<p>Blanche will face questions from <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> over a nearly $1.8B fund to compensate <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> allies</p><p>Acting AG <a href="/tags/toddblanche/" rel="tag">#ToddBlanche</a> will appear on Capitol Hill for his first congressional testimony since taking over <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a>. The agency faces intense scrutiny over plans to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay allies of Trump who believe they were political targets.</p><p><a href="/tags/criminal/" rel="tag">#criminal</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/judicialprocess/" rel="tag">#JudicialProcess</a> <a href="/tags/theft/" rel="tag">#theft</a> <a href="/tags/taxpayersmoney/" rel="tag">#TaxpayersMoney</a> <a href="/tags/kleptocracy/" rel="tag">#kleptocracy</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <a href="/tags/militia/" rel="tag">#militia</a> <a href="/tags/magaslushfund/" rel="tag">#MAGASlushFund</a> <a href="/tags/slushfund/" rel="tag">#SlushFund</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-updates-05-19-2026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/live/trump-administration-updates-05-19-2026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/live/trump-administ</span><span class="invisible">ration-updates-05-19-2026</span></a></p>
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<p>Trump fired Pam Bondi right as she was about to testify to congress. Don’t fall for the narrative that she got fired because she fell out of favor with Trump.</p><p>The Epstein cover up is still ongoing.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/pambondi/" rel="tag">#pambondi</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#doj</a> <a href="/tags/epsteinfiles/" rel="tag">#epsteinfiles</a></p>
<p>La politique, c'est la gestion des priorités…</p><p>“Le logiciel libre, chez nous, c'est stratégique” : le fisc gère vos impôts, votre patrimoine et votre TVA sans une seule licence Microsoft<br><a href="https://www.lesnumeriques.com/societe-numerique/le-logiciel-libre-chez-nous-c-est-strategique-le-fisc-gere-vos-impots-votre-patrimoine-et-votre-tva-sans-une-seule-licence-microsoft-n252598.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.lesnumeriques.com/societe-numerique/le-logiciel-libre-chez-nous-c-est-strategique-le-fisc-gere-vos-impots-votre-patrimoine-et-votre-tva-sans-une-seule-licence-microsoft-n252598.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.lesnumeriques.com/societe-</span><span class="invisible">numerique/le-logiciel-libre-chez-nous-c-est-strategique-le-fisc-gere-vos-impots-votre-patrimoine-et-votre-tva-sans-une-seule-licence-microsoft-n252598.html</span></a></p><p>Le SI le plus sensible de l'État ne dépend d'aucun géant américain</p><p>***</p><p>Tant pis pour la souveraineté numérique ? L’Éducation nationale signe 4 ans de plus avec Microsoft <br><a href="https://www.01net.com/actualites/tant-pis-pour-la-souverainete-numerique-leducation-nationale-signe-4-ans-de-plus-avec-microsoft.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.01net.com/actualites/tant-pis-pour-la-souverainete-numerique-leducation-nationale-signe-4-ans-de-plus-avec-microsoft.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.01net.com/actualites/tant-</span><span class="invisible">pis-pour-la-souverainete-numerique-leducation-nationale-signe-4-ans-de-plus-avec-microsoft.html</span></a></p><p>Malgré la controverse de l’année dernière, les directives de l’État, et les tensions avec l’administration <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>, le ministère de l’Éducation nationale a prolongé son contrat avec <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> jusqu’en 2029.</p><p><a href="/tags/educationnationale/" rel="tag">#educationnationale</a> <a href="/tags/tva/" rel="tag">#tva</a> <a href="/tags/fisc/" rel="tag">#fisc</a> <a href="/tags/logicielslibres/" rel="tag">#logicielslibres</a></p>
<p>“15 minutes before Trump announced that the U.S. would postpone strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure, the volume of stock market trades mysteriously spiked and the price of oil just as mysteriously plunged."</p><p>~ Robert Reich</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/predictionmarkets/" rel="tag">#PredictionMarkets</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#StockMarket</a> <a href="/tags/insidertrading/" rel="tag">#InsiderTrading</a> <a href="/tags/profiteering/" rel="tag">#profiteering</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trading-on-trump" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="robertreich.substack.com/p/trading-on-trump"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertreich.substack.com/p/tra</span><span class="invisible">ding-on-trump</span></a></p>
<p>Under the Trump administration, two of the three major credit bureaus have sharply reduced the share of complaints they resolved in customers’ favor.</p><p>In 2024, Experian’s relief rate was 20%. Last year, that figure fell to less than 1%.</p><p>Read our full investigation: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/credit-report-mistakes-cfpb-experian-transunion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/credit-report-mistakes-cfpb-experian-transunion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/cre</span><span class="invisible">dit-report-mistakes-cfpb-experian-transunion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> <a href="/tags/personalfinance/" rel="tag">#PersonalFinance</a> <a href="/tags/credit/" rel="tag">#Credit</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/dataviz/" rel="tag">#DataViz</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>
<p>Finally! This man is all kinds of wrong.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> official <a href="/tags/edmartin/" rel="tag">#EdMartin</a> formally accused of ethical violations over letter he sent to <a href="/tags/georgetown/" rel="tag">#Georgetown</a> Law about its <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#diversity</a> programs</p><p>Ed Martin, an outspoken Trump admin official, is facing <a href="/tags/attorney/" rel="tag">#attorney</a> discipline proceedings in Washington, DC, for a letter he sent to Georgetown Law about its diversity programs, the district’s professional conduct investigator announced on Tuesday.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/legalethics/" rel="tag">#LegalEthics</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/ed-martin-bar-discipline-complaint" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/ed-martin-bar-discipline-complaint"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/ed-martin-bar-discipline-complaint</span></a></p>
<p>Trump's <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> spin falls flat</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> has spent a lifetime talking himself out of tough spots. But in the <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> with Iran, his trusty technique of sowing confusion to postpone reckonings is beginning to fail.</p><p>Ten days in, Trump still hasn’t settled on a consistent rationale for why he went to war. Now, he’s hinting that peace might soon be at hand—even while he & top aides simultaneously warn the fighting might get more intense & last longer.</p><p><a href="/tags/warmonger/" rel="tag">#warmonger</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a><br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/trump-messaging-endgame-iran-war" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/trump-messaging-endgame-iran-war"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/trump-messaging-endgame-iran-war</span></a></p>
<p>25 Democrat <a href="/tags/states/" rel="tag">#states</a> & DC sued the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> Dept over new graduate <a href="/tags/studentloan/" rel="tag">#StudentLoan</a> limits, arguing the restrictions will worsen the <a href="/tags/healthcareworker/" rel="tag">#HealthCareWorker</a> shortage.<br>
“<a href="/tags/highereducation/" rel="tag">#HigherEducation</a> is expensive, & our <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> care system is already under immense strain. This rule will shut talented people out of critical professions & leave communities with fewer <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> providers they desperately need,” NYAG Letitia James, who is leading the coalition, said in a statement.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/05/19/health-worker-shortage-will-worsen-with-student-loan-limit-25-states-say-suit/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/05/19/health-worker-shortage-will-worsen-with-student-loan-limit-25-states-say-suit/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/educati</span><span class="invisible">on/2026/05/19/health-worker-shortage-will-worsen-with-student-loan-limit-25-states-say-suit/</span></a></p>
<p>this is what happens when the “commander in chief” is a <a href="/tags/criminal/" rel="tag">#criminal</a> <a href="/tags/kleptocrat/" rel="tag">#kleptocrat</a>…</p><p>A <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/specialforces/" rel="tag">#SpecialForces</a> <a href="/tags/soldier/" rel="tag">#soldier</a> involved in the capture of <a href="/tags/venezuela/" rel="tag">#Venezuela</a> President Nicolás <a href="/tags/maduro/" rel="tag">#Maduro</a> was arrested for allegedly betting on the operation, netting him $400k in profits….</p><p>The trader opened an account in late December on <a href="/tags/polymarket/" rel="tag">#Polymarket</a>, one of the best-known <a href="/tags/predictionmarkets/" rel="tag">#PredictionMarkets</a>. He placed about $32k that Maduro would be “out” by January.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/kleptocracy/" rel="tag">#kleptocracy</a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/politics/us-special-forces-soldier-arrested-maduro-raid-trade" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/politics/us-special-forces-soldier-arrested-maduro-raid-trade"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/us-special-forces-soldier-arrested-maduro-raid-trade</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a> and <a href="/tags/lebanon/" rel="tag">#Lebanon</a> agree to extend <a href="/tags/ceasefire/" rel="tag">#ceasefire</a> by 3 weeks, <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> claims</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-23-2026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-23-2026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/live/iran-war-israe</span><span class="invisible">l-trump-04-23-2026</span></a></p>
<p>I remember this game, it’s called “stop hitting yourself”</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin lifts <a href="/tags/sanctions/" rel="tag">#sanctions</a> on millions of barrels of <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a><br>
As oil prices soar, the <a href="/tags/treasury/" rel="tag">#Treasury</a> Department has lifted sanctions on Iranian crude already loaded onto vessels — giving Iran’s war effort against the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> a boost.</p><p><a href="/tags/trumpswar/" rel="tag">#TrumpsWar</a> <a href="/tags/illegalwar/" rel="tag">#IllegalWar</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/warpowers/" rel="tag">#WarPowers</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#MiddleEast</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/20/iran-oil-sanctions-trump/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/20/iran-oil-sanctions-trump/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/2026/03/20/iran-oil-sanctions-trump/</span></a></p>
<p>3 weeks in, <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> escalates beyond Trump's control [not that it was ever in his control after the first attack]</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> ends the 3rd week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands∶ Global <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a> prices are surging, the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> stands isolated from [former] <a href="/tags/allies/" rel="tag">#allies</a> & more <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#troops</a> are preparing to deploy despite his promise the war would be only a "short excursion."</p><p><a href="/tags/trumpswar/" rel="tag">#TrumpsWar</a> <a href="/tags/illegalwar/" rel="tag">#IllegalWar</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/warpowers/" rel="tag">#WarPowers</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/three-weeks-iran-war-escalates-beyond-trumps-control-2026-03-21/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/three-weeks-iran-war-escalates-beyond-trumps-control-2026-03-21/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/world/middle-e</span><span class="invisible">ast/three-weeks-iran-war-escalates-beyond-trumps-control-2026-03-21/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement</span></a></p>
<p>Top <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> housing official, <a href="/tags/billpulte/" rel="tag">#BillPulte</a>, issues new <a href="/tags/criminal/" rel="tag">#criminal</a> referral for New York AG <a href="/tags/letitiajames/" rel="tag">#LetitiaJames</a> after several previous attempts failed</p><p>According to a person familiar with the matter, Pulte, the director of the <a href="/tags/fhfa/" rel="tag">#FHFA</a>, issued 2 referrals to the <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a>, one to the <a href="/tags/usattorney/" rel="tag">#USAttorney</a> for Northern District of Illinois & another to the US Attorney for Southern District of Florida.</p><p>Both alleged “suspected homeowners insurance fraud.”</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/legalethics/" rel="tag">#LegalEthics</a> <a href="/tags/revengepolitics/" rel="tag">#RevengePolitics</a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politics/bill-pulte-criminal-referral-letitia-james?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politics/bill-pulte-criminal-referral-letitia-james?cid=ios_app"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/bill-pulte-criminal-referral-letitia-james?cid=ios_app</span></a></p>
<p>Amid ongoing <a href="/tags/foreignpolicy/" rel="tag">#ForeignPolicy</a> crises around the globe & as the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin fails to reach a deal to end the <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> with <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a>, the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/state/" rel="tag">#State</a> Dept last week finalized the <a href="/tags/firings/" rel="tag">#firings</a> of nearly 250 <a href="/tags/diplomats/" rel="tag">#diplomats</a> in a brief, impersonal email.</p><p><a href="/tags/diplomacy/" rel="tag">#diplomacy</a> <a href="/tags/kakistocracy/" rel="tag">#kakistocracy</a> <a href="/tags/idiocracy/" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/16/politics/global-crises-state-department-cuts?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2026/05/16/politics/global-crises-state-department-cuts?cid=ios_app"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2026/05/16/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/global-crises-state-department-cuts?cid=ios_app</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a></p><p><a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> Shock’s Tentacles Grip <a href="/tags/worldeconomy/" rel="tag">#WorldEconomy</a>: ‘This Really Is the Big One’</p><p>Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international <a href="/tags/trade/" rel="tag">#trade</a> <a href="/tags/chaos/" rel="tag">#chaos</a> brought on by <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a>, <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> in <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a> & chaotic <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> policymaking are facing lasting economic damage.</p><p><a href="/tags/trumpswar/" rel="tag">#TrumpsWar</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/foreverwars/" rel="tag">#ForeverWars</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/warpowers/" rel="tag">#WarPowers</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#MiddleEast</a> <a href="/tags/inflation/" rel="tag">#inflation</a> <a href="/tags/affordability/" rel="tag">#affordability</a> <a href="/tags/costofliving/" rel="tag">#CostOfLiving</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a> <a href="/tags/energycrisis/" rel="tag">#EnergyCrisis</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/business/economy/iran-oil-shock-economy-global-impact.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SlA.mCpn.RZSyjxvZEpRI&smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/business/economy/iran-oil-shock-economy-global-impact.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SlA.mCpn.RZSyjxvZEpRI&smid=nytcore-ios-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/bus</span><span class="invisible">iness/economy/iran-oil-shock-economy-global-impact.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SlA.mCpn.RZSyjxvZEpRI&smid=nytcore-ios-share</span></a></p>
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<p>The “main goal” of the Iran War may have changed, reports Washington Post: “Israeli officials said securing the [Strait of Hormuz] for energy shipments could become the war’s main goal now that regime change and ending Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon seem out of reach.”</p><p>So the AIM is try to have what we had before the illegal war, but at higher cost and less fuel supply having bombed it.</p><p>And all for the cost of 200 Billion and counting</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/usapol/" rel="tag">#USApol</a></p>
<p>Patriot missile involved in <a href="/tags/bahrain/" rel="tag">#Bahrain</a> blast likely <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a>-operated, analysis finds</p><p>Middlebury Institute of International Studies researchers concluded with moderate-to-high confidence that the suspect missile was likely launched from a <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> Patriot battery located about 4 miles (7 km) to the southwest of the impacted neighborhood.</p><p><a href="/tags/trumpswar/" rel="tag">#TrumpsWar</a> <a href="/tags/kakistocracy/" rel="tag">#kakistocracy</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/warcrimes/" rel="tag">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="/tags/regimechange/" rel="tag">#RegimeChange</a> <a href="/tags/rulesofwar/" rel="tag">#RulesOfWar</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/warpowers/" rel="tag">#WarPowers</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#MiddleEast</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigations/patriot-missile-involved-bahrain-blast-likely-us-operated-analysis-finds-2026-03-22/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/investigations/patriot-missile-involved-bahrain-blast-likely-us-operated-analysis-finds-2026-03-22/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/investigations</span><span class="invisible">/patriot-missile-involved-bahrain-blast-likely-us-operated-analysis-finds-2026-03-22/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement</span></a></p>
<p>"As the U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week and President Donald Trump orders the deployment of thousands of additional sailors and Marines to the Middle East, the troops he is counting on appear increasingly wary of the conflict."</p><p>~ Akbar Shahid Ahmed</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a> <a href="/tags/marines/" rel="tag">#Marines</a> <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#troops</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-troops-iran-war-israel_n_69bf18a1e4b01c6ce885ce6d" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-troops-iran-war-israel_n_69bf18a1e4b01c6ce885ce6d"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-t</span><span class="invisible">roops-iran-war-israel_n_69bf18a1e4b01c6ce885ce6d</span></a></p>
<p>James Fallows responds to Trump's statement about Robert Mueller's death — "Good. I'm glad he's dead":</p><p>"Any head of state who can say this in public about a countryman, even about a political adversary, is a moral monster."</p><p><a href="/tags/robertmueller/" rel="tag">#RobertMueller</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/moralmonster/" rel="tag">#MoralMonster</a> <a href="/tags/whitechristiannationalism/" rel="tag">#WhiteChristianNationalism</a> <a href="/tags/whiteevangelicals/" rel="tag">#WhiteEvangelicals</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://fallows.substack.com/p/one-man-a-hero-one-man-a-monster" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fallows.substack.com/p/one-man-a-hero-one-man-a-monster"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fallows.substack.com/p/one-man</span><span class="invisible">-a-hero-one-man-a-monster</span></a></p>
<p>Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States of America:</p><p>Aaron Rupar -- @atrupar</p><p>8:21 AM · Mar 17, 2026</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>: "Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer 'need,' or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! </p><p>Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. </p><p>In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE! </p><p>Thank you for your attention to this matter. </p><p>President DONALD J. TRUMP"</p><p>Check back in an hour or two to see how our President is doing then...</p><p><a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a> <a href="/tags/worldwariii/" rel="tag">#WorldWarIII</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="/tags/petehegseth/" rel="tag">#PeteHegseth</a> <a href="/tags/benjaminnetanyahu/" rel="tag">#BenjaminNetanyahu</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> to deploy <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> agents to <a href="/tags/airports/" rel="tag">#airports</a> Monday</p><p>Trump said Sunday that <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> agents will be sent to <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> airports Monday, with border czar Tom “Bag of Cash” Homan leading the effort. The move comes as <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> voice strong opposition & a partial government <a href="/tags/shutdown/" rel="tag">#shutdown</a> continues to strain airport operations.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/untrained/" rel="tag">#untrained</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tsa-wait-times-government-shutdown-03-22-26?post-id=cmn1rdtl4001727qcg1qfak9m" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tsa-wait-times-government-shutdown-03-22-26?post-id=cmn1rdtl4001727qcg1qfak9m"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tsa-w</span><span class="invisible">ait-times-government-shutdown-03-22-26?post-id=cmn1rdtl4001727qcg1qfak9m</span></a></p>
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<p>Psst... hey you..</p><p>U from the USA? The so called "President" has stolen billions upon billions from people like you, the taxpayer</p><p>What can we do about it?</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a></p>
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<p>Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids<br>---</p><p>A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-family-deportations-ice-citizen-kids?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-family-deportations-ice-citizen-kids?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-family-deportations-ice-citizen-kids?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>Trump, the madness, and how we stop it</p><p>Via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>randahl</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoDOPZzbMHg" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoDOPZzbMHg"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoDOPZ</span><span class="invisible">zbMHg</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a></p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> corruption is so massive and in plain sight, even <a href="/tags/dutch/" rel="tag">#Dutch</a> media can almost create complete documentaries about it</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJZZ5zkJFc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJZZ5zkJFc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJZZ5</span><span class="invisible">zkJFc</span></a></p>