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Some of the films and TV shows that have featured "Relax" through the years, which ones have you seen?

10.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 2

"Sloppelganger" is one for the ages

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A shared threat can rapidly form new and important alliances.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Kuwait are all urgently seeking Ukrainian drone interceptors as they deal with attacks from the Shahed drones which have targeted Ukraine for years.

Expect big news shortly. πŸ‘€

11.03.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Done.

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Epstein had two key aides - so why do they still control his money and secrets? Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke administer Epstein’s estate - court filings allege complicity in his crimes.
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The Ayatollah is *alleged* to have *tried* to kill Trump. Well, guess what, Ted? Trump actually DID kill the Ayatollah. And I bet you wouldn't use the word "murder" to describe that, would you?

And Trump killing Iranian schoolgirls *increases* risks to him and other Americans, you dishonest tool.

10.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 852 πŸ” 224 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 16

Ukraine is actively protecting our troops and Russia is actively helping Iran target them.

But every single time he's tested, Trump sides with Putin. It's the most consistent he is on any topic. No matter what they do, Trump is on Team-Russia.

At this point it really doesn't matter why.

10.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 579 πŸ” 212 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 9

Release the epstein files and collapse the government

Or

Fight a war vs Iran with Russia and China as proxies, and collapse the government.

Door number 1 please.

10.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 341 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

Every day we stray further from God’s light

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'Evita' On Broadway? Maybe, But Not With Outdoor Balcony Scene Andrew Lloyd Webber isn't ruling out a Broadway transfer of the hit London Evita revival, but he's drawing the line at an outdoor balcony scene.

If Evita comes to Broadway, don't expect a repeat of the outdoor "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" that wowed them in the West End. Some true words from Andrew Lloyd Webber: "We can’t do that in New York. I mean, something awful could happen. We have gun laws in Britain.”
deadline.com/2026/03/evit...

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Two thoughts:
honestly surprised this didn't happen sooner.
let's talk about what you're doing that this is the outcome.

11.03.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 758 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 163 πŸ“Œ 29

For entirely selfish reasons I do not think they should play music at the store under any circumstances

10.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 1

Imagine how different everything would be had the U.S. enthusiastically embraced renewable energy back when Carter put solar panels on the White House or when James Hansen first testified about climate change before Congress in 1988. For one thing, over 150
Iranian schoolgirls would still be alive.

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Iran is becoming more defiant in face of US-Israeli onslaught Tehran spurns Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and insists on guarantees it will not be attacked again

The latest news this hour:

IRAN REJECTS WITKOFF CEASEFIRE PUSH: Iran has rebuffed two ceasefire messages from U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.

The Guardian reports that even if the United States announced an end to attacks, Iranian officials signaled they would continue the conflict.

11.03.2026 08:14 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

If there’s one thing that’s overlooked in the Iran conflict it’s that the president is all over the Epstein files

10.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 1449 πŸ” 394 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 12

What a disgrace: the great nuclear and oil power Ukraine has been humiliating itself for five years now, unable to defeat and drive the small brave Russia out of its territory β€” and they were planning to hold a victory parade on Red Square in three days!

11.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 317 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

*I quite like "utopian platforms." Okay, how about servers that NOBODY owns and nobody pays for. They're "servers," but they're just casually scattered across the planet, attached to the usual, everyday IEDs and killer-drones. #informationwantstobefree

11.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it would also be objectively funny to see barron in a warzone

he's an adult now and fully bought in so we can make fun of him now

fuck that kid

11.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

According to reports, everyone at CNN fucking hates Scott Jennings. Many guests refuse to share any panel with him. But he automatically supports every evil thing the sociopathic mad man in charge says or does so he is of great value to the network.

11.03.2026 07:47 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Never forget Fukushima.

11.03.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Iran has used the strait of Hormuz to throttle oil and gas – a visual guide The Tehran regime has weaponised geography in retaliation for the attacks by the US and Israel Global oil markets have recorded some of the biggest price swings in history this week after the US-Israeli war with Iran throttled the flow of Middle Eastern crude through the strait of Hormuz. The narrow waterway south of Iran is one of the world’s most important trade arteries, through which a fifth of global oil and seaborne gas is shipped from production facilities and refineries in the Gulf to buyers around the world. Continue reading...

How Iran has used the strait of Hormuz to throttle oil and gas – a visual guide

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One question here is: how long can the stock markets pretend that this is just a blip? Because we know that just about the only thing that has any sway over Trump is what the S&P 500 is doing.

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CΚœΚ€Ιͺs SᴛᴇΙͺΙ΄ (@christein) on Threads Giger me and Jello Biafra at my old loft on Greenwich Street by Dana Frank
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Cory James (@coryjamesfm) on Threads The Iran nuclear deal the Obama administration negotiated was 159 pages long and took two years with a full team of regional experts, and Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff wrote their Iran peace plan si...
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Hayes: Trump lying about war as audaciously as Putin would
Hayes: Trump lying about war as audaciously as Putin would YouTube video by MS NOW

β€œHe is lying about civilian strikes as audaciously as Vladimir Putin would. Just as he has lied about nearly every aspect of this war of choice,” says Chris Hayes on Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

11.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 290 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2

Over to you, China

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Devastating reporting. Like RFK Jr., Kristi Noem, and Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth is reshaping his department to indiscriminately kill tons and tons of children.

A major throughline of the Trump administration.

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10.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 17077 πŸ” 5011 πŸ’¬ 474 πŸ“Œ 232

Notice that those in power don’t know what to do and they’re incompetent. Notice there’s no opposition to those incompetent criminals.

This is on us. You and me. We have to act because we’re the adults in the room. That’s what a revolution is. That realization.

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