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@profjabbott

Professor of Political Science & International Relations. Originally from UK (Lancashire-born, Cheshire-raised). Man United fan, sci-fi/fantasy, and whiskey lover. Bookworm and history nerd with a strong interest in mindfulness. Unapologetic progressive.

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And that Tony is why you are universally reviled in the UK rather than remembered as the Labour leader who won 3 elections. Fuck off you war mongering c**t

09.03.2026 14:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And there we have it

09.03.2026 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

09.03.2026 11:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 7819 ๐Ÿ” 2431 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 561 ๐Ÿ“Œ 221
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Still Chasing The Prize Oil, War, and the Resource the World Cannot Quit

That ms what I argue here open.substack.com/pub/profjabb...

09.03.2026 11:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#oil #iran #trump

09.03.2026 04:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Surely not bigger than the 1973 jump?

09.03.2026 04:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With #oil skyrocketing in price, black rain in #Iran, death and destruction across the Middle East, U.S. soldiers lost what does #Trump do? Play fucking golf! 25th amendment time

09.03.2026 01:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท An Iranian woman in Tehran sends a message to Iranian diaspora monarchists who pushed the US and Israel to bomb their own country.

"This is your country's infrastructure. This isn't something to celebrate. There's no happiness in this. Now go ahead and dance"

#Iran #IranWar #RiseUp #USA #Israel

08.03.2026 23:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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โ€œItโ€™s Sickeningโ€ โ€” Cardinal Cupich Blasts White House for Gamifying War From the streets of Chicago to the halls of the Vatican, Pope Leoโ€™s hometown cardinal is waging one of the most sustained moral confrontation with an American president in modern Church history.

NEW: A close ally of Pope Leo XIV is accusing the Trump-Vance White House of turning war into entertainment.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich blasted a White House video celebrating U.S. strikes on Iran as โ€œsickening,โ€ warning that real deaths are being reduced to spectacle in the age of social media.

09.03.2026 00:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Imagine waging war on Afghanistan to replace the Taliban with the Taliban and waging war on Iran to replace Khamenei with Khamenei๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ

09.03.2026 00:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 202 ๐Ÿ” 51 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

I'm sure that going to win over hearts and minds of ordinary Iranians

09.03.2026 01:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of the most depressing things about the war in Iran is how a bunch of grown ass men are acting like this is a fucking video game.

09.03.2026 00:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1148 ๐Ÿ” 244 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

#Trump "But the nice part is we sank 44 of their ships, which is their entire navy" Islamic Republic of #Iran Navy (IRIN), approx. major vessels: 85โ€“100. Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN), approx. total vessels: ~350โ€“400. Ughhh NO, once again LIE!!

08.03.2026 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like you did to 160 school girls

08.03.2026 17:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Way to win hearts and minds heh

08.03.2026 17:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bombing Is Easy. Strategy Is Hard. Washington Still Cannot Explain What Victory Looks Like

My latest #Substack explores the lack of strategic planning for the war in #Iran, mission creep and the risks the conflict poses.

08.03.2026 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"He seems to have had no idea that the Gulf would be a target. โ€ฆ He professed that Iranโ€™s attacks on American allies were 'probably the biggest surprise'โ€”despite the fact that just about every country in the region had warned that Iran would surely attack them in retaliation."

08.03.2026 13:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1716 ๐Ÿ” 541 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
GasBuddyGuy: "National average price of gasoline creeping higher at $3.469/gal this morning, up 52.8c/gal from a week ago while diesel has hit $4.583/gal, up 84.3c/gal from a week ago. Americans today will spend nearly $200 million more on gasoline than just 7 days ago."

GasBuddyGuy: "National average price of gasoline creeping higher at $3.469/gal this morning, up 52.8c/gal from a week ago while diesel has hit $4.583/gal, up 84.3c/gal from a week ago. Americans today will spend nearly $200 million more on gasoline than just 7 days ago."

Presidents normally have minimal/nothing to do with gasoline prices, of course. But in this case, Trump is basically 100% responsible for the oil/gasoline/natural gas price spike, because it's 100% due to his war of choice against Iran. bluevirginia.us/2026/03/sund... h/t @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social

08.03.2026 14:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Not exactly the way to win hearts and minds

08.03.2026 15:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think he's mistaking Greater Israel for Iran

08.03.2026 14:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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08.03.2026 00:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 15425 ๐Ÿ” 5573 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 634 ๐Ÿ“Œ 247
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The Balance of Power | Jason Abbott | Substack Essays on global power, strategy, and the evolving international system. Click to read The Balance of Power, by Jason Abbott, a Substack publication. Launched 3 hours ago.

The Balance of Power
profjabbott.substack.com?utm_campaign...

08.03.2026 03:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israelโ€™s Forever Wars How each war seeds the next.

In 1982, #Israel invaded #Lebanon to destroy the PLO. It succeeded โ€” but cutting off one head of the hydra only helped create another.

Four decades later, Israel is bombing #Beirut again #iran #war

Read it here:
๐Ÿ”— profjabbott.substack.com/p/israels-forever-wars

08.03.2026 01:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our pedo President couldn't take the fucking cap off to pay respects to fallen troops. Troops he put in the line of fire with hi stupid war. #Trump #cheeto #fascist

07.03.2026 22:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the last 14 months of Biden's term, 1,740,000 total jobs were created. In the first 14 months of Trump's current term, 150,000 jobs were created. That's a ratio of 11.6 to 1 ...

The idea that "Republicans do better on the economy" is and has always been BS.

06.03.2026 23:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1006 ๐Ÿ” 426 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies ALT: a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies
06.03.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are we tired of winning yet?

06.03.2026 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course it can. Why else have they remained unreleased

06.03.2026 15:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: 'If they rise, they rise' President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices driven by the widening Iran conflict, telling Reuters โ€‹in an exclusive interview that the U.S. military operat...

Exclusive from Reuters

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices driven by the widening Iran conflict,
"if they rise, they rise" he said
www.reuters.com/business/ene...

06.03.2026 05:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 47 ๐Ÿ” 40 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Sonic I was Zelensky I'd say fuck off when asked to help with Irans drones

06.03.2026 03:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0