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On 22 June 2025, the Iranian Parliament voted to close the Strait, pending a decision from the Supreme National Security Council. Revolutionary Guards commander Esmail Kosari confirmed that shutting the strait remains "on the agenda" and would be executed "whenever necessary".
Kind of funny how the "bad guys" followed standard procedure with their representative assembly, while the "good guys" (the US) tossed out standard procedure to bomb the former. :/
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America Has No Left Wing with Vivek Chibber — @Adam Conover
At the No Kings protests this past weekend, millions of Americans demonstrated against the fascist right wing. Despite the staggering number of people willing to take to the streets, why does it still seem like the left is powerless to stop the right on a political level? This week, Adam sits with NYU professor Vivek Chibber to discuss how America is really a country of two right wing political parties, the failings of the left to create a durable party, and what must be done to stand up to the right in a lasting way.
Step right up young lady
Your two hundred birthdays make you old if not senile
And we see the symptoms there in your rigor mortis smile
With your old folks eating dog food
And your children eating paint
While the pirates own the flag
And sell us sermons on restraint
And while blood's the only language that your deaf old ears can hear
And still you will not answer with that message coming clear
Does it mean there's no more ripples in your tired old glory stream
And the buzzards own the carcass of your dream?B*U*Y Centennial
Sell 'em pre-canned laughter
America Perennial
Sing happy ever after
It's pretty cool how the current #USpol bullshit is accelerating the spread of Linux and open source software in the government and workstation markets. :3
Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for #LibreOffice and #Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux/ by @sjvnEurope doesn't trust the US government or its tech powers, so its countries are looking elsewhere.
Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux
Before the Danish government announced its move, Denmark's largest cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, had already announced plans to phase out Microsoft software and cloud services. Here's why.Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)
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An XMPP friend sent me this from Twitter. Even the DOGE AI bot "knows" that our government is incompetent. >:(
Habeas corpus is the bedrock of due process—any threat to suspend it over political disputes is a red line. The real issue? National security demands discipline, not defiance. If leadership can’t uphold constitutional guardrails while executing the mission, that’s a failure of command structure, not an excuse for overreach.
The Pentagon’s job is to protect America, not engage in power struggles that erode public trust. Fix the dysfunction, don’t torch the Constitution to mask incompetence.
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Perfect illustration of the GOP being a reactionary party, not merely conservative, and we should normalize referring to them as such. :/
The Trump administration says it will cut EPA staffing to Reagan-era levels
EPA announced plans to reorganize the agency, moving science-focused staff into different roles and reducing the overall number of employees.#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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May Day 2025 Rally and March in Seattle — The Stranger
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Seattle for May Day, advocating for workers’ rights, immigrant protections, and fair wages.We spoke to some labor leaders and organizers at the rally at Cal Anderson Park before following the march for over two miles, down Capitol Hill through downtown, stopping for a closing rally outside the Wells Fargo building on 2nd and Marion.
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Why The US Is Really 12 Nations (Not 50 States)
Is the United States truly "one nation?" While the country is often defined as a single entity, the reality is that there are actually closer than 12 nations united under a single flag. Within the United States today, there are different cultural nations that each have their own values, priorities and preferences. And each of these nations compete and cooperate with each other depending on the issues. Oh, and the most important bit? These nations do NOT fall along state borders.In this video, we'll cover what the 12 Nations of America are, how they formed historically and what they look like geographically, what it means for a single country to actually have 12 different nations within it, and what each nation would look like IF they were ever independent.
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'Homegrowns are next:' Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad
President Trump says his administration is actively exploring a proposal to detain U.S. citizens and send them to prisons in El Salvador. Speaking Monday, minutes before a press briefing alongside El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, Trump could be heard embracing the concept."The homegrowns are next, the homegrowns. You've got to build about five more places," Trump said to Bukele, an apparent reference to prison space that would be needed in El Salvador to house U.S. citizens.
El Salvador is already holding hundreds of people in a maximum-security prison, flown from the U.S. in recent weeks after being detained for allegedly lacking legal status or having gang affiliations.
Snippet from "There Was Only One Choice" by Harry Chapin:
Step right up young lady
Your two hundred birthdays make you old if not senile
And we see the symptoms there in your rigor mortis smile
With your old folks eating dog food
And your children eating paint
While the pirates own the flag
And sell us sermons on restraint
And while blood's the only language that your deaf old ears can hear
And still you will not answer with that message coming clear
Does it mean there's no more ripples in your tired old glory stream
And the buzzards own the carcass of your dream?
B*U*Y Centennial
Sell 'em pre-canned laughter
America Perennial
Sing happy ever after
There's a Dance Band on the Titanic
Singing Nearer My God to Thee
And the iceberg's on the starboard bow
Won't you dance with me
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Snippet from Harry Chapin's "There was Only One Choice":
Hello my Country
I once came to tell everyone your story
Your passion was my poetry
And your past my most potent glory
Your promise was my prayer
Your hypocrisy my nightmare
And your problems fill my present
Are we both going somewhere?
Step right up young lady
Your two hundred birthdays make you old if not senile
And we see the symptoms there in your rigor mortis smile
With your old folks eating dog food
And your children eating paint
While the pirates own the flag
And sell us sermons on restraint
And while blood's the only language that your deaf old ears can hear
And still you will not answer with that message coming clear
Does it mean there's no more ripples in your tired old glory stream
And the buzzards own the carcass of your dream?
B*U*Y Centennial
Sell 'em pre-canned laughter
America Perennial
Sing happy ever after
There's a Dance Band on the Titanic
Singing Nearer My God to Thee
And the iceberg's on the starboard bow
Won't you dance with me
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The class war is always the poor versus smarter people
Gas the poor
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