@nitanoorad
i am here because i loathe that x guy and his ilk. my interests are varied, and this ‘description’ will change over time... biophile | truth | beauty | integrity | in appreciation of the Absurd unless otherwise stated, all photos are mine.
G2 geomagnetic strom conditions reached! Lots of clouds here in Reykjavik, and I was in bed reading, but I was able to catch this amazing shot of the diffuse aurora towering out of the clouds and above the rooftops.
Happy hunting tonight, all!
#iceland #northernlights #aurora
‘I have suggested in the past that our information ecosystem is broken. But I now suspect that’s wrong: This is how it is meant to work. These online products sustain themselves by making us dependent on the content that makes us feel powerless and miserable. Where does this all lead?...’
‘If one theme emerges, it is that the bulk of governments have hedged in their early responses – calling for an end to the war and the protection of their citizens and assets but shying away from public reproval of the U.S. and Israel.’
www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/i.... How many cyber experts has Patel fired?
Across Southeast Asia — home to hundreds of millions of people of different ethnicities & faiths — police are grappling w/ a surge in teenagers plotting violence inspired by white supremacists, accrding to interviews w/ security officials in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand & the Philippines
This is a marvelous change not only for the Humpback whale 🐋 population but for all of us. We need to keep our gentle giants from going extinct.
Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery | RNZ News share.google/X1HB3JFgaePK...
Reminder that the US military budget is larger than the military spending of the next nine largest countries combined.
Over half goes to private defense contractors.
This is the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned of — on steroids.
"These attacks are causing much suffering for Iranian people, and it’s destroying the space in which Iranians were struggling for social justice and civil liberties” - Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, once imprisoned on death row in Iran. www.democracynow.org/2026/3/2/ira...
Always the first to flee while everyone else suffers the consequences.
The UK's permission for the US to use its bases in attacking Iran amounts to complicity in the crime of aggression. It drags us into what could be an endless war, without democratic or even parliamentary consent.
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In case if USA will win this war:
- the loss of statehood.
Not only neutralizing a military threat, but losing control over natural resources.
80% of Iran’s oil has been going to China. In case of victory it could be rerouted somewhere else — through the hands of American corporations.
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Map showing positions of tankers, courtesy Sal Mercogliano
Tankers are already holding up on either side of the Strait of Hormuz.
It's too easy to look at Epstein's world and say, "Those people are a different species."
They're not, and that's what we need to reckon with.
In one of my most urgent Team Human monologues, I discuss Epstein, Dawkins, and the banality of evil.
Stream & subscribe:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGvo...
The solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and wind turbines exported from China in 2024 are set to cut annual CO2 emissions in the rest of the world by 1%, some 220m tonnes (MtCO2). www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
if you believe in any form of free enterprise at all, the idea that the Pentagon can not only cut off your contract but designate you a supply chain risk and prevent other companies from buying from you just because you won't build killbots for the government should be terrifying
Big substorm happening now in Fairbanks! Here’s the current view on my iPhone with the 0.5x lens—usually doesn’t capture much unless there’s some bright aurora!
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
Have you ever wondered what "off the record" actually means?
I'm a reporter at the Associated Press, and today I'm re-reading our 17-page ethics document which covers 99% of journalist ethics and the high standards here at the AP.
NEW: This is a terrific deep dive into Epstein & Russia by @professorshaw.bsky.social for @thenerve.news which starts with ‘Yachtgate’, Mandelson’s 2008 scandal involving Nat Rothschild, George Osborne & Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska
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www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...
Frosted forest
‘When oxygen levels drop, red blood cells switch into a new metabolic mode and absorb large amounts of glucose from the blood. This helps the body cope with thin air while also reducing blood sugar levels.’
Picture of a q-tips box (blue) with German label
I pity the future historical linguits who will try to reconstruct German and Italian based on this bilingual text on a q-tips box 🫠
German: Do not insert into the ear canal
Italian: Do not throw in the toilet.
How to fight back against Big Tech and the new oligarchs www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXIM...
'Abd al-Qadir Hisari (calligrapher). Prayer Book
dated 1180 AH/1766 CE
📸The Met
Evidence points to early goat and sheep dairy consumption in Neolithic Iran ⛏️🐏🇮🇷 phys.org/news/2026-02...
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Beluga Point just south of Anchorage Alaska. The white dots in the water are wild Beluga whales. Foreground includes yellow grass and pine trees overlooking a small bay. To the right, the coastline jets toward Anchorage.
If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. —Shirley Chisholm
Pic of the day
#photography
It's just unfortunate that the forensic, professional, masterfully capable lawyer who knows how to chair a meeting and so on found himself surrounded by a clique of the most bent, swivel-eyed crooks imaginable, none of whose shenanigans he knew anything about. But strange things happen in politics.
