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More Than a Dozen Measles Cases Detected at Texas ICE Tent Camp A Texas Democratic congressmember warns there are at least 14 active measles cases at Camp East Montana, a hastily constructed tent camp in El Paso where more than 3,000 immigrants are imprisoned. Ano...

At least 14 active measles cases have been reported at Camp East Montana, a hastily constructed tent camp in El Paso where more than 3,000 immigrants are imprisoned.

Here’s a hypothetical.

Two countries (A and B) attack another country (C).

In country A, public support for their attack is over 90%.

In country B, public support is less than 32%.

Whose war is it?

US investigators believe strike on Iranian girls’ school probably carried out by US forces US military officials briefed on investigation make disclosure, while Pentagon has confirmed only that inquiry is under way

The terrorist Iranian regime double tapped a school and killed 180 kids. We must boycott their fossil fuels. We must hunt down their leaders and get them in cells in The Hague. We must ensure that every commander faces justice…

Oh wait that was the US

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

AI transforming productivity, is it

Trump’s War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers The Middle East supplies a huge amount of the world’s fertilizer. Conflict in the region has sent prices soaring ahead of the critical spring planting season.

Good job America

Your government is run by idiots

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Republicans are pushing DOJ to bring criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson for spilling the beans on Donald Trump's Jan 6 shenanigans.

This is all about creating a chilling effect on anyone in the administration who is *currently* witnessing unethical/illegal behavior.

President Trump's Pardons: An Embarrassment of Riches At least the specter of corruption in previous presidential administrations (Clinton’s pardon of Marc Rich or Biden’s pardon of his son) appeared to be an exception to the rule. Today, however, the ev...

Trump’s second-term pardons are historic in their enormity—billions in fines erased, allies protected, donors rewarded, DOJ undermined, and election norms threatened. Corruption looks less like an exception and more like the rule, says Cato’s Dan Greenberg.

Not regime change- societal collapse

U.S. was only country in a worldwide survey to say most fellow citizens are bad people A new Pew survey shows that other countries’ citizens tend to look more favorably on their neighbors.

I've been thinking about this Pew survey all week. It's incredibly depressing and makes me wonder what it would be like to live among people who didn't despise one another. washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/06/americans-immoral-unethical-survey/?itid=hp_more-top-stories_p002_f006

Can you imagine if Russia had killed 165 Ukrainian schoolgirls? Or if Hamas had killed 165 Israeli schoolgirls? Or if Iran had killed 165 American schoolgirls?

The outrage would, rightly, be off the charts. It'd be spoken about for years.

But when the US killed 165 Iranian schoolgirls... Silence.

80 Candles 🎂 today for the mighty DAVID GILMOUR

The World Clock Meeting Planner - Results Results from the Meeting Planner that finds a suitable time to call or meet with people from around the world.

Just a quick reminder, most of the US goes onto Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, 3 weeks before most of the EU and UK. Thus there is one hour less time difference across the Atlantic until March 30. Fortunately, there's a cool tool to help you plan calls and online meetings across time zones. #DST

US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.

When an asshole who has repeatedly fu¢ked you over asks you for something he desparately needs and only you can provide.
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People like Goodwin hate Britain. They want to drag it to antiquity because a backwards, discriminatory society is the only society they can thrive in. Without discrimination and disadvantage for others, they are nobodies

No, party leaders should be urging Brits today to get a grip and realize one reason our country has flourished over the centuries is that when you embrace folks who come here from overseas in pursuit of a better life, it makse life here better. The welcomed assimilate. Those we shun, not so much.

2024 TfL hack affected around 10 million people, BBC can reveal TfL insists it has

"At the time the company only disclosed that "some" customers had been affected, but has now confirmed that millions of people had their personal data taken."

Well, TEN MILLION is "some" I suppose... yikes, TFL.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... via @joetidy.bsky.social

Deutlich größer als in natura ist ein Weidenkätzchen zu sehen, das voll aufgeblüht ist. Aus dem cremefarbenen flauschigen, kolbenförmigen Blütenstand ragen zahlreiche dünne Staubgefäße heraus, die in winzigen gelben rundlichen Pollenträgern enden. Das Gebilde sieht aus wie eine aufrecht stehende Rundbürste. Im Hintergrund lassen sich dünne, noch kahle Äste sowie links ein angeschnittener Blütenstand unscharf erkennen.

#bloomscrolling #dailyflowers #SchönesGegenDoofes

Salix caprea ‘Pendula‘ / Salicaceae

Gehölz
Diese hängende Selektion der jetzt blühenden Sal-Weide wird meist auf kleine Stämme veredelt.

Shrub
It is a little willow with hanging branches – just look at the details of the fluffy inflorescence.

We had a fantastic launch for our Senedd election manifesto in Wales. Just a shame my good friend, senior colleague, former Leader of Reform in Wales and convicted traitor, Nathan Gill, couldn’t be with us to enjoy it.

Is it just me, or does Hegseth seem to derive sick, twisted pleasure from blowing people up? How often does he watch these videos? Who does he watch them with?

Trump's White House ballroom is too big, architect says, as 2nd panel prepares to vote on it President Donald Trump ’s White House ballroom project is way too big and should be scaled back, an architect and member of the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation said Wednesday — o...

I’ve always thought the whole point of the White House is that it’s not a palace. It was never intended to be palatial. It was intended to be the opposite, a temporary home for an elected president who serves the people not a permanent residence for a line of monarchs who served themselves. #NoKings

A low-angle, wide shot of Crystal Pier in San Diego during a soft sunset. The sky is a gradient of deep blue and warm orange, with thin, wispy clouds catching a pink glow. On the right, a woman in silhouette is captured in motion, running across the wet, reflective sand toward the center of the frame. Her reflection and the dark pilings of the wooden pier are mirrored in the shallow tide.

Sunset glow. Pacific Beach, San Diego, California

#SanDiego #sunset #PacificBeach #CrystalPier

I will be deeply disappointed if this is not reported by the BBC as further proof the US sinking of the IRIS Dena was an extreme violation of naval rules of engagement #BBCNews @sommervilletv.bsky.social @shayan86.bsky.social @hzeffman.bsky.social @benedictgarman.com @bbcmaryam.bsky.social #IRISDena

American consumers are the ultimate losers in the 'immense mess' that is $175 billion tariff refunds, says Trump's former commerce secretary | Fortune The Supreme Court ruling also allowed Trump a peculiar loophole to strengthen his hand against bargaining partners, Ross said.

And the most ultimate of losers are the American consumers who voted for Trump.

Iranian warship hit by US torpedo did not carry ammunition, say Indian sources The ship was reported to be taking part in naval exercises hosted by New Delhi and was 'defenceless'

Further evidence that Pete Hegseth flat out murdered scores of unarmed Iranian sailors in a flagrant, self-indulgent and bloodthirsty violation of all rules of engagement at sea, just so he could brag about his obscene lethality on the media. The man is an evil, cowardly international terrorist.

This is a very funny one to read the replies to & quotes of because while many are thankfully explicit, there's also many that are generic anti-AI replies where you can't QUITE tell if they're referring to the military using Claude for targeting or the poster using Claude to tell us about it

An Iranian warship destroyed in a US torpedo strike on Wednesday was "defenceless" and participating in an international naval exercise as a guest of the Indian navy, according to reports. Former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal said “the Iranian ship will not be where it was if we had not invited it to talk [sic] part in our Milan exercise”. Sibal added that because it was taking part in an exercise “it was defenceless”. Indian politician Supriya Shrinate said on social media: "These Iranian navy men parading at an event in India, were our guests. Invited by us. "US submarine targeted their ship and killed them while they were returning home." Shrinate also criticised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his failure to make a statement on the attack.

The Iranian warship that was bombed by the US was unarmed

www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian...

EXCL: Government signs £900k deal to create interactive ‘digital memorial’ to Queen Elizabeth II The Cabinet Office has signed a contract to support delivery of a ‘major historic archiving project’, in which government will develop a new online service to honour the late monarch The govern...

As long as there is section devoted to the victims of her son Andrew.

A very cool thing about getting on the internet in the late 90s, early 00s, was you got to meet people different from you in different places as long as you shared a language and an interest. And there's this moment where it seemed like we were all just going to become loving and peaceful that way.

At least with Churchill there are things you can like along with the things you don't. The American administration has absolutely zero redeeming features.

Spot on!