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SamuelTheThird

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24. Theocratic. Patriarchal. Homophobic in the extreme. Bigoted.

Reply to gulliver (Reply #23)

Sat May 30, 2026, 01:09 PM

20 hrs ago

Yes or no. Give me a yes or no answer. Do those words describe Pete Hegseth or not? I bet you won't be able to answer a simple yes or no answer like that.

Frankly, your complaint is pretty silly. It's state media. It's an accurate description. It's not a term of flattery in anyone's head except yours.

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Iran rejects deal. Attacks Kuwaiti base, Americans injured [View all] SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago OP

Was there ever even a deal to reject? These "deals" seem to have been nothing more Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #1

True, deal is over-stated SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #3

No! Ray Bruns 20 hrs ago #25

So much worse than a Prairie_Seagull 22 hrs ago #2

The "deal" JBTaurus83 22 hrs ago #4

Manipulating the market for fun and profit. multigraincracker 22 hrs ago #5

And a lot of deflection from the Epstein Files. republianmushroom 22 hrs ago #8

link please hookaleft 22 hrs ago #6

Bloomberg has the attack on a US base in Kuwait muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #7

https://x.com/World_Affairs11/status/2060609851777073488 SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #9

That appears to be their continued general "we won't be pushed around" rhetoric muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #11

I think you're parsing too much SamuelTheThird 21 hrs ago #17

The Mehr article has nothing about an "offer" muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #18

lol fine, don't use the word offer SamuelTheThird 21 hrs ago #19

Here's one. There are several if you want to look. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #26

BREAKING: Iran Launches Missile at U.S.-Linked Base in Kuwait Reported Injuries ⚡️🇮🇷 LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #10

Prayers for the troops, curses for those who launched this unnecessary war. surfered 22 hrs ago #12

"Iranian state media" gulliver 21 hrs ago #13

I'm not seeing this reported on any mainstream including Guardian, the bloom link is pay only so who knows. nt ImNotGod 21 hrs ago #14

Checked BBC, the Independent and AP nitpicked 21 hrs ago #16

So we shouldn't pay attention to what Iran's media says? SamuelTheThird 21 hrs ago #15

It's what the Republicans would love us to post gulliver 21 hrs ago #20

What you're saying is rather bizarre SamuelTheThird 21 hrs ago #21

"State media" gulliver 21 hrs ago #23

Theocratic. Patriarchal. Homophobic in the extreme. Bigoted. SamuelTheThird 20 hrs ago #24

The handing of Iran and Ukraine are maybe the worst foreign policy decisions in our country's history Buckeyeblue 21 hrs ago #22

Its Saturday. By Tueday there will be an semblance of a deal again. Humpy Dumpty and friends n/t Cheezoholic 20 hrs ago #27

Remember, deal on...deal off, market up market down ashredux 20 hrs ago #28

I wonder how many more millions of dollars Trump will give Iran for injuring our troops. chowder66 19 hrs ago #29

The military does not have to follow illegal orders. BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #30

It will get worse. If the US couldn't sort things out in Afghanistan in 12 years after the Russians couldn't ... marble falls 17 hrs ago #31