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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.

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The Pentagon burned through $5.6 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of its Iran assault, according to U.S. officials, alarming some on Capitol Hill over how quickly the military has depleted scarce supplies of America’s most advanced weaponry.

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Over five million people protested against the regime in June.

More than seven million people took to the streets in October.

March 28 will be even bigger, with nearly 3,000 events already on the No Kings Day map. Be part of the largest protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

There are levels of NIMBYism where even detached single family homes aren’t acceptable

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White Bear Lake woman identified as one of the soldiers killed after U.S., Israel attack Iran Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, along with five other soldiers, was killed in a March 1 drone attack in Kuwait.

We are also paying in human lives. I oppose the war on behalf of the members of the United States armed forces.

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(alongside images of Trump, Pete Hegseth, a fighter jet, and missiles) Who’s paying for the Trump administration’s billion-dollar war in Iran? You are. Gas prices rising Utility prices to rise as natural gas prices surge Stock markets tumbling Realistically, how much are you willing to pay for it?

Trump’s ‘Deportation Judges’ Take Over Has Begun: Half of L.A. Immigrants Now Miss Court and Get Deported Sight Unseen ~ L.A. TACO The Trump administration fired a quarter of the nation's immigration judges and the Pentagon authorized 600 military lawyers to replace them. They’re recruiting for "deportation judges" on social medi...

"The Trump administration fired a quarter of the nation's immigration judges and the Pentagon authorized 600 military lawyers to replace them."

But tbf, it's not as if Pete "No Rules of Engagement" Hegseth had any military things he wanted them to do.

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Opinion | This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For

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Opinion | What Happens When One Party Monopolizes Competence?

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Trio named to replace Alina Habba as U.S. attorney is also serving illegally, judge says The decision comes amid a growing standoff over U.S. attorney appointments among all three branches of government.

Trump and Bondi tried to dance around the law again, and got taken to the woodshed, again. Thankfully our judges are standing up for our Constitution and us - against this tyrant!

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Pentagon today: the war is just getting started!
Their commander in chief, less than an hour later: "the war is very complete"

I’m not sure I’ve seen a dumber thing in my lifetime than the entire elite class of America deciding that the war is now over and everything is normal because Trump made that comment

YouTube video by American Historical Association Nathan Cavanaugh Deposition in ACLS-AHA-MLA Lawsuit About the NEH, Part 1 of 6

Honestly I need historians to be the plaintiffs in every case I cover because if they make it to discovery you just KNOW those primary sources are going public.

Exhibit A: The American Historical Association uploading video depos of the DOGE bros to YouTube.

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As an IR professor, it's depressing that this is outperforming all others as the best theory of US foreign policy

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Your salted caramel mocha latte is destroying society Edmund Burke would have had thoughts about the consumption of that vanilla sweet cream nitro cold brew.

The atomization of society begins with your morning coffee. According to the National Coffee Association, last year 46 percent of Americans had some “specialty” coffee (42 percent, sensibly, still had a regular one) in the past day. Simultaneously, 54 percent of U.S. adults feel isolated and half of them feel bereft of companionship “often or some of the time,” according to the American Psychological Association. As specialty coffee consumption has surged (84 percent since 2011), so has the loneliness epidemic. Just a correlation? Consider what your coffee order reveals. The salted caramel mocha latte, the iced brown sugar soy milk shaken espresso, the white chocolate macadamia cream cold brew are the triumph of hyper-individualization over communal norms. When you order a dirty spiced chai with oat milk, you are not only wasting the time of other customers in line but also are signaling that your personal appetites demand an elaborate, customized response. You are asserting your primacy, unique in the complexity of your desires, and stand apart from your nation’s simple rituals. No wonder you’re alone.

If I had sent "specialty coffee drinks are fueling the breakdown of civil society" to any editor with whom I've worked over the previous decade, they would have gently asked if I'd recently suffered a head injury www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Electing this guy twice is really bad. But the real reason the US cannot be trusted is that it has been unable to impeach him.

When you delete the TKs instead of filling them in. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...

Q: You said the war is 'very complete.' But your defense secretary says 'this is just the beginning.' So which is it?


TRUMP: You could say both

If you are watching Trump's presser right now, you are seeing beyond reasonable doubt a person not mentally suited for any position of responsibility. Even running a small store.

GOP members of the House and Senate: You are seeing this too.

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BREAKING: Deaths in ICE detention are causing international strife, with the Mexican government calling for an investigation into deaths in detention.

Thank you for the inspiration you are giving to other lawyers and to anyone who is appalled by the lawless actions of DHS agencies.

This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.

We are a secular democracy. If you don't like the freedom of religion, you are welcome to move somewhere else.

In America, you can be Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or anything else. It's written into our Constitution. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Get lost with this garbage.

As someone else archly commented, the sentence should read "THE inappropriate relationship" at that institution of higher education.

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!

"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining Bluesky as interim CEO. I deeply believe in what this team has built and the open social web they're fighting for. More here: toni.org/2026/03/09/c...

A New Chapter for Bluesky - Bluesky After several intense and incredible years building Bluesky from the ground up, I've decided to step back as CEO and transition to a new role as Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer.

Some personal news: I’m transitioning from CEO to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer! I’m excited to welcome @toni.bsky.team as our interim CEO.

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