Joshua Livestro

Important from Punchbowl News:

"Republicans would prefer to keep their hands clean on the conflict for as long as possible, especially given the uncertainty over how long this could last and how it’ll play politically."

As I've been arguing, Rs don't want to be saddled with this (see below)

That won’t work, they need those themselves. More likely to succeed is an ask for money.

What’s Ukrainian for quid pro quo?

When was the last time a cabinet secretary was subpoenaed by a chamber controlled by the president’s party?

NANCY MACE: What is a woman? Have you learned that lesson?

WALZ: I'm the governor of Minnesota. I'm not here to be a prop for your obsession.

Ik kan het niet afluisteren. Pete Hegseth is echt de allerdomste man die ik ooit heb horen praten (en dat wil, gezien het grote aantal domme mannen dat het wereldtoneel bepaalt, wat zeggen).

This is correct

For Israel, the air attacks in Iran are just a sideshow. The real offensive is in Southern Lebanon.

Trump’s threat is an empty one (the EU is one trade block, you can’t suspend trade with individual member states) but it’s no less reprehensible for it

I have just held a call with President Pedro Sánchez to express the EU’s full solidarity with Spain.

The EU will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.

I would think demographic change is the driving factor. Italy’s median age is nearly fifty, a quarter of the population is over the age of 65. It also has one of lowest birthrates in the EU. More pensioners and fewer young people entering the workforce inevitably leads to a lower unemployment rate.

Guys, the Italian unemployment rate has just fallen below the UK's.

Talarico will be the Democratic nominee in Texas:

YouTube video by RFU News — Strategic Geopolitics Russian units retreat as Ukrainian forces expand control across front

Russian units retreat as Ukrainian forces expand control across front
RFU News
Mar 3 2026

Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian positions north of the main stronghold & Russian defenses are falling apart, allowing even deeper penetration by Ukrainian forces.

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

Utrecht!

Rutte is turning ass kissing into an art form

BREAKING:

The Islamic Regime in Iran is now launching drone strikes against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in northern Iraq.

The new reason for the war: the White House knew that if Iran was attacked, it would hit American targets, so it… attacked Iran?

"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"

If Labour get wiped out in the upcoming local elections in early May, Starmer is done.

Dat is goed mogelijk ja

This war won’t last long: “59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes. Most say they lack trust in Trump to make the right decisions about US use of force in Iran, with 60% saying they do not think he has a clear plan for handling the situation…” www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

Labour’s leadership doesn’t seem to grasp that in today’s electoral world, which lacks the kind of tribal loyalty that sustained the old party system, parties can be wiped out in just a single electoral cycle. You ignore your base at your peril.

The Tories are going full racist. The UK’s Overton window on the right is now somewhere over Nazi Germany.

Meanwhile Netanyahu keeps his never ending war to stay out of prison going for another month

The issue of where in the constitutional framework to place the power to declare war was extensively discussed in 18th century political thought. Like Madison, Kant wrote in favour of tranferring that power from the sovereign to the people, arguing that they would be much less likely to use it.

Trump's Unauthorized Strikes on Iran Take America's Imperial Presidency to New Heights Khamenei's departure is nothing to mourn but regime change might require more than air strikes

“Article I of the Constitution gives Congress the exclusive power to declare war. This attack is very obviously large enough to qualify as a war. That means it just as obviously requires congressional authorization.”

open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...

Opinie: Europa moet in tweefrontenconflict durven benoemen wie zijn vijanden zijn Door de nadruk op de militaire dreiging van Rusland blijft het bredere patroon buiten beeld: serieuze druk op de liberaal-democratische fundamenten van de EU, vanuit zowel het Kremlin als vanuit Washi...

Met @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social en @bartschuurman.bsky.social betoog ik in @volkskrant.nl dat de druk op de liberale democratieen in de EU, vanuit zowel het Kremlin als vanuit Washington, en met steun van uiterst rechts in Europa, systematisch wordt onderschat www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...

Good

Met alle respect voor Leo: dit is kwatsch. Wat voorligt is een uitgesproken rechts pakket maatregelen. Het is de plicht van elke fatsoenlijke progressieve partij daar oppositie tegen te voeren. Als D66 met extreemrechtse steun dit VVD-beleid alsnog doordrukt, komt dat geheel voor rekening van Jetten