Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Marvin Gaye, 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoiDMlSHfZk

Whoa, oh mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows
From the north, and south, and east

Whoa mercy, mercy me (mercy)
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury, oh, oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be, oh no
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying

Oh mercy, mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?...

#war #FossilFuels #pollution #violence #oil #wars #AtmosphericDispersion #PM #combustion #atmosphere #climate #ecology #music

IMAGE: The oil fires caused a dramatic decrease in air quality
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaiti_oil_fires#/media/File:BrennendeOelquellenKuwait1991.jpg

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Marvin Gaye, 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoiDMlSHfZk

Whoa, oh mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows
From the north, and south, and east

Whoa mercy, mercy me (mercy)
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury, oh, oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be, oh no
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying

Oh mercy, mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?...

#war #FossilFuels #pollution #violence #oil #wars #AtmosphericDispersion #PM #combustion #atmosphere #climate #ecology #music

IMAGE: The oil fires caused a dramatic decrease in air quality
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaiti_oil_fires#/media/File:BrennendeOelquellenKuwait1991.jpg

"Only nine percent of MAGA opposes it. In addition, beyond MAGA, the broader GOP base is overwhelmingly on board with this war. For example, while a new Quinnipiac Poll found only 40% of Americans support Trump’s iran war--among the GOP that number shoots up to 85%. ...

What you are seeing is a reminder that MAGA is fascist movement that is a danger to our democratic Republic."

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/4

"A majority so clear that politicians like Kent want to tap into it. And that’s a good thing.

But there’s a cynicism to his letter and its insistence that the president of the United States is some defenseless lamb being led astray by Israel. …

Kent has a tone that speaks directly to Trump and MAGA, assuring them that their blameless leader has been hoodwinked. Israel is to blame…"

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/8

"Kent’s letter, for all its patriotic rhetoric, seems a lot like an insider coup against a declining president; and an attempt to capture the leadership of an increasingly unhappy MAGA. …

When Kent says this war isn’t serving America, he’s echoing the view of a clear majority of the country."

~ Ken Klippenstein

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/7

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/joe-kent-isnt-the-hero-you-are

"Discord in MAGA-world and resignations from this administration are indeed good. But Kent's letter blames Israel in a she-made-him-do-it way: 'It's clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.'"

~ Rebecca Solnit

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/6

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/today-i-need-to-say-something-about-the-stupidity-of-antisemitism/

"Joe Kent’s resignation shows that Trump’s illegal war in Iran is creating a fissure within the MAGA upper ranks, but don’t expect many others to quit soon."

~ Minnah Arshad, Andrew Perez, and Asawin Suebsaeng

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
/5

https://zeteo.com/p/trump-war-iran-maga-elite-joe-kent

"Only nine percent of MAGA opposes it. In addition, beyond MAGA, the broader GOP base is overwhelmingly on board with this war. For example, while a new Quinnipiac Poll found only 40% of Americans support Trump’s iran war--among the GOP that number shoots up to 85%. ...

What you are seeing is a reminder that MAGA is fascist movement that is a danger to our democratic Republic."

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/4

Before the war, 35% to 40% of Republicans supported military action against Iran per polls. So what is that number a few weeks into the war after Americans have been killed, gasoline prices have shot up and inflation is rising?

Are you ready? Ninety percent of people who are self-described as MAGA now say they support Trump’s war per an NBC News poll."

~ Dean Obeidallah

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/3

https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/magas-support-of-trumps-iran-war

"As long as Trump believes he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants, however, the Iranians have him over a barrel. And with oil prices currently at their highest since 2023, the American middle class is going to burn up as long as he’s over it."

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
/2

"While Trump’s goal at the beginning of the war was unclear and ever-changing, it is no such thing now, as the Iranians have now determined what Trump’s goal must be: sending America’s sons and daughters to sacrifice their lives in the name of cheap gas."

~ John Stoehr

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
/1

https://www.editorialboard.com/will-trump-sacrifice-us-troops-in-the-name-of-cheap-gas/

“We don’t even know their leaders,” #Trump said on Monday. “We have people wanting to negotiate,” he added. “We have no idea who they are.” 🤦🏼‍♀️

#Israel also said Tuesday that it had killed #GholamrezaSoleimani, the head of the Basij, Iran’s powerful plainclothes militia.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

Good morning to readers. #Oil prices have surpassed $103 per barrel (+42% pre-war).

#GPS spoofing is scrambling #flights across the Middle #East, Turning the sky into a map of the war.

Ian at #Flightradar24 tells us how much we rely on GPS to keep the world moving.

https://www.iranwar.news/p/can-we-trust-gps-anymore

#IRAQ WARNS #KURDISTAN OVER #OIL DISPUTE: Iraq warned the Kurdistan region it may face legal action for blocking oil exports through a pipeline to #Turkey, as regional tensions grow during the Iran #war.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/03/17/baghdad-warns-kurdistan-region-of-legal-action-over-oil-pipeline-dispute/

Good morning to readers. #Oil prices have surpassed $103 per barrel (+42% pre-war).

#GPS spoofing is scrambling #flights across the Middle #East, Turning the sky into a map of the war.

Ian at #Flightradar24 tells us how much we rely on GPS to keep the world moving.

https://www.iranwar.news/p/can-we-trust-gps-anymore

“We don’t even know their leaders,” #Trump said on Monday. “We have people wanting to negotiate,” he added. “We have no idea who they are.” 🤦🏼‍♀️

#Israel also said Tuesday that it had killed #GholamrezaSoleimani, the head of the Basij, Iran’s powerful plainclothes militia.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

This morning oil market analysts are saying that Iran has shipped+sold more oil per day after they were attacked by the US+Israel than they did prior to being attacked.

Also seen reports that the first non-Iranian flagged vessel, a Chinese oil tanker heading for Pakistan, was let through the blockade.

📸 60 Minutes

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/60minutes-2026-03-15/

#Iran #oil #economics #60mins #USPol

MAJOR U.A.E. OIL HUB ON FIRE: An #oil facility in the UAE’s Fujairah Oil #Industry Zone, which hosts the largest storage ​capacity for refined products in the Middle East, caught fire after a drone attack. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-15/key-uae-port-resumes-oil-loadings-following-drone-attack-fire?embedded-checkout=true

Good morning to readers. #Oil prices have surpassed $102 per barrel (+42% compared to pre- #war).

Iranian war takes its toll on everyone, but for #children with autism, it is even harder to cope with new reality.

Anahit, a child psychologist and a mother, knows that like nobody else. https://www.iranwar.news/p/a-child-psychologist-watches-the

This morning oil market analysts are saying that Iran has shipped+sold more oil per day after they were attacked by the US+Israel than they did prior to being attacked.

Also seen reports that the first non-Iranian flagged vessel, a Chinese oil tanker heading for Pakistan, was let through the blockade.

📸 60 Minutes

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/60minutes-2026-03-15/

#Iran #oil #economics #60mins #USPol