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Trump bombing desalination plants and power plants could kill millions of civilians in hospitals and displace tens of millions of people.

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[–] mikenurre@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

threatening MORE war crimes in Iran...

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Behind the curve, he's threatening to destroy the entire Iranian civilization.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/07/iran-war-trump-deadline.html

[–] Optimal@lemmy.org 3 points 1 week ago

This guy is a psycho.

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Guys, he’ll nuke the place. It is the only way for him to keep the attention, get more outrage, get more escalation and protests domestically, and claim victory, but most importantly, it’s the ultimate way to create market volatility for his buddies.

It may be scary, but remember it is an act of desperation by a failure of a man, heading a crumbling empire.

This was always the plan, and unfortunately it is the only way the dormant masses will learn to not be ‘not political’ for a short while.

Every 90 years we forget what our grandparents hoped we would never forget.

[–] darvocet@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

My grandparents were huge trump supporters.

[–] MantisToboggon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's just locker room talk.

[–] subOrange@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A lot of TACOs will be eaten tonight.

[–] MantisToboggon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Republicans don't eat pussy.

[–] subOrange@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

But Trump always chickens out.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

If the bomb is dropped, no other country will trust America. Hell, if you said three years ago that I'd trust China more than Trump, I'd be flabbergasted!