Ballmer move on her part.

NEWS: Two U.S. Navy destroyers were forced to turn back while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatened them and launched a drone toward the ships, per Bloomberg citing a regional intelligence official. 1/

Watch this space………

One of the most brazenly corrupt events in history will take place tomorrow when Jared Kushner represents the U.S. in critical negotiations with Iran to end the war while he accepts millions in fees (and billions in investments) from the Saudi gov’t which has been lobbying Trump to continue the war

Between oil futures, prediction markets, and the new “joint venture” with Iran, someone needs to find out exactly how much money the Trump family might be making off of this war while American soldiers take casualties.

That’s misleading framing. Not a single Democrat voted for this. If you’re going to report it, be honest about who actually pushed it through. Congressional Republicans expanded work requirements and tightened access. Say that clearly.

Twice.

They should suspend Tiger Wood’s license from March 1st through Sunday at 8:00 PM ET of Masters week… really make him feel it. Then hand it back to him as a new tradition in Butler Cabin. 😂

The war in Iran has already cost $22.8 billion.

For $22.8 billion, we could:

• Provide Medicaid to 6.8 million kids
• Build 2.6 million public housing units
• Fund Head Start for 1.3 million
• Hire 240,000 teachers
• Cancel $20,000 in student debt for 1 million borrowers

NYT on Feb. 13, 2026: The visit also demonstrated the relative foreign policy inexperience of Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who has made a few overseas trips since taking office but does not sit on any House committees devoted primarily to world affairs. She struggled at times to formulate succinct answers at a nighttime panel session, during which she was asked probing and specific questions about how to respond to international crises. Questioned about whether the United States should send troops to defend Taiwan if China invaded the island, she stalled for roughly 20 seconds before offering a substantive response. “I think that, uh, this is such a, a — you know, I think that — this is a, um — this is of course, a, uh, a very longstanding, um, policy of the United States,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said, before saying that the country should try to avoid reaching that point with China in the first place.

NYT on March 16, 2026: On Monday, Mr. Trump claimed that “numerous countries have told me they’re on the way,” noting that President Emmanuel Macron of France would most likely help in the Strait of Hormuz and was an eight out of 10. “Not perfect, but it’s France,” he said. Others are not demonstrating sufficient enthusiasm for his demands, he said.

Last month the NYT said AOC "struggled" to give an answer on Taiwan and quoted her with "uhs" and "ums" to make her look stupid

Yesterday talking about Hormuz Trump claimed he's heard from "numerous countries" and said "uh" four times. The NYT deleted the "uhs" and paraphrased him to look smarter:

My sources say it was former president John Barron

Follow up question: Why didn’t ICE need masks and military style gear prior to this administration and her tenure as secretary? Obama and Biden deported large numbers of people too, yet agents generally operated without masks or hidden identities. What changed?

It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this.

Trump, July 19: "All three nuclear sites in Iran were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED. It would take years to bring them back into service."

Witkoff, Sunday: "They're probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material."

Your daily bananas Trump corruption story:

It's about a bridge connecting Michigan to Canada that's due to open, until the billionaire owner of the existing clogged bridge called Trump and asked him to keep the new bridge closed.

Nuclear grade corruption. All out in the open.

Purity tests don’t win elections — they hand them away. Keep it up and we’ll be swearing in President JD Vance.

In the age of Donald Trump, he’s miles ahead of any Republican likely to run for the same office. The Democratic bench is deep with strong candidates, but if Newsom is the nominee, I’ll have zero hesitation pulling the lever for him on Election Day. No purity tests — just a clear choice.

Closing jumbotron Super Bowl Halftime Show message from Bad Bunny: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”

ICE's budget could fund the ACA (healthcare) extension and expand Medicaid to millions. Instead, it funds home invasions, family separation, and killing protesters. Republicans made this choice for you. Remember in November... #FundHealthcareOverICE

The list of powerful men named in these files spans every social, economic, and political class—from the ultra-wealthy to those controlling the highest levers of government, and everything in between. There needs to be a global reckoning, and real accountability. Full stop.

Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis

nstead of sending troops to play federal police, Gov Lee could deploy the Guard right here in Nashville to clear debris & restore power. This city drives Tennessee’s economy & it’s @ a standstill. Do your job.
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the first funding bill under the next dem president has to reallocate like $100B from DHS to DOJ to staff up. i would take a 75% pay cut to switch from biglaw to throwing fascists in jail.

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

A nice day to subscribe to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, even if you don't live there, or donate to one of the public radio stations in the area.

On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.

Just watched the video in Minneapolis. 6-7 masked men wrestle an unarmed man to the ground. The man struggles but is not a threat. One of the masked men beats him with a pistol. The man gets to his knees. One shoots him. He falls. They keep shooting. I counted 10-11 shots.