The war Trump doesn’t want to talk about it…
My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
The war Trump doesn’t want to talk about it…
My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Here’s a look behind the scenes of one under-the-radar trial, and the men at the heart of it.
Two worlds collided, literally and figuratively, as did NJ’s best instincts, and its worst.
The trial audio was especially helpful. Read and listen here:
The Epstein Class wins again (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/n...
Wut?
WANT A TREAT?
WANT ARRESTS, FIRINGS AND RETRIB RE #EPSTEIN?
+ 1ST CLASS, SUBTLE REPORTING?
CROSS THE POND!!
🛳🛳✈️✈️🇬🇧🇬🇧
www.youtube.com/live/D-tBQhS...
#ROBOT
#WARFARE
Read David Petraeus and Isaac C. Flanagan on why “the U.S. military must first develop sound operational and tactical concepts for autonomous warfare before fielding these systems at scale.”
It occurs to me that if the government did force UK writers to hand over their work to the big AI companies, that would now among other things mean contributing to the development of US advanced weapon systems.
“This is a declaration of war on a civilisation,” he added. “An enemy that has no culture pays no heed to symbols of culture. A country that has no history has no respect for signs of history. A country that has no identity sets no value for identity.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
#IRAN
".recent Axios report cited US officials as saying that capturing #Kharg was on the table as the war in the Middle East spirals."
www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
"Agents claim they were searching for a man who tried to hit them with his car during a traffic stop—& they feared for their lives"
US IS NOW BAGDHAD
THE WAR IS HERE
South Burlington, VT
#ICE break down house door to drag out 3 residents—throw flash grenades & tear gas at protesters from point blank range
150 people surrounded the home all afternoon until a VT State Police tactical team cleared the way for the ICE raid around 7pm
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#XINJIANG
#SURVEILLANCE
#COMINGSOON
#YOURENEXT
We asked the US Department of Defense if the US had an agreement to use Iraqi or Syrian airspace for cruise missiles targeting a third country. They told Bellingcat they “had nothing to provide".
Find out more about our investigation 'Tracing Tomahawks' here: youtube.com/shorts/X_Yhz...
Blue Owl has become one of Wall Street's most prolific investors in data centers. Now it's growing its book of loans tied to the sector.
#IRAN
"U.S. intelligence reports cast doubt on the ability of the Iranian Kurdsto sustain a fight against Iranian security services, acc to two sources familiar with those assessments.
The intell indicates the groups lack the firepower and numbers, they said."
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Slavish behavior.
The same w Charles' proposed trip to the US.
THEYRE ALL ALIKE
"Netanyahu..Trump.the mullahs and ayatollahs share [many] similarities: criminal behavior, imperial ambitions [cynical] exploitation of [religion]. indifference to boundaries. disregard for lives..not their own, symbiotic approach to religion and money.."
DOMINIQUE EDDÉ, LEMONDE
Theyve also refused to go on background.
A strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children may be the result of US use of outdated targeting data, two sources told Reuters, providing new details about what would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of US conflicts reut.rs/4s6g18j
CVS is threatening to close 134 Tennessee stores if lawmakers pass a bill banning pharmacy middlemen from owning or controlling pharmacies.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...
A farm worker harvesting strawberries on a wet day
"Rosa" harvests strawberries on CAs Central Coast. "During the rainy season, there isn't much work. The strawberry rows fill with water. It can take two weeks for them to dry. Sometimes we just work 3-4 hrs/day. It's barely enough to cover rent and feed my kids." #WeFeedYou
#IRAN
#BOMBINGCHILDREN
A federal tool to identify noncitizens on voter rolls keeps making mistakes.
“This is not ready for prime time,” a county clerk in Missouri said. “And I’m not going to risk the security and the constitutional rights of my voters for bad data.”
With @texastribune.org
#BAHRAIN
#RIOTS
#IRANWAR