Usually there’s only one Occam’s Razor answer to a given question but we have so, so many:

[cdespinosa@mastodon.social]

Usually there’s only one Occam’s Razor answer to a given question but we have so, so many:

• For the oil, duh
• Distraction from the Epstein files
• Corollary: Blackmail by Netanyahu about same
• Pretext to cancel the midterm elections
• Orders from oil executives
• Orders from apocalyptic Christian nationalist zillionaires
• Bizarre dementia-enhanced grudge from 1980

[msmerope@sfba.social]

@Cdespinosa

I HATE THIS TIMELINE!!!

[tonyg@mastodon.social]

@Cdespinosa I also think TACO hurt his feelings

[schwa@mastodon.social]

@Cdespinosa You forgot • Obama envy

[happyborg@fosstodon.org]

@Cdespinosa you forgot Putin, who is dancing in a shower of oil dollars.

[inthehands@hachyderm.io]

@schwa @Cdespinosa

And “deeply unpopular leaders attempt to regain public support.” Truly, it’s hard to even list all the obvious reasons.

[patterfloof@meow.social]

@Cdespinosa a few of these, at once

[mad_mdphd@med-mastodon.com]

@Cdespinosa I saw this floating around yesterday. Source: https://cagle.com/cartoonist/dave-whamond/2026/03/03/305249/the-war-game