Don Moynihan

Also instructive that the fact that 20 years of incredibly expensive nation-building had resulted in something that was not a state in a Weberian sense at all was somehow blamed on the person who ended the war and not its primary architects and apologists

So many ostensibly straight news stories just flatly assumed that any friction in leaving Afghanistan had to be a result of incompetence by Biden, like there was a "no chaos" button he could have pushed to make the mass withdrawal of troops from an instantly failed state happen with no risk

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.

Van Jones, in what I am sure is a purely sincere move arising from his interest in Middle Eastern politics, is out there pitching Reza Pahlavi to serve "transition leader" in Iran

We went from
*Nuclear capacities destroyed, years away (last June!)
*Weapons in weeks!
*What happens to Iran's nuclear weapons (that don't exist)?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-reason...

We even got our own Ahmad Chalabi!

This guy rules, but of course it has a housing angle. He pays only 12k a year in housing costs!

We haven't forgotten that Only Murders in the Building accent buddy

put the toiletwater airpod into rice asap!

then serve the toiletwater rice to your so-called friends

Don’t even get me started…

FIFA Peace Prize winner drives out FIFA World Cup team

Sen. Ossoff Statement on Iran Atlanta, Ga. - U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released the following statement. "Eight months ago, Donald Trump lied to the country when he claimed U.S. air strikes had 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear program. "Now Trump says he's taken America to war for regime change in Iran. "Trump has launched this regime change war and put American forces at risk without presenting evidence of an imminent threat, without clear objectives, without having exhausted diplomacy, without a plan for the aftermath, and without the consent of Congress. "I oppose yet another regime change war-of-choice in the Middle East. Congress must convene immediately and pass a War Powers Resolution to assert our Constitutional authority over war and peace. "The President has presented no evidence that Iran or its nuclear program — which he falsely claimed to have 'obliterated' — pose an imminent threat to the United States, or that diplomacy was exhausted. Iran's support for terrorism and uranium enrichment have long destabilized the region. But sending American forces into harm's way should only ever be a last resort. "I pray for the safety of U.S. forces who have been ordered into battle and commend their extraordinary professionalism."

Ossoff’s statement is 1000x stronger than Schumer-Jeffries. This is a moderate Jewish Senator from a Trump state. The split isn’t moderate vs progressive, but leading vs poll-reacting

The rate of destruction of U.S. science is just senseless. It's willful, still senseless.

Life in Cuba Under Trump's Pressure Campaign: No Electricity, No Oil, and Impossible Choices As the United States takes new steps against the regime that has ruled the island since 1959, the Cuban people face 20-hour blackouts, decreased internet access, and shortages of basic supplies.

As the United States takes new steps against the regime that has ruled the island since 1959, the Cuban people face 20-hour blackouts, decreased internet access, and shortages of basic supplies.

The Colombian farmers we talked to said that Japanese green coffee buyers were some of their most discerning, most picky, most rigorous buyers in the market-- to an extent where it could be more burdensome than to sell to other buyers (but they wouldn't get the expected ROI).

YouTube video by Scripps News ICE detention center in Texas locked down after measles cases confirmed

I guess I have to scream this:

SCRIPPS NEWS HAS BEEN DOING HEROIC WORK COVERING CONDITIONS IN THE TRUMP CONCENTRATION CAMP SYSTEM

And they're rewarded with little credit and few views.

THIS IS ONLY GOING TO GET MORE CRUCIAL.

Follow @scrippsnews.bsky.social and SHARE!!!

Iran has a great many Mandelas and Walesas. Most of them are in a prison that Israel bombed back in July.

I was literally pulling up the FBI indictments of the Iranian hackers two days ago for a forthcoming article ab this 🫠

Trump dismantled the entire infrastructure that disrupted this op! Kate and Stamos and I were sued by America First Legal — case is entering its 3rd year. These fucking hacks.

This is a bombshell: "the Pentagon wanted the company to allow for the collection and analysis of unclassified, commercial bulk data on Americans, such as geolocation and web browsing data"

This kind of agenda echoes the defunded Total Information Awareness effort, post-9/11

Seems like a credible indicator that bombing Iran will not, in fact, usher in a period of peace that poses no risks for the US

yeah, the unstated reasons are not good

Tech execs provide their kids with liberal arts education to ensure their futures—-all while many state schools are becoming all STEM. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

lol, come on, man.

1. Iraq and Iran are different countries?
2. Dude died because his tank fell into a river!

It's getting to be you can't even profit off war deaths on the insider trading app anymore

Let’s unravel the rationale for going to war, shall we? @donmoyn.bsky.social has done it for us and spoiler alert: not one of them is true. 🧵

yes, thanks

Trump starts a war with Iran that few Americans support Support for the U.S. attack starts at 34% - 44% Your weekly political data roundup for March 1, 2026.

Unstated but credible reasons for attacking: “Iran is a bad actor w/o an immediate threat to the US” or “our regional allies wanted this” or "there is money to be made in Iran" are not compelling.
And so Trump starts with v low support via @gelliottmorris.com
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-trum...

West valley sushi shop owner released from ICE detention after eight months A federal judge has granted Kelly Yu temporary freedom after she filed a habius corpus petition.

"Her release follows months of advocacy from community members and political leaders of both parties.

Yu has operated her two West Valley restaurants for years, building a reputation for greeting customers with humor and kindness. She has no criminal record."

www.12news.com/article/news...

UNC-CH Will ‘Scrap’ New Recording Policy, Chancellor Says The move comes less than three weeks after the controversial rules were enacted.

Congrats to @ncaaup.bsky.social & all who fought against this surveillance policy that would've allowed admin to hijack microphones in the classroom for secret recordings.

This move would've chilled classroom discussion & suppressed students' willingness to ask questions & take intellectual risks.

FIFA will "monitor developments" in Iran following the outbreak of military action by the United States -- the co-hosts of this summer's men's World Cup -- against the Middle Eastern nation, which has qualified for the tournament and is due to play its group games in the U.S. President Donald Trump, who was given the FIFA Peace Prize by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in December, announced the commencement of missile strikes on Iran on Saturday, calling the mission a "major combat operation."

FIFA closing monitoring the situation.
The situation: Their peace prize winner just bombed one of the countries he will host at the World Cup this summer