The US-Iran War Has Begun

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Trump's obsessions with A.I. slop and lying about shit are merging.

Trump’s fake AI video of Kharg Island ‘attack’ leaves US military scrambling to explain

The Defense Department was forced on Monday to deny the U.S. had struck Iran’s main petroleum export facility after President Donald Trump posted a fake but very realistic AI-generated video showing a purported attack by American forces.

The video, posted to the president’s Truth Social account, appears to show oil storage tanks and refineries erupting in flames from the perspective of someone filming from inside a helicopter above the carnage, with an accompanying message describing the scene as “Kharg Island being blown to smithereens” and signed as “President DJT.”

But a U.S. official said no such attack had taken place, with Kharg Island not being among the locations targeted overnight in what has been the first exchange of fire between American and Iranian forces in weeks.

Additionally, the head of National Iranian Oil Co, Hamid Bovard, said on Monday that the president’s post was “laughable” and described conditions on Kharg Island as “calm and appropriate.”

 

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Get a load of the Renamer in Chief over here.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Get a load of the Renamer in Chief over here.

Sure. I look forward to all of the headlines reading "Trump Straight Remains Closed" and "Ships Fired On in Trump Straight."

 

[Casey Pelous]

Sure. I look forward to all of the headlines reading "Trump Straight Remains Closed" and "Ships Fired On in Trump Straight."

"Trump Strait still dominated by Iran."

 

[Casey Pelous]

Speaking of the Strait ...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-abraham-lincoln-thailand/

The Abraham Lincoln and the rest of the carrier group arrived in Thailand. I have never seen a US Navy ship look so ill-maintained. Good lord, she looks she's cosplaying a rusted out tramp freighter. WTF??

 

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When asked about the aircraft carrier's appearance, Capt. Dan Keeler, the Lincoln's commanding officer, replied that "it is normal for a long deployment and we're not going to make further comments."

Sounds like the Captain is trying very hard to maintain his command.

 

[CronoCloud Creeggan]

Sounds like the Captain is trying very hard to maintain his command.

And keep in the line for a promotion to RADM (Lower Half), which I thought commanding officers of carriers usually were.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

And keep in the line for a promotion to RADM (Lower Half), which I thought commanding officers of carriers usually were.

Aircraft carrier commanding officers are usually Captains, along with their executive officer. Smaller ships are often commanded by Commanders. Carrier strike groups are headed by Rear Admirals, often called Commodores.

 

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Carrier strike groups are headed by Rear Admirals, often called Commodores.

 

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[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Speaking of the Strait ...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-abraham-lincoln-thailand/

The Abraham Lincoln and the rest of the carrier group arrived in Thailand. I have never seen a US Navy ship look so ill-maintained. Good lord, she looks she's cosplaying a rusted out tramp freighter. WTF??

The Admiral Kuznetsov called, they want their former glory as rustiest aircraft carrier ever back.