Iranian boats laden with explosives reportedly struck a Greek‑owned tanker and a U.S.-owned tanker off the coast of Iraq, with reports indicating that one crew member was killed in the attack.
The whole thing is worth a read so here it is with alt text that includes the excerpt's text
I think this is about the temperature but honestly it works for decades as well
5/ And on the Strait of Hormuz, they had NO PLAN. I can't go into more detail about how Iran gums up the Strait, but suffice it say, right now, they don't know how to get it safely back open.
Which is unforgiveable, because this part of the disaster was 100% foreseeable.
NEW: A recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.
But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
“.. off limits to the public.”
Images verified by Human Rights Watch show Israel fired white phosphorus in populated areas of southern Lebanon.
Americans have no idea how much the world is shook, folks. Here in Thailand they have a running tally of how many days' worth of fuel the country has left.
What's going on in Israel re: propaganda, so ppl know:
Was talking to family there this AM & they had TV on. It was reported to me (w/eyeroll) that there was a segment on "what a tough masculine hottie" Hegseth is, "with the tattoos and everything."
"Did they mention the Nazi tattoo?"
"What?!?"
I am also shocked by the lack of coverage of this fire. It’s so far only affecting the Union Street buildings, but one of those has partially collapsed, from what I can tell backwards into the station. And it’s not yet contained. This is major and more than halfway down BBC’s homepage.
Wow -- as first spotted by @BadFoxGraphics on X, Fox & Friends this morning used *old footage of a previous dignified transfer* to mislead their audience about the fact that Trump wore a baseball cap during the one yesterday
These asshole twerps with no brains or education from DOGE really did use ChatGPT to find NEH grants to terminate ILLEGALLY - ruining hundreds lives and destroying hundreds of the greatest humanities projects and partnerships of our time. I’m overwhelmed with rage and anger all over again.
61 years ago today at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama.
Spring ice melt #flowing from Mt. Rainier, taken 6/4/22 #BlueSkyArtShow #photography
Interesting that among the few advance plans we made are those that benefit Russia. See my longer essay on Oligarchic Corridors.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-oligar...
"Trump is not the architect of the Iran war, only its vehicle."
On who's really in charge:
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...
Qatar warns war will force Gulf to stop energy exports ‘within days’ Brent crude tops $90 after gas producer says it will take ‘weeks to months’ to restore deliveries
"Qatar’s energy minister warned that war in the Middle East could 'bring down the economies of the world,' predicting that all Gulf energy exporters would shut down production within days and drive oil to $150 a barrel."
Gift link www.ft.com/content/be12...
Johan Siggesson’s Striking Portraits of ‘Big Tuskers’ in #Kenya #photography #elephants
Link for more of Johan's #elephant photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/joha...
A Beech tree I have enjoyed visiting regularly over the years, Exmoor.
#photography
#monochrome
#blackandwhite
#bnw
I was forced to watch TV news when I had breakfast in a diner recently and I strongly resonated with the sentiment that being an intelligent person in America today is like being awake during a surgery.
The last photo of Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, a third-grade student killed in the reported U.S./Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab, Iran.
He is waving goodbye to his mother.
As Rep. Jayapal says, our reporting has found that these aren’t isolated incidents. Last October, we tallied more than 170 cases of U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents.
Here’s that investigation she’s referring to:
A thread 🧵 where I will use maps to try and explain the War on Iran. Hopefully this helps.
Our first map is a true size map from truesizeof.com
It shows the United States compared to the region. Notice how #Iran is much larger than #Iraq and #Afghanistan and its central location.
1/n
This is Hippo. He's visiting Scotland for the first time. Had no idea they made squeaky toys for humans too. 14/10 (TT: kelseydarragh)
there are a lot of people working in the government right now who want to intentionally trigger an apocalypse to create the conditions for the return of jesus christ and I know how crazy that sounds but its absolutely true
As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.
A dog who is running excitably towards me across some wet grass, having heard a rumour that for one week only I will do a cut, shampoo and blow dry for just £14.99.
THREAD.
A collection of excellent dogs I have met on my adventures in the British countryside.
You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.
I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice, Rashida and I don’t know this man and feel confident he didn’t care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self,
uhhh oh my god
We’re already seeing horizontal and direct regional escalation from Iran. Just wait until asymmetric escalation begins.
We’re likely to see terror attacks, not just in the region but also in Europe and even the US.
Trump and Netanyahu have made this war an existential one for the Iranian regime.
