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Rubio: “Let me tell you, Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.”

The last photo of third-grader Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, waving to his mom before he left for school. He was killed shortly after in the U.S./Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab.

Denver mayor announces executive order banning ICE agents from city property Mayor Mike Johnston made the announcement on Thursday as a way to calm fears over recent ICE actions.

Last week, Denver’s mayor announced a new executive order that bans ICE agents from city property, citing the killing of protesters by federal agents in Minneapolis this year as motivation for the measure.

I’ve been asked if I would support Sen. Mullin as Noem’s replacement.

The answer is a resounding NO. The rot in DHS is deep, much deeper than any individual.

It’s a question of policy not personnel. The Senate should not consider any DHS Secretary nominee until DHS and ICE are reined in.

"I hope you are impressed," he said to me. "How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?"

"I hope you are impressed," he said to me. "How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?"

"How do you like the performance?"

An illegal war for the sake of spectacle and the amusement of POTUS.

The fascism is killing us, some faster than others, but nearly all of us either way.

On NJ Transit on the way home and the train just died.

Just another day/reminder of how “the richest and most powerful nation in the world” cannot do mass transit.

We can afford a war and build concentration camps, but not mass transit.

I do want to make sure we're being clear about this:

The Bluesky team maintains the same review, red-teaming, and QA processes that we always have. AI coding tools have been proving useful, but haven't changed the fundamental practices of good engineering. Human review and direction remain key.

A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, “Kristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

Screaming

Trump to Rubio: "Your next one is gonna be Cuba. He's waiting but he says, 'Let's get this one finished first.' We could do them all at the same time, but bad things happen."

this is making me laugh so hard

This is one of those things that is less sexy to talk about but is unequivocally a war crime

Iran updates: Tehran says ready for invasion amid US-Israeli bombing These were the updates on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran for Thursday, March 5.

They're just reporting that the Iranian Minister for Energy is stating this (and Energy infrastructure) being damaged, to be clear.

aje.news/0avpno?updat...

AJ is reporting that they're hitting Iranian water infrastructure, something I'm sure the gulf states, with their big undefended desalinization plants, are thrilled to hear.

if you were to write a prophecy of the future back in 2000 that "in 2026, President Donald John Trump has launched a war on Iran with Israel after previously attempting a coup to stay in power in 2020", people would think you've gone insane

This is honestly one of the most anti-Jewish things I’ve ever seen from the United States government.

Evidence is building that the repair work is going to be much more than anyone's consciously absorbing. There's an assumption that "states and locals" are where it's at for future governance, post-DOGE, but this is what's happening at that level in one of the wealthiest cities in the world.

Lurie plan would nearly eliminate the Department of the Environment - 48 hills Protesters say 80 percent cut would imperil Climate Action Plan

Chaser, last month:

Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with tobacco products to increase worker productivity | Fortune Health experts offer a blunt warning on using tobacco products to increase productivity, saying the adverse health effects have been well documented.

lol at least coke is glamorous fortune.com/2026/03/04/p...

Perry: This St. Patrick’s Day, don’t forget Irish music’s anti-fascist roots Dropkick Murphys, the iconic Irish American punk band, are headlining a free block party March 6 near where Alex Pretti was killed by immigration agents, contributing columnist David M. Perry writes.

NEW “We’re celebrating a tradition that is at its core about resisting occupation and maintaining community in the face of horrors. You can’t keep politics out of Irish music. No one should try, for two reasons. First, it’s ahistorical. Second, Minnesotans are ready for a big anti-fascist party.”

An original Nashville sit-in member, along with Diane Nash, James Bevel, and John Lewis. Trained in non-violence by James Lawson. At age 21, he signed a will before the Freedom Rides, knowing he could die.

May his soul be at peace, and may we all have such courage in the face of oppression.

I had the privilege of photographing him at various events — including in Selma with John Lewis and other legendary civil rights leaders. Heartbreaking 💔 Rest in power, kind sir.

"Risky" doesn't begin to describe the dangers Bernard LaFayette faced for his voter registration campaign in Alabama.

#RestInPower

Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, has died Voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette's son says his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

The SecDef declaring we “will remain Christian nations under God” — from the Pentagon. That’s theocracy, not faith. Iran runs the same logic, different book. The Founders built that firewall for a reason. Deeply concerning — what else is filtered through that lens?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

What does this imply for those of us who are not Christian, and who labor under the assumption that we're protected by the First Amendment?

ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

Noem is out largely due to massive public activism, especially in MN, Democrats expressing increasing interest in impeachment and investigations, and resulting media coverage.

Keep pushing. These people are not invincible or immune from public opinion.

Can confirm, every Signal chat in town either said nothing or made one snide comment and then immediately got back to work