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Historian turned Screenwriter. Started in New Orleans, a few years in Macon, a few more in Edinburgh, ended up in Austin. “One must imagine Sisyphus happy” — Camus

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a man in a suit and tie is saying " now youse can 't leave " ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying " now youse can 't leave "

Bought 665 and the 200ma hard.

This sums the situation up to me:

14.03.2026 21:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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JUDGE BOASBERG: “.. the Government has produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime; indeed, its justifications are so thin and unsubstantiated that the Court can only conclude that they are pretextual."

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

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i think that it is plainly obvious that we should bankrupt Palantir on day one by cutting all of its contracts and declaring it a supply chain risk.

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We should make Claude the CEO of Palantir, it would probably do a better job and make fewer mistakes

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Break below 200ma and we will see some things imo

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Forgoing food. Cutting back on utilities. Driving less. Borrowing money.

These are the sacrifices that tens of millions of people are making to afford their health care expenses, according to a West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America survey released.

Forgoing food. Cutting back on utilities. Driving less. Borrowing money. These are the sacrifices that tens of millions of people are making to afford their health care expenses, according to a West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America survey released.

‪NBC News‬
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Defense Department officials told senators in a closed-door briefing that they estimate the first six days of the war in Iran cost more than $11.3 billion, three sources say.

‪NBC News‬ ‪@nbcnews.com‬ · 11m Defense Department officials told senators in a closed-door briefing that they estimate the first six days of the war in Iran cost more than $11.3 billion, three sources say.

Quite the split screen:
-Millions of Americans are skipping meals or cutting back on utilities to afford health care

-First 6 days of Iran war cost $11.3 billion, Pentagon tells Congress

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“.. Reopening the strait, military analysts say, may require a ground operation to seize the Iranian coastline.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...

12.03.2026 10:43 👍 594 🔁 208 💬 79 📌 65

The US is in the market for friends again.

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He’s saying it out loud.

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I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment.

Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off.

The 25th is never happening.

12.03.2026 11:27 👍 35475 🔁 8418 💬 1373 📌 521

As a point of comparison, the US spent $21 billion in FY 2022 to feed billions of breakfasts and lunches to kids in schools across our whole country for an entire year under the universal school meals program that was later discontinued.

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BREAKING: The usually snarky White House account has not responded to Iran’s attacks on social media! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Asian session:

Stocks down
Oil up
Gold, BTC stable

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I don’t think unconditional surrender is imminent.

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every day we get closer to elon musk promising to dig a tunnel to solve this problem

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Oil surging 8% after hours now pushes $5 diesel as more likely and $4/gal gasoline gaining steam. 172 million barrel SPR release highlights the degree of the situation… finite releases still don’t replace Strait of Hormuz.

11.03.2026 23:57 👍 120 🔁 31 💬 8 📌 5
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Billionaires’ % share of federal election spending in:

2008: 0.3%

2024: 19%

@nytimes.com #GildedAge
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

10.03.2026 16:50 👍 4000 🔁 1800 💬 132 📌 194

Gracias! Great explanation.

It looks ripe for a few LEAPS.

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Amen.

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imagine this is how we find out UFOs are real

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Interesting. Why AEVA? If you don’t mind me asking.

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(Reuters) - U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

uk.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-us...

11.03.2026 23:13 👍 3068 🔁 1108 💬 139 📌 191

Since Trump’s election:

🔵 Democrats have flipped 28 state legislative seats

🔴 Republicans have flipped 0

11.03.2026 02:57 👍 6876 🔁 1747 💬 180 📌 107
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Take a peek at BlueBird 6, the largest commercial communications array in LEO, as seen from space.
2,400 sq. ft. designed to connect directly with everyday smartphones, expected to greatly exceed 120 Mbps peak data speeds. 📶📱🌎
Image courtesy of HEO Robotics.

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NEWS: Democrat Shawn Harris has forced a runoff in the special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s deep-red Georgia seat (Trump +37).

With ~70% in, Harris leads with 38.3% to Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller’s 34.5%.

Runoff set for April 7. A major warning sign for MAGA.

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Trump pick for State Department drops out after drawing heat for comments about ‘white culture’ Jeremy Carl faced tough questions from lawmakers during a Senate confirmation hearing last month.

Trump pick for State Department drops out after drawing heat for comments about ‘white culture’

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