Shawn Connery

Almost complete, ahead of schedule and under budget

JFC - "Why does Republican governance in the states still seem so, well, competent?"

Opinion | What Happens When One Party Monopolizes Competence?

What Happens When One Party Monopolizes Competence? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...

From shield to sword: Europe’s offensive strategy for the hybrid age – European Council on Foreign Relations Europe’s defensive measures to shield its democracies from hybrid attacks are no longer enough. If Europeans want to protect their peace and prosperity, the tim

Europe’s defensive measures to shield its democracies from hybrid attacks are no longer enough. If Europeans want to protect their peace and prosperity, the time has come to fight back, by Will Brown, @jkobzova.bsky.social, @nicupopescu.bsky.social & José Ignacio Torreblanca

https://bit.ly/4bebWIe

Please read this discussion of how ordinary Germans became Nazis.

Generally speaking, I don’t like this comparison (US now and Nazis). It’s lazy button-pushing that simplifies the present.

But the dynamics here…

Read.

Australian TV news: "And notice which country is not on the buy side of that chart. The United States, they don't need it. They've got their own oil. They're fine. But you won't see any of those countries that are on the buy side of that chart bombing Iran, so they close those straits."

“Gas station signs go blank because there is no gas” a pretty bleak image

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oh ... severe is bad right?

How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine

How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...

Opinion | He Didn’t Kill Anyone. Alabama Is About to Execute Him Anyway.

He Didn’t Kill Anyone. Alabama Is About to Execute Him Anyway. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran

Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

Oil Prices Surge Above $100 a Barrel for the First Time in Almost Four Years

Oil Prices Surge Above $100 a Barrel for the First Time in Almost Four Years www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/b...

The president wore a red tie and a baseball cap to a ceremony in honor of fallen soldiers.

This Is Not a Regime Change War. Iran Is Being Pushed Toward State Collapse - Bucks County Beacon The U.S. and Israel have killed Ayatollah Khamenei, but they seem to have no plan for what comes next.

This Is Not a Regime Change War. Iran Is Being Pushed Toward State Collapse | The U.S. and Israel have killed Ayatollah Khamenei, but they seem to have no plan for what comes next.

DOW Identifies An Army Believed to Be Casualty MARCH 4, 2026 The Department of War announced the believed to be death of an Army Reserve Soldier who was supporting Operation Epic Fury. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Calif., was at the scene of the incident on March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, and is believed to be the individual who perished at the scene. Positive identification of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Marzan will be completed by the medical examiner. The Soldier was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, lowa. For more information regarding Chief Warrant Officer 3 Marzan, members of the media may contact U.S. Army Reserve Command Public Affairs Office, Fort Bragg, N.C., at usarmy.usarc.usarc-

State of this. The DoD/W has announced a death without official confirmation in a statement that seems to have been written by AI. They just don’t care.

Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.

The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.

President Trump's Pardons: An Embarrassment of Riches At least the specter of corruption in previous presidential administrations (Clinton’s pardon of Marc Rich or Biden’s pardon of his son) appeared to be an exception to the rule. Today, however, the ev...

Trump’s second term pardons have forgiven criminal debts of $1.5 billion. “Allies protected, donors rewarded, DOJ undermined, and election norms threatened. Corruption looks less like an exception and more like the rule.”

Oil and gas prices rise rapidly as Iran war escalates The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.

The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East. https://to.pbs.org/4udS4gO

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Make America Unemployed Again

Trump Echoes F.D.R. and Grant in Calling for ‘Unconditional Surrender’

Oh FFS

Trump Echoes F.D.R. and Grant in Calling for ‘Unconditional Surrender’ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/w...

Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after a weak update on the US job market Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street’s worst week since October.

Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street's worst week since October.

Oil prices surge amid war in the Middle East The price of a gallon of Brent oil has jumped by nearly 30% in a week as prospects of a longer war set in.

Oil prices surge amid war in the Middle East

The dumbest people

what's his job again

words, what are they

‘It’s like the Day of Judgment out here.’ New England residents trapped in Middle East as war escalates. - The Boston Globe “There’s nothing you can do but just sit and pray and hope nothing happens,” said Hassan Mourad, who arrived in Beirut last week on business.

U.S. citizens are trapped in the Middle East with no clear information and no way out.

Donald Trump's response? “It happened all very quickly.”

This is a complete failure.

I'm pressing the Trump administration for a plan to evacuate Americans now.

These people are nuts