It is incredibly bigoted and infantilizing to perpetually strip Hamas, the IRGC, Venezuelans, or insert group here, of their moral agency and pretend their every action only exists in the context of what Western nations are doing around them.

@kiyahwillis.bsky.social breaks it down perfectly. 👇

Iran has been governed for 43+ years by a repressive regime. What moron has she stitched? Anyone who starts by saying. "Iran is a little bit more religiously conservative..." ignores the whole 2022-2024 Iranian protests re: "Woman, Life, Freedom"
#MahsaAmini

Same Qatar that bought the president a new Air Force One.

Same Qatar that funds and paid Attorney General Bondi, who now works for Trump, and ignores the Esptein files.

Same Qatar that also influences our politics and government.

But but but Israel.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

But NYC is still keeping its ties with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which has acquired substantial stakes in major NYC real estate, including the Empire State Building, the Plaza Hotel, the St. Regis, & Manhattan West.

Same Qatar that funds Hamas and Islamic extremist groups in Sudan.

White ppl destroyed democracy. They got rid of Joe. The wouldn’t vote for Kamala. They are privileged spoiled brats who are going to get every f-ing bit of the smoke THEY ASKED FOR. WE HAD THE MOST PROGRESSIVE POTUS EVER AND THEY 86’d HIM. Which means THEY ARE NOT PROGRESSIVE BUT REGRESSIVE. 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

Looking to reduce China’s reliance on Western aviation technologies, Beijing had spies spend years accumulating knowledge about the industry’s secrets.

Yeah, people fed up with Hasan motherfucking Piker.

But hey, Mamdani has a great smile and looks good in a suit. Maybe tenants can present a picture of Zohran to their landlord and bus drivers as a voucher. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

From the 1st time Mamdani made the promise. Numerous economists, housing policy experts, and industry analysts have publicly criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposals for rent freezes and expanded rental assistance, arguing they are economically unsustainable and likely to fail.

Come on lefties. You were the morons that said “jOe bIdEn cAn wiPe oUt stUDeNt dEBt wITh a PeN.” Can’t magic Zohran do the same? Same energy for him.

And I…..OOOP

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...

Maybe electing a person with no executive experience to run a city of 8.5 million people with a $120B budget and 300K municipal employees was a mistake. 😐

One of the reasons why older Black new yorkers, really the Black New Yorkers who are homeowners, didn't really go for Mamdani is because we all questioned how was he going to do what he says he was going to do.

One month into his term and one of his biggest talking points is going away. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I feel like this should be a bigger story.

Also...I don't begrudge him for doing this because I know the reality of a budget and aspirational politics are often like oil and water.

What I do begrudge...all the super left bullying people because we pointed that out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has a staggeringly difficult job.

It must deliver timely, representative, reliable info about an enormous, diverse set of U.S. labor market participants.

It must do it in a transparent, consistent, & privacy-preserving way over time.

Former BLS commissioner Erica Groshen on how the policy change to Schedule F that Trump & #Project2025 advocate would destroy the credibility of the federal statistical system.

Her comment on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/posts/erica-...
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Government shutdowns cause weekly hurricane-like economic damage to national GDP, and some lost businesses are not permanently restored. Those who irresponsibly insist on government shutdowns that harm workers as a problem that can be addressed by departmental reforms should be held accountable.

Proud to say I got 9 🌖 🌞 🌍 🚀 ☄️