No one who ever worked at senior levels of the Pentagon, State Department, or CIA would ever believe that career pros told Trump that invading Iran would be quick and easy or that Iran would not close the Strait.
As this WSJ article outlines, Trump obviously ignored all advice except his own.
1/3 of Americans havre cut back on essentials like food to pay for higher healthcare costs www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Before the start of Trump's war, the president knew he was risking the shutdown of the world's most vital shipping lane—which would throw the world into chaos.
But the 79 yo real estate developer assured White House advisers that Iran would surrender first.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat... (gift link)
Close one strait, shame on you,
Close two straits, shame on me.
-Immanuel Kant
Dunno. Betraying the reader perhaps?
Before the start of Trump's war, the president knew he was risking the shutdown of the world's most vital shipping lane—which would throw the world into chaos.
But the 79 yo real estate developer assured White House advisers that Iran would surrender first.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat... (gift link)
Honestly think some of these stories are written for an audience of one.
New from 404 Media: the removed DOGE deposition videos have already been backed up across the internet. A judge ordered their removal from YouTube on Friday. By Saturday, the videos were available on the Internet Archive and as a torrent file www.404media.co/the-removed-...
because the strait of hormuz IS america first.
“And, by the way, my daughter is selling Girl Scout cookies. Can I put you down for a few boxes?” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...
“In Black and White,” Wil Haygood’s excellent bio of Sammy Davis Jr.
MJ doesn't waste any time going up high on that first verse!
If only they'd stuck with the mellower 225 slant-6 of the Duster.
The warehouse building at 6020 W. 300 South spans nearly 835,000 square feet, and appears linked to another 25-acre warehouse property to the west.
ICE purchased the warehouse Wednesday, though it's not yet clear who sold it to them.
No amount of pushups and energy drinks will clear the Strait of Hormuz.
Maybe it wasn't such a bright idea giving an impulsive 79-year-old real estate develoiper the sole power to go to war and run our economy. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/13/w...
After two decades, what has an obituary writer learned from the dead? Well, more from those outside the spotlight than from bold-face names, writes Bryan Marquard. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/13/n... @bostonglobe.com
> @bgrueskin.bsky.social
who’s your daddy?
In Abu Dhabi eight years ago this month, I was thrilled with the meld of cultures at the Louvre, where you could see the stars at night through the covering of the piazza.
“They had to decide between their safety and their family. That is not an easy decision to make.” www.wsj.com/world/middle... (gift link)
“.. 15 percent of individuals said they had borrowed money in the last year to pay for medical expenses, while another 11 percent said they had skipped a meal.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/h...
same guy with the deleted tweet saying it was happening two days ago. fool me once.
The map is from the @ncslorg.bsky.social - the National Conference of State Legislatures.
36 states allow no-excuse absentee voting and/or all-mail voting.
14 states (in green) do not.
Voter fraud is no greater amount in no-excuse absentee voting or all-mail email voting than other states.
The percentage of US fraudulent votes is less than 1/2 the perentage of being hit by lightning.
A new satiric art installation featuring. Trump & Epstein was just installed on the National Mall under a permit, entitled “The King of the World. This iteration comes with a line of “Make America Safe Again” banners behind. Whether it’s allowed to endure will show the health of the 1st Amendment.
Downside: He’d want his name on them.
“And doubts about vaccines are increasingly spilling into refusal of other mainstays of pediatric medicine… At a hospital in Boise, Idaho, for example, three infants died last year after their parents declined a shot of vitamin K, administered to newborns to prevent bleeding, said Dr. Amanda Lee”
