Mike

She's kicking ass up in the north woods, I was at my cabin in Minocqua a few weeks ago and her signs are everywhere.
I've never seen this before in that area.

The Trouble With State Capitalism America is adopting a risky model.

The Trouble With State Capitalism www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... via @foreignaffairs.com

What Is the Endgame in Iran? Trump needs to figure out what he wants—and quickly.

What Is the Endgame in Iran? www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/what-en... via @foreignaffairs.com

Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates The figure, accounting for the war’s first two days, is likely to intensify concerns in Congress that U.S. forces are churning through a scarce supply of advanced weaponry.

Early Iran strikes (first two days) cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The State of Politics: WI Supreme Court Could Order More School Aid Lawsuit says current system violates state constitution and 2000 court ruling.

If Legislature Fails to Act, WI Supreme Court Could Order More School Aid urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/03/09/t...

Murphy’s Law: The Surprising Campaign of Rep. Francesca Hong Her dark horse campaign is biggest surprise in Democratic primary for governor.

The Surprising Campaign of Rep. Francesca Hong urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/03/09/m...

Words & Phrases Let’s lose ‘lost jobs’

Trump is not the unfortunate victim of job “losses”; he is destroying jobs, especially manufacturing jobs. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Autism researchers form independent committee as counter to Kennedy-appointed group Autism researchers and advocacy leaders on Tuesday said they would form a new, independent committee to help guide autism research priorities, providing a science-based alternative to official ​U.S. i...

Last week’s news but very good news. If the federal government is going to discredit itself, then civil society’s mission is clear.

They have now gone from "No one bombed a school" to "Someone else bombed a school" to "We are looking into who bombed a school" to "We bombed a school back."

Donald Trump couldn’t be bothered to show up at Dover to the dignified transfer of 26 year-old Sgt. Benjamin Pennington of Kentucky who died because of his war in Iran.

McSlurry’s too busy hanging out with House Republicans at his golf club in Florida.

He sent JD Vance instead.

March 9, 2026 It has become clear that Trump had no plan in Iran other than to strike it, knock out the leaders he didn’t like, and hope the Iranian people would rise up and put in place new leaders he could deal w...

March 9, 2026

What isn't mentioned is that the Republicans are having their conference at Donald Trump's resort. In other words, it's a kickback to line the venal simpleton's pockets. We are living in the most corrupt times.

Dodge County has a big new jail and contract with ICE. www.ice.gov/detain/deten...

‘Terrifying’: Family says Evanston-born U.S. citizen detained for hours after returning to O’Hare wgntv.com/news/chicago...

Gift.

Why Escalation Favors Iran America and Israel may have bitten off more than they can chew.

Why Escalation Favors Iran www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/why-esc... via @foreignaffairs.com

Live Updates: N.Y. Police Commissioner Says Gracie Mansion Incident Inspired by Islamic State

N.Y. Police Commissioner Says Gracie Mansion Incident Inspired by Islamic State www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Task Force Movement: Unions, Legion agree on apprenticeship schism www.legion.org/information-...

US service member dies from injuries after Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia, CENTCOM says U.S. Central Command announced that a U.S. service member died from injuries received during the Iran’s attacks across the Middle East.

US service member dies from injuries after Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia, CENTCOM says www.stripes.com/theaters/mid...

Five Things to Know, March 9, 2026 www.legion.org/information-...

Justice Department and Live Nation Reach Settlement Terms in Antitrust Case

Trump Justice Department Seeks to Sell Out Plaintiffs with Proposed Settlement in Live Nation Antitrust Case www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/a...

OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us OpenAI says Americans shouldn’t worry about the ethics of its new Pentagon contract. You’ll have to take their word for it (and Pete Hegseth’s).

OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us by @sambiddle.com
theintercept.com/2026/03/08/o...

Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran

Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

Middle East war live: Israel launches 'wide-scale' strikes on Tehran, Isfahan and southern Iran The Israeli military on Monday launched what it described as a "wide-scale wave of strikes" against the Iranian cities of Tehran and Isfahan, as well as across the country’s south, the IDF said in a…

EU warns long Mideast war risks 'stagflationary shock' to world economy www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

Seventh US service member killed in Iran war is identified as Army sergeant | CNN Politics A US soldier died after sustaining injuries during an attack last week in Saudi Arabia, the military said, bringing the number of American troops killed in the Iran war to seven.

A US service member died after sustaining injuries during an attack last week in Saudi Arabia, the military said Sunday, bringing the number of American troops killed in the Iran war to seven. www.cnn.com/2026/03/08/p...

Skynet is coming.

Trump Administration Investigating WI School District’s Gender Policy Alleges that New Richmond School District's bathroom policy is unlawful.

Oil is over $100 per barrel and the middle east is on fire, but at least the Trump administration is on top of those nad checks in New Richmond school bathrooms. urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/03/08/t...