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So we’ve got a 2018 level of “this guy has to be checked” combined with a 2008 level of “this economy is a disaster” combined with a 2006 level of “this war is a disaster” combined with a 1994 level of “we didn’t vote for this” going on all at once

in persian culture, telling someone "we're going to kill you all" is considered deeply offensive

It's like we're in a competition with Iran to see who can run out of general officers first

If you are inside the Metaverse when it is shut down you are trapped in there forever

Bahraini authorities have arrested dozens of people for exercising their right to peaceful expression amid the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran. Authorities are using the cover of war to justify further violations against the population.

On Saturday, @mattduss.bsky.social told ABC News that Trump offered no real justification for the attack on Iran: "This is a war of aggression – a grave offense of international law and U.S. law."

He got stuck in an anti drone net look at him

Mike Johnson: "Imagine a scenario where they were in charge and they didn't have the filibuster. We would have nationalized elections, they would infringe on our 2A rights, they'd pack the Supreme Court, and they'd make Puerto Rico and DC states."

"Although it has a long way to go, Taiwan is making enormous strides in preparing its government, society, and military to face China’s multidimensional challenges."

A DOJ study showing most domestic terrorism in the US comes from the far right is suddenly missing and replaced with a note saying DOJ is complying with Trump's executive order www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

The @nytimes.com bothsidesism is terminal. “Trump declares self messiah, critics disagree” is a headline you will live to see

This is sadly not surprising and should not be separated from the rise of extremism, distrust and misinformation across a range of social media platforms (as well as in some legacy media outlets) since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public school enrollment is declining across the U.S.—our new analysis for @brookings.edu maps the trends: www.brookings.edu/articles/dec...

Macron, Merz and Tusk join Moldova independence day with show of EU support

This is pretty cool. Yesterday Rob Fitts alerted me to his and Yoichi Nagata's discovery that record of baseball being played in Japan now dates back to about a year and a half earlier than previously known, in Kobe in July 1869. Rob's post on the finding: www.robfitts.com/post/newly-i...

Tesla is Trump’s trade policy in miniature: declare war on your own best customers.

Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."

This is quite fun. “America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.” • 80% of Americans agree • 20% disagree “I would be better off if I worked in a factory.” • 25% of Americans agree • 73% disagree • 2% currently work in a factory t.co/ycnHVZ1gT1

Perfectly captures the unified ideological project of Trumpism: opposition to an open society and the construction of a closed society

"Between the elections of 2019 and 2024, roughly as many Conservative voters dropped dead as switched from Conservative to Labour."

If US foreign policy is genuinely threatened by criticism from college students, we have more significant problems than whatever their criticism is.

Evercore analysts reckon the weighted average US tariff post April 2nd is a Smooth-Hawley-busting 29%.

White House Correspondents’ Dinner Scraps Host In Favor Of Terrified Silence. “While we respect the legacy of a presidential roast, if you so much as cough, you will be forcibly removed.” Please enjoy each autocratic shift equally. [theonion.com]

Marshall had no idea a “creeper” could be so lovable or smart. Thanks to everyone who has seen #Mickey17 this past weekend 🤘🏻

The Ukrainian government has a list of places where you can donate to the war effort here. I personally just donated $100: war.ukraine.ua/donate/ Slava Ukraini.

“Naked power politics is alien terrain for the United States, but it is familiar territory to its current rivals.” Read Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay on why China and Russia could have an advantage over the United States in a dog-eat-dog world: