Iran’s latest AI Lego video marks a significant pivot. Instead of taunting the US military, it reflects a new chapter in which Tehran will seek peace by reaching out directly to the American people, bypassing the US government. It's a mirror image of the US strategy of the past decades.
Some of the lines are quite noteworthy and will likely resonate with the anti-establishment sentiments prevailing among American youth in particular:
"I love the constitution, the way it was meant. But not the way your leaders bypass consent..."
🔥 Bernie just went scorched earth on Trump and his War on Iran at No Kings in Minneapolis.
“At a time when Americans are politically divided there is ONE issue that is bringing us together: conservatives, moderates, and progressives are speaking out in unison — END THIS WAR!”
Bernie called to end the out of control militarism of the Trump administration “whether it is here at home in cities like Minneapolis or abroad.”
“The American people were lied to about the War in Vietnam.. the War in Iraq.. and we are being lied to today about the War in Iran..
He pins the blame squarely on “Trump and his partner Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu” and lists the casualties on all sides - thousands dead, millions displaced.
Shockingly in Iran, he says, “498 schools have been bombed by American and Israeli missiles.”
“At a time when gas prices are soaring and many Americans cannot afford the basic necessities of life, it’s estimated this war has already cost a TRILLION dollars.”
END THIS WAR.
Full remarks:
Listen to Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández—Republicans wrote the SAVE America Act to block citizens from registering and to purge voters before the midterms.
MAGA cannot win with more people voting, so they are trying to limit who can vote!
Call 202-224-3121.
#SaveActTaxesVoting
Almost 60 years ago, my father, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke with moral clarity about the dangers of war and the consequences of militarism. And here we are again.
We are still too often drunk with war and militarism, choosing destruction over understanding and power over principle. The cost continues to be measured in human lives, broken communities, and a world pushed further from peace.
We must commit ourselves to the discipline of nonviolence and the hard work of creating the Beloved Community. The time has long passed for us to learn what it means to study war no more.
#MLK #Nonviolence #BelovedCommunity
As we focus on Iran and Lebanon, let's not forget what’s happening in the West Bank.
In one year, more than 36,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced and 240 were killed. There were over 1,700 attacks by Israeli settlers.
We must end U.S. military aid to Netanyahu.
The war in Iran has already cost $22.8 billion.
For $22.8 billion, we could:
• Provide Medicaid to 6.8 million kids
• Build 2.6 million public housing units
• Fund Head Start for 1.3 million
• Hire 240,000 teachers
• Cancel $20,000 in student debt for 1 million borrowers
Reporter: If you could say something to Trump, what would it be?
PA voter: You’re a worthless pile of sh*t.
Reporter: How many times did you vote for him?
PA voter: 3 times. That was my bad. Apparently I’m an idiot.
https://t.co/pvCzuFBkI5
@NewYorker Most Americans: “Another sunny day you can’t enjoy cuz you’re working 2 low-wage jobs & praying bank gets paycheck before electric bill.” #Privilege#REALITY
BREAKING: District Attorneys across the country are pledging that they will not prosecute women and doctors if the Supreme Court overturns Roe. This a revolt against judicial overreach by local prosecutors who have discretion over how to enforce the law.
https://t.co/ab6a3pOagy
During Hurricane Harvey many Texans were saved by members of the Cajun Navy. So maybe during a pandemic a few of y’all might be saved by the Cajun Army.
Louisiana’s own @ltgrusselhonore, hero of the Katrina response, wants y’all to “take the shot.”