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Fight MAGA, Save America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ/ Proud Dad and Husband ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ / Peace Corps, Public Health, Politics ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

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OSU: Strauss wrestling scandal, caving on DEI, Wexner Wexner Wexner, and now this geez louise

09.03.2026 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Consensusโ€™ on Iran supreme leader; Bahrain says Iran hit desalination site Kuwait and Saudi Arabia report more attacks as Trump says the war will only end when Iran's leaders 'cry uncle'.

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจโ€œBahrain said an Iranian drone attacked a water desalination plant, marking the first time an Arab country has reported Iran targeting any such facility during the 8 days of the war. Thisย comes after Iranian authorities said the US targeted Iranโ€™s desalination plant on the island of Qeshm.โ€๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ

08.03.2026 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I think it is very tempting to try to find complicated and nuanced explanations for why things are happening the way that they are, when the primary reason is just stupidity

08.03.2026 04:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Miami Redhawks perfect season win over Ohio in Athens 31-0! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜…

07.03.2026 04:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump on Rubio: He's doing some job and your next one, Cuba. We can do them all at the same time but bad things happen, if you watch countries that do them all too fast, bad things happen.

05.03.2026 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 696    ๐Ÿ” 212    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 236    ๐Ÿ“Œ 85

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

05.03.2026 03:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20123    ๐Ÿ” 5699    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 512    ๐Ÿ“Œ 220

I was once on a small UN flight going to Goz Beida in eastern Chad to check out the humanitarian situation; turned out Angelina Jolie was onboard too going to visit UNICEF. Now Iโ€™m a stay at home dad in Columbus Ohio ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

05.03.2026 04:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trumpโ€™s Wars: Making the World Safe for American AI

05.03.2026 04:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The protester - a hero - is Brian McGinnis, who is also running for US Senate in North Carolina with the Green Party. Sheehy is a POS. brianmcginnis4ussenatenc.org

04.03.2026 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is outrageous

04.03.2026 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spanish PM Sรกnchez responds to Trump:

"Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

04.03.2026 11:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8347    ๐Ÿ” 2882    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 201    ๐Ÿ“Œ 450

Tragic and heartbreaking ๐Ÿ’”

04.03.2026 04:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hot take: Gulf countries with US help invade and occupy Hormuz area within the week

03.03.2026 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is day 3.

It's quite extraordinary how many senior analysts and commentators seem to wrap themselves into authoritarian resilience talking points almost as a comfort blanket to avoid having to think about the implications of Iranian state collapse.

03.03.2026 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 218    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

They say they want peace, but they donโ€™t know how to do that. But they know how to kill, so they do that.

03.03.2026 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This would be the craziest possible moment for it to happen

28.02.2026 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 616    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not."

28.02.2026 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 651    ๐Ÿ” 184    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Hoping Europe condemns these unjustifiable attacks from all belligerents, including the US and Israel

28.02.2026 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Landsman, a fellow Dem from here in Ohio, is wrong here. Very frustrating to not see him call out Trumpโ€™s corruption and strategic incompetence. He has a tough re-election fight this fall in a gerrymandered district designed to hurt him - but this isnโ€™t leadership.

28.02.2026 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Insane. Trump apparently wanted Israel to strike first, according to reports two days ago, to justify US action against Iran. No clear mission or strategy, beyond whatever serves Trump and his cronies, consequences be damned.

28.02.2026 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Abolish the legal gender marker entirely. No government can be trusted to have a database of which people have changed theirs, no government has any business tracking what your gender is "supposed" to be in the first place.

26.02.2026 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9826    ๐Ÿ” 3492    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 89

So small. It drives me nuts

26.02.2026 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wrong answers only: The US

26.02.2026 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wtf

26.02.2026 01:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the singular legacy of the Biden administration, the failing that preceeded all subsequent failings. What good there was (and there was real tangible good!) will have to be excavated from a legacy of failing while in power to punish the plotters and beneficiares of an attempted coup.

24.02.2026 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1565    ๐Ÿ” 326    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to stop a dictator I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.

I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders.

I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong โ€”ย in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward

THREAD www.vox.com/politics/479...

24.02.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2116    ๐Ÿ” 901    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 129

The floor plan for the planned ICE concentration camp in Social Circle, Georgia:

22.02.2026 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4215    ๐Ÿ” 2329    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 210    ๐Ÿ“Œ 246
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Trump has prepared speech on extraterrestrial life, Lara Trump says President Trump is holding onto a speech detailing extraterrestrial life and spaceships, according to his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, who said the president is waiting for the right time to deliverโ€ฆ

President Trump is holding onto a speech detailing extraterrestrial life and spaceships, according to his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, who said he's waiting for the right time to deliver it. thehill.com/homenews/administ...

19.02.2026 00:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 95    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 84

Incredible. And the fact that it was at Lake Zurich High School in far NW suburban Chicago near where I went to HS makes it even more surreal. Itโ€™s a different day

14.02.2026 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0