Given the current crisis, I really wish I could go back to the days when I thought George W. Bush was the worst president ever. Looking back, W. now seems like a genius compared to Trump :(

#meme #quote #crisis #worldorder #world #problem #ethics #usa #politics #democracy #president #trump #whitehouse #future #government #protest #resistance #history #military #doomsday #apocalypse #warfare #war #terror #economy #capitalism #system #matrix #media

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Feels like we're spreading ourselves a little thin here. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…
#politics #USPol #Ecuador

US military launches operation in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking

US Southern Command said joint mission with Ecuador involves ‘decisive action’ against illicit drug trafficking

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

This shit head has spent the last 2 years threatening to invade his allies lands and then attacks Iran without any UN or NATO discussion and complains we didn't join in with his insanity:

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62gwk…

Who cares if he's f****n happy?
Kick him out and lock him up

#terrorism #warcrime #felon #politics

Trump says Starmer is 'no Winston Churchill' over Iran strikes

Sir Keir Starmer had refused to grant the US permission to use the Diego Garcia military base.

^{Jennifer McKiernan (BBC News)}

Ed Davey (LibDems), making the point I made yesterday:

'We rightly expect our Armed Forces to protect British citizens around the world in crises like this. But that includes tax exiles like Isabel Oakeshott & washed-up old footballers who mock ordinary people pay our taxes here [in the UK]. So as we protect them, does the prime minister agree that it’s only right for tax exiles to start paying taxes to fund our Armed Forces just like the rest of us do'!

#LibDems #Iran #politics
h/t The Bear

#meme #politics #middleeast #war #history #president #government #whitehouse #problem #ethics #internationallaw #military #warfare #pentagon

♲ Joyce Donahue - 2026-03-04 01:55:50 GMT

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"There are examples of takeovers that produced sustained improvements in student outcomes, but they are the minority, according to research. More often, research shows the loss of control disproportionately affects communities of color in exchange for meager and short-term gains in academic achievement." chalkbeat.org/2026/03/03/natio…
#politics #education #USPol

Red states are taking control of school districts as Republicans decry poor test scores, student protests

Officials have used poor academic achievement and anti-ICE protests to threaten state takeovers of schools. The tactic has a new political tone, particularly in Texas.

^{Lily Altavena (Chalkbeat)}

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If I'm reading the Foreign Minister's comments in this article correctly, Iran has insulated its military from attacks on national leadership by giving them advance directives and effectively isolating them from the rest of the government: english.elpais.com/internation…
Recent attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets in the Middle East are presumably the result of military independence.
#politics #war #Iran #MiddleEast

Iran bombs infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, opening a direct front with the Gulf countries

Attacks on a Saudi refinery and a Qatari liquefied gas plant send hydrocarbon prices soaring in the European market

^{Joan Cabasés Vega (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)}

Q. does the Tangerine Tyrant have an endgame in Iran?

Well, little that has been said suggests he has any idea what he expects (or wants) to happen once the war is 'won' (if it ever is)....

This is declaratory politics at a new level: having declared that Iran is a threat that the US needs to neutralise (with the help of Israel & other willing & not so willing allies).... nothing more is required.

Which presents us with the likelihood that things will only get worse.

#Iran #politics #USPol

This is a long, detailed (and disturbing) article. Here's a #GiftArticle #GiftLink so that you can read it for yourself, even if you do not have a subscription:
nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeff…

Here's an #archive version you can also access without a subscription:
archive.is/xpJEb

#JeffreyEpstein #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Health #Healthcare #Corruption #Politics #Trump #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

"Epstein rewarded his preferred doctors with hefty payments, Apple Watches, introductions to celebrities and vacations on his private island and his #NewMexico ranch. One cash-strapped dermatologist asked the sexual predator to co-sign his car lease."
nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeff…

#JeffreyEpstein #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Health #Healthcare #Corruption #Politics #Trump #News #Press #Florida #USA #US #UnitedStates #America

"He directed women to get pelvic exams, liposuction & mole removals...

some of his #doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.

One sent Epstein’s sexual partners elsewhere for gonorrhea treatment so that when their cases were reported to #PublicHealth authorities, they wouldn’t be tied to #Epstein. Some doctors shared patients’ private #health information with him"
nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeff…

#Healthcare #Corruption #EpsteinFiles #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates

#meme #politics #worldorder #crisis #military #war #ww3 #terror #battlefield #earth #conflict #warfare #problem #battle #humanity #ethics #future #freedom #society #news #mankind #problem

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A Dubai based hedge-fund executive has said to the FT:

No one knew 'you were getting exposed to geopolitics when moving to Dubai. It was not a consideration. People have moved families. This element of concern is new'!

Given the Hedgies are supposed to be the smart guys, how did they miss the Middle East is suffused with global oil politics, and that it has been unstable politically for generations....

Oh that's right; low taxes, folks... it'll all be fine

#politics #MiddleEast #Geopolitics

If as many suspect the under-25 voters are largely lost to Labour, then Gaby Hinsliff is likely right, Labour's best bet may be to focus on the 50-65 age group, coping with sickness, unemployment & expanding care responsibilities - not least, as this also seems to be the demographic Reform is pitching for.

But, the thing is not to ape ReformUK Ltd, but rather to deal with their very real problems, not what Reform say their problems are caused by!

#politics #UK

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Why the fightback against Reform must involve the middle-aged, fed-up workers of Britain

Millions of people aged 50 to 64 are out of work – sidelined by sickness, care duties or ageism. If Labour can’t convince them they’re a priority, Farage will step in, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

^{Gaby Hinsliff (The Guardian)}

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"If you look line-by-line at the OpenAI terms, the source said, every aspect of it boils down to: If it's technically legal, then the US military can use OpenAI's technology to carry it out. And over the past decades, the US government has stretched the definition of 'technically legal' to cover sweeping mass surveillance programs — and more." theverge.com/ai-artificial-int…
#politics #USPol #OpenAI #AI

How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance

Amidst fallout from a dramatic standoff between the Department of Defense and Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a new contract with the Pentagon. But everything wasn’t what it seemed.

^{Hayden Field (The Verge)}

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Every month the United States provides even more reason to boycott its products and companies — the strikes on Iran being just the latest.

In light of that, it’s a great time to ditch the products and services of US tech companies. I made a comprehensive guide to help you that I’ve been regularly updating for months.

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us…

#tech #digitalsovereignty #iran #politics #geopolitics

Getting off US tech: a guide - by Paris Marx - Disconnect

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

Saw this on FB

#NoWarWithIran
#news #politics #Iran

Israel and the USA Really Declared War on Everyone:

No one is safe when countries act with brutality and impunity.

meiert.com/blog/israeli-americ…

#politics #advocacy #israel #usa #iran

Israel and the USA Really Declared War on Everyone · Jens Oliver Meiert

^meiert.com

Don't believe the #news ...

#meme #trump #war #epstein #epsteinfiles #epsteingate #epsteinfallout #children #abuse #crime #law #justice #politics #democracy #media #journalism #press #usa #america #maga #qanon #conspiracy #fail #society #mainstream #worldorder

♲ Joyce Donahue - 2026-02-28 13:22:31 GMT

#meme #politics #pedophile #abuse #children #security #system #matrix #trump #government #tax #taxes #finance #money #elite #whitehouse #president #politician #democracy #evil #fail #worldorder #world #maga #qanon #conspiracy #future #view #apocalypse #doomsday

"Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike on Libya or Iran. He is desperate." - Trump, Oct 9, 2012

"I predict that President Obama will at some point start a war with Iran in order to save face!" - Trump, Sept 16, 2013

"Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly - not skilled!" - Trump, Nov 11, 2013

#trump #usa #iran #war #middeleast #uspoli #politics #USPolitics #obama

Does anyone know whether the full Epstein files are in Iran? Cause this war isn't helping me stop thinking about them.

#EpsteinFiles #Distraction #Iran #Trump #USA #US #Uspol #Politics #unitedstates #america #war

So now the label of "out-of-control, Radical Left" is applied to companies simply for stating they do NOT wish their products to be used for killing people without human control/intervention, or if they do not wish their products to be used for mass surveillance of innocent civilian public.

It used to be applied to companies/people when they said "shouldn't we have good healthcare?" or "shouldn't we do a sanity check of people before selling them guns?" and similar things, but the definition has clearly shifted now.

economist.com/business/2026/02…
#politics #us #trump #hegseth #ai #anthropic #claude

Please be respectful during this time……

#brexit #tory #tories #toryscum #politics #ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #Labour #keirstarmer #Starmer #labourparty #RejoinEU #ReformUK #farage #nigelfarage #immigration #farageisalyingsackshit #ReformAreUseless #farageisaracist #farageisatraitor #GreenParty #gortonanddenton

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The tenuous peace between Afghanistan and Pakistan is broken. "Our patience has now run out," says Pakistan's defense minister, Khawaja Mohammad Asif. "Now it is open war between us.". theguardian.com/world/2026/feb…
#politics #war #Pakistan #Afghanistan

Pakistan declares state of ‘open war’ after bombing major Afghan cities

Wave of strikes comes after Taliban forces attack Pakistani border troops following earlier action from Islamabad

^{Shah Meer Baloch (The Guardian)}

#meme #law #justice #usa #america #democracy #politics #immigration #migration #refugees #ice #trump #maga #qanon #president #whitehouse #ethics #protest #resistance #future #humanrights #policestate #neighbor #kidnapping

As young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) continues to approach 1m, we need to ansi ourselves (as a society) not only why we are failing these young people, but also what sort of long term consequences there will be for this situation among school leavers - periods of unemployment & social exclusion at this age have a long shadow through the rest of working lives.

We should be doing much more to resolve this crisis!

#NEETs #unemployment #politics

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The FTC publicly saying that they won't enforce the law seems like a good opportunity to shut down a lot of age verification programs with a good lawsuit or two. theverge.com/policy/885592/ftc…
#politics #USPol #privacy

FTC declines to enforce a kids privacy law for data collected to verify users’ ages

The Federal Trade Commission is incentivizing the use of age verification technologies by declining to enforce the COPPA Rule for their use.

^{Lauren Feiner (The Verge)}

What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic ultimatum

NEW YORK – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #BillClinton #business #CharlieBullock #DarioAmodei #DonaldTrump #Død #georgewbush #HarryS.Truman #JoeBiden #JoelDodge #pentagon #petehegseth #Politics #SecretaryofDefense #technology
europesays.com/2807908/

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The Clintons are about to testify on Epstein ties. Here’s what to know

WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than 40 years, a former president will appeal…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #clintons #comer #congress #Department #epstein #epsteintie #file #formerpresident #geopolitics #investigation #Justice #maxwell #Politics #presidenttrump #previoustestimony #release #statehillaryclinton #unitedstatesofamerica #UnitedStatesPolitics #USPolitics #usapolitics
europesays.com/2807346/

#meme #politics #trump #maga #government #whitehouse #demmocracy #america

♲ Joyce Donahue - 2026-02-25 21:46:50 GMT

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The Trump administration is launching an initiative to use the Peace Corps to sell AI on behalf of US tech companies. theverge.com/policy/884625/pea…
#politics #USPol #AI

The Peace Corps is recruiting volunteers to sell AI to developing nations

The Peace Corps is launching a new initiative, called the Tech Corps, which is designed to promote the adoption of US-made AI systems in other countries — many of which have ties to President Donald Trump.

^{Emma Roth (The Verge)}

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