War with Iran

[pbiflyer]

Do we have our next FIFA Peace Prize recipient?

Man of the century!

No one has ever won both the FIFA Peace Prize and the Citizens of Iowa Man Of The Century award in the same year!



"And they've never given you the Nobel Peace Prize, by the way, which is a disgrace. So, what I came up with, Mr. President, is a new award. It's called the Man of the Century award, OK?"

https://x.com/acyn/status/2113445661467361379?s=61&t=jsIZllSIAp6Fe-FmvZNVnw

[TSmith34, Inc.]

"And they've never given you the Nobel Peace Prize, by the way, which is a disgrace. So, what I came up with, Mr. President, is a new award. It's called the Man of the Century award, OK?"

https://x.com/acyn/status/2113445661467361379?s=61&t=jsIZllSIAp6Fe-FmvZNVnw

That is some preeminent bootlicking!

Same dude:

"Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."

Someone should probably let him know about the RAGBRAI

https://substack.com/@aaronrupar/note/c-367939756

[Uncle Rico]

When they tell you the oil is flowing, remember the cost of the war on increased shipping protection versus the beginning of the war.  The new norm might be the permanent norm, but it's just a few pennies (my bad, nickels).

https://bobeunlimited.substack.com/p/higher-for-longer-oil-prices

[MU82]

From the NYT:

Airfares soared because of the war with Iran. It's looking increasingly likely that prices won't come down anytime soon.

Tensions in the Middle East have risen in recent days, pushing up oil prices. But even if the war ended and fuel costs fell, ticket prices could remain stubbornly high. ...

In September, airfares were 22 percent more expensive than a year earlier, according to federal data. The average cost of a round-trip Thanksgiving flight within the United States is currently about $389, about 39 percent more than it was at this time last year, according to Hopper, a booking app known for its price-tracking features. Similar flights for Christmas are averaging $452, up 22 percent from a year ago.

Fuel typically accounts for about 25 to 30 percent of an airline's operating costs, behind only wages and employee benefits. So when jet fuel prices nearly doubled in March, airlines raised fares. Jet fuel prices fell in the spring, but have steadily climbed since July. Today, they are about as high as they have been since the United States and Israel began attacking Iran on Feb. 28.

[pbiflyer]

Flights are insane right now. $1200 to go PBI-PHL.
Flights to Florida this week were over $2000 from MKE 

[tower912]

Gas prices skyrocket every time a tin pot dictator decides to throw a tantrum.  And we need to remember that.

JD Vance

[MU82]

Not sure why people are complaining. We're getting a ballroom, an arch, a green Reflecting Pool and a golf course that the poors won't be able to play. And we've already gotten a golden Oval Office and a free Qatari jet that only cost taxpayers $1 billion to retrofit.

Promises made, promises kept.

[TallTitan34]

Not sure why people are complaining. We're getting a ballroom, an arch, a green Reflecting Pool and a golf course that the poors won't be able to play. And we've already gotten a golden Oval Office and a free Qatari jet that only cost taxpayers $1 billion to retrofit.

Promises made, promises kept.

And we're getting (the same deal we already had with) Greenland!

[Uncle Rico]

And we're getting (the same deal we already had with) Greenland!

Normally, this would be a bigger story but not anymore.  Good job, America

https://time.com/article/2026/10/26/house-democrats-unveil-new-details-from-trump-accuser/

[MU82]

Normally, this would be a bigger story but not anymore.  Good job, America

https://time.com/article/2026/10/26/house-democrats-unveil-new-details-from-trump-accuser/

He's just misunderstood.

[Shaka Shart]

Normally, this would be a bigger story but not anymore.  Good job, America

https://time.com/article/2026/10/26/house-democrats-unveil-new-details-from-trump-accuser/

We are busy doing Cheesecake Factory discourse. Your TDS is showing

[MU82]

The inept warmonger Captain Bone Spur and his Fox Weekend host clown show strike again ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.

Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was removed as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is the second general to be ousted from the post, known in military circles as the "J5," under Hegseth. His predecessor, Lt. Gen. Joseph McGee, was forced to retire last October.

The defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters, said there is no immediate replacement for Sylvia and no reason has been given for the firing. ...

Typically, the J5 director and their staff are responsible for generating and coordinating military plans with both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the president. Sylvia's firing comes as Trump has repeatedly floated starting new military operations against Iran.

Trump has vowed to "finish the job" in Iran after launching the war with Israel eight months ago and said new strikes are an option after the midterm elections next week.

U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action after Tuesday's elections as well as for the possibility that Iran will attempt to retaliate against them, two diplomats briefed on the matter said. They say Trump has not made a final decision on new strikes.

A third U.S. aircraft carrier and thousands of additional troops are making their way to the region.

[jesmu84]

https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/2115809671151751545?a=EDwADBLjo_PtBKRFo5c&s=19

[MU82]

https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/2115809671151751545?a=EDwADBLjo_PtBKRFo5c&s=19

I love how the first three responses - no doubt from cultists who worship their inept hero - attack the messenger.

[Uncle Rico]

I love how the first three responses - no doubt from cultists who worship their inept hero - attack the messenger.

https://bsky.app/profile/jordanuhl.com/post/3myzm63wtis2y

[MU82]

https://bsky.app/profile/jordanuhl.com/post/3myzm63wtis2y

That's hilarious. The Fox dope thought he was gonna be interviewing a run-of-the-mill cultist, right down to the beard. But then ... oops!

[Shaka Shart]

Is it netanyahover?

[Uncle Rico]

Is it netanyahover?

Hope so and hope he's finally put where he belongs.  Jail.  Ty

[MU82]

From the Seattle Times:

Alaska Air Group is laying off 200 employees as it faces a nearly $700 million loss this year due to high fuel prices and other geopolitical pressures, the company said Friday.

Promises made, promises kept.

[Shaka Shart]

Is this where I make fun of the Polish coup or what

[MU82]

It's cute the way Milwaukee and Brewers fans are making a big deal out of 750K people going to the parade. Captain Bone Spur says he had more than that at his rally in Bumblefork, Iowa.

[Uncle Rico]

Tucker Carlson is saying Cheeto Jesus is going to use a nuke on Iran following the election at Pickaxe Mountain since his war is a total failure.

Not that I believe he'll do it, but if he does, that will rapidly increase the speed at which America declines into irrelevance

[forgetful]

Tucker Carlson is saying Cheeto Jesus is going to use a nuke on Iran following the election at Pickaxe Mountain since his war is a total failure.

Not that I believe he'll do it, but if he does, that will rapidly increase the speed at which America declines into irrelevance

If we use a tactical nuke. We are no longer relevant, and the world should put global sanctions against us.

Not only that, but expect Putin to also use nukes then.

It very likely could be the end of world order. I don't expect it to happen, it would be too moronic.

[Uncle Rico]

If we use a tactical nuke. We are no longer relevant, and the world should put global sanctions against us.

Not only that, but expect Putin to also use nukes then.

It very likely could be the end of world order. I don't expect it to happen, it would be too moronic.

Neither do I, though I suspect someone here thinks we should

[tower912]

There is no abyss too deep.