Queen Zenobia’s Electile Dysfunction ™️
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Animal lover, avid reader, giver of care, lover of music. Don’t much like to talk about myself in public, so I post stories of interest. Yes, you probably know me. Wrecked sense of humor. (I blame my upbringing.)
This is way higher than the dollar-a-barrel Iran was demanding in May, after the war. 5-7% is 4-5 bucks a barrel at current prices.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 5h agoReuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be unlikely to risk transit without paying."
Drone carrying explosives found at Leipzig airport, say German police ft.trib.al/PkWnLJr
Drone carrying explosives found at Leipzig airport, say German police
Incident appears to mark an escalation after two years of drone incursions at European airports
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Christian Nationalism On the Ballot in Tennessee: From calls to ban mosques to AI Crusader videos, two candidates are pushing Christian nationalist agendas to the forefront of Thursday’s Republican primaries. www.confrontthehate.com/p/executions...
Executions for Abortions? Deport Muslims? Christian Nationalism On the Ballot in Tennessee
From calls to ban mosques to AI Crusader videos, two candidates are pushing Christian nationalist agendas to the forefront of Thursday’s Republican primaries.
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Albert Speer would be so proud! The Times takes us on an exclusive video tour of Washington remade in the image of Donald Trump. It furnishes a perfect demonstration of the psychopathology of fascist architectural design. www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
Inside Trump’s multimillion-dollar DC makeover — a visual guide
The president has grand designs for Washington, including a White House ballroom, independence arch and Dulles airport redesign. How much does it cost?
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⚽ Former Real Madrid and Barcelona star Luis Figo has called Gianni Infantino "deceitful", saying the under-fire FIFA president "must go" after a backlash against his plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup ➡️ u.afp.com/SHqd
VChK-OGPU reports that a major general was buried under conditions of secrecy at Moscow's Troyekurovskoye Cemetery. According to the outlet, one version is that the deceased may have been a close associate of Russian Aerospace Forces commander Alexander Chaiko. #Russia
Much more to the arrest of Aaron Farinacci, the man accused of arson related to the Spokane wildfires, as reported by @alexdugganreports.bsky.social and Garrett Cabeza: www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Suspected Old Trails arsonist Aaron Farinacci contacted over Spokane fires last year, court docs say
The man suspected of setting a fire that destroyed hundreds of Spokane homes and forced 60,000 people to evacuate was contacted by law enforcement last summer for two fires but never arrested, accordi...
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Zelensky said Ukraine will prioritize destroying Russian ballistic missile launchers to reduce attacks on the country. He called this strategically important and said Kyiv is also developing its own air defense system while seeking more anti-ballistic interceptors from partners. #Ukraine
The audience needs to be reminded that Jared Isaacman is an Elon Musk protégé who was put in his position at NASA at Musk's insistence. His job is to transfer the budget of NASA to SpaceX to the extent he can possibly do so. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h agoNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days."
A significant, graphically enhanced fact check of Musk's business and financial claims. Any other CEO would be fired for speaking the way Musk does. But for Musk, his wealth furnishes an impenetrable barrier to accountability
Folding like a cheap umbrella? The US has removed Iran-related sanctions, according to the US Treasury's website, Reuters reports.
Amir Hassan, a Michigan Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump, lost his primary election to a candidate who dropped out of the race but remained on the ballot.
Trump-Backed Candidate in Michigan Loses to Opponent Who Dropped Out
Amir Hassan lost by double-digit percentage points to Thomas J. Smith, who accepted the nomination despite dropping out of the race last month.
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Crews are out with jackhammers today at the White House helipad. https://t.co/6rP3lJr6J6 https://twitter.com/PenguinSix/status/2085016656485417354
It's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
Let's not lose sight of how abnormal this is. Trump is demanding prosecutions over Reflecting Pool fiasco even though his own DOJ has shown conclusively it isn't supported by facts or law. On the pod, @barbmcquade.bsky.social is brilliant on the bigger stakes here: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
Trump’s Fury at Reflecting Pool Mess Darkens as Damning New Leaks Hit
As Trump’s effort to jail people over his failed renovation starts looking even worse, a former federal prosecutor explains why this corruption of DOJ is so dangerous—and how to fight back.
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🔴 Russian forces launched a massive overnight attack on Kyiv and the region using 24 ballistic missiles, 4 anti-ship missiles, and 115 drones. The strikes hit civilian targets, including warehouses, logistics centers, and a railway station.
Die Zeit reports Russian intelligence planned to assassinate Stefan Thumann, head of German drone maker Donaustahl. German services thwarted the plot after allied countries warned them, and Thumann is now under increased protection. He has not attended trade fairs for security reasons. #Ukraine
Talarico’s argument is simple: Stop treating marijuana like a crime. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it. Stop wasting police resources on low-level marijuana offenses. Clear the records of people whose lives have been derailed by nonviolent marijuana convictions.
I’ve been screening our documentary with organizing communities in the South. So far, the organizers mention data centers first at every single event. From racial justice orgs to old school activists who don’t usually think about tech policy. This has legs.
A drone carrying an explosive package and detonator was found near a parked Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, an opponent of Donald Trump’s anti-voting agenda, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to be the state’s next governor. She’ll face off against a Republican who opposes virtually everything she stands for. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Michigan election chief Jocelyn Benson to face prominent election denier in governor’s race
Benson has been a frequent target of election deniers and anti-voting activists, who falsely accused her of perpetuating voter fraud during subsequent elections in the Great Lakes State.
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Trump conditioned the Saudi nuclear deal on something Saudi Arabia has spent three years refusing. warontherocks.com/why-trumps-i...
Why Trump’s Israel Normalization Demand May Kill the Saudi Nuclear Deal
Only days after the Trump administration celebrated what it called a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, the president himself appeared
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The Wikimedia Foundation is acing the test. Unfortunately it's for doing the wrong thing every step of the way. medium.com/regarding-wi... @wikipedia.org #Wikipedia
How the Wikimedia Foundation’s Union Busting Is Textbook
The word “textbook” usually gets used loosely. Here it applies literally. There is an actual scholarly literature on how American employers…
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The misogynist and adjacent rapist feels bad for the guy who abused his wife and 2-year-old. And these two got elected instead of serving time in prison #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 16h agoTrump on Max Miller: I feel bad for him
This may be more concessions from Trump to get Iran to agree to a deal.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 6h agoThe United States has removed counterterrorism sanctions from two aircraft and three airlines with links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to details posted to the U.S. Treasury Department's website on Wednesday. ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
🇩🇪 🚨 German police raised the alarm at an airport overnight after an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane and another aircraft collided with an unknown flying object mid-air before landing safely ➡️ u.afp.com/SHqS
