History has a strange sense of humor...

www.reuters.com/world/middle... “U.S. intel warned that killing Khamenei wouldn’t topple the regime; it would empower the IRGC. Without boots on the ground to shape what comes next, we’re just trading one ruler for another more extreme one.” Maduro now this...

Iranian elementary school bombing: Some losses aren’t measured in numbers, but in the ordinary objects that no one came back for.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/28/p... If the U.S. says force is justified based on “future threats,” China can copy that logic for Taiwan. Precedent matters.

punchbowl.news/article/sena... Near-term passage? Low probability. Long-term? Depends on the elections. The Senate runs on math VOTE💪Blue✌️

www.bbc.com/news/live/cn... Its official...

abcnews.com/US/pro-trump... If presidents could rewrite election law by executive order, we wouldn’t need Congress. Or states. Or, you know… elections.

www.abc15.com/news/politic... There was an attempt...

www.factcheck.org/2025/02/will... Researchers studying elections since 2000 estimate impersonation fraud, the type voter-ID laws target, occurs at rates like 0.0003%–0.0025%. That’s rarer than getting struck by lightning in your lifetime. 5️⃣

When politicians say something “will happen regardless,” the real test is whether courts, Congress, and states agree that’s how U.S. checks and balances work.

He gets it...

49ers fan here...rivalries aside, this is class. Wish we saw more of it.

/golf claps

www.sfgate.com/travel/artic... It’s one reported case, not a confirmed, broad policy... yet.

🌞

Patriotism without reflection is loyalty; patriotism with critique is citizenship.

newrepublic.com/post/206265/... Think of it like: The government is creating an official travel website that shows airline deals. It didn’t lower airline prices; it just made it easier to find deals that already exist.

Facts

Perspective...

www.the-independent.com/tech/tiktok-... The rug isn't pulled out quickly; it's inched out, so you can't tell it's being moved.

www.politico.com/news/2026/01... “Officials stress that nothing to worry about occurred, aside from the fact that they required rewriting their sworn statements.”

www.reddit.com/r/law/commen... This....

www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/p... Nothing to see here, just a casual plan to centralize power, sideline independent agencies, and pinky-promise it’ll all be used responsibly.

ecfr.eu/publication/... Experts say China benefited less from its own strategy than from watching the U.S. explain alliances are optional subscriptions.

www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/th... Trust downgraded; surcharge applied.

www.thedailybeast.com/trump-doj-fi... DOJ says lawmakers lack “standing” to demand transparency into Epstein. Funny...Congress literally wrote the law requiring it. Apparently, accountability needs permission now.

www.reddit.com/r/interestin... Take a moment and watch, then have a good day🌞

www.reddit.com/r/law/commen... Facts....

www.pbs.org/newshour/nat... In 14 states and DC, ballots are counted if postmarked by Election Day. This rule change could quietly disqualify ballots even when they were mailed on time.

news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/j... Meanwhile....an attempt was made.....

The National Guard didn’t reduce crime, and unhoused people were pushed into a different area. Venezuela will replace one trafficker. Trump isn’t addressing the causes; he’s only managing visible effects, not solving anything.

edition.cnn.com/2026/01/03/a... Disappointing to say the least.

www.reddit.com/r/Progressiv... I remember...

www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/co... How can you be that out of touch.....

Canada 👍💪🇨🇦

www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/p... Many small business owners rely on ACA marketplace plans...not employer coverage.

Democracy remains beautiful, strange, and deeply uninterested in feedback loops.

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/... Before/Career lawyers ran ethics/oversight U.S. attorneys had local independence. Cases were insulated from politics.👍 In 2025, political appointees controlled ethics. U.S. attorneys steered by White House priorities. Cases dropped or redirected for allies.👎

www.reddit.com/r/law/commen... Welcome to Reality....

www.npr.org/2025/12/13/n... End ACA subsidies, premiums jump. Replace them with “choice,” HSAs, and cheaper plans that cover less. Coverage shrinks, costs shift to patients, and it’s all called “market freedom.”

If you remove immigrant labor from these sectors, you don’t “free jobs”; you create service gaps, higher costs, and system strain, especially in healthcare, food systems, and infrastructure.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/m... Authentic reps listen first, then speak plainly. If those we want to hear are walking away, it’s a sign the system rewards performance over truth. Term limits, please.

The good ol' days...you guys remember?

Fox panel clarifies inflation reduction is strongest when declared confidently, without charts, context, or memories.

DOGE-related actions lead to layoffs in 2025, proving once again that nothing disrupts employment faster than policy experiments conducted via memes.

ips-dc.org/wp-content/u... The Mass surtax raised more revenue than forecast (~$2B+ in FY24), funding education, infrastructure, and transit. Claims that millionaire taxes “don’t raise real money” don’t hold up.

fortune.com/2025/10/21/z... It works...

This is a strength, don't let anyone tell you different. 💪

www.wsj.com/world/trump-... Beijing and Moscow understand that transactional diplomacy creates cracks...cracks they can widen.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n... In a surprise statement, officials defend the pardon by noting the ex-Honduran president was “treated unfairly.” When asked how someone who trafficked 400 tons of cocaine could be treated unfairly, they replied, “He wasn’t supposed to get caught.”