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Look at Fetterman changing his mind after reading something. There is hope after all... And hey buddy maybe read it before taking position next time.

Today in America, a gunman attacked a university in Virginia and another gunman attacked a synagogue in Michigan. Both gunmen are dead, but communities will long be impacted

Infuriating that our country refuses to take action to protect our schools & houses of worship.

16 and Counting: Oil and Cargo Ships Are Growing Targets in War With Iran (Gift Article) More than a dozen oil tankers, cargo and other commercial ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf since the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran began nearly two weeks ago.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Last week, ICE deported a six year old Deaf child but refused to let him take his hearing aids. This week, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) traveled to Colombia to return the boy's assistive devices. Republicans on social media are denying it or saying he shouldn't have gone.

#WeAreNotThem.

ICE Turns to Private Industry to Track Down 100,000 Unaccompanied Children Yesterday afternoon, ICE ERO released a request for proposals (RFP) on SAM.gov requesting contractor support to “conduct safety and wellness checks of an estimated 100,000 unaccompanied alien children...

"Taken together, these scenarios show ICE is trying to build a fast-scaling monitoring apparatus for unaccompanied children while pushing much of the operational and ethical burden onto private contractors."

My friend Jocelyn, one of the Broadview 6, saw her charges dropped today. It was such great news, but her first thoughts were about people who are still facing charges here in Chicago and in Texas for resisting ICE, and of course, the many people who are still being held in detention.

Donald Trump has money for a war but not for health care.

He has money for ICE raids but not for SNAP food assistance.

We need leaders like @mattmaasdam.bsky.social in Congress to hold Trump accountable for this corruption.

Macron to visit Japan and South Korea starting March 31 The French leader, who has visited Japan several times, will hold talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit Japan from March 31 to April 2, followed by a stop in South Korea.

South Korea says considering energy vouchers, boosting coal and nuclear power South Korea is considering providing additional energy vouchers to subsidise vulnerable households if rising global fuel prices in the wake ​of the Middle East crisis push up electricity costs, the ‌government said on Friday.

South Korea says considering energy vouchers, boosting coal and nuclear power reut.rs/4biamVC

Gulf states lose $15bn in energy revenues since start of war Millions of barrels of crude oil remain trapped by shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz

Gulf states lose $15bn in energy revenues since start of war ft.trib.al/HIKBysU

Unfortunately, the Secretary of Energy doesn’t know what he’s talking about

The Non-Profit Security Grant Program (NSGP) for 2025 has been released, including the FY 2025 Dept of Homeland Security Standard Terms and Conditions. No, our congregation will not comply with the administration's requirement to neglect DEI and to cooperate with ICE. We will not apply for funding that is supposed to protect us if it means sacrificing democratic principles. Such an agreement would not make Jews or anyone else safer. As Jewish Council for Public Affairs Director Amy Spitalnick teaches us: Jewish safety requires inclusive democracy and inclusive democracy requires Jewish safety.

This administration has made synagogues less safe.

DHS offers security grants, but under Trump they've added requirements which many synagogues, including my own, will not compromise their values to make—insisting that we reject DEI and turn away the stranger, directly contradicting the Torah.

The wealth inequality in the US is on full display. No $ for healthcare, education, or human aid.

But we see how the Epstein class funnel $ to weapons of mass destruction used against Palestine, Iran, Lebanon & more in the region to destroy healthcare & education.

Disgraceful, #ImpeachTrumpNow

Pentagon Tells Congress First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11.3 Billion

Trump spent more than $11 billion of our hardearned taxpayer dollars funding week one of his Epstein distraction

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...

This is an interesting Epstein file — a deposition of a JPMorgan banker talking about how Epstein helped the bank land some of the richest clients in the world

@reptedlieu.bsky.social “ample evidence” in the epstein files alleging krasnov raped children. “This is all on videotape” 🇺🇸🤬

JFC

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft has crashed in western Iraq with a crew of six. No confirmation on their status, but it is highly unlikely they survived.

Prior to this crash, nine U.S. service members had died in the War in Iran.

US military refueling plane goes down in Iraq and rescue is underway An American military refueling plane went down in Iraq and rescue efforts were underway, U.S. Central Command said Thursday.

Remember, none of these things happened until Trump wanted nothing but loyalists in the military.

I wish Biden was still president...

US military refueling plane goes down in Iraq and rescue is underway www.kfvs12.com/2026/03/12/u...

US-Iran War: US Refuelling Aircraft Crashes In Western Iraq During Military Operation | Breaking YouTube video by WION

2 planes went down.
1 crashed in Iraq. Total loss.
1 landed safely.
More unnecessary casualties of US soldiers

Planes were not fired upon.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6f5...

This is the greatest military disaster since Iraq 2004-2005, but apparently we can’t come out and say it.

Senator Murphy: "You cannot bomb a nation into submission. You cannot impose regime change from the air. Bombing elementary schools hardens resolve. Trump learned nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan."

Murphy is right, you cannot impose regime change from the air. They can make another Afghanistan

This is A FEW GOOD MEN turf:

"Mr. President, if you're saying that the Iranian team is welcome here, and you're the President, why should they have to worry about their life and safety at all? Why would that be at risk?"

Sir, they already said they’re not coming. Stop trying to break up with them after they already broke up with you.

Voting should be as easy as possible. If someone wants to make voting harder, they don't want to prevent fraud. They just don't want you to vote.

That being said, our ability to vote doesn't matter if we don't use it.

Protect your right to vote. Use your right to vote.

Cartooning Politics Weekly issue no.1 Here to recap politics this week in a way that won’t have you ugly-crying into your coffee like regular news.

Cartooning Politics Weekly issue no.1
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Turning the world over to madmen. That is what is happening. Madmen.

WIRED named the DOGE operative accused here of planning to take Social Security data to his new job. It's John Solly, and he works for the government contractor Leidos, a company that has millions in contracts with SSA.

read more here:

GOVERNMENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS THE INDICTMENT AS TO CATHERINE SHARP AND JOSELYN WALSH As the United States Attorney’s Office does in every case, the government has continued to evaluate new facts, evidence, and information to ensure that the interests of justice are served. Accordingly, the United States hereby moves to dismiss with prejudice the indictment against Catherine Sharp and Joselyn Walsh, in the interests of justice. Respectfully submitted, ANDREW S. BOUTROS United States Attorney

#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago drop charges against Catherine Sharp and Joselyn Walsh, two of the so-called "Broadview Six" ICE protesters who were indicted for conspiracy.