Jonathan Larsen

We are deeply concerned by reports that military commanders are framing the Iran war as “God’s plan” and invoking Armageddon in official briefings.

Service members swear an oath to the Constitution — not to any religion.

We are reviewing these reports and will demand accountability.

Thanks, Linda. I'm hoping to post on more than one platform at some point so people can choose whichever one is least unethical... if possible...

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

We had a deal with Iran to avoid nuclear proliferation—Trump tore it up.

If the US-Israel attack on Iran was for deterrence, why’d they hit a girl’s elementary school, killing 148?

Yes, only Congress can authorize war. But Delaney misses the point: we need to fund schools, not murder kids abroad.

Power doesn’t need truth—only distance. If they can make dead children sound like ‘operations,’ they can make anything sound necessary. The euphemism is the weapon; your silence is the ammunition.

Flashback to the year after college drawn into a bar by the punk band inside killing Que Sera Sera…

“I am the son of the guy whose secret police force used to terrorize you, please install me or my friends, for democracy” is an amazing pitch from the shah’s son

I get why/that people say this, but dont' underestimate this:

all other social networks are invested in making sure that posts that link to journalism remain buried, or at least never go viral.

BlueSky doesn't do that. That makes it very valuable to a ton of newsrooms righ tnow.

The ritual of useless demands for useless information now serves the causes it purports to oppose.

Amazing.

Thanks, Amanda.

Trump Launches War on Iran and His Approval Ratings Precision U.S.-Israeli strikes successfully kill five students at Iranian all-girls school

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Thank gods he's got humor, otherwise I'd drown in tears. @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social keeps me informed, sane, and somehow laughing through all this fucked up shit. Come on, let's fuck the news together. Sign up, best money and time you'll spend.

Iran, while authoritarian, is not a strongman dictatorship. It has an elected parliament that is not a duma; it has an elected president; the clerical leader is elected by a specialized body. Decapitation is unlikely to bring it down

If anyone's wondering whether Markwayne Mullin is dimthick stupid.

I wonder where Trump got the idea that nations can’t replace their leaders.

Trump Launches War on Iran and His Approval Ratings Precision U.S.-Israeli strikes successfully kill five students at Iranian all-girls school

Trump Launches War on Iran & His Approval Ratings open.substack.com/pub/thefucki... "The first blood drawn by ... strikes was five students killed at an all-girls elementary school, just the latest in a years-long series of attacks by Trump on all-girl facilities." @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social

As a peacemaker and non-Nobel Peace Prize winner myself, I'd like to suggest a fair compromise that I think will make everyone happy.

Regime change in Iran.
Regime change in Israel.
Regime change in the U.S.

Fair's fair.

U.S. and Israel draw first blood.

This’ll teach girls’ schools not to enrich uranium.

Hegseth Finally Shoots Down an Actual Enemy Defense Department actually defends nation for once, taking out Customs and Border Protection drone

Some good new and some bad news and all curated with lots of laughs

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they can't even get the book right that they want us all to read

An animated image of the Wikipedia mascot character Baby Globe. It is a white globe with an open top with large, cute eyes and stubby blue arms and legs. Baby Globe is wearing an orange birthday party hat on the side. It reaches inside itself and pulls out yellow and pink confetti while doing a blushing smile.

An animated image of the Wikipedia mascot character Baby Globe. It is a white globe made of puzzle piece with large, cute eyes and stubby blue arms and legs. Baby Globe is typing on a grey laptop computer which has a puzzle piece logo.

Timeline cleanser: @wikipedia.org is celebrating its 25th birthday with a new logo, Baby Globe.

They've got several animations to enjoy, beyond the ones I'm featuring. Link: wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/...

Wikipedia is the internet—and humanity—at its best. Here's to 25 more years!

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Federal courthouse in Nashville

HAPPENING NOW: Good morning from the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee.

A federal judge is set to preside over an evidentiary hearing on whether the United States government is vindictively prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I'm here for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along ⬇️⬇️⬇️

As Trump Said Our Duty Is to Protect Americans, a Refugee Died in the Cold Customs and Border Protection left sick, blind, non-English-speaking man at a Buffalo coffee shop, miles from his home

Jonathan Larsen : As Trump Said Our Duty Is to Protect Americans, a Refugee Died in the Cold

Customs and Border Protection left sick, blind, non-English-speaking man at a Buffalo coffee shop, miles from his home

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Hegseth Threatens to Invade Everyone Pentagon gives Anthropic a Friday deadline to let its Claude technology do mass surveillance and robo-killings

In which @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social of The Fucking News brings you up to speed on … well, the fucking news that’s been happening while we in the UK have been watching famous wrong-uns getting their collars felt

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I read that it was Markwayne Mullin. May I ask where you got the still picture?

I need to emphasize that "go back to where you came from" used to be considered riiiiiight below the n-word as verboten public hate speech. Like, even just 10 years ago.

And now it's just totally a regular part of Republican rhetoric that doesn't get a lick of coverage or media/political outrage.

"We obliterated their nuclear program."

2 second later

"We cannot allow them to have a nuclear weapon."

The Shite of the Union Trump already being fact-checked for lies he's going to tell the nation

This The Fucking News (TFN) post is extra sharp and extra hilarious.

Lots of info and LOLs 🤓😊☃️
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For the people who still don’t get it: this is why you do stunts