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Indeed. bsky.app/profile/muel...

8/9. The larger lesson is that you cannot allow someone who profits from and enables foreign electoral operations to use them as a pretext to compromise US voting.

6/9. Trump and allies rewarded the Iranians and the Russians and the Chinese by punishing the US researchers who discovered all this and abolishing the agencies that tracked it.

4/9. The Iranian operation in 2020 was designed to help Donald Trump get elected.

1/9. In 2020 Iran did try to interfere with the presidential election.

Democracy will not survive without strong independent media Trump and his allies are rapidly taking over our major news outlets.

Not long ago, independent media felt like a luxury. Specialized news subscriptions that provided in-depth information, opinion and analysis were costly and time-consuming. They were purely optional, even indulgent.

That is no longer the case. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/demo...

Don’t worry everybody, Thomas is on the job

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

meanwhile, war rages on at home.

"The Peace President." [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Well, this should be a record-breaking day nokings.org

Seems to be the pattern…

Susie Wiles is wearing an Apple Watch during a highly classified meeting on Iran.

Unreal.

Gas Prices Could Go Above $3 Per Gallon Next Week After Iran Strikes, Analyst Warns Gas could reach a national average above $3 per gallon for the first time this year, as analysts anticipate crude oil prices will jump next week.

Gas could reach a national average above $3 per gallon for the first time this year, as analysts anticipate crude oil prices will jump next week.

I am closely monitoring the ongoing military operations in Iran. International military actions have a direct and profound impact on Maryland’s families and communities.

I served in Afghanistan and I’ve seen who pays the price when Washington rushes into conflict.

Hard to argue

Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency Exclusive: Labour’s Rushanara Ali plans to intervene in elections bill amid warnings of foreign interference A former Labour minister has added her voice to those of a growing list of experts and senior MPs calling for a ban on political donations in cryptocurrency as concerns grow over foreign interference in British elections. Rushanara Ali, the Labour MP who helped draft the elections bill when she was a minister in the communities department, called for the government to strengthen the legislation with an outright ban on donations in digital currencies. Continue reading...

Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency

The FBI being on high alert for terrorist actions is important right now.

Too bad they fired and gutted their counterterrorism capacity

It appears that Trump is going to make things even worse for the Iranian civilians he claims he is trying to protect.

That’s what happens when you have an alcoholic, sexual assaulting, Fox News host running the Department of Defense.

According to President Trump Khamenei is dead. However, the death has not yet been independently verified.

Celebrations in Tehran, Iran, over the death of the tyrant Khamenei; pro-illegal war and anti-illegal war people are celebrating worldwide. He's responsible for thousands of deaths, mass oppression, and boundless cruelty.

James Talarico asks a very simple and straightforward question:

“Can you name a school where it has been confirmed that students are using litter boxes?”

Just watch how the Republican lawmaker squirms.

Unofficial Texas Early Vote Totals:

🔵 DEM: 1,498,342 - (239.7% Of 2022 Final)
🔴 GOP: 1,273,645 - (124.3% Of 2022 Final)

Iran strike was Pentagon's 1st use of 1-way drones, CENTCOM says Attack against Iran was Pentagon's first use of one-way drones and only about three months since their first notable field test, a rapid turnaround for a weapon system.

The attack on Iran saw the combat debut of the Pentagon's 1-way attack drone

Ironically, the American drone was reverse-engineered from Iran's Shahed drones that have been used by Iran against Israel & by Russia against Ukraine.

abcnews.com/Politics/ira...

Iran has a lot democratic history that often goes under the radar.

It had a constitution, parliament, and elections from 1906 until 1953, when the US and UK overthrew the democratically elected Mosaddegh to reinstall the Shah.

That coup is itself a textbook FIRC case!

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Ali Khamenei is healthy and feeling well — Hamid Rasaei, member of the Iranian Parliament

An Iranian drone has hit the five-star Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai.

Green Party of England and Wales leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social: “This is an illegal, unprovoked and brutal attack that shows once again that the USA and Israel are rogue states.

“The UK must end our cosy relationship with the USA and our ongoing support for Israel.”

Trump’s war on Iran: grave dangers and, at best, limited benefits As with the 2003 Iraq war, the path to conflict with Iran has been paved with false statements. Pandora’s box is now open: The consequences of the US and Israeli attack on Iran will be lasting but are...

"To begin with first principles: This war is illegal under the UN Charter, which bans military strikes when a country is not attacking or imminently about to attack—neither of which was true of Iran." thebulletin.org/2026/02/trum...

Joy on the streets of Iran now 🇮🇷👀

Iranian ballistic missiles are striking Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh. Air defenses are also active in Qatar. Meanwhile, Israel and the US have restarted strikes, with explosions reported in Bandar Abbas. #Iran