I plotted the location of the Minab school (green dot) onto the map shared by the U.S. military during a press conference this week at the Pentagon, for those interested.

New Past Lives: Matilda McCrear, the Clotilda, and the Last Survivors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. In July of 1860, the last slave ship arrived in Mobile Bay, carrying 103 captives who would be the last enslaved people trafficked to the United States. www.pod.link/1852618120/e...

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called the strike on a girls’ school in Minab a “horror.” The attack reportedly killed 165 people, mostly children. He rejected Sec. Rubio’s argument that the US had to follow Israel into war to defend American interests. “I think it’s not a close call. We make foreign...

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Throw the book at him and then throw away the key. This guy was blatantly ignoring blaring red flags, refused the request by his wife to remove weapons from the house, and then didn't even have them secured. #goodnews #georgia #guncontrol

Across all the results yesterday one thing is clear- the first Dem in the presidential primary to vow that their first act as President will be to raze ICE to the ground and dump the remains in a toxic waste landfill is gonna lap the field

Sir, Woke 2.0 is back on. We've cancelled your appearance on a gen x influencer podcast sponsored by Testosterone; it's time to talk about Israeli Apartheid.

Voters completely ignoring Trump's actual agenda: Lower prices plz Trump: Best I can do is fascism, ethnic cleansing, persecution of lgbt people, and a more wars run by fox news hosts who think war crimes and tv ready abs mean you don't have to worry about logistics bsky.app/profile/carl...

Allstate must face a privacy lawsuit accusing the home and auto insurer of illegally tracking drivers through their cellphones without consent, using their data to raise premiums or deny coverage, and selling the data to other insurers.

It is true that he has absolutely no real views whatsoever but that's actually really helpful in this situation, because you should take it as a clear sign and a win if someone with no beliefs feels the wind is blowing in your direction.

RASKIN: Is it lawful for federal agents to shoot and kill a person for engaging in peaceful protest? NOEM: No RASKIN: Is it lawful for agents to shoot someone just for driving away from them? NOEM: No RASKIN: Well, I'm glad you got the law right

and if you say this they get huffy about it, like you're supposed to accept them lying to you as part of the gig bsky.app/profile/mjsd...

Nothing like invoking "misguided religion" to justify an illegal and avoidable war when some fanatical U.S. military commanders are literally telling troops this is a "biblically sanctioned" war.

Here’s a wider shot of this orchid now that all the flowers are open. Oncidium hybrids (NoID) #orchid #flower #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography #naturephotography 🌱🌴🪴sky

Raskin: Based on what you know today, were Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists? Noem: What happened was an absolute tragedy. Raskin: Were they domestic terrorists? Noem: My condolences to their families Raskin: You lied about them.

Holy shit look at the stern lift damn near clear of the water

The “shield” is intolerable here as well. “Parents tried to shield their children from water. Instead they died of dehydration.” That’s what the @nytimes.com headline here says. Both “shield” and “instead” appallingly reinforce anti-vax attitudes and frames.

I didn't expect the "then they came for..." to hit me QUITE so specifically, but lesson learned.

OK - US v. Live Nation now first witnesses, Barclay's and Xcel Center. Inner City Press closely covered openings (courtroom details on Substack here matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmons... Document on Patreon here patreon.com/MatthewRusse...) and will now live skeet, thread below

The data from your Meta Ray Bans is used to train Meta's AI, which most people don't understand means that humans are looking at the most intimate details of their lives. www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/met...

This is a pretty good analogy.

It’s interesting that Talarico’s religious appeals are framed primarily as a reach across the aisle here. In his particular case, I think that’s *part* of the effort come the general. But his slogan was “let’s flip some tables” — a theological argument aimed at the Democratic base, not Republicans.

“We are punching them while they’re down” combined with “it will go on until we decide it’s over” (i.e. not until the achievement of some stated objective) really paints a picture of heedlessness.

the kind of thing that gets played at a war crimes trial

There's been a lot of debate within the Democratic establishment about what rhetoric to use via ICE. Well, an incumbent doesn't lose by 48 percentage points very often—and her vote on collaborating with ICE was the defining issue here.

Checking…yes, Poland is still a member of the NPT. Just days after France offers to broaden nuke deterrent in support of Europe, Polish PM says “we will also seek to prepare Poland in the future for the most autonomous possible actions in this area.” euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/04/e...

Worth noting the ad's irony of a supposed Muslim telling a young woman "you are not allowed to drive" at the exact moment the Sharia lawmakers of Kansas are telling the trans community that you are not allowed to drive

If Iran successfully disrupts red sea shipping traffic, global supply chains will be disrupted in a way that may exceed COVID. This isn't Iraq, Afghanistan, and Venezuela. Iran has the ability to extract insanely high costs on the rest of the world with relatively little effort.

If you want a metaphor from the natural world, imagine a snake's tail, rattling.

"banklike app" is an intensely cursed phrase

Trump abandoned the Kurds in Turkey to let them get slaughtered after they defeated isis for us. Now USA promises them a country inside Iran. Weird

"Hey Kurds, it's the United States. Remember us, from all the betrayals? Anyhoo, would love it if you all could march into this thresher for us. Let us know."

It’s so rare to get a decision like this. I hate to be grateful for the bare minimum but I’m grateful to the work of everyone involved in obtaining this victory. www.engadget.com/ai/the-supre...

Little more than a week ago: the Trump regime officials were reportedly struggling "to figure out how to increase U.S. military spending by a whopping $500 billion in their forthcoming budget." So - yeah - Dems shouldn't be giving a single additional $ for Trump's illegal war in the Middle East.

The power of the purse is sometimes referred to as the ultimate war power. Congress ultimately ended U.S. participation in the Vietnam War through funding cutoffs. Just saying. www.politico.com/live-updates...

The IDF did try to take out the Council of 88 this morning, but mistimed the strike www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

104-3 and the 3 is a Navy plane lmfaooooooooo

ahhhhahahahahahaahhawhahahjanhahahahbahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahwhhw The three F-15Es shot down were shot down by a Kuwaiti F/A-18

To be clear, terrible analysis like this from Frank Sharry and Cecilia Muñoz (architects of the failed comprehensive immigration reform campaign which led to Trumpism) published in the Atlantic had a chilling effect on Democrats and resulted in concrete harm. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... /5

As I shared w/ @gregsargent.bsky.social for his excellent piece on shifting political terrain of immigration: Newsom may soon feel compelled to take more action b/c he’ll be judged against Pritzker, currently presiding over the state exercising the most authority newrepublic.com/article/2059... /4

In California, Governor Newsom has been quick with memetic responses but so far slow with concrete actions to protect Californians. By contrast, in 2017 Jerry Brown had signed significant legislation which ended up stopping tens of thousands of deportations. /3

As elected officials begin to _follow the lead_ of their constituents in the streets, there will be more and more pressure on local officials to use every lever of power they can to protect their communities from ICE lawlessness. /2

In 2017, there was huge splash of sub-federal legislation to protect people from ICE. This time (in part due to some wrongheaded thinking by the consultant class in DC), legislation is percolating slowly. Nevertheless, a race to top dynamic is emerging. #ICEOUT www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Polymarket has created a betting market on the use of nuclear weapons. Everyone involved in this should be put in prison for life.

No Democrat should vote for a single penny of a military appropriation for the Iran War until they first get to vote on a Declaration of War.

Today, Congress was finally briefed on Trump's war of choice in Iran. Even behind closed doors, they couldn't get their story straight. But one thing is clear: they don't have a clue what the end game is, and it sure as hell isn't making America safer.

So they want another Kurdish genocide to happen?

The mood at the Pentagon is not good.