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Elizabeth Warren: "I am a hard no on a supplemental. This is not a war the American people want us to engage in. This is not a war that makes us safer ... No. No more money. The only thing Congress has the power to do is to stop actions like this through the power of the purse."

The War On Iran Has Four Possible Outcomes Only one of these four paths protects humanity—the other three are likely destroy it

This week Donald Trump threatened more war crimes on the people of Iran. We are now in the most dangerous phase of this crisis, and pretending otherwise is reckless. Most lead toward devastating war. Only one path offers a chance to stop it.

Read my full article from Let’s Address This.

The US Is Counting Traffic Deaths Wrong By emphasizing the number of people killed per mile rather than deaths per capita, traffic safety groups risk normalizing the factors that make American roads so deadly.

"Yes, building less dangerous cars and more forgiving roads would help address the US’s sky-high tally of roadway fatalities. But another way to save lives deserves far more attention than it gets: Stop forcing Americans to drive so much." @davidzipper.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off

March 9, 2026 It has become clear that Trump had no plan in Iran other than to strike it, knock out the leaders he didn’t like, and hope the Iranian people would rise up and put in place new leaders he could deal w...

March 9, 2026

'Up There With My Lai': Investigations Find US Was Likely Behind Iranian School Massacre | Common Dreams "If a US role were to be confirmed, the strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of US conflicts in the Middle East."

'Up There With My Lai': Investigations Find US Was Likely Behind Iranian School Massacre www.commondreams.org/news/us-bomb...

Johnson: I think what we are learning from the Epstein files was a well-coordinated act of treason. If you think about how they use blackmail to get policymakers to act outside of the best interests of this nation and our Constitution, that’s treason.

Fewer Than 2% Of Older Pedestrians Can Cross The Street In Time The length of the green signal on pedestrian crossings assumes that people can walk at a speed of 1.2 m/s. Scientists find that very few older people can walk that fast.

My March story for @forbes.com has just gone live. It's all about pedestrian crossings and how the timings they're based on no longer match the demographics of our cities ⚛️🧪👩‍🔬
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The US’s wastewater surveillance system is much more robust than it was a few years ago thanks to supplemental funding for Covid 19 tracking. That system could help estimate measles numbers as clinical data lags behind. But, guess what, the Trump admin is planning to gut that, too.

Trump administration is failing to address spread of measles, experts say As number of cases climbs past 1,000, experts say CDC is not taking obvious steps amid funding cuts

Measles is a highly contagious virus. It’s also one we know how to contain. But as cases in the US accelerate past 1000, the Trump admin is refusing to take obvious steps to mitigate the spread. My latest.

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The fuck kind of answer is this

A new Senate report alleges that over 1,000 FEMA contracts, grants, or disaster assistance awards were delayed under Kristi Noem's watch.

Why?

Because she demanded to sign off on expenses over $100,000 — which delayed aid to victims of floods and hurricanes.

"Efficiency."

Indefinite Book Club Hiatus Today in “Things that ‘AI’ has ruined”: No, I won’t be able to show up to your book club’s online/offline gathering, and the reason for this is simple: I, and li…

Indefinite Book Club Hiatus whatever.scalzi.com/2026/03/03/i...

So far we’ve heard 12 different primary reasons for the war, 7 different main objectives, and 5 different exit strategies.

Once again, a single cartoon tells more truth that the entire US Congress.

Thanks to Rick McKee for making our current situation easy to understand.

"The Peace President."

Quote from Washington Times editorial board "[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Uh no...we definitely realize it.

Growing Fears That Hungary’s Orbán May Cancel Next Month’s Election As polling shows the opposition widening its lead, observers worry the prime minister is preparing a drastic step to retain power.

This election is about more than a change of government, it’s about a change of system (rendszerváltás). The Hungarian term is exactly that used to describe the change of system that took place in 1989 when communism collapsed.

Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people f...

Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack US forces first, two people familiar with the matter said reut.rs/46ybyTg

THE DEATH OF US SCIENCE ☠️

International Relations Is Not a Morality Play: What to Expect From the War With Iran The Trump administration has no plan and no path to a good outcome.

"The 2015 nuclear deal, more formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), restricted Iran’s nuclear activities. It was the painstakingly negotiated, highly detailed result of over a decade of diplomacy." www.liberalcurrents.com/internationa...

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

Let me guess, wealthy people who moved to Dubai to avoid paying taxes now want the countries they moved from to protect them?

Freedom Isn’t a Strategy War in the Strait of Hormuz is not just a military campaign, it’s a systemic shock to energy markets, supply chains, and global stability.

Missiles in #Hormuz don’t just sink ships.

They move oil prices.
They move insurance markets.
They move your grocery bill.

This war is a systemic shock, not just a strike package. #uspolitics #iran #foreignpolicy #kakistocracy #authoritarianism
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Yep. Way back when the dairy was still operating.

‘Viruses don’t know borders’: US anti-vaccine rhetoric could impact global measles crisis Experts say global measles vaccination rates are falling as Trump officials signal a deprioritization of the virus

The Trump administration’s global havoc is unending.

My latest story is about how the Trump admin is amplifying anti vaxx conspiracies just as measles outbreaks are spreading across the globe; many countries have just lost elimination status, and others are on the brink.

This occurred to me today as well. Just another shocking thing on top of many other shocking things.

A Sibling of War: When a School Day Becomes a Target A mother and sister’s letter from one war’s aftermath to another war’s first day.

A Sibling of War: When a School Day Becomes a Target
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