U.S. Airfares Are On The Rise—Experts Advise Booking Summer Flights Now Two weeks into the Iran war, a surge in jet fuel prices is squeezing the airline industry, driving up airfares and threatening carriers’ bottom lines.

Two weeks into the Iran war, a surge in jet fuel prices is squeezing the airline industry, driving up airfares and threatening carriers’ bottom lines.

“The clear winner of this war is Putin”

Must be a coincidence 🙃

How about throwing the accusations to King George in the Declaration of Independence at him ?

Or would be that too obvious ?

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!"

Social Security - "That's socialism!"

Debt free education - "That's socialism!"

Universal childcare - "That's socialism!"

$1 billion per day on a war in the Middle East that no one wants, while millions of people at home struggle.

"That's just how it is."

Trump on Iran: These are bad people. They shoot protesters in the head. This is an evil group of people.

"You've always got the option of putting that barrel of oil on a tanker and sending it abroad." That option ties US prices to global prices.

I kid you not... The same White House that forgot that invading Iran might lead it to close the Strait of Hormuz, is now arguing (through Peter Navarro) that war with Iran is a good idea because it'll prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz.

Starmer is powerless to stop Polanskis savage Green army

Starting to think the British press aren't coping too well with the Green Party wanting to tax wealth fairly.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

13 March 1943 | Germans began a 2-day liquidation of the ghetto in Krakow.

Hundreds of Jews were killed in the streets. Some 8 thousand people who were able to work, were transferred to the forced labor camp for Jews in Plaszow.

The remaining people were deported to #Auschwitz.

“Two chicks in the same car? That’s hot.” Cory Maghes, Informant’s Apprentice

Uber Introduces Women-Only Option Nationwide theonion.com/uber-introduces-women-on...

Know your history.
Jimmy Carter went on to build more affordable homes than any other president.

WMO- @unescap.bsky.social Typhoon Committee renewed commitment to regional coordination & exchange urging governments to invest in strengthen operational readiness, disaster mitigation and risk reduction in Asia Pacific, most active tropical cyclone basin in world.
🔗 bit.ly/4cKUBJk

The war is going so well that the secretary of defense is spending his morning yelling at cnn

Or have an Apple device that follows your health ...

Sigh. I am someone who walks a few hours a day, eats a orange a day ... sure I need advice from a computer ?

Our Split-Screen World It can make you crazy. But it also makes clear what our mission is.

“Having the strongest military in the world means having the power not to use it…Pursuing belligerent wars of choice, assassinating and capturing foreign leaders, and plundering other nation’s resources only make us weaker and less safe.”

www.americaamerica.news/p/our-split-...

My immediate response would be "but I am a cyclist" ... and then I remember that my food has to be brought in some way ...

In the Shadow of War, Settler Violence against Palestinians Intensifies While many Israelis are taking shelter from missile and drone attacks, armed settlers in the West Bank are taking advantage of the fog of war to seize land and advance Israel’s ongoing dispossession a...

While many Israelis are taking shelter from missile and drone attacks, armed settlers in the West Bank are taking advantage of the fog of war to seize land and advance Israel’s ongoing dispossession and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Rethink what "male bonding" is about.

Over 800,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in #Lebanon, due to relentless Israeli bombings and widespread evacuation orders.

Watch Hisham Newashi and Zeina Ghantous, MSF Project Coordinators in Lebanon, share an update on the situation.

Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money. An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...

An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.

(Published Aug. 2025)

For almost three years our teams and other international NGOs have demanded the world #TalkAboutSudan.

Now, Michelle Shephard and The Walrus bring the stories of the real people affected by the world’s deadliest war: https://thewalrus.ca/sudan-genocide/

Tweet by Aaron Rupar quoting Palantir CEO Alex Karp saying what makes America special right now is its lethal capabilities and ability to fight war. The image shows Karp speaking during a live CNBC interview about AI strategy.

I thought it was our founding principles, our diversity, our adherence to the rule of law and our love of freedom but okay…

It seems to be a "thing" these days that Artificial Intelligence will "replace" us humans.

As with most futuristic ideas, this was already dealt with by Isaac Asimov, in his short story "The Evitable Conflict" (note that Blue Sky thinks that evitable is not a word), in 1950.

HUGE (and GOOD) news: Federal court has thrown out the President's attempt to throw the Fed Chair in jail.

U.S. Suffers Additional Casualties In War It Won Last Week

U.S. Suffers Additional Casualties In War It Won Last Week

A worker pruning grapevines

"Lourdes" has 23 years experience in working at wine vineyard on CAs Central Coast. "I know how to do all the tasks required to make sure that the grapevines produce good fruit which makes the best wine." #WeFeedYou

Pete Hegseth Questions What Girls Were Doing In School To Begin With

Pete Hegseth Questions What Girls Were Doing In School To Begin With theonion.com/pete-hegseth-questions-w...

Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.

As you read WSJ's piece on the super-secret abuse complaint about Tulsi Gabbard, remember that she tried unsuccessfully to wring counterintelligence function away from FBI last year.

www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Accountability for ICE and CBP However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.

As the House prepares to fight over how much of DHS to shut down, I encourage you to pick your favorite factoid from this @vermontgmg.bsky.social report on CBP/ICE criminality and send it to your MoC.

www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...

It's #WorldWetlandsDay.

Wetlands are among the most important ecosystems on Earth. They regulate water flows, store carbon, sustain biodiversity, and protect communities from floods and droughts.

Yet they are under-valued and under threat.

https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/