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By preparing the means to punish the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Donald Trump is bringing this crisis to a head. This is both a moment of jeopardy and a test of his credibility
Donald Trump is at risk of launching a war without purpose
A conflict with Iran without a clear objective would be recklessly dangerous
econ.st
February 26, 2026 at 11:20 PM
By preparing the means to punish the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Donald Trump is bringing this crisis to a head. This is both a moment of jeopardy and a test of his credibility
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
February 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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From the article: The Independent said the first lady came across as “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda.”
Slovenian Sphinx Flick Nixed! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Slovenian Sphinx Flick Nixed! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | Slovenian Sphinx Flick Nixed!
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 PM
From the article: The Independent said the first lady came across as “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda.”
Slovenian Sphinx Flick Nixed! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Slovenian Sphinx Flick Nixed! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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It's time to realise that the richest most powerful people on the planet are the most evil, greediest people on the planet.
Stop believing their propaganda about themselves and realise that they are THE problem, the only one.
Stop believing their propaganda about themselves and realise that they are THE problem, the only one.
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 PM
It's time to realise that the richest most powerful people on the planet are the most evil, greediest people on the planet.
Stop believing their propaganda about themselves and realise that they are THE problem, the only one.
Stop believing their propaganda about themselves and realise that they are THE problem, the only one.
A warning! What is happening now is the rise of the #TrumpAutocracy. It’s up to the American people to bring about its fall.
January 31, 2026 at 6:21 PM
A warning! What is happening now is the rise of the #TrumpAutocracy. It’s up to the American people to bring about its fall.
I realize that I’m pretty slow to this realisation, but the corruption around the #Manalia promotional ‘documentary’ has made it abundantly clear that #Trump & his family are basically #RichWhiteTrash
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I realize that I’m pretty slow to this realisation, but the corruption around the #Manalia promotional ‘documentary’ has made it abundantly clear that #Trump & his family are basically #RichWhiteTrash
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If Iran refuses to make a deal, Donald Trump says the next attack will be “far worse” than the raids on its nuclear sites last year. That is a credible threat. We lay out the three possible scenarios econ.st/4rohQNm
Photo: U.S. Navy
Photo: U.S. Navy
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
If Iran refuses to make a deal, Donald Trump says the next attack will be “far worse” than the raids on its nuclear sites last year. That is a credible threat. We lay out the three possible scenarios econ.st/4rohQNm
Photo: U.S. Navy
Photo: U.S. Navy
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RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
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Why aren't we more concerned that the government is hiding the identity of the agents who shot Alex Pretti? This coverup should be getting much more coverage.
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Why aren't we more concerned that the government is hiding the identity of the agents who shot Alex Pretti? This coverup should be getting much more coverage.
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Cuba is a Socialist country and one of the poorest in the world suffering under a 60+ year economic blockade by the richest country in the world.
Guess which one has better healthcare, life expectancy, literacy, lower infant mortality and every type of crime.
It ain't the USA.
Guess which one has better healthcare, life expectancy, literacy, lower infant mortality and every type of crime.
It ain't the USA.
January 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Cuba is a Socialist country and one of the poorest in the world suffering under a 60+ year economic blockade by the richest country in the world.
Guess which one has better healthcare, life expectancy, literacy, lower infant mortality and every type of crime.
It ain't the USA.
Guess which one has better healthcare, life expectancy, literacy, lower infant mortality and every type of crime.
It ain't the USA.
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RIP Gladys Mae West, the Pioneering Black Mathematician Who Helped Lay the Foundation for GPS
RIP Gladys Mae West, the Pioneering Black Mathematician Who Helped Lay the Foundation for GPS
Gladys Mae West was born in rural Virginia in 1930, grew up working on a tobacco farm, and died earlier this month a celebrated mathematician whose work made possible the GPS technology most of us use...
www.openculture.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
RIP Gladys Mae West, the Pioneering Black Mathematician Who Helped Lay the Foundation for GPS
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“Just following orders” didn’t work for Hermann Göring. It won’t work for Kristi Noem, either.
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 PM
“Just following orders” didn’t work for Hermann Göring. It won’t work for Kristi Noem, either.
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tRUMPSTEIN IS DESTROYING OUR CONSTITUTION!!
1st Amendment: GONE
Right to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Petition
2nd Amendment: GONE
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
4th Amendment: GONE
Unreasonable Searches &
Seizures
1st Amendment: GONE
Right to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Petition
2nd Amendment: GONE
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
4th Amendment: GONE
Unreasonable Searches &
Seizures
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
tRUMPSTEIN IS DESTROYING OUR CONSTITUTION!!
1st Amendment: GONE
Right to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Petition
2nd Amendment: GONE
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
4th Amendment: GONE
Unreasonable Searches &
Seizures
1st Amendment: GONE
Right to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Petition
2nd Amendment: GONE
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
4th Amendment: GONE
Unreasonable Searches &
Seizures
#TrumpsTenCommandments from the #NewYorker
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
#TrumpsTenCommandments from the #NewYorker
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Congratulations to Russia and China.
You did it! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
USA will never be looked at as a trusted partner and ally in the world ever again, by any sane or decent country. You spent years propping up the idiot occupying the Whitehouse, and it is working.
You did it! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
USA will never be looked at as a trusted partner and ally in the world ever again, by any sane or decent country. You spent years propping up the idiot occupying the Whitehouse, and it is working.
January 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Congratulations to Russia and China.
You did it! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
USA will never be looked at as a trusted partner and ally in the world ever again, by any sane or decent country. You spent years propping up the idiot occupying the Whitehouse, and it is working.
You did it! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
USA will never be looked at as a trusted partner and ally in the world ever again, by any sane or decent country. You spent years propping up the idiot occupying the Whitehouse, and it is working.
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The reality is that 2024 was a fundamental test of the moral character of the nation and we failed spectacularly. We’re living with the consequences now. Maybe we improve. I hope so.
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 AM
The reality is that 2024 was a fundamental test of the moral character of the nation and we failed spectacularly. We’re living with the consequences now. Maybe we improve. I hope so.
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The only thing that Elon Musk has ever actually done in his life.
Is destroy Twitter.
Is destroy Twitter.
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The only thing that Elon Musk has ever actually done in his life.
Is destroy Twitter.
Is destroy Twitter.
2026: low expectations but high hopes! Happy New Year.
December 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
2026: low expectations but high hopes! Happy New Year.
Incredible! Daffodils in bloom on roadside at Ewelme, South Oxfordshire, on 27th December
December 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Incredible! Daffodils in bloom on roadside at Ewelme, South Oxfordshire, on 27th December
Trump’s oil tanker seizure looks remarkably like piracy, or, as it seems the USA and Venezuela are in conflict, privateerism, with king Trump issuing a letter of marque to the US military. Very C17th.
December 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump’s oil tanker seizure looks remarkably like piracy, or, as it seems the USA and Venezuela are in conflict, privateerism, with king Trump issuing a letter of marque to the US military. Very C17th.
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NICHOLAS KRISTOF
Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
Murderous attacks on Christians and Muslims alike are a real problem in Nigeria. Cutting humanitarian assistance there is even more lethal.
Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
Murderous attacks on Christians and Muslims alike are a real problem in Nigeria. Cutting humanitarian assistance there is even more lethal.
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
NICHOLAS KRISTOF
Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
Murderous attacks on Christians and Muslims alike are a real problem in Nigeria. Cutting humanitarian assistance there is even more lethal.
Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
Murderous attacks on Christians and Muslims alike are a real problem in Nigeria. Cutting humanitarian assistance there is even more lethal.