Today I have heard from constituents who are in Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, the U.A.E., and Qatar or have family there and are frantically trying to get to safety.

The State Department told Americans in the Middle East to evacuate, but flights across the region are cancelled, airspaces are closed, and airports and consulates are shuttered or under attack.

The Trump Administration's incompetence is stranding Americans abroad. 1/

https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2028588420403241021

President Trump chose when to begin this war, his Administration had weeks to prepare. Now they are telling people to leave.

But thousands of Americans stranded abroad who contact the State Department are being told their embassies cannot help them. 2/

https://x.com/anna_c_kramer/status/2028911844035870948

The limited guidance we have received is that American citizens should monitor official travel advisories and security updates.

To receive the latest security alerts, American citizens abroad are encouraged to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at mytravel.state.gov/s/step and join the State Department WhatsApp channel for updates at whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va….

Americans in the Middle East who need to reach Consular Affairs can call 24/7 at +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad) and +1-888-407-4747 (from the U.S. and Canada).

Constituents needing help communicating with State should call my office at 703-658-5403 for support. You can also fill out our digital privacy release form here, and someone on my staff will be in touch: beyer.house.gov/constituent-se… 3/

Kasparov: Trump is a bulldozer — he clears the rubble but can't build anything.

Obama could have acted in 2009. People were in the streets and elites were split.

Instead he chose cowardice. Iran got stronger and Putin entered the Middle East.

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Kasparov: The West has stopped worshipping the fetish of international law.

Putin and Khamenei destroyed it. They used international institutions to cover their crimes.

Now it's coming back at them. If there's no law, we find out who is stronger. And everyone knows the answer.

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Kasparov: Ukraine has profit from Iran.

Putin is weaker, and that alone matters.

Iran was helping Russia with drones. That help is now gone.

And finally — demand for Ukrainian drone defense technology will surge, in countries that actually have money to pay for it.

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🧵WHISTLEBLOWER RECEIPTS:
Unelected billionaire Lynn Forester de Rothschild, through her Council for Inclusive Capitalism, worked with The Rockefeller Foundation to feed policy ideas directly to the Biden administration and Congress in 2021.

Her words: “I apologize for asking so much of you, but I trust that you are proud of our ability to have put forward bold but pragmatic policy ideas that our new administration and Congress can adopt.” – Lynn Forester de Rothschild

“I believe with your support and yesterday’s event, administration and Congressional briefings planned and new events being scheduled over the next three months… our impact is just beginning.” – Lynn Forester de Rothschild

Thread relevant today

Remind me who has Nuclear Weapons that can reach the US

https://x.com/i/status/2024691535212879892

Feb 10-11 Netanyahu DC visit
contingency date Feb 28
if NO Deal
US Negotiations
Feb 26 Progress Made
Feb 27 Trump "we're talking later"
Feb 28 Netanyahu Strikes Iran

Now Trump says the US Navy is going to force open the Strait of Hormuz, and escort tankers through.
This is insanely stupid. We can't even protect our 5th Fleet HQ and naval base in Bahrain from being attack.
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truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…
Effective IMMEDIATELY, I have ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide, at a very reasonable price, political risk insurance and guarantees for the Financial Security of ALL Maritime Trade, especially Energy, traveling through the Gulf. This will be available to all Shipping Lines. If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible. No matter what, the United States will ensure the FREE FLOW of ENERGY to the WORLD. The United States’ ECONOMIC and MILITARY MIGHT is the GREATEST ON EARTH — More actions to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Mar 03, 2026

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[I wrote this bit last April, it still applies.]
Air power alone will not be able to discover and destroy hundreds of missile trucks hidden in thousands of locations in this mountainous terrain. On the very last days of Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Iraq was still firing Scud missiles at Saudi Arabia and Israel. The giant Scuds had to raised to vertical and loaded with liquid fuel before they could be fired. We had entire air armadas out searching the Iraqi desert for them. And still the Iraqis were able to launch and fire Scuds up to the last days of the conflict.

Nobody told you this, but sitting in the right bath for 20 minutes can pull heavy metals and toxins straight out of your body.

Once I found out, I went deep into detox baths.

In this thread, I'll walk you through my ultimate detox bath protocol:

Most people fail at detox because they rely solely on their liver and kidneys.

But your skin is a massive, porous sieve.

When you combine heat, water, and specific minerals, you create an osmotic pressure that "sucks" waste out of your cells and into the water.

Throughout my 10-year detox journey, I've found three specific types of baths that I find to be more effective than anything else.

Let's get into them:

X is producing excellent Iran coverage but also lots of slop. Ninety percent of what passes for “analysis” on the platform is recycled footage, unverified claims, and engagement-farming slop. Most of mainstream media is too focused on political theater to cover the military and economic dimensions that actually matter.

As founder of the most visited naval and maritime website on earth, @gCaptain, here's who I'm tracking on X

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OFFICIAL PENTAGON & GOVERNMENT

Primary sources. When CENTCOM or 5th Fleet posts, that's ground truth. Start here.

@RapidResponse47 @DOWResponse @WhiteHouse

★ @CENTCOM (U.S. Central Command) — The combatant command running Gulf operations. Every strike, every statement starts here.
★ @US5thFleet (U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / 5th Fleet) — Headquartered in Bahrain. Daily Gulf naval operations, carrier movements, task force actions.
★ @DeptofWar (Department of Defense) — Official DoD announcements. Slower than CENTCOM but carries full institutional weight.
★ @thejointstaff (The Joint Staff / CJCS Gen. Dan Caine) — 22nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. First non-4-star nominee. Advising POTUS on Iran escalation risks. When CJCS speaks publicly, maximum signal.
★ @USSOCOM (U.S. Special Operations Command) — SOF strategic messaging. When SOCOM goes public on Gulf ops, signal is maximum.
@USAFCENT (U.S. Air Forces Central) — Air operations in the CENTCOM AOR. Strike packages, sortie counts, BDA.
@aircombatcmd (Air Combat Command) — All active duty fighter/bomber operations funnel through ACC.
★ @DOTMARAD (U.S. Maritime Administration) — MARAD advisories on Gulf transit safety. Official U.S. government maritime safety voice.
@US_TRANSCOM - Logisitics wins wars

OFFICIAL PENTAGON & GOVERNMENT PEOPLE

@SecWar @PeteHegseth (Secretary of Defense) — High-level policy and strategy.

@PressSecDOW (Pentagon Press Secretary) — Official DoD spokesperson. Press briefing clips and statements.

@SeanParnellASW - assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs

@USAmbUN (Mike Waltz) UN Ambassador

@USNavyCNO (CNO Adm. Daryl Caudle) — 34th Chief of Naval Operations. Took over Aug 2025 after Franchetti removal. Gulf naval operations go through CNO.

Service Secretraries - @SECNAV @SecArmy @SecAFOfficial

USCG (unofficial) Secretary - @SeanPlankey

US Merchant MArine Secretary - @SecDuffy

@DNI_GOV (Director of National Intelligence) — Strategic intelligence assessments. Rare posts but maximum signal.

@PressSec - White House Press Secretary

@StevenCheung47 - White House Director of Communications.

@JerryHendrixII - Navy Vet. White House shipbuilding

@maphumanintent - Commerce

@Kristinawong - Department of War

@Liam_Holman99 Hey @Liam_Holman99 that's an odd way of describing blackmail. Here's what happened: Britain, Greece, Turkey sat around a table. Cypriots weren't invited. Afterwards they sent a message: the UK would "retain" 3% of Cyprus. If we didn't agree they'd rethink the independence thing.

@Liam_Holman99 Meantime, the UK plotted with Turkey to invade & divide Cyprus at least 10yrs prior to 1960 independence until 1974 Turkish Invasion. In fact, Britain said it was fine if Turkey took 1/3 of the island. They took 37%. Then Britain said: ok, you got what we promised, time to stop.

@Liam_Holman99 When Britain occupied all of Cyprus for 100yrs, it raped & tortured Cypriot men, women & children. Britain called our freedom fighters "terrorists", executed the leaders, hung them in Nicosia prison, threw them in graves, two to a grave - to save space.

@rossiadam @JaredDHardin Sadly, Minneapolis Minnesota has established the precedent that groups of concerned citizens can and should seek to confront active law enforcement if they disagree with the laws being enforced.

Sadly, Virginia has a history of groups of concerned citizens surrounding jails

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@rossiadam @JaredDHardin to express their concerns about persons detained pursuant to active, pending legal proceedings.

I strongly encourage @GovernorVA to uphold the Rule of Law by honoring federal detainer requests so that concerned citizens need not congregate outside the jail at all hours.

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@rossiadam @JaredDHardin @GovernorVA @threadreaderapp please unroll

The Green Party deputy leader insists he does not support the evil Tehran regime. Why, then, did he attend a hateful rally *for* the regime? Learn more about how low he goes.

Let's start with Mohsin Abbas, an arch loyalist and deranged antisemite. Iran's political system... 1/11

...is fantastic! You can say what you like, you know. Never mind the bullets, the torture, and the executions. It's brilliant! Hey, they're good at drones and ballistic missiles. Even better!

Why, the ayatollahs are so learned. So what's the problem? "The Epstein class." 2/11

Well, they are obsessed with Epstein. More on that in a moment. 3/11

🚨 American Law Professor Eulogizes Iran’s Supreme Leader as a “True Anti-Imperialist Revolutionary” and Says “There are millions… calling for revenge, frankly.”

This isn’t coming from Tehran state TV. It’s coming from Nina Farnia, an Albany Law School professor.

“For many, Ayatollah Khamenei was an important figure of revolution and resistance… to all the peoples of the world that support the liberation of our peoples.”

Farnia says Iran is holding its own in a “struggle against the most powerful, vile empire in world history,” and argues that “getting rid of Israel,” which she calls a “military base” and a “genocidal entity,” is an “existential matter” for anti-imperialists.

She describes his assassination as “an incredible loss” and calls it “a tragic, tragic loss for the resistance, for the region, and I think for the world.”

Farnia also worries people in the diaspora will “complicate” Khamenei’s legacy, which she treats as a shame because “he was brilliant.”

Then it starts sounding like cope. She frames his death as “martyrdom” and suggests he may be more powerful now that he’s gone.

“A martyr never dies… a martyr can be more powerful after life than while living… and in the case of Ayatollah Khamenei, it seems like that actually may be true.”

Here is her official school bio. It’s wild how often the “anti-imperialist” apologia and the critical race theory lane overlap in academia.

She moves in telling circles. She’s appeared at Samidoun-linked events and shared platforms with Khaled Barakat the Samidoun figure some may remember from “Resistance 101” and a PFLP member.

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