@iddybud
Many know me as Iddybud, part of the online convo for 25 years. | Sick of lies & misinformation | Optimist | Honest to a fault | No one's ever paid me for my honest opinion | Independent voter | Well read | Comedy fan | We need #Art #Photography #Music
The last thing New York needs is a governor who would perpetuate ideas that have inspired killers to commit senseless violence.
"I do believe there is a plan to bring these people not only for Democratic votes but to undermine the culture and values of America,” Blakeman said.
New York Attorney General Letitia James joins 23 states in lawsuit to block new Trump tariffs
Three Upstate NY officers placed on leave after man is fatally shot during mental health call
Among things Gov. Hochul and Tom Homan discussed (according to Hochul):
- Death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam
- Preventing surge of immigration enforcers
- Detention centers (Hochul doesn't want them)
- Detained students (Hochul gave Homan a list) gothamist.com/news/trumps-...
Total madness.
By publicly announcing there’s no exit for either Iran, Israel, or the US, the war has become existential by proclamation.
There’ll be no end to the mischief caused by this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...
Mr. Hammond was self-effacing about his talent and legacy. For all his musical power and bravado, he considered himself a humble steward of the blues.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/a...
The suit seeks a judgment declaring Mr. Trump’s actions to be unlawful and an injunction preventing the closure and potential demolition of the center.
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...
At least 14 active measles cases have been reported at Camp East Montana, a hastily constructed tent camp in El Paso where more than 3,000 immigrants are imprisoned.
@democrats.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@markwarner.bsky.social
@kaine.senate.gov
Stop the purchase of defunct warehouse to warehouse human beings
#NoMoreICEDetentionCamps
Search continues for missing man after fishing boat overturns off Cape Cod
Trump Guts Protections in Unique Ecosystem off Cape Cod
#environment
#KillingTheEarth
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"Hegseth tries so hard—too hard—to project a tough-guy persona, as if a lot of unresolved issues, a lot of brokenness, are playing themselves out in his life."
Senator Whitehouse's speech, together with today's piece from @jasonleopold.bsky.social at Bloomberg, should be required watching/reading for everyone. Mr. Leopold was so kind to distribute a gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
A must-read by Reza Aslan:
➡️ When American leaders speak of helping Iranians “take over” their government, they are tapping into a powerful longing. Yet, as recent history reminds us, regime change delivered from the outside rarely produces the democracy imagined on the inside.
Kegseth: Russia & China “really aren’t a factor here”
Russia: Hey Iran, here are American targets to bomb. wapo.st/3OUfaJg (gift link)
by @polgreen.bsky.social "Trump neither sought nor received congressional approval, much less international support, for his war. But perhaps the most shocking thing about his cavalier approach is that he seems to have had no idea the Gulf would be a target"
It belongs in the funny papers, not in a serious newspaper. Then again, it is in the Washington Post opinion section. 🤡
Sickening.
The Dow is currently down 1.79%.
Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say
wapo.st/3OUfaJg
GIFT ARTICLE
On Saturday, the US and Israel killed Iran’s leadership while talks were underway. In September, Israel tried to kill Hamas’s negotiators in the middle of ceasefire negotiations.
So I wrote about the US and Israeli war on diplomacy: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/06/o...
The NY Times has covered this in depth. Don't be mislead by the headline. The article provides extensive evidence and explanation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...
Breaking news: The U.S. labor market lost 92,000 jobs in February, a striking loss signaling a warning flag for the economy.
If you saw the video, you know that this is a deceptive headline.
You could hear the Marine's bone snapping and you could see that what the NYT called a Senator "helping" was unnecessarily asserting himself and, in doing so, injuring the man.
"Helping" is not an apt description. Not even close.
It was on this day in 1933 that the Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote in German parliamentary elections, enabling it to join with the Nationalists to gain a slight majority in the Reichstag. Within three weeks, the Nazi-dominated Reichstag passed the Enabling Act, which gave Hitler dictatorial powers and ended the Weimar Republic in Germany.
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By John Danforth, Norman Eisen, Eugene Fidell, Richard Gephardt, J. Michael Luttig, and Richard W. Painter
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The overdue firing of Kristi Noem will have no bearing on the continued plans for unwanted warehousing of human beings across the country.
The spotlight should focus on these warehouses (de facto concentration camps) during Markwayne Mullin's confirmation hearing.
truthout.org/articles/ice...
Perhaps one reason Dear Leader never went to Congress to ask for a declaration of war or at least a positive War Powers ruling is that, as Telnaes suggests, he hasn’t got a rationale for the war, or, at least, one he can explain and is willing to stick with.
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Ozymamdias
In Syracuse, 80th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s 1946 International League breakthrough will have deep resonance: Robinson’s Montreal Royals later relocated - and franchise is now today’s Syracuse Mets. My Central Current column, beautiful Mike Greenlar images: centralcurrent.org/sean-kirst-e...
