Tim Lambert

"He said without being asked."

CNN's Dana Bash reports on a conversation she just had with Trump: "He quickly turned to Cuba. He said without being asked, 'Cuba is going to fall pretty soon.'"

This piece is referring to SCOTUS*, but:

The Speaker of the House is an evangelical Christian, as is the Senate Majority Leader.

See also:

· Secretary of Defense
· OMB director
· Outgoing DHS sec
· Incoming DHS sec (if confirmed)**
· HUD Sec
· Head of the White House Faith Office

And rising gas prices:

By my count, only 17 counties in the state are below the national average for a gallon of gas. 

Prices have increased in the state by 34 cents in just the last week.

Again...your tax dollars at work.

Trump thinks this will be Venezuela, over in a week, then onto Cuba

NEW: Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will NOT run for re-election — but he'll serve out the rest of his term.

Kalshi and Polymarket are skirting laws on sports betting, states say • Pennsylvania Capital-Star Online prediction markets allow users to put money on the outcome of almost anything — this weekend’s NBA game between the Warriors and the Thunder, the next supreme leader of Iran, whether the govern...

The platforms are raising bipartisan alarms, especially related to sports gambling.

As states have legalized sports betting in recent years, they’ve required legal sportsbooks to jump through multiple hoops.

Online prediction markets circumvent all those rules.

From @stateline.org

Pennsylvania secretary of the commonwealth answers questions on elections at House hearing • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The Pennsylvania Department of State took questions from lawmakers in Pennsylvania’s state House for more than two hours on Thursday, providing insight into the future of elections in the state.

Questions spanned a slew of election administration topics, from when the state’s new voter management system will be ready to how artificial intelligence is changing elections.

From @votebeat.org

The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s Week in Focus: March 6, 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s Week in Focus: March 6, 2026

The Week in Focus is a video recap of our top stories:

1. How will the war with Iran impact gas prices in Pennsylvania?

2. Pharmacists are calling on state leaders to have a bigger say in Medicaid payment policies.

3. Pa. House Democrats are pushing to prioritize universal
pre-K.

When We Were Close YouTube video by Jason Isbell - Topic

Happy Friday, friendos.

Woke up with not much of a voice -- just in time for the weekend eh?

At least I have the best song I heard on my commute:

"But I can hear your voice ring, as you snap another B-string
And you finish off the set with only five
And for a minute there, you're still alive"

“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out” We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

Last year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.

ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.” You can judge for yourself.

(Published July 2025)

What's the cost of Trump’s war in Iran? US House Dem from Pa. asks budget agency to add it up • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The top Democrat on the U.S. House Budget Committee sent a letter to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, asking its experts to determine how much the war in Iran could cost.

Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Budget Committee, sent a letter to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Thursday, asking its experts to determine how much the war in Iran could cost.

From @statesnewsroom.com

It was not.

Trump's second tariff push faces immediate legal challenge from two dozen states -- including Pa. • Pennsylvania Capital-Star Two dozen states sue to block Trump's new tariffs, calling the 1974 law he's relying on archaic and misapplied

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined the lawsuit to block the latest tariffs instituted by President Donald Trump.

From the @azmirror.com

The Democratic senior from Pennsylvania isn't waiting for confirmation hearings.

Rep. Rob Bresnahan plan to revive axed farm-to-food bank program advances • Pennsylvania Capital-Star His bill would allow the USDA to send $200 million per year to states that make cooperative agreements with farmers who supply food banks. A quarter of those funds must be used to purchase from small-...

The Local Farmers Feeding Our Community Act effectively seeks to revive a program axed during the early months of the Trump administration.

The previous program saw the U.S. Department of Agriculture provide funds for states to pay farmers who supply food banks.

From @iankarbal.bsky.social

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.

"Just months after President Trump's mass pardons for Jan. 6 rioters freed him from prison, a Florida man repeatedly sexually abused two middle-school aged children.

On Thursday, the man, Andrew Paul Johnson, was sentenced to life in prison."

From @tomdreisbach.bsky.social

All eyes will be on Pa. Democratic U.S. John Fetterman to see if he votes to confirm Trump’s nominee to replace her.

Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade to transition to new role • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade will be transformed as part of a larger national U.S. Army initiative.

The Pennsylvania Army National Guard will be transformed as part of a larger national initiative from the U.S. Army with a focus on agility.

The effort will start with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, a 4,400-soldier brigade that was deployed to Iraq in 2009.

From @wdownard.bsky.social

Montana Sen. Sheehy gets in altercation with anti-war protester, veteran, on Capitol Hill • Daily Montanan Montana Sen. Sheehy gets in altercation with veteran anti-war protester

"The @dailymontanan.com sent questions about the incident to Sheehy’s office, including asking about his use of force, and why he got involved, but did not receive an immediate response."

Glad you liked it. I haven't listened to this one in a long time and it popped up on a Sirius station today.

Delicate YouTube video by Damien Rice - Topic

Good morning, friendos,.

We are dealing with a foggy, rainy Thursday morning here in central Pa.

Let's ease into it with this gem -- the best song I heard on my commute:

"So why do you fill my sorrows
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known?"

‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis • Pennsylvania Capital-Star For nearly 60 years, crisis pregnancy centers have been a pillar of the anti-abortion movement.

States Newsroom conducted a 50-state investigation examining funding for crisis pregnancy centers.

The facilities offer limited services related to pregnancy and are guided by a religious mission to stop people from considering abortion.

From @statesnewsroom.com and @stateline.org

Former Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher Jim Rooker ate a baseball card I asked him to sign.

Man arrested in Virginia is latest in series of Jan. 6 riot defendants to face new charges Jonathan Munafo is among the Jan. 6 riot defendants who have been arrested on charges in new cases in the months after their pardons.

NEW: Another pardoned Jan 6 defendant is arrested

The list grows …

Just filed =====>

www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-d...

JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Gov DeSantis from designating CAIR as a terrorist organization and punish those who associate with the group.

“Once again, Florida chooses political posturing over the First Amendment,” Judge Walker writes.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone]

Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.

Pa. pharmacists call on the state to take a bigger role in how they’re paid for Medicaid patients As hundreds of pharmacies close across Pennsylvania, pharmacists are asking state lawmakers to pass a bill that would see the commonwealth play a bigger role in how they’re paid for drugs dispensed…

As hundreds of pharmacies close across Pennsylvania, pharmacists are asking state lawmakers to pass a bill that would see the commonwealth play a bigger role in how they’re paid for drugs dispensed to Medicaid patients.

via @penncapital-star.com

US Senate rejects limits on Trump war powers, as Fetterman breaks with his party • Pennsylvania Capital-Star Senate Republicans and a single Democrat blocked a War Powers Resolution Wednesday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s joint war with Israel in Iran.

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was the lone Democrat to vote against moving ahead with the measure.

From @statesnewsroom.com