March 2, 2026 The Economist’s Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom noted that Trump appears to be workshopping the causes for his attacks on Iran and his goals for the war by talking to journalists.

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The Women Who Stood With Martin Luther King Jr. And Sustained a Movement for Social Change A historian examines the impactful role of women in Martin Luther King Jr.'s Civil Rights work and historic marches.

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Acceptance of sexual abuse and harassment is an entrenched cultural problem • Missouri Independent Perceiving and treating women and underaged girls as sex objects is evidence of a prevalent and pernicious problem perpetuated by a sense of entitlement on the part of the abuser who relies on intimid...

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amen

Hubris Without Idealism Donald Trump has embraced a warped version of the neoconservatism he once derided.

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The Israel of October 6 Is Never Coming Back The October 7 massacre transformed—and radicalized—Benjamin Netanyahu and the country he governs.

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Secretly buying warehouses across the US to 'house' immigrants

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‘The Blue Whale Story’ at Saint Louis Science Center lets families stand beside an 80-foot ocean giant This traveling exhibition features a life-sized blue whale skeleton, a full-scale heart model, hands-on games, and interactive experiences.

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Totally cool if you are anywhere near St. Louis!!

#SendBarronToWar

Wanna Fight ICE? Teach the Students They Wish to Remove Literacy and critical thinking are resistance.

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Leading Lights Of MAGA Dodge Accountability For Epstein Ties — So Far As Epstein’s former acquaintances around the world face consequences, people around Donald Trump have not.

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Always the first to flee while everyone else suffers the consequences.

This is going to be hard for some people to accept, but I think the US government is lying to us about the state of negotiations between itself and Iran.

The Pentagon is hanging the White House out to dry.
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Did the Navy hospital boat make it to Greenland yet?

Video of an 🇺🇸 F-15 falling out of the sky in Kuwait was just shared by BBC verify

The pilots appear to have ejected, and were seen the back of a car

Quote from Washington Times editorial board "[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Uh no...we definitely realize it.

First ICE Vehicles Arrive at Williamsport Detention Warehouse Photos obtained by Project Salt Box show 53 unmarked government trucks and SUVs staged behind the newly-purchased facility.

Williamsport, Maryland:

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The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies.

If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?

China Spent Big on an African Media Empire, But No One’s Watching Viewers on the continent still strongly prefer local sources and Western outlets such as the BBC and CNN.

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The money behind the new Iran War In private calls over the last several weeks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged President Trump to attack Iran.

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Missouri’s local news is under pressure — and still essential • Missouri Independent In rapid succession this year, the Washington Post laid off half its newsroom, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution cut 15% of its staff and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced it would close in May. Wh...

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March 1, 2026 This morning, U.S.

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It’s really crazy how much I’ve been agreeing with Rep. Thomas Massie recently!

AYMAN: Can you tell me where Iran killed thousands of Americans in America?

ANNA PAULINA LUNA: I said they are responsible for thousands of Americans being killed

AYMAN: Where?

LUNA: Are you serious right now?

AYMAN: It seems like you don't want to have a good faith conversation

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How absolutely callous and cavalier from a guy who ran away from war claiming "bone spurs." We have three KIA. We have more wounded. All casualties. Not a word for the families. Just declaring it a "great deal" for the world.

US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

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SNL's Colin Jost on Iran: "This attack might be a bad idea, I don't know. I'm not really an expert on Iran. So let's hear from someone who can explain why we might have done it."