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Last job the Pentagon's new AI csar had?

Gutting of the CFPB, during which he also owned prohibited stock:

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GOP 'big beautiful bill' poised to deliver 'shock' to ACA marketplace, health policy experts say The GOP's "big beautiful bill" made administrative tweaks expected to reduce enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace by millions of people.

As inflation surges and unemployment rises, millions are losing access to healthcare under Trump www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/g...

When The War Goes AI, The Data Centers Will Be Targets (f/Engadget's Devindra Hardawar) We talk Anthropic, OpenAI, Iran and the mil-tech oligarchy. Children will be sent to protect data centers the way their fathers were sent to protect oil fields

One of the things the Iran War is clarifying is that AI integration into the military will mean that your children will be sent to war in the Middle East to protect the data centers of the Gulf and Israel.

Also, here’s a podcast episode where I talk AI, Anthropic & Iran with @devindra.bsky.social:

Trump says no deal with Iran to end war without 'unconditional surrender' The futures price of the global benchmark Brent crude oil rose, breaking $90 per barrel, after Trump posted his demand to Iran to end the war.

As US economy craters, Trump promises to Make Iran Great Again www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/t...

Trump is destroying the job market even more effectively than he's destroying Tehran.

Bigmouth Strikes Again The dumbest things Trump has said about the war in Iran

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I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.

Bottom line: If Trump wanted to fulfill his "America First" promises, he wouldn't waste $1 billion a day on an unprovoked war in Iran.

He'd look for ways to improve the lives of working families — focusing on vital areas like healthcare, childcare, affordable housing, food security, and education.

f) $1 billion could be used to install top-tier residential solar panel systems (at $20,000 per home) on 50,000 homes per day, lowering their utility bills to near zero and upgrading the energy grid.

g) $1 billion could provide fully paid, year-long childcare vouchers for 75,000 working families.

d) $1 billion a day could clear the crushing medical debt of 100,000 Americans (assuming an average severe medical debt of $10,000 per person).

e) One day’s $1 billion could buy a full year's worth of groceries for more than 66,000 families.

b) A single day's $1 billion could fully fund a year of early childhood education for approximately 85,000 children, allowing their parents to re-enter the workforce.

c) $1 billion could permanently rescue 200 at-risk rural hospitals in just 24 hours.

🧵 The Trump administration’s war in Iran is costing American taxpayers $1 billion a day.

Here are some alternative ways that money could be spent:

a) $1 billion could completely wipe out the educational debt of over 26,000 Americans every single day.

Trump's TikTok deal benefited firms that 'personally enriched' him, lawsuit says The suit, filed by a new firm that seeks to increase the "reputational cost of corruption in America," also argues the deal violates a 2024 law meant to thwart Chinese propaganda.

A suit filed by the Public Integrity Project, a law firm that seeks to raise the “reputational cost of corruption in America,” argues that Trump's TikTok deal benefited firms that "personally enriched" him www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Childcare costs rising 2X the rate of inflation under Trump #TrumpAffordabilityCrisis www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

Dow falls 1,000 points as oil resumes surge, hitting $80 a barrel amid Iran conflict: Live updates Traders caught their breath after a strong performance in the previous session and kept an eye on oil rising prices.

Dow falls 1,000 points, oil hits $80 #JeffreyEpsteinsWar www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/s...

#TBT Tea Party Cat and I used to pick a different asshole every day.

BREAKING: Senator Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security, but will not be required to fuck Corey Lewandowski.

How Much Would It Cost to Provide Housing First to All Households Staying in Homeless Shelters? The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.

If we spent $1 billion a day on homelessness for just 10 days, we could provide:

- Rapid Re-Housing or Permanent Supportive Housing to everyone in a homeless shelter unable to access housing in a single year. endhomelessness.org/resources/re...

Trump rates the war 15 out of 10.

"When crazy people have nuclear weapons bad things happen," Donald Trump finally explains his war with Iran.

"The Trump DOJ has landed on a legal strategy as bold, unorthodox, and effective as the Nazi blitzkrieg invasion of France through Belgium." @matthewstiegler.bsky.social 🧵

Results of an Economist/YouGov survey showing 50% of Americans believe Trump was involved in Epstein’s crimes

Mommy, why did Trump start a war with Iran?

Father on trial for murder of daughter's rapist WINS sheriff race Aaron Spencer, 37, won more than half the vote in the Republican primary for county sheriff in Arkansas while awaiting trial for the killing of Michael Fosler, the man accused of abusing his daughter.

Accused murderer wins Republican primary for county sheriff in Arkansas. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to affair with staffer who died by suicide Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has come under fire for allegedly having a romantic relationship with a staffer who died by suicide last year

"I’ve asked God to forgive me, which he has."

Sorry, dude, God told me she doesn't know what you're talking about. www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/h...

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

It's costing US taxpayers up to $3 million every time we shoot down Iran's cheaply made $20,000 drones.

If only someone in the Trump Administration could give a coherent explanation for this unprovoked war. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/b...

Donald Trump’s license to kill We must reject White House lawbreaking in Iran, on the high seas, and in U.S. cities

Since returning to office last year, Trump has trained the American people to accept the idea that he can kill people with no legal process and no consequences. www.stopthepresses.news/p/donald-tru...

Keystone Kash Is MIA After Issuing Grave Terror Warning Trump’s FBI chief cranked up public anxiety, then vanished.

FBI Director Kash Patel has said nothing in public since issuing a grave terror threat via X on Saturday, even though a suspected terror attack has since taken place.
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Epstein files: House committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi Attorney General Pam Bondi "claims the DOJ has released all of the Epstein files. The record is clear: they have not," Rep. Nancy Mace said in a post on X.

BREAKING: House committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi to discuss her ongoing role in the Epstein cover-up pen.org/press-releas... www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/e...

Trump Tries to Quiet Claims Among Supporters That Israel Dragged Him Into War

The more Trump insists he was not pushed into war by Benjamin Netanyahu, the more it’s obvious he was pushed into war by Jeffrey Epstein www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u... #JeffreyEpsteinsWar