Iranian officials said the strikes caused significant damage, including killing four people and injuring several dozens at a wedding. Iran said it retaliated by firing on U.S. bases in the region.
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JD Vance courts Jewish Republicans as Trump strikes Iran, then tells End Times are fine
As it ran on the front
When politicians court voters, they often choose the moment for maximum impact. JD Vance, while courting Jewish Republicans (12), is doing so as Trump launches strikes against Iran (8)—a foreign policy flex that doubles as a fundraising event. And if the stakes weren’t high enough, Vance is quoted saying, if his work with Trump 'leads to the End Times,' that is 'OK' (33).
This is the official line—outreach, escalation, apocalypse. On paper, it’s just another week of campaign stops and policy statements. The outreach to Jewish Republicans is proof of inclusion, the Iran strikes are proof of resolve, and the apocalypse rhetoric is just the latest metaphor for political seriousness. The right would say this is strategy, not chaos: a strong foreign policy stance, a show of strength, and a willingness to say big words in front of donors. If the rhetoric gets a little heated, well, that’s just how you keep the base energized.…
…(cont) But the sequence is the joke: handshake, missile launch, End Times. The mechanism is rug-pull—each event escalating the stakes, each statement raising the temperature. The reader opens the fold and sees that the apocalypse is just another campaign promise, and the missiles are just another handshake. The punchline is that the official line is a fundraising drive until the sirens go off.
“Vance is out here shaking hands with donors, Trump's busy launching missiles, and somebody says the apocalypse is just another campaign stop. Politics is a fundraising drive until the sirens go off.”
“Reaching out to diverse voting blocs is proof of a healthy democracy—and a strong foreign policy stance. End Times rhetoric is just metaphorical, really, and reflects the seriousness of the issues at hand. Wait, did I say End Times? That’s not official policy. At all.”
The receipts
Shortly before US President Donald Trump on Tuesday spurred fresh fears that he'll use nuclear weapons in his illegal war on Iran, Vice President JD Vance told a Christian podcaster that he's fine with the administration's work leading to the end times. "Do I think that we're in the end times? I don't know," Vance told 22-year-old…
Vice President JD Vance’s answer to a question about conservative pundit Tucker Carlson left some in the audience disappointed.
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