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MOE: +/ - 2.5 PTS FEBRUARY 25-27, 2026 OCBS NEWS POLL | YouGov HOW SHOULD THE U.S. APPROACH IRAN'S CURRENT LEADERSHIP? PRIOR TO START OF CONFLICT NEGOTIATE WITH THEM THROUGH DIPLOMACY PRESSURE THEM WITH SANCTIONS NOT GET INVOLVED REMOVE THEM FROM POWER WITH FORCE 38% 22% 22% 18%

MOE: +/- 2.5 PTS| FEBRUARY 25-27, 2026 @CBS NEWS POLL | YouGov TRUMP NEED APPROVAL FROM CONGRESS FOR MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN? PRIOR TO START OF CONFLICT 74% NEEDS APPROVAL 26% DOES NOT NEED APPROVAL

CBS News conducts a poll.

It finds that only 18% of Americans advocate removing Iran's leadership "by force," and 74% say Trump needs congressional approval before starting a war.

So their headline is, "CBS News poll on Americans' views on Iran prior to conflict."

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YouTube video by emptywheel Trump Hoards the Money He Stole

Trump is attempting to hoard the money he stole from American consumers.

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Exclusive: Read the draft executive emergency order for Trump to take control of elections Lawyers and legal experts explicitly said that such an order is blatantly unconstitutional.

EXCLUSIVE: A draft executive order that would allow Trump to take unprecedented control over federal elections is reportedly being circulated with the White House.

Democracy Docket obtained a copy.

Read the full, 17-page order below👇

‘Diversionary war’: Trump wants to distract Americans from scandals at home | Christopher S Chivvis From Epstein to tariffs: the strikes function as an attempt to hijack the global narrative and drown out domestic scandal with the thunder of cruise missiles

‘Diversionary war’: Trump wants to distract Americans from scandals at home | Christopher S Chivvis

AI poem and committee swapping: How Utah Republicans helped an anti-vote-by-mail bill get traction Republican lawmakers manipulated Utah’s legislative process to ensure a bill that would impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots would gain traction in the Legislature.

GOP Rep. Jefferson Burton admitted he moved his bill targeting mail-in voting from one committee where it was floundering to an unrelated committee for no reason other than to give it a better chance of moving forward.
“That’s how sausage is made up here,” Burton said.

The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom | TechCrunch Here's everything we know about the biggest AI infrastructure projects, including major spending from Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.

Here's everything we know about the biggest AI infrastructure projects, including major spending from Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.

$182 for the year. That’s just for Fox Footy. No other channels are included but you do get every game and the Fox Footy shows.

I have Watch AFL so I can watch Fox Footy and all the games. I watch all the Saints games and the weekly footy shows. Thanks for the offer!

Go Saints!

Trump says this is not happening. Which is why he spent his State of the Union speech honoring sports teams and awarding military medals.

Meet Bari Weiss’s Israel Flag-Waving News Correspondent The CBS News editor's latest hires has other staffers wondering if they work for the 'we love Israel' network. Plus, Sean Hannity’s stolen valor and David Ellison finds a new MAGA friend.

While HR has told staff that clothes that could be seen as pro-Palestine makes people "uncomfortable," Bari Weiss's CBS News just promoted a reporter who wears Israeli flag socks, whose brother was in the Israeli military, and who had a big Israeli flag draped on his cubicle:

Newsmax's Greg Kelly on potential US attack on Iran: "A very well-informed person told me" it will happen Friday "after Wall Street closes"

Newsmax host says that the US will attack Iran today after Wall Street closes — and that Trump does not need to try to convince Americans that the strikes are a good idea, attacking "fake members of Congress" for asking for the president to explain his decision. www.mediamatters.org/greg-kelly/n...

Wall St Week Ahead AI disruption looms over markets with US jobs data on tap Prospects for artificial intelligence to disrupt business sectors should keep the U.S. stock market on edge in the coming week, as Wall Street looks for more insight into how the emerging technology will reverberate through the economy.

Wall St Week Ahead AI disruption looms over markets with US jobs data on tap reut.rs/4qWecK1

Column: Trump's address to Congress trumpets how he usurps Congress Even just days after his own conservative Supreme Court reprimanded him for trying to take over lawmakers' role, the president was unashamed of his power grabs.

Calmes: Trump's address to Congress trumpets how he usurps Congress

Clipper 2.0 was supposed to be an upgrade for Bay Area transit. Instead, it’s a ‘hot mess’ An upgrade to the Bay Area transit payment system has made it impossible for some riders to update their accounts, others reported money disappearing, and some say they’re being overcharged.

An upgrade to the Bay Area transit payment system has made it impossible for some riders to update their accounts, others reported money disappearing, and some say they’re being overcharged.

Memo to the Trump administration: Iran has no Maduro A U.S. attack on Iran could create precisely that no-win outcome: To advance is hell; to retreat is hell.

Commentary: A U.S. strike on Iran could trap the Trump administration in a costly and uncertain conflict, as the religious dictatorship's size and political structure would make quick success unlikely.

Trump presses for congressional stock-trading ban, targets Pelosi The presidential push comes as a bipartisan effort has stalled in the House.

After Trump endorsed a ban on stock trading among members of Congress, he added, “Did Nancy Pelosi stand up? ... Doubt it.”

Turns out, Pelosi did applause and stand up before Trump’s shoutout. Read more here: politi.co/4cdWMVA

The National Guard soldier pissed about Trump’s DC takeover “This is an encroachment on everything we signed up for, and it feels like a violation.”

“They just see us as little toy soldiers to put on the street to show some muscle.”

-What one National Guard soldier had to say about Trump's DC takeover:

‘People doing dumb things’: Wall Street boss Jamie Dimon warns of AI frenzy The JPMorgan Chase CEO thinks the impact of artificial intelligence on software companies might be the trigger for a wave of loan defaults, and sees parallels to the GFC. #business #markets

The JPMorgan Chase CEO thinks the impact of artificial intelligence on software companies might be the trigger for a wave of loan defaults, and sees parallels to the GFC. #business #markets

Australia's WiseTech to slash 2,000 jobs as AI ends 'era of manually writing code' Logistics software firm WiseTech Global said on Wednesday it would cut about 2,000 jobs over the next two years, in what could mark one of the largest artificial intelligence-related workforce reductions by an Australian company to date.

Australia's WiseTech to slash 2,000 jobs as AI ends 'era of manually writing code' reut.rs/3ZXqXc9

This is, of course, *precisely* the epistemic environment that aspiring autocrats set out to create.

A psychedelic medicine performs well against depression Regulators are now mulling the results of the late-stage trial

A synthetic form of psilocybin—the active compound in magic mushrooms—can rapidly relieve symptoms of depression. Some patients responded as quickly as the following day

Oh hell yes @freep.com!!!

What a photo from the Freep

This is absolutely the reason why the Trump administration is shutting down the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs.

If you encounter long lines at the airport, BLAME TRUMP. ✈️

Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!

It’s currently on Fox Sports1 and Fox Sports2 in the U.S. We usually get three games a round.

After yesterday’s screenshot sh1t show at Optus, I hope both AFL teams communicate this to members prior to the first game. Meanwhile McKenna blames the patrons.

This flew under the radar, but it shouldn’t have.

When senator Alex Padilla was tackled by DHS, Kristi Noem’s side piece, Corey Lewandowski, was orchestrating the situation in the hall.

@governor.ca.gov @governorwalz.mn.gov @meidastouch.com @donlemonofficial.bsky.social @realtexaspaul.com @tnbrando.bsky.social