The “main goal” of the Iran War may have changed, reports Washington Post: “Israeli officials said securing the [Strait of Hormuz] for energy shipments could become the war’s main goal now that regime change and ending Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon seem out of reach.”

So the AIM is try to have what we had before the illegal war, but at higher cost and less fuel supply having bombed it.

And all for the cost of 200 Billion and counting

#Trump #USpol #USApol

Media release: Papers please! – NZ Council for Civil Liberties
https://nzccl.org.nz/media-release-papers-please/

“The majority of New Zealanders should be reeling after the quick succession of announcements by the government this week,” said Thomas Beagle, chair of the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties (NZCCL), in reference to the Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill, the Policing Amendm

The Man Who Went Shopping For Dining Chairs and Accidentally Bought Stonehenge.

On September 21, 1915, a British barrister named Cecil Chubb was given a very simple task by his wife, Mary. She sent him to a local auction in Salisbury with strict instructions: buy a nice set of dining chairs for their home.

But as Chubb sat in the auction house, he got distracted. "Lot 15" came up for sale, a 30-acre plot of land featuring a crumbling, dilapidated ring of ancient rocks.
@VisionaryVoid

Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...

• about 640,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,050,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,480,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,960,000 km² below the 1980s mean

More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

Generations from now, Russians will celebrate the late Putin regime's Nixonian feat of Russo-American rapprochement and how he split the Yankees from their European junior allies, weakening the hostile transatlantics and hastening the West's decline...

https://www.politico.eu/article/putin-offers-stop-intel-iran-condition-us-cuts-off-ukraine/

Republicans talk about the SAVE Act as if it just requires a photo ID.

The voter registration and proof of citizenship requirements are the real problem, as most state driver's licenses won't count as valid ID.

Having to register in person with an overpriced passport, which most people don't need, or a birth certificate in your current name, is designed to frustrate millions of Americans, especially married women who changed their names.

Trump is begging Republicans to pass it for a reason.