Brendan Carr, chairman of the FCC, has threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war, accusing several media outlets of “running hoaxes and news distortions.” This comes after President Trump bashed the NYT, WSJ, and other mainstream media outlets for their “intentionally misleading” broadcasting, accusing them of wanting to see America “lose the war.”
Which is amusing in light of how nothing Short Fat Trump says is even remotely true. The idea that Iran is “seeking a deal” but he’s just too strong to accept their terms is openly laughable given how Iran’s spokesman has made it perfectly clear that there is absolutely no point talking to enemies who literally bomb you in the middle of negotiations. Especially when those enemies are crowing about how the war is already over…
I don’t know why any country would negotiate with any Clown World-ruled country. They never abide by any agreements, so there is no point in even pretending to talk to them. Which, of course, drives the wizards mad, because one way to neutralize their word games is to simply not listen to them.
From Truthstream Media. “The Plan to Silence Dissent.” It is an hour and a half and it is stupendous and it’s entirety. It documents the incoming surveillance state and Border patrol and ICE as it’s fledging paramilitary brownshirts. Well worth the time, check it out, but first take your blood pressure meds before.
A satellite imagery company called Planet Labs has announced that it is further restricting the release of satellite images from over the war zone and delaying them for two weeks:
Due to the increasingly complex regional security environment, we are sharing an update to our data access restrictions in the Middle East. There are genuine concerns of use of Planet data over Iran, as well as an extended window of risk for recent imagery. After consulting with experts inside and outside of government, and as we continue to balance operational security needs and our transparency mission, Planet has decided to take additional, proactive measures to ensure our imagery is not tactically leveraged by adversarial actors to target allied and NATO-partner personnel and civilians.
As of today, we are making the following changes:
• Expansion of AOI: The designated Area of Interest (AOI) has been expanded to include all of Iran and nearby allied bases, in addition to the Gulf States and existing conflict zones.
• 14-Day Delay: We are extending the delay for all new imagery (PlanetScope, SkySat, Pelican, and Tanager) from 4 to 14 days before it becomes available in our commercial archive.
The idea that this imagery is being “tactically leveraged by adversarial actors” is absurd because a) it was already being restricted for 96 hours and b) Iran doesn’t rely upon Western civilian satellite imagery, it utilizes the information it is being provided by the Chinese and Russian militaries. The only purpose this serves is to prevent the public from being able to discern when one of the belligerent parties is lying.
One analyst immediately flagged the reason for what appears to be US government censorship being imposed upon Planet Labs:
This is a significant development and the timing alone makes it analytically important. Planet Labs already imposed a 96-hour satellite imagery blackout on Gulf states on Day 7. The original 96-hour blackout on Day 7 applied to Gulf states but notably excluded Iran, which drew immediate criticism from open source analysts including Patricia who flagged it as asymmetric censorship… This expanded notice now includes Iran, which addresses that asymmetry on paper. What it also does is remove the primary independent verification mechanism for damage assessment claims from both sides simultaneously.
Here is what I assess with confidence. The coalition’s strike tempo is down 76% from peak. $5.6 billion in munitions burned in two days. The Pentagon is preparing an emergency supplemental funding request. Two high-value US drones shot down on Day 8. American cruise missiles intercepted last night. A 14-day imagery blackout now covers every base, every facility, every impact site across the entire theatre.
Independent verification of what is actually happening on the ground just became significantly harder for everyone. Draw your own conclusions about whose interests that serves most at this specific moment in the conflict.
In other words, either the US-Israeli narrative is becoming increasingly false, or the Epstein Alliance is about to do something to Iran that it is desperate to hide from the world. And, of course, the answer could quite possibly be both.
