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The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without public support. Above all it has been launched without a coherent strategy for the Iranian people, and without a plan to let them build a legitimate Iranian state. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People
The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.
theatlantic.com
The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive
“The Islamic Republic massacred thousands of people this year. […] In a war between Israel, US and the Islamic Republic, there actually are no good guys as state actors.” (@raeekayassaie) *A thread from someone originally posting to IG. Boosting bc doesn’t seem to be on bluesky yet.
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Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
Can you accept - even w/o agreeing with all our positions - that Black people know profound truths about this country that are not on Schoolhouse Rock? Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?
Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 8mo agoI’m glad to see Bill say this. But when after a century of just the type of abuse we saw today - relentless and cruel, ensnaring our children and intimidating our communities - young Black people said in frustration, anger, and demand for change “defund the police” - so many of you denounced them.
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
Re-upping this from November. Some of us have consistently tried to warn about what was to come. Many of us were treated as hysterical.
“Just leave the country” is not a solution to fascism. A large number of people can’t even leave their city or state They’re trapped in legislative poverty. They’re disabled. They have families they can’t uproot or leave behind The reasons are endless, but make no mistake, leaving is a privilege
The week has been chaotic, but there's been A LOT of good news this week, especially in politics. A thread/
Longest Senate filibusters ever: Strom Thurmond - opposing voting rights for black people Ted Cruz - opposing health care for poor people Cory Booker - opposing fascism #filibuster
Cory Booker has just broken Strom Thurmond's record for longest Senate filibuster ever, which stood for 68 years. Thurmond set it objecting to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Booker set it arguing against authoritarianism. May Strom's name be forgotten and his memory erased.
Call Corey Booker’s office and thank him for standing up for Democratic principles! The Congressional Switchboard is (202) 224-3121. Ask for Corey Booker!
Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.
I appreciate that Jeffrey Goldberg did not sit on this news for a book that he writes two years from now
America’s foremost expert on not being up to the task has weighed in!
Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov · last yr.These people are clearly not up for the job.
BINGO. There is no Captain America. There is only.... America. Get in community.
Mikki Kendall@karnythia.blacksky.app · last yr.The ongoing demand for a single voice despite all organizing advice to the contrary is going to end the way these things always do. The charismatic leader of a resistance movement is killed. It's only movie magic that gives them happily ever after
One of THE BEST podcasts. Period. Amazing content, outstanding production, and overall a creative, academic feat to the highest degree!
Literature and History Podcast@lahpodcast.bsky.social · last yr.This is the first post Literature and History (literatureandhistory.com) has made on Bluesky, to a total of zero followers! I'm sure it has a glorious future! 🤣
One of THE BEST podcasts. Period. Amazing content and outstanding production! Basically, a creative, academic feat to the highest degree!
Literature and History Podcast@lahpodcast.bsky.social · last yr.This is the first post Literature and History (literatureandhistory.com) has made on Bluesky, to a total of zero followers! I'm sure it has a glorious future! 🤣
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.
🚨 Trump and Musk want to fire federal workers, gut public services, and hand our government to billionaires. We’re not letting that happen. 📢 Join us this Thursday at 8PM ET for a mass call to hear how we fight back—together.
(🧵) How Elon Musk betrayed America: a thread from a Musk biographer and former federal criminal investigator. Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long. Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
Diversity in ways to overthrow the system, Equity in opportunities for everyone to overthrow it, Inclusion of everyone in the dismantling, and Access to liberation for all.
7/ A government that refuses to act isn’t just failing—it’s surrendering. A country that won’t rule itself has already chosen to be ruled. Read the full column here: aridrennen.substack.com/p/the-suprem...
The Supreme Court Accidentally Made the Case for Taxing Billionaires Out of Existence
A state that values its continued existence must take steps to ensure that no single individual accumulates the power to dismantle it
aridrennen.substack.com
