Matt DeLong

“Unconditional surrender” was the Allies’ demand in WWII. They backed it up by occupying Germany, Italy and Japan.

Is Trump prepared to send hundreds of thousands of troops to occupy Iran, a nation of 93 million people, and to risk the resulting casualties? If not, this is simply bluster.

DOJ releases missing Epstein files related to a woman who made an allegation against Trump The Justice Department indicated that the documents were not previously released because they had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative."

DOJ releases missing Epstein files related to a woman who made an allegation against Trump www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

ICE arrested Nashville journalist without warrant, attorneys say The journalist, Estefany Rodriguez, was taken to a detention center and remains there as of 3 p.m. March 5.

"She frequently reported on stories critical of ICE for Nashville Noticias, the Spanish-language outlet."

www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...

Minnesota lieutenant governor/US Senate candidate >>

NOEM TAKING QUESTIONS - DOES NOT APPEAR TO KNOW SHE WAS FIRED

A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse.

Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse. n.pr/4rUa1zD

Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin President Donald Trump said he's replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin

🚨🚨 Trump announces he plans to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and replace her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla.

I’m sorry what? The admin has someone consulting on one of its cases whom it will not disclose to the public?

Adam Helmer - Wikipedia

The climax of the movie is Henry Fonda’s character being chased on foot by British-aligned Native Americans for 25+ miles to warn local colonists of an impending attack. The run was a real event by Adam Helmer, whose daughter married into the DeLong family (my aunt was big on genealogy).

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

Oh I misremembered. It was Henry Fonda, not Gary Cooper.

Gary Cooper played a character based on my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather in a movie directed by John Ford

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt war against Iran in early show of support for Trump’s campaign.

“This is the most transparent Department of Justice in history,” said an unidentified spokeswoman.

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CIA station in Saudi capital hit in drone attack The attack on the CIA station in Riyadh comes as Iran widens retaliation across the Middle East in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign.

A suspected Iranian drone hit the CIA’s station at the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The strikes come as Iran widens retaliation across the Middle East in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign.

A Minnesota Police Chief Said ICE Was Harassing Residents. Here Are Some of Their Stories. Residents of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, say in interviews with Reason that encounters with ICE left them afraid and angry.

Latest: Remember when the police chief of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota held a press conference about how ICE was racially profiling residents?

I FOIA'd the police department for complaints and incident reports and interviewed two people who say they were harassed by ICE reason.com/2026/03/03/a...

RAJU: You'll concede this is war?

MARKWAYNE MULLIN: We haven't declared war. They declared war on us

RAJU: The president called it war and Secretary Hegseth called it war

REPORTER: When you walked up just now, you called it war

MULLIN: Okay. That was a misspoke.

Ok what is going on

ward 9 resident says it does not sit well with her that jacob frey is raising his national profile off the backs and courage of minneapolis residents right now while not doing anything meaningful to help us, then broke into song

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"

Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.

When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...

“The U.S. Embassy is not in a position at this time to evacuate or directly assist Americans in departing Israel.”

I can count on one hand the number of times I've gambled this century and I've never used these apps but this essay about how sports betting companies exploit human behavior is concerning

A screenshot of a Bluesky post sharing a Star Tribune story headlined "St. Paul, Wild seek $200M from Minnesota for Grand Casino Arena complex upgrades" with 16 quotes and 1 like.

There's a ratio you don't see very often

St. Paul, Wild seek $200M from Minnesota for Grand Casino Arena complex upgrades Newly elected Mayor Kaohly Her is heading back to the Capitol seeking support for a $600 million overhaul of the arena and Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

St. Paul, Wild seek $200M from Minnesota for Grand Casino Arena complex upgrades

Israel said its military had seized areas of southern Lebanon on Tuesday as part of its escalating conflict with Hezbollah, as the Iran-backed armed group fired vorleys of drones at the country in a second day of fighting. Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, said Israeli forces had been ordered to advance and take control of additional strategic locations in Lebanon to prevent attacks on Israeli border communities.

Just a little invasion.

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