My succinct Strait of Hormuz synopsis:

I hate when fantasy films I made a long time ago begin to come true in real life.

I'm not even going to make it to the discussion of "winning in Vietnam." I'm stuck on the "we" that is seizing Kharg Island, and how "easy" it will be.

Cruz went to Harvard and Princeton

Andy Kim: "Homan did an excellent job dodging your question about why Trump didn't start paying the TSA agents sooner if he had the authority all along. I know the answer to that, the American people know. It's because he doesn't care about them."

Oh. Stage an assassination attempt, you say? Interesting.

Well at least there's an art collector in charge of the Navy and a former junior co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend in charge of the Defense Department.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

What is the endgame here. One man sitting on a giant pile of money, and a permanently broke and sick underclass?

America first is letting foreign companies come into the US to mine copper?

Meet the Horrified Grandparents Fighting for Vaccines They remember what diseases like measles are really like—and want the rest of America to know before it’s too late.

Two key factors in the rise of anti-vaccine sentiment are a collective amnesia about what these diseases were like, and a lack of trusted messengers in an era when trust in pretty much every traditional authority is in decline.

He has a higher education than my governor, unfortunately.

When the Trump era is over, this will be the business school 101 lesson of what happened, who blew it, and who didn't:

www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/b...

RFK Jr. fired all of the legitimate scientific experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them with unqualified political appointees.

A judge just ruled that the new members were not appropriately appointed, so ACIP cannot meet this week to spread more misinformation.

These are the things that have historically led to revolutions. Not sustainable.

Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."

Instead of blowing up things in Iran, the federal government could have spent $11 billion in a week paying the entire household incomes for everyone in these counties. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

if i were running dem party comms, all our people would today be talking about the president having a dance party while our soldiers are being shot at while gas prices go through the roof

Epstein and His Co-Conspirators’ New York Crimes: What NY officials can now do Options for New York Governor, Attorney General, legislature, and city officials in pursuit of accountability for Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

I hope this is one of the most consequential pieces I will have ever written.

Epstein and His Co-Conspirators’ New York Crimes: What NY officials can now do

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...

Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?

White House: the witness’s allegations are “completely baseless” and “backed by zero credible evidence.”

Fact: FBI found her credible enough to interview repeatedly, and she received a financial settlement from the Epstein estate.

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.

How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

Bensky: And then we have the moment where all of my information is released. All of these other survivors — all of our information is literally out there for the world to see. And you’re like, “Wow, the DOJ really — our government doesn’t care.”

Why Did No One Ask Ukraine How to Destroy Drones? For all of the planning for war in Iran, the world’s most tested anti-drone technology was ignored.

To the surprise of some officials in Kyiv, no one from the U.S. bothered to ask Ukraine to share its expertise in how to defend against drones before starting the offensive in Iran, Simon Shuster and Nancy A. Youssef report.

The FBI would not have interviewed her *four* times if they thought Trump wasn't guilty. Trump raped children. Release ALL the files.

MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”

RFK Jr. wants Dunkin’ to prove drinking its iced coffee is safe - The Boston Globe The warning comes as Kennedy is leaning heavily into his agenda to improve American diets.

This moron has no idea how much of a third rail this is. If he goes through with a public fight with Dunkin he will never live this down. In the words of my people "fuck ya motha."