Trump's tireless efforts to destroy the series of alliances forged by generations of American leaders of both parties are as striking as his relentless pursuit of the favor of Vladimir Putin. The story behind this will be told at some point.

OpenAI Robotics head resigns after deal with Pentagon Caitlin Kalinowski, head of robotics and consumer hardware at OpenAI, announced her resignation on Saturday, citing ​concerns about the company's agreement with the Department ‌of Defense.

OpenAI Robotics head resigns after deal with Pentagon reut.rs/4bhu6c9

It’s been 15 days since the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s illegal tariff tax & he still has no plan to put YOUR money back in your pocket.

When are American families going to see the $1,700 he stole? Return the money, NOW!

Pete Hegseth's murderous buffoonery, coming amid a lifetime in which he's betrayed everyone close to him and failed up from one disaster to the next, is a perfect example of how the appeal of Trumpism is that it creates a permission structure for people to openly be their worst selves

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

Huge NYT article on the back story of those two weeks in March/April 2025 when DOGE illegally terminated hundreds of NEH grants. Gift link!!

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...

The U.S. military has really begun to flirt with doing itself generational damage in terms of professionalism and permanent damage in terms of reputation. If we come away from this conflict looking like Russia or Israel, it will take decades to undo.

Is the Secret Service the only agency Trump hasn’t tried to destroy via clown leadership and/or funding cuts? Funny how that works.

Trump blocks FBI terror threat alert linked to Iran war Top Trump officials ordered it placed on hold over concerns that it could show the domestic risk of the war and further erode public support.

Sounds like the regime is trying to solicit an attack on US soil…

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…

“Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

A heartbreaking but crucial, poignantly well-crafted essay.

AI danger gets real The squabble between America’s government and Anthropic makes an AI disaster more likely

The squabble between America’s government and Anthropic makes an AI disaster more likely

These people think war is a video game. It's a cavalier and callous approach to killing. I wrote about this:

link.motherjones.com/public/44551...

The fact that the mother of this #ICE victim is a Trump supporter doesn't make the murder of her son any more, or any less. horrific.

Every parent should ask themselves this:
♦️How would you react if #ICE shot YOUR child down?

Then:
♦️React exactly the same way for someone else's child.

Can Ukraine help defeat Iran’s drone swarms? Thousands of Shaheds are raining down on the Gulf

Iran has fired more than 2,000 drones at Israel, Arab states, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Cyprus and Turkey in the past week. We explain why America is struggling against the weapons

Lindsey Graham’s Quest to Sell Trump on Striking Iran Few others in the president’s ear argued for the attack as effectively as South Carolina’s senior senator.

WSJ: To help make the case on Iran, Graham traveled several times to Israel in recent weeks, meeting with members of the country’s intelligence agency...He spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, coaching him on how to lobby the president for action.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The way this works is that the U.S. now has to put troops on the ground, invade, overthrow the Iranian government and then nation-build OR Iran is going to withstand this aerial barrage and come back stronger.

That's the position these idiots have put us in. They've endangered the whole world.

Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence The president is pointing to the American military’s excellence as though that somehow constitutes a strategy in itself.

“The Americans could find themselves retreating to the strategic incoherence that has characterized the administration’s approach…military prowess cannot clarify America’s war aims. As the old saying warns: If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social

Three carrier strike groups apparently enables a high intensity/tempo & largely all-hours capability IIRC & the last time 3 USA aircraft carrier strike groups were together was…

….2017 during Trump’s chosen nuclear crisis & war scare with North Korea.

thediplomat.com/2017/10/what...

Has been pretty vindicating that the people on Twitter we used to argue with about COVID actually got their chance to run things and they each turned out to be every bit the incompetent fuckwit that we knew they’d be

Iran Hits Key US Radar, Deepening Gulf Missile Defense Woes Iran has destroyed a key $300 million radar system crucial to directing US missile defense batteries in the Gulf that risks further straining the region’s ability to counter future attacks, according ...

Iran has destroyed a key $300 million radar system crucial to directing US missile defense batteries in the Gulf that risks further straining the region's ability to counter future attacks, according to a US government source.

Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump

NEW: Pardon seekers are routinely being asked to pay $1m+ to lobbyists & lawyers claiming access to Trump, often with bonuses if clemency is granted.

I investigated the Trump Pardon Industrial Complex, & detailed the backstory behind 1 interesting pardon.

FDA’s controversial vaccine chief will exit agency next month | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration’s head of vaccines and biologic medicines will leave the agency at the end of April, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Friday.

Vinay Prasad has been an a noxious influence on public health and drug regulation. Good riddance. UCSF should not take him back. He should wander in the wilderness forever. www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/h...

So let me get this straight ...

1. US bombs Iran
2. Oil price goes up a bit, benefitting Russia's petrostate
3. Russia gives Iran targeting info
4. Oil price shoots WAY up
5. US unsanctions Russian oil

It’s a bizarre situation where they announced it, never defined the role, then retracted it, then he left, then came back specifically as head of CBER, and they left it up on the website anyway. But it was never a real job there in any sense

Russia gave Iran information that can help Tehran hit U.S. military targets, AP sources say Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the ma...

Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter.
https://to.pbs.org/40L3fAa

This should be shocking: Always defending Putin. It is the prime directive of the Trump Administration. Even when he is actively aiding our enemies in ways that will put our military and embassy personnel and allies at risk. Does anyone doubt where his loyalties actually lie?

JOHNSON: We’re not at war

TRUMP: When you go to war, some people will die

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Wars Often Lose Public Support Over Time. Trump Started This One Without Much.

Americans skipped the rally-around-the-president stage this time. JFK gained 13 points after Cuban Missile Crisis, LBJ 8 after bombing Hanoi, GHW Bush 18 during Gulf War, GW Bush 8 after Saddam captured, Obama 11 after OBL killed. Trump gained 0 since Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...

Maybe Trump would have gained some popularity from killing Khameini if he had bothered to explain ahead of time to the public why he was starting the war. But he didn't.