NEW: Texas has been minority-ruled by conspiracy theorists for years. Tuesday’s primary was a prime example of the ways that a foolish few can block broad electoral access for many. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/texa...
Trump is a psychopath who wants to command men to kill other men face-to-face because it makes him feel less of a pussy ass waste of flesh.
Lunacy.
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Iran is turning out to be a more effective enemy than many thought, and U.S. allies are losing their patience with the war
Source: Fortune
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So naked imperialism done with worst incompetence. Got it.
If the messaging is this apathetic now, this administration will not blink an eye at horrific casualty rates.
Looks like Bessent is trotting out shitty talking point numero uno.
“She’s a useful idiot right now” I repeat to myself over and over.
Trump’s entire stupid existence since day one is fucking things up and screaming at other people to fix it.
Susie Wiles is telling Trump’s advisers to come up with ideas to lower gas prices in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran. Advisers are “getting screamed at to find some good news” on bringing down prices, one energy industry exec told us.
The marine in question almost lost his arm & is now out of surgery. Tim Sheely belongs in prison.
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U.S. citizens are trapped in the Middle East with no clear information and no way out.
Donald Trump's response? “It happened all very quickly.”
This is a complete failure.
I'm pressing the Trump administration for a plan to evacuate Americans now.
Apparently it doesn’t matter to this administration that Russia is helping Iran kill U.S. service members.
I simply assumed they were douchebags who want to sound tough.
Fuck off cornpone.
SCOTUS weighed in this week on a NY state court redistricting case, setting dangerous precedent that could allow state court litigants to seek emergency U.S. high court relief well before they've ever been able to, writes @stevevladeck.bsky.social.
Excellent by @haliesoifer.bsky.social:
"The key questions before this White House — which remain unanswered — are whether military conflict with Iran is in America’s interest, what are the objectives, and is there a plan to turn short-term tactical gains into long-term strategic success in Iran."
🚨BREAKING: The White House confirmed Friday that President Donald Trump is pressing Congress to add new provisions targeting transgender people to the SAVE America Act — a sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
As always, here's @marcusluther.bsky.social with a truly excellent piece on @edutopia.org! In education, we talk about the time about teachers modeling learning and behavioral habits for kids. Marcus applies that same idea here to our AI use.
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As @whitehouse.senate.gov explains, the Supreme Court got the Citizens United decision wrong—especially when it came to undisclosed donations.
The nearly $2 billion of dark money spent during the 2024 cycle is exactly why Congress needs to pass the DISCLOSE Act.
DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August.
He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA.
The grift continues.
Cancellation of Army exercise fuels speculation about Mideast troop deployments - The Washington Post
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The DEA opened an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and a dozen other individuals in 2015 that centered on allegations of money laundering, drug trafficking, and the procurement of Eastern European prostitutes for high-profile clients.
the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year
the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter
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His fake as a three dollar bill tough guy act would be hilarious if he wasn’t already a tragedy.
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.
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Don't forget who really stands to gain from Trump's lawless war. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/03/05/these-companies-stand-to-benefit-from-trumps-iran-war-exxon-raytheon-and-more/
REACTION: China's 15th five year plan Share China's five year plan: a missed opportunity China released its 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) during the Two Sessions. The plan reinforces the rapid expansion of clean energy, but it does not translate this momentum into stronger binding emissions targets. A central climate target in the plan is a 17% reduction in CO₂ emissions per unit of GDP by 2030 from 2025 levels (starting at 3.8% by 2026). This is lower than the 18% reduction target set for the 14th FYP period (2021-2025), which China failed to meet according to calculations by Climate Action Tracker. However, intensity targets allow emissions to move upwards and international good practice is to move away from these towards absolute mission reduction targets as the main focus, and China needs to do that soon. If China’s GDP grows conservatively at the lower bound of its 2026 annual target (4.5%), the proposed carbon‑intensity target would still permit roughly a 3% increase in absolute carbon emissions by 2030. The plan places strong emphasis on expanding clean energy. It includes a target to double non-fossil energy over the next ten years, underscoring the continued priority China is giving to clean energy development. However, the CAT cannot quantify this goal until the official documents are released: it is unclear whether this refers to share, capacity, or generation, and there is no specified baseline year. Unfortunately, this latest plan does not match the urgency of action and the need for China to move into a leadership position on climate action globally. "China's 15th five year plan is a missed opportunity. While it does continue the strong emphasis on clean energy development, it could have gone further,” said Norah Zhang, Climate Action Tracker's China country lead. "In 2025, renewable electricity generation in China grew faster than overall electricity demand, which helped reduce coal-fired power generation and lowered CO₂ emissions in the power secto…
China's latest five year plan is not strong in terms of climate action or accountability
I see "overpromise, under-deliver" a lot here but that feels pretty flimsy for a country with climate harm the size of China's
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