U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance The U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives.

Are there any perfect guests for Hormuz/insurance markets, @weisenthal.bsky.social? www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-...

Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords.

“Labour remains committed to eventually replacing the House of Lords with an alternative second chamber that is ‘more representative of the U.K.’ If past experience is anything to go by, change will come slowly.”

Stand By Me YouTube video by Ben E. King - Topic

Ever notice how some lonely nights feel less lonely?

Like somewhere out there somebody’s still got the porch light on… not because they’re expecting anybody, but just in case somebody needs it.

Mm-hmm.

Needle down.

This is Justin Fox, a DOGE bro Musk sent in to dismantle agencies and wreck lives. Careers erased. Futures shattered. Public servants cast aside. And beyond us, the people our work sustained, patients on HIV medicine, mothers relying on nutrition programs, were left to die.

Video of DOGE staffer Justin Fox, one of the team who ransacked the National Endowment for the Humanities, is from his deposition in a lawsuit brought by a group of scholarly societies. Fox's 6+hour deposition is online. Link: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

If you're a therapist how do you deal with everyone coming in telling you they're in a bad mood because of the government every day

IRANIAN EXPLOSIVE-LADEN BOATS HIT TWO FUEL TANKERS IN IRAQI WATERS, INITIAL INVESTIGATION FROM IRAQI SECURITY OFFICIALS SHOWS

I'm not a commodities guy but I don't know how many more events like this the markets will be willing to overlook because Trump occasionally shouts, "nearly done!" at a reporter from his golf cart.

Billie Eilish To Make Movie Acting Debut In Sylvia Plath's 'Bell Jar' Billie Eilish is set to star in a new film adaptation of the classic Sylvia Plath novel 'The Bell Jar' from director Sarah Polley; Focus Features boards pic.

Billie Eilish is set to star in a new film adaptation of the classic Sylvia Plath novel 'The Bell Jar' from director Sarah Polley; Focus Features boards pic.

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Thanks for believing in our mission and helping us get to GDC. 🙌

Netanyahu would welcome regime change, but main goal is to deliver as much death and destruction to enemy populations as possible with US, and rest of world, paying the bills. Trump missed chance for an early declaration of victory, now has to hope something turns up.

This is hilarious.

Also, completely enraging.

Love this for Nancy Mace.

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Iran published footage of underground tunnels stocked with naval drones, anti-ship missiles, and sea mines. Reuters reported, citing US officials, that Iran has mined the Strait of Hormuz with dozens of sea mines. #Iran

Cornell University told her Ōlelo Hawaiʻi did not meet language requirements to graduate. She pushed back, and won. Cultivating Culture Q&A Kaylah Toves spoke with Cultivating Culture about her work in language revitalization and what she's learned living between cultural and academic settings. Kaylah Toves took…

Kayla Toves, who is Kanaka‘ Oiwi and Acoma Pueblo, needed a language credit to graduate from Cornell. She fought to have her Indigenous language of Ōlelo Hawaiʻi count and won!

US struggles to evacuate American personnel from facilities under fire in Iraq: Officials Some U.S. staff were flown out by the British air force, officials said.

wait, we had to ask *THE BRITISH* to evac US personnel? holy christ these people are incompetent abcnews.com/Internationa...

Elon Musk is now worth $845 billion.

Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.

Meanwhile, nearly a quarter of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and household debt has risen to a record high.

See the problem here?

Pardon my french, but this forecast is fucking absurd.

Parts of San Francisco could legitimately flirt with 90 degrees Monday and Tuesday, which would shatter the March record (87F). The city's earliest 90-degree reading is April 6, same with Oakland, in 1989 and 2016, respectively.

Here’s what I posted on Reddit in reply to someone asking if weather models are overdoing next week’s heat. I thought the same thing before the June 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest.

Humans have altered atmospheric chemistry, and there is a physical response.

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National Weather Service forecasts temperatures reaching 80 in Flagstaff, Arizona by the middle of next week. That would beat our all-time record high (73) for the entire month of March by a lot. San Francisco Peaks barely have snow on their south face: looks like a late May or even June snow cover.

(Another) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

@nytimes.com #reinstitutionalization
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Elon Musk seeks mistrial in Twitter lawsuit, citing ‘animosity’ in San Francisco Former Twitter shareholders sued Musk, alleging that he intentionally sought to drive down the company’s value before his October 2022 purchase of the company.

live your life in such a way that if you’re ever on trial you’re not so universally loathed that it’s impossible to find an unbiased jury

Opinion | James Comer: DOJ in 2019 “asked New Mexico to stop” Epstein ranch probe The House Oversight Committee chairman hinted at a cover-up by the Justice Department without noting that the president in 2019 was Donald Trump.

“Rather conveniently, Comer made no mention of who was president in 2019: Donald Trump. Nor did he mention that Trump appointee Bill Barr was leading the Department of Justice when this purported chicanery took place.” www.ms.now/news/james-c...

It’s not just that Biden on 🇦🇫 is being compared to Trump on 🇮🇷. It’s that the former was shamefully treated as evidence of gross incompetence & a failing presidency, while the latter - like everything else Trump does - is getting excused, normalized, & graded on a totally different scale.

File photo: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA).

Today, republicans block Democratic bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE, CBP. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) asked for unanimous consent for a measure to fund the TSA, FEMA, and CISA. It would not cover ICE or CBP. Republicans objected. thehill.com/homenews/sen... #PINKS

“.. Chris Wright gave his counterparts in the Group of Seven nations the White House’s position Tuesday morning: A massive intervention in oil markets was premature ..

“.. Less than two hours later, U.S. officials reversed their earlier position ..”

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New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts

Among dozens of companies competing for Pentagon contracts to supply attack drones, one stands out.

Powerus is flush with cash and ballooning in size as it buys up rivals and has one other advantage: It is partly owned by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons.

Almost 1 in 6 of the world’s banknotes feature wildlife – and they’re not always the creatures you’d expect What do you know about your national currency? How about the cash used overseas? We studied wildlife imagery on banknotes around the world. Here’s what we found.

These are all mammals that are featured on coins and bank notes from around the world! Wildlife is often included on money because it has great cultural significance or great conservations concern OR BOTH! #2026MMM theconversation.com/almost-1-in-...