Hegseth, attacking press, declares victory is near amid ongoing Iran conflict

Hegseth, attacking press, declares victory is near amid ongoing Iran conflict

The new Iranian leader is “wounded and likely disfigured,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, describing the ongoing war as a...

Hegseth is very slowly realizing this Iran failure will be put on him. Trump always seeks a scapegoat....just ask the Puppy Killer. - Alex Cole

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• 6 Americans Now Confirmed Dead in Military Plane Crash Over Iraq
• Iran live updates: 2,200 Marines headed to Middle East
• Hegseth Calls For ‘No Quarter’ For US Enemies In Apparent Violation of Int’l Law
• Trump threatens Iran leaders: ‘Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today’
• Trump Tells G7 Allies That Iran is ‘About To Surrender’ – Hours Before New Leader Vowed to Avenge ‘Martyrs’
• Democrats file war powers resolution to prevent Trump from attacking Cuba without approval
• Pence: MAGA Republicans ‘overwhelmingly supportive’ of Trump Iran operation
• House Republican Accuses Trump WH of Being ‘Weak on Russia’: ‘Moral Blindness’
• Trump Throws Witkoff Under the Bus, Admits Russia ‘Might Be Helping’ Iran
• Putin questions crucial infrastructure protection amid intensified Ukrainian attacks

So we lost three fighter jets to "friendly fire" and one refueling aircraft and almost another one to a mysterious peaceful incident, the USS Gerald Ford spontaneously caught fire, and a National Guardsman died in a "medical episode" in Kuwait.

Healthy skepticism warranted. - Andrew Day

Even I, A Blonde, Knew That Iran Would Would Close The Strait of Hormuz.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt raged over what she described as a “PREPOSTEROUS” CNN report about the Trump administration’s planning for its ongoing operation in Iran on Friday.

According to the story, which cited “multiple sources familiar with the matter,” “the Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes.”

Hysterical Hegseth wants state media. His comment on CNN at Pentagon press briefing: “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network the better.” - Jim Acosta

Can someone please explain to me how turning the entire world against America will make us great again? - Mayra

Republican Shenanigans

• ‘Do It Fast!’ Trump Tells Businessman To Hurry Rally Speech Because ‘They Don’t Wanna Hear From You’
• Trump Drops Unhinged Attack on Maggie Haberman, Threats to Sue ‘Maggot’
• MAGA lawmaker claims Trump admin halted previous search of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
• Trump Planning to Oust Ric Grenell as Kennedy Center Head: Report
• Pam Bondi Faces Fresh Nightmare Over Brother’s Legal Wins
• Trump Reveals to Jake Paul He Once Broke Up a Fight Involving Kobe Bryant
• CNN’s Paula Reid Says Pirro’s Presser Looked Like ‘An Audition’ for Bondi’s Job

Amazing how quickly 'Epic Fury' has become 'Epic Fu*k Up.' Not planning for the Straits of Hormuz issue is staggering, even by MAGA standards. - Ian L Richardson

Dear God, He Took Venezuela's Gold!

Last Friday afternoon, while President Trump was busy signing executive orders and powwowing with his cabinet on Iran, gold was spotted outside the Oval Office.

Specifically, a couple of dudes in dark suits were seen in the hallways of the White House wheeling what looked like a cart loaded up with gold bars, well-placed sources briefed on the situation told On The Money...Queried on the spectacle, sources said the dark-suited “G-Men” replied that they were there to show the president part of a stash that was seized from former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro following his January arrest on various narco-terrorism charges, including tens of millions of dollars’ worth of gold he had locked away in a safe.

micro dosing hell by staying informed and educated. - hunter

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Rock The Voter News

• Tennessee Democrats hold ‘Affordability Tour’ in Chattanooga
• Democratic doctors run for Congress to challenge Trump, RFK Jr.
• Gas-Powered AI Data Center Projects Probed by Senate Democrats

Iran Allows Ship Carrying Copies of Epstein Files Through Strait of Hormuz  - Andy Borowitz

What Will Happen To Cuba?

 Senate Democrats filed a war powers resolution Friday to stop President Donald Trump from starting a war with Cuba without approval from Congress.

Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., filed the resolution. It could get a vote by the end of the month.

Trump Says Boots on the Ground Must be Florsheims - Andy Borowitz

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Business/Tech News

• Oil tops $100 per barrel as Trump says US will strike Iran 'very hard'
• US GDP grows just 0.7% in Q4 in sharp downgrade of first estimate
• Iran war could wreak havoc on farmers, create a potential 'bottleneck for the entire AI story'
• Elon Musk Says Optimus 3 Will Be The 'Most Advanced' Robot In The World: 'Nothing's Even Close'

why are the only jobs for people over 80 either walmart greeter or world leader.  - ally

Judge Says DOJ Subpoenas Were Stupid...
A federal judge on Friday said he was ‌blocking subpoenas that the ‌Justice Department served to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ​Powell in a probe purported to be about the management of the central bank's renovation.

It annoys me that Google knows where I live, my Wi-Fi password, my browser history, all my interests, but it’s been asking me for 20 years if I’m a robot. - fwtimini

This is SO ME!

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Odd News

• A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth
• This fish has cloned itself for 100,000 years. Scientists just figured out how.
• The 25 happiest cities in the US in 2026, ranked
• Goldfish drives custom-built car a record distance in one minute
• An iconic Oregon waterfall was put up for sale on Redfin. Lawmakers approved the money to buy it

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The Giant Lily Pads at Kusatsu City Aquatic Botanical Garden in Japan. I hope your weekend is as lovely as these lily pads.

Peace.

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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Well, I'm keeping the hat on

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.