Timothy Snyder: "The war cannot be won because it was the result of a whim, not a plan."

https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-pleasure-principle #Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #war

Such a mission would expose #US personnel to an array of threats, including Iranian drones & missiles, ground fire & IEDs. It was unclear Saturday whether #Trump would approve all, some or none of the #Pentagon’s plans.

The Trump admin in recent days has vacillated between declaring that the #war is winding down & threatening to amplify it.

#Iran #BootsOnTheGround #IranWar #TrumpsWar #law #Congress #WarPowers

The #Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in #Iran, #US ofcls said, as thousands of soldiers & Marines arrive in the #MiddleEast for what could become a dangerous new phase of the #war should #Trump choose to escalate.
Any ground operation would fall short of a full-scale invasion & could instead involve raids by a mixture of Special Ops forces & conventional infantry troops, said the ofcls.

#BootsOnTheGround #IranWar #TrumpsWar #law #Congress #WarPowers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/28/trump-iran-ground-troops-marines/

#Cameroon has, for more than 4 decades, been led by a strongman president, Paul Biya. The #Trump admin opted not to criticize his disputed re-election in October, & said nothing afterward when security forces waged a deadly crackdown on #protesters.

That gave the #US leverage weeks later, diplomats wrote, when it came time to negotiate a #deportation deal.

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess

The documents obtained by NYT include confidential #State Department correspondence & a funding memo, which connects the money transfer [ #bribe] to the #Cameroon #deportation arrangement. The files, coupled with confirmation from officials, reveal how the #US government used financial pressure [ #extortion] & political incentives to secure a deal that the deportees’ lawyer compared to “selling people.” [ #slavery]

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #HumanRights #DueProcess #Trump

The deal is part of a broader #Trump admin campaign to coax countries to accept immigrants who cannot be legally deported from the #US to their home countries because they would likely face persecution. It is also the clearest example to date of the diplomatic horse-trading the US uses to engineer such agreements.

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #DualState #Judiciary

The #Trump admin this winter secured a secret deal with the government of #Cameroon to deport hundreds of immigrants after remaining silent about a deadly crackdown against #protesters there ‘ withholding $30 million from a local #UN office, acc/to officials & US government documents.

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #DualState #Judiciary

#GiftArticle

In Secret #Deportation Deal, US Leveraged Favors & Funds

In #Cameroon, the #Trump admin found a partner it could pressure into accepting covertly deported migrants.

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #DualState #Judiciary #AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/world/africa/in-secret-deportation-deal-us-leveraged-favors-and-funds.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WlA.9f1u.08JDzNwmeWqy&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition

“Trump signature to start appearing on $100 bill in June, marking 250th US anniversary

Change to delete US treasurer's signature for the first time since 1861

Signature plan latest Trump move to put his name on buildings, programs, ships, money.

An effort for a circulating $1 Trump coin was set back by laws prohibiting the depiction of living individuals on U.S. coins.”

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-signature-appear-us-currency-treasury-says-ending-165-year-tradition-2026-03-26/

#Trump Tests the Limits of American Power in Iran

by Michael Ignatieff

“In a world of predatory hegemons, military superiority no longer guarantees strategic advantage.”

https://thewalrus.ca/trumps-foreign-policy-is-all-fury-no-strategy/

‘This is a dumb war’: #Trump is just trying to distract us from #Epstein files: #Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mideast-conflict/article/this-is-a-dumb-war-kinew-says-conflict-in-iran-an-effort-to-distract-from-epstein-files/

#Trump Admin & especially Miller Yelling Forced ICE Chief Todd Lyons to Hospital for Stress: Report

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-ice-chief-has-been-hospitalized-for-stress-report-11749530

#Trump admin orders much depleted federal Education Department to vacate its headquarter building in DC

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5762974/education-department-building

#Canada loaning millions to proposed #Nunavik rare earth mining project linked to #Trump White House

“Ottawa has committed $175 million to a mining project in northern Quebec whose major U.S. investor is closely linked to the Trump administration.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nunavik-rare-earth-mining-project-9.7138515

South #Korea’s President Lee vows to swiftly retake wartime command from US, as #Trump admin withdraws troops from the peninsula.

He also will speed up military reform including selective conscription

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20260327/lee-vows-to-swiftly-retake-wartime-command-from-us-speed-up-military-reform-including-selective-conscription

This is such a weird sidebar story in a #MAGA #Trump #Hegseth maelstrom of weird

#Korean beauty is coming for US forces worldwide -

“Korean cosmetic product distributor Landing International has landed a deal with a major retail distributor dedicated to the United States Armed Forces to offer K-beauty to military service members and their families worldwide.”

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260327/landing-international-to-deliver-k-beauty-to-us-forces-worldwide

#Trump weighs moving Madison Square Garden for Penn Station rebuild, sources say - Gothamist

https://gothamist.com/news/trump-weighs-moving-madison-square-garden-for-penn-station-rebuild-sources-say

Suit asks court to force #Trump administration back to use 'The Kennedy Center' name and not add ‘Trump’ to it.

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5762241/kennedy-center-name-lawsuit-trump

Since #Trump took office, his admin has mounted an aggressive campaign to use federal law enforcement agencies to pursue his political adversaries, repeatedly.

…Even against this backdrop, a proposal to release extensive files, send agents to China to interview a suspected intelligence operative & offer her a #US #visa in exchange for unreliable revelations about a US congressman would be extraordinary.

#KashPatel #EricSwalwell #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #EnemiesList #WeaponizationOfGovernment

Minnesota Kicks Off Legal Battle With Trump Administration to Hold ICE Shooters Accountable
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With the federal government refusing to identify agents or share evidence relating to the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the dispute has become a game of constitutional chicken: states’ rights versus federal immunity.
https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-trump-ice-shooting-lawsuit-alex-pretti-renee-good?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Minnesota #ICE #Trump #Law #Constitution #Lawsuit #AlexPretti #ReneeGood