Pokin

He’s the de facto leader of the sFree World, at least the one I want to inhabit.

For this administration, it’s not about doing good, it’s about looking good...even when American lives are on the line.

Pentagon bars press photographers over 'unflattering' Hegseth photos Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's staff took issue with photos taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out press photographers from two subsequent news conferences.

The First Amendment is clear: The government can't punish journalists for unflattering coverage.

FT: “Vladimir Putin’s administration has endorsed a plan to bolster prime minister Orban’s party by flooding social media with messages designed in Russia and posted by influential Hungarians. “

𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 | 𝗧𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗻

The Meysam Tammar Base, collocated with Faraja Police on Shahid Lashgari Expressway in western Tehran, was destroyed in a strike on 10 March.

The facility functioned as an IRGC Basij suppression unit for the surrounding area.
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1) … shit. Because our CinC in effing deranged.

2) do we typically obscure this action or is it part of the posturing? Honest question.

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Maven Smart Systems is a part of Palantir. Palantir should have detailed intelligence and maps and everything else, considering how much access it has.

Hundreds of millions wagered on Iran war through online betting markets Gambling experts and US lawmakers have raised concerns about the ethics of online betting and whether insider information is helping profiteers cash in on war.

Well that's disgusting. Must be the only platform we don't have in the home of gambling addiction.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

IEA orders largest ever release of stockpiled oil to reduce crude price Members agree unanimously to release about 400m barrels amid market volatility caused by Iran war

IEA orders largest ever release of stockpiled oil to reduce crude price. Members agree unanimously to release about 400m barrels amid market volatility caused by Iran war.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Chat, generative AI has completely cooked society.

If you don't know how already, you need to learn how to identify fake images and videos. And for the love of god stop just sharing things out without verifying!

This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per week—and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after.

It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity.

Hmmm.

Hold the Lime?

When you are attempting to make yourself aware of the happenings in the world, be very careful about your sources.

Abstentions:

• Argentina
• Paraguay
• Iran
• Iraq
• Mali
• Sudan

And even more than that -

AGAINST: United States

🧵 An unusual procedural moment at the UN this week.

At the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), the Agreed Conclusions were adopted on the OPENING day — and BY VOTE rather than consensus.

That almost never happens.

Who caused it? ⬇️

No ethics dept, no oversight, all grift.

Disgusting beyond belief.

Great tool.

‼️𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.

The Thai-flagged bulk carrier MAYUREE NAREE (IMO 9323649) struck a reported naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz today about 11 nm north of Oman.
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The United States lifting sanctions on russian oil benefits the russian terrorists financially, allowing them to attack Ukrainian civilians with more missiles, drones and bombs.

The Trump regime is OK with that, just as it is OK with russia helping Iran target the U.S. military.

Gone is the idea that 115 ballistic launchers were the shipping threat.

Instead, in a Truth Social post today, he pivots to the actual threat picture.

Mines.
Fast boats.
Marine drones (USVs).
Asymmetric systems.
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Photo of the CDC memorial honoring employees who gave their lives in the service of public health. The memorial features a curved, perforated metal surface with a raised CDC logo in the center. Attached nameplates include ‘Diane Berry Caves,’ ‘George Flowers,’ ‘Roger Dublingon,’ and ‘Officer David Rose.’ In the background, a dark wall displays the inscription: ‘In Honor of Those Employees of CDC Who Gave Their Lives in the Service of the Public’s Health.’

Officer David Rose, 33, a former Marine and DeKalb County officer, has been added to CDC’s memorial plaque, honoring those who gave their lives in service of public health. He died protecting our CDC campus, staff, and contractors during a 2025 act of domestic terrorism fueled by misinformation.

Pentagon burned through $5.6B in munitions in first 2 days of Iran war The Pentagon churned through about $5.6 billion worth of munitions during the first two days of the U.S. war with Iran, a congressional source familiar with the matter told The Hill Monday night. T…

I'm thinking this is a low estimate of the actual costs. More importantly is the inadequate industrial base to replace them.
thehill.com/policy/defen...

Basic mines are effective. Iran has been planning for this contingency for decades, these won't just be basic mines. Unfortunately, our mine clearance capability is poor. New systems are just coming on line and aren't exactly promising.
centerformaritimestrategy.org/publications...

Let’s hope.

This ☝🏽

Seems like it’s complicated, for sure. The TMZ article gives a few details, but it seems like the threat was essentially ignored.

(no surprise, just bizarrely disappointing … our personnel deserve better)

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The Navy only fielded its first two operational mine countermeasures modules, installed on the Independence class LCSs USS Santa Barbara and USS Canberra, last year. Canberra arrived in Bahrain in May 2025. At that time, Santa Barbara, as well as the Independence class USS Tulsa and another ship to be named, were slated to comprise the inaugural rotational deployment of mine countermeasures-configured CSs in the region. The USS Canberra notably sailed together with the M/V Seaway Hawk for a time after it departed Bahrain with the decommissioned Avengers.

True. But there’s only 2, it appears? And they’re bigger, so cannot penetrate as many areas …

Holy shit - this would be very, very bad:
"The databases, called “Numident” and the “Master Death File,” include records for more than 500 million living and dead Americans, including Social Security numbers, places and dates of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents’ names."

We ordered high volume printers and before hooking them up, Baltimore wanted all kinds of details on where we purchased them, where they were manufactured, etc. Made sense, because that’s possibly the most valuable trove of data in existence. And he just thumb drived it out.

Holy f'in god. I worked on policies regarding the Death Master File when I worked at SSA and if you could have seen how hard we fought to keep that data private and out of other agencies' hands. And now someone has it on a thumb drive?!!