"In Russia, I will face criminal prosecution because I oppose the war in Ukraine."

A 16-year-old orphan, Timur Turkov, who fled Russia to avoid future mobilization, now faces deportation from Kazakhstan for "illegally crossing the border."

Beyond adorable 😻

I don't think there was a massive explosion ("big bada boom"). What we are seeing is liquefied gas rapidly escaping from the vessels and burning to the glory of the motherland. Which is a good thing, overall.

Thousands in Iran attend burial of children killed in bombing of school. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...

Methane - Earth Indicator - NASA Science Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas and is the second-largest contributor to Earth's warming after carbon dioxide (CO2).

It won't be any worse than burning it. Methane doesn't persist in the atmosphere for very long and it eventually breaks down into CO2 and H2O. See section "Methane Basics" in the link below.
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I predict a few Russian O&G executives accidentally falling out of the window.

Mariners are safe, shit's on fire. I'm happy.

When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022 and when Hamas attacked Israel in 2023, that was Joe Biden starting wars.

When the US bombed Syria in 2017, ramped up the drone program 2017-20, and killed an Iranian general in 2020, that wasn't war.

American voters wanted a president who is anti-war.

Top two bellends currently, no doubt.

Sorry, I disagree. There are a lot of insecure men out there who are arseholes by nature. Add repressive traditions into the mix and this is what we end up with.

Good track!

Stop making everything the fault of those two idiots. She was most likely killed by some Islamofascists.

Anthropomorphism Is Breaking Our Ability to Judge AI Tech Policy Press fellow James Ball asks, how should we interact with a technology designed to ‘speak’ with us on what appear to be human terms?

It's not just casual users that are anthropomorphising AI – professionals, the media, and law firms are doing it, too. What kind of problems is that causing?

My debut analysis for @techpolicypress.bsky.social

Is Trump an Ottoman sultan?

- Everything covered in gold
- Bevy of dense yet scheming sons
- Evil vizier
- Slavic wife + various harem
- Weakened by Russia
- Keeps declaring war on Persia

U.S.’s and Israel’s war with Iran leaves uranium stockpiles uncertain The Trump administration’s war with Iran over its nuclear ambitions raises new questions about the country’s uranium stockpile

U.S. and Israel war with Iran leaves uranium stockpiles uncertain

The Trump administration’s war with Iran over its nuclear ambitions raises new questions over the country’s uranium stockpile

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If I'm reading it right the Greeks have deployed against the Persians!

Two Hellenic Navy frigates will be sent to Cyprus one, the brand-new French-built frigate HS Kimon (F-601)

My neighbour told me Kuwaiti air defence keeps eating his F-15s so I asked how many F-15s he had and he told me he just goes and gets another F-15 so I said it sounds like he's just feeding F-15s to Kuwaiti air defence and then his daughter started crying

YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator

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International Relations Is Not a Morality Play: What to Expect From the War With Iran The Trump administration has no plan and no path to a good outcome.

War is not a morality play.

Looks like there’s no long-term plan.

Trump ending JCPOA in 2018 set things on a path to war.

Killing Khamenei isn’t regime change.

Iran’s ability to retaliate appears limited, but watch tanker traffic.

And more of my thoughts on the Iran war in @liberalcurrents.com.

Separated at birth. Happy #Caturday.

War is hell, mash meme

A low-angle photo of a black and white cat in mid-stride.

#Caturday

If you think the Pentagon's name for the Iran operation sounds like something out of WWE, it's not a coincidence; that's literally the target audience.

YouTube video by InsideOutMusicTV Einar Solberg - Liberatio (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Amazing
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Estonia Is European Champion in Catching Traitors — Why? Estonia has convicted 19 Russia-linked spies since 2008 — more than twice as many as Germany, despite Germany’s population being about sixty times larger. A new Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) r...

Since 2008, Estonia has convicted 19 Russia-linked spies — more than twice as many as Germany. One reason for this discrepancy is that Western countries prioritized counterterrorism over countering Russian espionage after the Cold War.
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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

awesome only this time we don't have Barry Corbin and Dabney Coleman to put the brakes on things

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‘I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’ Del Bigtree, a longtime ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., isn’t just anti-vaccine. He’s pro-infection.

Del Bigtree is more than anti-vaccine: He’s pro-infection, @tebartl reports. “I genuinely am upset that your kids are vaccinated, because it’s keeping my kids from getting chickenpox. It’s keeping my kids from getting measles,” Bigtree told Bartlett. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

‘The Ballad of Judas Priest’ Review: Leather-Clad Heavy Metal Pioneers Are Nice Working-Class English Lads Who Enjoy a Good Cup of Tea Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello co-directs this adoring bio-doc tracing the British band’s 50-year journey from the industrial Midlands to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

I'm no metalhead, but I was thoroughly entertained, even touched, by THE BALLAD OF JUDAS PRIEST, a delightful tale of working-class lads from the industrial British Midlands who endured for 50 years and made it to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. #Berlinale2026
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