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Matt Stoller: ‘We have a billionaire crisis’ As billionaire power grows in the Trump era, Matt Stoller of the Economic Liberties Project warns America is facing a “billionaire crisis.” He says the “Epstein class” is exposing what many Americans already realize: “The culture war that we've usually had between the left and the right is now actually tilted toward the billionaire class.”

“We have a billionaire crisis,” says @matthewstoller.bsky.social. The “Epstein class” has exposed something many Americans already realize. The system isn’t rigged left against right; it’s "tilted towards the billionaire class," #Velshi

Democratic House Rep. Ted Lieu to Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr:

“Take your fascist shit and shove it.”

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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”

What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”

Funny how that works.

Democrat Andy Thompson wins Boca Raton Mayor’s race by 5 VOTES, flipping the seat from red to blue!

Don’t EVER think your vote doesn’t matter, especially in state and local elections.

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Trump Admin starts war.

Trump Admin shocked by consequences of war.

Trump Admin urgently (!) tells Americans caught by those consequences to get out! get out! and no there's no help coming from the Trump Admin, and good luck finding a land route out somewhere.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Rep. Nancy Mace on 13 US troops killed fighting Iran: "Well, America's sons and daughters have signed up to give the ultimate sacrifice"

Trump: "They're going out and shooting protesters for just literally standing -- not for doing anything -- for standing in the street. They're killing people."

Yup

Secretary Of Defense Hegseth Casually Promises Iranians ‘No Quarter’ – A War Crime The term is defined as refusing to spare surrendering troops and killing them instead, a clear violation of the Geneva Conventions.

NEW -- This kind of slipped under the radar this morning, but our secretary of defense casually threatened Iranians with "no quarter."

Those words mean a specific thing, and that thing is a war crime.

www.huffpost.com/entry/hegset...

Hegseth this morning, now this rant from Jeanine. These people come unglued when you point out their obvious incompetence and demonstrable failures. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

"War is peace"

The lunatic is at it again. Yes, it’s real.

I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them.
What a great honor it is to do so!
Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

Hegseth on more American soldiers dying yesterday in the Iran War: “Bad things can happen”

Defense Secretary Hegseth used his press conference on Trump's war on Iran to browbeat the press & weigh in on CNN's ownership: "More fake news from CNN ... the sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better"

(Hegseth spent more time attacking media than he did on US casualties)

WAR!!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

Hegseth wants a “patriotic press.”

Hegseth: "We're proud to partner with the incredibly capabilities the Iranians -- or excuse me, the Israelis have. But our objectives are our objectives. When those are met, we'll set the tempo of when those are met."

Hegseth: "Some in the press can't stop. Allow me to make suggestions. People look at the TV and they see banners, 'Mideast War Intensifies.' What should it read instead? How about, 'Iran increasingly desperate.' More fake news from CNN. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better"

> @bgrueskin.bsky.social

Hegseth is spending more time criticizing our media than Iran. He is upset that journalist are reporting what is happening in Trump’s war, and is telling them what he believes should appear on their chryons. This is so autocratic!

THIS is a model community and activism!

Fuck ICE.

Trump Rewards Russia for Helping Iran Target US Service Members - emptywheel Even before the extent of Russia's help to Iran has become clear, Trump has rewarded Russia by lifting sanctions on it.

Trump Rewards Russia for Helping Iran Target US Service Members

emptywheel.net/2026/03/13/t...

He is just making things up, and the whole world knows the truth. The United States has never looked weaker because of these lies and his complete lack of a plan or strategy. Wars cannot be won with gaslighting and Truth Social posts.

Q: Has Iran placed any mines since the war started? Is Iran placing new mines?

HEGSETH: We've heard them talk about it just like you've reported recklessly and wildly about it. But we have no clear evidence of that

‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

Cosplay crusaders. Weak, fragile AF teacups.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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My final report for CBS airs Saturday.

A feature on the 88-year-old radio pioneer who has changed lives -- and become the voice of something much more important - off-the-air.

Gupta: Why is Dr. Casey Means not right for the role of Surgeon General?

First, she’s somebody who wraps herself in a white coat — she did a lot of that during her confirmation hearing — but she doesn’t actually practice medicine. In some ways it’s just false valor.

Trump celebrates high oil prices: ‘We make a lot of money’ YouTube video by MS NOW

WATCH: “Do you think that is a winning message heading into the midterms? ‘I started a war that is going to make gas way more expensive, but don't worry, the oil companies are going to get rich,’” says Chris Hayes.