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Revolt grows as GOP Senate hopeful championed convicted child sex offender for party roles North Carolina GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley has tried to paint his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Roy Cooper, as soft on crime — but a new report indicates Whatley himself forgave a sex offe...

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Trump’s Torpedo: Why the Sinking of Iran’s Warship Could Be a War Crime Over 100 sailors died when a U.S. submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship thousands of miles from home. Was it self-defense—or something far darker?

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V.A. Begins Drive to Put Homeless Veterans Into Guardianship

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Iran declares US-Israeli economic, banking interests in region are targets IRGC releases a list of offices run by top US companies with Israeli links whose technology has been used militarily.

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The companies include Google, Microsoft, Palantir, IBM, Nvidia and Oracle. Ian also warns no one in the region should be within a 1 kilometer radius of a bank.

Trump puts pressure on Senate majority leader in blunt message: pass strict voter ID bill – live President tells John Thune to force through Save America Act, which requires proof of citizenship while registering to vote and curbs mail-in voting

I don’t care what Trump does, he is not going to tell states how to conduct voting.
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Tehran’s Smothering Smoke Has Roots in ‘Mazut,’ an Unusually Dirty Fuel

"Iran 'flares,' or intentionally burns off, about 23 billion cubic meters of gas per year, an exceptionally high amount that is equivalent to almost a third of Turkey's annual total gas consumption, because Iran doesn't have ample facilities to capture and sell it." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/c...

Why would a desalination plant be a military target? | About That

Andrew Chang explains how the war in the Middle East is threatening critical freshwater infrastructure in the region.

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My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump's America I once documented human displacement and desperation; now I am living it

Steve Scherer was a Reuters’ bureau chief in Canada. Then he got laid off, had to leave the country, and now drives for Uber in Virginia, in a country he doesn’t recognize anymore after working for 28 years abroad. [stevescherer.substack.com]

Thirsty gulf states. Without desalinization plants these places dry up and blow away.

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California DACA recipient sues Trump administration over her deportation Mara de Jesus Estrada Juarez, a DACA recipient who was living in California, is seeking to return to the U.S. after her deportation last month.

Family separation isn’t safety.

“I followed the rules and showed up to my immigration appointment believing I was taking the next step toward stability. Instead, I was taken away from my daughter and forced out of the country overnight.” #DACA
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Pentagon bans press photographers over ‘unflattering’ photos of Hegseth: report Pentagon implemented a new rule last year that led to mainstream media outlets losing press credentials

“Temps in the DC area passed 80 degrees yesterday, but the Department of Defense's top snowflake survived unscathed.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

New York’s congestion toll into Manhattan upheld by a federal judge over Trump’s objections U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ruled that the U.S. Transportation Department lacked the authority to rescind approval of the $9 toll.

Federal judge agrees Trump cannot cancel congestion pricing!

I think this good news was completely obscured by (gestures broadly)

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Susan Collins Dealt Double Polling Blow in One Week (Newsweek) Maine Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, trailed Democratic challenger Graham Platner in two polls of the state’s 2026 race released this week. Newsweek re...

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A new poll from On Message Public Strategies reported by Politico on Wednesday showed Collins trailing Platner, giving him a two-point advantage over Collins (44 percent to 42 percent),
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‘Damaging and punishing’: Birth control clinics serving millions face federal funding cliff Clinics are pleading with Congress and HHS for answers amid “radio silence” about the imminent expiration of Title X funding.

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Putin gives Trump easy way out of confused Iran war strategy – and he might take it As Donald Trump delivers bafflingly mixed messages about the end of the Iran war, he has suggested he may lift oil sanctions on Russia, but that will suit only one man – Vladimir Putin. World affairs ...

Lifting oil sanctions on Moscow could serve as a political “escape hatch” for Trump: a move that “solves” the oil price problem and eases domestic criticism, without him actually taking any concrete action on the real Iran war front.

Killing more 🇺🇦 doesn’t matter, what counts is the polls.🙄

NEW POLL: Majority of Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal A new Drop Site/Zeteo/Data For Progress survey also finds likely American voters are split on whether Trump is more responsive to the American people or to Israel.

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The Trump Administration Goes to War, by Any Memes Necessary

The Whitest House illegally used movies/tv images & voiceovers to promote its illegal & inhumane WAR. All whose likeness, image &/or voice are coopted for “warfighter” chest pumping should #SUETRUMP

‘ The Trump Administration Goes to War, by Any Memes Necessary’ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/a...

Israeli government is undertaking a 'power grab under cover of war' • FRANCE 24 English YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

Update on war criminals in Israel. "No more rule of law in Israel." www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn91... @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @itvnews.bsky.social @houseofcommons.parliament.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk @skynewsrss.bsky.social @cbsnews.com @cnn.com @nbcnews.com

Spain could be the only EU country to beat energy price hikes Spain spent the last six years investing heavily in wind and solar energy, leading to some of the cheapest power prices in Europe.

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The right wing claim that forcing our children and grandchildren to breathe exhaust fumes is the only conceivable future and will save money.

Reality demonstrates that they are so full of s*** it comes out of their ears.

V.A. Begins Drive to Put Homeless Veterans Into Guardianship

V.A. Begins Drive to Put Homeless Veterans Into Guardianship www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

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Dubai’s social influencer-cultivated reputation of being a safe haven just went up in smoke | CNN Influencers have been flocking to Dubai in recent years, with an estimated 50,000 calling the UAE emirate home. But as the latest Middle East conflict shakes the destination’s reputation as a “safe ha...

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Russian reconnaissance aircraft flew for hours inside NATO exercise area over the Norwegian Sea on Wednesday. www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/rus... #ColdResponse26

This should be front page everywhere! Demand trump resigns!! Throw him in jail!!!
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A Word, Please: Dictionaries changed course and backseat took a back seat Casagrande explains that lexicography is reportage, not rule-making and that every grammar rule and every word definition came from popular usage.

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Opinion | The Alternate Universe of Donald J. Trump

More than half the country feels like he’s living in a demented delusional fantasy world that we’re being forced to observe (a type of hell) while the rest of the people are too gullible or dumb to realize this or play a part in it and think that they are sacrificing because he says it’s good to do.

Exclusive: Russia prepares 10% cut to 'non-sensitive' spending in 2026, sources say The Russian government is preparing a possible 10% cut ​to all "non-sensitive" spending in this year's budget, sources told Reuters, but the final decision will hinge on the sustainability of the oil price rise ‌triggered by the Iran war.

Exclusive: Russia prepares 10% cut to 'non-sensitive' spending in 2026, sources say reut.rs/4rpaSY0

Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf Iranian officials warn of ‘war of attrition’ and global economic chaos as energy supplies are throttled

Iranian officials warn of ‘war of attrition’ and global economic chaos as energy supplies are throttled:

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I hate that this doesn’t surprise me in the slightest 😤😤😡😡🙄🙄😳😳