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Historian, essayist: Middle East, South Asia, Islam, Social History, Foreign Policy, Environment, Culture, Progressive Politics; Signal: Juan Cole

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Thom Hartmann: Trump wants a new 9/11 to help him stay in power and the Iran war helps him get that
Thom Hartmann: Trump wants a new 9/11 to help him stay in power and the Iran war helps him get that YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show

Legendary radio host Thom Hartmann spoke to me about Trump wants a new 9/11 to help him stay in power. The Iran war is the perfect why to incite such an attack youtu.be/Jx6EGTmIN-w?...

10.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

β€œReading as grunt work” is so stupid. I got my dissertation+first book idea from a random anecdote in an Ottoman chronicle that my advisor told me to read for language practice. And every idea I’ve had since then has come from something I accidentally encountered while reading for another goal.

10.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
Graphic of now available book "Rejecting Climate Doomism" by Diana Stuart.

Graphic of now available book "Rejecting Climate Doomism" by Diana Stuart.

"Rejecting Climate Doomism" by Diana Stuart is now available to read online! This call to action outlines how global warming could be effectively limited through specific policy proposals. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...

10.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Climate change impacts on the Antarctic Peninsula have global consequences. Great write up of our research in EOS.

This is worth fighting for.

eos.org/articles/ant...

10.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

China should please hurry up. The US elite needs a challenge or it will go on just screwing around

10.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, New America relaunches our brand and website, strengthening how we advance independent research and bold solutions for a new America.

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10.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The fact that a Koch Brothers-funded front group is attacking @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and me over our book #ScienceUnderSiege (bookshop.org/p/books/scie...) is such an amusing, unintentional affirmation of what we have to say about who is behind the right-wing war on science!

10.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
A photo of Center for Security Policy director and senior analyst for homeland security and counterterrorism Kyle Shideler testifying at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington, overlaid with the headline, "Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Write Indictment Against ICE Protesters."

A photo of Center for Security Policy director and senior analyst for homeland security and counterterrorism Kyle Shideler testifying at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington, overlaid with the headline, "Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Write Indictment Against ICE Protesters."

The courtroom testimony provided a window into the extraordinarily close cooperation between federal prosecutors and a Washington advocacy group that has regularly argued for government action against left-wing activists. theintercept.com/2026/03/09/p...

10.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 9
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It's Getting Hot Down Here: Subway Systems Have an Extreme Heat Problem A new study found that above-ground temperatures directly influence subway passengers' complaints about uncomfortably high below-ground temperatures.

It's Getting Hot Down Here: Subway Systems Have an Extreme Heat Problem https://gizmodo.com/its-getting-hot-down-here-subway-systems-have-an-extreme-heat-problem-2000731903

10.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lebanon Gallerist Navigates Ongoing Israeli Airstrikes Joumana Asseily said she temporarily closed her gallery in Beirut amid evacuation orders last week

Amid Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon, Joumana Asseily temporarily closed the doors of her Beirut gallery, Marfa’ Projects. Speaking with Hyperallergic, she described the attacks on her city as β€œincomprehensible.”

10.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Insurrectionist Brunch: Trumpists plotted to deploy military on U.S. soil Before the 2024 election, a cadre of MAGA loyalists met over brunch to plot ways for Trump to use the military domestically.

This is just astonishingly great reporting.

All of the crises the White House has claimed over the last 14 months were planned in advance. All of them.

And however much contempt you have for media outlets who reverently relayed Trump's claim to have no relation to Project 2025, it isn't enough.

10.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 2618 πŸ” 1326 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 54

Come listen to some brilliant people associated with Timep. For my part I will be ranting about how we live in a dystopian hellscape

10.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scoop: U.S. asks Israel to halt strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure The strikes blanketed Tehran in toxic black smoke and acid rain

To some degree the administration is now along for the ride in this war it started on Iran.
Israel seems to have a clearer desired end stateβ€”Iranian state collapseβ€”than the US.
The question is when POTUS has had enough and decides he wants off the ride.

www.axios.com/2026/03/10/i...

10.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 10

Getting ready for @jricole.bsky.social with @emmavigeland.bsky.social and @samseder.bsky.social LIVE on @majorityreport.bsky.social Tune in!

10.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Juan Cole on Instagram: "note the blockade is back" 25 likes, 0 comments - jricardocole on March 9, 2026: "note the blockade is back".
10.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Juan Cole on Instagram: "Easy to get in, how to get out? - For the whole essay search in your Browser for Juan Cole's Informed Comment" 2 likes, 1 comments - jricardocole on March 9, 2026: "Easy to get in, how to get out? - For the whole essay search in your Browser for Juan Cole's Informed Comment".
10.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Juan Cole on Instagram: "A Clique of Unhinged T-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk - For the whole essay search in your Browser for Juan Cole's Informed Comment" 0 likes, 1 comments - jricardocole on March 9, 2026: "A Clique of Unhinged T-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk - For the whole essay search in your Browser for Juan Cole's Informed Comment".
10.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Juan Cole on Instagram: "Hormuz closed, recession looming? - For the whole essay search in your Browser for Juan Cole's Informed Comment" 1 likes, 1 comments - jricardocole on March 9, 2026: "Hormuz closed, recession looming? - For the whole essay search in your Browser for Juan Cole's Informed Comment".
10.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The goal has been clear for a long time http://dlvr.it/TRPmmR

10.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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its raining ... phosphorus? http://dlvr.it/TRPmBx

10.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out this new photo http://dlvr.it/TRPl4h

10.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Unexpected Winner of the Iran War? Green Energy in Asia and Europe China’s decision to invest in a transition to a green economy has also helped buffer it from the Iran War Fall-Out

The Unexpected Winner of the Iran War? Green Energy in Asia and Europe

10.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus (HRW) Human Rights Watch Verifies Use of Incendiary Weapon over Residential Areas in Southern Lebanon

Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus (HRW)

10.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Anti-Iran Policy as a Sacred Mission of Israeli Propagandists They fear that if Iran comes closer to the US it would undermine Israel’s unique place as main client and receiver of billions of dollars

Anti-Iran Policy as a Sacred Mission of Israeli Propagandists

10.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is there a good article on this lawsuit and this deposition?

10.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Acid rain and broken food chains: Iran war’s environmental costs Experts warn that the Middle East’s β€˜saltwater kingdoms’ are at risk as vulnerable desalination and oil plants become targets.

Experts warn that the Middle East’s β€˜saltwater kingdoms’ are at risk as vulnerable desalination and oil plants become targets.

10.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ret. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Netanyahu Could Turn to Nuclear Bombs If Iran War Escalates As President Trump gives conflicting statements about the length and objectives of the war he launched with Israel against Iran, fears are growing that the conflict could continue to expand throughout...

"They’re putting us in jeopardy in a real substantive sense, because the American people have no way of judging just how foolhardy, how stupid, how unwise, how violative of international dictum and rule this war is."

10.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 12
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Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.

Under normal conditions this would be the end of the Trump presidency.

www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...

10.03.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 827 πŸ” 383 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 16
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The Unexpected Winner of the Iran War? Green Energy in Asia and Europe China’s decision to invest in a transition to a green economy has also helped buffer it from the Iran War Fall-Out

The Unexpected Winner of the Iran War? Green Energy in Asia and Europe

10.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus (HRW) Human Rights Watch Verifies Use of Incendiary Weapon over Residential Areas in Southern Lebanon

Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus (HRW)

10.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1