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Politics, Policy and Refugees. Humanitarian. Former Dem Vice Chair. Proud Former "Deep Stater" Resist Much. Obey Little. Subscribe NickSones.substack.com

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Iran is receiving ‘military cooperation’ from Russia and China, foreign minister says Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country will continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz, which has caused oil prices to soar.

MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: Iran is receiving ‘military cooperation’ from Russia and China, foreign minister says
www.ms.now/news/iran-wa...

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AI job losses free up time for unemployed mobs to burn down tech CEO‘s houses PALO ALTO, CA - With Silicon Valley boasting that artificial intelligence could replace millions of jobs around the world, currently laid-off workers have reported having more free time to form angry ...

AI job losses free up time for unemployed mobs to burn down tech CEO‘s houses

14.03.2026 16:24 👍 763 🔁 272 💬 14 📌 18

👇🎯 You know, the ones that Democrats passed, & literally <halved> child poverty, before everyone lost their stuff about temporary single digit inflation, memory-holed who (the GOP) was solely responsible for blocking their extension, & started pretending Barack Obama was more liberal than Joe Biden.

14.03.2026 15:30 👍 155 🔁 41 💬 3 📌 2
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This orange turd is constantly finding ways to destroy our democracy while he fattens up his bank accounts.

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🔥 🇪🇸 SPAIN — MAR ESPINAR: “Go lick boots at Mar-A-Lago… which Iranian women are thanking Trump? The mothers of the 160 girls murdered at a school?”

14.03.2026 14:50 👍 2601 🔁 902 💬 82 📌 81

He claims he obliterated the nuclear capacity of Iran a while back. I don't trust a word out of his mouth or his #EpsteinAdministration.

14.03.2026 14:46 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises among Republicans with little pushback from GOP leadership Anti-Muslim rhetoric is on the rise among some Republican lawmakers. Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles wrote that “Muslims don’t belong in American society.” Alabama Sen.

Via @apnews.com: Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises among Republicans with little pushback from GOP leadership —> apnews.com/article/repu...

14.03.2026 15:23 👍 23 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0

lol 😂

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McGowan: You're saying 46 Americans died, so we should attack this country. Here at home, 68,000 Americans die a year because they don't have health insurance. So, if we're going to spend billions of dollars on something…

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How America Learned to Love Barnes & Noble Again Anti-chain animus is receding.

In a world that’s more online than ever, Barnes & Noble is experiencing a revival. Henry Grabar on why a company once considered “the big bad wolf blowing down the walls of indie bookstores” is experiencing a revival:

14.03.2026 13:45 👍 59 🔁 14 💬 7 📌 3
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DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery The government asked a judge to stop the spread of the videos on YouTube. The judge agreed, and ordered their immediate removal.

Breaking: the DOGE deposition videos have been taken off YouTube. On Friday the government asked a judge to intervene, said the videos could cause reputational damage, death threats. Judge agreed, ordered them removed: www.404media.co/doge-deposit...

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Democratic Turnout Surges in Mississippi’s US Senate Primaries, Nearly Matching GOP Total Mississippi Democrats turned out in large numbers in the March 10 midterm primaries, nearly matching the total number of Republican votes cast.

NEW: Democratic turnout surged in Mississippi's U.S. Senate primaries Tuesday—coming within about 7,000 votes of matching GOP turnout.

About 156,000 Democrats voted on Tuesday—up from just 87,931 in 2018, the last midterm Senate primary.

Scott Colom says it shows he can beat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

12.03.2026 23:09 👍 515 🔁 136 💬 9 📌 4
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The pharmacy counter is the place people most frequently interact with the health care system, so concern about prescription drug costs is broad, and growing.
www.kff.org/public-opini...

13.03.2026 18:19 👍 61 🔁 26 💬 5 📌 5
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Peace and Justice Conference tackles immigration amid mass deportations - Arlington Catholic Herald Neither an empty seat nor parking space was to be seen at the opening Mass for the Peace and Justice Conference at Nativity Catholic Church in Burke March 7.

"But when the law loses its human face and is applied arbitrarily, it becomes this fear. So, the U.S. bishops have raised our voices in conscience to stand with our immigrant brothers and sisters and to defend their God-given dignity."

www.catholicherald.com/article/loca...

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According to FT, France and Italy have opened talks with Tehran seeking to negotiate a deal to guarantee safe passage for their ships through the Strait of Hormuz citing people briefed on the efforts.

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Trump launches a war against Iran, Russia then sides with Iran and helps Iran locate & kill American service members, Trump then rewards Russia by lifting sanctions on Russian oil.

Tell me again Trump doesn’t work for Putin. Tell me again Trump isn’t a traitor to America.

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How Iran’s fightback surprised the US Tehran has done ‘more with less’ as it hit major targets around the Gulf, but its firing has begun to wane

How Iran’s fightback surprised the US ft.trib.al/ns7QcWq

13.03.2026 13:17 👍 46 🔁 14 💬 5 📌 3
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No War with Iran — A Call for Restraint, Diplomacy, and Humanity As the drumbeats of war grow louder in Washington, it is more urgent than ever that we raise our voices and say clearly, unequivocally: No war with Iran.

nicksones.substack.com/p/no-war-wit...

No War with #Iran #War

13.03.2026 12:11 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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This👇

12.03.2026 23:36 👍 210 🔁 40 💬 15 📌 3
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From @fortune.com CBO states that another
$1 TRILLION added to the Federal Deficit
CBO states the government has borrowed $308 Billion in the last month alone
In the last 5 months the Treasury forked out a total of $433 billion to serve the public debt, which is now nearing $38.9 TRILLION !

12.03.2026 20:23 👍 332 🔁 258 💬 46 📌 31
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We’ve never, ever had this before. A President completely untethered to truth. I mean completely untethered to truth. That’s such a bad thing. But you know what’s even worse? Way, way too many people don’t care. And way too much of the media no longer cares.👇

12.03.2026 19:28 👍 4701 🔁 1439 💬 624 📌 153
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US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access A bipartisan bill would force the FBI to get a warrant to read Americans’ messages and ban the federal purchase of commercial data on US residents ahead of a critical April deadline.

NEW: A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill requiring warrants for FBI searches of Americans' communications under FISA, aligning federal law w/ a 2025 ruling that found the practice unconstitutional.

It would also ban the government from buying Americans' private data from data brokers.

12.03.2026 18:01 👍 837 🔁 274 💬 8 📌 21
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Iran-US Relations: Iran-Iraq War and Raegan Administration - Profolus An explainer on the Iran-US relations and critical events during the Iran-Iraq War and under the administration of President Ronald Raegan.

IN HISTORY: Iran was the foremost economic and military partner of the United States in the Middle East before the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

12.03.2026 16:02 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Wanda Williams Should Resign. Now. Pennsylvania Democrats cannot afford what’s happening in Harrisburg.

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Mayor #Williams is harmful to Governor #Shapiro and should resign.

12.03.2026 12:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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US to release 172m barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve Energy secretary says move is part of broader release as oil prices soar due to supply shocks from US-Israel war on Iran

US to release 172m barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve Energy secretary says move is part of broader release as oil prices soar due to supply shocks from US-Israel war on Iran ...

11.03.2026 23:28 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Not really breaking any news here.

11.03.2026 01:39 👍 27343 🔁 5968 💬 1248 📌 443
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Trump news at a glance: war on Iran is either ‘very complete’ or just starting, depending on who is talking President and his Pentagon chief offer mixed messages as strikes on Iran continue – key US politics stories from 9 March at a glance

Trump news at a glance: war on Iran is either ‘very complete’ or just starting, depending on who is talking President and his Pentagon chief offer mixed messages as strikes on Iran continue – key US politics stories from 9 March at a glance ...

11.03.2026 01:19 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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BREAKING: HUGE NEWS! Democrat Shawn Harris forces a RUN-OFF election in the special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s DEEP RED Georgia House seat!
Folks, this is MASSIVE. If retired US Army brigadier general Shawn Harris can flip this seat red, it’s f*cking OVER for Speaker Mike Johnson.

11.03.2026 01:16 👍 17 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 1