If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far. Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again — Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them — But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen! This is a gift from the United States of America to China, and all of those Nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait. Hopefully, it is a gesture that will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump is completely flailing. He didn't anticipate the economic blowback and now he's trying to undo the past 10 days and contain the damage.

Trump did not announce a U.S. policy then walk it back. That is not what happened, and media presenting it that way does a disservice.

Trump said words he thought might appeal to his audience in the moment, with no connection to actual policy, then did that again with a different question/asker.

Totally normal that the #2 person at the DOJ civil rights division is asking me about a trial court denying our motion to intervene in a case DOJ is going to lose on the merits.

He clearly does not want you to stay informed by subscribing to Democracy Docket. Here is the link: bit.ly/4qmEiFz

This 37% zone where Trump has settled is close to the percentage of people who are authoritarian (about 1 in 3, per social science studies)

CNN airs compilation of JD Vance on the campaign trail saying he would keep the U.S. out of war in the Middle East. "We're going to stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world. Our interests are very much in not going to war with Iran."

Governor Pritzker sits behind the podium.

Governor Pritzker poses for a photo.

For the first time, CSL's full manufacturing process will be entirely in the US — with Illinois set to supply 100% of its immunoglobulin therapies demand.

Their new manufacturing facility in Kankakee County will create 300 new jobs and retain more than 1,200 existing positions.

If this is actually the new set of strategic goals, the Trump administration is admitting that they have strategically failed and this has been a disaster.

Pentagon today: the war is just getting started!
Their commander in chief, less than an hour later: "the war is very complete"

so the new objective is basically to safely open the strait of hormuz, the strait that was open before they started this war for no reason

Nearly 6 hours since a GOP congressman said “Muslims don’t belong in American society,” not a single member of Republican leadership in the House will weigh in.

💥 Ukraine blew up a massive arsenal of Russian Shahed drones in occupied Donetsk yesterday.

Republican Rep. Kiley leaves GOP, tightening Johnson's margins Kiley said he will still caucus with Republicans for administrative purposes.

Name the policy, Rep. Kiley always voted with Trump. He's still backing Mike Johnson as Speaker, caucusing with the GOP, conceding their unpopular agenda and still going along with all their policies and insanity.

Eyebrowmaxxing

Keyboard Warrior Markwayne Mullin:

LEFT: Pounding his little warrior chest on the Internet.

RIGHT: Cowering and shitting his pants in real life.

Government shutdown hits spring break travel with hours-long TSA lines A partial shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security left some travelers waiting hours at airport security checkpoints.

We offered to fund TSA. No conditions. Republicans refused.

They want the hostage, to extract more ICE money with. No ICE reforms

This disgusting shit doesn’t belong in American society.

And Republicans who support it don’t belong in Congress.

This is not true—driver’s licenses aren’t acceptable under the SAVE Act without additional proof of citizenship. The fact that they keep doing this sleight of hand should make clear that the SAVE Act is not something that “every American gets”

Translation: markets please calm down

Wash Post headline; A wartime presidency defined by Trump’s unique political style

Seriously, Wash Post?

Now, madman without a plan is “unique political style.”

New GOP talking points are in.

This isn’t some lefty view. I literally heard John Bolton make this argument privately in 2016. Even though he hated the deal, he said since the U.S. had already delivered its side of the agreement, breaking it off now would simply let Iran off the hook and gain us nothing back.

Even if the destruction somehow stopped today, it will take years to rebuild.

DHS detains US citizen from Evanston at O'Hare, releases her in Wisconsin after nearly 2 days The woman's family said federal agents told them that she was not in custody despite her phone location previously showing her at the Broadview facility.

“At some point, the family said, they lost Naqvi's location that was being shared from her phone. Relatives said federal agents continued to tell them that Naqvi was not in custody, despite her location previously showing her at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.”

The Week Ahead March 8, 2026

The government just told a federal court:
“Courts cannot tell the President what to say.”

That’s the theory behind Trump’s latest clash with the judiciary—and it could end up before the Supreme Court. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Fund TSA, not ICE. A pretty simple message.

Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.

There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase “accused him without evidence” no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory “hasn’t been formally charged.” www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...

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To any Americans stuck abroad right now, I will keep fighting until every one of you is safely back home. 

Please use my office as a resource for travel assistance and updated advisories. I know this is a scary, uncertain situation. I will keep you updated with info as I get it.

Guys I hate to say this but the war that doesn’t make sense that happened for no reason isn’t going perfectly

this picture is a good summary of how and why January 6th was, at a fundamental level, a successful insurrection.