It really annoys me when people reference the pallets of cash without saying 1) that it was Iran’s money, which we froze after the revolution, and 2) that the reason we didn’t just do a wire transfer was because our sanctions were so effective that there was no other way to transfer money.

The reactivation of herpes simplex virus (HSV-1, not only herpes zoster) may be tied to accelerated aging and dementia, and account in part for the mechanism of Shingrix vaccine''s protection www.wired.com/story/shingl...

Performing for an Audience of One

Crude prices aren't what will ultimately drive the necessary demand destruction should the Strait of Hormuz remain closed. That job will fall to refined product prices, the things we as consumers actually consume. Singapore spot jet fuel prices are there already, over $200/bbl

NEW: When Maryland's congressional delegation visited ICE's overcrowded holding rooms in downtown Baltimore Monday, they found the place unexpectedly empty. What happened to all the people being held there? We figured it out. Story for @thebaltimorebanner.com: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

They do this EVERY TIME they have advance notice of a “surprise” oversight visit. The ICE Air fleet is now big enough to handle these situations without too much disruption. Your tax dollars at work, evading oversight.

Lit it on fire, then left. @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/03/13/g...

What's awesome about this is that Amazon under Bezos got caught doing differential pricing in the late 90s and vowed to never, ever, ever do it again. They still change prices rapidly, of course, and now Bezos is recapitulating this at WaPo. washingtonian.com/2026/03/12/t...

Who is the head vampire for the left's tax revolt? You can't convince me that Katie Porter, Kenyan McDuffie and Cory Booker all arrived at this position independently

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is seeking to fine big companies with workers on Medicaid. Her plan would generate $145 million to offset the state's Medicaid costs. Too often big corporations deny workers healthcare, and rely on the state to step in. newjerseymonitor.com/2026/03/12/g...

Science publishing is broken: -The public pays for scientific research. -Scientists do the research and writing. -Colleagues review the research for free. -Scientific journals paywall most research, withholding it from the public, while raking in crazy profit margins of >30%.

BREAKING: Exactly one year since she was detained, an immigration judge has just ordered the release of Leqaa Kordia — the last Columbia protestor still in ICE detention. DHS has kept her, despite a magistrate judge recommending her release and an immigration judge already *twice* ordering so.

The story of Musk's career is people giving him money to go away

Why are unprecedented violations of the constitution happening? Because the Supreme Court keeps encouraging Trump to violate the constitution with de facto impoundments, overruling lower courts that have actually tried to rein him in.

Pretty interesting new EIA analysis from the US, v odd it hasn't got more attention Data centre growth will - Boost coal and gas generation - Make electricity prices higher (HUUUGGGE increase in Texas) Not new but V new for the EIA to say this out loud and explicitly www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

Huge, huge bummer. This is one of the most promising technologies I've ever covered.

Hats off to the Reuters team who reported this out. Just an incredible amount of work.

Montefiore Health System, 789,897 adults, found COVID was linked to a 1.69 mmHg rise in systolic blood pressure that lasted 16 months, with larger increases in Black, Hispanic, and lower income groups. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

a 2028 campaign ad where the average american voter is represented as the guy from memento but all the tattoos are like “every republican president destroys the economy and starts a war in the middle east“ or “trump was president during covid”

looks like we traded generations of healthcare for 4 days worth of missiles

if you're wondering how hiring at the DOJ is going, they're currently going thru Robert Half for temp law clerks on a contract basis with the job description basically being for full attorney work. good job wrecking what was once one of the most prestigious public law jobs you could land.

I’m not going to link to that bad Twitter propaganda video of the government bombing Iran set to Wii Sports footage but I think Nintendo’s legal department should continue to sue our government for every penny they’re worth.

Implied in this is DoD is doing a partial mobilization? With 2/3rds of airlift and air refueling assets in the reserve compo, I was wondering when this might happen, or had happened and not announced.

Nearly four years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a majority of Americans continue to say abortion should be legal in all or most cases (60%). Read our full report on abortion here: www.pewresearch.org/...

NEW: Right-wing activists are circulating a draft executive order that purports to give Trump sweeping power over federal elections. @mollyroberts.bsky.social and I got new details on the activists, lawyers, and conspiracy theorists behind the proposed order: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/in-c...

While Mark Zuckerberg was testifying in an LA courtroom last month about whether Meta's products addict teens, I spent most of the day talking with parents who didn't get a seat in the courtroom about why they came so far, just for a glimpse at the CEO (gift link) www.theverge.com/policy/89393...

A statement from Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan:

It just drives me nuts. The goal, expressly, is to charge rent for things you can already do on your own for free

Temperatures could breach 40C - in March 😮 It's going to be one hell of a year - with the chances of a super-El Nino before the year's end increasing www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

If you have information on what Solly and other DOGE members were working on at SSA, please reach out. You can remain anonymous. Contact me via Signal using a non-work device: makenakelly.32 www.wired.com/story/john-s...

A tomahawk missile costs the taxpayers the same amount of money as one five-year major NIH research grant. Remember that every time they tell us one of those missed the target, blew up paintings of enemy aircraft or tanks, or was the fifth and unnecessary hit on the same target.

We're racing toward the key April 1 California snowpack measurement and it's going to be disastrously low -- my estimate is far less than half of normal. #california #water #climatechange

BREAKING: The Florida Senate passed a version of the SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship to register and remain on the state's voter rolls. The amended bill, which would go into effect in 2027, now returns to the House for a vote before heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis for a signature.

"Talking" Filibuster 101

New report of a woman who was improperly jailed for SIX MONTHS because of a facial recognition error How many times will this happen before Congress steps up and enacts strong rules on how facial recognition is used? www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-d...

While we’re worried about the war, the Epstein files, drone attacks in CA… Josh Hawley and Republicans are taking this moment to push legislation to strip FDA approval for Mifepristone The assaults on Americans are coming from inside the house.

This conversation between @willdalrymple.bsky.social, @anitaanand.bsky.social, and Daniel Immerwahr is excellent:

Apparently they've been using RCV since 2009!

A lot of explanations of how that works in this Virginia article, occasioned by the governor ending state contracts while local contracts remain in place for now: boltsmag.org/virginia-spa...

‘Robbing Them Blind’: Live Nation Employees Joked About Fees

Maryland Democrats say they've recruited candidates to run in every legislative district for the first time since 1974

This is an important victory after a hard fight. Congrats and thanks to @ccrjustice.org. They do such important work--please support them if you can. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...

🌠💫Help us remember them by making indivdual stars for each woman or girl killed in 2025 🌠💫 Read more ➡️ filia.org.uk/stars-for-murdered-women #StarsForMurderedWomen www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

AI vision systems mistake a hairless cat for an elephant because they rely on texture and pixel patterns, while humans recognize objects by shape and context. This gap poses real risks in self-driving cars and medical imaging.

An American citizen detained by ICE tells FOREVER WARS that a man identifying himself as an HSI agent tried to cultivate him as a source of information about immigrants in the same way counterterror and organized crime units do. Via @attackerman.bsky.social

1) horrific, abominable decision that leaves no doubt IDF discipline needs to happen in international courts rather than internally. 2) be cool if we could stop redefining the blood libel

I've always felt that Trump was describing himself when he would read The Snake at his rallies. Like this line specifically: "You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in". Applies to everyone he specifically calls out in this clip as well.

Yes, @awmercer.bsky.social & colleagues at @pewresearch.org have done great work explaining biases of opt-in panels. Here's one place to start www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

The reason why I’m pessimistic is because the people like Stephens who set a precedent for this mess still have jobs.

It's awesome that people still like to say that this is some liberal democracy with an independent justice system that holds people accountable