And the argument that its to denote that Israel isnt a "legitimate" state, I dont buy. Because that argument implies the existence of such a thing as a "legitimate" capitalist state which is something I dont think we should acquiesce to. All states are trash
Ive always found putting quotation marks around "Israel" or calling it the "Zionist Entity" kind of wonky and off putting. It just seems like elitist activist speak that makes it harder to communicate to normal people.
Failing to plan for the most obvious thing that everyone should know would happen when you start a war with Iran is fucking wild
On this International Women's Day, please don't forget all the women in this detention facility. This is Leqaa Kordia, a NJ resident:
"An Immigration judge has now twice ordered my release on bond, but ICE used procedural loopholes each time to keep me confined."
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
The symbolism is just too perfect
at least it was for a good cause that didnt entail countless civilian deaths
This is so not even the funniest part of this shit but WHY IS THE OPENING BELL A REGISTERED TRADEMARK THIS IS THE SHIT YOU'D SEE AS A JOKE ABOUT THE 2020'S IN A 90'S MOVIE AND EVERYONE WOULD ROLL THEIR EYES
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
Man was always punk rock
A lot of douchebags in gas guzzling oversized pickups are going to be developing some interesting mixed consciousness real fast
Though it is day, the sun cannot be seen in Tehran today because of all the smoke following the US and Israel bombing Tehran's oil refineries. People on the ground describe it as armageddon. History will not forgive Reza Pahlavi, Masih Alinejad, Nazanin Boniadi, and all other "leaders" who tricked Iranians into thinking this war would set them free.
Oh my god: this is *daytime* in Tehran.
It's simple really, it's because he faced no real accountability for his actions.
Same. Thats pretty much my attitude to it. Maybe its hyperbole on how common it is sure, but it definitely describes my life
Al Jazeera cracked this "enigma":
This school had many daughters of military officers and soldiers. The idea was to attract them to the school, strike it to draw in rescuers and relatives, and then strike it again to kill them.
A victory for Trump, Putin and Netanyahu.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov: “To be honest, I don’t even understand now how anyone can call on others to follow the norms and principles of international law. In fact, it no longer exists.”
Killing Palestinians was more important to Kamala Harris than stopping this.
They should invent a way out that isn't through
Picture of DOGE guy Nate Cavanaugh
Screenshot of my DOGE letter “Dr. Joseph Rezek Dear NEH Grantee, This letter provides notice that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is terminating your federal grant (Grant Application No. FEL29509824) effective April 3, 2025, in accordance with the termination clause in your Grant Agreement. Your grant no longer effectuates the agency's needs and priorities and conditions of the Grant Agreement and is subject to termination due to several reasonable causes, as outlined in 2CFR§200.340. For instance, NEH has reasonable cause to terminate your grant in light of the fact that the NEH is repurposing its funding allocations in a new direction in furtherance of the President's agenda. The President's February 19, 2025 executive order mandates that the NEH eliminate all non-statutorily required activities and functions. See Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, E.O. 14217 (Feb. 19, 2025). Your grant's immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities. Any objections or appeals to this termination will be managed in strict accordance with the President's Executive Orders,
Last year, this guy (left) from DOGE used ChatGPT to find NEH grants that were too “DEI” for Trump, and canceled them, including mine, as shown by the letter I received last April (right). Huge new NYT article on the back story link below
Its literally a politicians first and primary job to motivate people to vote for them lol
Despicable
The asymmetry of the value placed on human life is so striking. Israel has a goal to recover 40-year-old remains; to do so, it invades a sovereign country, and the lives of 26 Lebanese are an afterthought. Their names not even worth printing in the New York Times.
Just straight up resource imperialism
1/3 There is and End of Days feel about Western Hegemony right now. A half millennia in which the West hoarded much of the world’s wealth, plundering, colonising and burning through fossil fuels, is ending in a paroxysmal, Trumpian blunder.
www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
I dunno, if I were Jeffrey Goldberg, author of "How Did I Get Iraq Wrong?' (2008), I might pause for a moment before cheerleading another war in the same region.
Man i had dreamed of saving up to get a pair of prescription Ray Bans but not anymore
Time is a flat circle
Quite an opening paragraph.
"By increasing the nation’s dependence on natural gas, Trump’s policy of American energy dominance leaves ratepayers more exposed to global gas market volatility."
Trump has a Jewish son in law and he's the most dangerous antisemites on earth
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
