What tf? Is Ben Gvir really dead?
10.03.2026 00:37
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What tf? Is Ben Gvir really dead?
Good thread from @mattpolprof.bsky.social connecting the Bush team's believe in creating their own reality right down to MAGA ideology holding that Trump can shape events and the world like putty. As Matt notes, this notion is something the right will "never surrender."
real alpha male stuff here
Really?
Incredibly, Tajikistan was not the last stop for the second likely ICE flight below. It took this bizarre route to Pakistan about an hour ago. Migrants onboard until this stop will have been shackled for at least 36 hours.
Keep in mind that Pete Hegseth's reported Pentagon spending spree happened just months after Trump and Republicans made devastating cuts to the social safety net in exchange for huge tax cuts for the rich.
And defense spending may soon hit a record $1.5 trillion.
Priorities.
Tens of thousands of residents & tourists have fled Dubai since US/Israel started the war. The city’s migrant workers can't. Of four people killed 3 were South Asian workers: a Pakistani taxi driver, a Nepali security guard & a Bangladeshi water tanker driver.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Trump has raked in at least $30 million…from his own cabinet.
20 members have funneled millions right into Trump’s pockets through political donations, visits to his properties, stock holdings in his companies, and other donations.
The grift never ends.
It's why I hate podcasts and much prefer written articles. I can read much faster than people talking and so many podcasters so love the sound of their own voice. Most of them could be covered in half the time. Exceptions: Moreor Less, The Briefing Room.
Sharp point about this from @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social over at The Bad Place. I'd add that MAGA "civilizational emergency" types like the unrest. It's a zone to perform what they imagine are acts of heroism, like rappelling into an apartment building with an AR and arresting a few 5 year olds.
Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into millions of dollars private companies pledged to President Trump’s planned presidential library, asking what happened to the money after the original fund was dissolved last year.
In an account in Qatar. The very concept of a Presidential Library for Trump is an oxymoron. What would be in it? His copy of Hitler's My New Order?
Democrats are asking where $63M in settlements pledged by private companies to Trump’s planned presidential library went after the original fund was dissolved last year. Since we’re asking questions, where’s the $400M+ Trump said would fund his not-needed ballroom?
MAGA's rhetoric of western civilizational emergency is so weird. They look at ICE arresting grandmothers and they see the ancient Greeks defeating the Persians or the Franks stopping the Islamic invaders in 732.
Everyone else sees ICE arresting grandmothers.
newrepublic.com/article/2076...
Right, the young people who voted for Trump because the post-Covid shock temporarily destabilized their economic lives didn't realize they were signing up for global civilizational Total War (abroad and in places like Minneapolis).
I'm sure! This is the report of the insurance.
www.insurancejournal.com/news/interna...
This is disgusting, most of those individuals could afford to take the animals back with them.
The UK had an agreement with UAE to allow pets in. Which is not always the case. So no excuses at all
The Met told NYT this week they had interviewed Ms. Giuffre on three separate occasions following her allegations, twice in 2015 & once in 2016, but decided against a criminal investigation. They claim the burden of proof was too high, & the US was dealing with it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w....
How Reform UK’s ‘family friendly’ agenda threatens women and girls
In other pricey food purchases, the government decided to drop $15.1 million for ribeye steak (again, just in September), $124,000 for ice cream machines, and $139,224 on 272 orders of doughnuts. trib.al/ZSDhd5O
But when they send Vance to try to destroy the welfare state in Minnesota, they do call that a “war.”
Do US military veterans injured in action get free healthcare for life? Genuine question.
NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed.
Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)
A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States, thereby justifying the need to “federalize” elections. We must anticipate it, with sadness and resolution, and not be surprised, if it happens.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-desire...
Hegseth is such a revolting specimen of thin-skinned manhood, but he thinks he's so cool. Is he getting more aware of his receding hairline, grey hair and warts?
Scoop: The Pentagon barred press photographers from briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after they published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that his staff deemed "unflattering."
the mental fragility of maga he-men is incredible to behold bsky.app/profile/scot...
NEW: US at fault for school strike in Iran. It was outdated maps. This undercuts Trump’s claims that Iran bombed its own school. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
It's just what Trump does.
Iranians Say Trump’s Intervention Brought Destruction, Not Liberation
time.com/article/2026...
FACT:
Rising oil prices enrich oil rich Russia.
And will help Russia replenish their war coffers.
Trump did this.
Putin is grateful for Trump's help.