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World Central Kitchen head José Andrés confirms Israel has closed Gaza’s borders indefinitely and warns the NGO will run out of food this week. The group is currently cooking about 1 million hot meals a day.

World Central Kitchen head José Andrés confirms Israel has closed Gaza’s borders indefinitely and warns the NGO will run out of food this week. The group is currently cooking about 1 million hot meals a day.

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World Central Kitchen head José Andrés confirms Israel has closed Gaza’s borders indefinitely and warns the NGO will run out of food this week. The group is currently cooking about 1 million hot meals a day.

02.03.2026 03:59 — 👍 567    🔁 405    💬 4    📌 5

I am absolutely just guessing but my bet is that they got real-time intel on Khamenei's exact location and asked zero follow-up questions about who else was there.

02.03.2026 03:33 — 👍 420    🔁 52    💬 15    📌 4

Who the HELL decided to let y'all start saying the R word again like it's nbd? Who raised you??? If you do this, you're not an okay person. Go sit over there, you're not allowed near me.

02.03.2026 03:59 — 👍 101    🔁 21    💬 0    📌 0
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Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people f...

Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack US forces first, two people familiar with the matter said reut.rs/46ybyTg

02.03.2026 05:05 — 👍 341    🔁 181    💬 18    📌 27

You can’t fool me, y’all, this one ABSOLUTELY has to be a classic Onion edit

02.03.2026 05:01 — 👍 23    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1

This winter is such a great example of shifting baselines. As someone in the east, it was cold this winter. Full stop. But it "felt" even more frigid because we haven't had such cold recently.

It was cold but not historically so. But good heavens look at that record-breaking heat out West. 🔥

01.03.2026 17:55 — 👍 223    🔁 72    💬 11    📌 1

Holy shit. Rumiko Takahashi is one of the first mangaka I knew of by name because of Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha, both of which I adored as a kid. GOOD on her and the others for removing their talent from predator supporters. Also WHAT THE FUCK SHOGAKUKAN. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

02.03.2026 06:08 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🙃 Erik Prince, part of a family of billionaires who include his sister, former secretary of education Betsy DeVoss, famously runs mercenary company that profits off of chaos.

02.03.2026 04:50 — 👍 301    🔁 64    💬 15    📌 1

Agree! Signed this petition to get ChatGPT out of our California State University too: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...

01.03.2026 00:21 — 👍 47    🔁 24    💬 0    📌 0
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No intel suggested that Iran planned to attack first, Pentagon tells Congress <article data-history-node-id="434540" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/no-intel-suggested-iran-planned-attack-first-pentagon-tells-congress" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/no-intel-suggested-iran-planned-attack-first-pentagon-tells-congress" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">No intel suggested that Iran planned to attack first, Pentagon tells Congress</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Pentagon officials told the US Congress that there were no signs that Iran planned to attack the US before the US-Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, news agency Reuters has reported.</p> <p>Officials said that&nbsp;Iran’s ballistic missiles posed an imminent threat to US interests, but they acknowledged that there was no intelligence suggesting that Tehran planned to attack US forces first.</p> </div> </div> </article>

No intel suggested that Iran planned to attack first, Pentagon tells Congress - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/no-intel-suggested-iran-planned-attack-first-pentagon-tells-congress

02.03.2026 05:25 — 👍 21    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 1

Let me remind that in the run up to Iraq 2003, 'realist' scholars who opposed the war, some of whom had been regular oped contributors before, couldnt place in the NYT or WaPo at all, eventually paying to run an oped as an advertisement.

02.03.2026 05:13 — 👍 619    🔁 124    💬 8    📌 2
"The situation here is extremely difficult and tense. The aircraft never leave the sky, not even for a moment. Goods have started to disappear from the markets, and the fear is growing day by day."

"The situation here is extremely difficult and tense. The aircraft never leave the sky, not even for a moment. Goods have started to disappear from the markets, and the fear is growing day by day."

Tasneem's family, before and after being displaced.

Tasneem's family, before and after being displaced.

A message today from my dear friend, Tasneem, in Gaza.

The civilians are under siege and desperate for our help. They rely on donations to survive.

Please give to Tasneem and/or repost. No amount is too small. And give to others. 🙏

chuffed.org/project/1587...

02.03.2026 05:42 — 👍 42    🔁 19    💬 0    📌 1
Breaking: US fighter jet crashes in Kuwait <article data-history-node-id="434542" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/breaking-us-fighter-jet-crashes-kuwait" class="story default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/breaking-us-fighter-jet-crashes-kuwait" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Breaking: US fighter jet crashes in Kuwait</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <div class="author"> Submitted by <span class="field field-uid"><a title="View user profile." href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/mee-staff" lang about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/mee-staff" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>MEE staff</a></span> on <span class="field field-created"><time datetime="2026-03-02T05:44:45+00:00" title="2 March 2026 05:44 GMT">Mon, 03/02/2026 - 05:44</time> </span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-main-image"> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_page/public/MEE%20BREAKING%20SLIDE_0_1.jpeg.webp?itok=6kZgZKK- 1x" type="image/webp" width="1400" height="855"> <img srcset="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_page/public/MEE%20BREAKING%20SLIDE_0_1.jpeg.webp?itok=6kZgZKK- 1x" width="1400" height="855" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/MEE%20BREAKING%20SLIDE_0_1.jpeg.jpg?itok=locZvWmT" alt typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </picture> </div> <div class="field field-field-wide-photo-video">Off</div> <div class="field field-body clearfix"><p>A military jet believed to be an F-16 crashed in Kuwait, with the pilots ejecting safely, according to preliminary reports.</p> <p>The incident was not immediately confirmed by US or Kuwaiti authorities.</p> <p>Sources told Middle East Eye that the aircraft may have been American or Israeli, but the nationality of the jet and the crew could not be independently verified.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US F-15 fighter jet crashes in Kuwait. <a href="https://t.co/NiR7jJNhHH">pic.twitter.com/NiR7jJNhHH</a></p> — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/BRICSinfo/status/2028339909983875111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> <div class="field field-field-topic"><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/us-israel-attack-iran" hreflang="en">US and Israel attack Iran</a></div> <div class="field field-field-coauthor-location"> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-field-article-location"> </div> <div class="field field-field-section"><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/all" hreflang="en">News</a></div> <div class="field field-field-post-date-override"> <div>Post Date Override</div> <div>0</div> </div> <div class="field field-field-update-date-override"> <div>Update Date</div> <div><time datetime="2020-05-04T21:19:45+01:00">Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field-field-update-date-check"> <div>Update Date Override</div> <div>0</div> </div> </div> </article>

Breaking: US fighter jet crashes in Kuwait - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/breaking-us-fighter-jet-crashes-kuwait

02.03.2026 05:50 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Explosions heard in Dubai, Doha and Manama <article data-history-node-id="434543" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/explosions-heard-dubai-doha-and-manama" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/explosions-heard-dubai-doha-and-manama" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Explosions heard in Dubai, Doha and Manama</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Loud explosions were heard across the Gulf cities of Dubai, Doha and Manama on Monday as Tehran pressed into a third day of strikes against Gulf neighbours in response to&nbsp;US-Israeli air raids.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Explosions heard in Dubai, Doha and Manama - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/explosions-heard-dubai-doha-and-manama

02.03.2026 05:55 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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AAAAAAAGHHHHHHHH

02.03.2026 03:52 — 👍 566    🔁 340    💬 10    📌 37

if you’re cis and you don’t get it this is LITERAL TORTURE

it will result in dead trans people

and with their other goal of making us “sexually explicit” for existing

you see the pipeline right?

we exist -> we’re jailed for it -> we’re tortured and die

WE NEED YOU TO STOP THIS

02.03.2026 03:34 — 👍 2001    🔁 1269    💬 6    📌 10

Link

02.03.2026 04:17 — 👍 141    🔁 84    💬 1    📌 3

84% of the time, “ChatGPT Health” killed a customer using their paid service as advertised

01.03.2026 23:27 — 👍 1230    🔁 602    💬 31    📌 44

Hence why “responsible regulation of AI” is one of my top three campaign priorities.

02.03.2026 01:14 — 👍 524    🔁 66    💬 9    📌 3

Heeeeeere we go.

02.03.2026 04:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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CNN Under Fire For Failing To Disclose Pro-Iran War Panelist Actually Raytheon DeepStrike Missile ATLANTA—Facing a backlash over what critics viewed as misleading journalistic practices, CNN was under fire Thursday for its failure to disclose that a recent panelist pushing for military action in I...
02.03.2026 03:11 — 👍 3100    🔁 460    💬 39    📌 15

Oh and just remember - once you’ve decided a minority’s human rights are up for debate, you’ve decided HUMAN RIGHTS ARE UP FOR DEBATE.

To everybody who framed all of this as “The Trans Debate,” well done! You’ve opened the door to The Anybody Debate.

01.03.2026 23:44 — 👍 1068    🔁 330    💬 8    📌 2

Yep. The Holocaust and every past & present genocide was legal. Chattel slavery was legal. I always keep that in mind when people start throwing around the term “legality” as a measurement or equivocation of morality

02.03.2026 03:12 — 👍 173    🔁 49    💬 1    📌 2

i know the norm is not to be masked at events. but it is still so jarring and a bit triggering to see people at RECOVER conferences posing without masks on. not even trying to hide it is so bizarre to me. kinda sucks.

02.03.2026 03:01 — 👍 29    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

My theory for why people aren’t more enraged about this is that “betting on things you shouldn’t bet on with information you arent supposed to have” describes most of the “traditional“ ways to get rich in the US

02.03.2026 03:00 — 👍 190    🔁 24    💬 2    📌 2
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Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.This piece has been updated from its original email version.Genocide scholars are sounding the...

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01.03.2026 08:13 — 👍 102    🔁 65    💬 3    📌 8
02.03.2026 03:29 — 👍 131    🔁 19    💬 3    📌 0
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Hey is this good

02.03.2026 03:10 — 👍 544    🔁 89    💬 27    📌 41

And yet your primary complaint wasn’t that he declared war. It was that he *unilaterally* declared war.

Are you looking in the mirror while saying that last bit?

02.03.2026 03:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Trio of people covered in dust and ash, including an elderly woman and a man carrying a woman in his arms. The street behind them is in flames.

Trio of people covered in dust and ash, including an elderly woman and a man carrying a woman in his arms. The street behind them is in flames.

Tehran tonight.

Twenty people were killed in a US–Israeli attack on Niloufar Square, a busy mixed residential and commercial neighborhood in Tehran.

(The photo was taken by Iran’s Student News Network and has been geolocated.)

02.03.2026 02:20 — 👍 424    🔁 236    💬 7    📌 8