I am absolutely convinced that only a small minority, a very small minority, among men, are seriously reached and profoundly moved by our propaganda of criticism, of doubt, of rebellion, of free investigation, of independent research. On the other hand, it is clear that our first interest lies always in seeking to increase this minority; to keep it, under all circumstances alive, active, refreshed. Our own happiness depends on it.
-- Emile Armand
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Netanyahu speaks.
The American strike on Iran was expected.
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.
- Aljazeera's Analyst Leqaa Maki
#Iran #Israel #Trump #War #Gaza #UN #USA #Hyprocrites #Europe #FreePalestine #SaveGaza #Genocide #Uk #EU #West #Palestine #USPol #Zionism
My students’ last request was to play, but then the school was bombed. I survived, and they became angels.Nour Abo Aisha (Mondoweiss)
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一戴口罩就更热
头顶出汗跟水龙头一样
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HASSAN ABEDINI, POLITICAL DEPUTY TO THE HEAD OF IRAN'S STATE TV: IRAN HAD ALREADY EVACUATED THE THREE NUCLEAR SITES OF FORDOW, NATANZ, AND ESFAHAN
#Iran #NoWarWithIran #Trump #USPol
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."
#Iran #NoWarWithIran #Trump #USPol
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I'd brag about the fact that I correctly predicted that Trump would get the US involved in another war.
But predicting that a US president will get the US involved in a war is like predicting that the sun will come up tomorrow.
My students' last request was to play, but then the school was bombed. I survived, and they became angels.
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#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
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My students’ last request was to play, but then the school was bombed. I survived, and they became angels.Nour Abo Aisha (Mondoweiss)
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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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
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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.
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“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
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.
#WildYeast #HomeBrewing #Fermentation
AI is ushering in a 'tiny team' era
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Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
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We know, that was the entire point of the strike.
🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 - Iranian Media Mehr News: "From now on, every American citizen and expert in the region will be a legitimate target."
![The image shows a tweet from Donald J. Trump's verified account, "[@]realDonaldTrump." The tweet is dated November 10, 2013, at 9:55 PM, and it reads: "Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly - not skilled!" The tweet is displayed on a white background with the user's profile picture on the left, showing a man's face. The tweet is followed by the timestamp and location information, "9:55 PM · 11/10/13 from Earth."](https://friendica.eskimo.com/photo/preview/640/7633308 "The image shows a tweet from Donald J. Trump's verified account, \"[@]realDonaldTrump.\" The tweet is dated November 10, 2013, at 9:55 PM, and it reads: \"Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly - not skilled!\" The tweet is displayed on a white background with the user's profile picture on the left, showing a man's face. The tweet is followed by the timestamp and location information, \"9:55 PM · 11/10/13 from Earth.\"")
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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.
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President Trump announced on Saturday night that he ordered military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.🤨
Sad indeed..... Seven countries in five years has now been fulfilled. minds.com/newsfeed/17833274107…
...ed military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.🤨 Sad indeed..... Seven countries in five years has now been fulfilled.. Subscribe to @autonomous_collective on MindsMinds
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@Sirpantangelini Actual psychopath here, bet this nigger enjoyed torturing and killing small animals as a kid.
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Im currently most excited about how butthurt everyone is gunna be.
You retards and everyone over at poast are the people sucking cock that smells like goat ass.
Im just laughing at you cause you deserve it.
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Democratic leaders quiet on Trump’s strikes:
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.
- Al Jazeera
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@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!
Democratic leaders quiet on Trump’s strikes: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.
- Al Jazeera
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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.
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Worst case scenario, evacuations and orders to take shelter will have to be issued for areas within several hundred kilometres.AFP (DAWN.COM)
This is how fascist governments operate. I *publicly* called this beforehand. I knew we would end up in this war. Fascism works by creating and picking fights with perceived common enemies. This is how they consolidate power. They create trouble and then set themselves up as "protectors" so people will be distracted as they consolidate power. That's what the ICE shit is about. That's what the transphobia shit is about. That's what the autism registry and antivaxxer shit is about. That's what the national guard in LA is about. That's what the war with Iran is about. He will keep doing this as long as he needs to, until he finds the magic combination that unlocks total dictatorial power here at home.
To "protect" us from this dangerous enemy, he needs us to give him more and more control, removing more and more checks and constraints. If he can't get the control he wants fighting this enemy, he will create a new one. This will not stop until he really is supreme leader, the unquestionable dictator with the divine right of kings.
"percieved" troublemakers, like the way people tend to label me as such and such bad thing.
It's like they want people to hate, for some reason. I dont get why they want that. I want to be left out of this damn war between dick show offs.
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BREAKING: Trump has announced that moments ago the United States has attacked 3 nuclear sites in Iran, specifically Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.
The vile hypocrisy of this fascist to break the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 despite Iran’s compliance, and now to attack Iran without reason in 2025.
This is 2003 Iraq WMDs all over again and countless innocent people will pay the price for these absurd lies.
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Exactly... and act of war triggered single sided by ill-informed and unpresidential Donald J. Trump. This needs to have consequences...
U.S. strikes Iran's nuclear facilities
Link: axios.com/2025/06/21/us-strike…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
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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.
What’s the worst detail in this story?
The mother forced to use unclean water to make formula for her baby?
The child with cancer now facing relapse symptoms?
The 16-year-old trying to be strong for her 2 younger siblings and mom, all trapped in the camp together?
This is America. Don’t look away.
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You should be using an RSS reader
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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…Cory Doctorow (Medium)
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I wrote this three months ago, for the county Democratic party blog.
I didn't imagine we'd be bombing Iran, but it still all applies.
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Get Your Anti-War Signs Ready...Just In Case by Stefan Jones, Washington County Dems Communications Committee Member Oh, cripes for dumb.Karolina Newcombe (Washington County Democrats)
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Because the US starting wars in the Middle East always works out so well for all sides.
Feeling nauseated.
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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?
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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.Sputnik International
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Trump is ushering in the Golden Age for the entire world.
He is forcing all other countries to become competitive.
The system that Trump is implementing is forcing other countries to adopt similar measures in order to be competitive.
The other countries also realize that if they delay their structural reforms, they will be left behind.
The reforms include:
Competition leads to maximum prosperity, stability and personal freedom
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.thealtworld (TheAltWorld’s Newsletter)
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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.
BitcoDavid #ResistTrump
in reply to BitcoDavid #ResistTrump • • •Here's my concern. You know who's allies with Iran? China, Russia, and North Korea. You know who's allies with us, since #FatHitler seized power? Nobody.
I kinda don't care so much about Iran or Israel, for that matter. I care about WWIII.
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in reply to BitcoDavid #ResistTrump • • •A black woman? Bullshit. The Democrats forced Trump on the American people because the alternative was a soul-dead genocidal drunk whose only "qualifications" were her genitalia and her skin color.
She and Genocide Joe murdered children by the thousands for 15 months. If you think that that's acceptable, there's something deeply wrong with you.
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in reply to BitcoDavid #ResistTrump • • •Clearly her race and gender played some role, sure, but it was also a bad campaign. Biden is very much to blame for Trump being able to even be on the ballot, and in other ways setting things up for failure, and the dems on the whole blew it. racism & mysogony are too easy of scapegoats IMO
What's more, call me cynical, but I don't know that bombing Iran like this would be off the table if Democrats were still in power.
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