The Latest: Israel bombs central Beirut, US airstrikes top 6,000, Iran escalates attacks

The Latest: Israel bombs central Beirut, US airstrikes top 6,000, Iran escalates attacks

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on the war on Thursday, saying Iran should close the Strait of Hormuz and keep...

$820,000,000,000 was wiped out from the US stock market within the first two hours of trading today.

Everything is in freefall. - ImBreckWorsham

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Trump Told Tankers to ‘Show Some Guts.’ Then They Were Bombed.
• New supreme leader vows to avenge 'blood of martyrs'; oil prices surge amid tanker attacks
• Iran trolls Trump with AI Lego propaganda video mocking Epstein woes
• Donald Trump Says Iran Should Not Play In World Cup For Their ‘Life And Safety’
• Poll: California Democrats want to disband ICE
• Hundreds Of Businesses Impacted By LA County ICE Raids To Receive Grants
• US army offers reward after drones stolen from Fort Campbell base
• FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert
• Russia accused of systematic abduction of children
• Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee

FBI says that Iran is plotting a drone attack on California 

Then 4 US drones are stolen from a military base 

Sounds suspicious - Nostre_damus

Most Americans Can See Through Trump's Smoke & Mirrors

A majority of Americans think that Donald Trump’s surprise attack on Iran was an effort to distract the public from his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, according to new research.

Fifty-two percent of likely voters polled by the progressive think tank Data for Progress said they believed Trump at least partly launched strikes on Iran on Feb 28 to distract from his once-close relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender...

Note to future self:

Iran didn’t say they are going to attack California. The FBI did. - Greg Stoker

So basically we started a war with a country that can single-handedly f**k the entire world’s oil supply any time they want because of geography and we had no plan for if that happened? Is this correct? - TLCplMax

Republican Shenanigans

• Kash Patel Announces FBI Agents Will Train With UFC Fighters at Upcoming Seminar
• ‘Nobody Gives a F*ck About Housing!’ Trump Reportedly Shouted About Senate Bill
• CNN’s Scott Jennings Gloats After ‘Steak and Lobster’ Brawl With Paul Begala
• TPUSA Fawns Over Trump Attack on ‘RINO Massie’ — Ignoring Charlie Kirk Liked Him
• Lawmaker who accused Trump of Kennedy Center snub missed invite in spam folder
• Megyn Kelly Sounds Alarm on ‘Internal Threat’ Trump Ally Lindsey Graham
• Paul defends Massie after latest Trump attacks

Lindsay Graham and Donald Trump have a lot more in common than anyone realizes. - Anthony Scaramucci

Know What's Wrong With Trump? He Does NOT Feel Your Pain In The Slightest.

President Trump argued the U.S. benefits when oil prices go up on Thursday amid growing concerns over the impact of Washington’s operation in Iran on energy costs.

“The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment. 

Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off. 

The 25th is never happening. - Angry Staffer

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Rock The Voter News

• Democrats ask Pentagon about Iran school strike and role of AI
• Dems drafting AI guardrails for autonomous weapons, domestic spying
• Rep. Jim Clyburn, 85-year-old South Carolina Democrat, running for reelection
• CA Gov Race Gets Nasty As Swalwell Accuses Opponent of Endangering His Family
• Millions of Americans skip meals, stretch medication to afford health care

“Epstein used to tell me he worked for the Israeli government,” says Peggy Siegal - NYmag

Nancy Guthrie Is Still Missing In New Mexico And Now So Is This Man

The FBI has reportedly joined the search for a missing retired Air Force general who held a number of sensitive positions during his time serving the country.

Retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland was last seen at his home on Quail Run Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on February 27, according to police.

Does anyone else get the feeling Trump wants out of this war but the Iranians are like nah let's keep dancing. - rushi

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Business/Tech News

• Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq resume sell-off, oil surges as Middle East conflict escalates
• Trump Brags About High Oil Prices as Americans Balk at the Pump
• Trump Brags About ‘Roaring,’ ‘Phenomenal’ Economy as Jobs and Stocks Crater
• Hacker accessed Epstein files held by FBI in 2023, DOJ docs say

the straits of hormuz aren’t completely closed. 

iranian tankers are still passing through—bringing oil to china and oil revenue to the islamic republic. 

the united states could stop them. but that would antagonize china and further escalate the war. so…here we are. - ian bremmer

New Head Of NASA Is Pumped About Humans On The Moon

President Donald Trump’s new administrator of NASA, Jared Isaacman, told Fox Business on Thursday that he intended to build a base on the moon in the coming years...He continued, “And next up is Artemis II, which is America’s moon rocket, it’s right behind me, 8.8 million pounds of thrust, we’re gonna send four astronauts around the moon in a matter of weeks, safely back to Earth, and then we’re gonna set up for missions every year, again in ’27 until ’28, when we land on moon, and again, this time to stay.”

how does one steal 4 drones off an army base? - barista-paul

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Thank you for your kind and inspirational words.

I needed that.

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Odd News

• ‘The moon is safe’: asteroid is not on collision course, scientists confirm
• How Nasa contractors are pressing on to bring humans to the moon with Artemis
• Billionaire Alex Gerko funds telescope showing ‘cartography of the universe’
• Pig with 1.1 million Instagram followers earns Guinness World Record
• Head priest of Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart

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Sardinia, Italy where you can dip your toes in the Mediterranean while picking a lemon off a  

tree. La dolce vita.

Peace.

Marco Rubio Mocked for Wearing Oversized Shoes Amid Report Trump Gifts Officials Footwear They Are Too ‘Afraid Not to Wear’

Marco Rubio Mocked for Wearing Oversized Shoes Amid Report Trump Gifts Officials Footwear They Are Too ‘Afraid Not to Wear’

Photos of Rubio’s feet on Tuesday went viral on social media after they showed him seemingly wearing a pair of shoes that were too big.

Americans are being sent to die in Iran by men who don’t even have the courage to say, “Uh, thank you, Mr. President, but I wear a size 9 shoe.” - Frank Conniff

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Trump Boasts There’s ‘Practically Nothing Left to Target’ in Iran
• Senate Democrats press Pentagon on Iran school bombing
• CNN Reporter Straight-Up Asks Trump ‘Do You Take Responsibility’ For Killing Children In School Attack
• US destroys Iranian navy vessels — including 16 minelayers — near Strait of Hormuz
• Kaitlan Collins Praises Reporter Who Called Trump Out Over Girls’ School Bombing
• Trump Accuses Thomas Massie of Being ‘Disloyal to the United States of America!’
• Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show
• Kremlin says Moscow mobile internet outages are done for sake of security

There are more instances of United States Citizens being detained by ICE than there are of illegal immigrants voting in elections. - green dragon

Iran Made An Epstein Video? Yes, They Did.

Iranian state media on Tuesday aired an AI-generated video accusing President Donald Trump of starting the war to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The animated video, published in full by The Daily Beast, began with Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the devil as LEGO characters looking at some kind of booklet. Trump’s character was shown with tears streaming down his face before it’s revealed that the booklet contains files on Epstein.

After watching this sh*t show in Iran can we now agree that maybe having academics isn’t a bad thing? - Adam Kinzinger

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Blasts ‘Rotten Reporter’ After She Reminds Him His Own AG Contradicted Him
• This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes
• Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own
• Trump Pressures GOP Senator To Get Votes for SAVE Act: ‘He’s Gotta Be a Leader’
• College Republicans Name Nick Fuentes Acolyte as Group’s New Political Director
• Confidence in Supreme Court hits record low: Survey
• Republicans block Dems' bill stripping ICE funding from DHS appropriations

The only logical explanation for Trump’s behavior is that he’s being blackmailed by Putin and Netanyahu for being a pedophile, which is exactly what we learned from the Mueller Report and Epstein files - Treason Stickers

A Bigly Win For Democracy
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told GOP colleagues Tuesday that they don’t have the votes to pass a House-approved voting reform bill through the Senate by forcing Democrats to use a talking filibuster to oppose it, rejecting President Trump’s full-court press.

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Rock The Voter News

• Senate Democrats want to end income tax for some
• Bennie Thompson Defeats Young Challenger in Mississippi Primary
• Maine Democrats revive push to raise taxes on the wealthy, corporations
• NC’s 2026 turnout favored Democratic primaries

I want Obama back and I want him in a tan suit every single day. - Karly Kingsley

Smartmatic Deserves Compensation, Even Though They Didn't Request It.
Voting technology firm Smartmatic is seeking to dismiss a criminal indictment for money laundering, blaming President Donald Trump and his allies for seeking its prosecution as part of a “campaign of retribution” against those they blame for his 2020 election loss.

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Business/Tech News

• TSA absences at airports double during shutdown, 300 officers quit
• Iran-linked hackers take credit for cyberattack on US medical equipment company Stryker
• Dow, S&P 500 slip for 2nd day as oil jumps
• Americans are pulling money out of their 401(k) funds at record rates

One family, the right-wing Trump-aligned Ellisons, will soon control:

TikTok

CBS

CNN

HBO

Discovery Channel

BET

Cartoon Network

Comedy Central

DC Studios

Fandango

Miramax

MTV

Nickelodeon

Paramount

PlutoTV

Showtime

TBS

The CW

TNT

Warner Bros.

And more

This is oligarchy. - Bernie Sanders

Big Deal, Prices Are Still High.
Tariff revenue totaling $26.59 billion came into US coffers in February, marking another monthly decline as the US Supreme Court struck down the lion's share of President Trump's tariffs.

Someone to explain why Baron Trump isn’t being prosecuted for insider trading as he bought millions in stock for military supplies-48 hours before the Iran illegal war? - m-lazzy

Remember when people said mobile phones were going to microwave our brains? The current level of insanity does make you wonder.- Volcaholic

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Maybe my sad fundraiser

 is telling me to hang up my hat.

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Odd News

• Scientists Date Ancient Cave Paintings in France to 16,000 Years Ago
• Slowly, Slowly, 'Darwin's Finches of the Snail World' Return 
• Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, blasting lava 1,000 feet into the sky
• Runners earn Guinness World Record for deepest marathon
• 'Slithery Situation': Florida Woman Drives To Fire Station With Python Trapped Inside Her Car's Dashboard

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I find these balanced rocks fascinating. I do not have the patience but admire those who do.

Peace.

'Forever war:' Democrats rebut Trump's assertion that Iran war nearing end

'Forever war:' Democrats rebut Trump's assertion that Iran war nearing end

Senate Democrats on Tuesday rebutted President Donald Trump's claim that the war in Iran may be wrapping up soon after exiting a classified briefing with...

Hegseth Taunts Iran: “Our Theocracy is Better Than Yours” - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Approximately 150 US Troops Wounded in Iran Conflict
• Israel-Iran war draining US weapons stockpiles after $5.6 billion spent in first 48 hours
• Trump Promises to Bomb Iran ‘TWENTY TIMES HARDER’ if It Restricts Flow of Oil
• Graham Talks Like He’s President: ‘I Am Willing’ To Make Deal With Saudi Arabia
• Lindsey Graham Declares, ‘I Will Be With Israel Until Our Dying Day’
• Trump Floats ‘Friendly Takeover’ of Cuba — With Marco Rubio Running the Show
• Israeli president tells Bild: War with Iran needs 'end result', not exact timetable
• Trump Discusses His Call With Putin, Told Him ‘Be Helpful’ By Ending Ukraine War

Trump Declares Victory in Iran From Bunker Underneath White House Ballroom - Andy Borowitz

Grifter Rewards Grifter

President Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, having her replace her husband.

Comprising 16 members, the Board of Visitors is responsible for making recommendations to the Defense secretary for changes at the Air Force Academy. The board provides an annual report on the military institute’s morale, financial state and academics.

JD Vance Urges Trump to Visit Iran - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

• Joe Rogan: Trump supporters ‘feel betrayed’ by ‘insane’ Iran war
• Trump White House Tells Republicans to Back Off ‘Mass Deportation’ Messaging
• Trump calls Carney ‘future Governor of Canada,’ reviving Trudeau insult
• House Speaker Johnson floats using reconciliation to address alleged fraud in blue states
• Cruz questions full Anthropic ban: ‘I have not seen a basis laid out’
• Explosives found after 2 men charged with bringing homemade bombs to Mamdani home
• Thune rejects Trump on SAVE Act: ‘The votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster

Kristi Noem Swept Up in ICE Raid - Andy Borowitz

Their Lack of Critical Thinking Is Stunning
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt complained on Tuesday that the Trump administration has been harassed by The New York Times over the apparent deadly missile strike that leveled a girls’ school in Iran.

It took Trump 10 days to create an energy crisis reminiscent of the 1970s, replace Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei, and weaken our alliances worldwide. He put American servicemembers in harm’s way, resulting in seven deaths. None of this made you safer or better off. - Captain Mark Kelly

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Rock The Voter News

• Senate Democrats threaten to ‘seize the floor’ until White House agrees to public Iran hearings
• Democratic senator says US 'seem to be' on path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran
• NYS Senate, Assembly Democrats propose tax increase on wealthiest earners, corporations

Any other US president would have been forced to resign by this point. It's sad to see how far the US has fallen. - Alex Cole

 

If This Atrocity Passes, Goodbye Democracy.
President Donald Trump said Monday he won’t sign any other legislation into law until Congress passes a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that he says also must end Americans' ability to vote by mail, a startling demand months before the midterm elections.

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Business/Tech News

• Oil plunges as confusion swirls after energy secretary's tweet
• Exclusive-Chevron, Shell closing in on first big oil production deals in Venezuela since US captured Maduro, sources say
• Amazon looks to borrow almost $50B through bond sales
• Democrats argue Trump’s China policy risks ‘strategic failure’

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." - Marc Elias

Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammo! It Was The Same During the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.
More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress are requesting an internal investigation at the Department of Defense regarding claims from uniformed officers that commanders have painted the current war in Iran as one rooted in Christian biblical prophecy.

Let’s get one thing straight: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. 

Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that. - Andrea Junker

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Odd News

• A NASA spacecraft is expected to make an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth. Here are the risks
• Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Has Another Surprise: It’s Full of Alcohol
• NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft hit so hard, it changed its target space rocks' orbit around the sun
• Finnish couple take first in the annual U.K Wife Carrying Race
• British brothers' robot solves Rubik's Cube in 45.3 seconds

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The rings of Uranus were discovered  49 years ago today, on March 10, 1977, by astronomers James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Jessica Mink.

Peace.