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Co-Founder and Senior Associate @DPC_global.bluesky.social; former Fulbrighter - PhD at St. Andrews; Angry Optimist

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10.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! πŸ™

10.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jeezus...

10.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're spending $1 billion per day on war as millions of working people struggle to get by.

Meanwhile, America's ultra-rich have never been richer.

10.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 6540 πŸ” 2655 πŸ’¬ 257 πŸ“Œ 104
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Elizabeth Warren: "I am a hard no on a supplemental. This is not a war the American people want us to engage in. This is not a war that makes us safer ... No. No more money. The only thing Congress has the power to do is to stop actions like this through the power of the purse."

10.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 24626 πŸ” 6631 πŸ’¬ 687 πŸ“Œ 379

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

08.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 25272 πŸ” 8096 πŸ’¬ 781 πŸ“Œ 329
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Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense."

08.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 24116 πŸ” 7422 πŸ’¬ 884 πŸ“Œ 399
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Lucifer has a point

07.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 11434 πŸ” 3342 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 120
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This cat stays on top of the news.

07.03.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to/watching several clips of Mullin last night, I fear you may be right.

06.03.2026 06:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This πŸ‘‡

06.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You'd think. Far from the theater, posing no threat, probably wondering where they could seek port before returning (knowing they'd get intercepted). No warning given. If I recall Hegseth's announcement correctly on the torpedoing, he said "silent death," as if this was a fucking video game.

06.03.2026 05:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly their house style

06.03.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A glimpse of what an absolute nightmare Beirut must be right now

05.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The video of a United States Senator joining the violent removal of U.S. marine from a hearing and hideously breaking his arm in a door is an example of what has been unleashed in this country. They’re tapping in to get in on the violence.
And then he bragged about it on X later.

05.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 12641 πŸ” 4086 πŸ’¬ 515 πŸ“Œ 195

Point taken. But more stupid than Tommy Tuberville?

05.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let me be clear: I’m glad Kristi Noem was fired. But we still have to abolish ICE.

05.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 14940 πŸ” 2681 πŸ’¬ 312 πŸ“Œ 123

Fuckin'A

05.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. Ditching Cruella won't fix this.

05.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what happens when oligarchs control the *news*

03.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 8459 πŸ” 3186 πŸ’¬ 318 πŸ“Œ 117

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We need more of this in Europe.

04.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is madness and history will judge us for it.

02.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 8428 πŸ” 2186 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 332
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The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

28.02.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 22528 πŸ” 6331 πŸ’¬ 1319 πŸ“Œ 399
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Cover of The Lancet:

@thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

27.02.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 8158 πŸ” 3442 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 220
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Macron to visit top-secret sub base as some Europeans worry about US nuclear guarantees President Emmanuel Macron is updating France’s nuclear deterrence doctrine as Europe worries about Russia and doubts U.S. protection under Donald Trump.

If the US nuclear umbrella over Europe threatens to turn inside-out, could the only nuclear-armed EU country πŸ‡«πŸ‡· step up? Macron is presenting an updated French strategy next week

27.02.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hear hear!

27.02.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This example is truly evil - and indicative of the moral character of those scripting the policy.

27.02.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fuckin' A!

26.02.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is very sensible - especially the need for a plan, a defined alternative (that doesn't imply a time machine).

26.02.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I’m sitting at a table on the Fox 32 debate stage holding my hand high in the air. My opponents, Daniel Biss and Laura Fine, are talking to each other. The chyron reads, β€œSUPPORT FOR PALESTINE”

I’m sitting at a table on the Fox 32 debate stage holding my hand high in the air. My opponents, Daniel Biss and Laura Fine, are talking to each other. The chyron reads, β€œSUPPORT FOR PALESTINE”

26.02.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 8603 πŸ” 944 πŸ’¬ 137 πŸ“Œ 45