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Proud Husband, father, son and brother Professor of Political Science Volunteer Firefighter My views are my own/ Likes/reposts/follows ≠ endorsements

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Iran’s Drones Cost a Fraction of the U.S. Weapons Shooting Them Down

I’ll never understand why there is never enough money for universal education, healthcare but more than enough money to kill people. #trump #iran #healthcare
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/b...

07.03.2026 16:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war in Congress’ first vote on the conflict Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. It demonstrated early GOP support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no ...

apnews.com/article/iran...

05.03.2026 01:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Virginia Supreme Court clears way for voters to counter GOP gerrymanders The decision restores the referendum and allows election preparations to move forward immediately.

Good news!

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, for the second time, that voters can decide whether the state can redraw its congressional map — clearing the way for a referendum that, if successful, could help counter GOP gerrymanders nationwide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

04.03.2026 22:31 👍 5389 🔁 1475 💬 67 📌 53

or Iran was “not enriching” uranium, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

05.03.2026 00:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

or maybe Iran was threatening the United States and its allies bases in the region, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

05.03.2026 00:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The American King Goes to War This is not what the Founders intended.

Either Iran’s nuclear program needed to be destroyed because Iran was “probably a week away” from having the material for a bomb, according to the Trump adviser Steve Witkoff,

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

05.03.2026 00:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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From the BlackPeopleofReddit community on Reddit: How we miss him and the class and dignity he brought to the White House…. Explore this post and more from the BlackPeopleofReddit community

I miss this man in office every single day. God did we take it for granted @barackobama.bsky.social #obama

www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopl...

05.03.2026 00:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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From the Fauxmoi community on Reddit: CNN put together a montage of conflicting messages from Republicans and administration officials on whether or not the United States is at war with Iran. Explore this post and more from the Fauxmoi community

The Republicans cannot get on the same page regarding their messaging

www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/s/...

05.03.2026 00:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AOC: If people like Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, and Pam Bondi violate the law, there are supposed to be consequences. These are people who call themselves law enforcement officers. The message they’re sending is that they can cover up for pedophiles and street executions. That cannot be acceptable.

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Sri Lankan authorities rescued 32 personal of the estimated 180 Iranians on board.

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Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7. The rise and fall of the “Axis of Resistance.”

Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7.

www.vox.com/politics/481...

04.03.2026 23:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault lines Democrats chose expanding the tent over doubling down on the base.

“Crockett believed in mobilizing the base; Talarico pitched expanding the tent.” Great assessment here regarding the Texas Democratic Primary
www.vox.com/politics/481...

04.03.2026 23:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#claude

04.03.2026 12:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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War Powers Report Iran

President #Trump submits his official reasoning to Congress regarding his attack on Iran. Required by the War Powers Resolution. Note, there was no imminent threat per the President.
#Iran #warpowers #war

www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...

03.03.2026 22:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How to delete your account | OpenAI Help Center Delete your account by submitting a request to our Privacy Portal or within ChatGPT directly.

How to delete your ChatGPT account. #chatgpt #claude #openai #dod #hegseth
help.openai.com/en/articles/...

03.03.2026 22:27 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Supreme Court appears likely to let stoners own guns Gun lovers may soon have the right to bear bongs.

Federal courts have struggled to apply the Supreme Court’s previous decision in Bruen case, which requires courts to ask whether a modern-day gun law is sufficiently similar to a gun regulation that existed when the Constitution was framed.
www.vox.com/policy/48125...

03.03.2026 02:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Supreme Court sides with Christian parents in battle over school trans policies At issue is a California law prohibiting school policies that require employees to report students’ sexual orientation and gender identity to parents.

SCOTUS sides with Christian parents in battle over trans policies. The child is not the mere creature of the state those who nurture him and direct his destiny have the right, coupled with the high duty, to recognize and prepare him for additional obligations.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

03.03.2026 02:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Interesting, I thought she was leading by double-digits last week.

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Confidential database reveals which items NPS thinks may ‘disparage’ America An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, cl...

Confidential database reveals which items NPS thinks may ‘disparage’ America. Whitewashing of history.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

03.03.2026 02:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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House panel releases videos of Bill and Hillary Clinton answering questions about Epstein Videos of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answering questions about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are being released by a House committee investiga...

BREAKING: House has released depositions of the Clintons in the Epstein inquiry. apnews.com/article/jeff...

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US Embassy in Saudi Arabia struck by 2 suspected Iranian drones, no injuries reported The US State Department urged US citizens to depart immediately from countries throughout the Middle East “due to serious safety risks.” Follow for live coverage.

The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia was hit by two suspected Iranian drones, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
It does not appear anyone was wounded or killed
www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

03.03.2026 01:00 👍 1 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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In Republican Win, Supreme Court Retains G.O.P. District in New York

“The emergency decision, which was unsigned and did not include a vote count or reasoning, as is typical in such cases.” A signal that the VRA of 1965 will be killed this term. #SCOTUS
In Republican Win, Supreme Court Retains G.O.P. District in New York www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

03.03.2026 00:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Iran wasn't preparing US strike, intel suggests Trump previously said the goal was "eliminating imminent threats" from Iran.

Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings on Sunday that U.S. intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against the United States interests,
#iran #war #trump
www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/130677...

03.03.2026 00:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NFLPA 2026 report cards: See the results for all 32 teams See the results of the NFL Players Association's 2026 report cards for all 32 teams.

#detroitlions #lions #detroit #nfl
NFLPA 2026 report cards: See the results for all 32 teams

www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

01.03.2026 23:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

4. If Congress doesn’t declare war, the president must remove troops within 30 days

www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-co...

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2. An authorization of the use of military force (AUMF) is subject to expedited consideration during the 60-day termination window that begins when the President reports or was required to report on the use of force

3. A bill or joint resolution must be introduced within the first 30 days.

01.03.2026 16:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

#Iran #israel #war

The War Powers Resolution establishes presidential requirements intended to reaffirm the constitutional role of Congress in committing the United States into armed conflict abroad.
1. WPR mandates that the President report to Congress within 48 hours of deploying U.S. forces.

01.03.2026 16:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Seems relevant

01.03.2026 04:25 👍 3393 🔁 1201 💬 144 📌 59

If this attack didn’t feel real to Americans, it does now. Three serviceman killed
thehill.com/policy/defen...

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Lauren Boebert is asked to define “inflation.” It does not go well.

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