The President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.
The President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.
Dear friends in the #USA,
in case you haven't notices yet: you've lost the status of being a proper #democracy. 😔
Exhibit A from today:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/14/trump-carr-fcc-media-iran-war/
Good night, and good luck.
#media #press #journalism #failedstate #Republicans #WhiteHouse #politicalenshittification #politics
Submitted!
I am an astronomer who has asked nicely for years for SpaceX to be safer in orbit, think about ways to use fewer satellites, think about the consequences of burning up so many satellites, and think about ways to make their satellites darker. This filing proposing a million satellites is a clear "fuck you" from SpaceX to the entire astronomy community, as well as the entire planet.
So, fuck you, too, SpaceX!
There was a comprehensive and successful peace deal in 2016 signed by the US, Iran, Europe, Russia and China. It was already signed and implemented, it was working:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action
Then when Trump got elected he unilaterally tore it up for no clear reason at all, he was the only one rejecting it. Now ten years later he's bombing Iran for no clear reason at all.
"How can you oppose war when Khamenei was evil?"
Simple. If you killed Donald Trump by nuking Washington DC, I would not mourn Trump but I'd still say you're an evil war criminal who belongs in the Hague. It's really not hard.
For the second time this year, the US military has been sent into a foreign country to remove its leader.
It's February.