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As for the technical results of the strike and the extent of damage at the three targeted sites, that remains uncertain, we’re still awaiting the official Iranian position.
What stands out so far in Iran’s immediate reactions is that Iranian state TV claimed the nuclear materials and technology had been relocated prior to the American strike. I’m not sure which entity issued this statement.
Frankly, that’s a strange position. Countries that want to prevent further strikes don’t say such things, they claim everything was destroyed.
If Iran truly did move its nuclear materials and safeguard them in secret locations to allow for the eventual rebuilding of the program, then publicly saying they were untouched makes little sense, unless the aim is to downplay the strike’s effectiveness to avoid the need for an Iranian retaliation.
aj has the shittiest analysis. chances are no real was damage done. just like everyone has said. even the bunker buster can't get 90m deep. 30-40m tops. And successive hits won't each take another 30-40. The rock gets packed down so successive hits make less progress. granted there is motivation to save face in front of the nation, the iranian people. But if there's radioactive fallout, the IR can't just lie away about it. They will be forced to respond. Thus far, i still think the u.s. attack was all show. Let's see what the next few hours bring.
Mahdi Mohammadi, advisor to Majles Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: "From Iran's perspective, nothing unusual has happened. Iran has been expecting an attack on Fordow for several nights. The site has long been evacuated and did not suffer any irreversible damage in the attack. Two things are certain: first, knowledge cannot be bombed away; and second, this time the gambler [Trump] will lose."
I picked up Daniel de Visé's *The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic* at LA's Diesel Books:
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it's poignant that they were only able to secure such legendary artists for the movie because they were so neglected at the time. Before I saw the Blues Brothers I'd heard of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and James Brown but never really got what the big deal was, this clued me in and I'm forever grateful.
The movie is fucking funny too, and still hits home. I hate Illinois Nazis
@pluralistic I really liked the great scene with John Lee Hooker on Maxwell Street. As a young girl my mother lived on Maxwell street. at the time, and maybe still, there was a Jewish section
@Asbestos that bit is brilliant, my favourite number is with Ray Charles, and the crowd dancing to Shake a Tail Feather. Apparently Landis felt the dancing in that part was not up to scratch but I love to see a bunch of people having a good time.
@Asbestos @radiophobicsherkpop Sadly, Maxwell Street is all gone, just modern dorms, UIC stadiums and condos now. Manny's Deli is the only thing that's left of the Jewish part of that neighborhood.
It was on the receiving table I sat next to as I signed books after a book-tour reading, and I snuck peeks at the back cover while I chatted with the long line of attendees.
By the time the line was cleared, there was no question that I was going to buy this book, even though it wasn't formally for sale for a couple days (the bookstore staff were kind enough to make an exception for me, not least because I promised them that I wouldn't get a chance to read it for quite some time as I flitted from city to city on the rest of the tour).
The Blues Brothers has been been a big part of my life. I joined a group in Melbourne who performed along side the monthly screenings for years. I met my wife there. A group of us were invite to the filming of the sequel and are extras in the movie. We got to meet Dan and the band. I love the music and searched for more of that music. I will definitely look for this book.
Really nice love letter to the movie. I'll have to pick up the book.
I played in a Blues Brothers cover band (so covers of covers, really) in high school - very fun. Out second gig, though, was the weekend after Belushi's death, which certainly put a pall over the mood.
“Truth Social started experiencing global outages around the world within minutes of #Trump posting details of a US military strike on #Iran.” www.wired.com/story/truth-...
@_benui What my theory presupposes is: every one of the cross-ticks on this board represents a real example of SV & TECH market manipulation.
now all i have to do is solve this arcane 27-element lateral logic puzzle. Using everything that I already know about high-tech and insider Sandhill Road gossip. 💋
i only hope i don’t get killed before—- urk, hey, how did you get in here what? why do you have a gu
@_benui Feels like "Worse than existing tech" (aka the "Every replacement for trains is worse than trains" phenomenon) should be in there somewhere. Not sure where to squeeze it in tho.
Could we please get away from labeling "destroys jobs" being a bad thing? Because everything that reduces workload "destroys jobs". The problem is not that technology reduces workload. The problem is that we live in a society, that makes people depend on doing work that can be automated.
Two new yeast capture attempts, one with Saskatoon berries from the riverside in Pashastin and one with wild cherries from the riverside park in Leavenworth.
very cool! Do you try to isolate the yeast from anything else growing in that culture? suigenerisbrewing.com has been doing similar experiments, I’ve learned a lot watching his projects
@dovydas I've had plates and stuff for streaking to isolate for like 7 years and still haven't gotten around to it. The yeast generally does well without isolation. The hops and alcohol are what selects pretty well for yeast.
Neoconservatives have finally gotten the war with Iran they wanted. Trump has acted like a perfect thug and an easily manipulated one at that. My early reaction to the news of the attack.
...ed military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.🤨
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Do you drooling retards even remember how Bush's Iraq disaster nuked the Republican party's electoral prospects for several elections and paved the way for a homosexual Nigger to become president? Is "owning the Poast chuds" really worth it if the disastrous consequences of war with Iran results in the Democrats taking back power and flooding the US with an additional 30 million shitskin Invaders?
As a handful of progressive US lawmakers condemn Trump’s decision to attack Iran, the primary congressional leaders of the Democratic Party have yet to issue statements on the unprovoked US strikes.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer, who lead the Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, have yet to issue statements on the attacks.
Both are outspoken supporters of Israel and have taken a hawkish stance on Iran.
In a statement on Friday, Jeffries said that Iran could not become “nuclear-capable” and that Israel has a “right to defend itself”, but noted that only the US Congress has the right to declare war.
A recent poll found that 65 percent of people who identified with the Democratic Party are opposed to US involvement in Israel’s war against Iran, with just 15 percent in favour.
@ml@mitexleo.one #Iran has a right to defend itself from an unprovoked attack by #Israel. Full stop. Goddamnit this is one of the reasons I am so fucking fed-up with the #DemocraticParty in the #US. Fuck every last one of them!
As a handful of progressive US lawmakers condemn Trump’s decision to attack Iran, the primary congressional leaders of the Democratic Party have yet to issue statements on the unprovoked US strikes.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer, who lead the Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, have yet to issue statements on the attacks.
Both are outspoken supporters of Israel and have taken a hawkish stance on Iran.
In a statement on Friday, Jeffries said that Iran could not become “nuclear-capable” and that Israel has a “right to defend itself”, but noted that only the US Congress has the right to declare war.
A recent poll found that 65 percent of people who identified with the Democratic Party are opposed to US involvement in Israel’s war against Iran, with just 15 percent in favour.
A parliamentary committee overseeing #intelligence confirmed earlier this month that #Italy had used mercenary spyware made by Israel-based Paragon Solutions against two Italian #activists.
There are 499 days until the Midterms, 1234 days until the next theoretical Presidential Election, and 1308 days until the next optional Inauguration Day. Midterms progress: ██▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 23% Presidency/Regime progress: █▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 11% Until Next Inauguration : █▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 10% #protest
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
I’m not saying we have the votes to impeach. I’m saying that you DO NOT do this without Congressional approval and if Johnson doesn’t grow a spine and learn to be a real boy tomorrow we have a BFing problem that puts our very Republic at risk.
To be clear, I do not dispute that Iran is a nuclear threat. That’s why Obama negotiated the JCPOA. But whether that is better resolved through diplomatic or military measures is not a decision that the executive branch has unilaterally.
that's just not gonna happen, Johnson is not in the business of "growing a spine," he is a white supremacist from north Louisiana on the grift doing what white supremacists on the grift do -- counting the money in his secret bank accounts that nobody ever located or even followed up on when he lied about having no bank accounts
he is not interested in governing so it doesn't really matter to him that he has surrendered all his Constitutional power
It's difficult to know for sure, that they DID HAVE saved WMD (enriched uranium over 60%) #IAEA says, #Iran failed to provide the IAEA with full ⭕answers bbc.com/news/articles/ce3v6w2q… June 13 2025
RE No president has the authority to bomb...without the approval of Congress This is an unambiguous #impeachable offense
But, #Trump will ⭕tell Congress, most Iranians _want_ to get bombed‼️
Speaking of #Congress they are about to start a NEW precedent, imo
It's National Aboriginal Day in Canada. Here's an example of why I won't travel to the US now--because I'm sure I would have no problem at the border, being a white guy and all. It's not just that I should be able to walk freely across it, but not one of our most talented composers. slippedisc.com/2025/03/a-canad…
Today in particular I’m just so glad Merrick Garland prioritized “norms” over the U.S. constitution, our republic, and any hope of saving our democracy. Otherwise we might have run the risk of a functioning government.
I hope Garland knows that—along with Mitch—cowardice will always be his legacy.
On October 23 at 7PM, I’ll be in Decatur, Georgia, presenting my novel The Bezzle at Eagle Eye Books. No matter how hard we all wish it were otherwise, the sad fact is that there aren’t really…
Dictators love wars, believing they unite people behind them against the foreign "threat," real or imagined, and distract the public fron their domestic crimes. Let's hope the #media remember that now that #Trump has started an absolutely illegal war with #Iran.
Just when I thought Google couldn't get worse, it went in for more enshittification. We've got special brand map symbology for national brands & slogans for some! We've got suggested activities while there! (Telling me I might want to replace my car keys is funny; I don't have a car.) We can have a chat with the brand (probably a shitty chatbot) in Google maps. We can also be followed now, as if Google maps were a social media!
SO CREEPY!! @pluralistic have you seen this stuff?
US #president to address nation, says ‘now is time for peace’ after ‘full payload of bombs’ dropped on underground #Fordo site; #Natanz and #Isfahan also hit * ‘This is historic moment for US, #Israel and the world’ — #Trump
@ArdainianRight Trump ran as an antithesis to people like Bush and then turned outed to be even more egregious in their worst qualities than they were.
Bush invaded Iraq, but did so only by cynically exploiting America’s rage over 9/11 as a justification. What justification did Trump have to do this, especially when 99% of the country was vocally against it. He’s brazenly doing Israel’s genocidal work with OUR resources and daring anyone to do something about. I think that makes him magnitudes worse than even Bush.
In a recent call with French President Macron, Iranian President Pezeshkian reiterated that Iran will never renounce its right to possess peaceful nuclear capabilities.
Is Trump just a drooling Retard who himself decided that he would pander to NeverTrump Neocons and betray the people who got him elected, or does Mossad actually have evidence of him fucking kids?
Caitlin Johnstone- I feel so stupid for having bought into Gabbard’s antiwar schtick early on. Fuck this asshole, fuck Trump, fuck Israel, and fuck the US empire.
Back in the day, there was a fad among programmers for, well, having blood in their caffeine stream. See Jolt Cola: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_Col…
Is being highly caffeinated still something people brag about (more than in the larger culture)?
Or is it all microdosing hallucinogens, etc.? Or whatever replaced that?
(It’d be interesting to see the demographics of microdosing. It feels like something driven by Thought Leaders rather than bottom-up, but I’m out of touch.)
people in my circles didn't drink jolt for bragging rights
jolt cola was a tool. a means to an end. we wanted to Get Shit Done and jolt cola was how we stayed up long enough to see it through. benezdrine was hard to find and marching powder was expensive, but the gas station sold jolt all night.
@pluralistic : "Like many people of my generation, I grew up with The Blues Brothers. ... I can still just about recite those movies verbatim, more than 30 years later."
IMHO a perfect opening scene: Elwood stands in front of the Blues Mobile, Jake waits for the prison gate to open, and "She Caught the Katy" punches in. Sets the tone perfectly.
The Democrats are going to retake Congress and send the entire Trump family to prison and they're making victory laps on social media like they're winning. 🙄
President Trump warned Senator Lindsey Graham and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for going to Ukraine and encouraging them to continue fighting Russia.
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> A friend of mine runs an image board for furry art. He thought that people would use generative AI tools as a part of their workflows to make better works of art faster. He was wrong, it just led to people flooding the site with the results of "wolf girl with absolutely massive milkers showing her feet paws" from their favourite image generation tool in every fur color imaginable, then with different characters, then with different anatomical features. There was no artistic direction or study there. Just an endless flood of slop that was passable at best.
oh come on, the only issue here is the volume of slop it enables, humans create tons of this furry beatoff material purely by hand with no regard for "art".
Is it just me or is Spotify really the only platform that makes it easy to 1) build a #music playlist and then 2) share said #playlist so that others can easily listen to it. Damn!
Maybe I’m just an old fart, but I’m really missing the days of #MixCDs.
A modern blues band that tempers its retro inclinations with a contemporary flair, the California Honeydrops carved out a following on the international bl...
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in reply to Mitex Leo • • •chances are no real was damage done. just like everyone has said. even the bunker buster can't get 90m deep. 30-40m tops. And successive hits won't each take another 30-40. The rock gets packed down so successive hits make less progress.
granted there is motivation to save face in front of the nation, the iranian people. But if there's radioactive fallout, the IR can't just lie away about it. They will be forced to respond.
Thus far, i still think the u.s. attack was all show. Let's see what the next few hours bring.