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Scholar-Practitioner of strategic decision-making and emerging tech; Formula One super fan

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06.03.2026 11:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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House GOP leaders ask Tony Gonzales to drop reelection bid The call comes a day after Gonzales admitted having affair with staffer and the opening of a House Ethics probe.

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

05.03.2026 22:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Noem torn apart at hearing: 'Your ICE agents shot them in the face' Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. After a rough Senate hearing the day before , House Democrats proved far less ...

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

05.03.2026 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 22:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How fired-up Texas Dems give Talarico a jolt toward November Democrats showed big gains in hot battlegrounds such as mostly Hispanic South Texas and North Texas' well-off suburbs.

In counties across Texas, Democratic voters made up a dramatically larger percentage of the electorate than in 2024 โ€” with big increases in hot battlegrounds such as mostly Hispanic South Texas and the well-off suburbs of North Texas.

05.03.2026 12:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 49 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Exclusive: Ukraine's F-16 jets were starved of US-made missiles for weeks Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets didn't have enough missiles to shoot down Russian drones and missiles for more than three weeks after supplies from Kyiv's partners dried up just as Moscow was preparing a massive winter air campaign, three sources said.

Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets didn't have enough missiles to shoot down Russian drones and missiles for more than three weeks after supplies from Kyiv's partners dried up just as Moscow was preparing a massive winter air campaign, three sources said.

05.03.2026 12:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 128 ๐Ÿ” 65 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Community remembers soldier killed in war with Iran as beloved wife and mother of 2 A community is grieving and remembering a soldier who was killed in the war with Iran as a beloved wife and mother of two.

Community remembers soldier killed in war with Iran as beloved wife and mother of 2

05.03.2026 12:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iran's barrage of attacks across the Persian Gulf shows regional chaos is key to its strategy DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) โ€” For years, Iranโ€™s theocratic government warned it would blanket the Middle East with missile and drone fire if it felt its existence was threatened.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) โ€” For years, Iranโ€™s theocratic government warned it would blanket the Middle East with missile and drone fire if it felt its existence was threatened.

05.03.2026 12:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Azerbaijan's foreign ministry lodged an official protest with the Iranian embassy after a pair of Iranian drones flew across the border into Azerbaijan and injured two people at an airport in the Nakhchivan exclave. This edit contains profanity

05.03.2026 12:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Tiffy Yu's grandmother hugs her in relief as she returns to Taiwan from Dubai on March 5, 2026, as fighting in the Middle East intensifies amid US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran reut.rs/4b65Vxc ๐Ÿ“ธ Ann Wang

05.03.2026 11:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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NOEM: Our federal detention centers are held to the highest standards in comparison to other detaining facilities

McBATH: Did you just hear me? He has to crawl through mold and feces and bodily fluids just to take a shower. This is absolute lunacy and you know it.

04.03.2026 18:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 17901 ๐Ÿ” 5976 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 644 ๐Ÿ“Œ 294
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05.03.2026 12:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Another day, another reason for Trumpโ€™s Iran war - the world is losing count'

New claims that the United States has killed the head of an Iranian unit accused of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump have provided the latest explanation for a war the world is still trying to understand.

04.03.2026 17:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Iran is putting pressure on the US-UK โ€˜special relationshipโ€™ โ€“ but it has survived worse The US president has turned on Keir Starmer over the conflict in Iran.

The US president has turned on Keir Starmer over the conflict in Iran.

04.03.2026 18:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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US Citizen Sues ICE After Agents Allegedly Left Him Bleeding From Head

A man who says federal immigration agents left him โ€œbleeding and in painโ€ has filed a $1.25 million damages claim.

04.03.2026 18:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months Iranian drone attacks could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz for months, but how long the Islamic Republic could sustain its missile barrage is less clear, according to โ€‹intelligence sources and military analysts.

Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months reut.rs/4l9ru4w

04.03.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Unhinged Trump moments as Iran plotters 'dead' and Starmer shrugs off cruel jibe

Keir Starmer today brushed off the kicking Donald Trump gave him last night - describing him as "no Churchill."

04.03.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The future in Texas is bright and terrifying Democrats are once more dreaming of what could be. Republicans are dreaming of Rhodesia.

Democrats are once more dreaming of what could be. Republicans are dreaming of Rhodesia.

04.03.2026 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 213 ๐Ÿ” 46 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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04.03.2026 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Secretary of Defense Is Misleading the American People The Secretary of Defense is misleading the American people.

www.cato.org/blog/secreta...

04.03.2026 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Normal Rockwell "Freedom of Speech" painting

Normal Rockwell "Freedom of Speech" painting

We should be allowed to post freely about this illegal regime on Bluesky without concerns about censorship. We are not the criminals. We should be allowed to state what consequences the criminals deserve without being silenced by tech bros. Our government already silences us enough.

03.03.2026 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1319 ๐Ÿ” 281 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 54 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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US strikes on Iran โ€˜outside international law,โ€™ says Macron Macron joins Spanish PM Pedro Sรกnchez in calling the legality of the strikes into question.

After four days of hesitating, the president of France has joined the prime minister of Spain in saying that the ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ attack on Iran is a violation of international law.

But they are still the only 2 EU leaders to have done so. Will others join?

03.03.2026 23:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 11312 ๐Ÿ” 2732 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 394 ๐Ÿ“Œ 189
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"Republicans in the White House and Congress admitted something astonishing: It was Israel, not America, that picked the moment of attack. This isnโ€™t to say the White House was dragged into the conflict kicking and screaming." lnk.thebulwark.com/4r3CIbV

03.03.2026 19:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1044 ๐Ÿ” 393 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 157 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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04.03.2026 00:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 18661 ๐Ÿ” 5365 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 363 ๐Ÿ“Œ 267
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Evidently, I'm not the only one who thinks so.

digbysblog.net/2026/03/03/w...

03.03.2026 23:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 6637 ๐Ÿ” 2272 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1090 ๐Ÿ“Œ 369
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Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

03.03.2026 21:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 20360 ๐Ÿ” 8482 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2473 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1181
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Tillis to Noem: "A 14 month old dog is basically a teenager in dog years. You decided to kill that dog bc you hadn't invested the appropriate training, then you have the audacity to write a book & say it's a leadership lesson! ... Those are bad decisions not unlike what happened in Minneapolis"

03.03.2026 17:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 15321 ๐Ÿ” 3844 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 630 ๐Ÿ“Œ 565
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Americans Stranded in the Middle East Arenโ€™t Getting Help from the State Department โ€œPlease do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation,โ€ a State department hotline said when NOTUS called Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS: Americans were told to evacuate the Middle East โ€” but the State Dept is not helping them do it.

We called the State hotline. First thing you hear is an automated message: "Do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation."

03.03.2026 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 4589 ๐Ÿ” 2226 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 440 ๐Ÿ“Œ 494

Seems like a stretch to call them half-wits...more like quarter -wits

03.03.2026 21:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"

03.03.2026 17:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 27003 ๐Ÿ” 7093 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1460 ๐Ÿ“Œ 838