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A comprehensive discussion of the history of Iran-U.S. relations and the miscalculations by both that led to what is likely to be a protracted war without a clear victory for the U.S. and Israel — perhaps heightened risk that Iran sees no stable alternative to developing a nuclear weapon. Ezra Klein talks with Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group.
This man is running to be governor of Alabama. In addition to his Islamaphobia, he doesn't actually reside in the state. He shouldn't be a candidate, yet this is Alabama.
#islamaphobia #alabama #TommyTuberville
https://www.al.com/news/2026/03/tuberville-is-fixated-on-the-enemy-thats-a-problem-for-alabama.html
"If we cannot feel the death of a child in Iran with the same moral clarity as the death of a child in the United States, then something in us has been deformed. If our outrage is calibrated by passport, then our humanity has been nationalized.
"Faith communities — and anyone who still believes in a common human dignity — have a responsibility to resist selective compassion, to insist on names when systems prefer numbers, to refuse the comforting lie that 'complexity' absolves conscience."
A powerful article by Omar Suleiman, published by RNS on March 5.
"Trump is discovering what George Bush and Lyndon Johnson discovered, you can seem to be winning even as you are being defeated. Unlike his predecessors though he is perfectly capable of declaring victory and walking away from the mess he’s created without a second thought. After all he’s already ended eight other wars, right?That is about as hopeful as it gets." A thoughtful essay about winning a war, by Michael Goldfarb.
https://frdhfirstroughdraftofhistory.substack.com/p/defining-defeat-in-the-age-of-asymmetric
The tragic story of a man having a mental health crisis, arrested, jailed, and abused by the Walker County Sheriff's office for 14 days.
"Mitchell had no pulse when he arrived at the hospital around 9:20 a.m. on January 26, 2023 — five hours after the jail nurse found him dehydrated and 'cool to the touch.' Along with sepsis, his cause of death was hypothermia. His body temperature was 72 degrees."
20 employees — almost half the jail's staff, including five health care contractors — have been indicted in the federal investigation.
The sheriff — who see himself as victim, not villain — is running for his third term.
Excellent reporting by #usatoday. #alabama #jasperal #walkercounty
"The universe in its own unique way, was slapping me silly and asking me to stop. And just try and be happy with what I have. Not find happiness with what I can have next. After all, in the end, it is about knowing what I am seeking really.
"The pattern repeats. Objects are what change.
"Things that somehow add up and pile up. Another new pen. Another new nib, new notebook. It’s all a distraction. Things that seem to bring happiness, but in the end are nothing but distractions from life and the emptiness of it." — Om Malik
So true.
From a 2004! war game run by retired Air Force colonel Samuel Gardner: "After all this effort, I am left with two simple sentences for policymakers. You have no military solution for the issues of Iran. And you have to make diplomacy work."
Read James Fallows' reflections on the U.S.-Israeli initiated war with Iran, building on his long perspective dating from the Vietnam War.
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Loving the reading experience on Current, an RSS reader developed with the unique goal of no guilt, unlike email. Reading should be immersive and reflective, not a race. The serif font complements the brain, the size kind to these aging eyes. On the iPhone, the swipes and haptics make Current magical, like a dance. Kudos to @tg.
