Right now, the market is down and oil is up:
Dow falls 600 points as oil prices resume their march higher: Live updates
www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/s...
Right now, the market is down and oil is up:
Dow falls 600 points as oil prices resume their march higher: Live updates
www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/s...
He never lets facts get in the way:
Trump’s Claims About Noncitizens Voting Are False. We Can Prove It. | Cato Institute share.google/RMxUSC7T1gnX...
As multiple studies have shown, undocumented immigrants don't vote.
But Trump won't confuse the issue with facts.
A shameless carnival barker:
"So if we have a little high oil prices for a little while, but as soon as this ends, those prices are going to drop, I believe, lower than even before."
Trump concedes Iran conflict may push up oil prices for Americans
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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But we've been assured it's not about regime change:
Trump calls on Kurds to aid U.S. effort in Iran, offers support
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"Women,” wrote Eleanor Roosevelt that year, “are a weapon waiting to be used.”
www.americanheritage.com/my-war-too
A shameless carnival barker:
"So if we have a little high oil prices for a little while, but as soon as this ends, those prices are going to drop, I believe, lower than even before."
Trump concedes Iran conflict may push up oil prices for Americans
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The Atlantic today:
The Humiliation of J. D. Vance
Trump’s war shows that, within the administration, the vice president’s opinions matter less and less.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Rex Harrison was born #OTD 1908.
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On this date in 1946, British prime minister Winston Churchill popularized the term “Iron Curtain”—describing the ideological barrier created by the Soviet Union to separate itself and its eastern and central European allies from Western nations—in a speech at Fulton, Missouri.
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Good morning, Michelle!
Have a great day!! 😊💙
At yesterday's press conference, Karoline Leavitt assured us that Spain is cooperating with the US military.
She lied.
Trump: Spain rejects U.S. claim it agreed to cooperate amid Iran war
www.cnbc.com/id/108274048...
"Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything."
-- Joseph Stalin, who died #OTD 1953
On this date in 1770, British troops opened fire on Americans, killing Crispus Attucks and four others in the Boston Massacre, an event that galvanized anti-British feelings in the lead-up to the American Revolution.
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Trump didn't think this through.
Trump’s Iran conflict cuts the world off from a crucial energy source
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Rand Paul voted for it. John Fetterman voted against it.
Senate rejects resolution to force Trump to end Iran strikes
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
‘I did not vote for this’: Thousands of public comments slam Trump’s ballroom
- The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
At the press conference yesterday, Karoline Leavitt assured us that Spain is cooperating with the US military.
She lied.
Spanish prime minister rebukes Trump’s war in Iran, escalating feud
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
"If President Biden's neck looked like this Fox News would be running 25th Amendment coverage non-stop."
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While we're all distracted by Iran:
Led by top Trump aide, federal commission set to weigh White House ballroom project
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"Sloppy enforcement and tone-deaf messaging have undermined Homeland Security's credibility"
Kristi Noem is a nightmare for immigration hawks
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Good morning, Hopeful!
Thanks so much for including me in this wonderful list!
Truly appreciated!
Have a great day!! 😊💙
Despite his bragging about the price of gasoline:
Trump concedes Iran conflict may push up oil prices for Americans
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The New Yorker:
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper.