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Donald Trump refuses to rule out deploying ground troops in Iran US president leaves open the possibility while ruling out having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasion * US-Israel war on Iran – follow live Donald Trump on Saturday left open the possibility of sending US troops into Iran in certain circumstances and suggested they would win a ground war, while at the same time ruling out the possibility of having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasion to take control of Tehran. “I don’t think it’s an appropriate question,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “There would have to be a very good reason. I would say if we ever did that they would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight at the ground level.” Continue reading...

Donald Trump refuses to rule out deploying ground troops in Iran

Leaked documents (including a database) reveal that hundreds of signs, exhibits, films, and other materials were flagged for review under a Trump administration order.

John Philip Sousa must be rolling in his grave.

These Christian Nationalists Are Loving War with Iran “God is using President Trump to execute judgment on wicked civilizations.”

www.contrariannews.org/p/these-chri... utterly fascinating and equally frightening

One could laugh off these kooks, were they not so destructive and dangerous.

This is *nothing* dignified about wearing a cheap baseball cap that promotes yourself to the otherwise solemn ceremony to receive the bodies of the troops you had killed to distract from your bad economy and rampant pedophilia.

Split image. Left: Kathryn Bigelow smiling on stage at the Academy Awards, holding her Best Director Oscar statuette, wearing a sleeveless metallic silver-gray gown with intricate pattern, long wavy brown hair, and a red wristband. Right: poster for The Hurt Locker showing soldiers in combat gear amid exploding smoke and rubble, with the title in bold gold letters against a war-torn backdrop.

#OTD in 2010, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best #Director for her #film 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳.

Her other films include 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘒-𝟣𝟫: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳, and 𝘡𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺 (nominated for Best Picture). #WomensHistoryMonth

He is a constant embarrassment - and you're right: he barely speaks English!

It's a sign of the times that AI companies are deciding whether or not to allow the military to engage in mass surveillance of US citizens and this is treated as a legitimate debate of two reasonable positions.

Mount Diablo Cam, Channel Islands National Park

#NPS #NationalParkService #ChannelIslandsNationalPark

This is disgusting, but also a tacit admission of just how horrible and indefensible it is.

Trump issues fresh warning to Cuba: It’s ‘at the end of the line’ The president said he is ‘looking forward to the great change that will soon be coming to Cuba’

Trump claims Cuba ‘is at the end of the line’ in fresh warning to country

Trump tells Starmer help not needed even as US uses UK bases for Iran strikes US president delivers stinging criticism of UK prime minister over delayed support for Iran war Donald Trump has renewed his stinging criticism of UK prime minister Keir Starmer over the lack of immediate UK support for the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. “The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, adding: “That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer – But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!” Continue reading...

Trump tells Starmer help not needed even as US uses UK bases for Iran strikes

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pleasantly surprised to hear Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak her native language during a bilateral meeting.

Meanwhile, this tactless, disgusting, idiotic blowhard:
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Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is now displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day.

Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day. n.pr/40PPmk6

Every former ally is learning what most Americans know: Trump is a dangerous fool who only serves himself and never the best interests of our beloved country. We can only hope that one day they will forgive us for letting this poisonous creature into our White House again.

God help us! These people have no clue what they’re doing.

Now comes the ritual humiliation of NFL players. Just a few people speaking out in defense of their own dignity would make a big difference here.

Trump has launched a war in the Middle East without our consent, without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear idea about where it leads or how it ends.

A black-and-white 19th-century steel engraving depicting Anna Komnene, the Byzantine princess and historian (1083–1153), shown in a seated three-quarter view within an interior setting. She is portrayed as a dignified, scholarly woman in medieval Byzantine-inspired attire: a long, flowing dark robe or mantle with wide sleeves and ornate trim around the neckline, fastened or adorned with a brooch or clasp at the chest. Her face is youthful yet composed, with soft features, downcast eyes focused intently on the open book before her, full lips, and a serene, contemplative expression suggesting deep thought or study. Her left hand rests gently on the pages of a large lectern-style book propped on a stand, while her right hand holds a quill. The background features subtle swirling ornamental patterns and faint architectural or decorative motifs, evoking a scholarly or monastic chamber. The engraving style is finely detailed with cross-hatching for shading and texture, typical of Victorian-era historical illustrations, signed in the lower area (possibly "J. Romney" or similar artist/engraver mark). The overall mood conveys intellectual pursuit, piety, and historical gravitas, idealizing Anna as the author of the Alexiad and a pioneering female scholar in Byzantine history.

Anna Komnene (1083–1153), one of the world’s first major female historians.

Wrote 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘢𝘥, a detailed account of her father Emperor Alexios I Komnenos’s reign. Her work constitutes the most important primary source of late 11th/early 12th century Byzantine history & of the early Crusades. #WHM

Even red states are defiantly rejecting DOJ’s demands for private voter data “Election officials across the political spectrum stood up to protect state sovereignty and voters’ security, regardless of partisanship,” voting rights advocate David Becker told Democracy Docket.

Earlier this week, Idaho became the latest state to push back against the U.S. Department of Justice’s campaign to seize the private voter data of every state. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/eve...

According to a federal court, Trump's IRS illegally shared confidential taxpayer information with ICE 42,695 times.

Iran's president apologizes for strikes on neighbors as strikes pound their cities President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that a demand by the U.S. for an unconditional surrender is a "dream that they should take to their grave." He also apologized for Iran's attacks on regional countries.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that a demand by the U.S. for an unconditional surrender is a "dream that they should take to their grave." He also apologized for Iran's attacks on regional countries. n.pr/4ueThEP

The first (and possibly only) question that the press should ask at any DHS or ICE press event at this point is “why should we believe you?”

I can’t believe how stupid everything is

QAnon luminaries say they’ve drafted the Trump “national emergency” declaration to scuttle the midterm elections:

A vibrant outdoor photograph of poet Amanda Gorman at the 2021 presidential inauguration on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., captured during a bright, sunny January day. The 22-year-old (at the time) National Youth Poet Laureate stands in profile facing right, with a calm, confident, and subtly smiling expression as she gazes off into the distance. Her hair is styled in intricate, upswept braids adorned with a striking bright red satin headband. She wears a bold, sunny yellow double-breasted coat with wide lapels and long sleeves over a crisp white collared shirt, paired with gold hoop earrings, a prominent gold ring on her right hand, and a large dark gray or black leather-bound folder (likely containing her poem) held securely in both hands against her body. In the blurred background, a crowd of formally dressed attendees—including masked figures in coats and suits—stands on blue-striped risers under a clear sky, evoking the historic and hopeful atmosphere of the event. The overall composition highlights Gorman's poised presence and youthful energy.

Poet Amanda Gorman used #poetry & song to overcome a childhood auditory disorder & speech impediment and was:

+ First-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, 2017
+ Youngest inaugural poet (Biden, 2021) in US history (age 22)

She was born #OTD in 1998. #WomensHistoryMonth #litsky #inspiration

A color photograph of Barbara Liskov, the pioneering American computer scientist, Turing Award winner, and MIT Institute Professor, standing in front of a large black chalkboard filled with dense handwritten mathematical and computer science notations. She is an older woman with short, curly hair, warm smile, and a friendly, engaging expression as she looks directly at the camera. She wears a light mint-green shirt or sweater with a collar. Behind her, the chalkboard is covered in complex equations, diagrams, symbols (including Greek letters like π, arrows, brackets, subscripts, superscripts, terms like "DB", "30sec", "Lop", "D", "T", "eichn", "P", "Joe", "Page", "aps", "uige", and various parentheses, integrals, and code-like fragments), suggesting an active lecture or research discussion on programming languages, data abstraction, or algorithms. The setting appears to be an academic classroom or office at MIT, conveying her enduring role as a mentor and innovator in computer science, particularly for contributions like abstract data types, the Liskov substitution principle, and object-oriented programming foundations. The overall mood is intellectual, approachable, and inspiring.

Computer scientist Barbara Liskov's work forms the foundation of modern software engineering.

She is best known for inventing data abstraction & the Liskov Substitution Principle, concepts that are now fundamental to how almost all modern software is written. #WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth (1/2)