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There is no excuse for the US the ever have any military personnel die in combat again.
Just issue them each a ballroom and they’ll be fine.
🪖🪩🕺🏻
#USpol #DanceFighting

I love it. These #US companies are absolutely screwing themselves twice over. AI won't deliver what they hope, and no people anymore to fix it.
In the meantime, the #EU is full-on developing alternatives and self sufficiency.
@…

I am just wondering if the US can keep all current military assets in theatre for a longer time, if the next rounds of talks with Iran take weeks/months, or is there some practical limit? In other words is Trump in some hurry to strike or not?
#Iran #USA

This is as good a time as any for a thought experiment.
You're in Nazi Germany. You know about the camps, you know what they do, you see the ash fall, you smell it. People who resist alone are killed, some are sent to the camps too. You're afraid to even talk to people about it for fear that they'll turn you in.
You think back to when the camps were being built. You had all the warning signs, but you didn't know how to interpret them. You could believe it would happen. You thought you'd have a chance to vote him out. You thought there might be another way. You thought maybe things would turn out differently if you just sat tight, kept your head down, kept yourself safe.
You see a family being dragged from their home. You know they will be killed. You want to fight, not just for them but for yourself. You opposed Hitler, and at any point you know you could be on the list... Even if you do nothing.
You wish you could rise up, shoot the SS, open the gates, fight it all. You know you aren't alone, but you don't know how to connect with the people who want the same thing.
Using the knowledge we have now, what should you have done in the preceding months and years to connect, to build a community that would open up all paths of resistance?
There were people who resisted. We know it wasn't enough.
Gun laws in Nazi Germany were very similar to US laws in that Nazis were largely free to own guns and everyone else was not. Unlike the US, where "others" have historically controlled using the fear that they might be randomly executed, Germany did codify it. Red flag laws were one more step in the US towards that codification, and there will be more.
When Nazis were taking away those guns, the social networks didn't exist to make resistance possible for most folks. But some Jews were able to resist.
It wasn't the guns that made the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising possible, though they definitely helped. The Warsaw Ghetto uprising was made possible by labor organizing in the precessing years.
If there were more uprisings like that, the Holocaust could have been stopped if not prevented. Social networks make resistance possible. Guns are only useful tools to resist authoritarianism *after* you build a community able to support that resistance, and they are only one of many tools made useful by that community.
Getting guns is easy, and not always necessary. Building community is hard. Guns won't keep you safe. Community will.
Single acts of resistance may slow the machine down, but to actually bring down a monster you need to be able to attack more than once. You need a society of resistance. If you are afraid now, build that. Talk to people while it's still safe to do so. Ask them where their red line is. Talk to neighbors. Figure out your network.
Take the steps you need now to keep your neighbors safe, to keep yourself safe.
#USPol

"US to pay almost $1bn to French energy company to kill wind project plan"
#US #USA #America #Energy

Heute vor 72 Jahren: Am 26. März 1954 kam es zum ersten Test der thermonuklearen Waffe TX-17, einer der ersten in den #USA eingesetzten thermonuklearen Bomben. Castle Romeo war der Codename für einen der Tests der US-#Atomtestserie Operation #Castle.

US-Algorithmen als Grenzhüter: Automatisierte Urteile über EU-Reisende möglich
Ein Entwurf zum Austausch von Biometriedaten mit den USA lässt zu, dass Software bald allein über die Einreise entscheidet – trotz massiver Datenschutzbedenken. @… #USA

Apparently, future travellers to the US are now expected to disclose every email address they've used in the last five years, alongside their social media accounts. I must have hundreds of addresses, because of the catch-all 🤯. There's not a chance in hell I'm going there unless absolutely necessary.
#USA

Accidentally put USB-C into an USB-A port and Windows complained about a power surge 🫣
#USB #Windows #USBA

RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116292642552859449
So …. Trump raises fuel prices with his war, then his USPS squeezes us further.
The pain is the purpose.

"Trump's signature is set to start adorning new U.S. dollars later this year, a change that the Treasury Department said was in honor of America's 250th anniversary."
In honor of the vanity of one person. 🙄
#USA #currency #insult #vanity

Amazing and scary analysis, Israel and the US have a munitions problem. It is also food for thought for any military in europe for example.
#Iran #USA #Israel

Over 11,000 munitions in 16 Days of the Iran War: ‘Command of the Reload’ Governs Endurance
Significant numbers of advanced munitions have been expended, revealing that battlefield dominance matters less than the industrial capacity to replenish critical stockpiles.

"Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for ‘defense readiness’"
#US #USA #America #FossilFuels

Fire damage aboard #US supercarrier off #Iran caused by fire in a laundry is forcing the ship to go to Crete for repairs amid claims of poor crew morale.
Speculating here, but is this arson/sabotage?
#IranCrisis

Why is this unilateral ? EU should exactly ask for the same biometric materials from US.
#europe #us
htt…

Great blog, Defeated, How Trump is destroying the US as a world power.
#usa

Defeated
How Trump is destroying the US as a world power

This is basically accurate.
#NATO #uspol #IranWar #TrumpsWar

Minab: When the world’s most precise missile chose a classroom | US-Israel war on Iran | @…
#Iran #US

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US #UnitedStates #USA

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US
A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years type event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say.

Heute vor 61 Jahren: Am 26.03.1965 zündeten die #USA im Rahmen von Operation Whetstone die 35. Atombombe "Cup". Whetstone war eine Serie von #Kernwaffentests bei der 1964/65 insgesamt 46 Bomben größtenteils im Testgebiet in

Death Gulch at Yellowstone is "a natural death trap for animals" due to CO2 and H2S accumulation. "At high concentrations..., these gases are lethal, and the death of one animal is thought to lure in others, who are then also overcome." Also, description of Wahb Springs.
Great post by US Geological Survey #USGS scientists

Yellowstone’s Wahb Springs and Death Gulch—unusual features with unusual names
In the northeast part of Yellowstone National Park there is a thermal area with a strange composition. And even stranger names.

Iran is continuing to prepare for a potential military conflict with the United States.
#usa

Iran Update, February 24, 2026
Iran is seeking support from US adversaries Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to prepare for war against the United States.

«#KI vom OpenAI-Rivalen Anthropic bei Maduro-Einsatz genutzt:
Bei der #US-Militäroperation zur Gefangennahme des venezolanischen Machthabers Nicolšs Maduro ist einem Medienbericht zufolge #KISoftware des

Bericht: KI vom OpenAI-Rivalen Anthropic bei Maduro-Einsatz genutzt
Bei der US-Militäroperation zur Gefangennahme des venezolanischen Machthabers ist einem Medienbericht zufolge KI-Software von Anthropic eingesetzt worden.

I’m so glad that the United States Navy and the IRGC are playing chicken in the Strait of Hormuz and not trying to sort things out like a bunch of sugared up 5 year olds. /s
https://houseofsaud.com/us-navy-hormuz-transit/

US Navy Crosses Hormuz for First Time Since Iran War Began
Two US destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz on April 11 while Vance-Ghalibaf talks opened in Islamabad. Iran claims they turned back. The US says otherwise.

"Trump’s EPA to roll back rule limiting hazardous mercury from coal plants"
#US #USA #America #FossilFuels

Abolish the office of United States president. It's too much power for one person, even when the president follows the law, let alone this chud who doesn't. #PresidentsDay #uspol

Heute vor 50 Jahren: Am 26. Februar 1976 testen die #USA die Atombombe "Shallows". Die Operation Anvil war eine Serie von 21 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests, die 1975 und 1976 auf der Nevada Test Site in Nevada unterirdisch durchgeführt wurde.

The US Supreme Court FINALLY ruled against Trump’s tariff imposing. It’s really basic constitutional law, 3 Supreme Stooges voted the wrong way!
Those 3 are the biggest crooks.
Kavanaugh, Alito, and Thomas are anti-justice.
#USPolitics #NoJustice

"US energy leader slams IEA's net zero agenda, suggests Washington could walk out"
#US #USA #America #NetZero

US energy leader slams IEA's net zero agenda
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the International Energy Agency should focus on energy security and abandon net zero ideas, but EU leaders have backed the Paris-based agency as a "trusted pillar" of the global energy community. #EuropeNews

Heute vor 72 Jahren: Am 26. April 1954 kam es zum ersten Test der thermonuklearen Waffe TX-14, einer der ersten in den #USA eingesetzten thermonuklearen Bomben. Castle Union war der Codename für einen der Tests der US-#Atomtestserie Operation #Castle.

A real “my shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt” sort of moment
#uspol
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/melania-trump-epstein-speech-puzzle

Talked to a friend I've not spoken to in a while, and it seems he's been sucked into the #China disinformation sphere and fully sees it as the world's only hope.
While I get it somewhat - the search for a "savoir" when everyone else - #Europe

So Iran and the US will meet, the ceasefire will be extended, Trump will declare victory and a "deal", afterwards, the deal will ofcourse not be there and we will go for another cycle.... #Iran #US #Groundhogday

Hmm. What right other than becoming POTUS does a naturalized US citizen not have (compared to US born citizens)? 🤔
#question #naturalization #citizenship #USA

US FCC bans importation of nearly all Internet routers
#us #fcc #router #routerban

Wow things are going great.
#uspol

Iran war live: Trump suspends US attacks, Tehran agrees to 2-week ceasefire | US-Israel war on Iran News | @…
#US #Iran

"Largest US renewable project begins generating electricity"
#US #USA #America #Energy

Largest US renewable project begins generating electricity
SunZia has quietly begun sending enormous amounts of wind power to California, as President Donald Trump works to thwart the wind industry.

I was listening to the #DailyZeitgeist podcast yesterday talking about how #US people compare #ICE to the Gestapo when Hitler and his Nazis used US

The flu pandemic that killed 50,000,000 people in the last century was first detected on a US Army base.
But sure kegsbreath, let's not vaccinate against it.
h/t @…
#USpol

I'm not sure the US administration understands the damage it has done to Big Tech. Europe is shifting to open source
#us #bigtech #europe #opensource

This infographic is going around about the deployement of US forces in the Middle East, you can argue about some details but it illustrates the sheer size of the deployement.
#USA #Iran #geopolitics …

#USA ikke længere er deres allierede, — The …

Mark Lawrence Wolf (geb. 23. 11. 1946), ehemaliger Bundesrichter in den #USA bezweifelt, dass es unter Trump noch Wahlen gibt
#Demokratie #Autokratie

USA: Ex-Bundesrichter Mark Wolf zeichnet ein düsteres Bild
Instrumentalisierung der US-Justiz: Mark Wolf rechnet unter dem amtierenden US-Präsidenten mit dem Schlimmsten.

Another cut in CISA budget for 2027, 707 million less.
#cisa #us #cybersecurity
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The title says it all: Don’t Visit the #US https://onefoottsunami.com/2026/03/03/an-america-hostile-to-tourists/

Republicans see "The Handmaid's Tale" as a manual. This is what they have planned for Women.
#USPolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/household-vote-women.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X1A.214g.VgMuY03iso53&smid=url-share

#USPol #USpolitics #network1976
I'm not saying that the 1976 movie "Network" was prescient . . . but . . .

✊🏿 Jesse Jackson Paved the Way for a New US Left
#politics

Jesse Jackson Paved the Way for a New US Left
With his two unabashedly left-populist campaigns for president in 1984 and 1988, Jesse Jackson opened the door to Bernie Sanders’s presidential runs — and a reborn American socialist movement.

"Will the world fill the climate leadership void left by the US?"
#US #USA #America #Climate

Will the world fill the climate leadership void left by the US?
Enthusiasm for climate leadership is backsliding beyond the US government, but there are some signs of hope.

Claiming a former FBI head who _LET POTUS SLIDE_ hurt innocent people is ghoulish. Perhaps Mueller hurt us all by failing to jail or stop potus.
#USpol

Donald J. Trump: "Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt in...
Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Heute vor 56 Jahren: Am 25. Februar 1970 testen die #USA die Atombombe "Cumarin". Operation Mandrel war eine Serie von 53 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests, die 1969 und 1970 hauptsächlich auf der Nevada Test Site in Nevada unterirdisch durchgeführt wurde.

"What Happens If New York Buildings Use Less Gas?"
#US #USA #America #NewYork

What Happens If New York Buildings Use Less Gas? - Inside Climate News
New York’s utilities keep investing in natural gas, but this conflicts with the state’s climate goals. Experts worry that ratepayers will eventually struggle to keep up with rising costs.

I heard a radio report on the Iran war and when the reporter said “People are critical of the regime” I just assumed they were talking about the US government.
#USPOL

Iran and Russia have a large interest in increasing polarization in Europe and will support extremists that are willing to attack Muslim or Jewish targets in Europe. Fear, distrust is in their interest. The US also has the explicit intention to weaken the EU. Dangerous times.
#iran #usa

"March heat surges past 100 in California and Arizona, smashing records"
#US #USA #America #California

March heat surges past 100 in California and Arizona, smashing records
A burst of unusual March heat is hitting the United States this week and into next, busting previous monthly heat records by wide margins. While heat is most acutely felt by people exposed to it, graphics and charts convey the scale of this extreme event. Temperatures in the West remain far above what's typical for March, a sign the early season heat is not letting up. Compared with the average highs for March between 1991 and 2020, temperatures across some parts of Oklahoma, Nebraska, northern…

Via @… on Bluesky
Nuclear experts undercut White House claims about Iran reactor at heart of case for war
#USpol #US #Iran

Heute vor 45 Jahren: Am 25. Februar 1981 testen die #USA die Atombombe "Seco". Die Operation #Guardian war eine Serie von 14 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests, die 1980/81 auf der Nevada…

Look at the bright side, this lobbyist could use another lobbyist to get his own presidential pardon.
The president is just fine for this cycle of crime-pardon-crime to expand.
#pardons #USA #corruption

So Trump was lying or Iran is lying or some faction inside the Iranian regime is playing a dangerous game. In all scenarios this is a "win" for Iran. There is confusion, the Iranian regime continues to survive and seems to even be a credible negotiating partner for the US.
#Iran #USA

Heute vor 45 Jahren: Am 25. Februar 1981 testen die #USA die #Atombombe "Seco". Die Operation #Guardian war eine Serie von 14 US-amerikanischen

Husband of US Labor Secretary barred from Labor Department offices due to sexual assault complaints from staff (free link)
#labor #uspol #LoriChavesDeRemer

Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From Department Premises After Reports of Sexual Assaults
At least two female staff members said Dr. Shawn DeRemer had touched them inappropriately at the agency in Washington.

RE: #US #Hegseth

Heute vor 63 Jahren: Am 24. April 1963 zündeten die #USA im Rahmen von Operation Storax die Atombomben "Kootanai" & "Paisano". Storax war eine Serie von #Kernwaffentests bei der 62/63 insgesamt 47 Bomben im Testgebiet in

From a military point of view, as German Defence Minister Pistorius has noted, the US doesn't need european ships as escorts in Hormuz, if you think about the size of the US Navy. So it is probably just to get Europe involved in Trump's/Netanyahu war on Iran. I hope we will pass.
#Iran #USA

"‘Flying potato’ owls find a home at Arizona solar complex"
#US #USA #America #Arizona

‘Flying potato’ owls find a home at Arizona solar complex
Rescued owls live in artificial burrows at the solar farms.

Heute vor 51 Jahren: Am 24. April 1975 testen die #USA die Atombombe "Edam". Die Operation Bedrock war eine Serie von 27 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests, die 1974/75 auf der Nevada Test Site in Nevada unterirdisch durchgeführt wurde.

US State Department orders mandatory departure for US Embassy staff in Saudi Arabia. Apparently after a request from the Saudi government.
#SaudiArabia #USEmbassy #evacuation

State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave
The ordered departure of U.S. employees in the kingdom indicates that senior diplomats are bracing for a possible surge in violence in the war with Iran, officials say.

"Humane and Effective Bat Removal Methods for Homes in Texas"
#US #USA #America #Texas

Humane and Effective Bat Removal Methods for Homes in Texas | Happy Eco News
Texans have to deal with bat removal in their homes and businesses. These winged mammals can easily weave in through the crack in a building’s foundation or

Trump says U.S. ground troops in Iran 'possible' - @…
#US #Iran

"How solar and batteries help keep lights on during Texas winter storms"
#US #USA #America #Texas

How solar and batteries help keep lights on during Texas winter storms
The recent boom in renewables and storage in Texas means its grid is much better prepared for bad weather than it was when Winter Storm Uri hit five years…

So the US was negotiating and made "the final offer" on day 1 😆
As many experts have noted , Trump has destroyed US diplomacy both internally and externally, it shows.. Trump can't even fake normal negotiations.
#iran #usa

RE: #Oil #Iran #US

Heute vor 61 Jahren: Am 23.04.1965 zündeten die #USA im Rahmen von Operation Whetstone die 40. Atombombe "Muscovy". Whetstone war eine Serie von #Kernwaffentests bei der 1964/65 insgesamt 46 Bomben größtenteils im Testgebiet in

"Oil flows again through controversial California pipeline after Trump order"
#US #USA #America #FossilFuels

Heute vor 54 Jahren: Am 23.03.1972 zündeten die #USA im Rahmen von Operation Grommet die 27. Atombombe "Sappho". Grommet war eine Serie von #Kernwaffentests bei der 1971/72 insgesamt 39 Bomben größtenteils im Testgebiet in

The whole Iran affair is bad but the main event is what's happening inside the US. How a once democratic and prosperous country with the rule of law is being destroyed. Every day there are events that illustrate that this is happening.
#usa #trump

"Analysis: Trump has overseen larger coal decline than any other US president"
#US #USA #America #FossilFuels

Analysis: Trump has overseen more coal retirements than any other US president - Carbon Brief
Donald Trump has overseen more retirements of coal-fired power stations than any other US president, according to Carbon Brief analysis.

Heute vor 59 Jahren: Am 23. Februar 1967 testen die #USA die Atombomben "Persimmon" u. "Agile". Die Operation #Latchkey war eine Serie von 38 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests,…

"Report: Europe outpaces US and China in energy transition investment"
#Europe #US #USA #America

Iran will happily negotiate with the US in Islamabad while having the continuous option to close the strait of Hormuz, fire some drones now and then...make the US negotiating team look silly because Trump wants to prevent at all costs to start bombing again... (My guess)
#iran #usa

Heute vor 61 Jahren: Am 22.04.1965 zündeten die #USA im Rahmen von Operation Whetstone die 39. Atombombe "Chenille". Whetstone war eine Serie von #Kernwaffentests bei der 1964/65 insgesamt 46 Bomben größtenteils im Testgebiet in

"US solar generation reaches 385 TWh in 2025 as power demand rises"
#US #USA #America #SolarPower

US solar generation reaches 385 TWh in 2025 as power demand rises
US solar generation rose nearly 25% in 2025 to 385 TWh, but rising electricity demand meant fossil generation and overall emissions also increased.

"Trump brands UK ‘crazy’ for not drilling the North Sea. But would it actually lower energy bills?"
#US #USA #America #Trump

No more windmills!’: Why Trump’s call for North Sea oil is misguided
Donald Trump’s latest attack on renewables has reignited calls to drill the North Sea for oil – despite research showing it won’t lower energy bills.

"US solar installations reach 43 GW in 2025 despite slowdown"
#US #USA #America #SolarPower

US solar installations reach 43 GW in 2025 despite slowdown
Solar accounted for 54% of new US generation capacity in 2025, retaining its position as the top technology for the fifth straight year, while PV and storage together made up 79% of new electrical capacity, according to the latest report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

Heute vor 61 Jahren: Am 21.04.1965 zündeten die #USA im Rahmen von Operation Whetstone die 38. Atombombe "Gum Drop". Whetstone war eine Serie von #Kernwaffentests bei der 1964/65 insgesamt 46 Bomben größtenteils im Testgebiet in

"Great Lakes Otters Are a Conservation Success Story with Populations Flourishing in US and Ontario"
#US #USA #America #Ohio

Great Lakes Otters Are a Conservation Success Story with Populations Flourishing in US and Ontario
40 years later, these adorable apex predators have recolonized much of their former aquatic acreage in Ohio, New York, Michigan, and Ontario

I can imagine the history books writing about the current time, "countries weren't realizing enough that various conflicts were connected and they were sliding towards a multipolar global conflict because of the attack on Iran."
#iran #lebanon

Heute vor 59 Jahren: Am 21. April 1967 testen die #USA die Atombombe "Chocolate". Die Operation #Latchkey war eine Serie von 38 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests, die 1966/67 auf der Nev…

"Trump lashes out at California governor’s green energy deal with UK"
#US #USA #America #UK

So many questions about this message from Trump...🤔 Apparently blocking the strait of Hormuz by the US is a "solution" for something.
#hormuz #iran #usa

"Some top US lobbying firms are working both sides of the Pfas issue at the same time"
#US #USA #America #PFAS

"American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules."
#US #USA #America #SolarPower

American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules.
We tracked how the collapse of federal rural energy support is ending solar projects across farm country — and costing some developers millions they'll never get back.

"Retired EV Batteries Scored a New Gig: Bolstering Texas’ Grid"
#US #USA #America #EV

Retired EV Batteries Scored a New Gig: Bolstering Texas’ Grid - Inside Climate News
After reaching the end of their automotive careers, the batteries have been repurposed and are online in Texas.

"New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads"
#US #USA #America #NewEngland

New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads - Inside Climate News
Legislation in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island would allow small solar panels to plug directly into home outlets, expanding access to clean energy.

"More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda"
#US #USA #America #Pollution

"These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters"
#US #USA #America #Climate

"Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Just Lost Protection From Mining"
#US #USA #America #Minnesota

Minnesota's Boundary Waters Just Lost Protection From Mining - Inside Climate News
Democrat Tina Smith held the Senate floor for hours arguing against the removal of the ban, but GOP senators were unmoved and the Senate approved the resolution 50-49.

"How Ann Arbor, Michigan, is creating its own clean energy utility"
#US #USA #America #Micigan

How Ann Arbor, Michigan, is creating its own clean energy utility
Investor-owned utilities have been slow to ditch oil and gas. The city of Ann Arbor plans to boost access to renewables through a new dual-service model.