The War on News: Trump’s Iran Escalation, Tamaki’s Military Rant & Drug Policy Fail

Trump’s now into week 5 of whatever this Iran strategy is supposed to be — swinging between “let’s make a deal” and “I will obliterate you” like a crypto bro buying the dip without understanding what he’s bought. Every day gets us closer to the point where America and Israel run out of interceptor missiles before Iran runs out of drones. Which is exactly when things tend to get very stupid, very quickly.

Brian Tamaki picks the dumbest culture war in a real crisis

Meanwhile back in NZ, Brian Tamaki has decided the real issue facing the nation is whether soldiers are allowed to wear makeup.

In the middle of an actual global crisis, this is the hill he’s picked.

If that’s success on drugs, what does failure look like?

And here at home, drug use is exploding — cocaine up 98%, meth up 300% — while the Police Minister insists everything is working just fine.

If that’s success, what exactly does failure look like?

From global escalation to local delusion, the gap between what’s happening and what we’re being told has never been wider.

This isn’t news.

It’s the War on News.