"Go get your stuff. Stop whining."

"When do we send them an airmail message?"

Question answered: February 28, 2026.

Nearly 20 years later.

"I might be a Democrat, but in this specific case, the president is absolutely correct to do these kinds of actions."

'BIZZARRE': Senator John Fetterman calls out his fellow Democrats who don't agree with the U.S. and Israel's strike on Iran:

"I'd like to remind my colleague over in the House that Iran massacred 30,000 of their own people... This war is not about the Iranian people. It's about… pic.twitter.com/jL7D49PKX3

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 28, 2026

Senator Fetterman: "I'd like to remind my colleague over in the House that Iran massacred 30,000 of their own people.... This war is not about the Iranian people. It's about this poisonous regime. And that's why I'm proud to stand with our military. I'm proud to stand with Israel. I might be a Democrat, but in this specific case, the President is absolutely correct to do these kinds of actions. And now we have Israel's back. And now, that's why it's entirely the path for peace in that region. How many treaties? How much negotiation? I never thought they would work. Iran has only ever responded to these kinds of thing[s]. And now, here we are right now, and we have the opportunity. Real peace. And to change their way committed to trying to destroy Israel and destabilizing the entire region."

Fetterman is a little brain damaged, and I like the ring of truth in the unusualness of his expression. I like: "And now, here we are right now." 

Up until now, I had been distracted from the existence of Keith Olbermann.

"Operation Epic Fury" because
"Operation Epstein Diversion" didn't sound warfightery enough

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 28, 2026

I imagine there are people who think the main problem in the world today is to figure out what happened in the past that had to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Still, there are others who get off pretending they believe it is. Some of them pose as highly amused by this phony baloney belief of theirs. They use cutesy words like "warfightery" to nudge you in the ribs. Don't you get how funny they are?

"I love Trump."

@gbnews A schoolboy in Iran screams that he loves Donald Trump after the President launches strikes across the country. #Iran #USA #DonaldTrump #GBNews ♬ original sound - GB News

"Just clarifying, I made this tweet at 5am while playing speed chess, eating mozz sticks.... I didn't mean 'WW3' literally I was being semi-comedically glib."

Everybody's a comedian.

Just clarifying, I made this tweet at 5am while playing speed chess, eating mozz sticks & listening to live updates on the scale of the damage & breadth of countries already getting attacked. I didn't mean "WW3" literally I was being semi-comedically glibhttps://t.co/YhE9AKWFcg pic.twitter.com/4hGYR8h8Ol

— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) February 28, 2026

If you "don't know of a 280 character way of describing whatever this is," there is always the option of saying nothing. I can't copy the tweets of the sayers of nothing, and they can't go viral, but thanks to everyone who's quietly contemplating the situation and hoping for the best.  

Screenshot, in case Benz has the sense to delete it:

Glenn Greenwald reanimates Charlie Kirk to oppose the war in Iran.

Charlie Kirk, in June of 2025, explaining why a massive US war against Iran, and an attempt to facilitate regime change, as pushed by people like Lindsey Graham, is "pathologically insane":pic.twitter.com/nusMqOWOUM

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 28, 2026

"The Iranian regime, to be clear, deserves no sympathy. It has wrought misery since its revolution 47 years ago — on its own people, on its neighbors..."

"... and around the world. It massacred thousands of protesters this year. It imprisons and executes political dissidents. It oppresses women, L.G.B.T.Q. people and religious minorities. Its leaders have impoverished their own citizens while corruptly enriching themselves. They have proclaimed 'Death to America' since coming to power and killed hundreds of U.S. service members in the region, as well as bankrolled terrorism that has killed civilians in the Middle East and as far away as Argentina. Iran’s government presents a distinct threat because it combines this murderous ideology with nuclear ambitions. Iran has repeatedly defied international inspectors over the years. Since the June attack, the government has shown signs of restarting its pursuit of nuclear weapons technology. American presidents of both parties have rightly made a commitment to prevent Tehran from getting a bomb...."

But "Trump’s Attack on Iran is Reckless," in the estimation of The Editorial Board of the NYT (gift link).

There's a link on "massacred" that goes to another NYT article: "How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force" (gift link).

"Eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard terrible people."

pic.twitter.com/BZuJDudLej

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2026

Transcript: 

A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world. 

Sunrise — 6:24, 6:38.

Write about anything you want in the comments.

"I had not spent a lot of my life hanging out with Republicans, and what I imagined they were talking about was exactly the opposite."

"Now I'm in an administration surrounded by immensely talented people who are immensely idealistic. I always imagined Republicans would get together thinking about how to screw the poor and reduce taxes on the rich, but they're actually narrowly focused on how do we solve these big problems and make our country work. The level of idealism that I see at every level in the White House and in my agency is inspiring. And then the level of capability—the competence of the people I'm surrounded with...."

And a bit earlier in the conversation:

Moon in the afternoon.

The moon rose at 1:22 p.m. today. It's a waxing gibbous moon at 85.3% illumination. Beautiful.

Video by Meade.

"We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba."

"The Cuban government is talking with us, and they're in a big deal of trouble. As you know, they have no money. They have no anything right now. But they're talking with us, and maybe we'll have a friendly takeover of Cuba. We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.... We've had a lot of years of dealing with Cuba. I've been hearing about Cuba since I'm a little boy, but they're in big trouble. And we could very well—something could, I think, very positive for the people that were expelled or worse from Cuba that live here. You know, we have people living here."

Goodbye to Neil Sedaka.

"Neil Sedaka, Legendary Singer-Songwriter Behind ‘Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,’ ‘Bad Blood’ and ‘Love Will Keep Us Together,’ Dies at 86" (Variety).

"But even with 20/20 hindsight, I saw nothing that ever gave me pause."

"We are only here because he hid it from everyone so well for so long. And by the time it came to light with his 2008 guilty plea, I had long stopped associating with him."

Said Bill Clinton, in his opening statement.

As someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse, not only would I not have flown on his plane if I had any inkling of what he was doing—I would have turned him in myself and led the call for justice for his crimes, not sweetheart deals. pic.twitter.com/0rX8cat5Pu

— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) February 27, 2026

RFK Jr. is on a "national BBQ tour."

First stop on my national BBQ tour, I visited Terry Black’s to EAT REAL FOOD. pic.twitter.com/AYmIPmMAz3

— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) February 26, 2026

What if what is true is what you want to be true?