It is a bizarre timeline and frankly still not one I can fully wrap my head around. Anyway I am excited to read this soon to be forthcoming book by Professor Mamdani about Gaza, the encampments, and Columbia university.

As Mamdani Walks a Tightrope, His Father Pushes Boundaries

Everything more immediate put aside, it is still a shock to be able to say that Mahmood Mamdani, world renowned scholar of post colonialism, is also incidentally the father of the Mayor of New York City.

For those who don't recall, Obama dispatched Kerry in 2014 to ensure that the European powers would not support a UNSCR that would offer immediate recognition to the State of Palestine, and to also ward off a second UNSCR crafted by France that would have offered merely provisional recognition.

OK, *ongoing* thread of books to read on Palestine. Some recent, some not at all so recent.

Sociopath.

“Children of Men” (2006)

I’ve always loved how he steals the film with just one scene.

the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

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Solidarity protest held for McAllen family detained by ICE

www.krgv.com/videos/solid...

Thousands protested yesterday at 70+ Citizens Bank branches in 13 states, from Virginia to Vermont.

Our message was clear: Stop financing notorious ICE prison companies CoreCivic and The GEO Group.

#deicecitizensbank #deicecitizens #iceout

Way to spread the word, @rubbercityresist.bsky.social 👏✊

Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...

"He told a colleague, who refused to help him upload the data because of legal concerns, that he expected to receive a presidential pardon if his actions were deemed to be illegal..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Another word you might use for it is "looting".

"This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

Trump Admin starts war.

Trump Admin shocked by consequences of war.

Trump Admin urgently (!) tells Americans caught by those consequences to get out! get out! and no there's no help coming from the Trump Admin, and good luck finding a land route out somewhere.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

"The Trump Administration invoked emergency powers to allow a company to restart an oil pipeline off the California coast that state officials have kept offline since it ruptured in 2015 and caused one of the worst spills in the state’s history..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/c...

"The new project could result in an oil spill of up to four million barrels. That’s more than BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, which spilled 3.19 million barrels into the Gulf over 87 days..."

How a small New Hampshire town stopped an ICE warehouse jail

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Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter accused of touching women’s hair is barred from Metro Bryan Betancur faces assault charges in D.C. and Virginia for offenses, police say, that he filmed on trains and posted on social media.

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Lawmakers and faith leaders demand Southfield building owners cancel lease used by ICE Elected officials who represent Southfield on the state and federal level joined faith leaders and community members to demand that REDICO, the building management of One Towne Square in Southfield, w...

"Protesters march towards the One Towne Square building in Southfield, Michigan to demand that REDICO, the building’s management, cancel its lease with ICE..."

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/lawm...

This. Remember they cut healthcare for this.

Five reasons Trump has left America vulnerable to a terrorist attack by Iran. The administration appears to have done no "defensive" prep for war. And it's spent a year shifting counterterrorism personnel to domestic immigration enforcement.

Here are FIVE REASONS Trump has left us vulnerable to a terrorist attack by Iran.

www.defiance.news/p/five-reaso...

I oversaw counterterrorism at DHS for two years in the first Trump administration.

I’ve never seen DHS less prepared to defend the U.S. against a terrorist attack.

And Trump took us to war five days ago — with a country that is hellbent on retaliating.

Terrible tragedies are coming. And the Republican Party owns them. Trump has thrown America into financial crisis, expanding war, and a surging terror threat. The only good news is that he's all-but-guaranteed Republicans will lose in November.

“Republicans own this…They lashed themselves to the president with ball-and-chain oblivion. Now there’s no daylight left between them and the decisions producing $100 oil… a financial crisis… and a terror threat level that’s blinking red.”

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My former GOP colleagues are still “standing by their man” — the month he starts a war, slaughters civilians, starts a global financial panic, puts Americans in the crosshairs of terrorist attacks, and is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl.

Good luck in the midterms.

So is anyone from the FBI going to ask the president about the allegation that he raped a 13-year-old girl?

The dictator's new shoes? Trump demands his subordinates wear the same footwear. With revelations about a bizarre footwear fetish, the president joins a long line of autocrats throughout history by insisting that his subordinates copy his style — or else.

But apparently… it is real. Donald Trump reportedly has a footwear fetish. He’s testing the loyalty of his lieutenants by whether they’ll lace up in the same black shoes he wears. And yes, it’s creepy.

www.defiance.news/p/the-dictat...

This is such a classic dictator trope — forcing subordinates to copy your style — that I thought it couldn’t possibly be real. Think Mao Zedong and the “Mao Suit,” or Saddam Hussein and “The Mustache", or Joseph Stalin and the “Generalissimo” outfit.

NEWS — Trump coercing staff to wear the same black pair of shoes that he wears.

“Everybody’s afraid not to wear them,” a staffer said, as some reportedly ditch their own footwear to comply with Trump’s wishes.

We’re officially in the dumbest timeline.

I was there when Trump almost got us into a nuclear war. We're worse off now. Here's why. Few Americans realize how close the president took us to the brink of nuclear war in his first term before aides talked him down. Today, there's no one prepared to stop him.

Few Americans realize how close the president took us to the brink of nuclear war in his first term before aides talked him down. Today, there's no one prepared to stop him.

www.defiance.news/p/i-was-ther...

Remember: not only are top Trump officials moving onto military bases, but not long ago, the president ordered the Pentagon to “start testing our nuclear weapons” for the first time in 30+ years.

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.