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It took him seeing that pursed lip pic to realize that he’s a middle-aged man that’s been drinking for a couple decades. Next time we see him? Lip fillers. I’d polymarket that.
irancost.com screenshots. NEWS: called for an Iran uprising but the 1 ESTIMATED COST TO U.S. TAXPAYERS $11,634,983,831 $80.35210 ESTIMATED COST PER U.S. TAXPAYER Based on 144.8M returns filed - IRS 2025 filing season data 11 DAYS 15 HOURS 14 MINS 22 SECS US & ALLIED FORCES KIA: 7 Wounded: 140 IRANIAN DEATHS 1,332+ Per Iranian Red Crescent ISRAELI DEATHS 12+ Casualty figures are manually updated. Sources: CENTCOM, Iranian Red Crescent, IDF. Last updated: March 11, 2026 SHARE X POST SHARE THIS COUNTER IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY SITE DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY INSTANTIMPACT
irancost.com screenshots. IMPACT ON GAS PRICES $2.98/gal BEFORE THE WAR (FEB 27, 2026) $3.58/gal ↑ TODAY +$0.60/gal (+20.1%) INCREASE Source: AAA Last updated: March 11, 2026
WHAT ELSE COULD THIS BUY? 909,087 HOMELESS PEOPLE HOUSED FOR A YEAR $12,800/person National Alliance to End Homelessness 93,871 FULL 4-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREES $123,960/degree College Board 2025 156,823 YEARS OF TEACHER SALARIES $74,200/year . NEA 2025 1,247,862 ANNUAL HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS COVERED (SINGLE PERSON) $9,325/year KFF 2025 5,618,718 MONTHLY SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT CHECKS $2,071/month SSA Jan 2026 886,377 YEARS OF CHILDCARE FOR ONE CHILD $13,128/year Child Care Aware of America 2024 15,535,868 15,535,906 CHILDREN FED FREE SCHOOL LUNCH FOR A YEAR $749/child/year USDA ($4.16/lunch x 180 days) 0.71 YEARS TO FUND THE ENTIRE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $16.3B/year Congress/USDA 2025 1,972 STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT U.S. BRIDGES REPAIRED $5,900,000/bridge ARTBA / FHWA 2023 Figures update in real time based on the running cost estimate.
irancost.com screenshots. WHAT COULD WE FUND INSTEAD? whatcouldwefund.com $11.6K PER SECOND $694.4K PER MINUTE $41.7M PER HOUR $10000M PER DAY Sources: CSIS $3.7B estimated cost in first 100 hours Pentagon estimate $1B day (preliminary) Brown University Costs of War $31-34B projected total SHARE X POST SHARE THIS COUNTER IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY SITE DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY INSTANT IMPACT
The website irancost.com gives you a live look at what this war is costing.
In dollars, lives lost, cost at the pump.
Even more fascinating and infuriating is what else could have been done with that money.
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Oh you got a ridiculously gorgeous one. Extra toes too! Whatever foundation you're building is going to be spectacular.
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My friend was telling me that her 9 year old students were talking about the awesome explosions they saw. All of the soundtracked war-glorifying shit they are putting out is for 9-22 year old boys. And that's not me being snarky. It's like part of their plan.
This is the largest oil supply shock in history in mb/d
The enemy gets a vote. Iran is now delivering pain to Trump via multiple paths
(1) Gulf Kings
(2) Financial meltdown
(3) AI tech oligarchs
(4) Fuel, fertilizer, food disruptions
Read our Polycrisis Dispatch:
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Exactly this. There's a reason conservatives bang the drum for nuclear families and talk about a totally fictional time where everybody was in em. They're an oppressive training ground for patriarchal obedience.
I'm in a rural area. My teacher pals often talk about the 1 CPS agent that has served the area for over 20 years and waiting for retirement. There are so many kids that aren't protected.
Cracking up filling out the doc's pre-visit depression/anxiety screening questionnaire. Like, are these even valid in these times? "How many days this month have you had trouble relaxing?"
Photo: Close up of silky super plush medium-ish haired, pink-nosed white and black cowcat lying on her side on a dark grey blanket. She’s looking at the camera and her front paws are snuggly wrapped around her favorite fish feather toy. Just so happens that the golden brown feather really makes her gold green eyes pop.
Today is a good day to take what you love and squeeze it tight with your precious paws.
#CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky #CowCats #WhiskersWednesday
Woke up with this in my head. Solomon Burke - The Blind Boys of Alabama - None of Us Are Free
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And a totally gorgeous one too!
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The only link I clicked on today that improved my mood. Thank you! 🎶
Photo: Silky plush medium-ish haired, pink-nosed white and black cow cat stands on a patch of grass that hasn’t seen the sun since October. She’s looking off at something interesting and her black tail is straight up and probably testing wind movements.
My news-to-cat pic ratio is way off. Let’s remedy the issue with a pic of the cutest lil hedge watcher you ever did see - soaking up the sudden spring day in the north. #CatSky #CowCat #CatsOfBlueSky #Hedgewatch
Dear @slotkin.senate.gov: To aide this regime in any way now is to be a part of the regime. Michigan sees you. Signed, A Former Campaign Volunteer
"There have been times when we were researching women and their own sons destroyed statues of them and records of their accomplishments because they didn’t want their mother’s shadow hanging overhead."
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It's too gross to hear the magas and pundits agreeing with T***p's attack on Iran from the comfort of their laptops. Maybe we propose legislation that American military action must be endorsed by at least 10% of the population taking to the streets to show their support.
Journalists are not talking enough about the hundreds of thousands of women & LGBTQ citizens whose lives have been upended by this administration. Coverage should at least be equal to the amount of think pieces and news segments about male loneliness.
I'm not clear on why a threat or two against the pedo grifter is supposed to rally the rest of us.
Remember Bust, Bitch, Jezebel, and XOJane? Just some of women-led/focused media that we've lost over the past decade. Dame and The 19th are good, but don't have the same kinda chick moxie/interactive-ish feel that set the others male/corp news. What other sites and pubs are y'all reading?
Season 2 of Paradise is so riveting because it uses the same narrative equation that The Walking Dead did so well: Intimacy - technology + violence. Lots of post apoc shows use that equation
(Saw that equation on a blog a long time ago) but TWD had a perfectly weighted mix in its peak.
The “clunky phrases” thing backs up my long-held stance that grammar police-y people are toeing the line for the oppressors.
Doubt T***p is as worried about the assaulting a girl truth coming out as he is about all the election interference and stuff that will show he only got like ten Kid Rock concert audiences worth of votes in both elections.
The dress. The dainty watch. The weee lil kitten.
Photo by Kati Horna (1966) The artist is sitting in a room surrounded by his designs, including two of his Hand Chairs.
RIP Pedro Friedeberg 🫶
(1936-2026)
They also saw it as a great way to keep men at the top of the hierarchy and to benefit from women's unpaid labor.
Founding Fathers is a grody religious sounding phrase. They're the founders. A group of wealthy land and human-owning guys who didn't really want everyone to vote.
1A: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
Literally A #1 tip top order of business in the constitution.
