Diana B. Henriques

Screenshot of headline that reads, "Haitian man living in Boston dies in ICE custody, family says." Full text linked in reply.

I’m calling on ICE to investigate the death of Emmanuel Damas, a Massachusetts community member who died in ICE custody after being denied timely medical care. His family, and dozens of families like his, deserve the truth about ICE's treatment of their loved ones. ICE must be held accountable.

Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year

the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter

www.statesman.com/business/art...

The crucial question here is: would JD Vance stick it to Trump to advance his own interests?

And really, that answer is obvious.

Maybe. But also possible that JD Vance won't let that happen. He'll organize a 25th Amendment response faster than you can say "2028 GOP primaries." And all the wannabe contenders in Congress will let him, rather than see the party further weakened.

I think the plan is to cover the money flowing out for war expenses with money flowing in from tariff incom- wait, I'm getting an update. No, no, the tariff money is also flowing out.

His argument proves his dereliction. The fact that ordinary Americans have a profound stake the sacrifices war requires might be why the Founders felt ONLY CONGRESS - the arm of government most closely tied to the people - could send us into it.

Pete Hegseth’s Troubled Soul The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon briefings since the war against Iran began “have reminded the world why he is exactly the wrong person to hold the position he does,” Peter Wehner argues:

Yes, it's long. But if, like me, you didn't spend the past decade absorbing the Epstein scandal, it is also deeply shocking. Take the time to listen...

Gotta ❤️ Ted Lieu for his sharp comments

Someone has seen the polling on the minuscule Dem/Ind support and shrinking GOP support for this deadly folly, knows the midterms are 8 months away, and is terrified it all will be even worse by then.

if you're keeping score at home what's happening is this the department of war is running major combat operations in iran which may last just a few weeks maybe longer or maybe even forever and which are NOT a war but whose stated objective is unconditional surrender

Vietnam? Politically correct??
Seriously???
Korea? So he knows zero history but did he never see a "M.A.S.H." episode?

You know, never mind. Addressing this stunted, bigoted man's ignorance is like trying to bail the ocean. I can imagine what his far more knowledgeable generals think of him.

Trump lost in the trial court and lost on appeal, but successfully argued for continuing to collect the tariffs until SCOTUS (finally!) ruled -- on the grounds that paying refunds if it lost was no big deal. Someone misled someone here...

I’m generally opposed to the military draft, but I think we should temporarily reinstate it to draft just this one specific incel staffer who produced this video so that they can be immediately be inducted into the infantry and sent into combat in Iran.

I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.

92,000 jobs gone in a single month and the people who spent years screaming about “Biden’s economy” are suddenly very quiet. No pandemic. Just the consequences of reckless leadership.

More to the point, why haven't the stock market's expectors adjusted their rosy fantasy that Trump - his capricious tariffs, meddling in corporate deals, extortionate settlement demands, attacks on migrant labor, warmongering - is creating a healthy environment for business? He's not.

Here's the point to remember about the brutal negative revisions in today's job market report: They aren't saying the labor market showed green shoots that withered. It's saying that there never were any green shoots. They were an illusion.

The essential, and much under appreciated, juxtaposition from today's news.

Okay. I know. Hassett's fantasizing, he's babbling, he's bonkers. But to be honest, I sometimes wonder what he's taking and how I could get some... just for those days when there seems to be no good news at all.

This is so good 👍

It’s almost like we didn’t think this through.

Well, he never said he would put "Americans" first. It was "America First."
Too bad if you thought there was some overlap there.

State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance for Stranded Americans

NEW: Trump appointees in the State Dept. failed to urge Americans to leave the Middle East even though the US & Israel had been planning their war for weeks. Thousands are now frantic amid missile barrages. Rubio pushed out many veteran diplomats last year. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

Where things stand with the Department of War A statement from Dario Amodei

I think one of the most staggering industry shifts in my 16 years as a tech reporter is that it’s not become a question of “should our product help the government kill and/or surveil people?” but “to what extent?”

www.anthropic.com/news/where-s...

Job Gains Cooled in December, Capping Year of Weak Hiring American employers added a seasonally adjusted 50,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, the Labor Department reported.

In 2024, the average employment gain was 168,000 jobs a month.

In 2025, the average employment gain was 49,000 jobs a month.

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

U.S. Lost 92,000 Jobs in February The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said Friday, missing expectations.

A nightmare employment report this morning.

Economists’ expectation was +50,000 jobs.

Actual number was 92,000 jobs lost.

🎁 🔗

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

You know he thinks the SAVE Act is going under when he's throwing it his two favorite "culture war" life preservers. The GOP may be spineless and scared, but it knows it needs mail-in ballots in the midterms.
He, apparently, doesn't.

Noem got canned because Congressional Dems were turning her into embarrassing television day after day. They have yet to even try with Miller, but they should!

“Congratulating ourselves for being tough enough to knock something down, and shortly thereafter finding ourselves totally incompetent to build its replacement” is the theme of Trump’s second administration, whether it’s the White House, federal government, Middle East, or global economy