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“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” — Things you won’t see trending on X • L.A./N.Y./London/Rome & NOLA. Energy transition, Silicon Valley technofile, aerospace, filmmaker, writer ✍️, former producer, foreign policy and dolphin hugger. #RESIST

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Pam Bondi’s in trouble with Republicans on Capitol Hill The attorney general will soon have to appear before a House committee under subpoena.

Bondi is under intense scrutiny for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. As many as 20 Republicans might be prepared to back an effort to render punishment against the nation’s top prosecutor for slowwalking the materials’ release… www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

07.03.2026 11:25 👍 26 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 0
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Cancellation of Army exercise fuels speculation about Mideast troop deployments The abrupt cancellation of a training event has put a spotlight on the 82nd Airborne Division, which specializes in ground combat and other fraught missions.

The 82nd Airborne Division training exercise has been canceled. WAPO

THE 82nd is a rapid-reaction force specialized in airborne assault and forced entry operations, capable of deploying worldwide within 18 hours.

ESCALATION?

06.03.2026 21:25 👍 22 🔁 18 💬 5 📌 3
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Trump is giving Russia a pass to sell sanctioned oil, helping fund its war against Ukraine, because his own war of choice has driven oil prices higher.

Meanwhile, Russia is assisting Iran in targeting American troops.

Absolutely shameful.

06.03.2026 23:34 👍 62 🔁 32 💬 5 📌 2
Five people in orange prison jumpsuits in front of judges in a court room with signage that reads:  ”The Hague.”

Five people in orange prison jumpsuits in front of judges in a court room with signage that reads: ”The Hague.”

Yep.

07.03.2026 11:11 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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The War of Time: Why Iran Is Still Fighting — and Why Washington May Have Miscalculated | Countercurrents The Illusion of Rapid Victory Wars often begin with confidence. Empires usually call that confidence certainty. The war launched on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel initiated…

This is a great read with good perspective: countercurrents.org/2026/03/the-...

07.03.2026 10:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a man in a military uniform with the words are we the baddies on the bottom ALT: a man in a military uniform with the words are we the baddies on the bottom

We are the baddies now…

07.03.2026 10:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
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Live updates: Iran's president apologises to neighbours for conflict after huge explosions rock Tehran airport The Iranian president made an address broadcast on state media and says it will not attack its neighbours

Eyewitnesses report explosions at Tehran's Mehrabad airport
published at 21:03 6 March | BBC

www.bbc.com/news/live/ce...

07.03.2026 10:16 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Live updates: Drone strike near Dubai airport as Iran’s president apologises to Gulf nations for attacks President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran won’t attack first - but Qatar defence ministry says it has intercepted a missile.

Drone strike near Dubai airport as Iran’s president apologises to Gulf nations for attacks | BBC

www.bbc.com/news/live/ce...

07.03.2026 10:11 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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As Trump says Cuba 'is going to fall,' his administration explores criminal charges, source says A multiagency effort is underway to find potential cases to bring against members of the Cuban regime or Communist Party, NBC News has learned.

Oh the irony of a lawless Trump regime trying to go after Cuba. As Trump says Cuba ‘is going to fall,' his admin explores criminal charges, source says.

A multiagency effort is underway to find potential cases to bring against members of the Cuban regime or Communist Party | NBC News

07.03.2026 10:09 👍 13 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1
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Stand Up for Science rallies to be held nationwide Saturday Organizers said they’re worried about cuts to medical research funding. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Stand Up for Science rallies to be held nationwide Saturday

Organizers said they’re worried about cuts to medical research funding.

www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/l...

07.03.2026 10:04 👍 9 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
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The Dangerous Mismatch Between American Missiles and Iranian Drones The United States has only so many expensive munitions to send after Iran’s cheap and plentiful arms.

There will be plenty of finger pointing.
As well as reality checks. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

07.03.2026 10:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The war is costing almost $1 billion per day.

06.03.2026 15:09 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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Of course, Kristi Noem deserved to be fired. But rather than spend energy celebrating this Trump setback, let's recognize that the disaster of today’s DHS runs much deeper than the (former) Secretary's incompetence - and keep stepping up the political pressure.

05.03.2026 21:42 👍 4278 🔁 882 💬 137 📌 37

Our economy is bleeding jobs. Prices are up, especially for gas. Yet the White House prioritizes tax cuts for billionaires, while launching a reckless new Middle East war.

It doesn't have to stay this way - not if the American people make our voices heard.

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Boom 💥

07.03.2026 09:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump Is ‘Seriously Interested’ in Ominous War Escalation The president has privately floated deploying a small contingent of American forces for strategic missions inside Iran.

Trump Is ‘Seriously Interested’ in Ominous Iran War Escalation

Mar. 7 2026 12:51AM EST

www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

07.03.2026 06:06 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 4 📌 1

What could possibly go wrong?

07.03.2026 09:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

By design.

07.03.2026 09:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Nearly 14,000 canceled flights: Middle East travel chaos in 5 charts | CNN Hundreds of thousands of travelers are stranded in the Middle East after the cancellation of thousands of flights as war rages across the region.

Nearly 14,000 canceled flights: Middle East travel chaos in 5 charts.

www.cnn.com/travel/middl...

07.03.2026 08:12 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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Hegseth Makes Shocking Admission on How Iran
Strikes Are Operating

Mon, March 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM GMT+1
D Add Yahoo on Google
2 min read
• 42
NOT, FOLLOWING RULES OF LENGAGEMENT, also
LAWSTOF WAR, UN CHARTER

Opinion Hegseth Makes Shocking Admission on How Iran Strikes Are Operating Mon, March 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM GMT+1 D Add Yahoo on Google 2 min read • 42 NOT, FOLLOWING RULES OF LENGAGEMENT, also LAWSTOF WAR, UN CHARTER

Can’t wait to see this war criminal in an orange jumpsuit.

07.03.2026 09:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
472 targets destroyed/suppressed:
- 453 enemy UAVS
- 11 Kalibr cruise missiles
- 8 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles

Source: Ukraine Air Force

472 targets destroyed/suppressed: - 453 enemy UAVS - 11 Kalibr cruise missiles - 8 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles Source: Ukraine Air Force

On the night of March 7, Russia launched a massive air attack targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure. They used 509 air attack assets: 2 Zircon missiles, 13 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, 14 Kalibr cruise missiles, and 480 Shahed-type UAVs. Ukrainian air defenders shot down:

07.03.2026 09:15 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Have heard energy and water infrastructure. But I doubt this regime gets preparedness as they are too busy cracking heads with Gestapo guys. Their last NTAS advisory was over a year ago. This regime is out to lunch.

07.03.2026 09:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Hegseth (who acts like he is above ANY law) will look good in an orange jumpsuit. And, so will his brother who worked with Kristi Noem to roll DHS into DOD. newrepublic.com/article/1987...

07.03.2026 08:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Idiocracy is the current state of the “dis”Union.

07.03.2026 08:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

No, this regime is going to destroy us, dismantle public health and healthcare and environmental protections, make us sick, imprison us and tax us to death for their stupid war games 💩 and trade wars with other countries. Other than that, we are SOL and on our own. Enjoy.

07.03.2026 08:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I guess if you call the State department and you get a recording they consider that a little bit of help.

07.03.2026 08:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It gets a little more complicated in major metro areas like NY, Chicago and L.A.

Wherever you are, stay safe always.

07.03.2026 08:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Two story banner being hoisted and placed  by a cherry picker on a five-story Department of Justice building in Washington, DC. 

The banner repeats a man in a suit jacket and tie in sepia blue tones with the text: “Make America Safe Again”

Two story banner being hoisted and placed by a cherry picker on a five-story Department of Justice building in Washington, DC. The banner repeats a man in a suit jacket and tie in sepia blue tones with the text: “Make America Safe Again”

This didn’t age well.

Dear Leader Banner unfurled at DOJ: “Make America SAFE again.”

07.03.2026 08:39 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

It’s indicative of his entire regime… they don’t have a clue about what they are doing. No plan, not strategy. Just mercurial blowing in the wind 💨 and on a whim. This is what we are dealing with. Incompetence.

07.03.2026 08:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0