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Iran War, Strait of Hormuz Closure Forces Embrace of Renewable Energy
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for nearly two months, causing oil and gas prices to surge around the globe. In the United States, the cost of a gallon…
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Tucker Carlson Apologizes for Supporting Trump Amid Iran War
Jon Stewart once warned Tucker Carlson that his style of political commentary — the bellicose, structurally adversarial kayfabe he engaged in on CNN’s Crossfire — was “hurting America.” Change course,…
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Joe Rogan Has Criticized Iran War. Trump Wants to Keep Him Happy
The White House is doing damage control with prominent manosphere podcasters amid Donald Trump’s fallout with major figures in right-wing media over the Iran war. Joe Rogan is their chief…
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They Want to Drop a Bomb in Iran in Honor of My Father, Peter Rodrick
I ’m doomscrolling on Facebook — past puppy photos, Paul Schrader recounting his ayahuasca journey, hopeful dispatches from second and third marriages — when a post stops me. Someone says…
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Trump Attacks Pope Leo XIV Amid Criticism of Iran War
Donald Trump is now attacking the Pope. “Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” the president wrote Sunday night on Truth Social, following Pope Leo XIV‘s…
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‘SNL’ Weekend Update Roasts JD Vance for Failed Iran Deal, ‘Weird’ Wife Comments
Michael Che also jokes about Melania Trump's surprising statement about Jeffrey Epstein Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked Vice President JD Vance‘s failure to negotiate an agreement with Iran to…
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Pete Hegseth Talks About ‘Negotiating With Bombs.’ But Does He Have a Plan in Iran?
I n 2012, I was embedded with a Special Forces team in Afghanistan, working on a book about the forever war. It was a hot August day when one of…
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Trump Attacks Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, Megyn Kelly Amid Iran War
President Donald Trump attacked several prominent right-wing commentators over their criticism of his war in Iran, and growing opposition to his administration. In a lengthy – and bizarre – Truth…
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Airlines Increase Baggage Fees In Response to Iran War Fuel Shortage
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for weeks amid the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran. As global economic systems brace for the major oil shock expected to roil markets…
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Iran Thinks It’s Winning War as Trump Looks for Way Out
President Donald Trump’s sudden turnaround in his ill-conceived war with Iran has left the crisis unresolved, as hostilities continue across the Middle East and a key global trade route remains…