19 April 1943 | Groups of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began the uprising against Germans. Their heroic battle lasted 27 days. Today we remember the bravery & sacrifice of people who chose to resist against impossible odds to die in dignity & save the human spirit. More: https://t.co/OoVGtqwWPu

Sure as hell no endorsement of NDTV or those who no doubt control it, but credit where it’s due. Funny bone tickled. youtu.be/TJce3H7b_Ec

Charge de hoje no Guardian

What is truly wearying is that 25-30 percent of our fellow citizens, braced with the attention span of sedated goldfish, are going to listen to today's soundbites from Trump and Hegseth about this astonishing debacle in Iran and say, "Welp, we won that war." Simply because they say so.

My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.

Carl Sagan explores the intimate connection between human life and the stellar life cycle. He explains that heavy elements in our bodies (carbon, oxygen, iron) were created inside stars. This details stellar evolution, from birth to death, including white dwarfs, supernovae, and black holes.

U.S. Attack on Iran Prompted Military Bible Studies, Advocacy Group Says open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Was in to see my GP the other day for some routine stuff, and as we shot the breeze about this and that, he asked what’s my favorite resource for dependable reporting and analysis. With *zero* hesitation I told him TPM — and explained a little bit of the history: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking...

Modern tyranny is terror management. I wrote this essay in April 2025 and updated it in November. I'm posting it again now because my fear of this scenario has continued to grow. "The Next Terrorist Attack: And What Comes After" snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...

CNN airs compilation of federal agents acting with extreme aggression towards peaceful observers.

One thing the Minneapolis police have become VERY good at is deescalation. If there’s an angry crowd, the police basically evaporate. If you walk a few blocks you’ll see them, but they’ve learned being invisible calms things down. ICE does the opposite: floods in troops and starts shooting

"As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll." time.com/7357635/more...

Trump's America

. How anyone could watch this and not *love* Jane Fonda is beyond me. She’s 88 and absolutely glorious! youtu.be/YKtA7lxh7BA

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

NEW from Michael Fanone: "Today marks the five year anniversary since January 6. Five years since I was beaten and tased by a Trump-incited mob while defending the United States Capitol."

Well written and exceptionally enlightening — concerning an extremely serious matrix of problems about which far too many of us are largely oblivious. Strongest possible recommendation!

I grew up in Lexington MA, telling the story of the start of the American Revolution to visitors day after day. Watching the king's Xmas message--a mature salute to compassion, diversity, kindness, and tolerance--I find myself wondering if maybe we were a bit hasty www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciqg...

20 December 1938 | French Jewish girl Eveline Stabryd was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 21 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 817 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.

. May we all observe a respectful, contemplative Veteran's Day. (Our institutionalized *dis*respect – and erasure – of Armistice Day, however, remains as appalling today as it was in 1954.) The story of the Harlem Hellfighters is eminently worth knowing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/369th_I...

. Bob Dylan and the Band 1974 Tour: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dyl... youtu.be/PtGETswxV3k?...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...

Mechanical Forms by Fernand Léger, 1919 #artbots #guggenheim https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137646

NEW: As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, our analysis found that this expanding media ecosystem is overwhelmingly right-leaning.

9 March 1940 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Maurice Bromet, was born in Amsterdam. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 September 1943 in a transport of 979 Jews deported from Westerbork. He was among the 388 people murdered in a gas chamber immediately after selection.

Listen to these focus groups, and the shock is how thoroughly the right’s propaganda ecosystem has altered what what used be shared American values Heartbreaking @thebulwark.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

. March 9, 1954 CBS television broadcast "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy" 71 years ago tonight. excerpt: youtu.be/c_rtMMM07AA?... Edward R. Murrow contributed his words and credibility to the mission of taking down the monster from Wisconsin, but he severely damaged his career in the process.

. “The number of women now entering science, technology, engineering and mathematics and medicine (STEMM) careers is growing at a faster rate than that of men. … [R]earch has shown that they are more likely to excel when given access to mentoring, support and guidance from other women.”

We’ve arrived at the point where democratic nations like Canada and Poland need nuclear weapons in order to protect themselves from America.

. March 8, 1965 The first major, overt deployment of ground combat troops in Vietnam began 60 years ago today when U.S. Marines waded ashore at Da Nang. youtu.be/W8eFq4W_bpQ?...

. Wes Montgomery was born 102 years ago today. Wikipedia bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Mon... youtu.be/MOm17yw__6U?...

Europe Needs to Adjust Faster to the Post-American World www.thebulwark.com/p/europe-nee...

Remember when the United States was in trouble and both Mexico and Canada sent firefighters to help us? And this is how we replay them. The United States is that toxic, ungrateful friend that you wish you had cut out of your life sooner.

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3 March 1943 | A transport from Berlin with 1,758 German & 158 Norwegian Jews arrived at #Auschwitz. After the selection, 585 men & 309 women were registered in the camp. The remaining 1,022 people were murdered in gas chambers. Eva & Harry Shotland were among them.

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