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"The option to just spend less?" But, but, but, are you suggesting we ... what are you suggesting again? [harumpf!]

You know, @mlb.com, lotta baseball fans here on Bluesky, the official sports app and a lot of great posting.

And it’s just too bad you’re not here, too.

Oh well.

The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
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Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' In an interview with 'Time,' President Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility that Iran retaliates with attacks on U.S. soil, saying, 'We think about it all the time. We plan for it'

Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die'

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A great way to promote more understanding of climate change is through film.

"You can see how the sports events coming up are definitely a risk" There is growing concern around the absence of a cohesive human trafficking prevention strategy for LA's megaevent era

There's no plan to prevent human trafficking during LA's megaevents and the World Cup starts in 100 days.

I talked to survivors, advocates, legal advisors, academics, and elected officials who are all sounding the alarm about how this will put LA's most vulnerable communities in even more danger

Ah yes, Mr Tough Guy With A Bullshit Story now breaks the bone of a fellow vet protesting this latest chapter in the Forever War.

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I haven't said anything about this before, bc in the grand scheme of horrors this only rates as an inconvenience, but since others are experiencing it:

Just three days after CBP arrested me for filming them outside Broadview on 9/27, my TSA Pre & Global Entry were suspended—and so were my wife's.

don’t wait until the last minute

RESULT: Democrats have flipped a state House seat in Arkansas.

This is their 2nd flip of a legislative seat so far in 2025 (after a Texas flip in January), & it adds to a tremendous trend that started last year, when they flipped 21% of all GOP-held seats in play: boltsmag.org/legislative-...

Obama is the only president to date born when there were 50 states

U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’

i'm sorry what (gift link because i'm sorry WHAT)

The U.S. war on Iran is estimated to have already cost taxpayers over $2 billion dollars.

The miracle of 1984: How Los Angeles saved the dying Olympics Four decades ago, Peter Ueberroth transformed the Games from an unwanted burden to a coveted entertainment behemoth.

Fun(?) fact, the only reason LA got the Olympics in 1984 and gained a tremendous amount of leverage with the IOC was because there was only one other city bidding: Tehran. The city withdrew from the bid process in 1978 amidst that era's Iranian revolution

EU boycotts Paralympics opening ceremony over Russia’s return Across various sporting events, athletes from Russia and Belarus have had to compete as neutrals since the invasion of Ukraine.

As I covered in Torched last week, EU officials are boycotting the Paralympics because the IPC (which is different from IOC) is allowing athletes from Russia to compete under their own flag. The IOC had banned Russia from competition for violating the Olympic Truce by invading Ukraine in 2022

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

all of my parents' log-in info & passwords too which helps (I use the manager 1Password). I'm able to look at their email or deal with medical stuff online so they don't have to. It's a small price to pay for avoiding bigger issues. But it really is a challenge...& takes so much effort...

if she needs to know more. (So many of those send money or gift card scams have happened to her friends, & even to my sister's colleagues!) Or literally send me the email first. We've talked about how FB will never email her anything she needs to do...if there's an issue I will handle it. I have

(type in the address herself) & then purchase. And honestly, about half the time now I buy her stuff for her, she sends me messages about what she wants (takes a photo of her iPad usually). Also, she's on alert for anything that sounds fishy from a friend or relative. She will ignore emails or call

One of the big things is we don't click through and buy anything off Facebook anymore. Her bank stopped the last fraudulent charge, it was for a favorite brand of socks. She thought she was getting a good deal. Since then we've talked about how it's important to go to the website

My mother will forward me suss emails or call about suss texts or calls...it has taken WORK & a few near misses to get her to do this. I am so glad she's accepting of advice & help. I hope others will be too.

Texas AG Paxton Declares Therapists Affirming Trans Youth To Be Illegal And Child Abuse The declaration echoes his 2022 efforts to target parents of trans youth with child abuse, and may force conversion therapy on trans youth in the state.

1. This morning, Texas AG Ken Paxton just released a chilling new declaration:

Mental health therapists, counselors, and psychologists must cease affirming trans youth - using their name and pronouns - or potentially face child abuse charges and loss of licensure.

Its a horrifying escalation.

America’s teachers are working two jobs and barely getting by | CNN Business Ashley loves her day job teaching math, reading and science to fifth-graders in Washington. But like many other teachers, Ashley relies on a side hustle or two to get by.

The overwhelming majority of American public school teachers (71%) hold at least one side job, according to a new survey released today.

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“War should never be normal. We don’t know where this one will lead, but we do know that it has already killed untold civilians — including dozens of girls who did nothing but go to school. The desensitization of Americans to this kind of violence is part of what is broken in our society.”

I really enjoy The Night Agent but I adored Terriers. Would have watched 10 seasons of it. Still have the theme song on a playlist...

A new delivery bot is coming to L.A., built stronger to survive in these streets Coco Robotics launched a new generation of delivery bots

What the world really needed in this future hellscape we all live in is “more armored AI food delivery robots”

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Death toll in US-Israeli strike on girls' school in southern Iran rises to 40 killed, state-run IRNA news agency reports.

I don’t even know anymore. War, the senseless murder of civilians, pedophiles in power, just a whole lot of fuckshit.

Today's blog..."Health Communication & Me": theexperienceofbeingme.blogspot.com/2026/02/heal...

'The Pitt' and the Profound Impact of Empathy I listened to a podcast years ago that interviewed overweight people about their experiences on flights. There were several strangely devastating accounts of decent people forced into dehumanizing situations every time they had to travel for work or fly a... Read more...

'The Pitt' and the Profound Impact of Empathy