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I write stories about conflict and borders and the people they impact. Just published a book about anarchists at war in Spain, Kurdistan, and Myanmar, previously wrote one about the anti fascist Olympics.Para todos,todo✌️ https://www.patreon.com/Jamesstout

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We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

09.03.2026 16:12 — 👍 1382    🔁 727    💬 20    📌 92

it would appear that Axios removed the claim that KDP and PUK leaders are Iranian, but did not issue a correction. More great journalism from the bullet point people.

09.03.2026 15:00 — 👍 68    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

Jesus. Revolution, liberating . Idk why but my phone is ”autocorrecting” the n out of revolution

08.03.2026 20:24 — 👍 36    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
WITCH on Instagram: "Today, March 8th, commemorates the (re)birth of a movement that has spanned centuries. Our struggle has no single date of beginning, it has existed for longer than the states and ... 791 likes, 4 comments - witchteamfpv on March 8, 2026: "Today, March 8th, commemorates the (re)birth of a movement that has spanned centuries. Our struggle has no single date of beginning, it has exis...

Happy International Women‘s Day from The Myanmar women’s revolutio. They don’t get the coverage or the solidarity they merit, but that hasn’t stopped women in Myanmar liberate themselves

www.instagram.com/p/DVn_fuwiUU...

08.03.2026 20:11 — 👍 113    🔁 21    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks!

08.03.2026 05:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Gavin Newsom comes out swinging against California billionaire tax Ballot initiative, opposed by the ultra-wealthy, would levy one-time 5% tax on individuals worth more than $1bn

Psst! Your crown prince is aggressively fighting the California billionaire tax. He’s doesn’t care about you, pass it on! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

07.03.2026 23:22 — 👍 287    🔁 84    💬 8    📌 15

At least Erbil has some SHORAD. But yeah, the whole region is getting it tonight.

07.03.2026 23:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They are really hitting water infrastructure

07.03.2026 23:26 — 👍 380    🔁 115    💬 8    📌 1

Erbil too.

07.03.2026 21:58 — 👍 26    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Sulaymaniyah is getting hammered tonight, PUK and rojhelati organizations and even hotels. this is the direct consequence of all the speculative reporting on Kurdish intervention.

07.03.2026 21:57 — 👍 79    🔁 20    💬 1    📌 2

Or Israel!

07.03.2026 20:15 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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IT'S HERE!!!

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07.03.2026 03:01 — 👍 23    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Iran was in a critical situation before the bombing began, i had a piece I was gonna publish on this but obviously it’s delayed now.

07.03.2026 17:28 — 👍 29    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Looks like my local library has ordered a book I'm looking forward to reading. "Against the State: Anarchists and Comrades at War in Spain, Myanmar, and Roja a, by James Stout" @jamesstout.bsky.social

07.03.2026 17:24 — 👍 42    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

If they are hitting water infrastructure in Iran, that’s a crime against humanity on an enormous scale. I planned to publish something on Iran’s water crisis this week but it obviously got bumped. Iran was already in a critical state pre war, destroying water infrastructure will kill innocent people

07.03.2026 15:51 — 👍 683    🔁 207    💬 9    📌 8

IRGC hitting high profile hotels in Erbil currently. Good idea to get out into some of the cheaper smaller hotels if youre heading that way

06.03.2026 20:32 — 👍 38    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Yeah the regime loves to have schools and clinics near bases

06.03.2026 19:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

disappointing to see how many American left outlets seem to think the appropriate response to the attack on Iran is to do a soft pro regime stance. Just like anyone else, people in Iran deserve the right to govern themselves. Seeing their freedom as tool in domestic politics is an imperialist stance

06.03.2026 17:14 — 👍 224    🔁 32    💬 2    📌 3

This policy needs to be revisited. A couple thousand of these cases around the country in last few months. Many filings inaccessible.
Even causes problems for US Attorney offices because THEY can't see the filings remotely unless the specific attorney is assigned to that case

06.03.2026 16:56 — 👍 329    🔁 82    💬 3    📌 0

This is very serious and I hope all the 1A orgs will meet the moment here.

06.03.2026 03:56 — 👍 243    🔁 68    💬 1    📌 2

They might have done. But the evidence he shows isn’t strong enough for the conclusion he draws

06.03.2026 01:09 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think he’s making a bit of a leap here. They use AI, and they targeted a school. It doesn’t follow they used AI to target the school.

06.03.2026 01:09 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 — 👍 12280    🔁 7420    💬 293    📌 337

It doesn’t really deflect blame. If your CoC decided to use AI they decided do that knowing it would fuck up and kill civilians

06.03.2026 01:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Don't think we will

06.03.2026 01:04 — 👍 43    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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This shows the sort of data that Proton Mail, which prides itself both on end-to-end encryption and that it's only governed by Swiss privacy law, can provide to third parties. In this case, the FBI. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

05.03.2026 23:29 — 👍 1041    🔁 504    💬 52    📌 78

Doing well will ever find out but I can’t help but think this could be an AI assigned target

06.03.2026 01:02 — 👍 94    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 0

in my bins, along with a million "Interview this founder and CEO" emails.

05.03.2026 21:11 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

not like, the bird lobby. I mean the big yellow fecker from Sesame Street. Huge supporter of mutual aid stuff. Not big on wind tho

05.03.2026 21:10 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am funded by Big Bird.

05.03.2026 21:09 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0