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Remember when Fetterman denied that he said "let's get back to killing" and "kill them all"?

nymag.com/intelligence...

Strait of Hormuz is chokepoint for sulphuric acid and critical metal processing - The Oregon Group - Critical Minerals and Energy Intelligence The Middle East accounted for around 24% of ​global sulphur production at 83.87 million metric tons last year; including 50% of seabourne trade of

In addition to oil, the war has bottled up the world’s main supply of sulphuric acid, setting back a lot of heavy industrial supply chains. theoregongroup.com/commodities/...

ICE is still acting like ICE. Abolish ICE.

Care to watch the White House correspondent for PBS News Hour as she challenges the president on voter fraud and a "rigged" election?

When we use the term "fact-based," this is what we mean.

I’m sorry did someone say… BACKBONE? (vote Kat for IL-09)

Good thing we gutted the NEH, huh?

Trump is promising gas prices will drop when the war ends. But that is categorically false. the people who actually control the Strait of Hormuz don't work in the Pentagon. They work in insurance offices in London. And they're on a completely different timeline. 😬

Source articles in first comment.

Intel shareholder claims board gave US an equity stake to avoid Trump’s social media attacks Lawsuit also criticised law firm Skadden for advising both Intel and the government

Intel shareholder claims board gave US an equity stake to avoid Trump’s social media attacks
www.ft.com/content/5506...

The Times study found that “300 billionaires and their immediate family members donated more than $3 billion — 19 percent of all contributions — in federal elections in 2024, either directly or through political action committees.”

Billionaires’ % share of federal election spending in:

2008: 0.3%

2024: 19%

@nytimes.com #GildedAge
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics

The New York Times published an extraordinary study of the role of billionaires in politics earlier this week, that naturally got lost in everything that is going on, including in Iran.
Here is a gift link to the article, and a few select quotes:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

This is called kidnapping and it’s a crime. Abolish ICE

This is what a coalition of subway riders can get you

I remember talking to kids about The Hunger Games back when I was teaching, and (spoiler alert) the complete collapse of the Capital at the end of the series was the people turning on the leaders after a double tap attack…

Even teen dystopia fiction is more optimistic than this reality

I use Gemini when I'm bored — and it's better than doomscrolling It became my ultimate distraction

WHAT IF YOU JUST READ A FUCKING BOOK

Trump Files Missing in Epstein Release Highlight Justice Dept.’s Missteps

Explore this gift article from The New York Times.

Missteps? Totally conscious cover-up, more like.

Democrats Need a Post-Trump Plan. Here’s One That Works. Holding the powerful accountable for their crimes is the only way out of this mess.

America simply cannot afford to allow the bandits, propagandists, and sadists who’ve been running this administration to simply slide back into positions of power and privilege from which to plot their next fascist takeover. trib.al/NAfd098

Praying he doesn't get his claws into Connor or Hudson

I find Ryan Murphy’s preoccupations deeply boring. It’s a shame he’s responsible for so much TV getting made right now!

I randomly bought one of those yarn/punch needle kits last month, much easier than any other yarn craft imho... and it had almost instantaneous relaxing effects.

and stressed out journalists

Collage featuring the upper half of a bird facing left looking right with dark blue and purple shimmering plumage

Bird collage by Lisa Morales, textile and mixed media artist #womensart

This Week in Climate News (March 2026, Week 1) | Earth.Org This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including Greenpeace's $345 Dakota pipeline verdict.

If Big Oil makes a mess, they should at least tell us how big it is! 📊⚖️ New York just passed a major corporate accountability law, following California’s lead. When federal action stalls, our states are stepping up! 🌍✊ #ClimateJustice #CorporateAccountability #GreenNY

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Gee, on Monday he was threatening a 20x escalation to "take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again." It's almost like he has no idea what he's talking about, ever. See: presswatchers.org/2026/03/the-...