This morning, Hegseth and Trump want the world to “stand up” against Iran and protect Strait of Hormuz after a war that TRUMP started.

This is smart analysis and clever writing. Iran has 5,000+ sea mines. If they truly flush those into the Strait of Hormuz, we will have a long, arduous task clearing them. wapo.st/3PFB6s0

“The challenge isn’t just seizing Kharg; the greater nightmare would be protecting troops there, day after day, week after week, from drones and other attacks…So if we can’t protect our bases, how will we protect Marines dropped off on an Iranian island?” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/o...

Sunday morning cartoons in Canada.

Tom Nichols: “The President doesn’t have a grasp of reality; he’s not stable. There’s something not right here. On his initiative and for his reasons, and his ego, he started a war. And now he can’t get out of it and he doesn’t know where to turn now.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social

Trump’s Plan A was to hit Iran hard, watch the theocrats flee, and then hand power to a government of his own choosing. Should such things not come to pass, Plan B was … well, apparently, there was no Plan B. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump appointees at the Dept. of Energy used their personal email accounts to evade transparency laws in their efforts to make it easier to pollute, and EPA was in on it.   We are demanding answers and accountability for this blatant disregard for the law.

Freedom of the press has been removed. By oligarchs purchasing the outlets and by our government extorting the narrative. When and if sued the administration will lose. That isnt the point. The point as I see it is that the government will take over the narrative until the case is decided.

“U.S. leaders have drastically underestimated the Iranian regime’s ability to survive, adjust, and strike back,” Phillips Payson O’Brien argues.

Talarico on Trumpworld's "short term pain" talking point: "I'd like them to tell that to the parents of the American troops who have lost their lives. That is not short term pain. That is pain that will last forever ... no one asked for this."

Pete Hegseth is defining the objectives he’s really not defining.

Here's my bottom line: Much of what they are doing is bad. Much of what they are doing is unpopular. Pushback is working. We are winning. Keep fighting. Be creative. Push for what you'd want. Allow for insiders and outsiders. Realize that change takes time. Reduce harm in the meantime.

The Department of Justice is gaslighting us every single day. Their “civil rights investigation” of Alex Pretti’s killing by ICE is a sham. So what can we do? Call DOJ to demand a full investigation. youtube.com/shorts/HGnxQ...

From the great Dan Rather💙 Grifters gonna grift open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

Uh-oh. Tulsi is in a bind. The up-side (for her) would be the ability to blame the Biden Administration. The downside (again, for her) would be to acknowledge that the Russians are attacking American citizens. Such a dilemma. warontherocks.com/2026/03/we-w...

For years, strategists have warned national leaders against the temptations of "victory disease," the belief that winning battles means they're winning the war. Leaders throughout history have made this mistake, and Trump seems to be making it now. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

“After a year of constant firings, resignations and other disruptive distractions, elite counterterrorism and counterintelligence units have been stretched thin and left short-handed, current and former officials say.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...

Today, Michelle and I are proud to announce that we will be hosting the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th. We can’t wait for you to visit. Go to obama.org to learn more.

Inspectors General must be independent & nonpartisan. Reports say DOL IG Anthony D’Esposito plans to run for Congress. I asked if he’s running or doing campaign activity while serving as IG. He refused to answer. That is concerning given reports he put his mistress and fiancee’s daughter on payroll.

“Giving in to bullies has its own costs, not least because bullies are never satisfied with just a single capitulation. Especially when, as with the law firms, the bully — that is, the Trump administration — was obviously playing a weak legal hand from the start.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

The war is expanding. From Azerbaijan to Cyprus to Turkey, the geopolitical ripples are reaching critical territory. My latest analysis with Wolf Blitzer on @cnn.com Situation Room: youtu.be/tIhWMN9b4JQ%22

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree? NOEM: A what? CROCKETT: A law degree NOEM: No I do no- CROCKETT: Okay

We need to pass a House rule or law that requires them to work a certain number of days to get paid. Since Mike Johnson took over these people hardly ever work. When they finally come back after weeks off they work 2 days and he sends them home for 2 more weeks. It’s ridiculous.

Since we are involved in war, now might be a good time to remind people that a 22 yo former grocery worker & landscaper with ZERO nat security experience or military/LE background is in charge of the Office for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (counter-terrorism). All “the best” people.

The Russian army also thinks rules of engagement are stupid, and all that has got them is a f*ckload of dead Russians and strategic objectives they will never, ever accomplish against Ukraine These guys have spent 25 years dreaming of “jihading the jihadis” and have missed the point the whole time

Calling it now. Trump will say he stopped the war with Iran that he started.

All y'all going to jail

The Price of Mercy is a searing, compassionate, and utterly necessary book. Its insights are brilliant, its proposals pragmatic, and its potential impact on crime and punishment profound. It’s a must read.

If wannabe Nazis now confidently roam the halls of power—and the streets of American cities—it is because Republican leaders have made them feel at home. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Former ICE lawyer Ryan Schwank: “I received secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution.”

Am I the only one who firmly believes that Judge Aileen Cannon's impartiality "might reasonably be questioned"? Let's discuss at tonight's community meeting, live on Substack at 9 pm ET. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

We've let the wrong people define masculinity. It’s time we take it back. Real masculinity is doing what's right, and doing it with kindness, empathy and compassion. @principlesfirst.bsky.social

Community WILL Get Us Through the Trump Darkness youtu.be/u0SJn0PGaVA?...

HUGE

4th and 5th Grade School Children Flee ICE in Terror! youtu.be/ZafW-twafLA?...

Too many people amassing astronomic wealth fundamentally do not believe in the idea that all people are equal and deserve equal rights, and they are spending their money on those ideas. This is the story.

Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.

NEWS: LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas — a massive facility that could detain up to 9,500 people.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

Pedo Protecting Bondi is smug, arrogant, and shameless. All psychopathic traits. The hair flipping is an added mean girl touch. How embarrassing that this is the U.S. Attorney General. She could’t even face Epstein victims.

McGregor was found liable for sexual assault in 2024 and the jury ordered him to pay the victim $257,000. He lost all his appeals.

Massie on Howard Lutnick: "He should just resign. Three people in Great Britain resigned for less than what we've seen Howard Lutnick lie about. He clearly went to the island, if we believe what's in these files. He was in business with Jeffrey Epstein."

The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country. But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things. I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.

Trump's DOJ Violates Epstein Transparency Law, Re-Victimizing the Victims youtu.be/o2uG0MW2K3c?...

Amazing!! Congrats, Norm!!

While Democrats are focused on the brutality of ICE (and we must be), we are dropping the ball on the Epstein files. There needs to be more accountability for those IN the files. Europe is dealing with this far more swiftly and efficiently. We can protest both and demand accountability for both.