Natalie Brender

Imperator nudus est

You're saying this makes sense in Latin?

After the trials for crimes against humanity will come the trials for crimes against logic.

Another shattering piece by Rachel Aviv that--like her story on Alice Munro's family--goes deep into sexual abuse, parents and children, denial and recognition, and intersections with publicity. Aviv is an extraordinary writer.

This is reassuring to see. When I got lost attempting a VIA/Metrolinx connection recently I thought it was a middle-age problem.

Iran considers firms that buy US government debt and invest in Treasury bonds as partners in the war against it because they are seen as financing the conflict, an Iranian official told CNN on Friday. Tehran “considers these companies and their managers in the region to be among its legitimate targets,” the official said. “These individuals are being warned to declare divestment in this area as soon as possible.”

What did Tehran mean by this?

alexschottenpoetry • & Threads 6h It would be really poetic if the cure to militarized Al is just painting decoys on the ground [picture of decoy on ground] ISRAELI MISSILE HITS HELICOPTER SHADOW DECOY ISRAELI MISSILE HITS HELICOPTER SHADOW DECOY AFTER IRANIAN GROUND ILLUSION TRICKS STRIKE

the LLMs can be defeated by POETRY, its only fair the ai can be defeated by ART

What's the long German word for 'grimly noting the demise of the lesser of two evils, which eventually ceded to the greater one'.

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions Mark Carney’s deputy minister shuffle eliminated the national security adviser role, raising concerns among experts.

Worth reading for Ottawa policy wonks. Odd times for two direct-report advisors to the PM (for natsec/intelligence and foreign affairs) to be eliminated.

you can genuinely watch the news anchor not compute in real time

How is this not SNL. How.

"[I]t is incumbent upon Canada’s leaders not only to see the world as it is, but also to be much more transparent, truthful and consistent with Canadians about what they see and what they intend to do about it."
Yes--and it will be a tall order for Carney on the eco/mil interest vs values calculus.

I am experiencing concussion symptoms after reading this.

Also can't do anything about a kid insufficiently stressed about grades; world events are great for putting things in perspective on that front too

Fantastic. And per @davidklion.bsky.social's article last week, Jewish Sisyphus may/must also ponder the large number of Jewish men around Epstein without being deterred by the anti-Semitism spectre.

The US-Israel relationship is finally facing a reckoning. It doesn't need to slide into antisemitism | Joel Swanson Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism

"We must be willing to criticize Israel as though antisemitism does not exist... And we must be willing to name and fight antisemitism as though the state of Israel does not exist." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An Indian diplomat expresses India's anger with the US over the sinking of an unarmed Iranian ship that had traveled to participate in Indian peacekeeping exercises.

Did you consider Isr's use of AI to identify strikes in Gaza to be in this war crime in this category also? (not snark, I don't remember your views then)

Incredible difference between Canada vs US. Social polarization here less than dire--for now. Your thoughts, @digitalpublicsquare.org?

US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv's drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones.

Once you’re established and got a lot of money
Everybody wanna be your buddy and honey

Not a single voice of reason to be found among the pundits, politicians and general public, who all run to the shelters on an hourly basis but smile when they emerge, praising the Iran war and the blessings it brings. It almost makes you miss 1967
Gideon Levy

There's a lot to this thread. And really surprising details re Carney's ignorance of fairly basic Indigenous realities & perspectives in Canada.

Zhu Xiao-Mei: How Bach Defeated Mao | Full Documentary YouTube video by accentusmusic

A very beautiful and moving documentary about the Chinese pianist who suffered much in the Cultural Revolution. Today it feels like a lesson in getting through and past terrible times.

Thread from someone who knowssssssssss:

Evan Solomon is putting on theatrical concern on #PnPCBC. Talking about what he "demanded" from Sam Altman, but he is still not actually threatening proper regulation of digital asbestos, but is "demanding" that those companies do more self-enforcement.

Here's Another Moron Who Believes Some Flagrantly Self-Contradictory Bullshit Representative Greg Landsman explains his hope that the conflict remains limited but also creates an entirely new Middle East. By Isaac Chotiner March 4, 2026

I guess they just stopped trying to come up with new titles for these www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

He's also getting very bad advice from whichever advisors told him that 'with regret' formulation would square the circle.

Seriously, much worse than the insane costume getups last time a PM went.

'with regret', like we're in an Emily Post situation or something