Latest in @theatlantic.com . Much like Putin in 2022, Trump did not seem to realize that the enemy has a say in how a war turns out. The US seems to have started this war thinking Iran would not react effectively. I hope it does not pay the price. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
“Discounting the enemy’s ability to adapt is also a trait of megalomaniacal leaders—many of whom choose advisers who tell them what they want to hear and suppress information that would make them unhappy.”
The SAVE plan, which allowed student loan borrowers to pay back their loans based on their income, is dead after the Trump administration refused to defend it in court.
Now, monthly payments will spike by as much as 400%.
Trump is making the affordability crisis worse by the day.
Senate Republicans released an online ad this week in which a real-looking but fake version of a Democratic candidate, fabricated with AI, appears to speak directly into the camera. https://cnn.it/40uAVCc
The Voting Rights Act was a historic achievement for racial equality. Jesse Wegman shows how Chief Justice Roberts has waged a long effort to dismantle the law: bit.ly/4uduYXR
U.S. Suffers Additional Casualties In War It Won Last Week
U.S. Suffers Additional Casualties In War It Won Last Week
When I asked about the record number of cases being rejected by federal grand jurors:
White nationalist January 6 participant Jacob Lang was reportedly caught trying to flirt with a 15-year-old girl days after he led an anti-Muslim protest outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home in New York City.
My colleague Áine Pennello on Revolution Wind:
A large offshore wind project off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island that was repeatedly stopped by the Trump administration is slated to come online Friday, sending clean energy to New England’s power grid.
www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-03...
I believe this is what the literature calls "being perceived" 🐅
I perceive her/him all right and deem her stunningly amazing.
🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge rejected the DOJ’s subpoenas for Jerome Powell, calling them political prosecution aimed at pressuring the Federal Reserve chair to lower interest rates or forcing him to quit.
He said the department offered “no evidence whatsoever” that Powell committed any crime.
this is beyond parody, folks. a complete mockery of the DOJ.
Today a judge ruled on what we all already know: the Trump Administration's weaponization of DOJ against Jerome Powell amounts to nothing more than a witch hunt.
The Senate should not move forward with any Fed nomination until the probes against Powell and Lisa Cook are dropped.
BREAKING: NBC News reports that approximately 5,000 additional US Marines and sailors will be deployed to the Middle East.
Hegseth’s trial is gonna be a doozy.
One of the most notorious hatemongers on the far right appears to have finally stepped in it after being caught texting flirtatiously with what he assumed to be a 15-year-old girl.
(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
We don’t believe anything he says
News Analysis: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made contempt for what he calls “stupid rules of engagement” — limits meant to reduce risks to civilians. Retired commanders argue that the point of such constraints is not just law, morality and honor, but strategic self-interest.
Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies."
No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
this means it is not open for transit
The Trump Administration dove into the war with Iran without a clear idea of where it was going.
responsiblestatecraft.org/sinking-iran...
Some entertaining solutions for a stupid problem.
Exhibit A
Do you think they would try to sell tickets to the unique first hand in person experience?
“That’s not even realistic! What about this?”
The famous digger trying to free the Ever Given container vessel trapped in the Suez Canal
HIS TIME HAS COME AGAIN!
A child playing with waterpipe building blocks
Could this be a solution ?
The unilateral decision by the US to lift sanctions on Russian oil exports is very concerning, as it impacts European security.
Increasing economic pressure on Russia is decisive for it to accept a serious negotiation for a just and lasting peace.
