KOCO:
Right now, the state is competing with Tennessee, West Virginia, Louisiana, Utah and Idaho. The federal government is expected to pick at least three states.
Netanyahu Says Israel Warned Britain About Iranian Terror Plot Before RAF Airbase Incident
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Wednesday that Israel had warned Britain about an upcoming Iranian-sponsored terror attack ahead of the recent suspected plot against a Royal Air Force (RAF) airbase, during an interview with Fox News.
If I had to guess, I would say that the entire point of this absolutely phony, alleged-Iranian attack on UK soil hoax is to give our British lapdog the raison d’être to finally start sending their troops to die for Israel in our already-lost war when we needlessly escalate after the midterm elections.
See also:
–Trump Threatens To ‘Blow Up’ Iran As Talks Stall
–Trump Says Ramped Up Bombing Of Iran ‘Possible’ After Midterms
–Lara Trump Says Iran War Could Cost Trump The Midterms
Trump Rally In Durant: RNC Says Oklahoma Event Will energize GOP Voters Ahead Of Election
The Republican National Committee says President Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in Durant is the start of an aggressive campaign schedule across the country as Election Day approaches.
RNC Central Regional Communications Director Zach Kraft said the event is part of a larger effort to energize Republican voters and support candidates up and down the ballot.
I have not been down to Durant in a while, but how excited could the people there really still be about the MAGA pedophile cabal and its skyrocketing fuel prices, dead troops for Israel, and endless war for endless peace?
See also: Gas Prices In Arkansas And Oklahoma: Is There Relief In Sight?
Hegseth To Cut 20 Percent Of Admirals, Generals In Major Pentagon Overhaul
KFOR:
The new push from the Defense secretary comes after he looked to cut the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the U.S. military by at least 10 percent last year.
In May 2025, Hegseth directed Pentagon leadership to cut the number of general officers in the National Guard by at least 20 percent and slash the total number of general and flag officers — those with a one-star rank or above — by 10 percent.
Pete Kegsbreath may absolutely suck as a Pentagon chief, but this was a good move.
TIMELINE: Severe Storms Bring Threat Of Flooding And Tornadoes On Wednesday
KOCO:
KOCO 5 Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane shows what you need to know before the severe weather risk on Wednesday.
US Forces Exit Iraq After Two Decades, Leaving Opening For Iran
US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.
Iraqi security experts say the withdrawal — agreed in 2024 under President Joe Biden and carried out by Donald Trump’s administration even as it wages war against Iran — could give Tehran and its powerful allies free rein, while also allowing other US enemies to stage a comeback, including Islamic State.
It should not matter if Iran is somehow emboldened by all of this. Had we never switched sides in the Global War on Terrorism, democracy in Iraq would not be a problem for us now.
After all, like the Obama Administration’s phony retreat from Iraq, we are not fully withdrawing from Iraq now.
Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Win’ Iran War ‘Very Soon’ As He Rejects Proposal To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz
President Trump rejects Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the war enters its eighth month. NBC News correspondents Yamiche Alcindor and Courtney Kube and NBC News military analyst retired Col. Steve Warren discuss the escalating rhetoric by the U.S. and Iran and what it means ahead of November’s midterms.
If you guessed that absolutely nothing would result from all the last-ditch diplomacy on the sidelines at the UN, then you guessed correctly. POTUS, who has been purchased and is owned by the State of Israel, will continue rejecting all efforts to end his idiotic quagmire before he blows it up into a disaster from which no one can walk us back.
See also:
–Iran’s Foreign Minister Says Tehran Ready For ‘Doomsday’ War With U.S., But Leaves Diplomacy On The Table
–US, Iran Separately Talk With Mediators In Latest Bid To End War
–Axios: Trump Offers Iran Economic Relief For Concrete Nuclear Concessions
–Trump Denies Axios Report That He Offered Iran Sanctions Relief
–U.S. Marines Were Wounded In Iranian Attack On Nonmilitary Vessel
Lawmakers Consider Ways To Reduce Oklahoma’s High Veteran Suicide Rate
KOSU:
Oklahoma had the nation’s third highest rate of veteran suicide deaths in 2023.
The statistic was among several concerning trends raised during an interim study at the State Capitol this week. The meeting focused on whether legislative action is needed to improve access to care for Oklahoma’s more than 270,000 veterans.
Presenters pointed to long wait times for physical and mental healthcare, access to firearms and gaps in veteran-specific services in rural Oklahoma as potential factors in the state’s high veteran suicide rate.
Valley Forge Military College May Relocate To Oklahoma City
Competing against Florida and South Carolina, Oklahoma could become the new home of one of four historic military junior colleges in the United States if the state legislature is amenable during the 2027 legislative session.
Founded in 1935, the Valley Forge Military College in Pennsylvania is “under siege” by its governing municipality, according to Valley Forge Military Foundation Board Chairman John English, who addressed the Oklahoma Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
Sen. Kelly Hines, R-Oklahoma City, introduced the subject of the college’s potential relocation to Oklahoma, ultimately calling it “an exceptional opportunity” for the state.
Oklahoma City Memorial To Honor USS Oklahoma City Submarine
KOCO:
A $4.1 million memorial project is underway at Wiley Post Park to honor the USS Oklahoma City submarine, which served from 1989 to 2022, and to celebrate its legacy.
The memorial will feature memorial walls, a plaza, and a replica of the submarine sail, with plans to eventually bring the original sail to the park. The project is funded through tax increment financing.
Trump Tells U.N. He Could ‘Annihilate’ Iran But Expects A Deal After The Midterm Elections
In a speech to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump defended the Iran conflict and said he was considering whether to “annihilate” the country and drive it “into hell.”
Or, he said, Iran could make a deal with the U.S. that would allow the nation to rebuild. But that won’t happen until after the midterm elections in November, Trump predicted.
As I have been saying, Trump is playing politics with his unprovoked, unwinnable war for Israel against Iran. He does not care what price the Americans are paying, as he drags this stupid quagmire out to the election, after which he will be free to order an invasion, or the use of tactical nukes.
See also:
–Another U.S. Service Member Dies Amid Iran War, Pentagon Tally Shows
–Trump Return To Combat Operations In Iran ‘Inevitable’: Keane
–Half Of Americans Expect The Iran War To Continue For At Least Another Year
–Trump, Dragged Down By Iran War, Hits Lowest Approval Ever On Foreign Affairs In New Poll
Trump’s Iran Decision Looms As World Leaders Gather At UN
Nearly 130 world leaders are expected in New York for the 81st U.N. General Assembly, opening Tuesday amid continuing wars in Iran, Gaza and Ukraine. Trump is scheduled to address the gathering Tuesday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are expected to speak Wednesday.
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, now nearing its seventh month, is expected to hang over the meetings. Trump recently said he is weighing whether to “annihilate” Iran’s regime, while Tehran has warned that any new U.S. attack would bring retaliation against American bases and interests across the region.
Recent developments in the war between the Saudis and Yemen have likely accelerated the timeline of Operation Iranian Freedom IV.
See also:
–Iran Says It Has New weapons, Threatens To ‘Change The Geography Of The War’ If Trump Orders Attacks
–U.S. Warns Iran Threat Could Spread Worldwide As Houthi Missile Targets Saudi Capital
Trump Reportedly Says He’s Thinking Of ‘Blowing Up’ All Of Iran
UPI:
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly said Sunday he is thinking of “blowing up” all of Iran as he left the Camp David retreat a day early to return to the White House.
Fox News reporter Trey Yungst said Trump told him during a phone call that “very big things are going to be happening” soon.
Trump reportedly said Iran has three possible paths: Make a deal, he will choose “letting them rot economically,” or he will entirely wipe out the regime.
He’s in a “deciding mode,” Trump was quoted as saying.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s water boy has again teased the nuclear destruction of Iran. That poor traitor Donald Trump is getting frustrated. His total subservience to America’s greatest enemy, the State of Israel, has left him eating a crap sandwich for all the world to behold. His only choice in Iran has always been to either go nuclear, or go home. Trump’s masters will not allow him to go home. Whatever he did on Epstein Island will not allow him to go home. But can he wait until the elections before he goes nuclear?
See also:
–Middle East Braces For More Violence As Iran Claims US Is Planning To Renew Bombing Campaign
–More U.S. Troops Have Died Amid Iran War Than Pentagon Has Disclosed Publicly
–Iran War Day 204: Pentagon Says War Has Cost At Least $43.6 Billion
–Iran War Causes Global Pain At The Pump
Psychedelic Pseconds
For this month’s helping of Psychedelic Pseconds, it’s Orang-Utan, with “Chocolate Piano.”
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Submits Resignation After Tension With Hegseth
CNN:
The departure of Driscoll, an Army veteran and longtime friend of Vice President JD Vance, comes after months of friction with Hegseth. It also comes six months into the Iran war, which shows no signs of ending.
Earlier this year, Hegseth fired the Army chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, and two other generals. George and Driscoll worked closely together.
Nearly from the beginning of Hegseth’s tenure, multiple sources previously told CNN, the secretary has been distrustful of officials around him — civilian and military alike — and suspicious about their loyalties.
One of the most prominent examples of infighting throughout Hegseth’s tenure has been with Driscoll, often due to the close relationship Driscoll and Vance. CNN has reported that Hegseth has viewed Driscoll’s relationship with the White House as an effort to go around him.
If Driscoll is an ally of Vance, then he is just as subservient to Israel as Hegseth. Perhaps Driscoll does not want to put his fingerprints anywhere near the decision to use tactical nukes after the election.
US Strikes Iranian Island, First Military Action Since July
The U.S. struck Iran for the first time since late July, hitting launchers on Larak Island on Aug. 30, U.S. officials confirmed to USA TODAY in a statement.
Tim Hawkins, U.S. Central Command spokesperson, said in the statement the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz and that two launchers were struck. The IRGC responded by launching an attack on the King Hussein and Al Azraq, also known as the Muwaffaq Salti, U.S. air bases in Jordan with ballistic missiles, Iranian media reported.
As I have been saying, Donald Trump’s fourth failed war for Israel against Iran is not yet over. POTUS will likely keep the current situation going until the midterm elections, after which he will order the use of tactical nukes.
See also: World Mostly Shrugs Off Bessent’s ‘D-Day’ Iran Sanctions Threat
A Clusterfuck At The Tulsa VA
If you are a veteran in eastern Oklahoma, then you likely received an email last week inviting you to the Ernest Childers Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa for a “Veterans Health Assistance Expo.” The event was to take place on Thursday, August 27, from 1000 to 1200. Veterans were invited to bring their families, to fellowship with other veterans, and “enjoy a free meal.” Most importantly, the event was to serve as an enrollment drive for those veterans to whom medical benefits have been extended under the PACT Act of 2022.
Veterans who arrived in time for the opening of the expo could not immediately locate the event. After standing by in the main lobby for twenty minutes, one veteran approached the information desk and asked where the event was located. What everyone quickly realized is that no one who worked at the Ernest Childers Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa knew anything about any “Veterans Health Assistance Expo.”
No preparations had been made. Mass confusion ensued. One worker, LaShawn Baker, took charge of the situation and a makeshift “Veterans Health Assistance Expo” began to hastily unfold. But there were no extra staff on hand to share the additional tasking.
One veteran, who arrived at 0945, was led into a conference room at 1115 where a makeshift drink station had been set up on an office mail cart, which had no bottom, allowing lemonade and water to drip directly onto the floor from the dispensers sent up from the Canteen. At 1130, that veteran was brought into another room to be enrolled in the VA healthcare system. After a relatively smooth process getting some basic appointments scheduled, on the way out the door at 1230, the veteran saw a stack of pizzas being carried in, presumably on its way to the conference room.
Big VA simply decided that the Tulsa clinic would have an expo without telling anyone at the Tulsa clinic. Although the staff did the very best they could to help those who arrived, it is unknown how many disappointed veterans departed without being enrolled or having any services scheduled at all. It is shocking that this could ever be the first experience veterans have with the system which administers their healthcare benefits. It is hoped that the VA will take steps to ensure that something so discouraging never happens again.
New US Sanctions Signal Trump Desperation On Iran, Experts Say
Nearly six months into its war on Iran, the US is seeing little impact from its military operations against the country. Crucial military munitions stocks have been depleted, and important tools used to project power globally have been redirected towards Iran.
The long-term implications of the war, analysts say, have pushed the Trump administration to try economic sanctions, but these are unlikely to compel Iran into meeting the demands.
“The United States is returning to economic pressure because military force has failed to deliver the quick victory it expected,” Negar Mortazavi, senior fellow at the US-based Center for International Policy, told Al Jazeera. “The ‘economic D-Day’ declaration underscores the war’s failure so far to force Iran’s surrender or achieve Washington’s political objectives.”
As crazed as the Neocons and Globalists of the Trump Administration may be on the topic of Iran, I would bet that none of them are truly dumb enough to believe that a new economic “war” against Iran can topple the Iranian state. That is why it is important to remember that the target of Operation Iranian Freedom V is China. These idiots know they cannot topple the Iranian state with military means via Operation Iranian Freedom IV, and so they are trying to win by escalating their way out of defeat. China is not going to back down, so when we formally begin our economic war against China, all hell is bound to break loose.
Oh but do not worry for Donald Trump. He will do just fine, no matter what happens to the global economy as a result of his Israeli aggression. He has been trading oil and gas stocks the entire time he has been manipulating the markets with his escalations and his de-escalations. Will he ever be held accountable for his vast crimes? Of course not. He betrayed America First, destroyed his own political coalition, and he deep-throated the boot. He is owned and protected now.
See also:
–Trump Says The U.S. Is Not Talking With Iran As Economic War In Focus
–America’s New Sanctions Are Unlikely To Topple Iran’s Regime
–Trump’s Iran War Was Even More Reckless Than We Realized
–Exclusive: US Patriot Missile Stocks In Europe Are ‘Beyond Critical’ Due To Iran War, Officials Say
–Trump’s War On Iran Is Rapidly Draining US Navy Budget, Documents And Interviews Reveal
–6 Months Of War In Iran Has Left The Pentagon Depleted And Still Fighting
Rubio Tells Allies U.S. Shifting From Strikes To Sanctions On Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told several of his foreign counterparts in recent days that “for the time being” the U.S. is not expected to initiate new strikes against Iran, according to a U.S. official and a second source with knowledge of the matter.
Is this the official end of Operation Iranian Freedom IV? Of course not. Unlike his three previous failed unprovoked wars for Israel against Iran, POTUS never formally declared an end to this one. We are still frantically attempting to re-arm so that we can suddenly begin attacking Iran again soon. But we did lose this one as soon as we started it, and our economic Operation Iranian Freedom V will also fail to bring down the brave defenders of Iran from the machinations of our Epstein Class.
POTUS still has only two choices: go nuclear, or go home.
China Pushes Back After Trump Tightens The Screws On Iran
China lashed out at the Trump administration’s new sanctions campaign against Iran on Tuesday, warning that it would defend its interests and accusing the United States of disrupting the global financial order.
The reaction set the stage for renewed friction between the world’s superpowers.
So it turns out that China is not suddenly going to stab Iran in the back upon Trump’s orders. But that is the point. No one believed they would. And so now we have a renewed conflict with China, which we can escalate as needed.
It is important to remember that the merging of Project Ukraine with the Iran debacle cannot fully transform into nuclear World War III if we forget about China.
See also:
–U.S. Push To Isolate Iran Economically Hits A Roadblock With China
–What’s More Than ‘Maximum’? Trump Faces Limits On Iran Sanctions.
–Bessent’s ‘Economic D-Day’ May Not Eend The War — Or $4 Gas
–Iran Says It Is ‘Fully Prepared’ To Counter Widened US Economic Sanctions