"I think what we’re seeing is 11-year-olds with the most powerful military in the entire world, which is a pretty scary thing to see in action. And also, doesn’t it really look, from the New York Times reporting at least, like Netanyahu just bulldozed Trump into this?" trib.al/wduBsHM
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The Affordability President™ just gave us the biggest spike in oil prices in 43 years. Let that sink in.
Senator Markey 🎯
Americans are paying the price for Trump’s war of choice in Iran. Gas prices are up more than 30 cents a gallon in the past week—and the GOP’s response is “deal with it.”
So Iran now has, perhaps for the first time, information about the location of our most sensitive covert sites in the region.
A completely foreseeable, unnecessary consequence of unnecessary war with Iran.
“When the poor and the dispossessed needed a champion and the country needed healing, he stepped forward again and again and again.”
Rest in Power, Rev. Jackson. 🙏
What else is hiding under those black redaction bars?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...
Incompetent leaders like Kristi Noem and Kash Patel make us less safe.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: Here we are with a regional war, we have oil prices skyrocketing, market volatility, 6 members of the military have lost their lives... It's a remarkable expression of the cluelessness in terms of foreign policy.
"Wow. A big drop" -- CNBC highlights that labor force participation is now the lowest it has been since in late 2021, before the covid vaccine was widely available
Need a breakdown of the power struggle between the Trump administration and Anthropic? Protect Democracy's Technology Policy Strategist, Nicole Schneidman and Exec. Dir, @ianbassin.bsky.social
have you covered.
Reporter: The price for oil just keeps rising. That's happening because that Strait of Hormuz between Oman and Iran remains shut. That is a huge concern for the rest of the world.
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
On Friday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that reports of Russia giving Iran intelligence to target U.S. assets didn’t matter—a baffling answer given that Iran has already killed multiple U.S. service members in retaliation.
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Great insights from Anne Applebaum into Trump's war on Iran. Kudos to Charlie Sykes for inviting her on to his podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
“My worry is that Trump is leading the Iranian people to slaughter.” —Sen. Chris Murphy warns that urging Iranians to rise up against the regime without a real plan to support them could put civilians directly in danger
A new lawsuit is alleging that Google's Gemini chatbot convinced a 36-year old man to take his own life.
This case serves as a reminder that Big Tech companies are recklessly prioritizing profits over human lives.
How many more lives must be lost before this tech is properly regulated?
Escalating with Iran while touting energy affordability at home highlights an inherent contradiction in Trump’s policy, as heightened geopolitical risk tends to inject volatility into global oil and gas markets.
The Infectious Disease Control & Prevention page added 12 new items to our timeline. Amid worrying increases in measles, TB, and whooping cough outbreaks, we are seeing further erosion and politicization of public health organizations and networks.
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America just lost 92,000 jobs as gas prices rise because of Trump’s war in Iran. He promised lower costs and no new wars — but Americans are losing jobs and footing the bill for his illegal war instead.
"Crisis pregnancy centers, religiously affiliated organizations that advertise free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds but dissuade women from pursuing abortions, seeing an influx of taxpayer dollars. … officials are pulling funding from Planned Parenthood and other health clinics across the country."
This week's episode on the Stories from the States podcast takes you into a 50-state investigation examining state and federal budgets, as well as the tax records of hundreds of crisis pregnancy centers around the country.
From @statesnewsroom.com and @stateline.org
Donald Trump Has Lit a Global Match
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Trump’s War now providing a massive influx of cash for Iran’s ally Russia so they can continue to bomb civilians in Ukraine while we ask Ukraine for help against Iranian drones. Trump’s foreign policy in a nutshell.
DoD won't say how much Operation Epic Fury might cost, but one bipartisan think tank is putting the price tag at some $891M a day for the first four days of the attack—or $3.7B total.
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This passage of Cosmos came to mind while I was watching Pete Hegseth strut across the stage at the Pentagon yesterday.
