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Writer. Marvel’s VisionQuest (Disney+ soon…) Interior Chinatown (Hulu), Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+), Leverage (Amazon), etc. Fueled by mochi & malasadas.

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Markwayne Mullin Reportedly Fingered Nostrils of Colleagues and Their Spouses During Visit to Israel A former House Republican claims that in 2015, Markwayne Mullin – then a congressman – took photos of himself putting his finger up the noses of...

Markwayne Mullin Reportedly Fingered Nostrils of Colleagues and Their Spouses During Visit to Israel

06.03.2026 05:08 👍 199 🔁 40 💬 29 📌 3
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Trump calls on divided GOP to pass SAVE America Act ‘at the expense of everything else’ Trump suggested the SAVE America Act includes a number of provisions that are not in the proposal.

If you care about free and fair election this November, this is the most important story of the day. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

06.03.2026 02:23 👍 1845 🔁 924 💬 64 📌 43
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AOC: He impulsively went in on Venezuela. He impulsively went in on Iran. It led to increased global instability and every time he’s done that, it has been consistent with a spike in what is happening with the Epstein files. I think that he feels existentially tied to it.

05.03.2026 00:49 👍 15063 🔁 4326 💬 325 📌 169

It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for.

Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.

04.03.2026 19:03 👍 23392 🔁 9272 💬 1233 📌 605

That’s a 29 point swing. In Arkansas.

04.03.2026 02:52 👍 734 🔁 201 💬 2 📌 6

Somehow, in despite 10 years of increasingly deranged behavior from Trump and co, they find creative new ways to surprise me with their depravity.

04.03.2026 01:32 👍 691 🔁 180 💬 11 📌 1

We didn’t go hard enough with the whole “weird” thing.

04.03.2026 00:55 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

The best write-up I’ve read that voices what we’re all feeling. Reading Trump’s rambling this time is staggering. Worth a few minutes of your time and a repost.

04.03.2026 00:46 👍 74 🔁 33 💬 1 📌 1
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So the State Department is forcing everyone to immediately leave the region but is also refusing to help people leave the region.

The strike itself is illegal and disastrous but their lack of readiness for what comes next is unforgivable as well.

Incompetence everywhere.

03.03.2026 16:29 👍 2283 🔁 857 💬 140 📌 31
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The irrational strongman we’ve been warned about is here His name is Donald J. Trump.

"Trump's attack on Iran is terrifying in part because it's so untethered from policy goals and logic. He offered a range of half-hearted explanations for his rush to war, but the conflicting excuses only underlined the obvious truth — he attacked Iran because he felt like it."

03.03.2026 03:39 👍 2863 🔁 864 💬 183 📌 45
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Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.

"When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran..."
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...

03.03.2026 02:32 👍 1560 🔁 820 💬 108 📌 112

I'm calling it Schrödinger's war from now on. It's not a war, but it is a war. It's a war, but really it's ending a war. Their messaging is atrocious

02.03.2026 23:51 👍 158 🔁 31 💬 9 📌 3

for those of you who werent adults during iraq, its hard to overstate how much the media loves war porn. they salivate over pentagon spin briefings. they love stories about all the bombs and how supposedly infallible they are. they love the notion of the commander in chief, in the situation room etc

02.03.2026 15:52 👍 10149 🔁 2171 💬 443 📌 161

I get why/that people say this, but dont' underestimate this:

all other social networks are invested in making sure that posts that link to journalism remain buried, or at least never go viral.

BlueSky doesn't do that. That makes it very valuable to a ton of newsrooms righ tnow.

01.03.2026 23:52 👍 2768 🔁 466 💬 38 📌 16

Probably shouldn’t have had Claude doing the targeting, then.

02.03.2026 04:03 👍 468 🔁 55 💬 9 📌 0
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Community members, public officials push back against ICE expansion into metro Detroit - WDET 101.9 FM The Southfield office and planned detention center in Romulus come as the Trump administration massively increases the budget for ICE.

“Cut the utilities, condemn the building, demo it, take it under eminent domain, whatever you can do. Make it impossible for them to use our neighborhood for a concentration camp,” he said.

“This will not be solved by a harshly worded letter or resolution. We need action.”

wdet.org/2026/02/27/c...

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02.03.2026 03:05 👍 2800 🔁 396 💬 53 📌 12

While operations are coordinated at a members-only, private beach club — in between fundraisers and parties.

01.03.2026 15:05 👍 3264 🔁 1166 💬 143 📌 43

“Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing four sources familiar with the matter, that Trump's decision to conduct a series of strikes… came at the behest of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who had been lobbying for the strikes for weeks, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”

01.03.2026 05:32 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A highly complex website showing two betting accounts earning nearly $500,000 and $120,000 on a minimal number of positions.

A highly complex website showing two betting accounts earning nearly $500,000 and $120,000 on a minimal number of positions.

In case you were wondering, Polymarket had yet another spate of likely inside traders betting that the US would strike Iran by February 28.

Per the due diligence investigation service Bubblemaps, the wallets used were created 24 hours earlier.

The Pentagon Pizza Index has been replaced.

01.03.2026 01:26 👍 2627 🔁 970 💬 46 📌 83
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Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in

01.03.2026 00:30 👍 1861 🔁 943 💬 293 📌 891
Lenny looking displeased

Lenny looking displeased

The exact face I make every time I open my phone these days

28.02.2026 23:46 👍 2780 🔁 106 💬 52 📌 6
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As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter

28.02.2026 08:27 👍 6163 🔁 1821 💬 157 📌 96

My line on BBCr4 Today on the Iran strikes was this. Last June there were intensive US/Iran talks under way. Aborted by Israeli strikes on Iran which US joined. I think this is similar. The US-Iran-Oman talks seemed to be going well. Netanyahu preempted, and Trump felt he had to follow 1/5

28.02.2026 10:14 👍 280 🔁 145 💬 20 📌 28
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BREAKING

The headquarters of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet has been struck by an Islamic Republic missile.

28.02.2026 09:30 👍 157 🔁 51 💬 9 📌 8

Latest (NBC News)

Iran says retaliation has begun, they say 30 missiles have been launched - Israel doesn’t see direct impact yet

Explosions in Bahrain

Shelter in place order in Qatar (US military base)

28.02.2026 09:05 👍 206 🔁 79 💬 15 📌 4

It’s a welcome respite

28.02.2026 08:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Does he get the Nobel Peace Prize now?

28.02.2026 08:36 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Everything is clear except for:
1. What is the legal justification for war?
2. What is the political objective of the war/what are the conditions for victory?
3. What is the exit strategy?
4. How sustainable is the use of force over time?
5. How is US national security threatened by Iran?
#Iran

27.02.2026 16:29 👍 410 🔁 140 💬 45 📌 10
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Darkness and Humanity: The Complete Akira Kurosawa The Academy Museum presents Darkness and Humanity: The Complete Akira Kurosawa, a full 35mm retrospective running Mar 28–May 30, 2026, celebrating the filmmaker’s masterful epics, human dramas, and la...

Academy Museum's screening every Kurosawa movie this spring 🚨

28.02.2026 08:26 👍 486 🔁 84 💬 10 📌 3