Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by βdouble-tapβ strikes on Minab school
Eyewitnesses describe second blast which killed survivors as they sheltered in prayer hall
The girlsβ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.
04.03.2026 22:40 β
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Was in and out of the 6+ hour PROTECT Act hearing today but was happy that my much-abridged testimony got to be the final word of the day:
"The best time to ban formal and informal collaboration with ICE was yesterday. The second best time is now."
04.03.2026 22:45 β
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The preliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1B a day, a congressional office told me.
(1) This means it probably cost a lot more than that.
(2) Think of all the better possible uses!!
04.03.2026 20:55 β
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Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says
An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth infection.
An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
tucson.com/news/local/b...
04.03.2026 16:24 β
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Kristi Noem Won't Admit Renee Good, Alex Pretti Were Not βDomestic Terroristsβ
βYou told a lie about them!β Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) fumed at the Homeland Security secretary about the American citizens killed by her agents.
Today, Kristi Noem refused 6 times to apologize or admit she was wrong when she publicly cast Renee Good and Alex Pretti -- both fatally shot by her DHS agents -- as "domestic terrorists."
βYou told a lie about them!β Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) fumed.
www.huffpost.com/entry/kristi...
04.03.2026 20:52 β
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Raskin: Based on what you know today, were Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists?
Noem: What happened was an absolute tragedy.
Raskin: Were they domestic terrorists?
Noem: My condolences to their families
Raskin: You lied about them.
04.03.2026 16:15 β
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'It Was Very Creepy': These People Say They Lost Global Entry Just For Watching ICE Agents
Two people claim they were punished for acts of protest, and an internal government memo suggests they may not be the last.
I spoke with two ICE watchers who lost their Global Entry after brushes with federal agents. Now an internal memo shows Customs and Border Protection is evaluating cases where people's Global Entry could be revoked based on "encounters" with its officers.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-wa...
04.03.2026 19:18 β
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Here's the @balint.house.gov exchange I wrote up earlier. Thanks to @atrupar.com for clipping it.
04.03.2026 19:25 β
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And a sincere hat tip and thanks to @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social for first reporting this important story.
03.03.2026 20:36 β
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Before Trump Bombed Iran, Pentagon Slashed Teams Meant to Limit Civilian Casualties
The U.S. has "no stupid rules of engagement," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday.
NEWβ Sources familiar with US policies on civilian casualties are deeply worried about the possible toll of Trump's war on Iran
-Key Pentagon teams focused on civilians have been slashed+reassigned (even at CENTCOM)
-Israel role raising fears of Gaza-style impunity
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
03.03.2026 20:01 β
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UPDATED story with an interview from a veteran who tells the public what they can do to help stop the madness:
03.03.2026 19:33 β
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Ha! Id ask them to skip Revelation and maybe just stick to the red letters for a bit if they are doing any analysis!
03.03.2026 19:20 β
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After 10 years of covering him, as a general rule its safe to say whatever he says - the opposite is more likely the truth
03.03.2026 19:19 β
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There were children that died for this.
03.03.2026 19:13 β
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Arrested:
03.03.2026 17:18 β
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ALSO: In my chat with MRFF today I learned that some service members called him on Sunday reporting that they were being invited to Bible studies at their commandersβ homes to βdiscuss how this was all part of the plan and itβs all being lived out in the Book of Revelation"
03.03.2026 17:05 β
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Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is βPart Of Godβs Divine Planβ
One commander had a βbig grinβ on his face while saying Donald Trump βhas been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.
π¨ NEW: βThey are promised a 200-mile-long river that is four-and-a-half feet deep filled with nothing but the blood that their weaponized version of Jesus will spill at the Battle of Armageddon,β Weinstein said. βThatβs a lot of blood."
www.huffpost.com/entry/troops...
03.03.2026 16:50 β
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