Gleanings from Facebook

I'm sure it's reasonable to assume that the "one million" number is exaggerated, but it's worth remembering that this is a country of 93 million people, whose lives are being systematically ruined by Trump and Netanyahu.  

This is "old" war news from more than a week ago, covering the destruction of one very advanced aircraft.  I don't remember whether it was the Telegraph coverage or commentary elsewhere that made special note of the position of the damage, which indicated specific targeting of the radar bubble where the hi tech was stored, suggesting (but not proving) that the attack was achieved using "smart" drones or drones guided by precise navigation coordinates, as perhaps could be provided by Russian satellites.

A good map of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, from a different perspective.  Kharg Islad would be the little brown dot above the word "force."  Note the distance from the actual Strait of Hormuz at the bend.  There is a lot of real estate in between.  I think the distance is about the same as from Boston, Mass to South Carolina.  Found in the New York Times, as part of an informative article (not from Facebook, but it seemed to fit in here on a topical basis).

The image is probably AI-generated, but the sentiment expressed is accurate.  Several spokespersons for Iran have expressed on Al Jazeera that Iran's response to American/Israeli aggression would be "proportionate."  In other words, now that Israel and America have attacked non-military targets in Iran, Iran feels justified in targeting non-military targets in Gulf States that are supporting the war effort.  This includes American university branches in the region, which I understand have been evacuated.  And as I write this I think there is a report of a desalination plant having been hit last night.

(BTW, I'm not enjoying posting wartime coverage.  I have an interesting article about head lice, and one about the U.S. leading the world in toilet paper consumption and a great Agatha Christie quote and other stuff I'd rather blog, but this war material is important, and I can't just stick my head in the sand and ignore it.)