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“This is all being read inside of Iran as a war on the Iranian people.”
As oil prices threaten to spike to $200 a barrel amid Iran’s pressure campaign against the U.S. and its allies,
professor Narges Bajoghli returns to Democracy Now! with an update on the war on Iran and its place in the modern history of U.S.-Iran relations.
Bajoghli explains how the combination of harsh sanctions and an insidious propaganda campaign has created a deep political divide within Iran and it…

“War on the Iranian People”: Nationalism Grows in Iran in Defiance of Deadly U.S. and Israeli Strikes
“This is all being read inside of Iran as a war on the Iranian people.” As oil prices threaten to spike to $200 a barrel amid Iran’s pressure campaign against the U.S. and its allies, professor Narges Bajoghli returns to Democracy Now! with an update on the war on Iran and its place in the modern history of U.S.-Iran relations. Bajoghli explains how the combination of harsh sanctions and an insidious propaganda campaign has created a deep political divide within Iran and its diaspora, as …

Gov. Gavin Newsom has engaged in months of negotiations to neutralize a proposed California wealth tax ballot initiative; a compromise does not appear imminent (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/12/gavin-newsom-moves-neutralize-t…

US commander says Russia and China's Arctic patrols are 'not for peaceful purposes' (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-commander-says-russia-chinas-arctic-patrols-not-peaceful-purposes
http://www.memeorandum.com/260113/p118#a260113p118

LŠ, je suis étonné.
#Québec

François Legault démissionne
(Québec) Au pouvoir depuis 2018, au plus bas dans les sondages depuis des mois, le premier ministre François Legault jette l’éponge. Le fondateur de la Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) a annoncé sa démission mercredi, provoquant une course à sa succession.

Tories and Lib Dems criticise Starmer’s ‘spinelessness’ after U-turn on digital ID
All very silly. The proposal is still in place, it's just that a biometric passport can be used as an alternative.
Pragmatic authoritarianism that still needs opposing.

Meta aims to introduce
facial recognition to its
smart glasses
while its biggest critics are distracted,
according to a report from The New York Times.
In an internal document reviewed by The Times, Meta says it will
💥launch the feature “during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
The document is from last May and reportedly describes …

Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted
Meta is planning to add facial recognition technology to its smart glasses while critics are distracted by political events, according to a report from The New York Times.

"There is no legitimate investigative purpose here. No subpoena. Nothing at all. Just the executive branch tracking the oversight activities of the legislative branch, then weaponizing that information for political culture war point-scoring."
✅ Bondi Spying On Congressional Epstein Searches Should Be A Major Scandal | Techdirt

GOP senator proposes vote to nix filibuster amid elections bill debate (Jordain Carney/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/12/congress/new-pitch-to-nix-filibuster-00826482
http://www.memeorandum.com/260312/p104#a260312p104

Den #Türken, die so ticken, wie im SPIEGEL Artikel beschrieben, sollte man die Einbürgerung verweigern, auch Visa.
Es sollte geprüft werden, ob sie eine doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft haben und für diesen Fall sollte ihnen die Deutsche aberkannt werden.
Die Staatsanwaltschaft sollte konsequent die Haßposter gegen Özdemir ausforschen und vor Gericht bringen.
In Deutschland ist kein Ra…

Wahl in Baden-Württemberg: Warum vielen Türkeistämmigen Özdemirs Erfolg nicht passt
Sie beschimpfen ihn als »Verräter« oder »assimilierte Bokwurst«. Der Erfolg des grünen Politikers provoziert in der türkischen Community so einige. Ihre Haltung ist ein Problem für diese Gesellschaft.

Sources: the Trump administration is weighing a substantial shift in its cyberstrategy, including by enlisting private companies to assist with cyberattacks (Adam Sella/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/us-cyberwarfare-privat…

U.S. Weighs Expanding Private Companies’ Role in Cyberwarfare
The proposal raises a host of questions about the legality and practicality of bolstering the involvement of the private sector in offensive cyberoperations.