If troops are being told a war is about triggering “Armageddon,” something has gone profoundly wrong in civilian oversight. Military missions must be grounded in law, strategy, and clear objectives—not apocalyptic rhetoric that risks turning conflict into ideology.

Listen to The mesmerizing whale song as a humpback 🐋 whale and its calf swim in the coastal waters of Tonga 🇹🇴
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There have been some very bad developments today.

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A paltry sum at best. Corporate executives need to face criminal charges. They see fines as just another cost of doing business.

Defunct Minnesota poultry company fined for abandoning millions of chickens Pure Prairie Poultry collapsed in 2024, leaving the farmers it contracted with rushing to manage starved flocks.

A now-defunct Minnesota company that abandoned 1.4 million chickens in 2024 — leaving many to starve — must pay $13,575 for mistreating animals, a Wisconsin judge ruled.

BREAKING: Four people arrested as part of counter-terrorism investigation relating to Iran - Met police

Police arrested one Iranian & three dual Brit-Iranian nationals on suspicion of assisting foreign intel service.

Investigation relates to suspected surveillance of Jewish communities in London.

The average American teacher makes $72,000, but one in three are so broke they’re taking on side hustles like Uber driving | Fortune Teaching is seen as an AI-proof career by Gen Z—but with the American Dream becoming more out of reach, educators have turned to second jobs to make ends meet.

New reporting shows the financial strain many educators face: 62% report additional education-related work and about one in three holds a second job outside education to make ends meet.

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8 Badass Librarians We Need to Celebrate This International Women’s Day In the late Victorian era, Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system (and a womanizer) argued that women make excellent librarians because we have “a clear head, strong hand… and great hea…

Another wonderful article by Jess DeCourcy Hinds and I am happy to see so many librarians that I’m honored to know, being recognized!

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Charred pot residues reveal prehistoric Europeans' surprisingly complex cuisines Thousands of years ago, European communities used a variety of plant and animal products to create elaborate meals, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Lara González ...

"Each culture had their own complex culinary traditions."

Let's say it again: they were just as smart, as innovative and creative as we are.

#Unlearn ideas of "primitive life"
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At least 4 people shot in Apopka, Florida. - WESH

The Whole Internet Is Utterly Appalled By This Latest White House "Call Of Duty"-Style Post "US troops are dying in a war and the White House is out here treating it like it's a video game. The bar is in hell."

Sick beyond comprehension.

Our troops are dying this isn’t a video game. The White House is posting so-called “hype” videos that mix real footage from the war in Iran with clips from movies and video games like Call of Duty. It’s an absolute disgrace.

Health Care Has Become the Lifeblood of the Labor Market

I have so much to say about this article that I actually finally miss having a news outlet to publish at. Imma try to pull all my thoughts together later so for now this is a placeholder (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/b...

The biggest drawback of driverless cars Driverless cars could save thousands of lives. They might also break our cities.

"Incorporating evidence from 26 studies on AVs’ impacts on the flow of car traffic, researchers find that a future where driverless cars become widespread is likely to increase the total number of miles traveled by vehicles in the US by around 5.95 percent." www.vox.com/future-perfe...

At least $7.2 million in taxpayer funds has been spent on LEGOs through Arizona's school voucher program, new public records obtained by 12News show 12News uncovered the spending -- including one family spending $30,000 on LEGOs -- after suing Superintendent Horne and Treasurer Yee to obtain ESA public records.

Since 2022, AZ taxpayers funded $7.25M in Legos that individual families kept for themselves.

Every AZ K12 teacher could have spent ~$125 on purchases *for their whole class, present & future* w those "take my toys & go home" Lego sets.

[And yes, my code for this analysis was straight bananas.]

Perfect!!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

This is who our President is...

He seems pretty sensitive whenever someone confronts him with evidence that Putin might not be our friend. Even when Fox brings it up.

Children who started school during the Covid-19 pandemic may be experiencing lasting setbacks in their ability to self-regulate and adapt to new situations, according to new research involving @samhforbes.bsky.social @durhampsych.bsky.social. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3N7TUPM

@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

A team of USC and Stanford education researchers will measure the impact of California’s new ‘science of reading’ law through a multi-year study Faculty from USC Rossier, USC Dornsife and Stanford Graduate School of Education are joining forces to analyze the implementation and success of Assembly Bill 1454.

With generous financial and tactical support from several key organizations, I'm leading a team to study the implementation and effects of AB 1454, California's version of the Science of Reading law. Excited to support better implementation in the Golden State! rossier.usc.edu/news-insight...

Oh.

“We have agreed” — how nice of them! Surely they’re doing this work pro bono right?

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.

How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump to CNN:

It's going to work like it did in Venezuela. We have a wonderful leader there. She's doing a fantastic job, and it's gonna work like that.

I don't mind religious leaders, I work with a lot of religious leaders and they are fantastic.

🐉💚 Fri, Mar 6
Springtime (nearly there❣️) means increased inland forays by Bigg's orcas, & w/more grays arriving increased opportunities to observe whales!

📸 17 year-old T99C Barakat in Rosario Strait hours before he & the fam ventured further inland Puget Sound last week. By Jill Hein 2/28.
#psws

Investigators now say the U.S. likely bombed a girls’ school in Iran, killing over 160 people, mostly children. If confirmed, it would rank among the worst civilian massacres of America’s Middle East wars.

The Department of Justice has sued 30 states and DC for access to their unreacted sensitive voter data. My law firm is fighting them in all 30 cases.

We are dedicating so many resources because these are the most important legal fights and the future of free and fair elections is at stake.

ChatGPT Health Underestimates Medical Emergencies, Study Finds It is also inconsistent with suicide-risk alerts, the researchers said.

"ChatGPT Health Underestimates Medical Emergencies, Study Finds
"It is also inconsistent with suicide-risk alerts, the researchers said."

#AIIsTheProblem

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8 Badass Librarians We Need to Celebrate This International Women’s Day

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Obras Selectas de la Celebre Monja de Mejico, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz" at PG:

www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74087

#womenhistoryMonth #librarians #libraries

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