📚 John McAndrew 🌏🇺🇦

screencap shows that CNN has erected a paywall.

Say what? CNN now requires subscriptions? When did this begin?

I just called Rep. Ashley Hinson's office and requested a Congressional hearing on whatever error resulted in this tragedy. I encourage others to do likewise.

"In a statement Sunday, UNESCO condemned the attack on Shajarah Tayyebeh as a grave violation of international law, which prohibits attacks on schools."

Ahh, so other countries and international organizations prioritize care of children, even in wartime. We might want to look into that, eh, Pete?

This would be excruciatingly tragic if it proves to be the case. It's tragic anyway. But to think that it may be because we were so sloppy – when we used to be the best at gathering intelligence – would be inexcusable incompetence, worthy of a congressional hearing.

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Total Lunar Eclipse on March 2–3, 2026 – Where and When to See Total lunar eclipse on March 2–3, 2026: Where and when is the Blood Moon visible and what will it look like? Visibility map, animation, and local times.

🌕➡️🔴 Lunar eclipse alert!

Depending on where you are (mostly: Central/Eastern Asia, Oceania, most of North/Central America), you may be able to see a TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE ("blood moon") overnight!

You can find information about timing and viewing locations here: www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna...

I will defer to anyone with more knowledge of chemistry, but I've seen video of magnesium (SFAIK) burning white hot in water. Perhaps it was an alloy. But I'd try anything to see those things go poof!

That's certainly one possible explanation, but it just as certainly is not implied, much less clearly stated, in the text provided. Perhaps it is made explicit in the article from which this text was extracted. But I'm guessing not.

Rounding up peaceful, hardworking, tax-paying immigrants and separating them from their families, covering up for pedophiles, and starting unprovoked holy wars of aggression.

Can the media go back to those diners they visited before, and see if this is what Trump voters were jonesing for?

YouTube video by CGTN Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. 'drunk with arrogance'

Jeffrey Sachs: "The US and Israel are the two most violent countries on the planet."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vHU...

Cover of Black People Breathe, by Zee Clarke

What are YOU reading?

The Birthrate Is Plunging. Why Some Say That’s a Good Thing.

imagine creating THE most hostile economic, social, and political environment in 60 years and expect people to procreate

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

The time has come. Your country needs you. And what it specifically needs is for you to post on TikTok and Facebook AI videos of Trump saying he's reinstating the draft, and to ensure loyalty will be choosing soldiers only among people with pro-Trump social media content. 🫶

Strike on Girls’ School Kills at Least 175, Iranian State Media Says

I just sent my daughter off to her elementary school. I don't have words for the absolute horror of my watching my own government carry out such a monstrous act. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/w...

YouTube video by BBC Politics People not reading books 'could undermine democracy', historian says | Politics Live

Less screen time. More books, and specifically, more fiction.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KuY...

Fascinating, to go from a staff meeting of 1 Dem that resulted in a long-needed action against rich pedophiles, to a conclusion that the entire party needs to be plowed under.

I go from that meeting thinking that even insecure staff members can light a spark that changes the world. 🤷‍♂️

YouTube video by TeeVees Greatest Gunsmoke 1955 - 1975 Opening and Closing Theme

Gunsmoke! Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty! !

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcEb...

YouTube video by Crackle "THE RIFLEMAN" Opening Credits | Crackle Classic TV | THEME SONG

I still wanna know how The Rifleman's gun worked. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsit...

YouTube video by tvradiodude Green Hornet Open

The Green Hornet

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIws...

YouTube video by TeeVees Greatest The Mod Squad 1968 - 1973 Opening and Closing Theme

The Mod Squad

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZiP...

YouTube video by RetroAlexander Car 54, Where Are You (Intro) S1 (1961)

Car 54, Where Are You?

I'm old. Sue me.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Mk...

A party with a SHRED of integrity would demand that he withdraw at this point, and if he refused to withdraw, would withhold funding and make a public denouncement. Same with @sanders.senate.gov, the @uaw.org, and others.

"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."

And all the GOP members of Congress keep handing him blank checks. (Except Massie)

I thought flash mobs were over. this one makes me glad they aren't!

A party with a SHRED of integrity would demand that he withdraw at this point, and if he refused to withdraw, would withhold funding and make a public denouncement. Same with @sanders.senate.gov, the @uaw.org, et al.

"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."

A party with a SHRED of integrity would demand that he withdraw at this point, and if he refused to withdraw, would withhold funding and make a public denouncement. Same with @sanders.senate.gov, the @uaw.org, et al.

"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."

A party with a SHRED of integrity would demand that he withdraw at this point, and if he refused to withdraw, would withhold funding and make a public denouncement. Same with @sanders.senate.gov, the @uaw.org, and every oyster eater in Maine. "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."

We need a rebirth of the Gray Panthers, Rachel.

Get a bunch of old Boomers to go to these sites and put ourselves on the line again, like we did to oppose the war against Vietnam. We've not been the idealists that we started out to be. FFS, the least we can do is oppose these concentration camps.

We need a rebirth of the Gray Panthers. Get a bunch of old Boomers to go to these sites and put ourselves on the line again, like we did against Vietnam. We've not been the idealists that we started out to be. FFS, least we can do is oppose these concentration camps.