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F1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Formula One's Bahrain ​and Saudi ‌Arabian Grands Prix will not ​take place ​in April due to ⁠the conflict ​in the ​Middle East, the sport announced on ​Saturday.

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"We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done," journalist Garrett Graff wrote: "A superpower is [dying by] suicide because the [Republican] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever." -Heather Cox Richardson

As always, @hcrichardson.bsky.social sums it up with a quote from journalist @vermontgmg.bsky.social:
“A superpower is [dying by] suicide because the [Republican] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever."

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www.upi.com N. Korea launches series of missiles in show of force - UPI.com

N. Korea launches series of missiles in show of force #UPI

Donald Trump letting you know how the authoritarian capture of the media is going, in case you missed it. Unlike other authoritarians in places like Hungary and Poland he has no worries about advertising his authoritarian take over of the media.

The antidote to cynicism is going big. Jenifer Fernandez Ancona responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”

"A coalition that wants change is out there waiting to be built, and these voters largely already agree with inclusive populism—an economically populist agenda and narrative that also refutes cultural attacks," writes @jenancona.bsky.social. www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...

Good question there, Columbo.

This is everything

He’s not wrong⤵️

This grotesque war lust exposes the truth about Lindsey Graham Once upon a time, America, albeit for a millisecond, saw South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham strap on a pair and condemn the tyranny of Donald Trump.On the night of January 6, 2021, hours after a violent mob breached the U.S. Capitol at Trump’s behest, Graham took to the Senate floor to deliver a ...

OPINION: Once upon a time, America, albeit for a millisecond, saw South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham strap on a pair and condemn the tyranny of Donald Trump.

How a Catch-a-Predator Sting Nabbed a Right-Wing Hatemonger Was Jake Lang evaluating a teenage girl for a bikinis-and-burkas protest? Or was something more lecherous at play?

Was Jake Lang evaluating a teenage girl for a bikinis-and-burkas protest? Or was something more lecherous at play? What insane questions these people make us ask. ICYMI @willsommer.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4sj5eYD

Republicans close University of Florida chapter over alleged antisemitism The Florida Federation of College Republicans disbanded its University of Florida chapter and asked the school to remove ​it as a student organization due to alleged misconduct ‌that includes antisemitism, the university said on Saturday.

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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.

A truly extraordinary moment.

We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Act like it.