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Checking in on the president's family today as war spreads across the world and the global economy crashes

Make no mistake: the AI boom, and data center construction it requires, is nothing more than a massive giveaway to Big Tech oligarchs at the expense of our environment and our states’ public resources.

Our leaders should put communities before Big Tech's bottom lines.

If it gets sexual, I’m out.

Gullible, Cynical America The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time

The data economy has made us dumber in ways that also make us vulnerable to authoritarian takover. We are have become both cynical and gullible in the sense we think we are too jaded be fooled and as a result are tricked more easily www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Tesla loses software director who built its OTA and Robotaxi infrastructure Thomas Dmytryk, the Tesla director who built the automaker's OTA update system and Robotaxi ride-hailing infrastructure, has left after 11 years amid a growing executive exodus.

Sums it up:

“The timing here is difficult to ignore. Tesla is in the middle of trying to prove that its Robotaxi business is real and scalable, not just a stock price narrative…”. $TSLA $TSLAQ

Some things are deeply rotten at Tesla. Too many senior departures lately...
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U.S. measles update, AI-powered wars and global warming in a hurry Why measles cases are rising in the U.S., how artificial intelligence is shaping warfare, and what accelerated global warming means for the world

Today on the pod, why measles cases are rising in the U.S., how artificial intelligence is shaping warfare, and what accelerated global warming means for the world

Federal agents lied about why they shot a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis. Their story quickly fell apart. The attack marked the only time that federal authorities admitted wrongdoing during Operation Metro Surge.

Then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem doubled down, denouncing the incident as an act of “attempted murder” on law enforcement. Her agency published mugshots of all three men arrested in connection with the alleged assault, casting them as “violent criminals.”

None of it was true.

FDD Uncovers Likely Chinese Intelligence Operation That Began More Than 3 Years Ago The authors would like to thank Julien Fagel for his contributions to this research while he was an intern at FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation..; “Foresight and Strategy Consulting Ltd....

This is classic modern espionage. Instead of dark alleys and dead drops, recruitment now starts with a LinkedIn style job post. Fake consulting firms are an easy way for intelligence services to spot people with government access. #China #Espionage #Counterintelligence
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Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall Republicans typically lead on the economy, national security, and immigration. Trump is squandering the GOP’s traditional strength on all three.

Trump is in serious trouble. His war is deeply unpopular. He's now in the toilet on the economy, immigration, and national security. His public standing is getting close to being broken in an irreparable way, akin to Bush after Iraq and Katrina:
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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.

Just another normal morning where the President of the United States shares completely false claims from a conspiracy theory site. I’ve confirmed with election officials in Maricopa County that this is 100% BS.

Me a year ago: "Musk may be a happy hatchet man thinking he is reshaping the government. But for Trump he is a useful tool to help allow Trump to restaff it."

WaPo today: "A year after Elon Musk and his DOGE allies purged 100k's of federal employees, the Trump administration is ramping up hiring."

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.

Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified

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#EpsteinFiles

Most Americans Say They Don’t Trust Driverless Cars — Here’s Why SUNDAY, March 8, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans remain uneasy about driverless cars. According to new research, their concerns go far beyond safety.A ne

"Many Americans are evaluating automated vehicles as a broader social and economic change — not just whether the technology works, but who benefits and who bears the costs."
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NOTUS screenshot "Help Congress rein in the Supreme Court. Ganesh Sitaraman Vanderbilt Law School The Supreme Court — a body of nine unelected judges who, once confirmed, can serve for life — plays an increasingly powerful role in shaping the laws that govern our country. In recent decades, on topics as varied as labor, employment law, health care and immigration, the court has served as the final arbiter on issues that should be, at least constitutionally speaking, in Congress’ hands. For 30 years, Congress has been able to rein in the power of federal agencies through the Congressional Review Act, a law that allows federal regulations to be overturned with a simple majority and a signature from the president. A similar check should be extended to an increasingly heavy-handed Supreme Court when it considers matters of statute. Congress could have, for example, 30 days to decide whether to respond to a court ruling, and another 30 days for a committee to propose a clarification or revision of the statute — under a fast-track process. This reform would put our most representative branch — Congress — back in charge of the public policy decisions that impact us all. Ganesh Sitaraman is a professor at Vanderbilt Law School and director of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator."

Rein in the power of Roberts MAGA #SCOTUS through the Congressional Review Act, a law that allows Cong to overturn fed regs with a simple majority & a signature from the president. Interesting court reform idea for next Dem majority from @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social www.notus.org/perspectives...

Trump is using immigration policy to suppress speech, lawsuit claims A new lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening the visas of researchers for work on disinformation and content moderation of social media.

""The Trump administration is using the threat of detention and deportation to suppress speech it disfavors"--@carriedecell.bsky.social on CITR v. Rubio, the case we filed this morning www.npr.org/2026/03/09/n...

I understand that there are a lot of folks on the left who instinctively recoil from religious language, and with good reason given its use by the right.

But please listen to this, and focus on how he's trying to realign "Christian values" so they align with and advance progressive policy goals.

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U.S. Automakers Risk Being Reduced to Niche Producers of Gas Vehicles

U.S. Automakers Risk Being Reduced to Niche Producers of Gas Vehicles www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/b...
Well Boohoo automakers. You’ve hitched your wagons to Ratpublican politicians and they’re screwing you. As a company you’ve screwed your employees, you drive cost down buy building unreliable cars.

Noem associate Madison Sheahan bought 2,500 marked vehicles for ICE Despite ICE employees seeking to keep a low profile in public, ICE official Madison Sheehan placed a bulk order for marked vehicles.

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...

Prison Guard Made Mysterious Big Deposits and Google Searches Before Epstein’s Death: DOJ One of the guards responsible for checking on Jeffrey Epstein's well-being while he sat in a Manhattan jail cell googled him minutes before he was found dead.

Does anyone remember who was president when Epstein died in prison?

Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as “an operational trigger” for “sleeper assets."

“The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as "an operational trigger" for "sleeper assets" according to alert sent to law enforcement agencies.”

I was called an alarmist when I mentioned sleeper cells. 🤷‍♂️

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The idiot Trump offspring want to be arms merchants.

Citizens Bank Funding ICE Detention Centers Boycott Citizens Bank, Move your accounts out of Citizens Bank

Financing Major Prison Companies: Protesters allege that Citizens Bank is a major lender to CoreCivic and The GEO Group, the two largest private prison operators in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/cheechpr...

Opinion | Americans aren’t facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath — Guardian US The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy

Americans aren’t living in a democratic collapse. We are living in its aftermath. The sooner we recognize that, the sooner we can begin to rebuild. apple.news/AcJz5W4tjTd6...

Lindsey’s diplomacy working wonders in UAE.

Russia Resurrected and Exported a Fascist Ideology to the West That the Trump administration is targeting ‘enemies within’ instead of Putin shows how much America has already succumbed to it

It was never about making America great again. It was always about making Russia great again.

teewatterss on Threads: “losing an hour on international women's day feeling very 75 cents on the dollar”

10/10 take. no notes

Trump told us who he was in 2012. Will we finally believe him today? Trump has always been an election denier. He has always vilified voting. He has always started with lies, escalated to the courts, and ultimately embraced violent rhetoric.

Everyone knows Donald Trump has been an election denier since 2020. Some know that about 2016. But few know that it started in 2012.

After Obama won, Trump posted: “Lets fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice!”

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