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markpkessinger

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7. As I said to one Trumper who was praising Trump for "freeing" the people of Iran . . .

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:40 PM

13 hrs ago

"We haven't "freed" anyone. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard is still very much in control of Iran. And it looks like they intend to make Khamenei's son -- a man whose father, wife, son, sister and brother-in-law in Trump's attack. How amenable to American interests do you suppose he'll be?"

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If he is going to go by the moniker Ayatollah Khamenei it might just break the last vestiges of IQ47's sanity AZJonnie Tuesday #1

Diaper Don's always winning! wolfie001 Tuesday #2

Oh, he won't have a chip on his shoulder or anything. LudwigPastorius Tuesday #3

So the US and Israel will keep playing whack a mole? fujiyamasan Tuesday #4

I have yet to hear about this on mass media. Firestorm49 18 hrs ago #5

The mass media exists for propaganda fujiyamasan 13 hrs ago #8

I used to work with a guy named Mojtaba SpankMe 17 hrs ago #6

Too bad his nickname wasn't Mojo Polybius 8 hrs ago #11

As I said to one Trumper who was praising Trump for "freeing" the people of Iran . . . markpkessinger 13 hrs ago #7

On Deadline bmichaelh 10 hrs ago #9

We'll see how long he lasts IronLionZion 10 hrs ago #10

They don't have to replace all the Ayatollah Khamenei banners. Bluetus 4 hrs ago #12