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freelancer • traveler • empathizer • analyzer • problem solver • dreamer • re-poster • a fan of curiosity & the cat it killed • she/her • formed in kalamazoo • now in the pnw

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Drone strikes in Haiti.
Drone strikes. In Haiti.
By private contractors.
They’re killing Haitians for private profit & the world barely pays attention.
The story of Haiti is the story America likes to tell about itself. Except there, it’s true. And the west has never stopped punishing Haiti for it

11.03.2026 17:07 👍 283 🔁 115 💬 3 📌 0
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“.. The US and Israel ‘must consider the possibility that they will be engaged in a long-term war of attrition that will destroy the entire American economy and the world economy.’”

- Ali Fadavi, advisor to the Revolutionary Guards' commander-in-chief

uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/cargo-v...

11.03.2026 17:02 👍 188 🔁 59 💬 17 📌 12

Meanwhile, in the Strait of Hormuz:

"Three ships were hit by unknown projectiles in the strait abutting Iran. Two of the ships sustained damage, while another, which the Thai navy identified as a Thai bulk carrier, caught fire, forcing the crew to evacuate." www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

11.03.2026 17:10 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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TSA absences double during shutdown, 300 officers quit, as some airports see longer security lines TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longe...

Republicans are CHOOSING to force TSA to work without pay—but it can end TODAY.

I will try again to pass my bill to fund TSA and FEMA without cutting a blank check to ICE and Border Patrol. Republicans are the only thing standing in the way.

11.03.2026 16:47 👍 101 🔁 29 💬 10 📌 1
Advocacy Action Center I know you’re busy, but helping oppose this bill will be less time-consuming and expensive than trying to comply with it if it passes. Will you take five minutes to express your concern? Email the committee here

Hey Wisconsin! A pretty bad bill passed the House and is now being considered in the Senate. WI-AB961 would require bookselling websites to put warning labels on books whose content is considered to meet certain arbitrary criteria. The American Booksellers Association has created a resource to help

11.03.2026 16:48 👍 21 🔁 34 💬 0 📌 1
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BREAKING: Per WaPo, a new whistleblower report alleges a former DOGE member said he kept his SSA computer & credentials, giving him “God-level” access to Social Security systems.

Meanwhile, Trump wants to force every state to rely on SSA data for voter roll purges under the SAVE America Act. 1/

11.03.2026 16:30 👍 311 🔁 216 💬 8 📌 12
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Every Day, Nukes Are Riding Right Past People Like You Every day, nuclear weapons are transported in trucks riding along interstates that connect communities across the United States.

Nuclear weapons aren’t just abstract strategy — the infrastructure supporting them runs through everyday life. @inkstickmedia.com reports on the hidden transport system moving nuclear materials across US highways. inkstickmedia.com/every-day-nu...

11.03.2026 16:26 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

okay maybe people will get it this way:

alt text is not “something nice and extra you do to help blind people”

alt text is praxis. alt text is putting your money where your mouth is when it comes to inclusion. alt text is how you prove you’re not even a little with the Nazis

10.03.2026 17:37 👍 16 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 1

Capitalists convinced us to trust large corporations more than people. As if large corporations haven’t done more harm to our communities than literally any of our neighbors.

11.03.2026 16:33 👍 20 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Ugandan Police Arrest Two Women for Allegedly Kissing The pair are detained under the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, one of the most draconian anti-LGBT legislations in the world.

Two women are currently in custody in Uganda for allegedly kissing in public.

The pair, whom Ugandan police arrested on February 18, are detained under the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, one of the most draconian anti-LGBT legislations in the world.

11.03.2026 16:15 👍 36 🔁 25 💬 1 📌 0
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This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes Florida public schools will force students to take a Heritage Foundation-backed class on the “evils of communism.”…

Florida public schools will require students to complete a Heritage Foundation-backed course on the "evils of communism" starting this fall.

10.03.2026 19:56 👍 55 🔁 44 💬 15 📌 33
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A cyber attack has put a work stoppage on Stryker operations around the world. On social media, an Iranian-based group claimed responsibility for the attack.

www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

11.03.2026 16:16 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

the psycholinguistics of red in slavic languages is interesting because it shares a root (kras) with the word for beautiful...

11.03.2026 16:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

gonna need someone with a projector to find some incredibly unflattering photos & beam them on to a very public something

11.03.2026 15:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#BREAKING | HSBC and Citibank left the UAE following the Iranian announcement, "until further notice"

The staff of Citibank was ordered to leave the area immediately

11.03.2026 15:35 👍 30 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 4
rally shot from saturday

rally shot from saturday

Hundreds of you rallied and marched this past Saturday! Now, it's time to mobilize for a strike! 🪧

Please head to the picket lines tomorrow (Wednesday, March 11th) at 10:30am (all campuses) when Portland Community College Staff and Faculty plan to WALK OUT!

💙Info: www.pccstrike.com

10.03.2026 23:08 👍 43 🔁 18 💬 2 📌 3

Everybody knows the buck stops with the underlings. Trump was just an”Apprentice” if you will. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

11.03.2026 14:51 👍 16 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
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Nearly 4,000 US meatpacking workers to strike at plant run by top Trump donor

Workers at JBS USA to strike Monday in what will be the first labor strike in the meatpacking industry in decades

11.03.2026 14:51 👍 31 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
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Democrats win GOP seat in New Hampshire, notching 10th straight special election flip Since the start of Trump's second term, Republicans have flipped zero Democratic seats

In case you missed it last night, New Hampshire Democrats flipped a Trump+9 seat in the state House.

It's the 10th red-to-blue flip in a special election in Trump 2.0, and the 28th legislative flip overall (including NJ & VA). The GOP is still stuck on zero.

Catch up with our complete writeup -->

11.03.2026 14:51 👍 82 🔁 35 💬 0 📌 3
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Overnight, an Iranian drone boat hit the cargo vessel MAYUREE NAREE BANGKOK as it tried to make a run through the strait of Hormuz.

The Iranian USV hit the rear of the vessel, setting it ablaze and forcing most of then crew to abandon ship.

11.03.2026 14:46 👍 29 🔁 21 💬 0 📌 0

As of January 2025, private companies managed all 20 of the top 20 immigration detention facilities by average daily population. 86% of all ICE detainees are held in for-profit facilities.

11.03.2026 14:48 👍 28 🔁 20 💬 1 📌 1
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Powerful Storm System Spawned at Least 4 Tornadoes, 6-inch Hail: National Weather Service Intense thunderstorms spawned at least four tornadoes across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on Tuesday, with at least two killed in Indiana as damage assessments continue.

Intense thunderstorms spawned at least four tornadoes across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on Tuesday, with at least two killed in Indiana as damage assessments continue. https://to.wttw.com/3Nxw8wL

11.03.2026 14:52 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

The death rate from using cocaine, the trafficking of which via boat will get you murdered by this administration, is likely far lower than the death rate from consuming raw milk,

11.03.2026 14:52 👍 162 🔁 29 💬 5 📌 3
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“No Stupid Rules of Engagement”: Ahead of Iran War, Hegseth Halted Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths Iranian authorities say the U.S. and Israel killed more than 1,300 civilians, striking over 10,000 civilian sites during the first 12 days of the war. This comes as Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon...

“Iranian authorities say the US & Israel killed more than 1,300 civilians, striking over 10,000 civilian sites during the 1st 12 days of the war…Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon, killing at least 570 since the war began…displacing nearly 800K people” www.democracynow.org/2026/3/11/ak...

11.03.2026 14:51 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

"An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings."

Gift link, free article: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

11.03.2026 14:51 👍 103 🔁 60 💬 4 📌 7
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At least 30 people have died after landslides and flash floods struck highland communities in southern Ethiopia.

Authorities warn that continued Belg season rains could trigger further landslides in mountainous areas across the region, leaving more communities at risk.

Source: Addis Standard

11.03.2026 14:53 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Iran declares US-Israeli economic, banking interests in region are targets IRGC releases a list of offices run by top US companies with Israeli links whose technology has been used militarily.

IRGC releases a list of offices run by top US companies with Israeli links whose technology has been used militarily.

11.03.2026 14:30 👍 150 🔁 62 💬 7 📌 23
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Planned Al Quds Day march banned in UK, 1st time over decade The British home secretary said Wednesday she approved a police request to ban the upcoming Al Quds Day march, marking the first ban on the protest march in the UK since 2012, Anadolu reports. &#82…

Planned Al Quds Day march banned in UK, 1st time over decade

11.03.2026 13:37 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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UN aid chief urges ‘humanitarian exemptions’ to get aid through Strait of Hormuz <article data-history-node-id="435435" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-aid-chief-urges-humanitarian-exemptions-get-aid-through-strait-hormuz" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-aid-chief-urges-humanitarian-exemptions-get-aid-through-strait-hormuz" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UN aid chief urges ‘humanitarian exemptions’ to get aid through Strait of Hormuz</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher warned on Wednesday that the US-Israeli war on Iran was impacting aid supply routes and urged all parties to ensure “exemptions for our humanitarian supplies”.<br> <br> “I’m worried that actually further escalation will damage other supply routes,” Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, saying he was “appealing to all the parties to try and secure those routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, for our humanitarian traffic, and ... to ensure that we have humanitarian exemptions for our humanitarian supplies”.</p> </div> </div> </article>

UN aid chief urges ‘humanitarian exemptions’ to get aid through Strait of Hormuz - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-aid-chief-urges-humanitarian-exemptions-get-aid-through-strait-hormuz

11.03.2026 14:36 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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#WATCH | Early this morning, an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential apartment in the Aisha Bakkar area of Beirut, causing destruction.

Israel, like always, claim they assassinated a terrorist

11.03.2026 06:50 👍 44 🔁 31 💬 1 📌 3