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A Target boycott ends with no concessions to DEI rollbacks. Here's why A yearlong national boycott of Target over its DEI rollbacks has ended without concessions or changes to the company's diversity policy. Here's why.

A yearlong national boycott of Target over its DEI rollbacks has ended without concessions or changes to the company's diversity policy. Here's why.

I would ask Rev Bryant what do the numbers show? Are more or less minorities receiving jobs and promotions than before abandoning DEI? Words are cheap. What are they doing (or not doing) for the people who had been loyal customers?

Paywall

Police say Jan. 6 plaque is unlawfully hidden from public at U.S. Capitol Two police officers argue in a court filing that their lawsuit should continue because a law required a prominent display for the plaque.

Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 asked a judge to let their lawsuit over an honorary plaque proceed, arguing its current placement still violates federal law.

“Hidden from visitors, the plaque’s current location is no better than the basement where it sat for years,” the filing states.

And they accuse Democrats of indoctrination??

Iran war may leave Ukraine without critical air defenses Kyiv is already feeling the shockwaves of the U.S.-Israel military option.

Iran war may leave Ukraine without critical air defenses

Back chat: “we won’t help you in this insane mission”

Japan and U.S. defense chiefs discuss Iran in first known call since war began Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi noted that Tokyo is closely monitoring the situation with great interest in order to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals.

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have discussed in a phone call the situation surrounding Iran, with Koizumi noting Tokyo is monitoring to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals.

On one-year anniversary, Democrats decry dismantling of Department of Education • Kentucky Lantern Department of Education staff reductions affected the government’s ability to determine how well student loan servicers are doing their jobs, says report.

On one-year anniversary, Democrats decry dismantling of Department of Education kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/11/r...

Democrats sue Trump administration for information on possible plans for troops at polls • Ohio Capital Journal The Democratic National Committee Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to force the Trump administration to admit if it plans to send armed federal law enforcement or U.S. troops to…

The Democratic National Committee Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to force the Trump administration to admit if it plans to send armed federal law enforcement or U.S. troops to polling locations in the upcoming midterm elections. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/11/r...

Where Is the Iran War Headed? President Trump has both called for Iranians to rise up and oust the ruthless theocracy and then said that he’s fully prepared to deal with a new religious leader.

Iran’s 92 million people are trapped between bloody war and the bloody regime, Robin Wright writes.
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Resistance to the SAVE Act crosses party lines. Idaho Secretary of State rejected the DOJ demand to turn over the stat’s unredacted voter roll citing the 1960 Civil Rights Act that does not authorize the Department to require full disclosure on request. bit.ly/4hZ7BK7

This is a big fat lie. And this guy was in charge of our negotiations with Iran that involved all sorts of technical details? It’s truly amateur hour.

Pete Hegseth, Moral Failure, and the Erosion of Military Legitimacy Congress needs to find out if any laws were broken and who is responsible.

"The American people can accept honest mistakes. They can accept fog-of-war judgment calls. What we as a nation should not accept is moral drift at the top of the chain of command."

Trump’s military excursion, into an abyss The evident fact is that the president is nuts.

Trump’s military excursion, into an abyss
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Ukraine: 15,172 civilians killed since Feb 2022 (~10/day)

Gaza: 57,000 since Oct 2023 (~64/day)

Sudan: 55,000 since Apr 2023 (~52/day)

Iran: 1,500 in 10 days
Lebanon: 600 in a week

Every war and civilian death is a tragedy. Yet global outrage clearly isn’t equal.

White > Muslims > black 🫣

A for-profit college, once accused of duping students, gets a lift from Washington The University of Phoenix expects enrollment to grow as the Education Department softens oversight of for-profit schools, despite industry concerns.

The right-wing in power devalues education in every way they can imagine:
A for-profit college, once accused of duping students, gets a lift from Washington www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Galway Girl

The Galway Girl!
By The High Kings

Judge orders release of 14-year-old girl detained by federal immigration agents in Marlborough and transferred to New York - The Boston Globe The Department of Homeland Security claimed later Wednesday that agents took the girl into custody to protect her from suspected gang members she was in a car with.

A not so gentle reminder to our government… transporting a minor child across state lines without permission of a guardian is kidnapping.

And I’ll up the ante to human trafficking.
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🇺🇦 “I am not in a position to think about finding a compromise acceptable to everyone, I must defend the constitution” — Zelensky

🇺🇦 Other statements by the President of Ukraine:

📌 “Ending the war on the terms demanded by Russia is a great risk and possibly a historic mistake.”

First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

That's about half of what it cost for USAID for a whole year www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

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The New York Times Is Mad at Mamdani for Governing Well What a petty hit piece reveals about the media's fucked-up incentives.

A breakdown from @eliasisquith.blog explaining how "the media is structurally pro-Trump."

His newsletter is fantastic. www.thenecessaryfictions.com/p/the-media-...

Don’t you think the graphic should spell your name correctly? On your own account???

thehill.com US faulted in Iran school strike in initial Pentagon review: Report

US faulted in Iran school strike in initial Pentagon review: Report #TheHill

This is outrageous

Iowa bars local gender identity protections after rolling back its civil rights code A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to rollback its civil rights code last year. The preemption law to...

Iowa bars local gender identity protections after rolling back its civil rights code A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to rollback its civil rights code last year. The preemption law to... ...

Steve Rosenberg: Russia seeks diplomatic and economic gains from Iran war President Putin pits himself as a potential mediator but that's not an easy sell, writes the BBC's Russia editor.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
“”Putin] wants to be helpful," Trump said on Monday after his telephone conversation with Putin. "I said, 'You could be more helpful by getting the Ukraine-Russia war over with. That would be more helpful.'"

*Russian invasion of Ukraine*.
Words matter

Morning.