I’ve travelled to the US more than a hundred times for work, lived there for five years, & was a Green Card holder.

I always found it to be a fascinating & often beautiful country, & one that can achieve astonishing things.

And despite being a mess of contradictions, including many aspects that I personally disagree with, it always felt self-confident enough to allow discussion & debate about those issues.

No more, it seems, so I doubt I’ll be going there again.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dz0g2ykpeo

"Since the illusory ceasefire..in #Gaza, the lives of #Palestinians...have been dictated by an imaginary line drawn up by the [shitraeli] army. Crossing this “Yellow Line,” which indicates the boundary of...occupation of ethnically cleansed areas spanning more than half of Gaza, constitutes a death sentence...even for children collecting firewood...a reality in which supposedly safe neighborhoods are transformed overnight into active frontlines, with no warning."

https://www.972mag.com/gaza-yellow-line-expanding-israel/

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

#pitchforks

NEW: ICE Arrests Observer, Maces Press & Detains People as Agents are Confronted Across Minneapolis

Federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement were confronted in north Minneapolis and the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood on Tuesday after locals learned operations were taking place. The two incidents were among many continuous flashpoints and run-ins between residents, community members and federal agents in recent days.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/ice-arrests-observer-maces-press-detains-people-as-agents-are-confronted-across-minneapolis/