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DHS made a massive purchase of 2,500 new custom marked ICE vehicles that are now sitting in parking garages because nobody wants to use them: “ICE has never had marked vehicles. We don’t want to use these - we can’t.” www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immig...
So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.
That's $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
Thousands of lives lost.
People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
Rapid advancements in AI have industry and political leaders warning of massive job displacement for white-collar workers. It could reshape U.S. politics.
the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
A female Pileated Woodpecker working on hunting down some carpenter ants.
March is always a big one for books – this year is no different. We call out a handful of upcoming titles for readers to put on their radars — offering a good alternative to doomscrolling.
Oil market braces for $100 a barrel as Middle East producers cut output ft.trib.al/I6cbMMP
Please please read this from the archbishop of Chicago
www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...
We used to be a country that could summon outrage and turn it into courage. Now, MAGA watches Trump bomb a girls’ school in Iran and lie about it. Here are some ideas about what we need to do about it. joycevance.substack.com/p/bloody-sun...
Happy International Women's Day 💕
Happy International Women’s Day
#IWD2026
Happy International Women’s Day
A Great Blue Heron fishing right next to a thin patch of ice. The heron looked to be tracking something (probably a tiny fish) and I wondered if the bird would punch through the ice to hunt...but the heron eventually turned away from the ice and flew to the shoreline.
QAnon luminaries say they’ve drafted the Trump “national emergency” declaration to scuttle the midterm elections:
If it happens, it just might give Trump the excuse he's been looking for to cancel elections, seize voting machines, God knows what.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies.
Today marks the anniversary of the Selma march that helped deliver the Voting Rights Act and the Supreme Court decision that upheld the law. Sixty years later, the Court has largely reversed this civil rights victory.
bit.ly/4lagoMy
Former President Barack Obama shared an exclusive announcement with MS NOW over the opening of the Obama presidential center in Chicago.
"This is not a monument of the past, it's the living destination for people who refuse to accept the status quo"
After spending the day talking about college football, Trump heads to Palm Beach for another weekend of golf.
It just keeps getting better every day …
Republicans want a second reconciliation bill before the midterms. But another vote cutting popular programs could be disastrous.
The steep slowdown in hiring over the past year, largely due to the uncertainty sparked by President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff policy, has made it difficult for Americans to find work, especially recent college graduates.
BlueSkyers probably know a sitting senator broke an Iran war protester's arm during a hearing last week. I talk about why it's important and what it symbolizes about the war in general.
(Another morning video without making it—or me—perfect!)
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Mortgage rates jump sharply higher after Iran strikes, reversing last week's decline
it's always nice to be reminded of how incredible a public speaker Barack Obama is. here's part of his eulogy of Jesse Jackson
Obama: Every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible. Each day we’re told by those in high office to fear each other. Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated, and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength.
All of our living presidents who still have a sense of decency gathered to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Respect recognizes respect.
Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"
