Who could possibly have foreseen that war on Iran would (a) make Iran retaliate by closing the strait of Hormuz, which (b) could disrupt world oil markets, enriching Russia and penalizing most everyone else?
Who, indeed, except EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER THOUGHT FOR ONE MINUTE about the situation.
“A mountain of research proves that immigrants do not increase crime rates,” says Cato’s David Bier, testifying before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on sanctuary cities.
Proud of my Cato Institute colleague David Bier who stood his ground at a hearing today and talked back to bloviating Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana). David responds to the clip and furnishes receipts. @cato.org
"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.": www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Live Nation (which owns Ticketmaster) reached a settlement with the DOJ in the antitrust lawsuit against the company.
Just a reminder that Live Nation added Trump ally Ric Grenell to it's board last year and donated $500,000 to Trump's inauguration.
INBOX: "On March 9, 2026, the Department of State ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and U.S. government employee family members to leave Consulate General Adana due to the safety risks. Americans in southeast Türkiye are strongly encouraged to depart now."
Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.
Finally. And yet, shamefully, the U.S. House is still refusing to act: www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
“Of the 279 people accused by [DHS] officials on X of attacking federal officers in the past year, 181 were U.S. citizens, the Journal found. Close to half of those Americans were never charged with assault. None have been convicted at trial”: www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...
We won a federal court order versus DHS to immediately stop deploying tear gas, smoke grenades, pepper balls, and other chemical munitions in ways that expose residents of an affordable housing community in Portland to toxic substances inside their homes: protectdemocracy.org/work/federal...
We recently sued DHS for attempting to silence and intimidate Maine residents. But this case isn’t just about Maine — the agency's actions are part of a national playbook to unlawfully retaliate against those who dare to document abuses by the federal government.
Read more about our lawsuit ⬇️
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Looks like ICE & CBP disappeared another law-abiding American citizen: evanstonnow.com/skokie-woman...
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
Congress could, and should, ban this. Impose the same rule nationwide as some states already have: if an incumbent doesn't file for reelection by the deadline, the window to file gets extended a week or two.
On Wednesday, a top trade court ordered the Trump Administration to start refunding tariffs to U.S. businesses. The Supreme Court was clear: the President cannot unilaterally impose tariffs onto the American people without Congressional approval.
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"Andrew Paul Johnson, authorities said, tried to keep one of his victims mum by floating the promise of money he was expecting to receive from the Justice Department."
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I didn't realize President Trump had service in Iran's Majles-e Khobregan-e Rahbari Assembly of Experts on his bingo card: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
Another man pardoned by Trump for January 6th was arrested Monday night for assaulting someone on the metro. www.wusa9.com/article/news...
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for January 6th was just charged with threatening a cop at a January 6th memorial event. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
NEW: Another pardoned Jan 6 defendant is arrested
The list grows …
Just filed =====>
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An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
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One day before the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, a surge in big bets of at least $1,000 placed on Polymarket suggested that some bettors may have seen the strike coming, raising concerns about insider trading.
BLUMENTHAL: Is the agent who shot Ms Martinez sill on the job?
NOEM: Our officers conduct operations every day-
B: Is he still on the job carrying a gun?
N: I dunno
B: Would you agree he shouldn't be?
N: I'll get back to you
B: I think Americans would find it absolutely terrifying if he is
Kristi Noem on Alex Pretti: "I did not call him a domestic terrorist. I said it appeared to be an incident of."
Also Kristi Noem: " This individual…committed an act of domestic terrorism. That's the facts.”
Trump argues for forever wars
Trump is now defending “forever” wars.
The linchpin of his populist-style critique of the foreign policy establishment was that it got us into “forever” wars.
Trump isn’t just defending his war with Iran. Now he is claiming that he can wage “forever” wars “very successfully.”
"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem acknowledged... that immigration officers detained as many as 261 recipients of Deferred Action for Child Arrivals, often referred to as Dreamers. Eighty-six of them were deported, Noem added.": www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.
And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.
Every stage of this process - his arrest, spending a year in jail, being dumped on the streets to die - would be deeply shameful in a society that actually valued human life.
