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Proud pet parent to felines Ziggy & Marley, panda lover, nature photographer, attorney, political and legal news junkie, occasionally snarky and sarcastic.

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Gas prices have risen for the 11th day in a row since Trump started war with Iran.

The national average has risen 20%, now at $3.58 a gallon.

11.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7
U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.

Classic Trump. Faced with a tragic US mistake that cost the lives of 168 children in Iran, Trump, against all evidence, blames Iran. I was proud to join my Democratic colleagues in writing to Trump to demand the truth. Trump must own up to this catastrophe now.

11.03.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

BlackRock now owns more single-family homes than any landlord in American history. 340,000 houses. Buying 3,000 more every month.

They're not buying them to live in. They're buying them so you can't.

11.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Full order and more, here.

11.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 390 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5
Court order ordering work to cease at Williamsport ICE detention warehouse.

Court order ordering work to cease at Williamsport ICE detention warehouse.

JUDGE GRANTS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, HALTING PROGRESS ON WILLIAMSPORT, MD. DETENTION WAREHOUSE.

11.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 2422 πŸ” 575 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 46

Here's your voter fraud!

11.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! You too!

11.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably a wise decision.

11.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blackmail fears as foreign hacker breaks into FBI server holding Epstein files A Democratic lawmaker raised the possibility of foreign blackmail against President Donald Trump and other top officials as a reason to release all of the Jeffrey Epstein files in compliance with the law.A foreign hacker compromised files related to the Justice Department's investigation of the late...

A Democratic lawmaker raised the possibility of foreign blackmail against President Donald Trump and other top officials as a reason to release all of the Jeffrey Epstein files in compliance with the law.

11.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 7
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Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department β€’ Ohio Capital Journal If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, your personally identifiable information like full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers may…

Commentary: If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, Sec. of State Frank LaRose just gave your full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security number, to Trump's Justice Department. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/11/s...

11.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 272 πŸ” 235 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 15

He has a good side??

11.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
EXCLUSIVE
Trump Ordered Justice
Department Reversal on Law Firm Sanctions
" never signed off on that, the president told aides
WILMERHALE
WH
The WilmerHale law firm was involved in one of the cases.
ANNA MONEYMAKER/GETTY IMAGES
By Josh Dawsey, C. Ryan Barber and Sadie Gurman
March 11, 2026 12:40 pm EDT

EXCLUSIVE Trump Ordered Justice Department Reversal on Law Firm Sanctions " never signed off on that, the president told aides WILMERHALE WH The WilmerHale law firm was involved in one of the cases. ANNA MONEYMAKER/GETTY IMAGES By Josh Dawsey, C. Ryan Barber and Sadie Gurman March 11, 2026 12:40 pm EDT

"At the president's direction, the Department of Justice quickly amended this filing," said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Leavitt said the president had confidence in Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who were serving the department "honorably."
A Justice Department spokeswoman referred to the White House statement.
Before Trump's intervention, top department officials believed they had signoff from the White House Counsel's Office and Trump's top aides to drop the case. But Trump himself hadn't been told of the decision, the people said, and has a longstanding modus operandi in legal matters: never drop a case willingly. Many other White House aides have wanted the issue to go away for months.

"At the president's direction, the Department of Justice quickly amended this filing," said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Leavitt said the president had confidence in Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who were serving the department "honorably." A Justice Department spokeswoman referred to the White House statement. Before Trump's intervention, top department officials believed they had signoff from the White House Counsel's Office and Trump's top aides to drop the case. But Trump himself hadn't been told of the decision, the people said, and has a longstanding modus operandi in legal matters: never drop a case willingly. Many other White House aides have wanted the issue to go away for months.

Per WSJ’s new reporting, it appears that DOJ, White House Counsel’s Office, and β€œtop aides” tried to stop defense of the law firm EOs without directly telling Trump?

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

11.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 677 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 20
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NEW POLL: Most Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal An exclusive Drop Site/Zeteo/Data For Progress survey also finds likely American voters are split on whether Trump is more responsive to the American people or to Israel.

🚨NEW POLL: Most Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal

An exclusive Drop Site/Zeteo/Data For Progress survey also finds likely American voters are split on whether Trump is more responsive to the American people or to Israel.

11.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 1915 πŸ” 601 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 58
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Prosecutor Resigns, Judge Shows Slide Deck On AI Errors - Law360 A federal prosecutor told a North Carolina federal court Tuesday that he was separating from the office after admitting in open court to using artificial intelligence to help draft a response brief, which he called "the worst decision I've ever made in my 30-year career."

A federal prosecutor told a North Carolina federal court that he was separating from the office after admitting in open court to using artificial intelligence to help draft a response brief, what he called "the worst decision I've ever made in my 30-year career."

11.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just about all? Oh, well in that case, sure.

11.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

Here’s the reason the United States bombed the Children’s school in Iran.

And yes, it’s Trumps fault.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

11.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 570 πŸ” 296 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 14
One thing is absolutely clear right now, in the early in-person vote so far, Republicans are ahead. A lot of Western, Republican-dominated localities have more votes so far than they did on the same day equivalent in 2025. There aren't any Spanberger-won localities running ahead

One thing is absolutely clear right now, in the early in-person vote so far, Republicans are ahead. A lot of Western, Republican-dominated localities have more votes so far than they did on the same day equivalent in 2025. There aren't any Spanberger-won localities running ahead

🚨🚨🚨

Something I want to put on everyone’s radar, ESPECIALLY if you live in Virginia.

Data suggests that *Republicans* are out early-voting Democrats in the Virginia redistricting referendum.

When it comes to Virginia, Chaz knows his stuff.

DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS ELECTION, VIRGINIA DEMS!!!

11.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 393 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8

Well I would probably eat it if it were dipped in honey. πŸ˜‚

11.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I just looked at the weather app on my phone and. It’s showing 1-2” of snow for tomorrow.

11.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

LOL.

11.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I seem to recall that Bei Bei didn’t care for panda bread at all when he first went to China. Took him a while to get used to it.

11.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
NYT: U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.

NYT: U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.

Trump has known this for days but chose to lie about it. Because that’s what he does. That’s what he is.

11.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 338 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 7
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Judge finds β€˜compelling and troubling’ evidence of racial profiling by federal agents in Minnesota β€’ Minnesota Reformer A U.S. district court judge in Minnesota found β€œcompelling and troubling” evidence that federal agents racially profiled Somali and Latino residents during the immigration crackdown known as Operation...

Judge finds β€˜compelling and troubling’ evidence of racial profiling by federal agents in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/11/j...

11.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.

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)

11.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 11870 πŸ” 6893 πŸ’¬ 942 πŸ“Œ 601
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Pentagon bars press photographers over β€˜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.

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."

11.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 1818 πŸ” 652 πŸ’¬ 397 πŸ“Œ 458
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DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned β€˜Illegal’ Orders Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.

DHS is retaliating against FOIA officers for making lawful releases.

At the same time, most of the agency's FOIA officials (including at CBP) are furloughed, and the govt's procurement database has been absorbed by a website that effectively makes it unusable.

They are hiding your docs from you.

11.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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U.S. at fault in strike on school in Iran, preliminary inquiry says Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.

An ongoing military investigation has determined that the U.S. is responsible for a deadly missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings.

11.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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A new Republican poll shows Sherrod Brown ahead of the incumbent GOP candidate in the Ohio Senate race:

πŸ”΅ Sherrod Brown, 47%
πŸ”΄ Jon Husted, 45%

11.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 9
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Fact-checking Trump's claim that Iran has Tomahawk missiles Although a few countries other than the U.S. have Tomahawks, none of them is engaged in fighting Iran. Tomahawk cruise missiles areΒ manufacturedΒ byΒ Raytheon, a U.S. company, for use by the U.S. military and international partners.

Although a few countries other than the U.S. have Tomahawks, none of them is engaged in fighting Iran. Tomahawk cruise missiles are manufactured by Raytheon, a U.S. company, for use by the U.S. military and international partners. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/46T24lK

11.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4
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Judges lose it over ICE's brazen and 'unremorseful' defiance of court orders Federal judges remain enraged that Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership are habitually blowing off court orders, Politico reported β€” and it's a huge focal point of the strain building between the federal bench and the Trump administration.This follows months of reports that federal judges ...

Federal judges remain enraged that Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership are habitually blowing off court orders, Politico reported β€” and it's a huge focal point of the strain building between the federal bench and the Trump administration.

11.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4