Data point: waste of taxpayers money. She's not fired enough.
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Data point: waste of taxpayers money. She's not fired enough.
Why did they bring him a little desk to sit outside? That's bizarre. This was clearly a standing up situation. What's going on?
This is potentially criminal action or criminal negligence by the federal government. Trump's anti-immigrant campaign is a scandal
Ha ha. The BlueSky boss is a woman
The Epstein cases are shaking up the world. Inaction in the U.S. is a national embarrassment, as I wrote
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Trump: the U.S. is βachieving major strides towards completing our military objectiveβ β¦ βsome people could say theyβre pretty well complete.β
It's sadly true that, as toxic as it is, XTwitter is still much more informative for international affairs
Great thread, worth reading in full.
Dutch intelligence is accusing Russia-backed hackers of running a βlarge-scale globalβ hacking campaign against Signal and WhatsApp users.
Does it seem like security people in the U.S. are a little edgy? (For example -- KC airport evacuated yesterday)
This may explain it:
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Iran has a way to retrieve the hundreds of pounds of enriched uranium that were buried under a bombed facility last year. If the war ends and the regime has possession of it, itβs a potentially catastrophic situation
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/u...
You can pretty much ignore the apology from Iranβs president to Iranβs Arab neighbors for bombing them and Trumpβs demand for unconditional surrender. The Iranian president has no power and the US one changes his mind regularly. Stop reporting both stories obsessively. An occasional retell is enough
Norwegian police say there was a large blast near the US embassy in Oslo. No casualties reported
What? Is the VOA coming back to life? Can all the destruction wreaked by Kari Lake be undone?
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Practically Da Vinci!
Now Trumpβs press Secretary says that Iranβs complete surrender means that when Trump determines the US has won, that amounts to Iranβs complete surrender. So, just as I thought when he issued the ultimatum, it means nothing.
You may not have heard of Alexis Wilkins, but sheβs one of the best-protected country music singers in the US. Wilkins is the girlfriend of Kash Patel, President Trumpβs FBI director, who is said to have ordered FBI SWAT teams to escort her on errands and to events.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...
Heβs already changing is definition of βunconditional surrender,β which early this morning was Trumpβs absolute requirement for ending the war. Remember, anything he says is subject to change.
www.axios.com/2026/03/06/t...
La verdadera razΓ³n por la que Trump lanzo la guerra contra IrΓ‘n ahora
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Breaking: Trump just fired Kristi Noem.
(Bonus: See below)
Trump has essentially now confirmed that he wants to impose the Venezuela model in Iran. That means heβs aiming not to topple the regime but to put it in the hands of a pliable leader.
www.axios.com/2026/03/05/i...
"Trump may fantasize about a situation similar to Venezuelaβs, where a pliable new leader helms the old regime. That seems unlikely, because the Iranian regime is a fiery theocracy...driven by an ideology that is more resistant to pragmatic flexibility."
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Sickening
π₯π₯π₯!!!
"By Monday, however, the notion that bringing democracy to long-oppressed Iranians was among Trumpβs top goals had completely vanished.β
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The Real Reasons Trump Went to War with Iran
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As always, thoughtful analysis from @fridaghitis.bsky.social
It almost seems as if Iran is asking for the UAE and Saudi Arabia to attack it
The most corrupt administration in memory
Homeland Security is spending its resources rounding up gardeners and plumbers. FBI director is partying with the hockey team. Who's keeping the country safe? Incompetent Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team.
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