"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, it need not be lived again." — Maya Angelou #RadioFreeAmerica #politics
@goilmo.bsky.social
Canadian from Québec, ready to fight back to keep strong and free.
It's déjà vu all over again... www.npr.org/sections/par...
Born In The USA: How America Created Iran's Nuclear Program
The U.S. provided Iran with its first nuclear reactor. It's still in operation at Tehran University, near the place where Iranians chant, "Death to America." It's all part of a long, strange history.
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Really good insights into why someone like Trump can gather so much support.
Mick Ryan@warinthefuture.bsky.social · 2w ago“Corrupt leaders are not only rulers of weak institutions...They are mirrors. And what they reveal is often more disturbing than their corruption itself.” www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-pe...
Look at the actions, not the words. The dismantling of institutions monitoring election integrity tells you everything you need to know.
Washington Week with The Atlantic@washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social · 3w ago"There's a series of institutions that have been created, going back decades actually, that are designed to prevent foreign interference and other interference, and actually the Trump administration [has] pretty systematically dismantled them," said @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu.
It's a bit like QAnon was fundamentally right, but just went astray making Trump their saviour
ZRH@zacharyhorning.bsky.social · 3w agoGarland is not just bad at his job, he is a literal structural problem in US Government. @sarahkendzior.bsky.social wrote an entire piece on it. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-o...
My interview with DW yesterday: why the vague terms of the June ceasefire made the resumption of violence inevitable, and why the US will not succeed now where it failed before: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHY4...
Iran war explained: Can the US control the Strait of Hormuz? | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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European digital alternatives are here - let’s embrace them together. We can do it! 👏🏻💪🏻
I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year
The US-Iran peace process is dead in the water if it is contingent on Netanyahu abandoning achieving security for Israel by military means.
Monsanto wanted its growth hormone in every glass of Canadian milk. One government scientist stood in the way and his own bosses spent 14 years trying to destroy him for it. His name was Dr. Shiv Chopra. Canadians owe him a lot. Pt 1
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Spain’s center-left party has avoided the global populist backlash by engineering an economic boom—but the boom has created problems of its own, Rogé Karma argues:
The Spanish Exception
The country’s leaders avoided a populist backlash by engineering an economic boom. Now the boom is creating problems of its own.
bit.ly
Hot take: democracy reforms are downstream of the diseased information environment and none of them will work until it is healed.
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2mo agoIs there any evidence that the top-2 non partisan primary reform from 2011 has had a positive effect on California politics?
Russian economy and society have been reorganized around war. There are now powerful domestic incentives that make ending the war difficult and even dangerous for Russia’s president. Jeremy Morris @jeremymorris.bsky.social and myself in Foreign Affairs (open access)
The Inertia of Russia’s War
Why Putin can’t end the conflict.
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We need to remind ourselves of these truths every once in a while.
That Dragon Guy@paintyourdragon.bsky.social · 2mo agoFashion designer Jeremy Scott delivers commencement speech to Kansas City Art Institute graduates. Wait for it…
Russians, as always, distort reality and try to portray themselves as vіctims.
So bleak. A blunder that will reverberate a long long time. This is why you want competent people in office folks.
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 3mo ago"On the present trajectory, Iran will emerge from the conflict many times stronger and more influential than it was before the war. It will exercise leverage with dozens of the richest nations in the world." From Robert Kagan, @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Over three-quarters of the global population has never lived through a major global energy crisis, such as those of the 1970s. In early 2026, that is about to change as the world faces the largest energy disruption in history.
“He failed to understand the interconnectedness of the world economy.” That was true in the trade war, and it’s true now.
There are some hard truths here, and every Democrat needs to watch this segment. African Americans are being targeted because we are the most consistent Democratic voting bloc. The GOP knows this. Every Democrat must start speaking with one voice about court reform. 🧵
Thanks @timothysnyder.bsky.social for this, my most important find in many months. What @sarahkendzior.bsky.social wrote 10 years ago is today's horrifying reality. Just incredible.
Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 3mo agoI wrote this in 2016.