Trump can appoint Mullins as "acting" secretary of DHS, therefore getting around Democratic obstruction.
That said, the Democrats should stand united against confirming ANYONE to lead DHS, as part of a general shutdown of Senate business, as my senator suggests here.
05.03.2026 19:23
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Maybe I'm kirking out but the unreality of this war is wild. People posting that thousands of Kurds are fighting the regime for the CIA, while the Kurds say it isn't happening. Every video of a missile attack I just have to assume is AI whether it is real or not.
05.03.2026 00:37
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This is not going to happen.
05.03.2026 06:20
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They donβt want them to take the wheel. They just want bodies as canon fodder.
05.03.2026 06:19
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βWeβre in itβ: Democrats wonβt rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war
Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trumpβs offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.
You don't need Congress to declare a war, but you do need one to pay for it.π€‘
Dems have the leverage needed to stop the war. I can't wait to see how they once again talk themselves into giving up all of that leverage and just going along with everything.
05.03.2026 03:03
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This didnβt happen and wonβt.
05.03.2026 01:34
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I24 news is owned by an Israeli- French Billionaire. It feels like thereβs a lot of noise being made to try to start something. These things have to be verified and cross-referenced because there is no objective media there.
05.03.2026 00:59
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Thereβs a former Kurdish VOA reporter ( who I personally have known) spouting this disinformation. Itβs false. Be very careful who you repeat.
05.03.2026 00:51
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Itβs not true.
05.03.2026 00:47
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False
05.03.2026 00:47
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Ridiculous disinformation and you should delete it. KRG forces have reinforced the border, they have no plans to be ground forces. The claims made about Kurdish forces in Iran are exaggerated- to TRY and incite involvement.
05.03.2026 00:45
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Emmanuel Damas in a patterned dress shirt and striped tie leaning against a metal railing on a sunny residential street with red brick rowhouses and flowering trees in the background.
Emmanuel Damas, 56, died in ICE custody on Monday.
Damas came to the U.S. from Haiti seeking asylum. After six months in ICE custodyβthe last four at CoreCivic's Florence Correctional Centerβhe died from complications from a tooth infection.
A tooth infection.
1/3
tucson.com/news/local/b...
04.03.2026 04:01
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"Hey Kurds, it's the United States. Remember us, from all the betrayals? Anyhoo, would love it if you all could march into this thresher for us. Let us know."
03.03.2026 23:19
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How many times are Kurdish people going to be used as canon fodder and then abandoned? Recent example : Kurds fought ISIS, sacrificed thousands of youth, then abandoned by Trump. It just happened,
03.03.2026 22:46
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The approximate cause of death for Anne Frank was the Nazis. The specific cause of death was the outbreak of Typhus at Bergen-Belsen camp, which overtook her (and others) from chronic malnutrition and medical abuse. These conditions are not, in character, unlike our system of immigration camps today
03.03.2026 18:39
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Locally we watched a small group of vaccine skeptics start to radicalize more broadly, following narratives observable nationwideβ
03.03.2026 05:28
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The manufacture and amplification of Moms 4 Liberty and other βconcerned parentβ groups over the last 5 years wasnβt new- Moms for America preceded it by decades- but it did coincide w/ a steady movement by women away from the rightβ
03.03.2026 05:28
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how did we get to a point where the Supreme Court grants an emergency opinion to make sure no queer or trans kid can exist safely if they have βreligious parents?β Simply, the right needs women and its current policies are extremely unpopular.
03.03.2026 05:28
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Coming back to the Supreme Courtβs shadow docket ruling on what started as a California case, and first want to pull back to the big picture context here- thread might be longβ¦
03.03.2026 05:28
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Weβll have more to add but seeing mainstream media report on the ruling without seeming to grasp the facts of the case requires this: this is a specious case given emergency relief on the shadow docket specifically bc it was brought by a dark money funded Christian legal non profit.
03.03.2026 03:34
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βThe NCO wrote to the MRFF that their commander βurged us to tell our troops that this was βall part of Godβs divine planβ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.β
03.03.2026 03:17
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Wait thereβs more! The Court has had a bunch of chances to consider this exact issue βthe regular wayβ, via a full merits case, Kagan writes. But it chooses to weigh in prematurely via the shadow docket on a subtle and super controversial question.
03.03.2026 00:15
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NEW at SCOTUS: the court votes 6-3 to block a California law preventing public schools from outing gender-questioning students to their parents.
03.03.2026 00:09
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Reza Pahlavi champions the βIran Prosperity Projectβ (IPP), a roadmap aimed at rebuilding the Iranian economy, which reportedly includes initiatives focused on technology platforms and crypto. blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-the-head...
01.03.2026 01:59
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It's really wild how many news outlets are reporting "Khamenei killed," based on a Truth Social post
01.03.2026 01:09
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Do any Americans know the US overthrew Iranβs democratically elected PM in 1953?
Does anyone know the US shot down an Iranian passenger plane murdering 300 civilians in 1988?
Can they define sanctions? Do they even know people in other countries have thoughts, dreams, and lives?
28.02.2026 23:39
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Referring to Iran, not the U.S., Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale said in June 2025: βThis was a very modern country b4 it was conquered byβ¦theocrats.β He added: Iβm really excited to invest in Iran if we can get the country to be some sort of republicβ¦Iβve been for freeing Iran for a long time.β 1/
28.02.2026 19:11
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Susie Wiles is wearing an Apple Watch during a highly classified meeting on Iran.
Unreal.
28.02.2026 22:50
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