Lynn Roseberry, LL.M, Ph.D.

After two weeks of deadly and destructive bombardment by the U.S. and Israel, some Iranians who had initially been hopeful when supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed are growing weary of the fighting. A businessman in his 40s who lives in Tehran said on Friday that the sound of explosions often wakes him up around 5 or 5:30 in the morning. The man, who spoke in voice notes on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, said that while supermarkets, bakeries, and some shops were open, the streets of the capital were empty and quiet. At night, the city is completely taken over by security forces, he said, and no one dares to protest. He added that some Iranians feel that the war facilitated the transition to a new supreme leader, something that the regime might have otherwise struggled to do.

The NY Times spoke to an Iranian businessman who shared the feeling of some Iranians “that the war facilitated the transition to a new supreme leader, something that the regime might have otherwise struggled to do.”

US mint unveils new dime design—but one detail is missing The 250th anniversary dime replaces the Roosevelt design and removes the olive branch from the eagle, a long‑standing symbol of peace.

The new design drops the olive branch in the eagle’s talons, which symbolized peace, and replaces FDR, long hated by the Right, with a Lady Liberty that’s bearing a scowl not unlike Trump’s standard glare. Everything he touches turns to shit.

www.newsweek.com/us-mint-unve...

Trump admin loosens sanctions on Russian oil as prices skyrocket: report President Donald Trump's administration temporarily lifted sanctions against Russian oil that is already at sea on Thursday in an effort to ease the oil price crisis caused by the recent war in Iran, ...

The trump regime's illegal, unprovoked war is the best thing that could have happened for the Russian economy. www.rawstory.com/trump-russia...

No Kings Day is two weeks away and we’ve already surpassed the total number of events from October’s historic protests. Join us in the streets again on March 28 for the largest protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

A great article by @gregsargent.bsky.social but I'd add that Hegseth is pretty clearly a Christofascist. That would be an interesting topic for Greg to expand on.

War has already displaced nearly a million Lebanese, and aid groups warn of a humanitarian crisis Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have fled their homes since Israel issued mass evacuation orders and ramped up its airstrikes on the militant group Hezbollah.

In just 10 days, more than 800,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced by an Israeli military offensive, just over a year since the last conflict uprooted over a million Lebanese from their homes. That’s one in every seven people in the tiny country.

The only risk in playing Russian Roulette is that you pull the trigger when a bullet's in the chamber. Otherwise it's perfectly safe.

Entire families wiped out and towns emptied as Israel’s war on Lebanon intensifies Communities displaced and destroyed while death toll rises faster than during any previous war in Lebanon

"The Israeli airstrike collapsed the two-storey building instantly, killing all eight members of the Hamdan family: grandparents Ahmad and Najib, their children, including Batoul, and grandchildren Fatima and Jihad – three generations wiped out in a moment." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The Iran War features tactical successes for the US but is, overall, a strategic failure because it was initiated based on a strategy within which profound miscalculations were integrated.

Blinded by its tactical successes, the US is likely to proceed under the sunk cost fallacy.

Let me remind you: the first Iranian Shahed drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine were launched by Iranian operators. Iranian specialists trained the Russians to use the drones and transferred their technology to Russia.

Ebrahim Azizi,the head of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament:"By providing drone support to the Israeli regime,failed Ukraine has effectively become involved in the War&,under Art.51 of the Unit.Nations Charter,has turned its entire territory into a legitimate target for Iran"

This is, to put it mildly, a double standard. This guy was part of a government that encouraged online social media figures to engage in routine harassment of government employees to the point that many were fired or went into hiding. Some of it was done by Elon Musk, this guy's boss.

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JUST IN: With disclosures for a potential vindictive prosecution motion due to the defense on Monday, feds (Pirro) drop criminal case against Army vet who said he burned flag in park to protest Trump pledge to prosecute flagburners. No explanation. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...

Hegseth this morning, now this rant from Jeanine. These people come unglued when you point out their obvious incompetence and demonstrable failures. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Zelensky on Trump. A revealing exchange.

Over at the bad place they're saying this recording, posted on the DOJ website, is the voice of Erika Kirk recruiting and scheduling young girls for Jeffrey Epstein. IDK her voice, but this is a real DOJ Epstein files link.

www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

SPOTTED IN NASHVILLE…

One year after her arrest, a judge has ordered Leqaa Kordia to be released from ICE detention for the third time As an immigration judge orders her release for the third time, Leqaa Kordia's team is moving quickly to release her before DHS imposes another stay. The Palestine activist is the last Columbia student protester to remain in ICE detention.

"Kordia is the last remaining Columbia protester in detention."

"[A]n immigration judge just ordered her release for the third time."

"All I want is for the government to finally release me."
#NewYork #Texas #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Education #Genocide #Deportation #Protest #Incarceration

Fascinating that GOP went straight to Hitler and didn’t do a little pilot Mussolini study first.

War has already displaced nearly a million Lebanese, and aid groups warn of a humanitarian crisis Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have fled their homes since Israel issued mass evacuation orders and ramped up its airstrikes on the militant group Hezbollah.

Meanwhile, Hegseth is crying about media “biased”coverage. Pete would’ve gotten away with it too if it weren’t for the meddling media 🤦🏻‍♀️ 🙄
C’mon Pete. No matter how ya slice it, you teamed up to cause this suffering

“In just 10 days, more than 800,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced by war…”

Priorities....

This is a fascinating -and a little bit terrifying- examination of the people and theory behind the federal elections EO Trump is being 'encouraged' to sign

Some of the very same election denying looney tunes involved in his 2020 scam

Read this:

Currently There Is A List Of 1,200+ ICE Agents Facing Felony Investigations, And Another 5,000+ Facing Civil Rights Violations, 8,000+ Facing Crimes Against Humanity, As ICE Whistleblowers Continue To Provide Evidence To Prosecutors.

‘We Would Be Entering a Completely Different World’ What happens if oil hits $200 a barrel?

“If the strait remains closed for even a month…sustained higher oil prices could plunge the world into a recession, raise borrowing costs, alter the outcome of ongoing wars, and shift the balance of global-power competition in favor of Russia and China”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...

China pledges billion-dollar spending boost for science Funding for national laboratories and important research projects would increase under the government’s plans.

China is watching & taking action as we throw away the best thing we have ever built.

China has proposed to increase its overall research & development expenditure by at least 7%/yr over the next five years, which translates to billions of extra dollars each year.
🧪 go.nature.com/4rqZQ4u

Finger on the trigger: Yemen says decision made to stand with Iran against US-Israeli aggression A senior official from Yemen

⚠️ Houthis to join in Iran War

Yemen's participation in the war is “only a matter of time.”

Iran state media reporting:

www.ms.now/news/jerome-...

The Kushner brand is basically: I'm hear to offer peace deals and get money, and I'm all out of peace deals