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For decades, presidents have looked at striking Iran and opted against it out of concern for the very repercussions we’re seeing right now.

Franklin Foer on why none of this should be surprising: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

A wooden dock reaches out into the water at a lake at sunset.

"Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love."

-Jane Goodall

Yeah everyone has a different play style I suppose, but what I have seen of your games they were pretty easy to read, understand and use/play.

The world is run by a madman and it's driving us all nuts The president is obviously out of his mind. So why don't investors seem to care?

The world is run by a madman and it's driving us all nuts

🖊️ Ian Dunt

The president is obviously out of his mind. So why don't investors seem to care?

STRIKING 13 / Substack

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Trump Outbursts over Oil Shock Go Off Rails as His Aides Quietly Panic As Trump’s handling of soaring oil prices due to his war grows shakier, an international relations expert explains why this saga will likely get worse—and what it reveals about Trump’s deeper failings.

Trump Outbursts over Oil Shock Go Off Rails as His Aides Quietly Panic
#Trump

He has no idea what drones are or how they work, does he

Russia has struck the Kremenchuk oil refinery with over 60 missiles and 260 drones during the war, Ukraine's Energy Minister says. The total number of targets launched was much higher, he added.

I would never have suspected that a Pentagon run by Sweaty McGymbro, which changed the Department of Defense to Department of War, would have no plan for the Iranians closing the straight or Hormuz, the most wargamed scenario since the 70s probably...its almost like he isn't qualified for the job

U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM Four Confirmed Deceased in Loss of U.S. KC-135 Over Iraq TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 2 pm ET on March 12, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq. Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as rescue efforts continue. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire. The identities of the service members are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified. 9:31 AM · Mar 13, 2026 · 88.6K Views

Under Donald Trump US service members are dying in Iraq again.

Terrible.

Zou Yushan And His Ascension And Demise Through Assassination - The Historian's Hut In the 130s BCE, the kingdom of Minyue (approximately Fujian Province, China) ran afoul of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (r. 141-87 BCE). Although Emperor Wu was, himself, a prevalent conqueror, he di...

Zou Yushan And His Ascension And Demise Through Assassination

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#history

As smart devices multiply, so do fears over digital surveillance We are living in a time of extreme self surveillance. We carry with us devices that capture our every location, info about our health, and data about our private lives. This information can be saved, ...

Texas Public Radio podcast on our not so “smart” worlds of surveillance devices. www.tpr.org/podcast/the-...

Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security.

Armed man rammed vehicle into #Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

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Remarkably Realistic #Marine #Invertebrates Made of #Glass Surface at the Mystic Seaport #Museum. #Blaschka #GlassArtists #MarineLife #Art

Link for more information and amazing photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/11/blas...

Scott Bessent got called away to the Situation Room mid-interview.

When he got back, he was asked what was happening. Bessent said Trump was in "great spirits."

He then randomly volunteered that he had a teen "considering military service" and would trust his child's life with Trump and Hegseth.

Partly related on the point made here, this angry rant is in my inbox. (Complaints are not just combat, but yeah, lots of combat.) Presented in a 3 part thread, because that long (and trying to keep screenshots in alt text limits). Otherwise without comment. Unpack this TTRPG friends. 1/3

Some ppl think every game has to be pages of charts and grindy complicated equations or that every rpg scene is a fight (it might be two Samurai having a fierce staredown over tea and still be engaging). Less math is sometimes good and fast and fun. Games win when they are fun to play.

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down, advisor Toni Schneider named interim chief Jay Graber is stepping down as the CEO of Bluesky and will transition ​to the role of chief innovation officer ‌at the social media platform.

#Bluesky CEO #JayGraber steps down, advisor Toni Schneider named interim chief.

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Switching jobs meant big raises just a few years ago—here’s what the pay bump looks like now Pay increases for workers who switch jobs are now roughly a third of what they were at the peak of the pandemic hiring boom, a new study shows.

Pay increases for workers who switch jobs are now roughly a third of what they were at the peak of the pandemic hiring boom, a new study shows.

London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%

Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%, including London, San Francisco and Beijing

22 People Connected To Jeffrey Epstein Have Died Under Mysterious Circumstances - uInterview "There were a lot of people entrapped and entangled through Epstein’s web, and many of those people are gone now - dead," private investigator Ed Opperman tells the National Enquirer earlier this week...

The rich and the untouchable

Russian drone-missile barrage strikes seven locations across Ukraine, two injured in Dnipro Oblast A Russian Geran drone hit a historic library building in Novhorod-Siverskyi on 13 March, setting off a fire that burned through roughly 120 square meters — one of nine confirmed drone and missile…

Russia launched 126 drones + 1 Iskander-M missile at Ukraine overnight 12-13 March

Nine weapons hit seven locations: library torched in Novhorod-Siverskyi, two injured in Dnipro Oblast, port warehouse hit in Odesa, residential areas struck in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv
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Trump Rewards Russia for Helping Iran Target US Service Members - emptywheel Even before the extent of Russia's help to Iran has become clear, Trump has rewarded Russia by lifting sanctions on it.

Trump Rewards Russia for Helping Iran Target US Service Members

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People lost their jobs and others died because DOGE’s inexperienced team made cuts they didn’t understand, relying on AI chatbots.

At the same time, US public debt keeps increasing. Good job!

We Don't Play with ICE: Pledge to be a 4th Amendment Workplace Many of us game workers -- as well as the building grounds, maintenance, and kitchen staff who care for the places in which we work -- are visa-holders and immigrants. In the current climate, we are v...

Every day there are new reports of ICE detaining and targeting our communities. Video game devs and the workers who keep our workplaces running are not safe from this.

That’s why we’ve launched WE DON'T PLAY WITH ICE, a campaign demanding companies commit to becoming 4th Amendment Workplaces.

Twitter is just for Autocrats, A.I. Revenge porn and Nazi bots it would appear

Weird that Putin would benefit from this war that seems beneficial to no one else

In latest blunder, Trump DOJ spent months emailing the wrong address demanding Oklahoma’s voter rolls It’s the latest in a continuing string of embarrassing missteps in the Trump DOJ’s nationwide voter roll campaign.

The DOJ spent months emailing the wrong address demanding the voter rolls for Oklahoma.
Last month, the DOJ sued five states, bringing the total number of jurisdictions targeted to 30.

If our votes didn't count, they wouldn't be fighting so hard to suppress them.

#ProudBlue #Vote #Resist #Oklahoma