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[TheEncogitationerParticipant]

Fellow Unbelievers:

Live updates: Israeli officials say Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei has been killed. No word from US or Iran (More Updates below this story)
https://apnews.com/live/live-updates-israel-iran-february-28-2026

While the civilian casualties reported are indeed awful and while none of this should distract us from problems at home, let’s hope this is the ultimate end to Iran’s theocratic nuclear-aspiring tyranny and a new, better start for the Iranian people and the rest of the world. Must wait and see…

[PopeBeanieModerator]

It looks to me like what’s left of Iranian “leadership” is in suicide mode, whether intentionally acting self-destructively or not. IMO the lower echelons seem to be in some kind automatic (aka “brain dead”) response mode, repeatedly shooting themselves in their feet.

They managed to get other countries involved that said outright that they were not going to be involved. It is Iran vs the world now.

I admit I might have some misperceptions atm, and maybe some kind of utopia myopia. (I dedicate that phrase to Jake 🙂 )

Look, a good percentage of Iranians, minus the tens of thousands just murdered, have been itching to be able to step up and work for freedoms stolen away by the theocracy. I would expect some rises of terrorist activity, maybe in multiple countries. But Iran is now entering into a brand new, hopeful era.

Let Allah sort them out, indeed!

What happens in USA in the middle of the Trump Era and continuing discovery of the Epstein Class is another question.

[TheEncogitationerParticipant]

PopeBeanie:

I too am hoping that this works out for the freedom of the Iranian people and an end to the Islamist tyranny ruling Iran. I am hoping it happens despite the demented senility of Trump and his administration.

Speaking of terrorism, one of the first things Kash Patel should have been doing before the attack is preparing to surveil and take out any and all terror cells the Mullahs may have in our midst, instead of spraying beer and yuking it up with Italian soccer players halfway around the world. Cells may have already got word from the Ayatollah to do their worst or they may go rogue and act anyway, so they need to be stopped.

And RFK Jr. needs to spend his time foraging for road-kill, bathing in raw milk, and snorting street drugs off of toilets seats and have no sway over vaccines, especially while Americans might be at risk for biological warfare from suicidal Jihadis.

And Kristy Noem’s ICE should have been preparing for any insurgent terrorists coming over the borders, and doing it in a way that gets U.S. civilians on their side.

And Trump needs to give up his stupid fever dreams of annexing Canada, Greenland/Iceland, and Venezuela and focus all attention on keeping nuclear weapons from coming our way either by ICBMs or by shipping container. He needs to finish the job on the Islamic Republic’s nukes that he half-assed did last year.

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[PopeBeanieModerator]

TheEncogitationer wrote:

Speaking of terrorism,[…]

Nice summary. I should admit now, I’m a fan of Jasmine, although I see her now becoming more adept at flashing political cliche’s during her campaign. But the GOP is still ten times more “intentionally naive” about ignoring their King’s openly naked lies and other transgressions.

It will take a lot more than one Jasmine or Massey to reach MAGA cult members. BTW I’m not using the word “cult” pejoratively, as I see human social ills now as just preternatural amplifications of human nature. We’ve unnaturally evolved behaviors and cultures well beyond what our genetic baselines first made possible, tens of thousands of years ago. (North Korea is also a cult, imposed on culture since birth and with no way to learn about accurate realities of cultures in the rest of the world.)

Trump has been finding, playing, and manipulating others for several decades, until finally growing his own inside cult of players very much like himself. MAGA is beginning to see what they’ve fallen for, after having so much hope for a rebel savior. (While almost ALL politicians now SUCK, worse than ever.)

[PopeBeanieModerator]

The following is almost 15 minutes long, but imo is at least worth a skim. (Check out the lightning in the beginning.)

(Am I on a confirmation bias binge right now!?) 10-1/2 minutes long:

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[TheEncogitationerParticipant]

Fellow Unbelievers:

Lest anyone forget, it was the Israelis, not the Orange Man, who killed Khamenei and his key enforcers. This could have happened sooner if Trump hadn’t restrained Israel during the 12 Day war. While this also regrettably included members of Khamenei’s family, Khamenei was the one who dragged them along for the crazy train which was Islamist Iran.

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[PopeBeanieModerator]

In terms of cultish behavior, in this case theocratic, it struck me that what’s left of Iranian decision making has fallen back to beliefs that “everyone must be thinking just like us and should therefore know”, that we have the right to punish entire countries in OUR region, just for having hints of strong alliance with USA… EVEN as those countries refused to support USA’s military on their soil.

Praise Allah, we are sooo clearly on His side. (Secretly: “But why why why is He letting us die”? Or “Yay, I’m going to heaven very soon now!”.) And we pray every day for our children to follow in our glorious footsteps.

[TheEncogitationerParticipant]

PopeBeanie:

Jasmine Crockett is as in the dark about the threats we face from Islamic terrorism as the MAGA administration and as the mainstream media.

Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett: Gun violence has left people ‘afraid’
by: Daniel Marin, Laney Valian

Posted: Mar 2, 2026 / 11:26 PM CST

Updated: Mar 2, 2026 / 11:26 PM CST
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/senate-candidate-jasmine-crockett-gun-violence-has-left-people-afraid/

I mean a man with a “Property of Allah” shirt, an Iranian Flag, a copy of Al Qu’ran, and pictures of Supreme Leader Khamenei, and authorities are not sure of the motive for the shooting??? and Jasmine is blaming it on guns and not Islamic terrorism??? And Jasmine is totally oblivious to Iran’s history of terrorist threats against the U.S., Israel, and the whole world???

This woman has no wheelhouse and shouldn’t be near heavy machinery!

[PopeBeanieModerator]

Putin’s loss of Iran. Ukraine’s gain. 8-1/2 minutes:

 

[PopeBeanieModerator]

TheEncogitationer wrote:

This woman has no wheelhouse and shouldn’t be near heavy machinery!

LOL, I knew I was chancing that you’d respond like that. She sounds clueless, but I haven’t heard the full context yet. I think she’s smarter than that, and definitely smarter than what some people want us to believe.

The news story did mention the shooter has a history of mental health issues, and it would make sense if events in Iran just set him off. What I’m more worried about is possible coordinated terrorist strikes, or well planned cells waking up. There’s still the possibility that Trump & his terroristic pals will join up an claim this is why they need ICE to have thug-like powers.

[TheEncogitationerParticipant]

PopeBeanie:

LOL, I knew I was chancing that you’d respond like that. She sounds clueless, but I haven’t heard the full context yet. I think she’s smarter than that, and definitely smarter than what some people want us to believe.

If nothing else, it shows how little contact she has with her constituents.

The news story did mention the shooter has a history of mental health issues, and it would make sense if events in Iran just set him off. What I’m more worried about is possible coordinated terrorist strikes, or well planned cells waking up.

Cells certainly could learn from this shooting and see how much damage a suicidal lone wolf could inflict before stopped. Time will tell if they are among us.

There’s still the possibility that Trump & his terroristic pals will join up an claim this is why they need ICE to have thug-like powers

That is possible also. Again, they could accomplish legitimate anti-crime and anti-terrorism work if they coordinated with civilians unlike the disaster in Minneapolis.

The video from Ukraine was very informative on the implications of the Iran attack. They extend to China as well. China and Iran had a symbiotic relationship, China needs Iran’s oil and provided Iran with business that sustained Iran through blockades and sanctions. With no oil coming from Iran, China’s Belt and Road projects to extend their influence globally and future efforts to seize Taiwan could be negatively impacted. Kim Jung-Un of North Korea now has one less partner in his own nuclear aspirations as well. The whole CRINKs alliance is fallen apart without the “I”.

[PopeBeanieModerator]

New countries attacked by Iran, while Iranian media still denies they are attacking those countries. The only motivation that seems to make sense (to me) is explained in the next video.

By the way, it seems that Iran still has a somewhat unlimited supply of Shahed drones, or at least many, many more than countermeasures (like the Patriot missile) can intercept. New interception technology looks promising and some it already tested. But Shaheds continute to be a big problem for a while. Unless maybe Trump finds an Iranian leader he can bribe?

10-1/2 minutes:

[TheEncogitationerParticipant]

PopeBeanie:

If we knew that the Mullahs were going to be this self-sabotaging and lash out at their Muslim co-religionists, maybe we could have just stayed home. With luck, maybe they’ll accidentally nuke themselves. 😁

I noticed the Azeri airport had Christmas decor up in the lobby. And in March? What’s up with either of those things? 🎄🤨🤔

That’s like my local cable/streaming service still showing the Ford Final Days commercial:

At this rate, the Islamic Ummah may never catch up.😁

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[TheEncogitationerParticipant]

PopeBeanie:

The commercial got me to thinking: I guess we could call this the Mullah’s Fordow Facility Final Days.

And like Ford Trucks, the Islamic Republic is Found On Road Dead and Fixed Or Repaired Daily, even though the Mullahs like to think they are First On Race Day!
😉😁😆😅😂🤣

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