Happy Opening Day to those who celebrate! ⚾️ Phils v Rangers 4:15 pm LHP Cristopher Sánchez 1 Trea Turner, SS 2 Kyle Schwarber, DH 3 Bryce Harper, 1B 4 Alec Bohm, 3B 5 Bryson Stott, SS 6 Adolis García, RF 7 Brandon Marsh, LF 8 J.T. Realmuto, C 9 Justin Crawford, CF

If you need a break from all the grim news… Afroman victorious. www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/u...

On friends and needs —

Joe Kent resigns:

Thoughts on war coverage and some of the GOP pushback.

The Pentagon has identified all 6 of the US servicemembers killed during a refueling accident Thursday in Iraq in operations to support the war in Iran. www.cnn.com/2026/03/14/p...

Major Alex Klinner has been named by his family as the 2nd of 6 US service members killed in Thursday’s refueling operation to support the US war against Iran. He leaves behind a wife and three children. (Photos from GoFundMe set up to support the family www.gofundme.com/f/major-alex...)

Folks should read the story being derided here as being too negative www.nytimes.com/2001/10/31/w...

One of the 6 servicemembers killed in the refueling accident Thursday has been identified by his family: Tech. Sgt. Tyler Simmons, 28, 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base. His family spoke to WSYX in Ohio: abc6onyourside.com/news/local/f...

Judge Boasberg grants motion from Fed Board to quash grand jury subpoenas from D.C. U.S. Attorney Pirro in investigation into Fed Chair Powell. “Did prosecutors issue those subpoenas for a proper purpose? The Court finds that they did not.“

Tom Junod is one of the best writers alive today. I can't wait to read his latest. preview of it from NYT here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/s... Book website here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/89092/...

A new statue on the National Mall

7th US servicemember killed in war with Iran. This one in Saudi Arabia from Iran attack.

White House video treats war as if it were a video game. It isn’t. www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/w...

Trump fires Noem

There’s nothing political about prominently covering fallen servicemembers www.cnn.com/2026/03/04/p...

Turkish Ministry of Defense says a ballistic missile heading toward Turkish airspace -- fired by Iran and crossing through Iraqi and Syrian airspace - was neutralized quickly by NATO air and missile defense elements in the Eastern Mediterranean.

(CNN) — The Pentagon has identified four of the six US service members who were killed in an Iranian drone strike on Sunday. All four were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, an Army Reserve sustainment unit out of Iowa. www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/p...

Two additional US servicemembers KIA in Iran war, bringing total at this hour to six KIA.

A fourth US servicemember has been killed in combat operations against Iran, one “seriously wounded during Iran’s initial attacks, eventually succumbed to their injuries.”

DOD claim: “This narrative is fake and being peddled by leftists in the media.” Fact: It’s literally what Anthropic says are the issues. www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

Anthropic says of Hegseth demands: “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.” www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

This was hung in the White House Entrance Hall last year but I only saw it in person today. Replacing a portrait of President Obama, the portrait by Florida artist Marc Lipp was a gift to the president. Unusual for a president to hang a picture of himself.

Be on the lookout tonight for Skutniks! What is a Skutnik, you ask?…

Judge who allowed FBI to search Washington Post reporter’s home rips into Justice Department www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/p...

11 years ago the body of US veteran Richard Miles was found in the woods. He had sought help from the VA and he didn’t get it. www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/u...

Supreme Court rules that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/p...

Message of Savannah Guthrie to her mother Nancy’s abductor: “It’s never too late to do the right thing.” If you know anything about where Nancy Guthrie might be please contact 1-890-CALL-FBI

Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/a...

Attorney General Bondi lambasted by Democrats, Republicans, and Epstein survivors for hearing testimony www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/p...

Latest on abduction of Nancy Guthrie from her home outside Tucson, AZ. New identifying details about suspect: male, approximately 5’9” - 5’10” tall, with an average build. In the video, he is wearing a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack.

Sen Brian Schatz says: just because President Trump, AG Pam Bondi & US Attorney Pirro failed in their attempt to indict and send to prison 6 congressional Democrats for that video, that doesn’t make it OK. youtu.be/Om2vrPP1RcY?...

Epstein survivor slams AG Pam Bondi for performance during hearing www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...

Pima County sheriffs dept deputies and the FBI have detained a person for questioning in the Nancy Guthrie case based on investigative leads, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation tells CNN. The person, who has not been charged, was located south of Tucson.

🚨 Newly unsealed Epstein files tie Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem to the “torture video” email. He's the same businessman who previously sought an intro to Elon Musk, per emails reviewed by The Lever. www.youtube.com/shorts/bihaz...

Pima county sheriff’s office tells me huge uptick in calls since the news today, investigators are combing through leads

New images from Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night she went missing. Anyone with information, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov

New images Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night she went missing. Anyone with information, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov

Vice President Vance’s office deleted this tweet that broke with administration policy in its acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide. 1/

Latest from Pima County, Arizona, and the heartbreaking search for Nancy Guthrie. Savannah and her family, the FBI, and the local Sheriff are all pleading with the public for tips. 1-800-CALL-FBI

Savannah Guthrie: “No matter where you are, even if you’re far from Tucson, if you see anything, if you hear anything, if there’s anything at all that seems strange to you, that you report to law enforcement. We are at an hour of desperation and we need your help.” 1-800-CALL-FBI

“Only one-third of Americans now say they believe that Trump cares about people like them, down from 40% last March and the worst rating of his political career.” Here are his thoughts on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half time show:

The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.

This PSA is being released today by survivors of Epstein’s child rape trafficking in anticipation of Ghislaine Maxwell’s closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee Monday and AG Bondi testifying in front of the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday: