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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/w... The United States voted against a United Nations resolution this week to formally recognize the trans-Atlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity.”

Trump on TSA funding: "I'm suggesting to the Republican Party do not make any deal on anything" Congress leaves town tomorrow for 2 weeks. They aren't going to have TSA money before they go. Blame the GOP and Donald Trump for all of this.

Bruce Springsteen Says His Upcoming Land of Hope and Dreams Tour ‘Is Going to Be Political’. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

NEW: After repeated procedural failures to bypass the filibuster, Trump and his Senate MAGA loyalists are now calling to completely eliminate it to pass the SAVE America Act, which would disenfranchise millions of voters right before midterms.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC): "Just walked out of a House Armed Services briefing on Iran. Let me repeat: I will not support troops on the ground in Iran, even more so after this briefing."

A joint statement by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan says “sleeper cells loyal to Iran” plan to destabilize the region.-Al Arabiya

Crude oil exports during the first 23 days of March 2026 vs first 23 days of February 2026: - Kuwait: -72% - Iran: +4% - Iraq (North): -49% - Iraq (South): -76% - Oman: +7% - Russia: +14% - Saudi Arabia: -52% #OOTT #IranWar #Tankers

Government sources tell The Intercept that leadership of the storied 82nd Airborne Division have been ordered to the Middle East.

🚨EXPOSED: Jim McGovern torches Mike Johnson’s claim that Republicans improved healthcare - as Trump blows BILLIONS bombing Iran: “They’re full of shit…they passed a TRILLION dollars in Medicaid cuts.” Instead of WARFARE we need HEALTHCARE! #HealthcareNotWarfare

I cannot believe this.👀 You really must read. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

We tracked down the superyacht owned by the world’s sixth richest man. Larry Ellison won’t like what we did to it 🛥️🏴‍☠️

This may be the most powerful 85 seconds I've ever seen on television.

We tried to get funding to TSA workers SEVEN times. Republicans blocked them all. Don’t let them tell you this isn’t their fault.

🚨The number of disability hearings awaiting resolution rose by more than 73,000 from January 2025 to February 2026, to nearly 344,000. After years of progress in reducing record backlogs (including during the first Trump Administration). The loss of judges makes it even more challenging to address.🚨

ICE in the streets, ICE in schools, ICE in airports, ICE will be at the voting booth in a few months. Fascism to make America great again, baby! Masked, armed agents who can kill you if they feel like it!

BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades hit the market. $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold. These orders were 4–6x larger than anything else. They made huge gains. Unusual.

Illegal commodity price manipulation is what is happening. And Trump is central to it.

Market manipulation. The timing of Trump threats (usually Friday nights) then backing down (usually early Monday mornings) on war and tariffs tell you all you need to know.

ICE agents at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) manhandling a woman are getting called what they are: “Assholes.”

Meanwhile, those who have even *basic* media literacy and a *basic* education are left dumbfounded by this mummery. Everyone knows Trump is lying and his ultimatum was a colossal (and *illegal*) embarrassment, but if markets can get rich and media get stories to run... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So how does media respond? Like good stenos, they confidently report Trump's lie that high-level peace talks are ongoing, thereby convincing the markets to rise and providing cover for Trump's obvious fuck-up of issuing an ultimatum to Iran that *failed*. This is all such a joke!

Are we a serious *species* or not? Iran made clear there were no high-level talks ongoing, Trump lied to the world and said there *were* to get wishcasting markets to stupidly respond—which they dutifully did—and he postponed his war crimes to Friday to reduce their news impact.

Trump’s war on Iran has cost close to $30 billion. That could fund a year of the Affordable Care Act subsidies that he and Republicans have refused to extend. Instead, millions of Americans have dropped their insurance because they can’t afford it. Priorities.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), in response to regional mediation efforts, demands guarantees that the war wouldn’t restart, an end to Israel’s strikes on Hezbollah, the closure of US bases in the Gulf and compensation for its losses.-WSJ

A senior Iranian official said that the U.S. have requested a meeting with the speaker of Iran's parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. However, Iran has yet to respond, and the Supreme National Security Council has yet to review the matter, the official said.-Reuters

Well-informed sources said that "there is complete consensus among the regime's senior officials that the war must continue until the war's objectives are achieved and the aggressors regret their actions," and that reports of negotiations with Qalibaf are fundamentally erroneous.-Fars News

Iranian state media says "special events" planned for tonight for Tel Aviv, Israel and regional allies of US that will "completely remove hope of negotiations from the minds of the aggressors."

"The Justice Department is increasingly telling judges it can’t defend ICE’s actions..." www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Steve Bannon: ICE at airports can be “a test case to get, to really perfect ICE's involvement in the 2026 midterm elections”

Cuba next? The US attorney's office in South Florida is preparing indictments against Cuba's political and military leadership. A Trump administration official says "regime change is lined up...we don't believe in diplomacy." -The Atlantic

Yes, there are initiatives from regional countries to reduce tensions, and our response to all of them is clear: we are not the party that started this war, and all such requests should be directed to Washington.-Axios

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: There are no direct talks between Tehran and Washington. The U.S. president’s statements are part of efforts to reduce energy prices and buy time to implement his military plans.

From the people currently pretending to be concerned about TSA funding.

The U.S. Department of State issued an alert on Sunday advising Americans across the world to “exercise increased caution.”

Worldwide Caution Security alert March 22, 2026 - The Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution. travel.state.gov/en/internati...

US housing market demand is collapsing: US new home sales fell -17.6% MoM in January, to 587,000 units, the lowest since 2022. This marks the largest monthly drop since July 2013, far worse than the -2.7% expected.

Iran’s military command has responded to Trump’s threat, saying it will strike regional energy infrastructure and desalination plants if the U.S. targets Iranian power plants.

Iranian news agency Mehr warns Gulf states to “say goodbye to electricity” after Trump's threat:

How is taking over Kharg island a key to reopening the Strait?

The true goals of Israel and Netanyahu revealed: An oil pipeline going west from Iran through the Arabian Peninsula, all the way to their reserves.

The US is spending more than $1 trillion on the military for the first time in history. That apparently isn't enough. Now, the Pentagon wants $200 billion more for an illegal war in Iran. The answer is NO. We need to invest in the American people, not endless war.

The U.S. deploying 3 more warships and roughly 2,500 more Marines to the Middle East, official says.

Maddow: How is Jared Kushner's role in the U.S. attacking Iran not more of a show-stopping scandal?

BALTIMORE—In surprise testimony in federal court Thursday, an immigration officer revealed that more than 100 asylum seekers were wrongfully deported in violation of a court-ordered settlement agreement in a long-running case that has gotten national attention. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...

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promises made promises kept

The conservative Cato Institute is accusing the Trump admin of carrying out the largest fraud in the history of the immigration system — totaling $1 billion dollars. The scheme allegedly involves taking processing fees from immigrants, then never providing the promised services.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on track to experience its worst month since 2022. 🔻

SCOOP: The Pentagon asked the White House today for more than *$200 billion* for Iran war supplemental, sources say Some in WH think Congress won't support b/c it's so big Will tee up giant battle in Congress My last story for WaPo: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...