Attacks leave dead vs killed
Attacks leave dead vs killed
Dropsite reports βBlack rainβ + βnuclear winterβ caused by Israeli strikes on oil depots in Tehran
- chemicals are producing acidic precipitation that causes skin burns + severe lung damage on contact
- the rain is corrosive + could damage structures
- heavy metals leaking into soil/water systems
Chicago.
π₯ Tel Aviv ruins due to Iranian missile strike.
- Tasnim news
Minabβs 165 murdered schoolgirls: The silence that exposes Western moral selectivity. U.S.-Israeli strikes obliterated classrooms in Iran filled with children, yet Western media is silent. Such atrocity demands acknowledgement, not erasure.
#IranWar
SCOOP: Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media.
you can watch the anchor's brain short circuit in real time
Floor of the US House Chyron: on motion to suspend the rules and agree H Res 1099 Republican: Yea, 215, Nay 0, Pres 0, NV 3 Democratic: Yea, 157. Nay 53, Pres 2, NV 2 Totals: Yea, 372, Nay 53, Pres 2, NV 5
157 Democratic members of the House just voted yea for a resolution that confirms they agree with the Trump administration's reasoning for starting with a war with Iran.
It passes 372-53-2
Not that Noem would've said or done anything different, but Markwayne is gonna be leading DHS and ICE during the midterms.
Ranking member of the Armed Services Committee π
White House privately tells Congress that "it is not possible at this time to know the full scope and duration of military operations that may be necessary."
βTrump 2.0 seems to be about regime change,β said one observer.
US 'stonewalling' requests by Gulf states to replenish interceptors, sources say - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-stonewalling-requests-gulf-states-replenish-interceptors-sources-say
Only the United States could bomb a country, kill its leader, massacre its children, declare the intention to destroy its military and topple its government, and then call that countryβs retaliation against US military bases βunprovokedβ.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/us-calls-i...
Poster saying hands off Iran and showing map of Iran with images of people protesting below. Logos of many Chicago organizations. Wording says Emergency protest today. All info in Bluesky post.
π¨π’ No war - hands off Iran! Join @chicago-cata.bsky.social coalition and other orgs in protest TODAY, Saturday, Feb 28th, 5:00 pm at Chicago's Federal Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn.
Slimy as always, Chuck.
Share of Americans who say they feel more sympathetic toward Israelis or Palestinians Annual surveys of U.S. adults, most recently of 1,001 people conducted Feb. 2-16, 2026 Israelis: 36% Palestinians: 41%
"For the first time in 25 years of Gallup polling, more Americans say they sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis."
"The shift in sympathies is largely driven by political independents, who reported more pro-Israel views in past-Gallup polling."
www.axios.com/2026/02/27/p...
Trumpβs oil blockade has pushed Cuba to the brink, with reserves projected to run dry by March, and even though the Supreme Court struck down his tariff threats on countries shipping oil to the island, the US-made humanitarian crisis continues to deepen.
Aliya Rahman, arrested at Capitol: βEvery time you try to break my body, you fuel my spirit.β minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/25/a...
Anthropic, which presents itself as the most safety-forward of the leading AI companies, has been mired in weeks of disagreement with the Pentagon over how the military is allowed to use its large language model, Claude. US defense officials have pushed for unfettered access to Claude's capabilities, while Anthropic has reportedly resisted allowing ts product to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons systems that can use AI to kill people without human input. The Department of Defense (DoD) has integrated Claude into its operations, but has threatened to sever the relationship over what its top brass perceives as roadblocks erected by Anthropic. At stake in the negotiations is whether the AI industry will push back against government demand for the military use of their
βautonomous weapons systems that can use AI to kill people without human inputβ sounds really bad to begin with. But put it together with the report about the AIs preferring nuclear war and it seems to cross that line to into existentially bad. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US War on Iran Would Be a Cynical, Lawless, and Catastrophic Escalation | "Trump is following in the footsteps of the five US presidents before him, quickly abandoning his formal strategy goals and diverting Americaβs overpriced but impotent war machine back to the Middle Eastβ."
β‘οΈ NEW: "This is Not a Dress Rehearsal": U.S. Engaged in Massive Military Buildup as Threat To Bomb Iran Grows βIn case we donβt make a deal, weβll need it,β Trump has said. Iran remains defiant in the face of ultimatums, pledging unprecedented retaliation to any attack. By @JeremyScahill and @MazMHussain
β‘οΈ NEW: "This is Not a Dress Rehearsal": US Engaged in Massive Military Buildup as Threat To Bomb Iran Grows
βIn case we donβt make a deal, weβll need it,β Trump has said. Iran remains defiant in the face of...
By @jeremyscahill.com & @mazmhussain.bsky.social
www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-us-nu...
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
"Theyβre using shell organizations to try to crush progressive candidates in secret," said the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "We canβt let them get away with it."β
Mexico declines Trumpβs Gaza Peace Board and reaffirms support for Palestine
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260218-mex...
βI need to believe that Cuba is going to survive this. We are survivors, the whole Cuban population. But the situation is really criticalβ¦β
This year Democrats flocked to the Munich Security ConferenceβAKA βDavos with gunsββto reassure allies that the US could rebuild its shaky alliance with Europe, but Carol Schaeffer writes that Europeans did not seem convinced.
https://bit.ly/40dVLVY
The data center will get access to 400,000 gallons of water per dayβenough to serve over 2,300 homes.
π¨ Hamas says it will not unilaterally disarm as Trump and Netanyahu threaten a return to full-scale war
Drop Siteβs Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad spoke with senior Hamas official Basem Naim. Hereβs what he told themπ§΅π½