Eric Michael Garcia

The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime America has blood on its hands.

New in PN: The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime

"American disinterest in the lives of people abroad is a resource politicians use to justify cynical wars. It's hard to see on what moral grounds we claim a right to decide the fate of those about whom we clearly care so little."

January 6 succeeded the moment Mitch McConnell voted to acquit Trump.

I remember a while back that my friend @jael.bsky.social said that Democrats view energy through a lens of the environment and climate while Republicans view it through a lens of national security and that explains a ton about their approaches to Iran and gas prices.

someone at the pentagon frantically typing “Claude, open the strait of Hormuz for me, quickest possible strategy, make no mistakes.”

war ≠ tariffs

Tariffs imposed arbitrarily can be reversed arbitrarily, and removal acts similar to a stimulus. Most who adjusted economic activity can readjust.

People killed in war don't come back to life. Infrastructure destroyed in war doesn't start working again. You can't just take it back.

Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say The U.S. message to Israel was "WTF."

Israel's strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots Saturday went far beyond what the U.S. expected when Israel notified it in advance, sparking the first significant disagreement between the allies since the war began eight days ago. www.axios.com/2026/03/08/u...

The Iran war's economic blowback is getting real As oil prices surge, recession odds nearly doubled this month.

Oil skyrocketed 25% overnight, to just under $120 a barrel, fueling worries that higher energy costs will stoke inflation and curb spending by U.S. consumers. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 5%.

www.axios.com/2026/03/09/i...

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
• More hardline than father
• He’s the IRGC candidate
• Relatively young: 56
• Avoids public
• Trusted by father, clerics
• Was in military during Iraq-Iran war
• His wife, Zahra, killed in Israeli airstrike w his father

Fascinating

"If you want to stump Lindsey, just ask him to name a country he wouldn’t bomb"-Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana

I thought it was fake news to say their nuclear capability hadn’t already been destroyed bsky.app/profile/atru...

It feels like one reason why markets are freaking on Iran more than the tariffs is there really is no way to TACO on Iran and oil. And the other thing, markets got high on their own supply because Trump didn't technically TACO. He delayed some tariffs but kept many across-the-board tariffs.

My God, Sir.

Clyburn likes Newsom

I heard the same thing about Donald Trump a decade ago and now people I know who hated Trump or crticized him went to work for his administration.

Texas primary just made NC Senate race even harder for Michael Whatley | Opinion Our Take: An expensive Senate race in Texas could drain Republican resources. | Opinion

Our Take: An expensive Senate race in Texas could drain Republican resources. | Opinion

They're out this week

House Speaker Mike Johnson: "We're not at war right now."

Yeah, there's a reason Democrats never invest in Texas.

True. Obviously not all the same. History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme.

Trump is the GOAT in GOP endorsements. Prediction markets say how he’ll decide Texas Betting markets think Trump’s will decide who to back in Texas soon enough. But, Eric Garcia flags, his batting average has significant caveats.

When I asked Raphael Warnock about James Talarico, he said "I think he is going to run an incredible race in Texas, and hopefully we'll have yet another pastor in the United States Senate." Plenty of Democrats are thrilled at his candidacy. Will they invest?
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Ronald Reagan, an older white man in a suit standing in front of an America flag.

Gavin Newsom, a white man with slick-backed hair in a blue suit speaking at a lectern with a telemprompter. He has his hands out.

-Former California governor
-Many in his party remain skittish about him or think he's a vainglorious kook
-Running when the opposing party in the White House is dealing with an oil crisis and inflation

Congress also did more to give Carter Hell when he was president than Congress does now. (And Democrats controlled it then).

Yep! I noticed that! He's still above water on border security.

Jimmy Carter, a white man in a blue suit, seated at a desk.

-Crisis in Iran
-An oil shock at home
-Inflation
-Low approval ratings

Close enough. Welcome back Jimmy Carter

It is important because there's still a ton of bias against women.

WTI crude oil now UP 25% tonight...
$114.39/bbl

And Josh Stein and Jeff Jackson

Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy

Something to take into account on #InternationalWomensDay: Females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, according to a large-scale study. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

I noticed he was much more tired and not as energetic toward the end of the campaign. He mostly benefited from standing next to Joe Biden who was… frail as hell. But it came into sharp relief once Kamala Harris stepped in.