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Hypothetical Legal Advice to SecDef Hegseth on “No Quarter” Statement (from Office of General Counsel) A hypothetical legal memorandum on what the DoD General Counsel would advise Secretary Hegseth about his "no quarter" statement in Iran war.

I worked in Office of General Counsel at Department of Defense. This by Dan Maurer, former JAG, is spot on.

Hypothetical Legal Advice to SecDef Hegseth on “No Quarter” Statement (from Office of General Counsel)

Warns of criminal liability
Gives legal precedents
Recommends retraction of statement

TSA workers miss a full paycheck, while travelers keep paying airport security fees Many TSA workers received no money in their paychecks Friday as the partial DHS shutdown drags on. Fees paid by airline passengers keep piling up, even as airport security officers work without pay.

Many TSA workers received no money in their paychecks Friday as the partial DHS shutdown drags on. Fees paid by airline passengers keep piling up, even as airport security officers work without pay. n.pr/4sJhqli

Trump Says Iran War Will End 'When I Feel It In My Bones' It’s another stunning admission that the president and his administration have no real timeline for ending the conflict.

When will this war with Iran end?

"When I feel it in my bones," says Trump.

Really. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Evergreen comment of "If Obama or Biden has said this...."

So very much fucked

Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict

The latest step, and a major one, in the Trump administration’s consistent efforts to keep the Russian army in the field against Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...

Fact-check: true

www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/p...

Renee Good and Alex Pretti say hello.

We love our Chevy Bolt EUV

We put in a high speed charger at home and it charges at night when the rates are down

OH, that is dark

Loved that episode

Nothing

I mean, not everyone an do that

It's a skill

Isn’t that like a few thousand people? What’s that going to do other than draw fire?

Pentagon Sends Marine Expeditionary Unit to Middle East The Pentagon is moving a Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, as Iran steps up its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz, according to two U.S. officials. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approve...

BREAKING: BOOTS ON THE GROUND. The pentagon is sending a Marine Expeditionary Unit of up to 2,500 to Iran. 1/ www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Trump’s Huge, Complete, Very Strong Victory Over Iran Is Getting Costly If this is #winning, what would losing look like?

"The people responsible for planning a war were so out of their depth that they just cold-called Lloyd’s and were like, Uh, hey bro. Could you tell us how to do this? Like, just let us look at your books, okay? OMG." It gets worse:

Florida Is Trying to Ignore Measles Until It Can’t The state is in the midst of an outbreak, but its health department has been mostly silent.

Florida isn’t the only entity that is ignoring measles outbreaks.

Under RFK Jr., HHS and the CDC have only been permitted to make halfhearted bleats about vaccinations.

This is the result of putting anti-vax, anti-public health people in charge of public health.

Where they will never, ever, show a bad picture of Hegseth

Only strong jaws and steely eyes

I think 'running' is maybe not quite the word

Trump as invasive carp article https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-united-states-of-flying-carp

sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-united...

Using FOIA To Expose Trump's Biggest Coverup His administration is still concealing Epstein files that incriminate him.

Trump’s DOJ is still concealing Epstein documents pertaining to the accusation that he battered and sexually assaulted a teenager. But FBI files are FOIA-able, and in this case the EFTA should supersede FOIA privacy exceptions other than to protect the accuser’s identity. So I’m giving it a shot.

Trump will be seen as an extinction-level event for the U.S. car industry, a policy asteroid that will kill off dinosaur car manufacturers in this country and leave the future wide open to Chinese and European carmakers.

Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental review for mining the fragile ecosystem.

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental review for mining the fragile ecosystem. n.pr/47FUr2g

When you fired all the smart people

Security malpractice.

You can disagree with Mamdani politically, as I do, and still find this utterly racist and disgusting.

FBI investigates attacks in Michigan and Virginia. And, Senate passes housing bill The FBI is investigating two separate attacks, one in Michigan and the other in Virginia, that happened yesterday. And, the Senate has passed the largest housing bill in decades.

The FBI is investigating two separate attacks, one in Michigan and the other in Virginia, that happened yesterday. And, the Senate has passed the largest housing bill in decades. n.pr/4deXp1q

How Trump’s Iran War Could Actually Worsen Climate Change Oh, you thought high oil prices would help the climate fight? Think again.

www.thebulwark.com/p/how-trump-...