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Reporter at @Gizmodo.com. I’ve been writing about the history of futurism at @Paleofuture.com since 2007. Email: mnovak@gizmodo.com Signal: mattnovak.11

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Elon Musk with his head bowed and a large chunk of the hair in the back of his head sticking up

Elon Musk with his head bowed and a large chunk of the hair in the back of his head sticking up

I'm not sure what was going on with Elon Musk's hair in the Melania documentary but this was not that long after he gave his two Nazi salutes

11.03.2026 03:06 👍 43 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0

I saw it. In the theater. Where people were clapping at the end. Worst movie experience of my life, hands down.

11.03.2026 02:52 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

"President Carter passed away unexpectedly and we weren't supposed to be in Washington until the inauguration..."

11.03.2026 02:47 👍 148 🔁 16 💬 11 📌 0
San Diego County Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer, left, and Paloma Aguirre, right, walk next to U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, center, after he was denied a visit to the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego on Feb. 20, 2026. Padilla's visit comes amid reports of inhumane conditions at the detention center following the Trump Administration’s surge of immigration enforcement efforts. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters

San Diego County Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer, left, and Paloma Aguirre, right, walk next to U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, center, after he was denied a visit to the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego on Feb. 20, 2026. Padilla's visit comes amid reports of inhumane conditions at the detention center following the Trump Administration’s surge of immigration enforcement efforts. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters

San Diego County filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday alleging the Trump administration illegally blocked a public health inspection of the Otay Mesa Detention Center. bit.ly/4dgj0Xb

📸 Adriana Heldiz

10.03.2026 23:30 👍 151 🔁 47 💬 2 📌 2

My mom asked me if I thought this photo was AI

11.03.2026 01:16 👍 40 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 0

Sun Tzu (D-NY) - “When your enemy is making a mistake, fix it for him at great cost to yourself.”

11.03.2026 00:40 👍 7801 🔁 2002 💬 150 📌 46
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Gas Tax Holiday Floated as Band-Aid for Skyrocketing Prices at the Pump Democratic senators have pitched the Gas Prices Relief Act.

Democrats have introduced a bill to suspend the federal gas tax through October.

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"Operation Epic Escort" guys come on

10.03.2026 23:50 👍 1044 🔁 155 💬 48 📌 32

Hegseth is experienced enough to know you stick with vodka at lunch for this exact reason

10.03.2026 23:47 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hegseth: At the direction of President Trump, @CENTCOM has been eliminating inactive mine-laying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz-wiping them out with ruthless precision. We will not allow terrorists to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage.
To the weakened Iranian regime: you have officially been put on notice!
1)
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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I am pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow! President DONALD J.
TRUMP
• President Donald J. Trump
1:51 PM • 3/10/26 • 805K Views

Hegseth: At the direction of President Trump, @CENTCOM has been eliminating inactive mine-laying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz-wiping them out with ruthless precision. We will not allow terrorists to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage. To the weakened Iranian regime: you have officially been put on notice! 1) Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump + I am pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow! President DONALD J. TRUMP • President Donald J. Trump 1:51 PM • 3/10/26 • 805K Views

“you have officially been put on notice!”

10.03.2026 23:41 👍 146 🔁 18 💬 46 📌 22
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hahaha holy shit cc @niedermeyer.online

10.03.2026 23:25 👍 276 🔁 51 💬 22 📌 38

"Iran believes there can be no end to the conflict until it believes Trump has been shown the economic, political and military cost is so high that it is not worth repeating."

10.03.2026 23:30 👍 189 🔁 55 💬 11 📌 6
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DOJ's Alex Pretti shooting probe excludes prosecutors who specialize in civil rights cases, sources say Rank-and-file career prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division cases are not involved in investigating Alex Pretti's shooting death by federal agents, CBS News has learned, in a st...

What a joke

10.03.2026 22:01 👍 85 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0

Interesting. This company was named "Element Fuel Holdings LLC" during the Biden years. Wonder why they changed it to a Trump slogan?????

10.03.2026 21:39 👍 98 🔁 27 💬 2 📌 1
Trump: America is returning to REAL ENERGY
DOMINANCE! Today I am proud to announce that America First Refining is opening the FIRST new
U.S. Oil Refinery in 50 YEARS in Brownsville, Texas. THIS IS A HISTORIC $300 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL — THE BIGGEST IN U.S. HISTORY, A MASSIVE WIN for American Workers, Energy, and the GREAT People of South Texas! Thank you to our partners in India, and their largest privately held Energy Company, Reliance, for this tremendous Investment. It is because of our America First Agenda, streamlining Permits, and lowering Taxes, that have attracted Billions of Dollars in Deals coming back to our Nation. A new Refinery at the Port of Brownsville, will fuel U.S. Markets, strengthen our National Security, boost American Energy production, deliver Billions of Dollars in Economic impact, and will be THE CLEANEST REFINERY IN THE WORLD. It will power Global Exports, and bring THOUSANDS of long overdue Jobs and Growth to a Region that deserves it. This is what AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE looks like. AMERICA FIRST, ALWAYS!
38 ReTruths 108 Likes
3/10/26, 2:17 PM

Trump: America is returning to REAL ENERGY DOMINANCE! Today I am proud to announce that America First Refining is opening the FIRST new U.S. Oil Refinery in 50 YEARS in Brownsville, Texas. THIS IS A HISTORIC $300 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL — THE BIGGEST IN U.S. HISTORY, A MASSIVE WIN for American Workers, Energy, and the GREAT People of South Texas! Thank you to our partners in India, and their largest privately held Energy Company, Reliance, for this tremendous Investment. It is because of our America First Agenda, streamlining Permits, and lowering Taxes, that have attracted Billions of Dollars in Deals coming back to our Nation. A new Refinery at the Port of Brownsville, will fuel U.S. Markets, strengthen our National Security, boost American Energy production, deliver Billions of Dollars in Economic impact, and will be THE CLEANEST REFINERY IN THE WORLD. It will power Global Exports, and bring THOUSANDS of long overdue Jobs and Growth to a Region that deserves it. This is what AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE looks like. AMERICA FIRST, ALWAYS! 38 ReTruths 108 Likes 3/10/26, 2:17 PM

“Today I am proud to announce that America First Refining is opening the FIRST new U.S. Oil Refinery in 50 YEARS in Brownsville, Texas.”

10.03.2026 21:20 👍 65 🔁 11 💬 29 📌 19
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Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

10.03.2026 20:30 👍 17821 🔁 6337 💬 758 📌 389

Counterpoint:

10.03.2026 20:55 👍 175 🔁 22 💬 21 📌 5

18 Dems just voted *today* for Trump’s agenda. Does it make sense yet why they’re so unpopular?

10.03.2026 20:53 👍 1343 🔁 389 💬 38 📌 18
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New free payphone at Boston University allows students to ‘call a boomer’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News BROOKLINE, MASS. (WHDH) - A newly installed free payphone on Boston University’s campus is helping generations connect the old fashioned way; giving people the chance<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=...

'A newly installed free payphone on Boston University’s campus is helping generations connect the old fashioned way; giving people the chance to 'call a boomer.'

The payphone directly connects to a similar phone installed in the game room of a senior housing complex in Reno, Nevada."

10.03.2026 20:38 👍 159 🔁 41 💬 12 📌 8
I am pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow! President DONALD J. TRUMP
106 ReTruths 394 Likes
3/10/26, 1:20 PM

I am pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow! President DONALD J. TRUMP 106 ReTruths 394 Likes 3/10/26, 1:20 PM

Trump: there are no mines
Trump 40 minutes later: we have destroyed the mine boats

10.03.2026 20:23 👍 218 🔁 58 💬 13 📌 28
Trump: If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait. They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE! President DONALD J. TRUMP
9 ReTruths 38 Likes
3/10/26, 1:07 PM

Trump: If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait. They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE! President DONALD J. TRUMP 9 ReTruths 38 Likes 3/10/26, 1:07 PM

Trump deleted and reposted about the mines, adding:

“Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait. They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE!”

10.03.2026 20:11 👍 99 🔁 16 💬 9 📌 5
its donald trump forbidding iran from mining the strait of hormuz forthwith

its donald trump forbidding iran from mining the strait of hormuz forthwith

I do not give the IRGC or any entities associated with Iran permission to mine the Strait of Hormuz. With this statement I give notice to the IRGC it is strictly forbidden to mine the Strait. The violation of ukase can be punished by law (UCC 1308 11 308103 and the Rome Statute).

10.03.2026 20:03 👍 1359 🔁 153 💬 43 📌 19

everything computer

10.03.2026 20:00 👍 83 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
Trump: If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump: If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump denies reports that Iran has started placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, but says (twice) that if they have, the mines should be removed.

“If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction!”

10.03.2026 19:44 👍 164 🔁 25 💬 19 📌 16

umm actually, neutrality means you're choosing the side of the milk hotel

10.03.2026 18:45 👍 586 🔁 126 💬 17 📌 3
I’m working with Governor Gretchen Whitmer on trying to save The Great Lakes from the rather violent and destructive Asian Carp, which is rapidly taking over Lake Michigan, and all of the beautiful surrounds. I’ll be asking other Governors to join into this fight, including those of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, New York and, of course, the future Governor of Canada, Mark Carney, who I know will be happy to contribute to this worthy cause. Separately, I am also working to save The Great Salt Lake, in Utah, which, in a short period of time, if nothing is done, will have no water. This is on top of everything else I am doing. Only “TRUMP” CAN DO IT! President DONALD J. TRUMP

I’m working with Governor Gretchen Whitmer on trying to save The Great Lakes from the rather violent and destructive Asian Carp, which is rapidly taking over Lake Michigan, and all of the beautiful surrounds. I’ll be asking other Governors to join into this fight, including those of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, New York and, of course, the future Governor of Canada, Mark Carney, who I know will be happy to contribute to this worthy cause. Separately, I am also working to save The Great Salt Lake, in Utah, which, in a short period of time, if nothing is done, will have no water. This is on top of everything else I am doing. Only “TRUMP” CAN DO IT! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump refers to Prime Minster Mark Carney as "the future Governor of Canada"

10.03.2026 18:17 👍 1219 🔁 385 💬 442 📌 272
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2026
Lori Chavez-DeRemer's Annual Review: Endless Scandals and Controversies as American
Workers Get Left Behind
Today marks one year since Lori Chavez-DeRemer was confirmed as Labor Secretary, and her first year has been plagued by several serious misconduct allegations as American workers get left behind.
Chavez-DeRemer is currently under investigation for allegedly misusing taxpayer funds and engaging in "inappropriate" relationships with her security detail.
Meanwhile. evervdav Americans are

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2026 Lori Chavez-DeRemer's Annual Review: Endless Scandals and Controversies as American Workers Get Left Behind Today marks one year since Lori Chavez-DeRemer was confirmed as Labor Secretary, and her first year has been plagued by several serious misconduct allegations as American workers get left behind. Chavez-DeRemer is currently under investigation for allegedly misusing taxpayer funds and engaging in "inappropriate" relationships with her security detail. Meanwhile. evervdav Americans are

The DNC just sent out a press release criticizing Lori Chavez-DeRemer, which would probably feel a bit more authentic if a whopping 17 Democratic senators hadn’t voted to confirm her as Labor Secretary

10.03.2026 19:21 👍 104 🔁 20 💬 1 📌 2

well, trump did promise to bring back mining jobs

10.03.2026 18:58 👍 357 🔁 81 💬 6 📌 0

Flashback to the 2024 Republican National Convention 👇🏽

10.03.2026 18:51 👍 1604 🔁 539 💬 32 📌 8

“He told another colleague, who refused to help him upload the data because of legal concerns, that he expected to receive a presidential pardon if his actions were deemed to be illegal, according to the complaint.”

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