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By the way, I'm posting screenshots of these people because I'm blocking them right away.

Either they're trolls trying to ratfuck Democrats or they're just clueless idiots, but either way, no need to waste any time hearing their other hot takes.

09.03.2026 22:40 👍 510 🔁 10 💬 16 📌 3

In the 60s it was “suppose they gave a war and nobody came.” Now it’s “suppose we did a war and then said that we didn’t do a war and also we already won the war and we beat you shut up”

09.03.2026 21:51 👍 702 🔁 125 💬 21 📌 3
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here's more context for this clip 👆 it doesn't make what Trump said about 6 year old girls any less weird

09.03.2026 21:54 👍 1517 🔁 350 💬 153 📌 99
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Opinion | There are two winners in Iran. Neither one is America. Oil disruption benefits Russia, as does less U.S. aid for Ukraine. And Iran distracts from China.

It’s too soon to tell who will win the war between the United States and Iran. But, at this point, my money would be on Russia and China. wapo.st/4ui9QzJ

09.03.2026 17:36 👍 246 🔁 66 💬 13 📌 3
representatives of the government . . . their ability to act does not hinge on the
authority of the local United States Attorney, but derives from the Attorney
General’s plenary power over litigation to which the United States is a party.”533
Applying this rule, courts have repeatedly declined to consider challenges to the
appointment of a United States Attorney or refused to dismiss indictments even if a
United States Attorney was improperly appointed.534
After a thorough review, however, it does not appear that any of these courts
has conducted a detailed textual analysis of the relevant statutory provisions. Nor
did I do so when I previously relied on these cases in a preliminary decision issued
with fewer than four days of consideration.535 And in many cases, the relevant
statement of law was either pure dicta or not necessary to the holding because of

representatives of the government . . . their ability to act does not hinge on the authority of the local United States Attorney, but derives from the Attorney General’s plenary power over litigation to which the United States is a party.”533 Applying this rule, courts have repeatedly declined to consider challenges to the appointment of a United States Attorney or refused to dismiss indictments even if a United States Attorney was improperly appointed.534 After a thorough review, however, it does not appear that any of these courts has conducted a detailed textual analysis of the relevant statutory provisions. Nor did I do so when I previously relied on these cases in a preliminary decision issued with fewer than four days of consideration.535 And in many cases, the relevant statement of law was either pure dicta or not necessary to the holding because of

if I'm reading Brann correctly, he seems to be suggesting that AUSAs potentially derive their authority from the US attorney and not from the AG ... which could mean that a LOT of cases might have to be thrown out (everything that was brought in an office run by a questionably-appointed trump pick)

09.03.2026 19:35 👍 62 🔁 12 💬 4 📌 0

We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

09.03.2026 16:12 👍 1720 🔁 916 💬 24 📌 102
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Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say The U.S. message to Israel was "WTF."

THE LATEST NEWS AT THIS HOUR:

U.S. SHOOK BY ISRAEL’S FUEL STRIKES ON IRAN: U.S. officials were surprised after Israel struck about 30 Iranian fuel depots on Saturday, going further than Washington expected.

09.03.2026 19:25 👍 124 🔁 49 💬 11 📌 11
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Anthony Blinken says Israel tried to pressure Obama to bomb Iran, warning they’d do it with or without the U.S. Obama refused. Trump caved to the same tactic. Also worth noting: Obama’s name doesn’t appear in the Epstein tapes.

09.03.2026 14:05 👍 3051 🔁 1093 💬 59 📌 52
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Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.

Our pill lookup app provides the most detailed look yet at the makers of America’s drugs and whether they’ve met manufacturing standards meant to keep us safe.

Here’s how to use it.

09.03.2026 13:00 👍 383 🔁 144 💬 7 📌 9
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09.03.2026 03:16 👍 18892 🔁 6374 💬 1185 📌 444
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They must know some people. 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

09.03.2026 10:10 👍 2253 🔁 809 💬 134 📌 68
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Checking in on the president's family today as war spreads across the world and the global economy crashes

09.03.2026 03:09 👍 3914 🔁 1037 💬 702 📌 138
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ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it 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.

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.

07.03.2026 15:56 👍 998 🔁 567 💬 37 📌 46
Dow futures chart in a sharp decline, with trump in a toy car photoshopped riding down the slope.

Dow futures chart in a sharp decline, with trump in a toy car photoshopped riding down the slope.

We-e-e-e-e-e!

09.03.2026 00:59 👍 607 🔁 93 💬 14 📌 17
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Some version of this is absolutely happening in the WH tonight.

09.03.2026 00:21 👍 2559 🔁 373 💬 105 📌 19

Hegseth: Putting the casual in casualties.

09.03.2026 00:26 👍 167 🔁 40 💬 2 📌 1
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AOC: The Pentagon has not passed an audit, and they are out here trying to kick people with disabilities off of Medicaid. It is corruption that is stealing from the public coffers — and that is the actual waste, fraud, and abuse.

09.03.2026 00:20 👍 19887 🔁 6133 💬 262 📌 173
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Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein gave FBI agents true accounts of her time growing up in SC. Claims she made about Donald Trump remain unsubstantiated.

Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...

08.03.2026 17:30 👍 7636 🔁 3244 💬 90 📌 159
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New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.

08.03.2026 17:20 👍 3210 🔁 1678 💬 88 📌 188
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Thick black clouds and oil‑saturated rain are shrouding Iran's capital this morning after major airstrikes hit refineries and storage sites south and west of the city. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports. CNN operates in Iran only with government permission.

08.03.2026 14:57 👍 186 🔁 97 💬 33 📌 28
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If Kansas punishes schools for student walkouts, it will discourage free speech. Just as intended. • Kansas Reflector If you’ve been following the news lately it’s easy to recognize some aspects of those 1960s student protests to anti-ICE protests of today.

Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: If Kansas punishes schools for student walkouts, it will discourage free speech. Just as intended. #ksleg

08.03.2026 17:09 👍 50 🔁 22 💬 3 📌 2
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Iran has a new strategy. They are targeting $1B radar systems that detect missiles and drones using cheap drones. Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia have all been hit. Russia is reportedly providing intelligence. (WSJ)

08.03.2026 15:36 👍 1027 🔁 514 💬 113 📌 35
Fox’s dignified transfer footage now just completely excludes Trump

Fox’s dignified transfer footage now just completely excludes Trump

Remarkable how shook Fox is by the footage of Trump wearing a tacky campaign hat to a dignified transfer

08.03.2026 17:04 👍 4755 🔁 1137 💬 233 📌 55
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Weasel Words: OpenAI’s Pentagon Deal Won’t Stop AI‑Powered OpenAI, the maker of ChaptGPT, is rightfully facing widespread criticism for its decisions to fill the gap the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) created when rival Anthropic refused to drop its

The U.S. government has expertise in sneaking massive loopholes into policies that supposedly prohibit domestic surveillance. Oh, hey! Look! OpenAI just rushed into an amicable agreement with the U.S. military. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

08.03.2026 15:58 👍 96 🔁 49 💬 2 📌 1
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Fox & Friends: "We want to acknowledge a mistake made earlier on our program. During our coverage of yesterday's dignified transfer, we inadvertently aired video from an older dignified transfer instead of the ceremony that took place yesterday. We deeply regret the error."

08.03.2026 15:44 👍 1828 🔁 314 💬 393 📌 165
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Lindsey Graham: "If we get in a fight, I want to win it quick. I'm in Miami. You see this hat? 'Free Cuba.' Stay tuned. The liberation of Cuba is upon us. We're marching through the world. We're clearing out the bad guys. Cuba is next."

08.03.2026 14:47 👍 2106 🔁 781 💬 1249 📌 772
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Wow -- as first spotted by @BadFoxGraphics on X, Fox & Friends this morning used *old footage of a previous dignified transfer* to mislead their audience about the fact that Trump wore a baseball cap during the one yesterday

08.03.2026 13:24 👍 12929 🔁 4899 💬 921 📌 695

You wouldn't think something this pathetic and telling would be attempted by any news organization, not even a news organization that agreed to pay $787 million in settlement money for making shit up out of whole cloth. I'm sure that this latest will produced some chastened reflection at Fox.

08.03.2026 15:40 👍 727 🔁 156 💬 19 📌 5
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This OLC Opinion Is ‘Bullshit’ When lawyers are motivated to “get to yes,” their work is prone to bullshit (in the technical sense). And this OLC opinion is full of it.

When lawyers are motivated to “get to yes,” their work is prone to bullshit (in the technical sense). @danmaurerlawprof.bsky.social argues that the Maduro Rendition memorandum is full of it.

08.03.2026 10:01 👍 63 🔁 24 💬 1 📌 0