Putin tells Tehran: Russia stands by Iran - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/russia-putin-stands-iran-war-support-6008581

So there we have it. The Bully-in-Chief, King Stupid, starts an illegal war thinking his previous bullying will mean countries that were allies hitherto will leap to his aide when Iran takes steps to defend itself And when they don’t leap to his aide because it is illegal he threatens them

3,800 workers to strike Monday at one of the largest U.S. meatpacking plants - The Associated Press

Jimmy Kimmel at the Oscars: "As you know, there are some countries whose leaders don't support free speech. I'm not at liberty to say which. Let's just leave it at North Korea and CBS."

Every year now in my garden I grow orange day lilies for Canada’s lost Indigenous Residential children, sunflowers for Ukraine, the Gilboa Iris for Palestine, and this year I will add the Persian Pearl for Iran. Resistance should be beautiful 💐 too.

While Trump hemorrhages billions of dollars a day playing war games, his economy continues to suffer here at home. Fourth-quarter GDP was revised down to just 0.7% growth. January core inflation was 3.1% This is all before oil prices skyrocketed from his war of choice. It's going to get worse.

Solar does not care about the Strait of Hormuz. Oil flows through chokepoints. Solar follows a learning curve. Great piece @azeem.bsky.social www.exponentialview.co/p/solar-supe...

Today is the 36th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl and disabled people are still fighting for basic rights in a society that's actively working to undermine them, surrounded by systemic disablism. (This is a corrected thread TY to the person who flagged that I said 26th, not 36th!)

The Chump Economy.......

BIG political win for former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Dunn in competitive Democratic primary for U.S. House seat in Maryland .. Pelosi’s home state. Per campaign

Trump’s holy warriors finally got the apocalypse they’ve prayed for www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is dope. Imma dance in the street to honor Emma Goldman today

I must admit, I have been binge-watching the Paralympics in descriptive video on CNBC, which I’ve only subscribed to temporarily to watch the events unfold.

Last 14 months of Biden's term: +1.74m jobs First 14 months of Trump's term: 150,000 jobs (total! for the whole 14 months!) www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

If you think that teaching what really happened to Indigenous & Black people in America is an attack on White people—that's a "you" problem. Our history is here to stay—like it or not. *sip*🔥☕️ #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Neon lights Nobel Prize When a leader speaks that leader dies You won't have to follow me Only you can set you free You gave me fortune you gave me fame You gave me power in your God's name I'm every person you need to be Oh I'm The Cult Of Personality

The most under stated headline I’ve seen since the beginning of the conflict Prediction-market bets on Iran strikes stoke insider trading, ethics scrutiny - Reuters

There’s always a post…

The latest issue of Foreign Affairs focuses on athoritarianism. Wow, just a year or so ago this would have seemed surreal—still does kind of …I guess. Grim.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟴 is coming. Don’t wait. Grab your 𝗡𝗼 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 gear now so it arrives before the protest — and start wearing it ASAP. #march28 #NoKings #protest - Become a billboard for the movement. Spark conversations. Build momentum before the march even begins. 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽: shop.beingliberal.org/collections/...

Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy unlawful, judge finds The ruling could make it more difficult for the government to send migrants to countries that are not their own. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Farewell Larry.

As the Twin Cities prepares for an upcoming week of action scheduled to take place from February 25 through March 1, organizers with the group behind the initiative, “Melt the ICE,” shared some reflections and lessons on ICE resistance tactics with Unicorn Riot.

Trump Delivers State Of The Union Death Rattle

So, just to clarify: the president who presided over the end of ACA subsidies in the US, impacting tens of millions of people, is sending a hospital ship to Greenland to take care of all the people left without healthcare in a system with universal health care coverage... That makes sense!

£100 for fish and chips? The uncomfortable truth about Britain’s favourite meal northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Spent much of the day today looking at Fenian ballads and other ephemera from the 1860's from research I conducted at the National Archives of Irelnd in 2007. Good times, then and now. Government surveilance then and now always popping in my head

Some great tunes in Dublin in the Porter House on Parliament Street if my memory ....

Great article from this week's LRB on information on the EM Age: Quickly Quickly Quickly www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

My enthusiasm for writing in my journal has been waning lately. I'm afraid that might be a kind of feedback loop that's occurring now that AI textual descriptions become prominent in social media and beyond. Some of us are surrendering early by not writing down our thoughts. Try to resist.

Charles Lyell's book Antiquity of Man was published #OnThisDay in 1863. It argued that humans once lived alongside extinct animals like mammoths, meaning we have a deep past. It also examined the original Neanderthal.

Long time followers are familiar with the environmental issues of CAFOs. This is a great example "manifesting is a process whereby large factory farms transfer their manure to smaller farms that aren’t subject to manure disposal regulations... sometimes the smaller farms are owned by the CAFO."

“We have to revise our expectations”: White House downplays coming employment report - Yahoo Finance wondering if he whose name shall not be mentioned will fire his stats guy this time too

Trump pardons billionaire. Billionaire’s company helps people buy $4.7 billion of Trump’s crypto. Your family struggles to get by. Trump’s family cashes in.

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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

‘Much of our politics now consists of performance rather than governance. The calculations are short-term by design: win the week, dominate the clip, neutralise the headline. The long-term consequences are outsourced to society to endure.’ @judeinlondon.com on the blog www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...

In the United States of America, it just doesn’t seem like acts like this by the executive branch should be constitutional. Please explain this to me.

They didn’t delete the meme or blame a staffer because they realized it was racist and the right thing to do. They didn’t because of public outrage. They did it because Republican senators FINALLY spoke out and they backed down. There’s a lesson in that if they will learn it.

Bruce Springsteen's ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis' hits No. 1 worldwide on day he performs it live creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...

If all the billionaires refuse to work for a month, nothing happens. If dock workers, line cooks, nannies & truck drivers all refused to work for one week, the entire economy would shut down, and they would lose their power. ✊ Real power is in OUR hands. Now, act appropriately.

🚨🚨THIS🚨🚨 MARTY BARON BLASTS BEZOZ TY MARTY BARON and ty @drdind.bsky.social for posting)

Pay attention. Concentration camps are being built right now.

I'm just saying.....

This is powerful. Minneapolis is EVERYTHING that is good in America. I've said it before and I'll say it again. The people of Minneapolis, Minnesota are awe-inspiring. 🙌🙏🫶💪👏✊️👇

This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):

For a paper that seemed to Pride itself and bringing light to democracy, the corporate executives there sure seem bent on dimming the lights pretty low