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Researcher, designer, marketer, disenchanted American. Wine + weed enthusiast. Lifetime single mom. Empty nester. Gen-X. Columbine community survivor.

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11.03.2026 07:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The One Variable that Could Decide the War The U.S. and Israel are racing to destroy Iranโ€™s missile supplies before their own air defenses are exhausted.

The U.S. and Israel are racing to destroy Iranโ€™s missile supplies before their own air defenses are exhausted, Missy Ryan and Nancy A. Youssef report:

11.03.2026 07:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Totally forgot about the maxi pad ear.

11.03.2026 07:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Boom in Autism Therapy Is Medicaidโ€™s Fastest-Growing Jackpot Some companies have found lucrative opportunities to capitalize on a growing need, extracting payments as high as $800 an hour.

She charged $29 million to treat just 84 kids. The boom in autism therapy is Medicaidโ€™s fastest-growing jackpot.

11.03.2026 06:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

11.03.2026 01:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 11273 ๐Ÿ” 4604 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 302 ๐Ÿ“Œ 650
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Trumpโ€™s holy warriors finally got the apocalypse theyโ€™ve prayed for Hundreds are dead. Iran is retaliating. And some of the people who helped start this war think it's going exactly as God intended.

Christian Zionists include not only powerful pastors and religious influencers but also leaders at the highest levels of the Trump administration.

10.03.2026 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 151 ๐Ÿ” 61 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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The Iranian Regime Doubles Down Trump was hoping for an Iranian Delcy Rodrรญguez. Instead he may have produced an Iranian Kim Jong Un.

The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader shows that even as the Islamic Republic is losing some of its military capabilities, it is doubling down on ideology and repression, Karim Sadjadpour argues:

10.03.2026 21:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Trumpโ€™s alleged sexual assault of a minor: what we know and whatโ€™s still being hidden President Trump allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was trafficked to him by Jeffrey Epstein, according to documents released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last Thursday.

Trump allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was trafficked to him by Jeffrey Epstein, according to documents released by the DOJ last Thursday.

The White House insists the allegations are โ€œcompletely baselessโ€œ and โ€œbacked by zero credible evidence.โ€

10.03.2026 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Listen to the Live Nation CEOโ€™s alleged threats to a concert venue โ€œIt was going to be a tough time to deliver tickets or concerts with a new competitor in town,โ€ the Live Nation CEO said.

Listen to the Live Nation CEOโ€™s alleged threats to a concert venue

10.03.2026 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Curtains Close on the Kristi Noem Show As Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem was obsessed with cameras, and her downfall began when ICE abuses, including the killing of two American citizens, went viral.

"She will be remembered not only as the most incompetent Secretary in the departmentโ€™s twenty-three-year history but also as the person who succeeded where many progressive activists had failed in discrediting much of the D.H.S.โ€™s institutional legitimacy."

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

10.03.2026 02:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 711 ๐Ÿ” 114 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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The Scale of Billionairesโ€™ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics

NEW: We just published a deep dive into just how much billionaires are now dominating U.S. politics.

We found 300 billionaire families accounted for 19% of federal donations in 2024. The deluge was even larger in many state and local races.

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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

10.03.2026 02:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 594 ๐Ÿ” 336 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 40
 The high-profile exit left people inside and outside the network eager to understand the backstory. So what happened? Multiple people familiar with the matter told Status that MacFarlane had grown disillusioned with the overall direction of the network under the anti-woke warrior Weiss, who since being appointed by David Ellison in October has sought to put the venerable news outlet on better footing with Donald Trump and his administration.

Specifically, MacFarlane was appalled and disheartened by the way the โ€œCBS Evening Newsโ€ marked the five-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection. At CBS News, MacFarlane had spent years aggressively covering the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In fact, as recently as Monday morning, as he prepared to make his career announcement, he posted a video on YouTube calling out MAGA forces trying to โ€œrewrite the historyโ€ of that day by disseminating โ€œlies.โ€

So when MacFarlane saw anchor Tony Dokoupil mark the anniversary with only a 16-second report that embraced a both sides approach to the act of violence carried out by Trump supporters on that day, he was aghast. Itโ€™s not clear whether MacFarlane made his disapproval known to Dokoupil or network leadership, but he did communicate it to some colleagues, and it became known inside the network.

The high-profile exit left people inside and outside the network eager to understand the backstory. So what happened? Multiple people familiar with the matter told Status that MacFarlane had grown disillusioned with the overall direction of the network under the anti-woke warrior Weiss, who since being appointed by David Ellison in October has sought to put the venerable news outlet on better footing with Donald Trump and his administration. Specifically, MacFarlane was appalled and disheartened by the way the โ€œCBS Evening Newsโ€ marked the five-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection. At CBS News, MacFarlane had spent years aggressively covering the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In fact, as recently as Monday morning, as he prepared to make his career announcement, he posted a video on YouTube calling out MAGA forces trying to โ€œrewrite the historyโ€ of that day by disseminating โ€œlies.โ€ So when MacFarlane saw anchor Tony Dokoupil mark the anniversary with only a 16-second report that embraced a both sides approach to the act of violence carried out by Trump supporters on that day, he was aghast. Itโ€™s not clear whether MacFarlane made his disapproval known to Dokoupil or network leadership, but he did communicate it to some colleagues, and it became known inside the network.

You can devastate a news organization The Jeff Bezos Way, by slashing the budget in half and forcing massive layoffs.

Or you can do it The Bari Weiss Way, by steadily eroding your journalism standards, week after week, so the talented people who can leave, do leave.

Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social

10.03.2026 02:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 407 ๐Ÿ” 105 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Itโ€™s Monday. Trump is lying. Iran does not have any Tomahawks. Not one.๐Ÿ‘‡

09.03.2026 23:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1596 ๐Ÿ” 311 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 71 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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โ€˜Outrageousโ€™: Furor grows over ICEโ€™s arrest, deportation of 6-year-old deaf Hayward child The uproar follows allegations that ICE agents mislead the familyโ€™s attorney and separated the child from vital equipment he needs to properly hear.

A six-year-old student at the California School for the Deaf-Fremont has been reunited with his communication devices after being deported to Columbia last week.

10.03.2026 02:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 439 ๐Ÿ” 115 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

"Large muscular people. You wouldn't believe how swole they are. All wearing hard hats. Tears running down their chiseled cheeks, they cry out to me "For the love of God, sir, Save America!"

09.03.2026 23:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 861 ๐Ÿ” 117 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

If an official commits an impeachable offense and nobody acts to impeach, it is no longer an impeachable offense.

People who oppose impeachment as โ€œpointlessโ€ because it seems unlikely to result in removal do not understand this very simple point and seem unwilling to even try to understand it.

09.03.2026 12:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 6928 ๐Ÿ” 2048 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89 ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
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Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off

09.03.2026 23:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 13384 ๐Ÿ” 5016 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1290 ๐Ÿ“Œ 540

Trumpโ€™s slanderous accusation that Iran and not his own government committed this horrific atrocity in Minab was obviously going to be untenable, and itโ€™s already falling apart in a way that will tarnish Americaโ€™s reputation around the world.

09.03.2026 13:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 922 ๐Ÿ” 259 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
McNamara's Morons: The Low IQ Soldiers Used as Guinea Pigs in the Vietnam War
McNamara's Morons: The Low IQ Soldiers Used as Guinea Pigs in the Vietnam War YouTube video by Vietnam War Explained

"McNamara's Morons: The Low-IQ Soldiers Used as Guinea Pigs in Vietnam War -

In 1966, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara launched Project 100,000โ€”a program that deliberately recruited 354k men who had already been rejected as mentally or physically unfit for military service."

09.03.2026 23:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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"He wants to be very constructive" -- moments after announcing that he's taking sanctions off Russia without mentioning Russia by name, Trump says "I had a very good call with President Putin" today

09.03.2026 22:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 988 ๐Ÿ” 339 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 118 ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
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Donald Trump and JD Vance lied to the American people to get elected.

09.03.2026 20:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 253 ๐Ÿ” 68 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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The health care system is a disaster thanks both to GOP obstruction AND to Dems using a near-supermajority to marginalize Medicare for All & create a public-option-free Heritage Foundation-style ACA empowering insurers to enrich themselves & fleece everyone else.

Thanks for attending my TED talk.

09.03.2026 20:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 124 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yup. My R congressman hosted a big federal job fair at a local Christian university after all the major purges and we were likeโ€ฆ Ohhhh, now it makes sense. Nobody ever believed it was waste, fraud, or abuse. Come on. And then we voted to redraw his district. Buh bye!๐Ÿ‘‹

09.03.2026 18:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fixed this for Republican House Rep. Andy Ogles.

09.03.2026 17:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 590 ๐Ÿ” 143 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

09.03.2026 02:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 19258 ๐Ÿ” 4824 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 231 ๐Ÿ“Œ 141

One can only hope.

09.03.2026 18:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

lauren came out of the courtroom this morning promising "shenanigans" and this does not disappoint

09.03.2026 16:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is so fucked up!

09.03.2026 18:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In Texas Senate Race, James Talarico Challenges โ€˜Hereticalโ€™ Right-Wing Christianity James Talarico, the Democratic nominee from Texas, hopes to counter what he sees as a conservative takeover of the American church.

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Texas Senate, criticized the use of Christianity to promote conservative politics. In a recent interview, he said his candidacy was part of a broader mission to counter what he sees as a partisan takeover of the American church.

09.03.2026 17:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 266 ๐Ÿ” 43 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

I want a memorial structure with all of their names on it permanently installed at the entrance to the Pentagon.

09.03.2026 18:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0