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Canadian, former lawyer, journo, historian. Current news junkie very worried about the future of democracy.

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Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI

www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

05.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Briar Harvey

Y'all I need you to pay attention to this Anthropic/Department of Defense stand-off like your life depends on it. Because it does.

Briar Harvey Y'all I need you to pay attention to this Anthropic/Department of Defense stand-off like your life depends on it. Because it does.

7/ What you can do today: cancel your subscription to ChatGPT, and switch to Claude. Be clear about the kind of businesses you’re willing to support, and why. This is what holding the line looks like.

05.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

6/ Because if a company as large as Anthropic isn’t safe, then nothing is.

I am watching this very closely, and I hope you will too.

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After calling the U.S. State Department hotline with questions about how to get home from Dubai, a Texas resident said that the agent told her to β€œstop ranting and raving” and hung up. She's one of the thousands of travelers stranded by fighting in the Middle East. nyti.ms/3OP63tn

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Here's what I believe: no more business as usual in the Senate. We shouldn't be voting to proceed to normal legislation until Republicans schedule a debate and a vote and on a declaration of war against Iran. Let's see if Trump has the votes to authorize war. I bet he doesn't.

04.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 3180 πŸ” 917 πŸ’¬ 140 πŸ“Œ 67

Trump can appoint Mullins as "acting" secretary of DHS, therefore getting around Democratic obstruction.

That said, the Democrats should stand united against confirming ANYONE to lead DHS, as part of a general shutdown of Senate business, as my senator suggests here.

05.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 850 πŸ” 228 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 7

I am curious whether Zelenskyy will agree to give Ukrainian help in intercepting Iranian drones that we didn't want to help them with for the last 4 years or if he'll just tell us to give Wyoming to Iran

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Fun fact: notice-and-comment procedures built into the Administrative Procedure Act were put there to ensure agencies upheld their 1st Amendment duty to provide a right of petition, JUST AS CONGRESS MUST.

Imagine if your Rep had to read & meaningfully consider constituent letters, as the APA asks.

05.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

CNN: Approval for President Trump's East Wing ballroom project – from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital – is delayed after it received over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.

05.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 2706 πŸ” 752 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 78

I believe it is *likely* that the despicable authoritarian regime ruling Iran has deliberately placed kids and hospitals in the line of fire.

But.

The kids are still dead, killed by weapons paid by the US taxpayers.

And for what?

Because the Temu Mussolini ruling the US is probably a pedophile?

05.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Le fugitif le plus recherchΓ© au Canada arrΓͺtΓ© Γ  MontrΓ©al Le Service de police de la Ville de MontrΓ©al a procΓ©dΓ© Γ  l'arrestation de Bryan Fuentes Gramajo.

Le fugitif le plus recherchΓ© au Canada arrΓͺtΓ© Γ  MontrΓ©al

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AOC Slams Trump Over Iran War: 'They Have Plunged The World Into Major Global Instability' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the Trump administration over the ongoing war in Iran, claiming that it has "plunged the war into major global instability."

AOC Slams Trump Over Iran War: 'They Have Plunged The World Into Major Global Instability'

" Things have never been more dangerous in many ways, and it is our responsibility to stabilize the situation and bring us back from the brink," the lawmaker Said.

www.latintimes.com/aoc-slams-tr...

05.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The stock market is tanking, gas prices are spiking, the DHS Secretary was just fired after lying under oath to Congress, prices keep going up, Trump refuses to refund tariffs despite a SCOTUS decision, and we are in another war in the Middle East.

When does the winning start?

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***** MEDIA ADVISORY *****

Clyde Conway (D-Central Park) will be issuing a video statement on the firing of Secretary of Puppy Killing Kristi Noem shortly.

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What Trump REALLY Thinks About His Iran War What’s (likely) going on in the president’s head.

β€œIt’s like those casinos I used to own. We made the most money off the people who thought they were on a hot streak and kept on betting. Eventually they lost it all. I learned that you gotta leave the table before you lose your money. So I’m cashing out.”

www.thebulwark.com/p/what-trump...

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Ukraine war latest: 200 Ukrainian POWs return home in latest exchange, Zelensky says Ukraine has brought home 200 soldiers held in Russian captivity in the latest prisoners of war (POW) exchange on March 5, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. The Russian Defense Ministry confirme...

200 Ukrainian POWs return home in latest exchange, Zelensky says; More Patriot missiles used in Middle East in 3 days than in Ukraine since 2022, Zelensky says; Russian Ka-27 helicopter destroyed over Black Sea, Ukraine's Navy says; and more.

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'We deserve to know the truth': 11 questions about US bases in Britain From where they are exactly to the laws governing them, here's what we need to know to hold the UK government accountable for Trump's use of British bases.

"UK government imposes a considerable veil of secrecy over the US use of these bases."

"Here are some of the things we need to know about the US military and intelligence presence in the UK and British territories."
#UK #USA #Iran #Air #Military

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At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says

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Steve-O was on Joe Rogan's show trying to defend trans people and Rogan went off, he called trans people "fucking perverts" and "mass shooters" who have done the majority of school shootings.

Completely unhinged bigotry paid for by your Spotify subscriptions.

05.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 3734 πŸ” 830 πŸ’¬ 208 πŸ“Œ 275

at long last we are doing the war with iran from the cautionary NDS chapter "don't do a war with iran or north korea"

05.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today in Washington, the National Parks Cultural Resources Coalition, which AASLH has joined, held a press conference to push back against historical erasure at National Park Service sites. Speakers included AASLH's @johngmarks.com and members of Congress.

05.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So here's what I foresee happening. Almost all--or maybe all--state bars go along with this. Because according to almost all of their rules (maybe all of them) DOJ attorneys don't have to be barred there to practice because reasons. So even if they disbar someone, it has no practical effect.

05.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 4
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Bondi Says She's The Bar Now We don't need no stinkin' ethics.

Pam Bondi could protect her staff by not making them do unethical shit that might get them disbarred.

But that would make Trump mad, so instead she's planning to take over the state bars.

www.lawandchaospod.com/p/bondi-says...

05.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 178 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5
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Did you Trump even say #ThankYou? @marossefcovic.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu I must have missed that part... or I'm a bit deaf. Or both.

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Sri Lanka, I love you bsky.app/profile/msja...

05.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Secretary Kristi Noem

@Sec_Noem
Thank you 
@POTUS
 Trump for appointing me as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. 
@SecRubio
 and 
@SecWar
 are incredible leaders and I look forward to working with them closely to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our nation and killed our children and grandchildren.

The Western Hemisphere is absolutely critical for U.S. security. In this new role, I will be able to build on the partnerships and national security expertise, I forged over the last 13 months as Secretary of Homeland Security. 

We have made historic accomplishments at the Department of Homeland Security to make America safe again: we delivered the MOST secure border in American history, 3 million illegal aliens have left the U.S., we have located 145,000 children, FEMA delivered disaster relief at a 100% faster rate, we ushered in the golden age of travel, saved the American taxpayer $13 billion and revitalized the U.S. Coast Guard.

Secretary Kristi Noem @Sec_Noem Thank you @POTUS Trump for appointing me as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. @SecRubio and @SecWar are incredible leaders and I look forward to working with them closely to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our nation and killed our children and grandchildren. The Western Hemisphere is absolutely critical for U.S. security. In this new role, I will be able to build on the partnerships and national security expertise, I forged over the last 13 months as Secretary of Homeland Security. We have made historic accomplishments at the Department of Homeland Security to make America safe again: we delivered the MOST secure border in American history, 3 million illegal aliens have left the U.S., we have located 145,000 children, FEMA delivered disaster relief at a 100% faster rate, we ushered in the golden age of travel, saved the American taxpayer $13 billion and revitalized the U.S. Coast Guard.

oh my goodness she seems to think Special Envoy for the Shield is a real job

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❗️Fox News showed footage from a drone made by the Ukrainian manufacturer Wild Hornets while reporting on high-tech US weapons in Iran. Wild Hornets stated that they appreciate the international media attention to their interceptor drones,

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Here’s the thing. When you commit crimes and engage in corruption, leaving your job to do another doesn’t absolve you of your crimes.

Accountability and justice are just around the corner.

05.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 399 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4
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Mississippi’s Black Voters Brace for SCOTUS to GutΒ Their Political Clout Black Mississippians won a key ruling last year in a case that challenges how the state elects supreme court justices. But the U.S. Supreme Court may soon weaken the Voting Rights Act and erase their victory.

A pending U.S. Supreme Court case could weaken a key part of the Voting Rights Act critical to challenging racial discrimination in election maps. In Mississippi, a Democrat lawmakers says Black communities are bracing for β€œdevastation.”

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