The U.S. is effectively checkmated in Iran—and this defeat will carry lasting consequences unlike any America has endured before, Robert Kagan argues.

Are MAGA Republicans just Republicans? An excerpt from this Monday's newsletter. Subscribe here: www.LNI.media

Ghislaine Maxwell receives special treatment in prison, and fellow inmates speaking out about it are punished #ghislainemaxwell #prison #epstein

Giving billionaires and corporations the green light to buy our elections. Making it easier for polluters to destroy the planet. Stripping millions of reproductive freedom. Granting presidents immunity. Gutting the protections of the Voting Rights Act. The shame of the John Roberts court.

What it was like to be the head of PR at the FBI this week.

Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.

Attenborough: The risk-taker who changed how we see Earth #davidattenborough

“Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began”

Just so we understand.

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#deepecology #nature #regeneration #andygoldsworthy

The corporate takeover of American politics was rapid and ruthless. In the 1970s, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyists descended on Washington. Fast forward to today, and lobbying has become a multi-billion dollar industry. It all began with the Powell Memo.

The Voting Rights Act “has not been dealt a ‘blow’” by the Supreme Court, Vann R. Newkirk II argues. “The law is dead, and no matter what happens in the coming elections, politics in America has been forever changed.”

🌱 "In nature, nothing is perfect, and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful." —Alice Walker

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The key to Trump’s power isn’t just that he accurately sensed that much of the Republican establishment paid lip service to principle but really cared about power,” David French writes. “It’s that he knew millions upon millions of voters possessed similar values.”

How authoritarian leaders use war and terrorism to justify further consolidation of power #Trump #Putin #timothysnyder

Autocrats and their bunkers #Trump #Putin

“Dedication to protecting key bird habitats and biodiversity made possible the first Bird Friendly cocoa certification in Panama, marking a milestone for conservation” #regeneration #birds #cocoa

Sir David Attenborough at 100: 15 photos you may have never seen before | The Independent #davidattenborough

A majority of U.S. military bases in the Middle East / West Asia are damaged by Iran, some severely #unitedstates #usmilitary #iran

"This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come" #trump #unitedstates

What could happen next? Historian Timothy Snyder explains #trump #timothysnyder #uselection

Another benefit is that they help us survive, especially the native ones 🐝🦋🪰

50 years ago, the Supreme Court made a consequential ruling on campaign finance reform that doesn't get enough attention today. But it opened the floodgates to big money spending in our elections — and the corporate takeover of American politics. Here's what you should know.

By spending his fortune trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is illustrating why we need to tax billionaires. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sergey-brin-shows-why-we-must-have

#Trump #unitedstates #venezuela #iran

The FBI’s reported investigation focusing on an Atlantic journalist would represent a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s war against press freedom, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.

CEO pay rose 20 times faster than worker pay in 2025, per Oxfam. Overall, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025 — while CEO pay rose 54% during the same time. Trickle-down economics was always a sham. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

#Trump #Unitedstates

The late philosopher Jürgen Habermas believed that “the essence of democracy was discourse, back-and-forth argument about ideas and values,” Adam Kirsch writes. America’s autocratic turn darkened what Habermas called a “politically rather favored life”:

Circular reporting - when people cite each other, and it may not be rooted in reality #science #circularreporting

“Doing more trips around the sun does not mean inevitable decline, new research suggests – and having a optimistic outlook can even bring improvements”

The Supreme Court keeps overturning precedent. It swears that it’s not | CNN Politics #supremecourt

55 African countries voted to replace the Mercator map projection with the Equal Earth projection 🌍 #Africa #maps #mercator #equalearth

A seed is the past and the future wrapped up in a tiny present.

«Når mennesker i årevis er blitt omtalt som belastning, kostnad og demografisk problem, burde vi ikke bli overrasket når noen trekker den brutale konklusjonen høyt. Som Hårek Hansen gjorde en fredag kveld på fylla.» www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...

We need ecological selves. John Seed is a longtime environmental activist who has been instrumental to the Deep Ecology movement. John joins me to explain exactly what Deep Ecology can offer us—a sense of place, time and connection in a world coming apart. #deepecology #johnseed

Trump’s net worth over the years. In his second term, he seems to have figured out how to make billions on his presidency

Two nights ago, I said Trump had been using our troops as pirates in Iran and a Republican got mad. Well… the president just admitted it. He literally bragged about doing piracy.