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congratulations to FIFA on their incredible choice of recipient for the first FIFA peace prize

Epstein paid for a conference of top scientists in 2006. His motives are now clear Jeffrey Epstein funded science research and created a conference in 2006 that was organized by theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss. Stephen Hawking and other notable scientists attended the event in the U.S. Virgin Islands. JPL-Caltech/NASA, Getty Images and Department of Justice/Collage by Emily Bogle/NPR

Jeffrey Epstein used a 2006 physics conference to cultivate ties with elite researchers, including Stephen Hawking. New documents and interviews show Epstein funded events to bolster prestige before first arrest for soliciting minors, using Nobel laureates as human shields for his reputation.

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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)

Walter gets the backpack treatment: #AGoodPlace

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Not only did team USA lose to Italy but now we have to do math, which is even worse.

Evelaina Evelaina was the English mastiff of Kamehameha III. She understood commands in both Hawaiian and English. Kamehameha III died on December 15, 1854. “When the remains of our late beloved King, Kameh…

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Tulip garden in Japan: #AGoodPlace

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The data in this picture comes from the Heritage Foundation, a ultra conservative pro. Donald Trump group that supports the SAVE Act

Their own data shows just how unnecessary this act is. Anybody can tell the purpose of the ACT is to disenfranchise certain people who are more likely to vote liberal

Trump Confounded by the War He Started It’s now clear: There was no plan.

"The Ukrainians have become the world’s experts in counter-drone warfare. After withstanding more than a year of American pressure to accede to Russia’s demands and essentially surrender, it’s not obvious Ukraine would still want to help us. We’re grateful they do." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime America has blood on its hands.

New in PN: The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime

"American disinterest in the lives of people abroad is a resource politicians use to justify cynical wars. It's hard to see on what moral grounds we claim a right to decide the fate of those about whom we clearly care so little."

Federal agents lied about why they shot a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis. Their story quickly fell apart. The attack marked the only time that federal authorities admitted wrongdoing during Operation Metro Surge.

Then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem doubled down, denouncing the incident as an act of “attempted murder” on law enforcement. Her agency published mugshots of all three men arrested in connection with the alleged assault, casting them as “violent criminals.”

None of it was true.

Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein gave FBI agents true accounts of her time growing up in SC. Claims she made about Donald Trump remain unsubstantiated.

"A woman who claims she was abused as a minor by both Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump has given the FBI vivid accounts that include aspects of her life corroborated by the The Post and Courier through public records."

Speak Truth....

the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

A good example of why we need answers about strategy: We're destroying refineries and oil production. If the goal is to immiserate the Iranians and cut off their income, fine. (Not great thinking, but understandable.) But if it's regime change...uh, they're gonna need that rebuilt. So why do that?

To clarify this: the context is college sports. Trump is saying that Russia helping Iran target Americans in a war is less important than the pay structure for athletes. (1/3)

An Epidemic of ‘Victory Disease’ The president is pointing to the American military’s excellence as though that somehow constitutes a strategy in itself.

For years, strategists have warned national leaders against the temptations of "victory disease," the belief that winning battles means they're winning the war. Leaders throughout history have made this mistake, and Trump seems to be making it now.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Opinion | Trump’s Fantasy Is Crashing Down

I wrote about Trump's fantasy of omnipotence and invulnerability crashing against the material reality of a interdependent world. This insane, heedless war will ruin us all. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m. The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

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Contrarians Combat Trump’s Wrongdoing at Home and Abroad Fighting on all fronts: Publisher's Roundup 57

The Kennedy Center may never recover if Trump demolishes it

Congress ordered it be a living memorial to a slain president

Trump is defying that order — & it’s blatantly illegal

We’re in court to stop it

My publisher’s note on @contrariannews.org 👇 -TN

Why was this story on the front page of the UK’s Daily Telegraph — but NOT America’s leading newspapers?

ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies.

The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

That Iranian Navy ship we torpedoed had no ammunition on board because that was a requirement to participate in the MILAN 2026 exercise (organized by the Indian Navy).

The US Navy knew this because IT ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE EXERCISE. What a national embarrassment.
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Novartis And Henrietta Lacks’ Family Reach A Settlement In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the startup that wants to treat Alzheimer’s with microrobots, medical groups push back on RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes and more.

Novartis And Henrietta Lacks’ Family Reach A Settlement

A college student's perspective on using AI in class Instead of banning AI, why don't schools teach students to use it critically? College freshman Maximilian Milovidov shares what he has learned in an "AI writing" course at Columbia University.

Instead of banning AI, why don't schools teach students to use it critically? College freshman Maximilian Milovidov shares what he has learned in an "AI writing" course at Columbia University. n.pr/3MQbRCp

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

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Moskowitz: "Let me congratulate the former Homeland Security Secretary on her appointment to be the Shield of Americas, which I'm pretty sure the president came up with when he watched the last Avengers movie"

Kristi Noem’s new gig