Issue 14 Jun 1 – Jun 7, 2026
Week of Jun 1
Iran hit the Fifth Fleet's own HQ in Bahrain as Trump lost the plot on live TV, and Democrats crushed their own antiwar members to keep the Lebanon war rolling. AIPAC bragged about writing the defense budget while the FBI admitted surveilling Americans who criticize Israel.
Iran hit US command directly. The war jumped phases: an Iranian strike landed on the Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain, open state-on-state fire, not proxies. Iran denied the Kuwait Airport strike, blaming US Patriot failures, while Rubio declared the war over as [drones hit Kuwait](/zwdz... )the region actively destabilized. Blockaded ships are now rotting mid-Gulf with crews stranded.
Democrats crushed their own antiwar vote. Tlaib's Lebanon war powers resolution died 92-324, with 117 Democrats siding with the GOP after leadership whipped against her. The bipartisan appetite for Middle East war is the actual consensus.
AIPAC openly writes the budget; the FBI hunts critics. AIPAC bragged about inserting provisions into the NDAA and securing $750 million in weapons. The FBI admitted surveilling Americans for Israel criticism, the UK revoked a visa over it, and Netanyahu briefed Congress on "MY PLAN" like they work for him.
Israel is leveling Lebanon on the Gaza template. A UN worker named it, Israel bombed a Lebanese hospital a third time and a 900-year-old UNESCO castle, and a Gaza doctor called it massacre, not war.
Trump's mind is visibly gone. He invented $18 trillion in fake GDP on camera, credited Easter eggs with fixing inflation, fell asleep during his own announcement, and would be "honored" to meet an Ayatollah he can't name. Meanwhile his donors turned contracts into $50 billion and Kushner is buying Albania's coast. Italy shut down 75 cities for BDS as the West stayed performative.