This is right. I wish peace and freedom for both our people and Iran's, but it's impossible to know what the future holds. Trump has launched a war and may have forgotten that the opponent also has agency...and that the Middle East is a politically, culturally and religiously complex region.

If Sen. McCormack is concerned about DHS funding, he could ask Sec Noem to drop plans for a new luxury jet fleet as a sign of her respect for American and their security needs.

Deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of these service members.

May their memories be a blessing.

I'd also like to know what their plan is for Venezuela. Why are deploying our military this way, and what danger do we risk in overextending our forces and heightening terrorist threats?

Graham's entire statement is ludicrous. Why on earth would we attack another nation to effect an outcome we have no plan to achieve? He's basically saying we have no realistic goal or definition of success. And he thinks it's right to kill civilians and risk American lives so carelessly?

Shady JD Vance in 2024: " Our interest, I think, very much is in not going to war with Iran.  It would be a huge distraction of resources. It would be massively expensive to our country."

(H/T Home of the Brave)

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: “Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world"

All of what the general writes is important, but, at this moment, I'm especially concerned about the second paragraph. We've seen how whimsically and pointlessly Trump applies tariffs. Imagine that approach being applied to a military operation. The consequences could be catastrophic.

JUSTICE GORSUCH: Can you give me a reason to accept it, though? That's what I'm struggling and waiting for. What's the reason to accept the notion that Congress can hand off the power to declare war to the President? GENERAL SAUER: Well, we don't contend that. Again, that would be -- JUSTICE GORSUCH: Well, you do. You say it's unreviewable, that there's no manageable standard, nothing to be done. And now you're -- I think you -- tell me if I'm wrong. You've backed off that position. GENERAL SAUER: Maybe that's fair to say.

JUSTICE GORSUCH: You're saying there's inherent authority in foreign affairs, all foreign affairs, so regulate commerce, duties and -- and -- and -- and tariffs and war. It's inherent authority all the way down, you say. Fine. Congress decides tomorrow, well, we're tired of this legislating business. We're just going to hand it all off to the President. What would stop Congress from doing that? GENERAL SAUER: That would be different than a situation where there are metes and bounds, so to speak. It would be a wholesale abdication.

From tariff arguments

GORSUCH: What's the reason to accept the notion that Congress can hand off the power to declare war to the President?
SAUER: Well, we don't contend that.

What if Congress decides it's "tired of this legislating business"?
That'd be a "wholesale abdication," Sauer ntoes

He also didn't make the case to the American people, whose sons and daughters will be fighting this war. Iran barely got a mention in the State of the Union.

NEW: Four federal judges have formed a firewall against ICE in West Virginia — and say they’ll punish state and federal officials of they continue detaining people in ways they have ruled illegal and unconstitutional.

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

I'm with your dad. The taste isn't so terrible if you cook it properly, but the smell is awful. Not appetizing at all.

70% - Trump isn't honest or trustworthy

56% - Trump is not mentally sharp enough

56% - Trump is not committed to our rights

62% - Trump's using the presidency to enrich himself

(ht: @mmpadellan.bsky.social)

Please pursue this zealously. We wouldn't even know this was an issue if Anthropic hadn't stood its ground.

You would know far better than I, @karaswisher.bsky.social, but I have a bad feeling about Sam Altman, too. He seems to be heading down the same slippery path as many of his tech peers.

Sam Altman sure didn't, but, I know what you mean. I have zero positive expectations of the tech CEOs at this point.

I have a bad feeling about Sam Altman. I worry he'll go down the same road as Elon Musk.

Anthropic's position is both reasonable and good. I'm glad Anthropic is standing firm in line with its values. They deserve the public's support.

Jack Shanahan, retired US Air Force General and first Director of the Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center:

‘ICE will comply’: Top Minnesota judge threatens criminal contempt for continued defiance Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote that Justice officials were continuing to violate court orders at a historic clip amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportation push.

"The Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt — again and again and again — to force the United States government to comply with court orders."

Source: Politico
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Last time I looked, the WH employed quite a few lawyers. Did it not occur to him to ask one of them about this? How is it possible that our president knows so little about our three branches of govt, especially when he's in his SECOND TERM in office?

Read Bill Clinton's opening statement in his deposition on Jeffrey Epstein Former President Bill Clinton says in an opening statement to the House Oversight Committee that he saw no signs of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse.

Former President Bill Clinton says in an opening statement to the House Oversight Committee that he saw no signs of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse. https://to.pbs.org/4skUBUV

Melania Trump knew Jeffrey Epstein better than Hillary Clinton did. When will she be deposed?

No, you haven't.

Congratulations! That's a big deal!

Humility is an underrated virtue.

But this isn't a conflict to enter into lightly or without support from our allies (if they're still speaking to us). The Trump administration hasn't demonstrated anywhere near the level of thoughtfulness, discipline, diplomatic skill, consistency or commitment to lawful action this would require.