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

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The end of the working week. Did you know it's the 211th Friday that Ukrainians have experienced enemy troops on their homeland.

Russia's enjoying the 3-day special operation so much, it's expanded to Day 1472

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06.03.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 337 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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How the Iran war shows β€˜end times’ religious fervour gripping Washington and Tehran An overlapping belief in end times, or the second coming, underpins much of the motivation in the corridors of power in Washington and in the bunkers where the ayatollahs hide today, writes world affa...

The threat of terrorist arracks are real. Sleeper cells have been here for years. Remember the perpetrators of 9/11? They are a patient people.

To quote Senator Elizabeth Warren, who spoke after an in-depth White House briefing on the war, β€œmuch worse than that”.

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07.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Disability accommodations are a rare thing that actually trickles down. You like curb cutouts? Auto-opening doors? Jar openers? Ramps? Hand rails? YOU’RE WELCOME

Even as an abled person you use disability accommodations every single day.

Supporting accommodations actually helps everyone.

07.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 1261 πŸ” 397 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 14
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🚨 Spain’s Prime Minister just said what no Western leader has been willing to say:

β€œIf we really care about Iranian women β€” let’s stop bombing them.”

Spain refused to join the war. Denied the White House’s fabricated claim of military cooperation. Got threatened with trade sanctions by Trump for

06.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

seeing more disgusting genocidal racism talk coming from Israeli politicians now that more bombs are dropping.

There is no justification.

Every human being's life is equally precious and demands our dignity, care and consideration.

Full stop.

07.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 357 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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Carney says former prince Andrew should be removed from line to throne - National | Globalnews.ca The comments were notable coming from the leader of a member of the Commonwealth, all 14 of which would need to approve a change to the line of succession.

Carney says former prince Andrew should be removed from line to throne

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The leopards came for Dan.

07.03.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 4315 πŸ” 696 πŸ’¬ 320 πŸ“Œ 58

NOTUS, btw, is a publication owned by a nonprofit.

If this comes to fruition, I'm not gonna say I called it, but…(see next skeet)…

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Rev. Al Sharpton electrifies the crowd at Rev. Jackson's memorial with a fiery, defiant speech: "We've beat people bigger than Trump!"

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06.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump really said it was a"stupid question" to ask about Russia helping Iran target and potentially kill Americans

Doocy: "It sounds like the Russians are helping Iran target and attack Americans."

Trump:"What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We're talking about something else"

06.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6
Screenshot of an X post by Acyn quoting Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying the president had a β€œfeeling, again, based on fact,” that Iran was going to strike the United States. Below is a TV still of Leavitt speaking at a White House press briefing podium, with a news banner reading β€œBREAKING NEWS.”

Screenshot of an X post by Acyn quoting Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying the president had a β€œfeeling, again, based on fact,” that Iran was going to strike the United States. Below is a TV still of Leavitt speaking at a White House press briefing podium, with a news banner reading β€œBREAKING NEWS.”

We bombed a girls’ school and killed 175 kids based on his feelings?!

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Traffic to top tech publications has plummeted since 2024, new analysis shows Organic search traffic to some of the internet’s most-read tech publications has dropped by 58% since 2024, according to a new analysis from the SEO and GEO marketing firm Growtika. The report pulled…

Organic search traffic to ten of the internet’s most-read tech publications has dropped 58% since 2024, according to a new report. www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/traf...

05.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who is set to be in charge in Iran now that Khamenei is dead? A powerful hard-line military corps Regardless of which cleric is chosen the next supreme leader, the real power is now likely to be in the hands of the heavily-armed force that propped up Khamenei for decades: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

While front-runners to succeed Khamenei have emerged, including the assassinated supreme leader's second son, the real power is now likely to be in the hands of the heavily-armed force that propped up Khamenei for decades: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

05.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4

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The largest immigration detention center in the country, Camp East Montana, is now in a facility-wide quarantine due to the measles outbreak there. Visitation is suspended indefinitely.

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ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

We sent 4 records requests to the Education Department β€” the first more than a year ago β€” seeking the status of school investigations, findings of discrimination reversed under Trump and more.

The agency gave no response except to acknowledge it received them.

05.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 773 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 15

When I first saw this I thought about the official who said India wasn't a threat. lol
But PM Carney made it clear when answering a question in a recent presser that the official wouldn't face serious disciplinary actions.
He actually laughed at the question.

05.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Alaska Oil, Gas Lease Sale Draws Zero Bids From Drillers The Trump administration’s first oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet received no bids, according to the US Interior Department, indicating tepid interest from drillers in that region.

The Trump administration’s first oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet received no bids, according to the US Interior Department, indicating tepid interest from drillers in that region

04.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 17
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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.

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

05.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6
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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‘ 3208 πŸ” 928 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‘ 860 πŸ” 235 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

05.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 267 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 3

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‘ 2725 πŸ” 756 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 80

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
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