"The good news, Earthlings, is that the absurdity remains visible. People question it. Journalists write about it. Citizens debate it. Democracies, imperfect though they are, still generate noise when power behaves badly. Noise is a healthy sign. Silence is far more dangerous."
Obama: Every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible. Each day we’re told by those in high office to fear each other. Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated, and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength.
Across Instagram, militia cells are posting combat training videos, networking with other groups, and recruiting new members. Many frame themselves as disaster responders, but their pages feature Christian nationalist symbols and rhetoric tied to extremism and far-right subcultures.
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⚡️US joins Russia, China in opposing IAEA resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
The U.S. voted against a resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on March 5.
Trump threatens war with Cuba, "next one is gonna be, we want to do that special Cuba is waiting, but he says let's do this one first, we could do them all at the same time, but bad things happen, if you watch countries over the years, if you do them all too fast, bad things happen."
Conservative MAGA ideologue Matt Schlapp has attempted to justify the killing of more than 100 young girls at an elementary school in southern Iran, by claiming they were saved from religious extremism. trib.al/954INe5
The Justice Department has posted online three FBI interviews related to sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice.
Meloni è fuorviante su come cambia il CSM con la riforma della giustizia. Secondo la presidente del Consiglio, se vincesse il Sì al referendum la politica non condizionerà più la scelta dei membri del CSM, ma non è così.
Israeli authorities arrested two Turkish journalists, prompting protests from Ankara.
Fatih Polat, former editor of Evrensel, shared a brilliant comment on X today:
"Israel's arrest of Turkish journalists is a blow to press freedom. Only Turkey is allowed to arrest them!"
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Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage
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A reminder that Salvini's Lega signed a cooperation agreement with Putin's United Russia Party 9 years ago, on 6th March 2017. It was tacitly renewed for another 5 years on 6th March 2022, 10 days after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Viktor Orbán has chosen escalation over honesty.As polls tighten in Hungary, his campaign turns into a dramatic narrative about an alleged Ukrainian “threat”,rather than addressing the real issues citizens face: rising living costs, broken promises, corruption scandals and attacks on the rule of law
The U.S. has asked Ukraine for help fending off Iranian Shahed drones in the Middle East, President Zelensky said on Thursday. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
People are now using Grok to «verify» videos of attacks, and as expected, each time Grok delivers different, mutually exclusive but plausibly sounding versions of the «facts.»
And yes, this is essentially the same AI model now being used by the US military in classified operations
#WildForensis
Ukrainians have created the biggest virtual humor archive in the history of warfare from their memes. From mocking Russian soldiers as incompetent to joking about celebrating victory with wine or defeat with orgies, gallows humor transforms fear into solidarity
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Sea levels already ‘much higher’ than many scientists had estimated ft.trib.al/Fu0eKeu
The First Battle Over Military AI
A contract dispute between the Pentagon and an AI company may determine who controls the technologies shaping surveillance, targeting, and the future of war before laws or treaties ever catch up. Danger ahead.
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To be in Ukraine’s shoes is to wake up not knowing what the morning will bring — sirens or silence💔
4 years of relentless russian strikes.
Thousands of Ukrainians killed.
Thousands of lives shattered and futures stolen.
Stand with Ukraine. Help protect it. u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
Karoline Leavitt says Trump started a war with Iran because "The President had a feeling that Iran was going to strike the United States."
“THE PRESIDENT HAD A FEELING THAT IRAN WAS GONNA STRIKE”
Should we go to war on the “FEELING” of a convicted felon & adjudicated rapist?
On Monday in the village of Qaryut, settlers began uprooting olive trees near Palestinian homes.
When residents tried to intervene, the settlers first threw stones at them and then opened fire, killing two brothers.
@OrenZiv_ @basel_adra
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Spain’s Foreign Minister Albares, calls out Karoline Leavitt on her lie that Spain had agreed to cooperate with the US in its illegal war:
“She may be the White House spokesperson, but I am Spain’s Foreign Minister, and I can assure you that our position remains unchanged.”
Senate Republicans blocked an effort to rein in Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran without approval from Congress
Overview of emerging environmental issues and risks in #Iran and the wider region from Operation #EpicFury. We're already seeing pollution incidents that are placing people and ecosystems at risk of acute and chronic harm: ceobs.org/three-days-o... #IsraelIranWar 1/5
🧵 Gaza, Sudan, Ucraina: la strage dei reporter e il fallimento della protezione internazionale
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📌 ICYMI — Ukraine Launches Landmark Legal Action to Hold Russia Accountable for ‘Ecocide’
With environmental damages now estimated at £108 billion, Ukraine is hoping to pioneer the global prosecution of ecocide as a weapon of war
NEW: After launching Iran war, White House scrambles to evacuate stranded Americans
The State Department has announced charter flights in just three of the 14 countries where it advised US citizens to evacuate. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
A four-panel collage of endangered wildlife: a tiger walking through tall grass, a gorilla resting in a lush forest, a rhinoceros grazing in a field of yellow flowers, and a giant panda looking upward among green foliage.
Some positive news you might have missed this #WorldWildlifeDay. 🙌
🐯 Wild tiger numbers are bouncing back.
🐼 Giant pandas no longer listed as ‘endangered’.
🦏 Kenya now has over 1,000 black rhinos.
🦍 Mountain gorillas: status improved from critically endangered to endangered.
🧵1/ The Council of Europe’s Journalists’ Safety Platform has released its 2026 report: “On the Tipping Point: Press Freedom 2025”. The findings show a sharp deterioration in media freedom across Europe.
People are losing faith in democracy’s ability to deliver social progress. But are democracies better than autocracies at promoting economic growth, alleviating poverty, and creating healthier, more educated, and more peaceful societies? On all counts, the answer is yes.
