Hegseth asked about Russia helping Iran to target Americans:
"We're not concerned about that... The only ones that need to be worried right now are Iranians that think they're going to live."
A grotesquely indiscriminate threat against the entire Iranian population.
In the last three days, the Brexiters have been losing their shit because "MPs were dancing while the war in Iran was going on."
Here's Farage yesterday.
And nothing...
youtube.com/shorts/BLG7X...
"At least 15 countries are involved in the war. By our calculations, 7.5m people live 1km or less from a reported strike."
Reported incoming Iranian munitions
Reported US and Israeli strikes on Iran
Detected abnormal fires at strategic sites in Iran
Phenomenal work by @sondreus.bsky.social and the data team to quantify the munitions used in the Iran war and their targets
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Trump gets angry at Fox News' Peter Doocy for asking about Russia helping Iran to kill Americans during his roundtable on college sports.
Trump: "What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We're talking about something else."
Priorities for the US Commander in Chief.
President Donald Trump’s team has said repeatedly that they want the world to use American AI, and the draft rules aren’t meant to function as an Nvidia export ban. Rather, the regulation would set up the US government as gatekeeper for the AI industry: Companies — and in some cases, their governments — would have to seek the blessing of the US Commerce Department to buy the precious accelerators. How Trump’s team decides to dole out those licenses would then determine whether countries are able to build critical digital infrastructure, technology that many world leaders see as key to economic growth, corporate competitiveness and military sovereignty.
Welcome to the high-tech extractive state.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
We’re cancer doctors. These are the symptoms most people overlook www.msn.com/en-gb/health...
Spanish minister tells @channel4news.bsky.social Europe should stop pandering to Trump www.channel4.com/news/useless... #c4news #iran #spain
Concerns with China's approach to political engagement here in the UK, and vulnerabilities to it in our political system, just aren't going away:
Big money has bought British politics
75% of Reform’s money has come from three rich white men
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
I’m not a political strategist but what is rhe logic of Labour not owning the falling migration numbers and saying ‘we’re controlling our borders’ rather than ever time repeating far right talking points
Seems a very odd approach….
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Remember when Russia would only call its war with Ukraine a “special military operation? Hmmmm.
A new survey of 25 countries finds that Americans rate their fellow citizens as the least morally good, with 53% of U.S. adults saying Americans have bad morals and ethics.
www.pewresearch.org?attachment_i...
History is going to judge McSweeney very badly for being so close to this
"Nintendo of America is suing the US government over President Trump’s tariffs and is demanding a “prompt refund, with interest” of any duties that it has paid"
www.theverge.com/games/890861...
NATO intercepts russian drone heading for French aircraft carrier in 'serious security' incident #EUNews
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/russian-drone-charles-de-gaulle-aircraft-carrier-nato-5HjdTZh_2/
"There’s little clarity on what form the EU’s safeguards will take.
“There are some ideas flying around but no one has come up with an actual proposal,” a European diplomat involved in the discussions told POLITICO."
www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...
Orbán says he will block €90bn for Ukraine until Druzhba pipeline resumes its work #EuropeanUnion
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/03/06/8024167/
These days I find that I can't be bothered
To argue with them, well, what's the point?
Better to take your shots and drop down dead
Then they send you home in a pine overcoat
With a letter to your mum
Saying, 'Find enclosed one son,
One medal and a note to say we won'
The White House position is that it is no big deal that Putin is helping Iran try to kill US soldiers.
Always remember rule #1. Putin can do no wrong in Trump’s eyes.
Wonder why that is?
Today should be your 38th birthday.. When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..
Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.
This is an actual Pentagon press release. “An Army believed to be casualty…the believed to be death”
Sorry, what?
Amused at Trump saying ‘We’re not dealing with Winston Churchill’ about Starmer. No, if you were dealing with Winston Churchill we’d have already have been fighting a war for two years before your lot even turned up, you scabby orange dough ball
Following Trump's statement that Starmer is not Churchill, we now have a response to Trump from Churchill.
Another way of putting this: the US constitution failed to do the main thing its framers intended - to prevent charismatic monarchy and imperial domination. It's been overwhelmed by money, partisanship and changes in media technology.
Populist autocracies usually result in worse living standards, as discussed here: sciencespo.hal.science/hal-03881225...
The intensity of the Israeli bombardments in Beirut’s southern suburbs....
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...
"The US-Israel war that began over Tehran on Saturday has since spread, city by city, into a sustained assault on civilian infrastructure, military sites, and daily life"
"hundreds of casualties...including women, children...Emergency wards filled beyond capacity."
www.newarab.com/news/country...
Grant Wood.
Woman with Plants.
1929.
@lealyster.bsky.social
How did they get copyright clearance from all the studios? If they did, that’s almost more worrying than if they didn’t and went ahead anyway.
