the washington post op-ed page gets more horrifying every week

It looks like Netanyahu lost today the only European city break destination he could visit without being arrested for war crimes.

If Orban is ousted, Hungary also becomes a test case for what policies work to undo authoritarian entrenchment in state institutions. Provides many lessons for us here if/when Trump's faction loses control.

historic rejection of JD Vance

Breaking news: After marathon, overnight talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to clinch a deal, President Trump announced the imposition of a naval blockade on Iran — a move that could dismantle a two-week ceasefire reached just five days ago.

"Orbán's Hungary drove a top university campus into exile. JD Vance said it should be a model for the U.S." www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

jd vance negotiating with Iran

This guy is so good at his job. You can tell by the way he looks dead in the eyes

BREAKING: the judges who dismissed high-profile cases in immigration court against two international students who have advocated for Palestinian causes, Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, were fired yesterday, alongside four other judges. /w @haleaziz.bsky.social and @nicknehamas.bsky.social

I hate to keep harping on parallels to Turkey and other hybrid regime's, but...

The death toll in Lebanon is now 2,020 with 6,436 injured

Dana El Kurd speaks to @mollycrabapple.bsky.social, whose most recent book is Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund, will be out on April 7th. Dana and Molly discuss what the Jewish Bund teaches us about the current political moment. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

It's gotten lost amidst everything else, but a sitting Vice President traveling overseas to speak at a campaign rally for a flailing authoritarian leader is such a massive violation of both norms and democratic values

Hi bluesky, I am unfortunately back. Monitoring the news from a variety of sources is part of the job, and bluesky helps me diversify those sources.

Just reiterating. And anyone who pretends otherwise and can only respond with personal attack only shows the vacuousness of their intellect.

The impact on arab public opinion will be profound, and not just because arabs are outraged at the US (duh). The genocide in Gaza and now this war have fundamentally changed beliefs around universal values associated with democratic systems

Attacks leave dead vs killed

"While All Eyes Are on Iran, Jewish Terrorism Is Rising in the West Bank" www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...

Israel is using the fog of war to murder Palestinians x.com/camkasky/sta...

"I'm a leftist but if a noncitizen criticizes my country they're an ungrateful migrant and the pay they earned with their time and labor was actually too good for them" - Arab leftists

“Tehran is burning. And smoke has filled the streets. It’s impossible to drive out of the city right now and even with the windows closed, heavy smoke is making its way inside." Read every word.

You dont say

Because it's America first, Trump says he'll only make war decisions he and Netanyahu can agree on. www.timesofisrael.com/trump-to-tim...

BREAKING NEWS: Saudi Arabia intercepts drone that was targeting the Shaybah oil field, which produces around a million barrels daily.

What people must understand is that the world is on fire and I am midlife crisis-ing so I actually wont tolerate nonsense ever again.

New on Knock: Two years after the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the Armenian diaspora in Los Angeles continues to feel the impact. knock-la.com/armenians-of...

BREAKING: US will order nonessential diplomats and families to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran escalates retaliation, officials say

Oil prices jump above $100 for first time in four years

Yea Palestinians in the gulf are reallyyy treated well. Its not as if we hear that we sold our land day in and day out, or called swindlers on a regular basis, or constantly treated with disdain and suspicion. Nah we definitely have a nice time there. Give me a fucking break.

Walid Khalidi has died at the age of 100. Before the Israeli new historians, Khalidi documented the Nakba and the intentionality of the Israeli state.

The racial hierarchy in gulf societies is truly disgusting to witness

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen says black, oil-contaminated rain is falling over Tehran after strikes on oil facilities by U.S./Israeli airstrikes.

Also, I realize that actors have trashed international law, but yes, civilian utilities are supposed to be protected under the Geneva Conventions. We’ve seen how Russia has acted in Ukraine & Israel in Gaza & Lebanon. It’s bad for everyone when war becomes a/b freezing & dehydrating civilians.

Pretty serious allegation here. "Witnesses told the BBC that the Israeli soldiers had arrived disguised in Lebanese military fatigues and used ambulances with signs of Hezbollah's Islamic Health Organization." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I think this deserves at least as much sustained attention from US media as Claudine Gay's dissertation

Bahrains desalination plants were just targeted.

Yes my memes are a cry for help

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

Because no

They walk among us

I think about this all the time. And for faculty in good jobs it still has some of that — I do enjoy knowledge making. But those are so so few and everywhere else the academe is indentured labor to a loan shark.

I will never believe we're cooked. But I do think that a lot of leftists who consume a ton of social media need to ask how and why they end up repeating lightly laundered far-right discourse.

Damn.

Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant. If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination. timesofoman.com/article/1691...

BREAKING Initial reports of an explosion at the U.S embassy in Norway, no reports of casualties

North Tehran’s Aqdasiyeh oil depot is ablaze tonight after it was targeted by multiple US-Israeli airstrikes. Apocalyptic scenes filmed by Iranians driving on the nearby highway. Local reporters saying firefighters can’t put it out. This depot is critical energy infrastructure for Iran.

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors. My report:

Last year, this guy (left) from DOGE used ChatGPT to find NEH grants that were too “DEI” for Trump, and canceled them, including mine, as shown by the letter I received last April (right). Huge new NYT article on the back story link below

I respect the work Culture of Solidarity does, but it requires hope. I left because I lost hope in Israel's potential for good, and because I lost faith in my own ability to be helpful. Good conversation, worth a listen.