The bottom line is Trump sacrificed 8 American lives (& counting) and more than 1,000 Iranian lives (& counting) for nothing. He hurt the US & global economies, destabilized the Middle East, & will pull out with the same Iranian regime in power. There's no silver lining.
A senseless, criminal waste
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Look at the massive effort Europeans make to defend the Middle East from Iranian strikes.
Now look at Ukraine.
They will bend over backwards to intercept missiles over there but do absolutely nothing to defend Europe's own skies.
Almost traitorous. Beyond pathetic
If Donald asks Zelensky for anti drone systems, he better wear a suit, ask nicely and say thank you.
The ‘world order’ didn’t collapse bc Russia invaded Ukraine. It collapsed because the free world chose not to stop them.
By refusing to use our wealth & power to defend even a European democracy, we showed dictators everywhere that aggression pays.
That was the death blow. We did this to ourselves.
Finally. A voice for the voiceless.
Today marks the 1,462nd day of the full-scale war that has changed the fate of millions of people
#Ukraine has come a long way in our fight against evil -Putin’s Russia
▪️Day 1 -Putin announces the start of the "special military operation."
▪️Day 2 -Russian airborne forces are destroyed in Hostomel⤵️
"Nordhaus’s models tell us that at a temperature rise somewhere between 2.7 and 3.5 degrees Celsius, the global economy reaches “optimal” adaptation."
Unbelievably stupid.
theintercept.com/2023/10/29/w...
The BBC censored my line about Trump's corruption, turned off the comment section, and sat on the video versions for three weeks.
Still, I’m genuinely glad to see so many people watching (and commenting on) my Reith Lectures. Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
In 1935, a publisher named Allen Lane walked into a train station and asked a radical question:
“Why shouldn’t a great book cost as little as a pack of cigarettes?”
That question led to the paperback revolution. Books in kiosks, corner shops, train stations. Books not for elites, but for everyone.
Sometimes you get a few minutes on live TV with a billionaire. I tried to make them count! 😅
We’re hiring a marketing specialist at the School for Moral Ambition (NYC).
If you’re a marketer who wants to work on something meaningful with a small team, this might be for you.
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
Rome didn’t fall overnight. It rotted in public first.
Tell me this all doesn’t sound too familiar…
A great, in-depth article on @mongabay.com about our Earth Rover Program, and its transformative potential. news.mongabay.com/2026/01/eart...
❗️Putin is forced to continue the war to avoid defeat — Finnish President Alexander Stubb
“People say that Russia wants to continue the war because it wants more territory — that’s nonsense. Russia has to keep waging this war because this war is too big for Putin to afford to lose.”
It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
Forget “Follow your passion.” At the School for Moral Ambition, we say: Follow the Gandalf 🧙
Gandalf didn’t ask Frodo about his passions. He said: “Here’s a world-sized problem. You’re the one to fix it.”
So… which big, solvable, overlooked problem could you be the unlikely hero for?
Every major movement in history was built by people who didn’t fully agree with each other.
If someone’s with you 70–80% of the way, they’re not your enemy, they’re your ally.
Crocus sativus L.
Iridaceae
Fars province, Iran
October 2025
Elevation 2000m
Iran produces over 90% of the world's saffron, with around 130,000 hectares of golden fields, and more than 350 tons of dried saffron have been produced this year!
#saffron #redgold #crocus
Delighted to hear that The Invisible Doctrine, the film by @peterhutchison.bsky.social and @lucas-sabean.bsky.social, is being offered free to view on YouTube for the holiday season. It's all yours! youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0
1. We've had a huge response to the launch of the Earth Rover Program, above all from small farmers, especially in Africa. Farmers all over the world are highly attuned to the need for a better understanding of soil, and have immediately seen the potential. 🧵 1/10
www.earthroverprogram.org
French intellectual and activist Bernard-Henri Lévi @bernard-henri-levy.com:
"Of course we’re not ready. And thank God we have the Ukrainians. Thank God that in Europe there is an army that knows how to fight. Thank God there is an army in Europe capable of holding the line.
1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
For those who are still deluded into thinking every military order is presumptively lawful, I have two words for you:
Abu
Ghraib
Some orders are unlawful on their face, and every service members is OBLIGATED to refuse them.
Fun fact about Abu Ghraib: The only people who served real time were
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
The Epstein Files… otherwise known as the Trump Pardon List
