Lisa, the North! ✊

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Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
• More hardline than father
• He’s the IRGC candidate
• Relatively young: 56
• Avoids public
• Trusted by father, clerics
• Was in military during Iraq-Iran war
• His wife, Zahra, killed in Israeli airstrike w his father

Officials confirm six people were arrested after a homemade explosive device was thrown outside the New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence during a protest.

Maya Eaglin reports.

Zelenskyy visited the front line in Donetsk region

It’s going to keep increasing, the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed.

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👀 Claimed as Patriot interceptor crashed into a neighborhood in Manama, Bahrain.

Whew a vertical line 😳

The Aurora Tree: Pictured is a visual coincidence between the dark branches of a nearby tree and bright glow of a distant aurora. The beauty of the aurora—combined with how it seemed to mimic a tree right nearby—mesmerized the photographer to such a degree that he momentarily forgot to take pictures

Energy security rests not with the US but in the North Sea We must be able to keep the lights on and our houses warm without relying on the goodwill of Donald Trump

What does the new crisis in the Middle East mean for UK energy policy, particularly the North Sea? Me in @theobserveruk.bsky.social

observer.co.uk/news/busines...

Watching the West defend the Middle East against Iran’s drones reveals a sickening double standard.

Ukrainians have endured years of Russian missiles and shaheds with heavily restricted strike capabilities and insufficient air defense.

Why the hesitation to defend Kyiv?

After yesterday's strike on a Shahed site in Russian-occupied Donetsk, the site burned down.

The kaboom was not just beautiful but very productive!

Glory!

The Desire for Terror And the defense of democracy

What's Trump up to in Iran? Timothy Snyder in his column today and Sid Blumenthal earlier in the week are thinking the same thing: the 2026 elections are uppermost in his mind.

"A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or “federalize” the coming Congressional elections."

No need. Senior international correspondent Frederik Pleitgen. I see he's really pissing off the rightwingers in the States. Doing his job. Good man! 👍👏

Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Senior International Correspondent and Anchor, is currently reporting from #Tehran #Iran (CNN fully acknowledges that it's with Iranian regime permission).

Doesn't have a Bluesky presence.* So I'm breaking my rule here. Pleitgen is reporting via his X account 👉 @fpleitgenCNN

Your tax dollars at work in Iran. Israeli and US military attacked oil facilites in Tehran. Per CNN's Frederik Pleitgen this AM "It is raining oil in Tehran this morning after major airstrikes on oil facilities."

Oil raining down this morning over Tehran, following last night’s strikes by Israel against oil depots and other infrastructure across the capital of Iran.

Original post

Black rain has fallen over Tehran after strikes on oil facilities, coating streets and rooftops in dark, oily water, “the rain is actually apparently saturated with oil.” - CNN.

The Corruption of Lindsey Graham A case study in the rise of authoritarianism. Sen. Lindsey Graham is a central player in the Republican party’s capitulation to Donald Trump. We can watch the GOP's turn to authoritarianism by review...

With reports that Lindsay Graham was able to engineer the war against Iran, useful to reread this long essay by Will Saletan from 2023 His insight: you didn’t need to suppose any secret reason for Graham’s submission to Trump. It was all there in the open.

specialto.thebulwark.com/p/the-corrup...

As though we needed any more evidence that Fox "News" is a mendacious propaganda machine and not remotely a serious journalistic enterprise.

Still, this is pretty astounding.

Og alligevel stemmer naive danskere på DF trods deres modbydelige venner 🤷🤦
#dkpol #fv26

I expect we'll see a lot of this coming from the US administration

Middle East crisis live: Israel warns it will pursue Iran’s next supreme leader; black smoke smothers Tehran after missiles strike oil depots Israeli military said it would also target every person who seeks to appoint a successor for killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei

Israel believes that assassination of foreign leaders is the solution to all its problems. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

‘Putin will be smiling’: Ukraine struggles as US focus moves to Iran Ukrainian ex-defence minister says conflict provides simultaneous ‘risks and opportunities’

Just as things were looking bleak for Putin, Trump has thrown him a hail Mary pass. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

According to an investigation by VSquare, operatives linked to Russia’s GRU intelligence service have reportedly arrived in Budapest to help Orbán ahead of Hungary’s 2026 elections. Their mission: deploy disinformation, manipulation and hybrid tactics to keep a friendly leader in power.

📍 Search and rescue operations at the site of the Russian missile strike in Kharkiv are still ongoing, — State Emergency Service

As of now, 10 people are known to have died, including 2 children. Another 16 people are injured, 3 of them are children.

Kampkraft kender ikke køn.
Derfor er værnepligten fra i år blevet ligestillet, så vi kan uddanne endnu flere dygtige soldater.
I dag hylder vi alle kvinder, der yder en kæmpe indsats i det danske forsvar.
#værdatkæmpefor

🇺🇦President Zelenskyy:

Today, together with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, we honored the fallen Ukrainian defenders at the Wall of Remembrance.

One of Sweden’s most dangerous weapons.

An equal defence, is a stronger defence.

🇸🇪 Armed Forces, International Women’s Day 2026