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Repost by @NickKristof RT by @NickKristof: BREAKING: Footage shows Iran’s direct missile hit on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which hosts US troops and jets, with large areas of the base including the soldiers’ barracks and fuel bladder area on fire. Click to see original repost
Hmm. The same thought occurred to me. :) Repost of @RoKhanna: Original post
I love The Odyssey, so I'm thrilled to see the rave reviews of the new movie. But where was Odysseus's ancient island of Ithaca? It probably wasn't today's Ithaca--but here's a remarkable theory of where it was: Original post
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Very interesting piece by @jeffsommer about the alarming levels of debt that AI-related companies are accumulating, already pushing down stock and bond prices for firms like Oracle. Larry Ellison's holdings are down by $230 billion since September. Original post
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My @nytimes colleague @kashhill discovered that there was a biography of her for sale on Amazon. Surprised, she bought it. It turned out to be AI slop, so she wrote this delightful essay proving that human writers do for now hold an edge: Original post
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Very important warning. Repost of @GeoffRBennett: Original post
.@adamliptak with a characteristically brilliant and nuanced look at the law as it relates to President Trump’s efforts to hound journalists with subpoenas. Original post
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How cool that soccer greats Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal met when the latter was 5 months old. Messi was a young @Unicef ambassador and Yamal was, er, having a bath. Now Yamal is also a Unicef ambassador. Two soccer giants helping the world's kids! Original post
The Low-IQ Department of Defense. Repost of @SecWar: Original post
The @WSJ reports on physical and sexual abuse of Palestinians inside Israeli prisons, including a named prisoner saying that he was raped: Instead of stonewalling, Israel should a.) investigate, and b.) allow the Red Cross to interview prisoners. Original post
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This is nonsense. Attacking the ICC means that we will aiding those who commit mass atrocities around the world while undermining the historic effort since Lemkin and Nuremberg to deter mass murder and mass rape and provide accountability afterward. Repost of @SecRubio: Original post
I'm old enough to remember when leaders tried to cover up their corruption. Repost of @PhillipsPOBrien: Original post
An illuminating report by @JDiamond1, capturing the out-of-control violence by extremist settlers. Repost of @JDiamond1: Original post
A @nytopinion editorial on the ongoing brutality in Sudan, made possible in part by our pals in the UAE: Original post
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Repost by @NickKristof RT by @NickKristof: BREAKING: Footage of the bulk carrier Luni sinking in the Strait of Hormuz today after a hull fracture that led to it splitting in two near Bandar Abbas. This comes as Trump claims to be "Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz." Click to see original repost
Repost by @NickKristof RT by @NickKristof: No one is watching Ukraine as closely as Taiwan. Not just its tech and tactics, but how the free world is responding' and not responding, to a nuclear power neighbor's invasion. Repost of @NickKristof: Click to see original repost
Ukraine is amazing in the way it is reinventing warfare. It has so much to teach the rest of the world. Repost of @Osinttechnical: Original post
What Ukraine is accomplishing against Russia in the Sea of Azov is incredible. I hope Taiwan is taking notes about how to apply lessons to the waters around it. Repost of @Osinttechnical: Original post
Interesting essay by @paulkrugman about corporate taxes and oligarchy, noting that corporate tax rates keep dropping even as the public overwhelmingly favors raising them. Original post
Oligarchy in Action: The Case of Corporate Tax Cuts
How big money trumps the people’s will — and how to reclaim democracy
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Israel insists that reports of rape of imprisoned Palestinians are false. So why not allow unfettered visits by the Red Cross to show there is nothing to hide? Original post
Senator Lindsey Graham has died, age 71. He was smart, hard-working and sometimes very funny, but from my point of view he directed his immense talents largely in the wrong direction, starting with fervent backing of the Iraq war. Original post
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Repost by @ScarboroughNow These settlers have terrorized Christian residents in the West Bank for years, with the government doing little to prot… Click to see original repost
When this happens to a member of the US Congress, you can imagine what happens to Palestinians. Repost of @RoKhanna: Original post
Trump is overplaying his hand, but the IRGC also has a long history of overplaying its hand, most notably during the Iran-Iraq war, dragging it out for six unnecessary years. What could go wrong? Original post
Repost by @NickKristof RT by @NickKristof: Ukrainian attack drones struck another dozen Russian oil/fuel tankers off Crimea overnight. The Russian Navy has so far been incapable of stopping the attacks at sea, with nearly 40 vessels hit in the last 96 hours. Click to see original repost
.@SangerNYT on President Trump's Iran war path -- from proclaiming Middle East peace "for the first time in 3,000 years" to renewed air strikes: The mess is a reminder that the diplomatic toolbox (JCPOA!) is sometimes more effective than the military one. Original post
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This seems a time when we need a dollop of hope about America and its future. Here's mine: Original post
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