Agreed. But are they able to unwind this one?

The only way I see things improving is if the US removes sanctions on Iran and starts treating it like a normal country.

Avenue Q is back! They even interviewed me after opening night

I was prepared to talk political economy, but they asked about my favorite song instead. I went with “I Wish I Could Go Back to College” since this has been my life for the past 15 years… and yes, the undergrads do keep getting younger.

By ignoring international law, the US is reinforcing a dangerous lesson: the surest way for authoritarian regimes to avoid being bombed is to acquire nuclear weapons.

North Korea Was Right About Nuclear Weapons Yes, really.

North Korea Was Right About Nuclear Weapons
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If for whatever weird reason he ever ends up being held accountable (he won’t, I know), his legal defense might be quite hard.

It's not good that the price of oil is the only deterrent the world has on the US military.

This is a chance to revive the green transition, which has been sidelined since Trump’s election

Europe and China are partly insulated from oil shocks thanks to past investments in renewables, transit & EVs

The US, by contrast, is far more exposed, and Trump has doubled down on that vulnerability.

Each of these outcomes would result in untold numbers of deaths and the destruction of the conditions necessary for many more people to live… but I suppose we should withhold judgment until the cost–benefit analysis is complete…?

If you care about Black representation, you should be concerned that the oldest Dems running in 2026 are Black

Maxine Waters (87)
Jim Clyburn (85)
Frederica Wilson (83)
Emanuel Cleaver (81)
David Scott (80)
Alma Adams (79)
Sanford Bishop (79)
Al Green (78)
Bobby Scott (78)
Bennie Thompson (78)

A few hours after NYT reported that the U.S. bombed an elementary school in Iran, killing many children, the White House last night posted this video mixing airstrike footage with Top Gun, Iron Man, Gladiator, Halo, Breaking Bad, Star Wars, John Wick, Superman, Transformers and Dragon Ball Z

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a construction worker's outfit. The other shows her in a police officer outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a nurse's outfit. The other shows her in an electrical worker's outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a military outfit while riding aboat. The other shows her in a firefighter's outfit using a firehose.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a Westernwear outfit. The other shows her in a police officer's outfit.

good news. kristi noem has already found eight new jobs

Lingering under the radar Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal parasite rarely seen in the U.S. University of South Carolina researchers Dr. Melissa Nolan and Dr. Matthew Haldeman wondered if these worms might still be l...

UofSC researchers found an incidence rate of 5% in South Carolina for a rare parasite 😬. It was very prevalent in Spartanburg, the same place where we've seen the big measles outbreak...

apparently it spreads through groundwater contaminated with human fecal matter 🤢

www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/...

This is not only incredibly weak, its false equivalence between Farage and Polanski is dangerous. One of them is a threat to liberal democracy, the other one is not. The text is a prime example of how radical centrism and the profound arrogance of self-declared liberals legitimize the far right

The Home Office has hired IFF Research to survey current visa holders about how proposed changes to settlement rules might affect their plans.

Some of the questions are strange, e.g. asking whether I’ve used welfare services and whether rule changes tied to these would affect my settlement plans.

Using regional employment data, the map shows which parts of Europe are most exposed to the rise in Chinese import competition across manufacturing industries. The results highlight the industrial core of Germany and the manufacturing belt of CEE.

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

Emmanuel Damas died in ICE custody after ICE failed to treat a tooth issue that turned into pneumonia.

ICE didn't even keep his family updated.

The Trump admin's cruelty knows no bounds.

I'm pressing with Senator Markey and Rep. Pressley to hold ICE accountable.

No. Peter Thiel cannot be allowed to annex the National Science Foundation via this Palantir proxy.

It would be like putting a pyromaniac in charge of the Library of Alexandria: destruction of a global treasure with no "undo" button.

This is a "to the barricades" moment.

Add to the file “the Greens leadership may be actually good at politics”

Only three Republicans (two in the House and one in the Senate) voted today to curb Trump’s war powers

The so called “anti-war” faction on the right gets a lot of media attention, but it barely registers in Congress. I see little evidence it’s durably shaping policy.

Todays violent episode in the senate echoes the antebellum era, when violence in Congress was periodic

The most notorious incident occurred in 1856 when a pro-slavery senator brutally beat the abolitionist Sen Charles Sumner, leaving him incapacitated for 3 years
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A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best

Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best

Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!

The economic effects of this illegal war keep expanding

With Russian and Iranian airspace closed, most Europe-Asia flights pass through a narrow corridor over Azerbaijan. After today’s drone attacks that route could close, forcing airlines onto much longer southern paths
www.ft.com/content/10c5...

Impressive timing by Shabana Mahmood for today to be the day she announces her asylum policy 'inspired by Kristi Noem'.

This quote is apocryphal. As far as I can ascertain, Orwell never wrote it.

He did criticize pacifism and believed some degree of state coercion could be necessary, but he also opposed the kind of gratuitous displays of force and insidious state propaganda embraced by Noem and this administration.

It’s striking that Kristi Noem’s killing of her puppy, Cricket, provoked more outrage by Republicans than allegations of self-dealing, the deaths of two American citizens, the detention of hundreds more, countless migrant deaths and due-process violations linked to 605,000 deportations.

Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK

Imagine rushing back to a war zone in order to avoid paying UK tax.

The strange political economy of neoliberal tax havens.

www.ft.com/content/80bf...

Horrifying. Jesus Lord in heaven.