Jase Short

Philosophy, Politics, and geeky stuff like monsters, horror, and sci-fi

[Jase Short @JaseShort]

@catb0icarti Hard same

[Jase Short @JaseShort]

Cashapp = $platozilla

Venmo = Rozkiva

[Jase Short @JaseShort]

So I have to come up with 2,500 for rent immediately—technically by Sunday, but I think I can push to Monday. I am trying multiple avenues, but if you happen to be capable anything at all helps. Trying to keep this roof over my disabled partner and trans child’s heads…

[Jase Short @JaseShort]

@FayeKnoozIV @DougHenwood Do you understand how power grids work Faye

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

💢 REPORT | Opening Strikes in U.S.-Israeli Bombing Campaign Targeted Heart of Iran’s Pistachio Trade

Iran was once the world’s leading pistachio producer. Today, USDA data show the U.S., led by California, accounts for roughly 65% of global output, while Iran’s share has fallen to about 18%.

In the first week of the war, reports and geolocated satellite imagery indicated strikes in and around Rafsanjan, the heart of Iran’s pistachio sector, including apparent damage to pistachio warehouse facilities near the airport.

The Resnick family, owners of The Wonderful Company and dominant players in California’s pistachio industry, have used political influence to secure vast water rights in drought-stricken regions, at the expense of local communities.

The 2025 documentary Pistachio Wars examines their longstanding backing of pro-Israel lobbying groups, arguing that hawkish policies toward Iran align with their commercial interests, as weakening a key global competitor benefits their bottom line.

🎥 Pistachio Wars (2025) trailer.

[TheRealThelmaJohnson @TheRealThelmaJ1]

This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen

[Politics Theory Other @poltheoryother]

Excellent/highly ominous thread:

[Vali Nasr @vali_nasr]

Important analysis of US plans for a potential ground operation as next phase of war

[Writers Against the War on Gaza @wawog_now]

"No words can adequately capture the evil I have witnessed or experienced at their hands. I do not have sufficient language to describe what they have done to us; what Gaza smells like, feels or looks like up close now. But it is the kind of knowledge that alters one's life and makes you understand that the very least one can do is to speak truth to power, to have the courage of one's convictions, to exercise the privilege of having a voice, however muted or shadow-banned it might be, to speak forcefully for those who are defenseless against hateful colonial state violence. That is all the power I have, and I will continue to use it so long as I breathe."

[Sina Toossi @SinaToossi]

A quick overview of what we know Iran has actually hit in this war — and the strategy that appears to be emerging.

Satellite imagery, official statements, and open-source analysis point to strikes on at least 17 installations, including 11 U.S. military bases, along with key air defense sensors, aircraft, and communications infrastructure.

Iran appears to be focusing on four areas:

1⃣ sensor blindness – striking radars and air defense nodes

2⃣ operational logistics – targeting refueling aircraft, ports, and staging bases

3⃣ command networks – damaging communications infrastructure and radomes

4⃣ and of course economic pressure – threatening shipping and energy transport in the Persian Gulf

Iran’s approach appears consistent with a strategy long discussed by its planners: launch at a high tempo early in the conflict to deplete interceptor stocks and degrade sensors, then settle into a longer war of attrition in which fewer missiles and drones may have a higher chance of penetrating defenses.

There are signs of this dynamic playing out. Reports from Israel suggest warning times from air defense systems have shortened compared with earlier phases of the war. The situation appears more difficult in parts of the Persian Gulf, where air and missile defense coverage is thinner.

Here are some of the most notable targets we know definitively about.

Across the region, Iran has struck at least 11 U.S. bases and roughly 17 installations:

-In Kuwait, strikes hit Ali Al Salem Air Base, Camp Buehring, Camp Arifjan, and the Shuaiba port facility, damaging logistics infrastructure, communications radomes, and personnel facilities at key U.S. staging hubs.

-In Saudi Arabia, Iran struck Prince Sultan Air Base, damaging radar installations associated with missile defense and hitting five KC-135 aerial refueling tankers on the ground, a critical enabler of U.S. long-range air operations.

-In Qatar, a strike damaged the AN/FPS-132 early-warning radar at Al Udeid Air Base, a $1+ billion system that provides missile detection coverage across much of the region.

-In Bahrain, Iranian strikes damaged satellite communications terminals and radar infrastructure at the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters, a key command node for U.S. naval operations in the Gulf.

-In the UAE, Iran struck Al Dhafra Air Base and the logistics hub at Jebel Ali port, while also hitting facilities associated with THAAD missile defense radar sites near Ruwais and Sader, part of the region’s integrated air defense network.

-In Jordan, a strike at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base destroyed or severely damaged an AN/TPY-2 radar used by the THAAD missile defense system, one of the most important sensors used to track and guide interceptor missiles against ballistic threats.

-In Iraq, Iran targeted Erbil Air Base and facilities at Erbil International Airport, as well as Harir Air Base and coalition installations near Baghdad’s Victory Base complex. Iranian strikes also hit the U.S. consulate compound in Erbil and the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad, while attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan targeted Kurdish military headquarters and communications sites.

-In Israel, determining the full extent of damage is difficult due to strict military censorship and limited satellite imagery. Iranian officials claim strikes on energy and military infrastructure. Open-source footage confirms at least some successful hits, including a Hezbollah strike on a satellite communications facility near Beit Shemesh—part of Israel’s ground infrastructure for military and intelligence satellite communications.

[Jase Short @JaseShort]

@ori_goldberg @alon_mizrahi I am hearing a lot of unconfirmed reporting about it being pretty bad in Israel re: these interceptors failing. Is that true? Or is it just propaganda, fake, content farming nonsense?

[Jase Short @JaseShort]

@palithreads @drghadasasa We would know if 500 US troops died because there would be reverberations throughout the population. I’m sure it’s more than 3, but 500 is an insane number to claim. Also: 560 is very precise, how would they count from a missile strike?

[Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @jimstewartson]

This is one of the most savage, delicious beatdowns I have ever seen.

[Bryce Greene @TheGreeneBJ]

I got a threat in the mail from someone claiming to be IDF and shit like this is really the first thing that came to mind.

[Eric Lee @EricLeeAtty]

I was on MS Now tonight (MSNBC) discussing what I saw during the protests held by children & parents at the Dilley family detention center.

Families like the El Gamal family, who have been there for 8 months, are living in brutal and inhumane conditions.

Free the El Gamals!

[Kat Abughazaleh @KatAbughazaleh]

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

[Jase Short @JaseShort]

@BasedMikeLee As an actual Marxist I find statements like this utterly baffling

[Jase Short @JaseShort]

@TailpipeB24162 @clarasophiadaly Indigenous Americans mostly are confined to reservations my friend. This is a nonsense statement. This person is an educator, a tax payer. Get real.

[Clara-Sophia Daly @clarasophiadaly]

BREAKING:

Middle school science teacher in Miami-Dade detained by ICE.

The Miami-Dade teachers union confirmed today that the teacher attended his immigration hearing and was detained.

He had been in the US since his youth and had DACA. He will likely be deported.

[gianmarco @GianmarcoSoresi]

America is everything it accuses China of being