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"you are not alone, the poem said, in the dark tunnel" --Louise Gluck

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> @semafor.com

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01.03.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4

This includes our current leaders at the FDA and NIH/CDC.

sciencebasedmedicine.org/overhyping-v...

01.03.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

#haiku
hints of spring
blackberry’s hideout
laid bare

01.03.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recuerdo We were very tired, we were very merry

poets.org/poem/recuerdo

01.03.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unlike other hardliners (like Khamenei's son Mojtaba), Arafi does not have deep, direct ties to the IRGC or the security establishment.

In short: He is essentially Khamenei 2.0 with a tech upgrade. He offers the same hardline policies but with a more globalist approach to enforcing them.

01.03.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2

Spanish PM Pedro SΓ‘nchez: β€œToday more than ever, it is essential to remember that one can be against a hateful regime as is the case with the Iranian regime…and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”

01.03.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2897    πŸ” 962    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 94

The American-born pope called on all countries involved in the conflict to "assume the moral responsibility of stopping the spiral of violence before it becomes an irreparable abyss," after praying the Angelus in St. Peter's Square March 1.

01.03.2026 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pope warns of 'tragedy of enormous proportions' after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran The Independent News Source

Pope Leo XIV issued a "forceful appeal" to end increasing violence in the Middle East as the United States, Israel and Iran continue to exchange missile strikes and threats of escalations, warning of the risk of a "tragedy of enormous proportions."

01.03.2026 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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You know what DID age well?

28.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 370    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation

As long as birthright citizenship remains the law, federal officials are minting new American citizens πŸ™ƒ ICE is moving all unaccompanied immigrant children who are pregnant, many by rape, to a single facility in Texas in order to avoid providing abortion services www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

01.03.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies.

If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?

01.03.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10707    πŸ” 3297    πŸ’¬ 364    πŸ“Œ 95
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Pope Trashes Trump’s War Mess as American Troops Die β€” The Daily Beast Three American U.S. service members were killed during Operation Epic Fury.

As US troops die in β€œOperation Epic Fury,” Pope Leo XIV is publicly urging diplomacy and warning that weapons only bring β€œdestruction, suffering, and death.”

Meanwhile, Trump keeps pushing an unauthorized war with no clear end.

#EpsteinWar
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

apple.news/APDLmOKQzRl2...

01.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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#senryu by longtime contributor, John Hawkhead @haikuhawk of Bradford-on-Avon, UK #poetry #haiku #ice #UnitedKingdom

28.02.2026 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThis committee has now set a new precedent about talking to presidents and former presidents,” Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social said. β€œWe’re demanding immediately that we ask President Trump to testify in front of our committee and be deposed in front of Oversight Republicans and Democrats.”

01.03.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this.

01.03.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13866    πŸ” 4395    πŸ’¬ 468    πŸ“Œ 351
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Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California's top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances...

They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.

27.02.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 964    πŸ” 416    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 35

This is disgusting. Rationalizing the bombing of a school that reportedly killed 108 girls.

But since she asked,

"Currently, 161 public schools operate on military installations across the United States."

www.militaryonesource.mil/education-em...

01.03.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5146    πŸ” 1413    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 24
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β€˜The most bitter news’: Iran reels as more than 80 children reportedly killed in school bombing The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s β€˜major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive

School bombed by US / Israel

80 children killed

28.02.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket β€” where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes β€” were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket β€” where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes β€” were cashing in

01.03.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1795    πŸ” 910    πŸ’¬ 295    πŸ“Œ 889
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Happening now: a protest in Chicago's federal plaza is underway in response to US and Israeli strikes on Iran earlier today.

Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez just addressed the crowd, which I'd put at a couple hundred people strong. A lone counterprotestor is also posted up across the street.

28.02.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1375    πŸ” 407    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 13
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England continued to report strong growth in BA.3.2.* rising to 63%.
🧡

01.03.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There's still a need for newborn supplies in Minneapolis!

28.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Gee, ya think.

28.02.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Moves Minneapolis Fleet to Williamsport Detention Warehouse As ICE builds out a detention infrastructure across the mid-Atlantic, equipment from its Minneapolis operation is heading to Maryland.

Roughly 100 ICE vehicles are on their way to a warehouse in Western Maryland, as signs mount of an impending operation here.

28.02.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 709    πŸ” 533    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 89

This has been the longest February I’ve ever known

01.03.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 460    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 0

#haiku
ceramic animals
seem fierce
together

21.02.2026 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#haiku
what if a film
is already
coating us

21.02.2026 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#haiku
hens glowing
red from the heat
lamp

21.02.2026 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#haiku
without looking
I know the daffodils
have come

21.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#haiku
before they bloom
they tilt
forward

21.02.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0