Steven T. Dennis

Emmanuel Damas died at ICE's Florence, AZ Detention Center — at least the tenth person to die in DHS custody this year.

I spoke with Emmanuel's brother this morning to offer my condolences. His family deserves answers & accountability, and I won't stop pushing until they get it.

? Not seeing that at your link.

They were modestly lower than 1/20/2025 before Trump launched a war against Iran. They are now modestly higher.

Source: AAA data.

Gas prices are now higher than when Trump took office.

Senator Merkley to me on Trump’s war in Iran:
“This president has chosen to steal the power of the purse, breaking the Constitution; steal the power of taxation, breaking the Constitution; and now, stealing the power of War, breaking the Constitution.
I’m not sure, are we still a republic?”

Senate’s Wyden Pledges Battle Over Pentagon Ban on Anthropic Congressional Democrats are vowing to contest the Trump administration’s unprecedented actions against the artificial intelligence giant Anthropic PBC, which include a prohibition on all use in the fe...

Democrats are vowing a battle over Trump’s ban on Anthropic after AI giant insisted on not using its services for mass surveillance of Americans and to power autonomous killer robots. GIFT LINK www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Feels like JD Vance is pretzeling. Last few days is everything he preached against before Trump picked him as VP and now he just has to own it as the loyal No. 2?

Senate’s Wyden Pledges Battle Over Pentagon Ban on Anthropic Congressional Democrats are vowing to contest the Trump administration’s unprecedented actions against the artificial intelligence giant Anthropic PBC, which include a prohibition on all use in the fe...

Democrats are vowing a battle over Trump’s ban on Anthropic after AI giant insisted on not using its services for mass surveillance of Americans and to power autonomous killer robots. GIFT LINK www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Criminal

Public health disaster

This is a graph of the death of US science.

WELKER: If there is a war powers vote, will you be a yes?

SEN. MARK KELLY: Well, I'm gonna have to take a close look at it. I want to hear from the White House what their strategy is going forward. I would say at this point it's rather unlikely that I would be.

Three US service members have been killed in action and another five seriously wounded, according to Central Command. "Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations continue…"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders cancellation of DOD ties with Columbia beginning in 2026-27 academic year Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the cancellation of the Department of Defense’s ties with Columbia beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, arguing that Columbia and other universities are “w...

Pentagon cuts ties with institution that started the Manhattan Project
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...

Lindsey is consistent: He has consistently called for presidents to launch wars without Congress, and on Iran in particular.

Only real role for Congress in Lindsey’s world is funding, and DOD is funded through 9/30.

Got a cab near the Department of Education. Hadn’t seen the Charlie Kirk banner before.

Over on X, Sam Altman is doing an AMA and acknowledging a backlash to OpenAI’s partnering w/DOD.

Meanwhile Anthropic’s Claude has vaulted to the top of Apple’s App Store, dethroning ChatGPT.

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in

"The Supreme Leader of the Revolution was martyred." - Fars News Agency confirming the death of Ayatollah Khamenei

*TRUMP: KHAMENEI, ONE OF MOST EVIL PEOPLE IN HISTORY, IS DEAD

Mitch McConnell and Mike Pence cheering on the attack on Iran today. Trump making the uberhawk wing of the party happy. (They have been very critical of Trump's failure to pressure Russia re: Ukraine.)

Here's the full note from Walsh.

New: As David Ellison prepares to take control of CNN, legendary CBS News producer Mary Walsh, who is exiting, sent a goodbye note to colleagues.

In the note, Walsh writes, "We’ve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don’t know how to do that."

there is a certain irony that the "but her emails" candidate isn't actually in the emails and so many other people are

He wants to be president

Hegseth ordering all companies with any business at the Pentagon to do zero *commercial* business with Anthropic.

Will contractors, which include most of the big tech companies, all comply? And what happens if they don't?

Cruz turned him down before.

They actually reported blockbuster profits; they say they don't need as many people because AI is replacing them.

Well, I think Thune considers the Maduro arrest to be a regime change success.

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