so they could pick a pliable new leader. Instead, after sloppily killing all their own choices for successors, they got the far more extremist, now angrier son Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, a hardliner with close ties to Iran's most ideologically rabid, repressive clerics - and, after Trump's blithe assertion he'll kill him too, with nothing to lose. The outcome, deemed "the blueprint for a generational blood war," also pissed off rich Gulf states who've been courting him with investment pledges. One Dubai oligarch "at the heart of a danger (we) did not choose": “Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war?”The slapdash incompetence of his "short-term little excursion" quickly exposed a wildly erratic take on what he actually called his "performance" not governance, more improv than coherent strategy. The rationale kept shifting - no nuclear weapons, people free, regime change - as did the language: A "47-year-conflict" became an "imminent threat." ("Words, what are they for?") The promise Iranians' "future is yours to take" became the demand for imaginary "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" He bounced ideas off journalists, was surprised neighboring states got drawn in, ignored likely consequences - what oil? - had no contingency plans and rudely rebuffed allies. To the UK's offer of an aircraft carrier: "We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!”Not so fast, said Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian, who warned their enemies “must take their dream of the Iranian people’s unconditional surrender to their graves." Then he apologized to neighboring countries for strikes against their U.S. bases. In response, Trump crowed they were ready "to cry uncle" and declared it "the first time Iran has ever lost in thousands of years." MAGA voted for an isolationist America First leader; they got a raging, idiotic, ignorant warmonger who launched more military attacks on more countries in a year than any president, and who doesn't give a shit about Americans. Asked if we should be worried about retaliatory attacks from Iran, he shrugged, "I guess...When you go to war, some people will die.” Aka, whatever. But lookit these cool, macho videos celebrating Epic Fury! - YouTube www.youtube.com Within days, the White House, or the puerile gamesters running their social media account, moved on from simply glorifying the violence to transforming it into video games, “gamifying" it by seamlessly merging video footage of actual U.S. strikes and explosions with bellicose clips from Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Mortal Kombat. They also interspersed real kill-footage with popular action flicks and TV shows - Braveheart, Gladiator, Top Gun, Iron Man, even Saul Goodman and Walter White: "I am the danger" - complete with relentless, churning techno music to get your jingoistic heart racing. The result, both cringey and chilling, is to render real-life pain, blood, death, grief, terror, destruction, displacement mere cartoon entertainment, stripped of humanity, unworthy of empathy.In a rare move, the gaslighting profanity of the videos prompted a "call to conscience" from Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, who decried the "profound moral failure" they represent. Seeing "real war with real death and real suffering treated like a video game" was "sickening," he wrote, war and its brutality become "a spectator sport" and a moral crisis. "Our government (is) thrilled by the destructive power of our military, addicted to the 'spectacle' of explosions," he wrote. "The American people are better than this." Maybe, some of them. But the malignant narcissist with the warped world view and his fanboy marveling at the capture of Maduro as "the most gangster thing I've seen in my life," are still hideously, obliviously "locked in" to the atrocities. So are, of course, his loyal buffoonish minions, strutting and gloating over America's bloody, illegal "victories." "We're marching through the world," declared giddy, craven lickspittle Lindsay Graham to a laughing Maria Bartiromo on Fox. "We’re clearing out the bad guys." All praise to "Ronald Reagan plus," "the greatest commander in chief of all time." He doesn't want "a fair fight," just "a quick one," he said, joining the bully ranks, and to make lots of money. Committed to being the cringiest cheerleader on the vile team, he even brought props; he waves "Make Iran Great" and "Free Cuba" hats, and smirks, "Stay tuned." Oh puke. Who asked America to clear out the bad guys? Who thinks what we need is a hat-based foreign policy? Idiotic hubris, thy name is. Meanwhile, insufferable Press Barbie Stepford, her little Christian cross front and center, has gone full, smug, North Korea agit-prop. What does Trump's imaginary “unconditional surrender" mean, she is asked. She yammers at length, dragging out the titles in an effort to bolster her gobbledygook: "It means that when President Trump, as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, determines that Iran no longer poses a threat to the United States of America and the goals of Operation Epic Fury has (sic) been fully realized, whether they say it themselves or not." And as the blessed leader of MAGA, she adds breezily, there may or may not be boots on the ground in Iran; "President Trump wisely keeps all his options on the table." And bring on the video games. - YouTube www.youtube.com Even more repulsive is smarmy, abusive, chest-thumping Christo-fascist and "day-drunk dipshit" Kegseth, who finally got a war to go with his puerile bravado. Preening in his greasy hair and patriotic pocket square, he vows to "unleash overwhelming and punishing violence,” revels in "death and destruction from the sky," brags, "America is winning - decisively, devastatingly and without mercy," and gloats of the "quiet death" - and war crime - of 87 Iranian sailors killed when a US torpedo hit their unarmed frigate heading home from a training exercise the US took part in. Among peers, he is widely reviled for his bombastic language and "moral depravity"; one advocate calls him "a very dangerous person," "out of his depth," cavalier, obtuse and so incompetent "I wouldn’t feel safe leaving him in charge of a DoorDash order."Despite all that - and reports of Pentagon excess topping $93 billion spent in one month, under use-it-or-lose-it funding rules, on furniture, ice cream machines, sushi prep tables, iPads, king crab, lobster tail, steak, doughnuts - still there he was, pig-eyed, smirking, ostensibly assuring us not to worry about reports Russia is providing Iran with intel on American troops, because "the president has an incredible knack at mitigating those risks." "Nobody's putting us in danger," he sneered. "We're putting the other guys in danger - that's our job." Then he launched into a casual genocidal rant deemed "some really dark shit." Per Rumsfeld: "You go to war with the sociopathic, bullying, self-declared Secretary of War you have," and the base war porn that goes with him. And of course the imbecile who last weekend attended the "dignified transfer" of the senselessly dead Americans he's to blame for, wearing his undignified white USA golf cap because he cares more about his "hair." He eloquently noted "I hate to do that" - see the dead, also muss his hair - but "it’s part of war. It's the bad part of war." Truth. Later, he was asked about the strike on the elementary school in southern Iran that killed up to 175 girls; though the investigative Bellingcat and multiple news outlets confirmed a US Tomahawk missile hit the school - another war crime - Trump suggested, with no evidence, it may have been Iran. Nodding, Hegseth said, "The only side that targets civilians is Iran." And the only side that would mistakenly kill a school full of kids is America.Trump went golfing, then spoke at a GOP retreat. He railed against Dems opposing the SAVE America Act, which would sabotage the mid-terms with new voting strictures; it has 'America' in its name, he whined, and Schumer is "now a Palestinian officially." He dismissed Americans' concerns about soaring gas prices, "a very small price to pay (for) World Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY." He warned Iran not to "try anything cute" to stop the flow of oil in the Strait of Hormuz, or "Death, Fire, and Fury will reign (sic) upon them." More war slopaganda streamed from the White House: Home runs in baseball, like missiles hitting targets, as "pure American dominance." Football and missile hits as unrelenting "TOUCHDOWNS!" All, "JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY." Iran, it turns out, also seeks their own justice. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced they do not want to harm ordinary Americans who oppose foreign wars like "Operation Epic Mistake,” but they will no longer seek diplomacy and they have "many surprises in store" if America keeps attacking their oil or nuclear sites. In response to our cartoon agitprop, they also released their own LEGO-style video - missiles, explosions, a whiteboard reading, "My homeland is my life." Comments: "Begun, the content wars have," "Who would've thought a country run by religious fanatics that propagates martyrdom would not just roll over upon being attacked?" and, "Maybe I shouldn't have wished to live in more interesting times." Also, "Even their AI slop is killing ours."Trump, flailing in the face of political and economic blowback to a war against a nuclear-armed nation of 91 million people he didn't really mean to start, is struggling to figure out how to end it, or at least randomly declare victory like in elections. We are awash in mixed messages: "So is the war that isn't a war over or isn't it?" Hegseth, asked where are we now: "We're in a very strong place," "This is just the beginning," "We are giving the president maximum options," "Our will is endless." Trump, asked if it's over or starting: "You could say both," "We could call it a tremendous success right now or we could go further," "The war is very complete, pretty much," "It is won, but not won enough." For once, he was right: We're tired from so much fucking winning.It turns out the only imminent threat was, is Trump, writes David Rothkopf, who cites "the madness" of so many people around the world "buffeted by the psychosis of a single man," his "whims, impulses, ignorance, greed, malevolence, hatefulness, turning pique into economic pain, promoting the incompetent and monstrous to do his dirty work, seeking desperately to steal glory he does not deserve," and by shuttering US programs worldwide causing "the death of millions who simply had the misfortune to live in Trump's time." On Saturday, Country Joe McDonald died at 84 after a decades-long music career. Its touchstone was perhaps his electrifying performance, before nearly half-a-million people at 1969's Woodstock Festival, of his anti-war I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag, about another rich man's war and poor man's fight. May he, and too many others, rest in peace and power. "And it's 1, 2, 3, what're we fighting for?" - Country Joe McDonald"Looking at what we are confronted with today, those most likely to argue they should hold a place above ordinary people are actually, in fact, the least of us, the most contemptible among us." - David Rothkopf Iran's LEGO-themed agit-propScreengrab on X - YouTube www.youtube.com

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Federal deportation policy is undergoing a "course correction" amid pushback from swing-voting Latinos, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson. The post Speaker Mike Johnson Sketches ‘Course Correction’ in DHS Deportation Policy appeared first on Breitbart.

Tuesday on MS NOW's "The Last Word," Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) claimed President Donald Trump didn't "think strategically and he doesn't seem to know all that much." The post Kelly: Trump Doesn’t Think Strategically or Even Know Much About War appeared first on Breitbart.

The Eastern Pacific hurricane season officially starts May 15, while the Atlantic season begins June 1

Tuesday on MS NOW's "The Briefing," Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said President Donald Trump would try to "seize ballot boxes' to "subvert the vote" in the midterm elections. The post Schiff: Trump Will Try to ‘Seize Ballot Boxes’ to ‘Subvert the Vote’ in Midterms appeared first on Breitbart.

During an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) said that Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) “is a respected person in the Senate, and I’ve worked with him for a good, long time,” but he won’t support Mullin’s The post Dem Sen. Welch: Can’t Support ‘Respected’ Mullin Without ‘Absolute Reset’ on Immigration Policy appeared first on Breitbart.

'won't be part of the team'

Yamaha Motors Corp. The post Yamaha Announces it’s Leaving California for Georgia After 50 Years as Californians Debate Implementing ‘Wealth Tax’ appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

The emerging AI industry has generated many questions on the impacts on Americans’ way of life, but Telnyx CEO David Casem believes the technology will revolutionize businesses and help empower American workers. The post Exclusive — Telnyx CEO on False AI Doomerism: AI Will Expand Opportunities for Aspiring Workers and Emerging Businesses appeared first on Breitbart.

Jack Smith subpoenaed phone records of former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline while he led the charge challenging the 2020 election as part of the former special counsel’s Arctic Frost investigation. The post Jack Smith Quietly Targeted Former Kansas Attorney General For Challenging 2020 Election Results appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Last spring, Texas passed a bill that would allow schools to display the Ten Commandments in the classroom. The post Texas Democrat and Supposed Christian James Talarico Said That Displaying the Ten Commandments in Schools is ‘Violence’ (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

The Las Vegas Raiders announced on Tuesday that the Baltimore Ravens had "backed out" of their blockbuster deal to send star pass rusher Maxx Crosby to Baltimore in exchange for two first-round picks. The post Ravens’ Deal with Raiders for Maxx Crosby Falls Apart in Shocking Development appeared first on Breitbart.

Chuck Schumer is promoting the SAVE Act without even realizing it. The post QUIET PART OUT LOUD: A Panicked Chuck Schumer Says SAVE Act Would Purge Millions From Voter Rolls (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

A Navy veteran in Tennessee named Lonnie D. The post AMERICA: Hundreds of Strangers Show up for Funeral of Navy Veteran in Tennessee With No Known Living Relatives (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

'the final straw on the camel's back'

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A high-stakes special election in Georgia is now headed to a runoff after no candidate secured a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s crowded race to replace former Rep. The post Trump-Backed Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris Advance to Runoff on April 7 to Replace MTG in Georgia’s 14th District appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

This content was produced via a partnership with KCPAC. The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller. Vital Maritime Security The Japanese government is reportedly considering the legal basis for deploying its Self-Defense Forces to escort tankers through the Strait

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Iran’s military power is “being systematically degraded and annihilated” as Operation Epic Fury entered its tenth day, declaring the campaign will end “on our timeline and at our choosing” while forcefully pushing back against suggestions it could devolve into another prolonged Middle East conflict. The post Hegseth: Iran’s Military Power ‘Systematically Annihilated’ — War ‘Ends on Our Timeline,’ No ‘Endless Nation‑Building’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Tuesday on MS NOW's "Deadline," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said the Trump administration's military actions in Iran were "a disaster of epic proportions." The post Sen. Murphy: Trump Actions in Iran ‘A Disaster of Epic Proportions’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is speaking out from behind bars. The post Harvey Weinstein Says #MeToo Was Just Greedy Women Chasing Payouts: ‘March to the Money Pile’ appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

A former Washington, D.C. The post DISGRACE: “Hero” Police Officer on Hakeem Jeffries’ Jan. 6 Memorial Plaque INDICTED on 9 Felony Counts Including RAPE — Allegedly Drugged and Assaulted Nearly a Dozen Women appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr spoke about how Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate race in Texas, James Talarico, had "falsely" claimed that his interview with CBS late-night TV host Stephen Colbert was being censored. The post Exclusive — Brendan Carr on Talarico-Colbert Controversy: Talarico ‘Falsely’ Claimed Censorship over ‘Equal Time Rule’ appeared first on Breitbart.

cementing his status

Pass the SAVE Act!! The post Victor Reacts: Republicans, Do Whatever Must be Done To PASS the SAVE America Act! (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

'time-consuming process'

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr says he is looking to crack down on overseas call centers that have become a hassle for American consumers and may be contributing to a broader number of financial scams against vulnerable Americans. The post Exclusive–Brendan Carr: FCC Is Cracking Down on Overseas Call Center Scams, Requiring Standard English Proficiency, Reducing Robocalls appeared first on Breitbart.

The O’Keefe Media Group on Tuesday released undercover video of a Chenega & Cherokee federal executive admitting that “Native-owned” firms cheat US government contracts and outsource the work while they collect millions. The post O’Keefe Media Group Releases Undercover Video of Chenega & Cherokee Federal Executive Admitting “Native-Owned” Firms Cheat Government Contracts (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

David Casem, the co-founder and CEO of telecommunications company Telnyx, said President Donald Trump is a "unique strategic advantage" that the United States has over other countries in the race for artificial intelligence (AI) dominance.  The post Telnyx CEO: Trump Is America’s ‘Unique Strategic Advantage’ on AI appeared first on Breitbart.

Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday called for, sparking backlash from some Republicans who don’t want to see young Americans die in Iran. The post WATCH: WarPig Lindsey Graham Wants You for IDF: “I’m Going Back to South Carolina and Asking Them to Send Their Sons and Daughters Over to the Middle East”, Slams ‘Antisemites’ – Mace and Boebert Respond! appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Will we know where the bodies are buried? The post New Mexico Police Move in Force To Search Epstein’s ‘Zorro Ranch’, Looking for the Remains of Two Girls Allegedly Strangled and Buried on the Property appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Republicans are putting pressure on Democrat lawmakers over the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, which is creating long lines at airports for spring break travelers. The post Republicans Upping Pressure on Democrats over DHS Shutdown appeared first on Breitbart.

The risk of harm to people on our planet is considered low. The post 1,300-Pound NASA Research Satellite Will Come Crashing Down to Earth in the Next Few Hours appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Few people can shut down the garbage leftists spew during a debate or interview better than Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) can, thanks to his dry sense of humor and criminally underrated intellect. The post “What Planet Did You Just Parachute in From? You Trigger My Gag Reflex!” – Sen. John Kennedy ROASTS Open Borders Clown After Exposing His Disgusting Anti-Trump Posts (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Tragedy struck the small Swiss town of Kerzers on Tuesday evening after a man apparently set himself on fire on a bus, leaving several dead and multiple injured. The post Several Dead after Man Apparently Self-Immolates on Bus in Switzerland appeared first on Breitbart.

President Donald Trump has fired off a scorching warning to the rogue regime in Tehran, demanding the immediate removal of any naval mines reportedly being deployed in the vital Strait of Hormuz. The post “Military Consequences… At a Level Never Seen Before”: Trump Issues Dire Warning After Report Iran May Be Deploying Mines in Strait of Hormuz — Then Announces U.S. Destroyed 10 Mine-Laying Boats appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

The US Central Command on Tuesday released unclassified footage of US Military strikes on the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz. The post US Central Command Releases Unclassified Footage of Military Strikes on Iranian Navy, Including Minelayers (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Since 1950, there's been just 20 earthquakes (magnitude 2.3 or higher) in this area, which makes the quake a rarity

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Florida woman arrested on suspicion of firing gunshots at Rihanna’s Los Angeles home while 10 people were inside is expected to make her first court appearance on Tuesday afternoon. The post Ivanna Lisette Ortiz Faces First Court Appearance After Allegedly Shooting Rihanna’s LA Mansion appeared first on Breitbart.

'What planet did you just parachute in from'

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to the Iranian regime Tuesday against putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz as the United States destroys "inactive mine laying boats." The post Trump Warns Iran Not to Put Mines in Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Takes Out ‘Inactive Mine Laying Boats’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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Last week, President Trump hosted a meeting with the greatest minds in college sports and media, all to address one issue: What to do about the Wild West that has now become the college sports landscape. The post President Trump’s Executive Order Is the Last Chance to Save College Sports appeared first on Breitbart.

Actress Candace Cameron Bure says she was invited to an event by a friend, and showed up to find herself at an underground "demonic" sex party. "It was so disgusting and gross," the "Full House" star said. The post ‘Full House’ Star Candace Cameron Bure Recalls a Friend Inviting Her to a ‘Demonic’ Sex Party: ‘Disgusting and Gross’ appeared first on Breitbart.

The White House is pushing on Congress to immediately pass the Save America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, dubbing it one of the most vital pieces of legislation ever.  The post White House Pushes for Passage of Save America Act: ‘One of the Most Critical Pieces of Legislation in Our Nation’s History’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Two hundred and fifty years after the publication of The Wealth of Nations, the public figure who most embodies Adam Smith's ideals is Donald Trump. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Is the President Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For appeared first on Breitbart.

Rock legend and KISS crooner Gene Simmons unleashed on Hollywood celebrities who lecture Americans about politics, saying "People in America work hard for their living and they don't want to be lectured to by people who live in mansions and drive Rolls-Royces." The post Gene Simmons Tells Rich Hollywood Celebrities Preaching Politics to ‘Shut the F**k Up’: ‘Nobody Cares What You Think’ appeared first on Breitbart.