Jim Santos

Oil Prices Surge Above $100 a Barrel for the First Time in Almost Four Years The jump was a sign of growing concern that the war in the Middle East will take a toll on energy supplies.

Breaking News: Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel for the first time in almost four years amid growing concerns about supplies as the war in the Middle East continues.

2) "Last month, before the outbreak of war, one acquaintance of Mojtaba’s told me that he was “the most dangerous man in the world” and considerably more violent and ideological than his father." - Graeme Wood

1) "Some have suggested that Mojtaba might be a modernizing autocrat, ready to consolidate power brutally but institute much-needed reform. That is pure fantasy. . . .

Iran's leadership has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, the previous leader's son and aide, as the new supreme leader. So President Trump's war has succeed inreplacing one Supreme Leader Khamenei with another who is younger, healthier, just as hardline and has close ties to the IRGC.

Europol warns of elevated terrorism threat in EU amid Iran conflict Several EU countries, including France and Germany, have increased security measures as authorities fear potential attacks linked to Iranian networks or extremist actors. #EuropeNews

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Iran threatens ‘targets’ in Europe, as EU warships flock to Cyprus "If any [European] country joins in the aggression against Iran ... they will be also the legitimate targets for Iranian retaliation," Iran's deputy foreign minister warned on French TV.

"“We have already informed the Europeans and everybody else that they should be careful not to be involved in this war of aggression against Iran”, Iran's Foreign Minister said."

#iran #EU #escalation

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PJ Harvey - A Place Called Home YouTube video by PJHarveyVEVO

A Place Called Home

One day there'll be a place for us
(and the girl keeps singing)

I walk and I wade
Through full lands and lonely
I stumble, I stumble
With you, I wait
To be born again,
With love comes the day
Just hold on to me --

#PJHarvey #song #art #Music

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PJ Harvey HD 2004 T In The Park - The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore YouTube video by Jilfaitdesvideos

Speak to us, send us a sign,
Tell us something to keep us trying --

And the whores hustle and the hustlers whore
Too many people are out of love!
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
This city's ripped right to the core --

#PJHarvey #art #song #MusicSky #SkyMusic

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correct

there is no reason for a single one of them to vote for Mullin (yes, Mr. Fetterman, that means you) and they should make this as embarrassing as possible - which, given Mullin’s extensive track record of putting his foot in his mouth, shouldn’t even be that hard

WATCH LIVE: House narrowly rejects Iran war powers resolution The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution Thursday to halt President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering...

The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution Thursday to halt President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad. https://to.pbs.org/4rThhLV

Trump's Iran Strikes Are Unconstitutional Congress must act.

"{B]y failing to respond to Trump’s other unauthorized hostilities, Congress shares blame for this overreach. If lawmakers do not act now to rein in this latest and far more consequential abuse of power, they will only embolden Trump further."

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Trump: First we'll finish off Iran - and then the Cuba issue is just a question of time.

At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

"At least 1,230 people have been killed in Iran, more than 100 in Lebanon and 13 in Israel since the war began, according to official statements. Thousands more have been injured across the region. Six US troops have also been killed."

#WHO #Iranconflict

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3) “Nor is there a UNSC resolution to authorize use of force,” she told The Associated Press. “Regime change moreover violates the sovereignty of another state.”

2) “It is a violation of the prohibition to use force, the cornerstone of the international legal order, and there is no legal justification for it: it is not a self-defense against an armed attack by Iran or an imminent threat” of an attack,

US and Israeli attacks on Iran put further strain on international law U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have sparked a debate over what international law allows in war. At the United Nations., Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council the strikes broke...

1) "Marieke de Hoon, an associate professor of international criminal law at the University of Amsterdam, said the attacks on Iran amount to a crime of aggression . . .
#internationallaw #iranattacks #iran

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My Bloody Valentine - Touched (High Quality) YouTube video by Thiago da Silva

#MusicChallenge

#MusicSky

#mbv #shoegaze #touched #Loveless

Day 2: filler track

Touched

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A large group of people, mostly men, standing in the rubble of a collapsed building. A headline reads: "Strike on Girls’ School Kills 115, Iranian State Media Says" Photo by Mehr News Agency

At least 115 people, most of them likely children, were killed in a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran on Saturday, health officials and state media said. It was not immediately clear which country hit the school. Our reporters are trying to confirm details of the attack. trib.al/HxXybV9

Oil prices rise sharply in market trading after attacks in Middle East disrupt global energy supply Oil prices rose sharply when market trading began Sunday. The high prices came as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf sent disruptions through the global energy supply chain.

BREAKING: Oil prices rise in early market trading after attacks in the Middle East disrupt global energy supply.

Dow futures drop 500 points as oil prices spike following U.S. attack on Iran: Live updates The war between the U.S. and Iran is threatening to widen and jolt global energy supplies.

Dow futures drop 500 points as oil prices spike following U.S. attack on Iran: Live updates

#art #Munch

Deadline looms as Anthropic rejects Pentagon demands it remove AI safeguards The Defense Department has been feuding with Anthropic over military uses of its artificial intelligence tools. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and access to some of the most advanced AI on the planet.

The Defense Department has been feuding with Anthropic over military uses of its artificial intelligence tools. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and access to some of the most advanced AI on the planet. n.pr/47fLZ9N

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

This is so unprecedented and far-fetched. But, should any of the Trump regime's machinations surprise us by now?

#votingrights #votersuppression #voterinitimdation #fascism
#Resist

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Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach

Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach
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Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas (Official Video) YouTube video by Cocteau Twins

Am I just in heaven,
Or Las Vegas,
That's why it is
More brighter than
The Sun is to me -

#art #music #song #CocteauTwins #dreampop

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My Bloody Valentine - Loomer (2001: A Space Odyssey) YouTube video by lazergliderspaceman

Loomer

Tiptoe down to
The lonely places,
Where you going
Now, don't turn
Around ---------

#mbv #loomer #shoegaze #art #music #song

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""This [image] gives us a window to understand how stars and planets form when they're really close and packed together, which we think is how most stars in the universe formed", Steve Longmore, Professor of Astrophysics at Liverpool John Moores University commented."

#science #astrophysics

WATCH: Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns Vice President JD Vance said the administration was taking the action “in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people’s tax m...

The vice president said the administration was taking the action "in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money." https://to.pbs.org/4aDdlZO

Judge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporter A federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department’s request to search a Washington Post reporter’s devices in a national security leak probe.

Breaking news: A judge rejected the Justice Department's request to search through a Post reporter’s electronic devices as part of a national security leak investigation, ruling that the court would instead be responsible for conducting the search.

The Sun is far, far away.

#VanGogh #Art #Painting