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Major Springsteen fan. I love gardening and science and hate all things Trump related. Please, no DMs until I get to know you! 😺

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Revealed, a Daily Puzzle Game | Britannica Uncover something interesting: Guess the topic using the fewest Reveals and Hints. Topics include People, Science & Tech, History & Society, and more.

REVEALED: Mar 2, 2026

Science & Tech:
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I solved it in 1️⃣ Reveals & 0️⃣ Hints! www.britannica.com/games/revealed

03.03.2026 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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03.03.2026 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 748    πŸ” 203    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 16
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Once again, a single cartoon tells more truth that the entire US Congress.

Thanks to Rick McKee for making our current situation easy to understand.

03.03.2026 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5949    πŸ” 2021    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 51
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SENATOR @gallego.senate.gov : β€œWe’re all paying for this. We’re cutting Medicaid to pay for those bombs… They’re following Netanyahuβ€” who literally just told us he’s been trying to do this for 47 years. I know. I suffered the first attempt at this in 2005.”

03.03.2026 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1273    πŸ” 440    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 12
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Why are we agreeing with Matt Walsh what is happening

03.03.2026 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1477    πŸ” 333    πŸ’¬ 133    πŸ“Œ 29
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I want a democratic Iran. And I won’t shed a tear for the Ayatollah’s death.

But my first concern will always be the national security of the United States.

Trump is putting our troops and all Americans in danger without any real reason he can explain.

03.03.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 586    πŸ” 176    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 18
A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was β€œanointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer.

From Saturday morning through Monday night, more than 110 similar complaints about commanders in every branch of the military had been logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).

The complaints came from more than 40 different units spread across at least 30 military installations, the MRFF told me Monday night.

A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was β€œanointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer. From Saturday morning through Monday night, more than 110 similar complaints about commanders in every branch of the military had been logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). The complaints came from more than 40 different units spread across at least 30 military installations, the MRFF told me Monday night.

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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for β€œArmageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

Deeply, deeply disturbing:

"U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for β€œArmageddon,” Return of Jesus. Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military."

substack.com/home/post/p-...

03.03.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 833    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 142

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03.03.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 4
SALT LAKE CITY β€” The story of Karl Malone’s first trip to Utah, 30 years ago today, may seem apocryphal, but it’s not. He did indeed fly in on his birthday, July 24, 1985, and did refer to Salt Lake as β€œthe city of Utah."

SALT LAKE CITY β€” The story of Karl Malone’s first trip to Utah, 30 years ago today, may seem apocryphal, but it’s not. He did indeed fly in on his birthday, July 24, 1985, and did refer to Salt Lake as β€œthe city of Utah."

03.03.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

What does he say at the end there? Does he call Iran "the city of terrorism"?

03.03.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 440    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 3

Lmaooo. Tubby didn’t get the TPs.

β€œThis is President Trump’s war.”

03.03.2026 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 713    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 3

Just because it's liberating to say obvious shit out loud sometimes: this is not what "defensive" means.

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Tuberville on Fetterman: "John had a stroke a couple years ago. He had a tough time health-wise, but he has really come a long way. He's got more common sense that the rest of the Democrats combined. It's absolutely amazing."

03.03.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 586    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 51
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two men are running on the beach one in a yellow tank top and one in red shorts Alt: two men are running on the beach one in a yellow tank top and one in red shorts

Markwayne Mullin and Tommy Tuberville doing cable hits all day to see who's the dumbest Republican senator

03.03.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3244    πŸ” 424    πŸ’¬ 132    πŸ“Œ 22

Be right back. Gonna punch my neighbor before he can punch me for getting punched by some other guy.

03.03.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3345    πŸ” 548    πŸ’¬ 138    πŸ“Œ 29
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The irrational strongman we’ve been warned about is here His name is Donald J. Trump.

"Trump's attack on Iran is terrifying in part because it's so untethered from policy goals and logic. He offered a range of half-hearted explanations for his rush to war, but the conflicting excuses only underlined the obvious truth β€” he attacked Iran because he felt like it."

03.03.2026 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2631    πŸ” 779    πŸ’¬ 163    πŸ“Œ 39

The Speaker of the House defending the outsourcing of the decision to go to war not just to the executive branch but to a foreign government.

Article I Crisis on steroids.

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I want to walk you through why it’s nearly certain Trump’s Iran War is going to be a massive, deadly, trillion dollar failure. And why you should be furious he’s set us on this path.

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Pardoned Capitol rioter who said Jan. 6 officer 'needs to be put down' is charged Jake Lang confronted a Washington police officer at a Jan. 6 anniversary event, telling him, "Public execution is the only solution for animals like you," charging documents say.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

03.03.2026 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 630    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 9

This is different from the TX and CA cases, which were challenges to mid-decade redistricting.

This was a NY state court ruling that a congressional map needed to be altered. It raises different questions about the propriety of the court intervening, especially on the shadow docket.

03.03.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 537    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

OK, so, a huge problem with this is the irresponsible majority, which did not explain its reasoning. They are left with a one-justice concurrence from Alito justifying this action, and it is aggressively acerbic, even for Alito.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A810
ELIZABETH MIRABELLI, ET AL. U. ROB BONTA,
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION TO VACATE INTERLOCUTORY STAY ORDER
[March 2, 2026]
PER CURIAM.
Before us is an application to vacate a Court of Appeals order staying a permanent injunction entered by a District Court on behalf of parents and teachers who claim that certain California policies violate their rights under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The parents object that these policies prevent schools from telling them about their children's efforts to engage in gender transitioning at school unless the children consent to parental notifi-cation. The parents also take issue with California's requirement that schools use children's preferred names and pronouns regardless of their parents' wishes. The teachers object to their compelled participation in the implementation of the State's policies.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 25A810 ELIZABETH MIRABELLI, ET AL. U. ROB BONTA, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA, ET AL. ON APPLICATION TO VACATE INTERLOCUTORY STAY ORDER [March 2, 2026] PER CURIAM. Before us is an application to vacate a Court of Appeals order staying a permanent injunction entered by a District Court on behalf of parents and teachers who claim that certain California policies violate their rights under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The parents object that these policies prevent schools from telling them about their children's efforts to engage in gender transitioning at school unless the children consent to parental notifi-cation. The parents also take issue with California's requirement that schools use children's preferred names and pronouns regardless of their parents' wishes. The teachers object to their compelled participation in the implementation of the State's policies.

When the Ninth Circuit stayed the injunction, the parents and teachers filed this application seeking vacatur of the Ninth Circuit's stay pending appeal.
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We grant the application and vacate the stay with respect to the parents because this aspect of the stay is not "justi-fied under the governing four-factor test." Alabama Assn. of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Serus., 594 U.S. 758, 763 (2021) (per curiam) (citing Nken v. Holder,
556 U. S. 418, 434 (2009)).

When the Ninth Circuit stayed the injunction, the parents and teachers filed this application seeking vacatur of the Ninth Circuit's stay pending appeal. II We grant the application and vacate the stay with respect to the parents because this aspect of the stay is not "justi-fied under the governing four-factor test." Alabama Assn. of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Serus., 594 U.S. 758, 763 (2021) (per curiam) (citing Nken v. Holder, 556 U. S. 418, 434 (2009)).

NEW: SCOTUS partially grants the request in Mirabelli v. Bonta, relating to California policies protecting against forced outing of trans students by teachers to parents, over the dissent of the Democratic appointees. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

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As Kagan notes in her dissent, the Court opted not to hear the due process parental rights argument against bans on gender-affirming medical care in Skrmetti, basically setting up a regime where parents can force their trans children back into the closet but cannot help them out of it

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β€œ.. $79 billion in net debt.”

@bloomberg.com $PSKY
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Trump neck rash from β€˜preventative’ skin treatment, White House says President is using β€˜very common cream’, personal doctor Sean Barbarella says without giving details

And here’s the part they don’t get: pretending it’s nothing doesn’t fix whatever serious health problem he may actually be dealing with. 2/2

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Trump neck rash from β€˜preventative’ skin treatment, White House says President is using β€˜very common cream’, personal doctor Sean Barbarella says without giving details

They truly believe we’re all idiots. That if they say β€œvery common cream” enough times, we’ll just nod along and stop asking questions. This is the President of the United States. If there’s a real health issue, the American people deserve transparency, not spin wrapped in condescension. 1/2

03.03.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 484    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 14
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This statement by Marco Rubio is a thing of beauty. No notes. It can be taken exactly as is and dropped into Orwell's 1984. I believe the correct Homeric adjective for military reasoning like this is "Hell-kissed."

Get thee to the Smithsonian, war crime-speak.

03.03.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 825    πŸ” 307    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 28
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Donald Trump is the greatest threat to our free speech rights

You can’t honor the First Amendment alongside Donald Trump, he has spent his presidency making clear that he does not believe in it. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...

03.03.2026 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1141    πŸ” 168    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 6

He’s currently suing The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, his DOJ seized devices from a Washington Post reporter, he’s said that the broadcast nets should lose their licenses and called for the firings of various journalists, what are we doing here?

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