@civilwarmemory.bsky.social—I've heard the head of Moms for Liberty's VA chapter on the radio. Their nationwide mission is to infest every local school board to promote false sociology, science, and history, as in Oklahoma. The threat is not imagined, it is existential. We are at a tipping point.

@civilwarmemory.bsky.social's complaint about VA mandating the J6 insurrection be taught as insurrection mistakes the symptom for the disease. It is a bulwark against school boards, standards committees, and other states already mandating the propagation of lies, e.g., truthout.org/articles/new...

Trump is making the world hate us, and Iran just hate us more. The US will be a 10x worse pariah than Russia. Russia was never moral. But the US was generous in helping others and moral in ideals, if not perfect in practice. The only way back is for the GOP to remove Trump and say, "He's not us."

From politics and demographics to science and culture, our news digest for the week ending 9 March is out. No politikas un demogrāfijas līdz zinātnei un kultūrai — lūk, mūsu nedēļas ziņu apkopojums par nedēļu līdz 9. martam ir pieejams. #latvia #latvija latvians.com/en/Mailer/ar...

Community members are rallying behind an effort to persuade Wichita Board of Education members to keep four elementary schools open ahead of a key vote on Monday. www.kmuw.org/local-news/2...

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Ilhan Omar: “As someone who has survived the horrors of war, I know that bombs do not build peace or create stability— Military strikes will not make us safer; they will inflame tensions & push the region further into chaos — every time we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction”

I think we can all use this right now.

There's a sea creature whose common name is the pikachu nudibranch and I need everyone to see it immediately.

Now what makes white people decide to write books about cultures that are not their own?

DAMN! Talk about being on point. Talk about Murkowski's gobsmacking lack of self-awareness of her own role in enabling all of it.

Local man takes time out of his busy schedule snorting Trump news to criticize complete stranger. Peter Mansbridge special report live, tonight at 10pm. 10:30 NL.

There DOES appear to be a definite pattern. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice, f**k me.

Valuable reading putting Trump's flip-flop on Ukraine-Russia war in context.

There ought be some middle ground for the GOP between this and their handling of the Epstein files. Aaron Spencer, who is awaiting his murder trial, received over 53% of the vote in Lonoke County. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I read a number of the falling into Pizzagate et al. stories and their voyage out of MAGA. Gave me just a wee bit of hope for the rest.

This is how forever wars are financed… with mountainous debts we leave to our children.

RIP to Jesse Jackson. His funeral is today. I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.

Every Senate Democrat who votes to confirm Mr. Box of Rocks for Brains needs to be voted out of office.

always loved this book

A pox on every Senate Democrat who votes to confirm evidently box-of-rocks-for-brains Markwayne Mullin for Secretary of Homeland Security. Not one vote for Mullin! Stop being complicit! News reports state he's on the "glide path" to confirmation. @schumer.senate.gov www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Awaiting today's DOD never-DOW news conference, nature called after way too much coffee today. Upon my return, my better half remarked, "I was praying you'd pee quickly, I can't take it anymore."

"The Iranians are shooting at us." Trump shot first. AFAIK Bibi asked/told him to. "The Ukrainians are shooting at us." Putin shot first. "Hamas attacked us." Bibi kept Palestinians and Gazans divided and Hamas in power for years to prevent a two-state solution. A pox on them all.

The galactic-scale incompetence is stunning. Patel axed the FBI's Iranian counter-intelligence team right before Bibi's and Trump's war. www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/p...

BREAKING: fed judge calls out conflicts in testimony & submissions from different Trump admin figures re FEMA firings ALSO orders discovery including depo of Kristi Noem! Proud to be litigating this case @democracydefendersfund.org w/ AFGE, Altshuler, Democracy Fwd & other wonderful folks!

DOJ abruptly reversed itself and will defend Trump’s executive orders targeting four law firms, less than 24 hours after telling the same court it wanted to drop the appeals. Sure sounds like they were coerced. apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump regime is making sure we're poisoned.

Our weekly Latvian news digest is out. We mourn the loss of scientist, diplomat, fellow choir member and friend Uldis Bluķis. Mixed English and Latvian, Latvian more on local news. Would like to hear replies/thoughts on doing both. latvians.com?en/Mailer/ar...

Nope, can't tell you that. Four of our service members have died in the short time since Trump waged war on Iran, and Donny Demento thinks it's appropriate, during a press conference supposedly addressing this war, to talk about his monstrosity of a ballroom. Priorities based on dementia.

I was making coffee in the kitchen, Trump was on live on the news. Did I hear right? We're BOMBING Iran and he's talking about beautiful doors, drapes, and liking gold? Please tell me that's not what I heard.

It was reported back in January that two Latvian "third country" firms are among those illegally re-exporting US-made Ubiquiti receiver antennas to Russia to use on drones attacking Ukraine. Article is in Latvian. www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...

Trump tore up a working nuclear treaty with Iran just to wreck Obama's legacy. EVERY death in this conflict, EVERY future terrorist radicalized, is a testament to and consequence of Trump's bigotry and ego. 150 dead schoolchildren and counting. Trump is making America a pariah on the world stage.

Rinse and repeat ad infinitum.

Can't take credit for this. Bibi uses war to stay in power as a fully supportive GOP Congress cedes its Constitutional power to war-mongering Trump and lauds "Operation Epic Fury." After all, what purpose does a re-branded "Department of War" have if not to wage war.

Trump’s Economy Is Hurting Americans — and Setting Us Up for Long-Term Collapse truthout.org/articles/tru...

Again, this stuff from the far right authoritarian party about indoctrination by radical enemy professors & all the rest is built on a mountain of lies. I have had the same experience as Kevin with outstanding ROTC & officers as undergraduate, masters, & doctoral students. bsky.app/profile/mcop...

... if you're Grok, well ... you're just sloppy.

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“Iowa farmers are being boxed in by corporate consolidation, unfair practices, and a lack of transparency,” said Rep. J.D. Scholten. “This plan is about restoring balance, protecting independence, and making sure farmers can succeed on their own terms.” iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/02/27/f...

Wende Reid: remember the 1989 helicopter crash with Trumps casino execs aboard headed out to testify in a case related to Trump. Trump backed out of the flight at the last minute stating that “he was too busy” to leave at the time. Witnesses said “Trump was lying, he was not busy.” 1 of 2

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! OPERA SINGER, MARIAN ANDERSON ! NBA PLAYER, JAMES WORTHY ! SAXOPHONIST, DEXTER GORDON ! SINGER, ROZONDA “CHILLI” THOMAS ! NFL PLAYER, CHANDLER JONES ! NBA PLAYER, DEVIN HARRIS !

Marian Anderson, American contralto, was born on Feb. 27, 1897 (d. 1993). #MarianAnderson "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (Traditional African-American spiritual) (1952, The Ed Sullivan Show) #Music www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m49...

Stand against fascism and get arrested. No metaphor required.

Trump served the men's hockey team McDonald's burgers. It's tradition for POTUS to pay for visiting athletes' meals. Trump has milked his office for $$$, but is too cheap to provide a real meal. Stanley Tucci took the women's team to his favorite restaurant in Milan. www.indy100.com/sport/women-...

Documents released by the DOJ revealed Brende had met the convicted sex offender for three business dinners and also communicated with Epstein over email and text messages.

Estonian economist Villibald Raud's 1943 monograph, "The Baltic States as a British Market in the Past and Future," looks ahead to post-WWII recovery and consolidates economic statistics across the Baltic economies for an integrated portrait. Facsimile and transcription. latvians.com/index.php?en...