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Founder of http://TheReload.com. Former CNN contributor. Firearms reporter. Gun-safety instructor. Philly fan. DM me some story tips. Email: Gutowski@TheReload(dot)com

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Sheriff’s Office investigating incident during arrest of demonstrators at Whipple Building The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies declared an unlawful assembly.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating at least one of the interactions between deputies and protesters after numerous demonstrators were arrested March 1 outside the Whipple Federal Building.

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Gunman was not on the FBI's radar before he opened fire on a crowded Texas bar, authorities say Federal and city authorities say the gunman who opened fire outside a Texas bar, killing two college students and wounding 14 others was not on their radar before the attack.

Federal and city authorities say the gunman who opened fire outside a Texas bar, killing two college students and wounding 14 others was not on their radar before the attack.

03.03.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Amazon's cloud unit says drone strikes damaged UAE and Bahrain facilities Amazon's ​cloud unit β€ŒAWS said ​on ​Monday its ⁠facilities ​in ​the UAE and ​Bahrain ​were impacted by β€Œdrone ⁠strikes amid ​the ​Middle ⁠East conflict.

Amazon's cloud unit says drone strikes damaged UAE and Bahrain facilities reut.rs/4b24Yps

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APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) β€” Saudi Arabia says US Embassy in Riyadh attacked by two drones, causing a 'limited fire.'

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Israeli military says it has begun a new wave of strikes on Tehran The Israeli military ​said late β€Œon Monday it ​has ​begun a new wave ⁠of ​strikes on ​Tehran.

Israeli military says it has begun a new wave of strikes on Tehran reut.rs/4u5r3MD

03.03.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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US gasoline crossesΒ $3 per gallon mark in test of Trump's Iran war Average U.S. retail gasoline prices crossed $3 a gallon for the first time since November on Monday as the conflict in the Middle East ​worsened, setting up a key test of public approval of President Donald β€ŒTrump's decision to attack Iran, analysts said.

US gasoline crossesΒ $3 per gallon mark in test of Trump's Iran war reut.rs/4l5L5m9

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Monday that the United States faced an "imminent threat" from Iran - but only if Iran was first attacked by Israel.
"The imminent threat was that we knew if Iran was attacked, and we believed they would be attacked, that they would immediately come after us. And we were not going to sit there and absorb a blow before we responded," Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill, where he was briefing lawmakers.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Monday that the United States faced an "imminent threat" from Iran - but only if Iran was first attacked by Israel. "The imminent threat was that we knew if Iran was attacked, and we believed they would be attacked, that they would immediately come after us. And we were not going to sit there and absorb a blow before we responded," Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill, where he was briefing lawmakers.

So Rubio said we had to bomb Iran bc Israel was about to and all hell would then break loose.

If only there were some big, powerful country that could have stopped Israel.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

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Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His β€˜Girls’

ICYMI over the weekend: My colleagues and I reviewed 15,000 documents to put together a detailed account of how Jeffrey Epstein leveraged medical care to manipulate and control victims, and how some doctors enabled that. Gift link:

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We will have more reporting on what went down in the marijuana user drug ban case in our newsletter this week. If you'd like to subscribe, head here: thereload.com/free-newslet...

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Supreme Court Skeptical of Marijuana User Gun Ban in Oral Arguments Does regular marijuana use render a person too dangerous to own a firearm? A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared uncomfortable with that proposition on Monday.

You can read the full report here for FREE: thereload.com/supreme-cour...

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Supreme Court Skeptical of Marijuana User Gun Ban in Oral Arguments

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No warning, no siren: six US service members killed in Iranian strike that hit makeshift operations center in Kuwait | CNN Politics The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local...

The total number of US troops killed is now up to 6. Apparently all were in a bunker at a US Army base in Kuwait that was struck by an Iranian missile. www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/p...

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Woman sues Kenbridge, police after chief allegedly tipped off shooting suspect The town of Kenbridge and its police department are facing a lawsuit of more than $140 million.

A woman’s ex boyfriend, who is a cop, threatens to shoot her

Women are at the highest risk for being killed when they try to leave a relationship.

She calls 911 for help & the Police Chief WARNS the boyfriend instead.

Boyfriend opened fire on her car

We aren’t angry enough.

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fucking hell

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The Iranians Cannot Overthrow the Regime Without Weapons | National Review If not supplied with arms, the people lose.

President Trump has urged the people to remove the Islamist regime.

The problem is that one armed zealot/hard man can control one hundred townsfolk. | Bing West

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-iranians-cannot-overthrow-the-regime-without-weapons/

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Exclusive | Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions The Justice Dept. plans to abandon its defense of the president’s executive orders that targeted Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

If you are a client of a firm that folded in this fight, you should know that not only were they morally wrong, but they were also strategically dumb www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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"He [Trump] is losing control of the decision to escalate... He can cut his losses now, pay a political price, try to stop the war, even though it would be a failure. Or he play for the long run and become Lyndon Johnson in the Vietnam War and face a more disastrous political outcome." - Robert Pape

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Prof. Robert Pape:

"I have studied every air campaign since WWI... I've modelled the bombing of Fordow and regime change in Iran for 20 years... We are now in the grip of the escalation trap... This has never worked in over 100 years... Trump is up against the weight of history".

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Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions β€” The Wall Street Journal Justice Department plans to withdraw appeals defending punitive executive orders issued by the president, people familiar with the matter said

Legal firms that fought back against Trump control win court battles. Via WSJ.

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CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely (CNN)

Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

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Live updates: At least 31 people killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon after Hezbollah attack Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states and Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded Monday with statements of defiance and warnings of more U.S. casualties.

BREAKING: President Trump says Iran operations likely to last 4 to 5 weeks, but says he's prepared "to go far longer than that."

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Death toll is now at 4, after one of the wounded service members died from their injuries. No IDs yet. Updated story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/casualt...

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Before today, no F-15 had been shot down in more than 35 years β€” since January 19, 1991, during the Persian Gulf War.

Before today, the U.S. had never had more than one aircraft shot down by friendly fire in a single day, let alone three.

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"No stupid rules of engagement" is how you shoot down three of your own F-15s in one day. Just a shocking display of martial ineptitude.

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This strikes at a core principle of the American republic, one that has traditionally been especially dear to conservatives: private property. Suppose, for example, that the military approached Google and said β€œwe would like to purchase individualized worldwide Google search data to do with whatever we want, and if you object, we will designate you a supply chain risk.” I don’t think they are going to do that, but there is no difference in principle between this and the message DoW is sending. There is no such thing as private property. If we need to use it for national security, we simply will. The government won’t quite β€œsteal” it from youβ€”they’ll compensate youβ€”but you cannot set the terms, and you cannot simply exit from the transaction, lest you be deemed a β€œsupply chain risk,” not to mention have the other litany of policy obstacles the government can throw at you.

This strikes at a core principle of the American republic, one that has traditionally been especially dear to conservatives: private property. Suppose, for example, that the military approached Google and said β€œwe would like to purchase individualized worldwide Google search data to do with whatever we want, and if you object, we will designate you a supply chain risk.” I don’t think they are going to do that, but there is no difference in principle between this and the message DoW is sending. There is no such thing as private property. If we need to use it for national security, we simply will. The government won’t quite β€œsteal” it from youβ€”they’ll compensate youβ€”but you cannot set the terms, and you cannot simply exit from the transaction, lest you be deemed a β€œsupply chain risk,” not to mention have the other litany of policy obstacles the government can throw at you.

Good point from Dean Ball on Pentagon/Anthropic and why the real stakes go even further than AI www.hyperdimensional.co/p/clawed

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Oral arguments are over. On the whole, it seemed the court was more skeptical of the government's claims than the defendant. But we'll have more comprehensive coverage over on @thereloadteam.bsky.social. Sign up for our FREE newsletter to follow along: thereload.com/free-newslet...

02.03.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another marathon oral argument in US v. Hemani. They've been going long on all their Second Amendment cases over the last few years. Makes sense since this is still a burgeoning area of law.

02.03.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

lol I'm just as square. Still funny to listen to them talk about drugs.

02.03.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ketamine came up earlier, too. Elon may want to tune in as well.

02.03.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pete Hegseth came to national prominence and to Trump’s attention specifically for his defense of men accused of war crimes by their fellow American soldiers.

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