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Lapsed neo-liberal, economist, former fund manager, fantasy & SF author, loves Ancient Greek, indifferent clarinettist & sax player. #Xitter exile. Deeply worried about #ClimateChange. No, I don't want to have sex with you. **No** DMs, please
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Explosions rattled buildings in Dubai and a large cloud of smoke hung over a central area of the financial hub on Friday, AFP correspondents report.
Sirens could be heard coming from the direction of Sheikh Zayed Road, the United Arab Emirates city's main artery
Texas has a unique opportunity right now.
As a European, I don't see much difference between Trump's US and the rulers of Iran. Both countries:
- support Putin and his war on Ukraine
- are led by aggressive religious zealots
- spread their extremist ideas
- don't care about human lives.
Regime change in both countries would be awesome!
Security alliances promise protection, but wars often reveal their hidden costs. When major powers fight, smaller partners can become the battlefield, the target, or the collateral risk. The Gulf now faces the dilemma of dependence without control over decisions that shape its security.
The Iran war exposes a harsh reality for Gulf states: decades of costly reliance on U.S. security guarantees do not shield them from war’s fallout. Instead, it can turn them into frontline targets for America’s adversaries while their own security concerns take second place.
Stephen A. Smith says he’ll “blow a gasket” if he hears Kamala Harris say “I told you so” again. Kamala Harris should never stop saying it. She should say “I told you so” so many times Guinness creates a new world record category just for her.
A #Dubai skyscraper in the Creek Harbour area is on fire after a #drone attack!! 🔥
#IranIsraelUSwar
A nice exhibition for the future war crimes tribunal.
“I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them.”
Doesn’t get any clearer than that.
#ICE has been terrorizing residents in South Burlington, Vermont. The people there have met them with intense resistance protecting their neighbors.
He is just making things up, and the whole world knows the truth. The United States has never looked weaker because of these lies and his complete lack of a plan or strategy. Wars cannot be won with gaslighting and Truth Social posts.
RBC: “.. significant skepticism that a robust US Navy tanker escort service will be operational soon ..”
@bloomberg.com
🎶 Near, far, wherever you are...
We know the coverup goes on & on & on...
THE KINK OF THE WORLD
Screenshot of my PayPal account being charged $60 earlier today for the information that the site's AI chatbot determined was the reporting of multiple crimes including police and governmental corruption in Oakland County, Michigan and a possible homicide
Screenshot of my PayPal being charged $60 earlier today for the information that the site's AI chatbot determined was the reporting of crimes including police and governmental corruption in Oakland County, MI and a possible homicide
Upon payment, I was due to speak live to a 'criminal attorney'
Why hasn't Trump received a "rally around the flag" bump in his approval rating?
I made every presidential approval chart you could ever want to explain www.gelliottmorris.com/p/i-graphed-...
'Former Taiwan men’s coach Chen Kuei-jen was ejected by security staff… after leading cheers for the women’s team during their 3-1 win over India.
Taiwan fans alleged Chen was booted out for chanting for “Taiwan” rather than “Chinese Taipei”'
'Taiwan and China will battle on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Asian Cup, where geopolitical strains have found their way to the terraces and sparked complaints from Taiwanese fans over their right to cheer on their team.'
www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...
"Thank you sir, may I have another!"
Hullooooo Lulu
In the 50s and 60s politicians made the car king in Australia. We ripped up public transport infrastructure and poured money into roads. It seemed like a good idea but, for the last 50 years, we’ve been embroiled in pointless oil wars.
kieffer pears, painted by james marion shull, 1918
kieffer pears, painted by james marion shull, 1918
Trump calls for the Fed to drop rates "IMMEDIATELY, not waiting for the next meeting!"
Officials are instead gearing up to once again hold rates steady next week, extending a pause that began in January www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/b... @nytimes.com
If only thousands of world politicians
didn't accept $billions in bribes
from fossil fuel billionaires
to promote climate denial
and veto effective climate action
"A little less conversation, a little more action, please.
We don't need another study. We need to take action."
via The Greta Effect
The redress schemes for victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have “serious structural failings”,
Thousands still waiting for compensation.
11500 claimants paid £1.48bn so far from public purse
No contribution from Fujitsu; PO execs, lawyers, accountants, advisers who covered up the scandal.
mission covfefe
The Israelis are now ethnically cleansing Lebanon. This terror state must be stopped!
via @sanders.senate.gov
This is so satisfying! It's playing on a loop in the background.
Now if only all those "Christians" came to their senses like this!
In cases you were wondering . . . this is a photo that annoyed Pete Hegseth so much because he thought it was "unflattering" so he got the photographer barred. I encourage all of you to use it as often as possible.
