Israel on Sunday struck targets in southern Gaza after saying its troops came under fire from Hamas militants, in the first major test of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire meant to halt more than two years of war. Health officials said at least nine Palestinians were killed. https://to.pbs.org/4o53r7A

The fire gutted import cargo terminals areas at Dhaka airport, destroying an estimated $1bn of 'urgent air shipments'.

I was wondering how long it was gonna take them to do this. And I think this is actually a very really danger.

"Insurance companies currently rely on ACIP’s guidance on which vaccines to cover. But if enough reputable public health groups come up with recommendations different from ACIP’s, Osterholm said, those groups could sway insurance companies on which shots to cover..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Also, he’s flying to the NATO summit and arriving in about ~ 6 hours. What could go wrong while he’s wheels up?

The president is awake and posting. V reassuring

Of all the crazy things that didn’t happen today, this absolutely didn’t happen the hardest…

"Dutch authorities are investigating a major disruption to train traffic in the Netherlands on the opening day of the NATO summit — an incident that one senior official said could be sabotage." www.politico.eu/article/trai...

Trump deploys his powerful “Vladimir, pwease stop” tactic in the Middle East.

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts slashed FedEx’s tax bill from $1.5B to $0. When lobbying for the bill, FedEx said it would use the savings for major new investments, yet the company reduced its capital expenditures & increased its spending on stock buybacks.

The Trump administration's plans to convert some 50,000 civil servants into at-will employees has some worried that essential government functions will be politicized.

The US base in Syria is one of the smallest in the region, other bases, including those in Qatar and Kuwait are on high alert. Iran will likely prod more using crud missiles from locally backed militias until it is ready or willing to send a ballistic missile.

Reports from Iranian media say the US military base in Hasek in northeastern Syria has been attacked by Iran backed Iraqi militias, they claim to have also targeted other US bases. No reports of casualties and so far all missiles have been successfully intercepted.

The Senate Parliamentarian advises that several provisions in the GOP's budget bill violate the Byrd Rule and cannot proceed, including repeal of EPA tailpipe regs, shortened judicial review for those willing to pay, ending authorization for IRA programs www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb... 🔌💡

This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

Congrats @bluesky on 35m !

Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.

Just before 1 a.m., #SCOTUS stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation with a (remarkable) ruling that suggests, among other things, that a majority of the justices is tiring of the Trump administration’s Calvinball. For more, see the latest “One First”: www.stevevladeck.com/p/144-the-su...

WTF!

The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.

Renewable energy resisted full-on polarization a lot longer than I thought it would, but I think we can now safely say that the Republican Party, qua institution, is against it.

“a rapid unscheduled disassembly” spaceX calls it — pretty much a perfect description of what DOGE has done to the federal government with a much vaster debris field www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/s...

The next Canadian Prime Minister should appoint Trudeau as Ambassador to the United States.

For those who wanted to share this video off platform. Here it is on YouTube youtu.be/OiPa9VY9PH8?...

Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.

Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...

Six weeks into the second Trump administration, a chill is spreading over Washington and beyond as people on both sides stay silent out of fear of retribution. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

I smell some good trouble

Bitcoin fell after crypto czar David Sacks said the US didn’t plan to spend additional taxpayer dollars on digital assets.

⚡️UPDATE: Russian missile attack on hotel in Kryvyi Rih kills 3, injures 31, including child. Russian forces struck a hotel in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with a missile on March 5, killing three people and injuring 31, including a child, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.

Employees at every federal agency should be doing this. Just refuse entrance to these unelected, unconfirmed, unauthorized DOGE criminals. Defend your institutions from theft of data, mass firings, and destruction. Make them arrest you.

Out-of-date polls to wrong aid amounts: factchecking Trump’s Congress address

One in eight women killed by men are over 70, report reveals

🚨BREAKING: "A board that protects the rights of federal employees ordered the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reinstate over 5,000 probationary workers fired by the Trump administration." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Earlier today at Jay Bhattacharya's confirmation hearing, Sen Bill Cassidy corrected @baldwin.senate.gov at the end of her remarks: "For the record, funding has not been cancelled; the meeting to allocated funding has been delayed." Funding has indeed been cancelled, as I report below.

NEW: "In the seven years since CISA’s creation, it’s become a crucial agency to help secure elections from foreign and domestic cybersecurity threats." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Do you ever get the feeling that we're all in deep, deep trouble?

Overnight an explosive drone struck the New Safe Confinement structure at Chernobyl. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia was behind the attack. Source: x.com/zelenskyyua/...

NEW — In an alarming email last night reviewed by me, Coast Guard members learned that 1,135 members' direct deposit account routing information was compromised due to a data breach from unauthorized access. It was only discovered because an officer “reported anomalous activity” on their account.

Timeline diversion. Thought provoking & relatable www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/m...

The Senate just voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Trump's Director of National Intelligence, 52-48. Mitch McConnell voted NO. All other Republicans supported Gabbard. ALL Democrats voted NO. Gabbard has taken a sympathetic stance toward Russia and Syria under the Assad family's rule.

Keep in mind that OpenAI just signed a government contract to use its software for US nuclear weapon security. If Musk gains control it would be the most dangerous consolidation of power in history. Everything is alarming, but this is horrifying. www.economist.com/business/202...

The House GOP's priorities for budget reconciliation in a nutshell: $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy vs. $880 billion in #Medicaid cuts and $230 billion in SNAP cuts

Read our new Health Affairs article to learn more about what lies ahead for Medicaid in the budget reconciliation process. TL:dr — big cuts to #Medicaid hurt everyone! www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.