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Microbiologist, feminist, dog and cat lover, LGBTQIA+ communities, Grinnell College and UWC grad; she/her πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ₯–πŸŒΉhttps://tinyurl.com/Virosphere

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So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

09.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 15342 πŸ” 5620 πŸ’¬ 664 πŸ“Œ 277

Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.

09.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 9105 πŸ” 2938 πŸ’¬ 596 πŸ“Œ 140

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

07.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 21107 πŸ” 7009 πŸ’¬ 559 πŸ“Œ 253
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Last week we recommended the first combined mRNA #vaccine against COVID-19 and seasonal influenza for people over the age of 50.

Find out more: www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/firs...

#PublicHealth #COVID #MedSky πŸ§ͺ

06.03.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

A evil and murderous regime.

06.03.2026 01:22 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s the answer, be species or two? Nice gel 🌞

06.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot When a military force begins to decline, the first symptoms may be subtle.

Just as the Roman empire survived for two more centuries after it started to decline, the United States isn’t in danger of imminent collapse. But Trump’s rejection of planning, expertise, and diplomacy is beginning to have real-world consequences.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

05.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...
It's starting to look like the United States hit the school, not Israel.
We killed school children.
Little kids.
Are we great yet?

05.03.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Noem’s going home. Hide your pets, South Dakota.

05.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Don't forget who really stands to gain from Trump's lawless war. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/03/05/these-companies-stand-to-benefit-from-trumps-iran-war-exxon-raytheon-and-more/

05.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 699 πŸ” 273 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 18

Now that she is fired, Kristi Noem will have more time to spend with someone else's husband.

05.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 432 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

very aspect of life in this country is designed so that people do not form bonds or relationships with other people, it's wild to watch in action. Never seen divide and conquer applied this rigorously to a domestic population that is not under foreign occupation

05.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 1890 πŸ” 469 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 20

Correction. Orwell never said this. He did however, warn that: "political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” (That's Politics and the English Language, one of my favorite essays)

05.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 3644 πŸ” 977 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 11
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Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

05.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 22533 πŸ” 4977 πŸ’¬ 766 πŸ“Œ 402

Thank God Kristi Noem is gone, now we only have to suffer the consequences of all the other Kristi Noems, who fill every single position in the Trump cabinet and administration.

05.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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On my way to Buenos Aires

05.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kristi Noem: β€œI got a promotion. I’m now Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Western Hemisphere security initiative.”

05.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 15

Yes it frightens me quite a lot.

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πŸ”΄ Rachel Maddow claims β€œit is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states β€œrented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.”

In a nearly 20-minute segment titled β€œFollow the MONEY,” Rachel Maddow mentioned Israelβ€”which has publicly called for U.S.-led regime change in Iranβ€”only twice.

πŸ’¬ In that portion of the segment, she states:

β€œI mean, there's a lot of attention on Israel and indeed Israel and the United States have worked together in the bombing campaign, not only the one that started today, but the campaign against Iran in June. But it is the Gulf Arab states who are arrayed against Iran, who want Iran removed as their regional rival.

It is those countries that have been assiduously buying up members of the Trump family and the Trump administration with just astonishing amounts of cash in recent years, and particularly in recent months.

And now for that low, low price, they appear to have rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want, but that the American people do not.”

πŸŽ₯ VIDEO: A clip from her MSNOW analysis

See new posts Conversation Drop Site @DropSiteNews πŸ”΄ Rachel Maddow claims β€œit is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states β€œrented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.” In a nearly 20-minute segment titled β€œFollow the MONEY,” Rachel Maddow mentioned Israelβ€”which has publicly called for U.S.-led regime change in Iranβ€”only twice. πŸ’¬ In that portion of the segment, she states: β€œI mean, there's a lot of attention on Israel and indeed Israel and the United States have worked together in the bombing campaign, not only the one that started today, but the campaign against Iran in June. But it is the Gulf Arab states who are arrayed against Iran, who want Iran removed as their regional rival. It is those countries that have been assiduously buying up members of the Trump family and the Trump administration with just astonishing amounts of cash in recent years, and particularly in recent months. And now for that low, low price, they appear to have rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want, but that the American people do not.” πŸŽ₯ VIDEO: A clip from her MSNOW analysis

πŸ”΄ Rachel Maddow claims β€œit is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states β€œrented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.”

In a nearly 20-min segment titled β€œFollow the MONEY,” Maddow mentioned Israelβ€”which has...

02.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 15

The are getting ready to start filling the concentration camps even more

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01.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

What a lucky good dog!!!

01.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You never have to do the wrong thing.

01.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Article 2 section 4, Now.

01.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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In Orange Iran, in Green North Korea.

For all the people who think North Korea is in the Middle East.

01.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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According to the latest report, at least 153 have been killed at the children's elementary school in Minab, Iran. Iranians may be glad Khamenei is dead, but considering the PURE EVIL of America's pedophile fΓΌhrer, I don't see them developing a fondness for America any time soon.

01.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Hurray!!

01.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I should probably go fuel the car before the prices go up six dollars a gallon

01.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 872 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 4

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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