RAE: "I'm not opposed to it. In fact, I'm in favour of it. I'd love to see the regime changed in Iran. But I don't think we should be holding out an objective that is going to be incredibly difficult to achieve without an extraordinary loss of life."

one thing that's clear this week is that he doesn't know what the word preventative means

What can you even say? These people deserve their inevitable humiliation and the nation deserves journalists with more self-respect.

The graves dug for 153 Iranian female school children who were killed by an Israeli-American strike. Photo: IRNA

This is Hippo. He's visiting Scotland for the first time. Had no idea they made squeaky toys for humans too. 14/10 (TT: kelseydarragh)

yes and thank you for the excuse to share one of my all-time favorite tweets (from @longwall26.bsky.social)

New: Premier David Eby announces that B.C. is moving to permanent Daylight Saving Time. This Sunday, March 8, will be last time change for most of B.C.

🚨 Iranian Revolutionary Guard says the Strait of Hormuz is SHUT DOWN and any ship that tries to pass will be fired upon

I’m sorry, our president is so fucking stupid that he didn’t realize Iran might escalate with attacks against its Arab neighbors??

in the latest example of how we're governed by the Make a Wish Administration, Melania Trump is presiding over a UN meeting

When you have the chance, please take the time to watch Harrison Ford's remarkable, beautiful Life Achievement Award acceptance speech. #ActorAwards www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2...

Trump claims America was "nearly under threat" from Iran

Finally, on May 27, 2021, at 58, well past the average MS diagnosis age of 34, I was diagnosed with MS for a second time in my life. I had an answer. But I’d lost 13 years to undiagnosed, untreated MS. And so much more. Today, my second act is about making up for that. 🧵 5/5

March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. I have MS. Some days, I move mountains. Some days I cancel everything & lie in the dark. Both days are real and valid. If you know someone with MS, don't wait for a hard day to check in. Do it now. We're here — even when you can't see us fighting. 🧡

“…and really uh, really terror.”

The key to getting mainstream media on board with an illegal war is making them feel like an important part of it.

After mentioning four dead US servicemen Trump starts talking about his ballroom. In a competitive field, this may be one of the most offensive things he has ever done.

This Painting is a Mirror Christi Belcourt ~ Métis 2012

1. According to multiple reports both Saudi Arabia and the UAE lobbied Trump to attack Iran. Both countries have increased their influence with Trump by investing billions in projects that personally enrich Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Trump has no plan. This is a damning summary from The Economist’s Middle East Correspondent Gregg Carlstrom.

BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has barred the U.S. from using Spanish military bases for attacks on Iran.

“So called international organizations…no stupid rules of engagement.” We are a rogue murder state now, and positively proud of it.

we reached the “no WMDs” phase in two days.

Crow: "Friday night, Trump filmed this tough video where he talked about the cost of war & how hard it's gonna be & how we're gonna lose troops, then he literally went behind the curtain & hosted a million dollar a plate dinner & dance party at Mar-a-Lago. That tells you everything you need to know"

Cool hey did anything happen *before* 1979 between the United States and Iran

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez doing what UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has chosen not to do, criticise the US and Israel for their attack on Iran which breached international law

Timeline clense

I hope ye was asked about the despotic and brutal police state his daddy ran.

Well said.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Trump only has a plan for Trump

Mark Warner: "I saw no intelligence that Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States. None."

I know maps are less popular than clickbait, but pls entertain me 🧵 We are watching two escalating conflicts at the same time: • Pakistan–Afghanistan cross-border fighting • Israel–Iran strikes, with spillover across the Gulf These events may converge into a regional displacement crisis.

Woman who attended SOTU to highlight her arrest without cause arrested without cause at SOTU. ““I just stood up. I stood silently, with no signs. I was not blocking anyone’s view of the hall. And then I was arrested.”

Maple Syrup Time Maud Lewis c. 1960

Whoever made this, it’s BRILLIANT. Trump’s “Board of Peace.”

March Tom Thomson 1916

There were def people in Washington who advised Trump not to do this, basically saying, "hes 90, hes had cancer twice, hes going to die soon anyway. Dont make him a martyr for the cause". He didnt listen.

A PSA from Thomas Massie:

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

Lloyd Axworthy is a former Liberal Minister of Foreign Affairs whom I deeply admire and respect. This article should be read by every Canadian. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

I'm sure it's fine that the guy who just started a war posts like a 12-year-old

NEW: Bahrain skyscrapers and Dubai hotels are now being hit by Iranian drones. This is insane. Trump has unleashed chaos and carnage. (🎥 Al Jazeera)

those 85 schoolgirls will never kill again

The problem with the war in Iraq was that George Bush was an idiot. With the Iran situation, we've got... [checks notes]... oh jesus christ

The significance of this is often underestimated.

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Pipe and draping does not make it a SCIF. And DEFINITELY not a SCIF if you can just peek your head in from outside.