Francesc 🇪🇸🇳🇱🇵🇱🇬🇧🇪🇺

That’s certainly something completely different

“…says a Ukrainian drone-industry insider: “[Iran] had no ideological quarrel with us. They came to learn how to fly, how to strike, how to defeat Western equipment. We warned about this for years. But no-one listened.” They are listening now”.

Watching the Aloha show and once again fascinated by how people could look at this footage but not *see* what was happening to Elvis even years before his death.

Pete Hegseth’s Moral Unseriousness The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

My first degree is in Chemical Engineering. This image was everywhere and as a student it’s a very handy tool, indeed!

Russische paralympiërs verdedigen deelname onder eigen vlag: "Poetin is wereldwijd de grootste leverancier van gehandicapte sporters" Russische atleten mogen toch onder hun eigen vlag meedoen aan de Paralympische Winterspelen.

Russische paralympiërs verdedigen deelname onder eigen vlag: "Poetin is wereldwijd de grootste leverancier van gehandicapte sporters"
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Château-Gaillard, Eure, Normandy.

822 years ago, on the 7th of March 1204, Château Gaillard fell after being besieged by the French for six months, resulting in the loss of English control over Normandy. The weakened king John was later challenged by English barons leading to the sealing of the Magna Carta. #otd #history 🗃️

Anthropic’s boss apologises for bashing Pentagon—but still plans to sue The AI lab is the first American firm to be labelled a supply-chain risk

I am not a religious AI believer, but I am a user of AI technology. And strictly within boundaries of my own choosing!

And further…
Surveillance?
Autonomous weapons?
Hold it right there!

It’s because of Anthropic’s stance I moved away entirely from using OpenAI’s CharGPT to Anthropic’s Claude.

Spanish politics are as polarised as the US politics.
It’s obscene.
All people in Spain should be proud of Sanchez for standing up against the Mobster Bully in the White House and refrain from their sycophantic drooling (yes, I am talking to you, PP).

The Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez yesterday,
“We are not going to be complicit in something that is bad for the world and is also contrary to our values ​​and interests, just out of fear of reprisals from someone,”

Trump needs to continue to hear more of this from world leaders, not just Spain.

According to Politico the Pentagon is planning for war with Iran through September.🤔

Our tax dollars at work for Trump and Bibi’s war of choice, enriching defense contractors (and distracting from the Epstein Files)

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

I’m ordering flags to be flown at half-staff as we pay our final respects to Reverend Jesse Jackson ahead of his interment this weekend.

Reverend Jackson’s lifetime of lessons and wisdom leaves a righteous path that is well prepared to carry forward his vision of a better world.

BREAKING: New York City reports the lowest levels of shootings, shooting victims, and murders ever recorded for the first two months of a year. Major crime is down nearly 8% citywide, burglary hit a record low, and retail theft dropped 25%

I wonder if killing school children makes Netanyahu and Trump feel ‘strong’?

Well, I have just moved from ChatGPT to Claude, so…

quitgpt.org

Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

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I live in Spain. There is a lot wrong with whatever Sanchez is doing, but this is absolutely spot on!
Bravo, Pedro!

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran: “Spain is against this disaster. Because we understand that governments are here to improve people's lives, to provide solutions to problems, not to make people's lives worse.

1/2

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Bravo, Sanchez!

5 ways the Iran conflict is upending Europe’s energy plans The EU already had energy problems. The chaos in the Gulf just made them a whole lot worse.

The U.S. and Israel's attacks on Iran have brought chaos to one of the world's most oil-rich regions, with far-reaching implications for the global energy supply.

Here are the five main flashpoints to watch out for in Europe:

Because we want what's underneath them. Making the region safe for oil companies is what this has always been about. The people on top are just disposable inconveniences.

Tillis: "In about a week and half, we're gonna get a plaque on the wall in the Capitol thank the Capitol police officers and all the agencies that responded on January 6. All those thugs have been pardoned, and yet we haven't thanked the Capitol police officers for their work."

Magda's Strudel (© Nashyrningur, September 2025)

@davehaterofracism.bsky.social saw your profile description and thought I share my poem “Magda’s Strudel” with you.

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Superb Nature video!

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

As someone living in Spain, I salute Sanchez for his stance!

It’s just pathetic signalling.
The tragedy, of course, is that Trump is all about propaganda and that reality is just collateral damage.

What is Trump’s endgame with Iran? | Robert Reich This is a war without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear understanding of where it leads or how it ends

What is Trump’s endgame with Iran? | Robert Reich