The Nixon team called it "protection reaction strikes".
Orwell tried to warn us.
The Nixon team called it "protection reaction strikes".
Orwell tried to warn us.
Another country was actively negotiating before attacking. That was Japan, before Pearl Harbor, which they assumed would force the US to capitulate.
www.trentonian.com/2026/03/01/u...
U.S. cybersecurity experts say Americans should be prepared for cyberattacks launched by Iran or its allies following U.S. strikes. Iran has in the past targeted critical infrastructure in the U.S. like ports, water plants or hospitals, and it’s likely that groups supporting Tehran may look to strike back against U.S. interests. “We should be vigilant,” James Winebrenner, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Elisity, told the AP in an email. He said to “expect heightened retaliatory activity in the coming days and weeks.”
Associated Press
28.02.2026 19:39 — 👍 152 🔁 87 💬 9 📌 5Anthropic refuses to participate in AI based mass surveillance because it is a danger to democratic values and refuses to participate in developing AI autonomous killing machines. Very clear, very specific, and none of that required by any DoD contract Anthropic has.
27.02.2026 03:33 — 👍 20 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Worth your time to read.
26.02.2026 23:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
CISA described the 2020 election as "the most secure in American history", with "no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised".
Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election - Wikipedia share.google/IpYzLyDlFJ6b...
Sen. Tillis pointed out that neither US negotiator had been vetted or approved by the Senate.
Whatever they come up with will have to be carefully reviewed before it is ratified.
The US has 11 of the 22 aircraft carriers in the world. Next up, China with 3.
It really says something that Trump is straining our vast military capabilities for all the wars that cross his mind.
".. Antagonizing friend and foe is not a great idea for a net debtor nation – especially one with high deficits that need to be funded with foreign capital. .. It’s not surprising that some countries are reducing dollar exposure.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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23.02.2026 23:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"this selloff is forcing a question Bitcoin hasn’t needed to answer when prices were rising: if it isn’t the best hedge, the best payment rail or the best speculation — what, exactly, is it for?"
Bloomberg Business Week
Stay safe all
22.02.2026 20:27 — 👍 150 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 0
This is next.
22.02.2026 23:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congress could, and should, insist on an immediate GAO audit of DHS as a condition of approval for the current bill.
Would set a nice predicate for dismantling DHS, an unmanageable bureaucratic behemoth since its creation, and replacing it with rationally scoped agencies with specific missions.
Reagan-Bush I roughly doubled defense spending, as did Bush II, so Trump is just trying to keep up. After all, it worked out so well with the others (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.)
21.02.2026 16:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ICYMI:
Voter fraud found in Georgia by America PAC. This is the one that belongs to Elon Musk. When will the FBI raid be⁉️
New Jersey. You got a problem with that?
20.02.2026 16:44 — 👍 821 🔁 183 💬 16 📌 7
Chart from FRED showing inflation increasing steadily over the last year.
Sure. Everything's gone down (no, no it hasn't).
19.02.2026 23:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cover photo of The Economist characterizing the Biden economy as the "envy of the world "
(Narrator) Trump inherited an economy that was the envy of the world.
19.02.2026 22:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What are they spending our tax dollars on? Why was their budget tripled, with limits on congressional oversight in the OBBBA?
Comprehensive GAO audit of DHS, focused on office of the Secy and immigration enforcement.
Document waste, fraud, and abuse in black & white. Hold hearings.
Restrictions already exist in American law. The Trump administration just ignores them.
17.02.2026 18:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
MetLife’s Chart of the Week:
17.02.2026 14:17 — 👍 332 🔁 146 💬 10 📌 12
Full GAO audit of DHS, focus on the OBBBA tripling their budget, giving Secy Noem a $20 bn slush fund.
Get it all in black & white, then dismantle DHS.
WSJ: “.. The pricing break is over. .. Companies .. are raising prices early this year on items from bluejeans and spices to housewares and industrial products.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/pri...
“.. The fundamental problem is that corporations are institutionally ill-equipped to take center stage in policy debates. They are inherently self-interested economic actors with goals that often conflict with those of society.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why platform them in any way? They cannot be argued with and the people they "influence" are unlikely to change.
Change will happen when more people have something to vote for that they believe will help them.
There is plenty of potential in the tens of millions who chose not to vote in 2024.
Here is that cover from The Economist (note the subhead)
16.02.2026 02:49 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0US government offered Cuban exiles from Castro asylum, financial support, and pathways to permanent residency. The Cuban Refugee Program was created by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1960, which was expanded by JFK.
15.02.2026 03:00 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
And don't forget that Deputy WH Chief of Staff Stephen Miller was "radicalized" when his CA high school starting doing PA announcements in English and Spanish. He's made A career of opposing immigration reform.
Have no doubt that Miller is orchestrating all of this with full support from Trump.
