"The outrage shouldn't be about a destroyed statue of Jesus ... The real outrage is the targeting of civilians, the assault on human dignity, the devastation in Gaza and Lebanon. War is evil."

International Law Is Being Used to Restrain Iran, Enable US and Israel Western countries condemn restrictions in the Hormuz Strait more than the “clearly unlawful war,” says Maryam Jamshidi.

“International law is being deployed in this moment as a way of restraining and regulating Iranian behavior, while effectively allowing the United States and Israel a free hand to do what they want,” says law professor Maryam Jamshidi.

Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.

Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats • The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.

RIGHT NOW -- Veterans are being arrested in #washingtondc after peacefully demanding an end to the War on Iran. @vetsaboutface

Kuwait Declares Force Majeure on Oil Shipments on Hormuz Halt Kuwait declared force majeure on shipments of crude oil and refined products as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz makes it impossible to meet obligations to customers that can’t bring vessels into ...

heating up

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But they have also argued that it was President Trump’s decision to attack Iran that entangled their country in a destructive conflict whose effects may not be over, some of the officials said. Emirati officials told the U.S. officials that if the U.A.E. runs short of dollars, it may be forced to use Chinese yuan or other countries’ currencies for oil sales and other transactions, some of the officials said.

Emiratis are threatening to use petroyuans.

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The military spokesperson is probably lying but it's not great when this guy has a greater chance of being disciplined for breaking a statue than he would for killing a civilian.

Germany Is Reinventing Itself as a Weapons Factory As autos and heavy manufacturing falter, Berlin is steering factories, workers and capital toward rearming Europe.

"Volkswagen is in talks with Israeli companies with the aim to start producing components for Israel’s Iron Dome system by 2027." www.wsj.com/world/europe... via @WSJ

Exclusive | U.A.E. Asks U.S. About a Wartime Financial Lifeline Emirati officials have spoken with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about accessing dollars if the Middle East conflict drags on.

Wow! The UAE opens talks with the US about obtaining a financial backstop in case the Iran war plunges the oil-rich Persian Gulf state into a deeper crisis! www.wsj.com/world/middle... via @WSJ

The UMich Regent who allegedly spearhead efforts to prosecute student protestors lost his endorsement to the Lebanese immigrant who represented those students in court.

Jordan Acker to join the Weiser Center for Eroding Democracies. #goblue

Results are out and the left wing of the Michigan Democrats had a near total sweep today in Detroit. Out of 8 endorsements by the People’s Coalition, for instance, all but one won the party’s endorsement today. A victory like this for leftists & progressives was hard to imagine just a few years ago.

Huge news: Jordan Acker, who infamously pushed state to prosecute UM student protestors, loses bid for re-election to UM Regents. The winner: Amir Makled, who provided pro bono legal support to those same UM students. Enormous victory for the Palestine/student solidarity movement.

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

As it turns out, lots of people don’t see supporting genocide as a 10% kind of issue. And that still supposes that the other 90% was actually on point.

A huge number of people from Dearborn Michigan consider this their hometown

Lots of very audible frustration at people considered to be pro-Israel/tied to Dem establishment.

I hope people who put their stock in electoral politics are really watching how the Michigan Democratic Party convention is playing out today. Listen to Michigan was always good advice.

U.S. Navy destroyer repeatedly warned an Iranian-flagged cargo ship to stop over a six-hour period on Sunday before firing on the ship's engine room, disabling the Iran-bound vessel to allow helicopter-borne Marines to board and seize it, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. When the crew of the Touska, the Iranian ship, ignored the American warnings, a destroyer fired its MK 45 gun into the cargo ship's engine room, Central Command said. On Sunday, Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit were conducting a search of the vessel, which is now in American custody. 1 hour ago

One of the most blatant examples of sane-washing I've ever seen from the NYT.

This was an unarmed cargo vessel in international waters, crewed by noncombatants!

Aerial view of large scale devastation inflicted on the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, with an Israeli tank parked in the center of the photo.

This is what Israel has done to Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon

Want to Resist a Data Center? These Organizers Share How They Did It. Organizers from Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Arizona share strategies for resisting data centers in other communities.

Organizers from Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Arizona share strategies for resisting data centers in other communities.
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I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

A dear friend & organizing colleague of mine invited me to come to this, and it was an evening very well spent. I love Baltimore, and the Beat (which I donate to and YOU SHOULD TOO) is high up on the list of why.

Iranians have our own nostalgia information infrastructure (Iran International and Manoto) which whitewashes Iran under the monarchy. It was eerie seeing it worm its way into people’s politics — so dangerous and insidious that people started to advocate for the destruction of their homeland.

This is disgusting.

Palestinian Prisoners Live on Hope. Israel’s Death Penalty Aims to Destroy It. On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, new death penalty law exacerbates a painful reality for those with imprisoned loved ones.

This law must not come into effect. Hope must not be executed.

It’s so good! Actually makes me excited to clean my house so I have an excuse to listen.

1. Create problem.
2. Privatise solution.
3. Profit.

Rinse and repeat.

There's a lot we don't know about the state of negotiations between the US and Iran, and the state of play in the Strait of Hormuz.

One thing we do know is that Trump is not a reliable narrator on any of it.

If he ever does tell the truth it will be an unintentional coincidence.