Bryce Maschino

I’m struck by how every day the admin is like “whoever could have foreseen these consequences?!” when the consequences thus far — evacuations, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, rise in gas prices, etc. — are all the literal most obvious consequences.

REPORTER: Yesterday you told us Israel was going to strike Iran and that's why we needed to get involved. But today the president said Iran--

RUBIO: No. Were you there yesterday?

REPORTER: Yes. I asked the question

A new era for SPC Outlooks & severe storms forecasting begins today! If you haven’t seen the new outlook (severe & fire weather) graphics yet, check out the SPC website. www.spc.noaa.gov Increasing severe risk in the coming days will give a first live look at the new conditional intensity levels.

Trump: "Spain has been terrible. I told Scott to cut off all dealings with Spain. They said we can't use their bases. We could use their bases if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is gonna tell us not to use it."

CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar t...

New from 404 Media: CBP tapped into the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples' movements, according to an internal DHS document. Shows for the first time DHS tracked phones via process for putting ads in ordinary apps—video games, fitness apps, many more www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...

This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires But researchers aren’t as confident as the company.

Interested in @coweatherman.bsky.social take on this...

Trump Doesn’t Want Democracy in Iran or Anywhere. He Wants Puppets Absent a “real” strategy in his aggressive foreign policy, US President Donald Trump is nonetheless revealing an emergent style or pattern. From Iran, which he is currently pounding, to Venezuela and perhaps Cuba and other countries, he’s not interested in building democracies, but in erecting puppet states.

From Iran to Venezuela and perhaps Cuba and other places, Trump doesn't want democracy. He wants submission (via Bloomberg Opinion)

He can support the troops by ending this

Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion Bans Our reporting has found that abortion bans generally don’t include exceptions that cover health concerns pregnant women with chronic conditions can face — or if they do, doctors aren’t using them.

Tierra Walker knew that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she thought that hospitals could make an exception for patients like her, whose health was clearly on the line.

At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.

(Published Jan. 2026)

The US State Department urged Americans to leave countries across the Middle East, citing “serious safety risks” from the war with Iran. bloom.bg/40B6YQK

📷: Ibrahim Amro/AFP/Getty Images

Nothing more frustrating than seeing you can get a PBS News Hour mug for being a monthly donor the month after you became a monthly donor

Wtf

All I know based on all the things I’ve heard in the news…those phishing scam trainings you get may come in handy right now. Make sure your devices are up to date. Be suspicious of any emails.

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.

Gift link

www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/03/02/n...

Before today, no F-15 had been shot down in more than 35 years — 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.

I hope that's not how they described it to the parents and/or spouses when they were informing them

New records show Florida officials burned more than $1.2 million per day on 'Alligator Alcatraz' Last August, the Florida Division of Emergency Management requested a $1.49 billion grant from the federal government, underscoring the staggering scale of spending of taxpayer dollars on federal immi...

New records show #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous burned thru more than $1 million a day on his Everglades concentration camp floridatrib.org/2026/03/01/n...

Trump Says Strikes To Continue in Iran Until Objectives Are Met President Donald Trump said the US military will continue bombing Iran until his objectives are achieved, while acknowledging that “there will likely be more” American casualties.

President Donald Trump said the US military will continue bombing Iran until his objectives are achieved, while acknowledging that “there will likely be more” American casualties.

He really just gets to post a video in the middle of the night and face no accountability at all today?

It becomes more and more clear every day that the military will do whatever he says

Picture of an aircraft carrier, The Onion Magazine Cover October 2006: WHY AMERICAN HUBRIS WILL NEVER CATCH UP TO US Richard Perkins On Our Permanent And Unassailable Dominance Of Everything Page 14

My all-time fav

I like to distract myself from the terrifying political news by reading the ridiculous political news.

*not planning

they’re finally paying tribute to Dick Cheney

Bloomberg reporting Trump will not address the nation today

In the past, sometimes presidents have said it’s just a military operation or limited airstrikes to skirt Congress. Trump has unilaterally launched major combat operations, declaring war with the goal of regime change. A major violation of the U.S. Constitution, also illegal under international law

You can just say things.