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Reporting for the SF Chronicle. RPCV: Paraguay. Call me ‘Sinjin.' Signal: stjbs.82

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CNN put together a video illustrating that while Trump regime officials keep describing the Iran strikes as a "war," Republican members of Congress are using all sorts of euphemisms

05.03.2026 16:09 👍 2390 🔁 835 💬 149 📌 57
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One lawyer could take down California’s abortion shield. His star client is a convicted abuser Prominent conservative attorney Jonathan Mitchell wants to build a national abortion ban through California. His client is a convicted abuser of women.

One lawyer could take down California’s abortion shield. His star client is a convicted abuser www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

05.03.2026 15:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Lankford: "Literally, we're at war with Iran right now"

05.03.2026 14:38 👍 817 🔁 205 💬 126 📌 41
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Trump sits down and immediately describes his strikes on Iran as "war"

04.03.2026 20:27 👍 2172 🔁 621 💬 176 📌 99

This is psychotic behavior by Sheehy. My goodness

04.03.2026 23:33 👍 7812 🔁 2829 💬 868 📌 246
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Moulton: He ought to think about the war that he didn't go to. That he allowed another American to go to in his place when he dodged the draft, making up some excuse about a sore foot so that he didn't go have to go serve in Vietnam. There is an example of a war where we sought regime change

03.03.2026 22:23 👍 6054 🔁 1601 💬 161 📌 57
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Eisenhower

02.03.2026 00:12 👍 15595 🔁 5828 💬 375 📌 336

There’s a pretty robust case to make that the Iran Hostage crisis of 1979, the revolution itself, and the policies of the Iranian government towards the US
since, was all blowback from the CIA’s decision to overthrow Mossadegh in 1953. www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/p...

02.03.2026 02:49 👍 3211 🔁 753 💬 89 📌 39
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Ted Cruz: "I have no indication they were anywhere close to getting nuclear weapons"

01.03.2026 16:24 👍 7786 🔁 2095 💬 547 📌 214
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A PSA from Thomas Massie:

01.03.2026 15:47 👍 30407 🔁 9084 💬 628 📌 341
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NEW: Four federal judges have formed a firewall against ICE in West Virginia — and say they’ll punish state and federal officials of they continue detaining people in ways they have ruled illegal and unconstitutional.

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

01.03.2026 12:44 👍 8758 🔁 2597 💬 122 📌 121
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GribblesGoBag @GribblesGoBag Follow .•• Smascbyjeffchastair Remember who we are fighting for! 10:42 AM • Feb 28, 2026 • 2,893 Views

it’s probably fine that this meme is one of the top posts on every military Reddit sub right now

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Husband of Tony Gonzales aide who killed herself breaks silence about affair Adrian Aviles says Gonzales acted irresponsibly in becoming romantically involved with a subordinate. He says he wants accountability, not an apology.

'She was texting Tony:' Husband of Tony Gonzales aide breaks silence about affair www.expressnews.com/news/article...

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Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were many signs indicating Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "is no longer", without explicitly confirming his death.

Ayatollah Khamenei killed www.reuters.com/world/iran-c...

28.02.2026 19:58 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life. Kate Fox says Joe Ceccanti was the ‘most hopeful person’ before he started spending 12 hours a day with a chatbot

“It’s difficult to understand the scale of the problem, but OpenAI itself estimates that more than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT.”

28.02.2026 15:39 👍 476 🔁 207 💬 16 📌 42
Plaintiffs continue their outreach and report here on “the number of Plaintiffs who wish to travel independently to a U.S. port of entry or who wish to be flown from a third country to the United States for their court proceedings, understanding that in both scenarios they will be detained upon arrival.” ECF No. 247 at 7.
There are nineteen (19) such Plaintiffs as of the date of this filing. Further details are submitted separately under seal, as ordered by the Court.

Plaintiffs continue their outreach and report here on “the number of Plaintiffs who wish to travel independently to a U.S. port of entry or who wish to be flown from a third country to the United States for their court proceedings, understanding that in both scenarios they will be detained upon arrival.” ECF No. 247 at 7. There are nineteen (19) such Plaintiffs as of the date of this filing. Further details are submitted separately under seal, as ordered by the Court.

Incredible.
19 of the 137 Venezuelans whom Trump sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act, & who were swapped back to VZ & then escaped to 3d countries, seek to come back to the US to contest their Tren de Aragua designation—knowing they'll be detained (& God knows what else) by the Trump Admin.

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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says f24.my/Blt6

28.02.2026 19:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BREAKING — 51 Iranian children are dead after a strike hits Minab girls elementary school in Iran.

28.02.2026 12:33 👍 3119 🔁 2019 💬 161 📌 741
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The judges in WV have seen enough.

They say that if the ICE continues detaining people in ways they have unanimously deemed illegal they will start issuing civil fines and contempt findings — including against state officials who help them carry it out.

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

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How Tahoe avalanche survivors fought to save friends in deadly slide New details from the Sierra Avalanche Center and Nevada County officials outline the timeline of the deadly Feb. 17 Castle Peak avalanche near Truckee.

How Tahoe avalanche survivors fought to save friends in deadly slide www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

28.02.2026 16:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cover of The Lancet:

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27.02.2026 11:15 👍 8160 🔁 3445 💬 159 📌 221

“In one instance last year, two recruits were flagged as suspected members of the MS-13 gang based on their tattoos while attending the training academy in Georgia. At least five other trainees were fired when ICE learned they had active warrants for their arrest” www.reuters.com/world/ice-st...

26.02.2026 14:34 👍 17 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account Our national project of elite impunity

After the arrests of powerful men across the world, you might be asking why the US has so much trouble holding its leaders accountable for lawbreaking. Since Nixon, all three branches of government have worked hard to ensure they can break the law with impunity www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

26.02.2026 13:28 👍 6859 🔁 2633 💬 152 📌 210

They found him. He died.

Another murder by our immigration goon squads

25.02.2026 20:29 👍 11844 🔁 5325 💬 387 📌 295
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Trump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms

“Trump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms:
The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

26.02.2026 02:08 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Wow. Mike Johnson only took 2 Qs during today's House R presser - he usually takes at least 4 - and neither was about Rep. Tony Gonzales. Johnson is refusing to call for Gonzales's resignation following the release of texts showing he pressured an aide who later committed suicide for sexual photos.

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Former S.F. homelessness nonprofit CEO charged with with misappropriating $1.2 million Former San Francisco nonprofit CEO Gwendolyn Westbrook was charged with stealing $91,000 and misusing $1.2 million in public funds meant for homeless services, prosecutors said.

BREAKING: Former S.F. homelessness nonprofit CEO charged with with misappropriating $1.2 million www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/w...

23.02.2026 18:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American | Will Bunch An internal Department of Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.

What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses?

Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards

My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

22.02.2026 18:10 👍 8091 🔁 4393 💬 338 📌 375

Huge news today out of Mexico. CJNG combatants are responding with narcobloqueos in Puerto Vallarta and seemingly a raid at the Guadalajara airport. Ramifications could be significant.

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