Kat O’Brien

How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War

NEW: Before the Iran War, Trump ignored warnings that Iran could retaliate across the region and stop oil shipments. Now, with energy markets in chaos, some aides are pessimistic about the lack of a strategy to end the war. But they haven't told Trump. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

Does the Post have a history of (1) reporting on allegations of serious wrongdoing by a then-federal employee, yet (2) not naming the person accused because the Post has not "independently confirmed" the allegations, while nonetheless (3) allowing the unnamed person to deny the allegations?

The war makes it more urgent for journalists to call out Trump’s derangement | Press Watch The commander-in-chief is unfit for duty.

I've been struggling with how to express my dismay at the war coverage by our top newsrooms, and how it dances around the central fact that Trump is deranged and unfit to command. I finally wrote something. Please read it. presswatchers.org/2026/03/the-...

This is really a worthwhile watch/listen, and @davidjbier.bsky.social is always a good follow on immigration.

Wasn’t a masterstroke or even close, would bet everything I own or might ever own. And I don’t gamble beyond March Madness brackets and maybe a lottery ticket every several years.

I love la Liga.

And I’m a former journalist. So I would root for best story and then sometimes based on specific players lean into a team for a year or two. However, I am fully into this Barça team and I live in Barcelona since end of 2023, months before Yamal’s debut, so this could become permanent.

So I am weird. I basically got into ⚽️ as a 19yo studying in Spain, and mainly followed la Selección 🇪🇸 and then rooted for as many Spanish teams to advance in Champions League as possible. Then I interned at Real Madrid, signed a sponsorship with Valencia for ESPN and Barcelona is my favorite city.

Rayo is another good one.

If I were to adopt a team that isn’t one of the favorites (sorry amigos españoles si no elijo vuestros clubes), I would pick Betis or Athletic Bilbao or Celta Vigo. Each in their own way strives to uphold certain values & local culture. Celta is only club in LaLiga history with a female President.

We’ve gotta get you a LaLiga team to adopt.

Great. I meant if making the changes in the U.S., that has to be part of the requirement. What you describe sounds good.

I am so sorry for your loss, Anjali. This is a really lovely tribute.

If he walked into your life, he made it lighter somehow—with care, with wit, with humor, or by simply showing up when you needed someone to show up. He lost his father as a toddler and watched his widowed mother struggle to raise him and his siblings in a time and place that was harsh for widows

A digital football trading card of FC Barcelona player Aitana Bonmati, with the player’s signature on the card.

Another one of Aitana Bonmati (away jersey edition)

There need to be caps on the copays though. 20% could be several thousand dollars even before meeting a deductible.

I can't speak to anyone else on this list but every time I call Gillibrand's office and get a live human her staffers tell me they're trying to get her to do town halls.

I think she's may be even more out of touch than Schumer.

She is terrible. Do you get her emails?! They usually read as if she is a city council rep in a suburban town outside a medium-sized city. Completely out of touch with reality and the times.

Hopeless. These people should be voted out.

Just Lamine Yamal, honestly. Him and the rest of this Barça crew: Fermin, Raphinha, Pedri, Lewandowski … they’re so fun to watch.

Lo repito, una vez más. LOS MERCAOS están subestimando horriblemente el pollo que ha armado el Cheeto en Irán.

Atletí aplastó Tottenham, una ida fenomenal para abrir su ronda de 16.

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The Situation: Thinking About Anthropic’s Red Lines What does the AI company mean by “mass surveillance” and “lethal autonomous warfare”?

"I also, for the record, like the fact that Anthropic is trying to draw lines...That said, I’m not honestly sure that the company is drawing the right lines here, or even that it’s drawing lines whose meaning can be easily discerned," writes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org in The Situation.

Interesting. I’ve been checking newspaper covers in 6 countries (minimum) daily over the past year+ (since Trump’s inauguration. I don’t speak all the languages/not fluently, could prob build this for translation. I do think looking at covers is valuable for visuals, but the translations take time.

Victor Osimhen was moved to tears by this tifo dedicated to his late mother from the Galatasary supporters ❤️

Family 🫶

Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...

Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4bAFCQZ

‼️🟰 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐋 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐎: Newcastle 1-1 Barça

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 El Barça empata sobre la bocina con un gol de Lamine Yamal. El equipo no pudo imponer su juego y se vio superado físicamente por el rival. 🥱

Visto lo visto, es un gran resultado de cara a la vuelta. ¡Hay que ir a por todas! 💙❤️

⚽ Lamine Yamal (p.)

The world may be terrible right now, but Yamal is other-worldly. A dream to watch

Tied it with a penalty as extra time closed out.
I missed the entire match while having dinner w/an uncle in town, started tracking live Barça down 0-1 at 90’ + 5’ & Yamal scored the next minute. Just saying.
Also, I’ve gone to matches of 5 teams & la Selección since Nov & home team has never lost.