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Buttigieg: "We lived through a war that was sold to us on false pretenses when I was younger. This war has not been sold on any pretense. The president just went ahead and did it."

Khanna on Fox News: "There was no imminent threat. Now there's a threat to the United States. We've created a threat."

Saying the quiet part out loud as the Authoritarian attempts to control the truth. #25thAmendmentNOW

The dude is circling the drain. He’s now calling on people in media to be imprisoned for treason if they don’t report on the war to his liking.

I regret to inform America that this was just posted by the HHS Secretary.

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From slyngstad )

CONAN: “For the first time since 2012 no British people are nominated for Best actor or best Actress… a British spokesperson commented, ‘Yeah, well, at least we arrest our pedophiles.’" #Oscars

Quick reminder: there’s millions of Epstein files that remain hidden

Viewers noticed Ryan Coogler appears to have a guitar and treble clef braided in his hair at the #Oscars

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

Buttigieg: "Trump's political operation was raising money off images at a dignified transfer. Any politician who does that has no business leading American troops into war. If the president is willing to raise campaign funds over the bodies of America's war dead, he's unfit to be commander in chief"

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Imagine that everything he promised his base turning out to be a lie. Shocking. Just shocking.

With a superior military we are blessed that casualties are minimal, and it’s rare to lose an aircrew. But when you do it cuts deep and hurts…. Especially as a former aircrew member. Today we honor the 6 who lost their lives in Iraq. Nickel in the grass brothers and sisters.

To be clear: the SAVE Act does not simply require the identification voting ALREADY requires. It demands proof of CITIZENSHIP— a birth certificate with a name that matches yours now (bye, bye, married women), or a passport— both of which are expensive and take a long time to obtain.

Luttig: Every single time Donald Trump opens his mouth or takes an action, the American people are forced to go into court and litigate. That’s the tragic place America finds itself in today. It is only the Supreme Court that is standing in the way of the American people saving their country.

There is nothing in the NATO Charter that requires a member-state to join wars of aggression started by another member.

An absolute psycho

“Boy is he gonna be mad that his wife wasn’t nominated for this.” - Jimmy Kimmel presenting best feature length documentary.

Uh. What?

Conan O’Brien: “I warn you this could get political — if that makes you uncomfortable Kid Rock is hosting an alternate Oscars at a dave and busters down the street.” #Oscars

If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Grassley admits Trump raised food prices with his tariffs.

"The United States has COMPLETELY destroyed Iran's military, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come help us because Iran's military is whipping our ass in the Strait of Hormuz. Thank you for your attention to this ridiculous inconsistency."

Favorite Line of the Night because the truth... matters. #PedoPrez

We know this fight is exhausting. That’s not an accident wearing us down is their whole strategy. But you keep showing up anyway, and that means everything to us. Thank you for not giving up. We’re in this together.

He’s flailing. He’s leading the country—and the world—toward catastrophe. When incompetence mixes with arrogance, the result is dangerous for everyone.

Turning it around by making it much harder to vote

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: "We never asked for a ceasefire or negotiations. We are really to defend ourselves as long as it takes until President Trump comes to the point that this is an illegal war. There are people being killed only because President Trump wants to have fun."

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director: “This is about how you lose your country — through small acts of complicity: when a government murders people on the streets, when oligarchs take over the media… we all face a moral choice. But even a nobody is more powerful than you think."

I realize that it’s ancient history for most of today’s journalists, but they better start reading up on the Vietnam War pretty damn fast.

WELKER: If you were prepared, why is the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed right now? CHRIS WRIGHT: Because it's right near the Iranian shoreline

Trans folks don’t barge into women’s spaces to assault people. You’re thinking of Trump.

Trump is threatening NATO with consequences if they don’t join a war that none of them had a say in and that Trump now can’t figure out how to get out of. Dumbest possible timeline.

These 52 people could have stopped a national and a world catastrophe any time they chose to. They confirmed Noem, Bondi, Hegseth, et al, okayed DOGE and tariffs, and green lighted Trump’s military attacks. The country and the world reels. Fifty-two people.

"He has no known criminal record. "But for an entire year, he has remained imprisoned with no access to a lawyer, no contact with his family and no prospect of a trial before a judge... www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

WELKER: Would you consider voting for more funding for the military during this conflict? SCHIFF: No. The military has all the funding it needs for this conflict. This $11 billion we've spent just within the first few days -- that's money that could've gone into new hospitals and schools.

Trump pardons allies who boost his crypto coin. Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating. Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business. The list goes on. We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.

HASSETT: The latest number I was briefed on is $12 billion BRENNAN: $12 billion for six weeks of war? HASSETT: No, I'm sorry. The $12 billion was what I was briefed has been spent so far.

How can any Democrat justify voting for Trump’s new DHS nominee when they continue to break the law using taxpayer dollars and resources for partisan politics?

So they’re claiming the only way to win is by suppressing voters.

Schiff: "We are now giving Russia $140 million a day by releasing them from these sanctions when Russia is providing intelligence to Iran to better attack and kill American troops. It is rewarding Russia and punishing Ukraine."

Zelenskyy: "Putin never wanted to stop the war. America has to make big pressure on Putin or he will not negotiate. Of course the situation in Iran gives him more money, and the process of taking off the sanctions also is helpful for him. It gives him more assurance that he can continue the war."

we need everyone to come help us get the big boats past our historically vanquished enemy pls right now very urgent they’re blowing them up oh fuck

This makes me so happy. This film, anchored by Michael B. Jordan’s performance, is so deeply meaningful to so many of us. Lovely to see this upright, talented young man recognized for his superb portrayal. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

If MAGA men can’t stand up to Trump on the shoes they choose to wear, what can they stand up to the president on? The answer is easy: nothing. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/who-...

Y’all. 🎪 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/u...

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1.5 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. The military industrial complex is cheering right now.

He went from saying the US doesn’t need Europe for anything to begging and pleading for them to bail his dumb ass out.

Every time he gets a question he doesn’t want to answer it’s the same playbook: “Who are you with? Fake news, I’m not answering.” Who they are with is irrelevant - his PAC sent out a fundraiser using a photo of a coffin to raise money. I don’t care who the reporter is.

As a retired pilot, this one hits close to home. Six American airmen lost their lives over Iraq this week. They were young. They had dreams. They chose to serve anyway. A few thoughts on their sacrifice — and the price of war. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

with the country at war, the president is golfing today

Our tax dollars are basically funding make a wish for the dumbest people on the planet not to put too fine a point on it

What the actual fuck?

Q: Can you say why we're sending 5,000 Marines and sailors? TRUMP: You're a very obnoxious person

Now that the stupidest person on the planet is President of the United States, if parents tell their kids, "You could be president," those words are going to have an insulting insinuation they never used to have.

Stupid Decisions That Caused That Strait of Hormuz Problem: 1. Trump impulsively attacked Iran; 2. Trump foolishly insulted the allies he now needs; and 3. The U.S. Navy recently decommissioned an entire class of minesweepers, without any effective ready replacements. Not smart people.

This feels like the only answer that makes sense

Giving Trump an unlimited endless supply of bombs is like giving crack to an addict. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Legacy media is not up to this moment. Six years ago I started Democracy Docket with its readers not private investors in mind. Now it has more than 400,000 free subscribers and 60,000 paying members. But to protect democracy, it needs to grow and scale. Sign-up now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

"An obscure methodological change lowered a key measure of inflation in January, prompting questions about how government statistical agencies produce and report economic data... "The bureau provided no public disclosure of the change... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...

NEW: Two senior MOD whistleblowers with inside knowledge of Palantir's systems have come forward to @thenerve.news to say government ministers are ignorant of the grave national security risks the technology poses. Hugely important by @charlienotold.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...

critics say

i never thought the leopards would eat MY face

Donald Trump attended one dignified transfer in a campaign merch hat, turned the photo into a fundraising email & then skipped the next one entirely. While Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 26, was coming home in a flag-draped coffin at Dover… Trump was at his f’ng golf club. At. His. Golf. F’ng. Club.

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Trump has now gone more than a full day without posting, which is an eternity for him. But thanks to the White House pool we know he was golfing today.

Well that will open up the Strait of Hormuz. "The White House’s main entrance — framed by graceful Ionic columns — has been a signature image of the seat of US power "A Trump-appointee is proposing to replace them with a more ornate style favored by Trump... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Turns out Trump’s secret plan to open up the Straight of Hormuz was to beg Europe to do it.

Happy #Oscars Day! Why wait? Congratulations to Michael B. Jordan, Jessie Buckley, Sean Penn and Amy Madigan.

Trump and his foreign policy/nat security/trade officials have done nothing but attack, demean and insult our NATO allies. Then when they refuse to join his Iran War he alternates between pouting and threatening. The time to include allies in a coalition is BEFORE you go to war.

Trump insulted, patronized and tariffed American allies. Now he wants their help. How should they respond?

Ex 🇺🇸 Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor: “As far as he had a ‘feeling’ — that’s nonsense. We’ve been listening to Netanyahu tell us Iran is 2 weeks away from a nuclear weapon for 25-30 years. Iran presents no threat to us.”

Trump golfs as American service members die in his war

He just described all 3 of Trump's campaigns, which he cheered on enthusiastically. Now he is a victim of exactly the same tactics. Cry me a river. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Donald Trump was not shot and Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself.

why is the Transportation Secretary talking about ICE policies and Iran on Fox News? (this is a rhetorical question -- the answer is that nobody in the Trump administration has actual job duties)

PETE: “It’s amateur hour at the Pentagon & White House, and the price is being paid by all of us. This is not a video game. If Trump is willing to raise campaign funds over the bodies of 🇺🇸’s war dead he’s unfit to be commander-in-chief.” (H/T @atrupar.com )

Trump has made the United States a pariah state

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who's the dumbest Trump of all?

This war is going so bad Trump is gonna have to release the complete Epstein Files to distract from Iran.

If there was a mandatory draft for billionaires and their families any time we went to war, there would be no wars.

why is Trump econ adviser Kevin Hassett on TV talking about the war against Iran? (this is a rhetorical question -- the answer is that nobody in the Trump administration has real job duties)

JAVIER BARDEM: “No to war. And Free Palestine.”

The only members of Congress truly supporting the troops are the ones who vote against funding endless wars of aggression and bombing campaigns.

Donald lies about everything—even the Oscars. Michael Jackson's This Is It earned over $267 million. Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 made over $200 million. In contrast, the flop Melania grossed only $15.4 million, failing to recoup its $75 million in costs.

"...allegations that the Trump administration began negotiating the transfer of the center’s space weather program to a private company in January, before the review had been completed... "...attempts to improperly transfer public assets to private companies... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...

WELKER: Should Americans be bracing for the price of oil to go over $200 a barrel? CHRIS WRIGHT: So Iran calls us the 'great Satan.' I don't think we are the great Satan. In fact, clearly, we're not. WELKER: So that's a no? WRIGHT: It's a, uh, I would pay no attention to what Iran says, but ...

ZAKARIA: Trump compared you to PT Barnum. It seems he still has some resentment toward Ukraine and you personally ZELENSKYY: I don't know, Fareed. I'm looking just to the facts. What American bases need now are interceptors. It's our technology.

Gloria Cazares: “My daughter Jackie was 9 when she was killed in Uvalde. Her bedroom has been frozen in time. Jackie is more than just a headline. She is our light & life. Gun violence is now the #1 cause of death for kids & teens.” #AllTheEmptyRooms (From @bluegeorgia.bsky.social )

Alternate headline: Trump administration response to Epstein files faces criticism.

“Did 🇮🇷 ask for a ceasefire (as Trump claims)?” IRAN FM: “No. We’re ready to defend ourselves. It’s an illegal war with no victory Trump’s doing for fun.” “But you’re fighting for survival. Don’t you have to negotiate?” IRAN FM: “No. We’re stable. We WERE negotiating and they attacked us.”