Maybe I’m too demanding but I’d really like a definitive answer on why the United States started a war in Iran and what we are trying to accomplish.
06.03.2026 21:50
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Maybe I’m too demanding but I’d really like a definitive answer on why the United States started a war in Iran and what we are trying to accomplish.
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6. On Wednesday night, the Trump administration posted that it had successfully chartered one (1) flight to transport Americans from the region. There are 500K to 1M Americans living in the Middle East
5. Meanwhile numerous European countries including Italy, the Czech Republic, the UK, France, and Greece had already started getting their citizens out of the region via charter flights.
4. On Tuesday, when Americans called a phone number publicized by the State Department, they received an automated message: “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation. At this time, there are currently no United States evacuation points.”
3. Before the 2003 Iraq War, in contrast, the State Department advised citizens to prepare to evacuate weeks in advance and ordered a final evacuation days before fighting began.
2. Americans in 14 countries were not advised to evacuate until three days after Trump began major combat operations in Iran. By that time, much of the region’s airspace and most airports had closed.
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FACT: The Trump administration started a war in the Middle East with NO PLAN WHATSOEVER to ensure the safety of the hundreds of thousands of American citizens in the region.
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5. In most cases, it is against the law to condition federal employment on a candidate’s political views.
Berkley Law Professor Catherine Fisk told Popular Information that the hiring process described in the Liberty Law School email was illegal.
4. According to Green, D’Addesi will ask applicants a variety of political questions, including “[D]id you vote for President Trump?” and “Do you disagree with the President on anything?”
3. Green stressed that anyone interested in the DOL legal internship should “ABSOLUTELY apply” because “the person conducting the interviews is Vittoria D’Addesi, a 2025 graduate of Liberty Law, along with a representative of the White House Liaison Office.”
2. The email, sent by Derek Green, an associate director at the law school, stressed that those accepted into the program “will make incredible connections that will payoff [sic] later.” The internship “could lead to a full-time job offer for after your 2027 graduation.”
1.Internal emails from Liberty University Law School, obtained by Popular Information, reveal how the Trump admin hires interns.
Students were informed about "exciting" legal internships at Labor Department.
“You MUST be aligned politically with President Trump… GPA is not a strong factor.”
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8. More details on how this is all playing out in today's Popular Information
7. War-related prediction markets are not just an opportunity for insider trading. A letter from six Democratic Senators sent to the CFTC last month argued that these markets create “incentives to incite violence, foment geopolitical conflicts, and disclose classified information.”
6. Kalshi offered a market on “Ali Khamenei out as Supreme Leader?” by various dates.
The CFTC allows prediction markets to self-certify each market, and Kalshi certified that this market was not related to war.
5. Polymarket offers these bets via an off-shore platform because the CFTC any market “that involves, relates to, or references terrorism, assassination, [or] war.”
But Kalshi, which is fully regulated by the CFTC, has found workarounds.
4. On its website, Polymarket describes allowing wagers on acts of war as a public service, claiming it provides vital information to “those directly affected by the attacks.”
3. Overall, “$529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes” on Polymarket.
Moving forward, Polymarket is offering dozens of markets on war-related developments.
2. In the hours before the strike, six newly-created accounts on the prediction market Polymarket raked in nearly $1 million by betting that the U.S. would strike Iran by February 28.
Many suspect these were insiders. The White House says no one in "Trump's orbit" placed bets.
1. The Iran War has already claimed the lives of 6 U.S. soldiers, hundreds of Iranians, and dozens of people in neighboring countries.
For others, it's been a money-making opportunity.
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7. More on the money behind the new Iran War in today's Popular Information
6. The new Iran War also comes weeks after PIF financed a $7 billion development deal in Saudi Arabia with the Trump Organization.
The Trump-branded hotel and golf course is part of Diriyah, a $63 billion development funded entirely by PIF.
5. The UAE is another backer of Kushner, investing about $200 million with his firm.
Days before the inauguration, the UAE purchased 49% of World Liberty Financial, a crypto company owned by Trump and Witkoff
The purchase netted the Trump family $187 million and the Witkoff family $31 million