NEW: Transportation industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. His father-in-law happens to be Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.

JUST IN: A group of three dozen states, cities and counties challenge Trump decision to revoke basis of US climate regulations reut.rs/4bwIdu9

Jason Isbell Explains How Music Is Like The News But For Sounds. Subscribe to The Onion at https://membership.theonion.com/?campaign=701a500001bfegPAAQ.

Going to be awesome when the impact of fertilizer price increases get added in because we started an unnecessary war.

“Instead of requiring companies to responsibly dispose of these” rocket parts, “the U.S. has decided to roll the dice on a person or a plane getting hit by falling debris,” said Ewan Wright of the Outer Space Institute.

on the jim crow travesty that is the SAVE act (gift link)

Russ Feingold is traveling the world to get countries to sign on to global agreements to defend biodiversity; and it’s working. Dozens of countries have joined. As Trump and the GOP block climate initiatives, Feingold and his allies have figured out how to build vital new coalitions. #SaveThePlanet

Live Action Short Film Winner Celebrates By Taking Oscar To In-N-Out Shift https://theonion.com/live-action-short-film-winner-celebrates-by-taking-oscar-to-in-n-out-shift/

The dumbest fuck on the planet is President of the United States.

Last month the NYT said AOC "struggled" to give an answer on Taiwan and quoted her with "uhs" and "ums" to make her look stupid Yesterday talking about Hormuz Trump claimed he's heard from "numerous countries" and said "uh" four times. The NYT deleted the "uhs" and paraphrased him to look smarter:

BREAKING: Top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed "no imminent threat to our nation."

US weighs settlement of about $1 billion with TotalEnergies for blocking wind farms, NYT reports reut.rs/4rztswo

Majority of Canadians say it’s better to depend on China than on the US under Trump. In other key allies - Germany, UK, France - a plurality say the same. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

This is what we got for all those dead schoolgirls.

masterful gambit to make shipping costs go up higher by artificially reducing the supply of truck drivers in the middle of the biggest energy crisis in 50 years

‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog | Martin Gelin

TRUMP IN ONE SINGLE EVENT - "They won't be there for us" - "We have some that are really enthusiastic. They're coming already" - "This isn't 'need'" - "If we need anything, they should be jumping to help us" - "We want them to come & help us w/the strait" - My attitude is we don't need anybody"

Trump admin orders libraries to stop processing passport applications...at same time they want to require citizenship docs like passport to register to vote www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Iran war an 'abject lesson' on fossil fuel dependence, UN climate chief says reut.rs/4bbmQ2B

41 years old, evacuated here legally, asylum case pending, kidnapped while driving his six children (one a US citizen) to school. Dead within 24 hours. Betrayed and murdered by the United States government. 42nd confirmed and reported death in ICE custody under Trump.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatens broadcast licenses over Iran War coverage

Trump tried to tank these five offshore wind farms. But after winning their court cases, two are almost complete, and three are on the cusp of major milestones.

Donald Trump is now just openly bragging about interfering in the media. He's the president. He's running a truck over the first amendment here.

I want to know who is responsible for this, why they did it, and why just rallying around being really awesome at the best sport on the planet with a chance to prove on a global stage it is seemingly not enough motivation for the dudes in this clubhouse. It’s poser bullshit and it sucks.

This is absolutely bonkers and infuriating. Must-read reporting by ProPublica.

⚡️ Trump's latest move hands Putin 'jackpot' as US eases Russian oil sanctions.

I just had virtually the same conversation with my nephew (humanities edition) - he’s graduating college in May and had wanted to go into academia but says it’s totally infeasible with so many departments not taking grad students and funding drying up. We’re losing an entire generation of scholars.

South African immigrants to the US are returning to South Africa because the US does not feel safe, citing school shooters and ICE raids. apple.news/A9pQEUbPrT_W...

When a federal judge (finally) put ICE officers under oath, they admitted that they are given daily detention quotas and rely heavily on a Palantir-supplied AI tool to select targets, without warrants and without enough evidence to obtain one. They simply go into neighborhoods and round people up.

Pretty special to witness a prosecutor violate her ethical obligations on live TV.

out of all of Elon Musk's off-putting comic book villain features, his Nazi-raised mom constantly making him out to be living in monastic austerity is one of the most viscerally repellant www.businessinsider.com/maye-musk-el...

Immediately disqualifying for the job for which he has been nominated. The 4th Amendment specifies it’s “the right of the people,” not of citizens. We cannot allow someone who doesn’t understand the 4th Amendment to be the head of DHS.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

Yay! Cancer! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...

The Secretary of Defense proudly announcing his intention to commit war crimes that will have the added bonus of putting our own forces in far, far greater danger is maybe the sort of thing that should cause Democratic Members of Congress to start screaming for impeachment. bsky.app/profile/pale...

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

Trump once again handing this century to China on a silver platter

is this a war now? I thought it was an excursion. Or is it an expedition, or an extrusion? I can't keep up anymore

this is what happens when people in office think the armed forces should prioritize "warfighters" and not "logistics"

"Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men." Just saying it right out loud now. newrepublic.com/post/207693/...

"Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes." www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/p...

Right-wing Christians and even the NRSC have lined up to mock James Talarico’s inclusive, open-hearted Christianity. Some have even called it blasphemy. But the Christ of the outsider and the poor is a threat to their political power. My latest: www.liberalcurrents.com/right-wing-a...

I kid you not... The same White House that forgot that invading Iran might lead it to close the Strait of Hormuz, is now arguing (through Peter Navarro) that war with Iran is a good idea because it'll prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz.

Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.

Trump Defends Wearing Fruit Hat, Samba Dancing During Dignified Transfer https://theonion.com/trump-defends-wearing-fruit-hat-samba-dancing-during-dignified-transfer/

"The Trump administration has tapped an eye doctor with no background in air pollution science to advise the Environmental Protection Agency on what levels of air pollutants are safe to breathe." Sigh.

Missourians voted in 2024 to protect abortion rights in the state's constitution. But Sen. Josh Hawley is pushing to make abortion medication illegal nationwide, and abortion-ban advocates are cheering him on. www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...