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[ad_1] President Donald Trump might soon be getting a cash infusion for his “new” war in Iran.  On Wednesday, House Republicans shared the text of their budget reconciliation bill, which directs the House Armed Services Committee—which oversees the Department of Defense (DOD)—to “submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than” $60 billion. This money will presumably go toward replenishing the Pentagon’s spent accounts and financing the administration’s campaign in Iran. In recent months, the Trump administration has asked Congress for varying sums to fund its war in Iran. After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s…

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[ad_1] Sources say that US Central Command (CENTCOM) did not engage in the standard review process for the strikes on a school in Iran that killed 168 children.  According to officials speaking with CNN, the strikes on the Shajareh Tayyiba school in Minab only underwent part of the standard review process. The Department of War conducted an after-battle assessment of the strikes, which is limited to checking if the intended target was hit and destroyed.  A separate inquiry was launched, and interviews were conducted with the soldiers involved in the attack. However, the Pentagon halted the investigation before it could…

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[ad_1] Here’s yet another data point working against the notion that far-left, democratic socialism–friendly candidates are successfully courting the working class: Abdul El-Sayed, the most progressive candidate in the Democratic Senate primary for Michigan, is doing better with college-educated voters than non-college-educated voters. You are reading Free Media from Robby Soave and Reason. Get more of Robby’s on-the-media, disinformation, and free speech coverage. This information comes courtesy of Detroit News polling, which puts El-Sayed at +7 with college-educated Michiganders who are likely to participate in the upcoming Democratic primary. His primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens (D–Mich.), is up 22 points with likely…

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[ad_1] The war between Russia and Ukraine fell through the cracks a little when the United States and Israel started a war with Iran back in February. However, Ukraine and Russia are still very much locked in a war, as Kiev used drones to strike a major Russian oil refinery overnight. Back in late June, Ukraine struck a Moscow refinery and caused “oil rain” to pour over the Russian capital of Moscow. Drone Strike on Moscow Refinery Causes “Oil Rain” in Russian Capital The Russian Defense Ministry added that Vladimir Zelensky, Ukraine’s ruler, ordered the attacks on the eve of…

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[ad_1] The US is striking targets in Iran in an effort to give President Donald Trump more military options to escalate the conflict.  Three US officials explained to Reuters that the current strikes against Iran are “shaping operations” meant to provide Trump with further options to escalate the conflict. The article did not discuss which options the Pentagon hopes to offer the President.  The White House has floated several potential escalations, including an invasion, a limited operation to seize Iran’s enriched uranium, and widespread attacks against civilian infrastructure.  The ceasefire between the US and Iran broke down last week after…

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