Michael Hawthorne

Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes The bill abolishes the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.

The House of Lords voted today to remove its last hereditary peers after more than 800 years:

No. 20 Miami (Ohio) enters the MAC Tourmament at 31-0, but the metrics still doubt the RedHawks No. 20 Miami (Ohio) is only the third school to run the table in the MAC. The tournament’s top seed plays No. 8 seed UMass in the opening game Thursday at Rocket Arena.

No. 20 Miami (Ohio) brings a 31-0 record into the MAC Tournament after becoming only the 3rd school to run the table in the league. The tournament’s top seed plays No. 8 seed UMass in the opening game Thursday.

The RedHawks might just need to win it. And keep winning.

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 “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

NEW: A recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.

But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social

Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.

Patel fires FBI Iran experts just in time for war. Counter-terror generally has already been taken apart.
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

The good news is that if we lose in Iran and create horror across the region then Jesus comes back and fixes everything. Hegseth Doctrine.
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ICE re-arrests Sheboygan Falls mother after judge halted deportation and cleared green card path Months after an immigration judge canceled her deportation order and cited family hardship in setting her on a path to legal residency, ICE officers arrested Elvira Benitez during a routine check-i…

Months after an immigration judge canceled her deportation order and cited family hardship in setting her on a path to legal residency, ICE officers arrested Elvira Benitez during a routine check-in in Milwaukee.
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Kelly, Stratton Vow to Block Additional Funding for Iran War During WTTW News’ Senate Debate While U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton flatly ruled out supporting any additional funding for the war effort, U.S. Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi did not.

NEW: Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly vowed Monday to vote against any additional funding for the war launched by President Trump against Iran in the last debate in the intense Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, hosted by @wttw.bsky.social.
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi did not.

On the day multiple media organizations reported on a video showing a U.S. Tomahawk missile killing dozens of children in an Iranian elementary school, the White House's meme strategists posted a missile video soundtracked by Nelly's "Here Comes the Boom" wapo.st/3NhffGm

Meanwhile the Trump boys did a reverse merger of a West Palm Beach drone roll-up into their golf course company.

We are doing penny stock mad libs now.

I wonder if they will score a Pentagon contract? Surely only if the tech is really up to snuff.

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Justin Fox Deposition (Part 3) in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit about the NEH YouTube video by ModernLanguageAssoc

It's stunning how ignorant the DOGE bros were who were sent into agencies. Justin Fox cannot even articulate in his own words what his "present understanding of DEI" is: he can't even formulate a coherent sentence about it. I wouldn't hire him for basic tech support. #NEH
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Abughazaleh claims ‘undercover’ Fine staffer visited office This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Last updated March 7 at 6:35 p.m. During her Thursday night stand-up comedy routine at the Prattic, congressional c...

My colleague Jack Baker broke yesterday allegations by Kat's campaign that Fine's field director attempted to covertly get info about campaign strategy.

Today, Kat's campaign provided us video of the incident and named the alleged spy: Madeleine McGrath.

McGrath has now deleted their LinkedIn.

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.

Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.

Elon Musk * x @elonmusk X.com True iamyesyouareno • @iamyesyouareno • 2d Tucker: "Every other group in the world has a right to its own homeland except White people? What? Explain how that makes sense." White people deserve a homeland. FATI rOCKeL: SHOW 12:43 AM • 3/7/26 • 21M Views

Seems bad that these two guys who have the ear of the US president are out here promoting Richard Butler-style white nationalism.

Column: Distasteful White House videos another embarrassment for Commissioners Rob Manfred and Roger Goodell A social media video from the White House interspersing MLB and NFL highlights with bombs falling is another embarrassment for Commissioners Rob Manfred and Roger Goodell.

"It’s the kind of ignorant and distasteful social media post we’ve come to expect from President Donald Trump’s account. He recently was forced to remove a racist post that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, and never apologized."

Illinois orders 21 communities to remove forever chemicals from drinking water by 2029. But who will pay? Many towns cannot afford the millions of dollars needed to upgrade their water systems. That means ratepayers could end up footing the bill.

"Many towns cannot afford the millions of dollars needed to upgrade their water systems with equipment to remove PFAS, and grants are limited," Christiana Freitag writes. "That means ratepayers could end up footing the bill."

Great folo to our 2022 @chicagotribune.com investigation.

“It would be easy for MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to condemn the use of their game highlights in such a despicable manner and force X to remove them for copyright violations.”

Column by Paul Sullivan

Gift 🔗

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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.

Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...

So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

Mayo Clinic’s record profit leaves mixed feelings in the wake of med giant’s closures in small towns Some cities affected by a wave of service cuts last fall are still looking to replace Mayo’s presence.

Before Mayo Clinic posted a record $1.47 billion profit, the world-renowned medical system closed clinics and cut services in several cities across southern Minnesota.

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

How a California desalination plant could ease water shortages on the Colorado River Relying on desalination, the San Diego County Water Authority will consider transferring water to cities in Arizona and Nevada that soon will face cuts in Colorado River water.

San Diego has so much desalinated water, it might sell some of its supplies to Arizona and Nevada cities strapped by megadrought on the Colorado River: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social

‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.

The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students — and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"

How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account Our national project of elite impunity

"You can even take a sack of cash from an undercover FBI agent if you’re the Trump immigration czar Tom Homan," @adamserwer.bsky.social writes. "But if you overstayed your visa or got an abortion, you deserve to have the book thrown at you."

More details emerge about proposed Joliet data center as final approval nears Massive project has alarmed residents, but rapid advances in technology and water from Lake Michigan could make it viable.

"These companies have made billions and trillions of dollars on our data. Then they exploit our labor forces, exploit our water and energy, and then put all the debt and all the cleanup onto taxpayers."

A data-driven look at rising U.S. electricity costs and policy solutions Low-cost power has long underpinned U.S. economic strength, but recent data highlights a notable shift.

So what's really driving up electricity prices?

Basically everything but renewables, according to LBNL and CATF.

Suspect they could go all night if you let them

Gabriel absolutely colossal for Arsenal tonight. Outstanding performance, as was Hincapie - especially when he moved into the centre.

Havertz, Calafiori & Trossard really helped change things in the second half.

Three huge wins on the spin after the disappointment at Wolves.

Stone-cold killer.

Chicago Fire Break Ground on New $750M Stadium Site Amid Gentrification Concerns The Chicago Fire broke ground on a new stadium development site Tuesday at The 78 in Chicago’s 3rd Ward. The stadium is expected to open before the 2028 Major League Soccer season following a $750 mil...

The Chicago Fire broke ground on a new stadium development site Tuesday at The 78 in Chicago’s 3rd Ward. The stadium is expected to open before the 2028 Major League Soccer season following a $750 million private investment from the club’s owner, Joe Mansueto. 🔥⚽️