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BLUMENTHAL: Have you met with any of the American citizens who have been detained or arrested by your agents?

NOEM: They could've been instructing law enforcemen--

BLUMENTHAL: You haven't met with them. I'd like to introduce you to 3 of them. Will you please stand?

Primary election today in Texas y’all. Go vote.

Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.

TERRIBLE TIMING: When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran.

CNN: Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says By Haley Britzky , Helen Regan Helen Regan , Eyad Kourdi , Isaac Yee , Teele Rebane , Lucas Lilieholm Updated 13 hr ago

Reuters: Fire at US embassy complex in Riyadh after blast heard, sources say By Reuters March 2, 20266:23 PM CSTUpdated 13 mins ago

New York Times: U.S. military death toll rises to 6

CNN: State Dept urges US citizens to "DEPART NOW" from countries throughout Middle East

Two days into the war:

- three F-15s shot down

- U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia in flames

- six U.S. service members confirmed dead; more wounded

- State Department tells Americans to flee the entire Middle East

What's scary about this story is the surveillance it hints at. This trans woman had changed her name, legally, but chose not to change her gender marker. She was apparently flagged in the DMV system as trans and her license was invalidated under a law that supposedly only concerned gender markers.

Re-upping this from a few days ago

DeSantis-led Florida has rejected $11 billion in federal funding in recent years Gov. Ron DeSantis and state administrators have rejected at least $11 billion in federal funds in the past few years because there were strings attached, they “politicized” roads, or were just too …

“The programs include an expansion of Medicaid, rebates for energy-saving appliances/upgrades, program to cut motor vehicle emissions, and summer lunches for children from low-income families. Millions of mostly low-income Floridians could have benefited from the funding…”

During the DeSantis admin, he has repeatedly refused federal money appropriated to states to help residents but has asked for more than $1 billion to imprison them.

New records show Florida officials burned more than $1.2 million per day on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration planned to spend more than a billion dollars on the immigration detention facility in the Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz, according to court records.

There are several revelations here:

- Federal reimbursements have not come as promised.
- Warden is making $1K per day salary.
- Sanitation has already cost nearly $100 million.
- FEMA has repeatedly denied releasing funds request by the state.

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DHS admits it deported more than 80 DACA recipients “Dreamers” who came to the U.S. as children are protected under U.S. law, so deportations of them are unusual.

“The Department of Homeland Security admitted to Congress this month that it deported dozens of unauthorized immigrants who are protected under U.S. law because they were brought as children to the United States, according to a letter made public Thursday.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

A deal has come together that would allow Oregon to purchase Abiqua Falls and 200 acres of surrounding forest for a new park, in a bill being considered this week by the legislature.

The deal includes an agreement with Mt. Angel Abbey that put the falls up for sale: tinyurl.com/4fufhm7n

Y’all, please nominate—it’s so very helpful to everyone: the authors, the jury, the foundation, and to readers

Trump's deadline for credit card companies to cap their interest rates at 10% passed last month.

But the industry hasn't done that — and Trump has done nothing to punish them.

Instead, he's continued gutting the CFPB, which protects consumers from predatory practices.

Another Trump lie.

South Carolina Hospitals Aren’t Required to Disclose Measles-Related Admissions. That Leaves Doctors in the Dark. Physicians across South Carolina, home to the largest measles outbreak in decades, are advising patients without the benefit of real-time data on hospitalizations due to measles-related pneumonia, bra...

Physicians across South Carolina are advising patients without the benefit of comprehensive data about how many residents have been hospitalized due to measles-related pneumonia, dehydration, brain swelling and other serious complications.

These guys were selling t-shirts until they needed a war to cover up the intentional damage they did to the economy and the president's involvement in a pedophilia scandal.

Uh. Gas up your car Now

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...

Mississippi Graduation Rate Hits 90.8%, Rising From Nation’s Lowest to Among the Highest The Mississippi Department of Education announced that the state’s 2024-25 school-year graduation rate is 90.8%.

The gap between graduation rates among white students and Black students in Mississippi has also narrowed since 2014, when it was about 7.4 points.

The gap is now just 4.3 points, well below the national average reported in 2021-2022 of 9 points.

Even if you think you are in a state that has not done purges
Please check your voter registration regularly thos year, and tell everyone you know to check theirs, too.

The games are afoot.

While operations are coordinated at a members-only, private beach club — in between fundraisers and parties.

There is no marketing I'm more susceptible to these days than any company saying they don't use generative AI in their projects. I'm a sitting duck for that promise even if they're selling graham crackers or masking tape.

Meteorological winter is done. It was top 5. Maybe top 3 warmest when the numbers are finalized. You wouldn’t know it or even believe it if you live in the East.
We heard lots about the cold and snow in the East, but the West BAKED as the warmest winter on record… 1/

Trump ripped up the Iran nuclear deal and created this mess. Now, he's putting servicemembers in harm's way with no clear plan and no Congressional approval. The American people deserve answers — and Congress needs to do its job.

Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want. Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice.

Read my full statement:

Jon Ossoff—the lone Senate Dem facing reelection in a Trump-won state—slams his Iran war: “I oppose yet another regime change war-of-choice in the Middle East. Congress must convene immediately and pass a War Powers Resolution to assert our Constitutional authority over war and peace.”

U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS, Following ProPublica’s Reporting Officials at the agency knew about the use of potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” in protective gear years before publicly acknowledging the issue, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.

Forest Service officials knew about the use of potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” in protective gear years before publicly acknowledging the issue, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.

Rep. Ansari Statement on United States Attack on Iran.

Yachats hopes to further its environmental goals with new Bird City designation Yachats will officially be deemed a Bird City on Sunday. The town hopes the designation will sharpen the community’s environmental focus.

Yachats will officially be deemed a Bird City on Sunday. The town hopes the designation will sharpen the community’s environmental focus.

www.klcc.org/environment/...

The power to declare war belongs to Congress — not the President. These strikes on Iran are unconstitutional and risk dragging us into another endless war. Congress must vote on the War Powers Resolution immediately. No war with Iran.