In Russia, International Women’s Day means flowers and compliments.
But also:
– pressure against abortions
– rewards for teen pregnancies
– domestic violence partially decriminalised
– feminism framed as extremism.
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What we experience online is often not a neutral reflection of public opinion.
Across country after country, research suggests something else where a relatively small number of actors can shape what becomes visible, what feels normal, and what institutions end up reacting to.
Islamic regime of Iran 10 mins after apologizing to neighboring countries
A black-and-white cat wearing an yellow flower collar, sitting next to a large Pikachu plush toy.
Uni with Pikachu
Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity in Iran from February 24, 2026, to March 8, 2026. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The green line representing Iran's connectivity normal most of the time period, with a sharp drop on the morning of February 28. The drop in connectivity aligns with nation-scale internet blackout imposed during joint military strikes by the US and Israel. The minimum and current connectivity levels are indicated as 1% and 1%, respectively. The chart has a dark background with a red horizontal arrow labeled 'SHUTDOWN', indicates the period of disruption and includes the NetBlocks logo in the lower left corner.
⚠️ Update: It's Sunday morning in #Iran where the internet blackout continues into its second week, with the incident entering its ninth day at hour 192.
Though technical infrastructure remains operational, only a heavily controlled domestic intranet is available to residents.
On this Women’s International day, just wanted to remind you about King Tamar of Georgia (not queen) back from 12th century. According to sources she was titled as “King of Kings”.
Tamar’s reign was one of the prosperous eras for Georgia.
Explosion in Northeastern Tehran.
Karaj 🔥
BREAKING: an Iranian man has been stabbed while attending an anti-IRGC protest in London tonight.
Two Toronto synagogues were shot at last night, not even a week after a different synagogue in Canada was fired at during Purim.
Bayt Synagogue and Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue are the latest in a long string of violence against the Jewish community in Canada.
How many more until somebody acts?
Don’t forget what’s really important: the global economy.
Black and white portrait of a middle-aged man with a shaved head and a mustache, wearing a white shirt and arms crossed. Background is out-of-focus foliage.
In 1938, Kundan Lal Gupta, a businessman and philanthropist from Ludhiana, quietly rescued five Jewish families from Nazi Austria. He did it without fanfare, and few knew his story for decades.
#EternalLight
1/10
Once I see you've added me to a moderation list that has a majority of Black and Jewish accounts, I already know you're anti-semitic and anti-black.
So, we don't even need to engage.
You hate the Jewish community.
You hate the Black community.
Want us to be the villains in this country's downfall
The left's war on Jews is expanding to target trans people too.
Two things can be (and are) true:
Trump is reckless, Kamala would not have done this,
and
Khamenei is evil, the IRGC has attacked women, protesters and our allies for far too long and anything that can ebb that is a good thing for Iran, our allies, and ultimately America.
Ali Safavi @amsafavi Die iranische Oppositionsführerin Maryam Rajavi fordert freie Wahlen in sechs Monaten. https://newsmax.com/john-gizzi/maryam-rajavi-iran-democracy/2026/03/03/id/1248194/ @POTUS @SecRubio @newtgingrich
Zustimmungswerte bei Umfragen: Reza Pahlavi: 79,7 % Maryam Rajavi: 0,0 %
"Opposition Leader" 😂😂
#MEKterrorists
At #PISECON 2026, I spoke about the effects of long-term subversion. This is the the 4W Model to identify so-called “Agents of Influence", such as academics, former politicians, diplomats, military, or authors, who lobby and propagate for authoritarian regimes. At 1:35
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Joaquín Reyes (Chilean, b.1984)
"Ruina," 2026
Acrylic, oil and ink on canvas
20.5 x 25.2 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
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March 8, 2026 - Tehran at sunrise today. But the sun is hidden behind a sky filled with smoke. After a night of intensive strikes on oil facilities, thick black clouds now hang over the city, turning morning into something that feels like night.
I have been wondering about the memes/messaging from ordinary people in the Gulf States. A lot of extremely similar language about being “grateful” to “our government who protects us” plus slamming “the west” for “spreading misinformation” etc. Just influenced or more proactively coordinated?
Enjoying every hour of the warm weather — and still can't believe we survived that winter. #russiaisaterroriststate
How about investing in wind, solar, and nuclear power to finally stop being dependent on lunatics for our economies to function?
Rupa Murthy @rupamurthy1 October 7, 2023 marked a day that showed the world the depths of human evil. Israel was attacked. Women were sexually assaulted and murdered. Children and men were slaughtered. People were kidnapped and dragged into tunnels. The sheer barbarity of the attack shocked much of the world. But not everyone was horrified. A part of the world celebrated. Not because they misunderstood what happened, but because they hate Jews. Strip away the slogans, the hashtags, the theatrics and that is what remains: hatred of Jews. Among those cheering the brutality was the wife of New York’s current mayor, Zohran Mamdani, Rama Duwaji. She happily “liked” posts celebrating the massacre. And the mayor’s defense? “She is the love of my life. She is a very private person. She holds no public office.” Apparently applauding the slaughter of civilians is now considered a private activity. And in some political circles, loving someone who cheers terrorism is not a moral dilemma. It is simply called being progressive.
My culture is not your costume.
Bluesky majority be like
Graham Platner is a Nazi sympathizer.
Hopefully someone in Maine local news can run with this and avoid a huge embarrassment for the state's real Democrats, followed by four more years of Susan Collins's deep concern.
