"This rubble is of my first home. The home where my father also grew up. Where my husband and I said our marriage vows."
What’s happening in Lebanon is a “human rights and humanitarian disaster in the making,” says HRW’s @lamafakih.bsky.social, whose family home in Beirut was struck.
06.03.2026 22:51
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a drawing of a man with a blue eye and the website chaptertwo-thepacnw.tumblr.com in the corner
ALT: a drawing of a man with a blue eye and the website chaptertwo-thepacnw.tumblr.com in the corner
The year is 2006. Condi Rice is at the White House while the U.S. and Israel wreck the Middle East with disastrous wars.
The year is 2026. Condi Rice is at the White House while the U.S. and Israel wreck the Middle East with disastrous wars.
06.03.2026 22:55
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It would create a different impression if they went with "Still, Elliott Abrams, who aided and abetted a genocide in Guatemala, said he believed there were many benefits to killing the leaders of Iran..."
06.03.2026 21:54
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That's incredibly stupid, but it does give them an out if they want to take it.
06.03.2026 19:19
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Tapping the sign
06.03.2026 18:56
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“Do your part” can make sense in a war that is thrust upon the country or one that the vast majority agrees with. In a deeply unpopular and illegal war waged on the whim of a madman, it is just insulting.
06.03.2026 16:37
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It is not the most important issue right now, but this is why you need the consent of the people through their representatives to wage a war. In a free country, you cannot reasonably expect people to sacrifice for a conflict that they never agreed to and don’t support.
06.03.2026 16:36
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An Insane Demand in an Insane War
Demanding unconditional surrender guarantees an even longer and costlier war.
"This is an insane demand in an insane war. Demanding unconditional surrender gives the other government no option except to fight to the bitter end." daniellarison.substack.com/p/an-insane-...
06.03.2026 16:08
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The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship
The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.
This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...
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Now we slaughter children and kill sailors on unarmed ships. He’s despicable.
05.03.2026 23:54
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Ok, I stand corrected. It sort of exists.
05.03.2026 23:07
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Not a problem. I came across the same group you found. It’s hard to find anything that you want to find with search engines these days.
05.03.2026 22:05
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That’s not the right organization.
05.03.2026 21:32
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WSJ frequently publishes hawkish zealots, but the author of that piece is really out there. The "Near East Center for Strategic Studies" that he claims to run doesn't seem to exist.
05.03.2026 20:54
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The @nytimes.com will use every possible euphemism to avoid saying “Israeli invasion”
05.03.2026 19:51
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[Exit Murderer.]
05.03.2026 18:25
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Prosecute Noem. Don’t forget about her.
05.03.2026 20:15
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"The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere"
I don't feel good about that!
05.03.2026 18:55
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No doubt Mullin will bring the same extremely low level of competence and knowledge to Homeland Security that he brought to the Senate.
05.03.2026 18:52
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The US is bombing targets in western Iran to pave the way for an incursion of US-backed Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq and foment an insurgency—but heavy US bombings "have come at a huge cost to civilian lives in the area." That's sure to win Iranian hearts and minds! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...
05.03.2026 18:25
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There are indeed malevolent forces at work, and they seem to have taken possession of many high-ranking U.S. officials.
05.03.2026 17:54
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He won't even acknowledge his own quotes. He specifically argued against attacking Iran more than once, and now it is clear that his views on this didn't matter at all.
05.03.2026 17:52
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When Colby was up for his current job, there was a campaign by Iran hawks to oppose his nomination on the grounds that he was some sort of “dove” on Iran. He pandered to them and claimed Iran was an “existential danger” to the U.S. He was confirmed, but obviously he has lost the policy fight.
05.03.2026 17:43
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darth vader: I am the champion of failures. I lost everything that ever mattered to me and it was all my fault.
05.03.2026 17:11
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I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the Iranians are not going to invite Trump to participate in the selection process.
05.03.2026 16:46
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The mad emperor speaks
05.03.2026 16:45
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Trump's Lone Ranger Approach to Iran
But he's not the Lone Ranger. He is the violent brigand terrorizing the townspeople. He's El Guapo.
05.03.2026 16:06
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First Lady of Iraq:
"Leave The Kurds Alone. We Are Not Guns For Hire."
05.03.2026 15:44
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