A bunch of emails in my inbox tell me today is "Bandcamp Day", which means if you purchase music on the site today, the artist gets 100% of the money
Got a favorite artist?
Go show 'em some love
doctorgasp.bandcamp.com/album/vampir...
A bunch of emails in my inbox tell me today is "Bandcamp Day", which means if you purchase music on the site today, the artist gets 100% of the money
Got a favorite artist?
Go show 'em some love
doctorgasp.bandcamp.com/album/vampir...
Influencers in Dubai warned they face prison for posting material about the conflict with Iran
www.standard.co.uk/news/world/d...
This is a marvelous change not only for the Humpback whale 🐋 population but for all of us. We need to keep our gentle giants from going extinct.
Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery | RNZ News share.google/X1HB3JFgaePK...
Cricket’s revenge.
05.03.2026 19:25 — 👍 14126 🔁 2805 💬 560 📌 159
Worth reading for Ottawa policy wonks. Odd times for two direct-report advisors to the PM (for natsec/intelligence and foreign affairs) to be eliminated.
06.03.2026 02:51 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587; Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589; Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560; Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544; Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561; Iranian Sector and Human Rights Abuses Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 562; Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; Executive Order 13876 of June 24, 2019 (“Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Iran”); Executive Order 13902 of January 10, 2020 (“Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran”); Executive Order 13949 of September 21, 2020 (“Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to the Conventional Arms Activities of Iran”) GENERAL LICENSE 133 Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 5, 2026 to India (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by the above-listed authorities that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil or petroleum products of Russian Federation origin loaded on any vessel, including vessels blocked under the above listed authorities, on or before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, March 5, 2026 are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, April 4, 2026, provided that: (1) The delivery or offloading of such crude oil or petroleum products occurs at a port in the Republic of India; and (2) The purchaser of such crude oil or petroleum products is an entity organized under the laws of the Republic of India.
#IranWar Situation Report:
#trump messed this up so badly that he needs #Ukraine to help manage all the drone strikes after attacking #Iran ...and now he has to let #India buy oil from #Russia ...who will use that money to buy more weapons to use on Ukraine
So...all according to plan?
If there really is such a thing as karma, #trump will be one of those to whom we offer our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers
06.03.2026 02:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The fuck kind of answer is this
06.03.2026 02:37 — 👍 12308 🔁 4157 💬 1783 📌 615
We have Hoopla, Kanopy and Estante Infinito; Kanopy also has the Great Courses series, which are excellent 6 to 96 lecture series presentations
The 96 lecture series was on astrophysics and was taught by Alex Filippenko, who discovers supernovas for a living
Here's a sample of those
I really sat thru my subscriptions again and realized I really don’t need audible when I have Libby and can cancel all my streaming and just keep YouTube premium. I also decided Amazon prime also needs to go. I’m keeping it simple going forward.
04.03.2026 23:37 — 👍 349 🔁 19 💬 18 📌 1
Our library has tons of streaming options these days and yours might, too
The image below is from the King County (WA) Library website; Kanopy, Hoopla and Estante Infinito are available, as well as other music and movies/TV
If you find things you like...it's free!
3 panel illustration of a person who opens a book that says how to make money, and inside it says work so they start crying
me
05.03.2026 14:13 — 👍 6061 🔁 676 💬 3 📌 0
Young Republicans repeatedly getting busted for group chats filled with violent racism, anti-Semitism, & misogyny. The latest involves the Miami GOP Sec. & the Pres. of Turning Point USA FIU.
I’ve got the horrid details & thoughts on why the GOP’s future is in the gutter.
youtu.be/3_JK6Mr8Gg0?...
When this is your leader...what do you expect?
06.03.2026 02:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.
05.03.2026 23:15 — 👍 19254 🔁 4687 💬 531 📌 132Inspectors General must be independent & nonpartisan. Reports say DOL IG Anthony D’Esposito plans to run for Congress. I asked if he’s running or doing campaign activity while serving as IG. He refused to answer. That is concerning given reports he put his mistress and fiancee’s daughter on payroll.
05.03.2026 20:25 — 👍 2120 🔁 896 💬 105 📌 32
Bit more context: the ships in that exercise were, in fact, armed
Here's footage from one of the live fire drills
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xotu...
More here (At 3:30)
www.facebook.com/SANationalDe...
Doesn't justify the war at all, but the "unarmed" thing is provably inaccurate
The gentleman is misinformed:
Video footage of a Russian ship at the MILAN exercise during a live fire drill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xotu...
SANDF ship doing a live fire drill (at 3:30)
www.facebook.com/SANationalDe...
They had ammunition
Doesn't justify the war at all, but facts are a thing
Whoever told this guy that the ships weren't allowed to carry ammo was absolutely wrong
Here's video of the South African ship that was in the exercise during a live fire drill (shooting starts at about 3:30)
www.facebook.com/SANationalDe...
More live fire footage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xotu...
I don't know anything about India-Middle East relations beyond the most cursory stuff.
The authority on this topic is
@nicoblar.bsky.social . For Iranian foreign policy in general, I follow
@nicolegrajewski.bsky.social .
If you know an expert who is here, please post in the responses.
Thanks,
#ETTD
05.03.2026 21:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Fox News taken aback by 'rattled' Kristi Noem's remarks after ouster: 'That was weird'
www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-...
Moskowitz: "Let me congratulate the former Homeland Security Secretary on her appointment to be the Shield of Americas, which I'm pretty sure the president came up with when he watched the last Avengers movie"
05.03.2026 20:18 — 👍 22978 🔁 5207 💬 1281 📌 423
Well would you look at that
05.03.2026 15:44 — 👍 27680 🔁 7867 💬 825 📌 337
A piece of enriched uranium has been named the new Ayatollah of Iran.
05.03.2026 14:34 — 👍 805 🔁 85 💬 56 📌 10Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.
05.03.2026 19:11 — 👍 21486 🔁 4751 💬 723 📌 388Himes: "Already you see the White House in an absolute panic over gas prices, coming up with wild ideas ... they understand that this terrible decision they have taken is going to end this presidency. We're gonna have a lame duck president for 3 years with 20 to 30% approval."
05.03.2026 13:24 — 👍 6977 🔁 1999 💬 459 📌 142
I am now in my 55th year of being an imminent millionaire.
04.03.2026 22:34 — 👍 17730 🔁 2584 💬 1092 📌 275
Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.
But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.
