Minor historical error by @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social: for protocol reasons, Eisenhower was not present at the German surrender, and his chief of staff Bedell Smith signed for the Allies.
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You don't even know whether you've won or lost.
That's amazing.
Investors bet central banks will respond to oil shock with rate rises ft.trib.al/K4K8TXb
Money will be worthless when everything you can buy is no longer available because the marketplace has been reduced to smoking ruins.
War is hell, but so is the stock market.
Ali Khamamei was not only 86 years old, but literally required assistance to cut his food because he could not operate silverware.
Attacking civilian infrastructure without military necessity is a literal war crime.
My impression was the speech was supposed to be at least a half-hour shorter, but he slowed down struggling to deliver it.
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I wanted to open a place called "Club Baby Seal."
They probably are on the label Outlandish Records, described in the 1963 novel "V." by Thomas Pynchon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%2E
I suspect the war powers expert @jbf1755.bsky.social mentioned in "The No-Explanation War" is Rachel Goldbrenner @rachelgoldbrenner.bsky.social.
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@jbf1755.bsky.social speculates today about good band names. How about "Banned Name" that fits so many circumstances?
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I'm glad Donald Trump is attending the dignified transfer ceremony for the fallen American soldiers, but why is he wearing a baseball cap?
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@velshibbc.bsky.social covers "The Man in the High Castle" by Phillip K. Dick, which is hardly a banned book given it was turned into a major commercial series. Jonathan Lethem has an interesting perspective that seems hard to squeeze into the few minutes available.
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3 US service members killed and 5 wounded in Iran operation
The U.S. military says three service members have been killed and five seriously wounded in the Iran operation.
Central Command made the announcement on social media Sunday…
@jbf1755.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social discuss how historians do not train to _make_ history, but after many years I realize hardly anyone ends up really doing what they trained to do.
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I'm supposed to attend a Purim spiel tomorrow, celebrating the survival of the Jews in the ancient Achaemenid Empire, around 2,500 years ago, in what is now Iran.
Will there be only twice as many armed police as usual or will we need more?
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I wouldn't be worried about my short kid growing up to be @rbreich.bsky.social but would seek medical intervention to prevent them from becoming Marco Rubio.
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Interesting listening to @whitehouse.senate.gov with @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social very carefully discussing, with years of litigation experience, the allegations of sexual misconduct by Donald Trump in the Epstein files. This is not going away.
"Holy shit, did WE ever make the right decision" - The US Women's Hockey Team
SOTU: Incessant references to, and even explicit descriptions of, gory violence, trying to convince listeners that the nation is a dangerous dystopia where innocent white people can be hacked to death for no reason by illegal migrants allowed across the border by Biden. Does anyone believe that?
PVD: Snow, possibly rain Wed 7am–1pm; snow (20% chance) Thu 6pm–10pm. Total accum 1in.
Probability at least 0.1in 98%, 1in 37%, 2in 13%, 4in 4%, 6in near 0%.
The next chance of precipitation will be Mon.
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@npr.org has a lot in common with polar exploration, where instead of slaughtering the sled dogs for food you cannibalize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
It was really offensive when Trump joked about awarding himself the Congressional Metal of Honor. For what, bone spurs above and beyond the call of duty?
Watching the State of the Union (SOTU) address? Follow live fact-check!
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I just heard on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social that @radiostoryteller.bsky.social had been trapped at the station for two days by the blizzard. Do they feed him? Do they let him sleep?
