smart take by Tina Brown on how Trump landed the US in war open.substack.com/pub/tinabrow...

Interesting insights

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

Heard about this in NPR

US Dem governors should be frank and on point like him.

A thread

For the only Iranian American in Congress, the war brings mixed feelings: "It can be true that it is illegal and potentially reckless ... but it can also be true that Iranians are desperate for regime change." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

Palestinian actor says he can't attend Oscars because of US travel ban reut.rs/4sbUafX

Taylor Brown is set to become the first openly trans woman to lead a New York City office. Zohran Mamdani has appointed her the Director of his newly-announced Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs.

"If we have Senators and Congressmen there that can't protect themselves against the evil temptations of lobbyists, we don't need to change our lobbies, we need to change our representatives." -W. R.

Hello Bluesky! 👋 It’s Josh here. Excited to finally join this space and connect with you all. Just a quick note: this is my only real and official account on Bluesky, so if you’re looking for me here, this is the place. Looking forward to sharing music and more. Thanks for being here. 💙

I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment. Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off. The 25th is never happening.

“With the war’s instigators trying to bend the Dey protests to their own purpose, it has become all the more urgent to understand the uprising’s causes and legacy.” —@keshavarziana.bsky.social

My show did a series on it a couple months back but it got throttled by YouTube’s algorithm because the name of the government program “Operation W*****k” is itself slur. And apparently you are not allowed to say it, even when discussing why it was a bad thing. youtu.be/vk2RzFjX-gY?...

PHOTO OF THE DAY: The view from a cargo ship at the port of Salalah in Oman this evening. It is surrounded by burning port facilities after a reported drone strike by Iran. (📸 OSINT Technical)

War on Truth…

This is pretty accurate

A thread confirming what we already knew. I wish the Maga would pay attention.

For those wanting to know more about Iran and voices from inside the country (rather than the fash-y monarchists outside), Naghmeh Sohrabi has been translating pieces from folks inside on her blog: truethings.naghmehs.com

surfiran.com/mag/fin-gard... There’s a million other things to be worried about but right now I’m hoping this garden is okay

🔭 Sky Glows over Paranal Observatory Image Credit & Copyright: Julien Looten ap260310

Tried watching @ricksteves.bsky.social Iran episode and only made it 30 seconds before getting choked up at the sight of darling Iranian school girls. If only everyone could see their humanity. ❤️‍🩹 A must watch. youtu.be/CYoa9hI3CXg?...

The bottom line is Trump sacrificed 8 American lives (& counting) and more than 1,000 Iranian lives (& counting) for nothing. He hurt the US & global economies, destabilized the Middle East, & will pull out with the same Iranian regime in power. There's no silver lining. A senseless, criminal waste

A ground war in Iran will be hell on earth. Brandan Buck, himself a former Army infantryman, walks us through why. A must-read. unherd.com/2026/03/grou...

Iranian journalist reports in front of the flames of a burning Oil depot.

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wapo.st/4b7V3yM (gift article)

Footage reviewed and geolocated by Bellingcat confirms US tomahawk missiles hit the girls’ primary school in southern Iran that killed 175 people, most of them children. Researcher Trevor Ball notes Israel does not possess Tomahawk missiles. United States does.

Written pre war

Siri, define “juxtaposition”

the reverse version of those “evolution of man” drawings

Pete Hegseth's murderous buffoonery, coming amid a lifetime in which he's betrayed everyone close to him and failed up from one disaster to the next, is a perfect example of how the appeal of Trumpism is that it creates a permission structure for people to openly be their worst selves

Gonna try this one!

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A chart that shows everything that has ever existed. Also why does the observable universe have the density of a black hole? The economist made a nice scroll-through explanation of this physics paper: pubs.aip.org/aapt/ajp/art... gift link valid for seven days: econ.st/4gQkcPG

This was clear from the jump, but the Venezuela invasion going as smoothly as it did, from a pure operational perspective, is going to prove catastrophic in the long run.

A harrowing image from tonight’s bombing of Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport. This devastating and inhuman assault seeks to violate a nation’s sovereignty, shatter its infrastructure, and pummel its dignity. #Iran

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact. How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

For many Iranian Americans, the conflict with Iran has introduced a state of constant anxiety about the fate of relatives stuck inside the embattled nation. Read more: https://wapo.st/4rUcJFh

Send me In honor of Jesse Jackson

The Other Iran, of Joy and Wine: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:40

Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.

“My little girl was completely burned,” he said. “There was nothing left of her. We could only identify her from her school bag, which she was still holding. She was completely burned.”

Alas! War is never the answer. Neither are bombing campaigns.

Sounds like Farah Pahlavi just rebuked her own son. #Iran

Wrote something for @thetimes.com about why JFK Jr. is popular again. IMO, what you're admiring isn't just his handsome looks and style, but the fact that he lived in walkable urban neighborhoods and had enough time for exercise, hobbies, and a lover. www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

Ed (@edwardluce.bsky.social) has it exactly right. This Iran conflict is not a "war of choice." That would involve more thought than has gone into this. It's a war of whim. Excellent column. www.ft.com/content/611e...

So much planning!