The Morning Report — 3/9/26

Good morning kids. As the conflict continues, and the Iranian regime continues to get its ass kicked, there are some mixed signals from Tehran and DC.

First, President Trump has stated our position clearly to the enemy as to what it will take for the bombing to stop:

For those at home and abroad who don’t know what to make of President Donald Trump’s talk of “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and how the next supreme leader is “not going to last long,” allow us to translate: He expects Iran to find leadership that isn’t committed to an insane Islamist agenda. That is, one that won’t seek nuclear weapons and ICBMs, sponsor global terror (including efforts to assassinate him) or work to impose Islamist puppet governments across the Middle East — all at the expense of the long-suffering Iranian people. Call it: Make Iran Normal Again.

And the response from Iran seems to be a giant flipping of the bird at President Trump;

The news of Mojtaba becoming the next Supreme Leader of Iran comes after President Donald Trump told ABC News that the next Supreme Leader of Iran would “have to get approval” from the United States, adding that without approval “he’s not going to last long.

And then there's this item which does not exactly fill me with confidence:

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump suggested the possibility of a ground operation had not been ruled out, saying U.S. forces could move in at a later stage of the conflict if necessary. “Right now we’re just decimating them, but we haven’t gone after it,” Trump said, referring to Iran’s nuclear material. “But something we could do later on. We wouldn’t do it now.”

The context here was not a full-blown ground offensive but some sort of limited special ops mission to secure the nuclear material. Even still, and I'm no expert, I have to believe this would require a large number of personnel as well as aircraft and perhaps ground vehicles. Oy. Even if successful, the fact that Khameini's son would become the next fuhrer with much of the previous Nazi high command still in power, Israeli Air Force bunker busters notwithstanding, how much longer can this go on. Unless a non-Islamic armageddon-seeking Muallahocracy takes control of Iran, my fear is that all of this will have been for naught.

And yet, we are on the cusp of a great realignment thanks to this President.

In calling for unconditional surrender, Trump is seeking not just regime change. He seeks the destruction of the Islamic regime that has held Iran in its fearsome grip since 1979, when the Ayatollah Khomeini flew in from Paris to commence his theocratic reign of terror. Richard Falk, writing in The New York Times, cheered the event, predicting that Khomeini would show the world what “a genuine Islamic government can do.” I agree that Khomeini did just that. But I reckon that all the bodies he had hung from cranes did not exactly fulfill Falk’s expectations. . .

Meanwhile, halfway around the world in the Western Hemisphere, the Communist dictatorship in Cuba is entering its final days. The daring extraction of Nicolás Maduro from Caracas at the beginning of January cut off Cuba’s supply of oil. Most of the island has been without power for days. Riots have erupted in Havana. “Down with Communism” is the refrain. On Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that he is open to talks with the United States on “any issue” in order to build “a civilized relationship between neighbors” that is “mutually beneficial.” In Costa Rica, President-elect Laura Fernández says that she wants to work with the Trump administration to confront organized crime in order to avoid becoming ridden with drug cartels in the way Mexico has been. “Mexico, for me, is a reference point for where we don’t want to end up.” As I write, Trump is meeting in Miami with El Salvador president Nayib Bukele, Argentina president Javier Milei, and other Latin American leaders at the Shield of the Americas ceremony. The goal? First, to crush the drug cartels that have been poisoning Americans for years. Second, to stop the flow of illegal immigration to the United States. Third, to work together to forge mutually beneficial commercial and security relationships.
. . . It is difficult to keep up with Donald Trump’s dizzying pace. Since January 20, 2025, and with ever-increasing velocity, he has been stuffing decades into weeks. I don’t think there has ever been anything like it in American history.

Indeed. President Trump in both his terms, both domestically and in foreign policy has succeeded in overturning the tables of he money-changers in the temple, so to speak. At the barest of bare minimums he hs exposed the hypocrisy and charade of the professional political class and done what he could, almost singlehandedly to attempt to reverse course.

Ah yes, Meanwhile in CUBA indeed! . . .

Federal prosecutors in South Florida are preparing a comprehensive investigation into numerous government officials who oversee the communist regime that controls Cuba. The United States Attorney for the District of Southern Florida is spearheading the inquiry, which is focused on uncovering evidence tying Cuban Communist Party officials to allegations of drug, immigration, economic, and violent crimes, with the aim of allowing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring swift indictments should the regime fall.Notably, the investigatory actions in the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Southern Florida come as President Donald J. Trump ramps up pressure on the Cuban government to abdicate its rule and transition away from the communist ideology imposed by the island’s late dictator, Fidel Castro, and subsequently enforced by his brother Raúl Castro. Since the removal of Venezuelan narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro from power earlier this year, Trump has contemplated action against Cuba, which maintained close ties to the Marxist regime in Venezuela. The U.S. President has even floated the possibility of military action against the communist island once current hostilities with the Islamic Republic of Iran conclude.The case being built by U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones in South Florida could provide pivotal legal and political justification for potential Trump administration actions against Cuba. As part of the effort, Quiñones has formed a working group that includes prosecutors from his office, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as the Treasury Department, the State Department, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• "It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or death."
  Mamdani Breaks Silence After NYPD Confirms Bomb Was Used In Terror Attempt
  
• The investigation could serve as a legal and political pretext for action against Cuba, similar to the case with Venezuela’s Maduro.
  Why is the DOJ Building a Criminal Case Against Cuba’s Communist Leaders?

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
• According to the report, officials have debated whether the material would be physically removed from Iran or diluted on site by nuclear specialists working alongside special operations units, possibly including scientists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
  Report: Trump Weighing Special Ops Raid to Secure Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile
  
• “President Trump knows – I know – you don’t tell the enemy, you don’t tell the press, you don’t tell anybody what your limits would be on an operation,” Hegseth said.
  Hegseth vows US will ‘go as far as we need’ to topple Iranian regime as conflict escalates — including possible ‘boots on ground’
  
• The news of Mojtaba becoming the next Supreme Leader of Iran comes after President Donald Trump told ABC News that the next Supreme Leader of Iran would “have to get approval” from the United States, adding that without approval “he’s not going to last long.”
  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Son, Mojtaba, Selected as Supreme Leader of Iran
  
• The Israel Defense Forces said the Israeli Air Force carried out the massive strike early Friday beneath the regime’s “leadership compound” in the heart of Tehran, a sprawling complex of government and security buildings that has served as the central nerve center for Iran’s political and military leadership.
  Watch: 50 Israeli Jets Drop 100 Bombs, Obliterating Khamenei’s Secret Tehran War Bunker Used by Regime’s Top Brass
  
• The IDF: Fighter jets “struck several fuel storage complexes used by the military forces of the Iranian terrorist regime in Tehran.”
  Israeli Air Force Strikes Iran’s IRGC-Linked Oil Facilities
  
• Multiple members of the Assembly of Experts said Sunday that a majority decision on a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been reached. Assembly member Mohsen Heydari said “the most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been determined,” the Times of Israel reported, citing the outlet Iranian Students’ News Agency. Fellow member Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri separately told Fars news agency that “a firm opinion reflecting the majority view has been reached.”
  Iran Claims To Appoint New Leader
  
• Just like its terror proxy Hamas, and in the typical mold of Islamic terrorists, the Iranian regime has been using heavily populated civilian areas for military counterstrikes as the U.S.-Israeli Operation Epic Fury continues. 
  U.S. Military Warns Iranian People of Regime’s Military Ops in Civilian Areas
  
• Property records and corporate filings show some London holdings tied to addresses in the swanky Bishops Avenue in north London.
  EXPOSED: Iran's new Supreme Leader linked to over £100 MILLION in London luxe real estate, makes lavish, extended visits to UK
  
• Carney is now inching towards a direct military commitment even though doing so will almost certainly divide his caucus and the base of his Liberal Party.
  Mark Carney is performing a tight-rope act between backing the US and angering Liberal, Arab voters
  
• For those at home and abroad who don’t know what to make of President Donald Trump’s talk of “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and how the next supreme leader is “not going to last long,” allow us to translate: He expects Iran to find leadership that isn’t committed to an insane Islamist agenda. That is, one that won’t seek nuclear weapons and ICBMs, sponsor global terror (including efforts to assassinate him) or work to impose Islamist puppet governments across the Middle East — all at the expense of the long-suffering Iranian people. Call it: Make Iran Normal Again.
  Trump’s simple demand: Make Iran normal again
  * * * * *

• Once, the Anglosphere prided itself on standing for moral decency. Now, it sides with tyrannies.
  Australia is refusing to protect the Iranian women’s football team from possible torture or murder
  
• It has been nearly 50 years since I wrote about Iran with Nixon. Trump approaches Iran with the same clear-eyed realism.
  Trump Learned Richard Nixon’s Lessons On Iran
  
• Roger Kimball: Donald Trump is betting that decisive force—not endless stalemate—can topple regimes, realign alliances, and compress decades of history into weeks.
  Unconditional Surrender: When Wars Are Fought to Win

  
  CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• Democrats have made a habit of misleading the public, resisting accountability, and blocking common-sense measures—responsibility, in their hands, is optional.
  What If Democrats Are Responsible for Everything Bad That Happens?
  
• The Left and Iran share a centuries-old obsession with millenarian utopias, projecting a perfect world while embracing chaos to achieve it.
  Iran and the Left: They’re the Same Picture
  
• The proposed plate featured an image of Kirk, his Phoenix-based organization’s logo, an American flag background, and the words “For Charlie” on it, Fox News reported Saturday. The outlet noted Kirk had lived in Arizona with his wife Erika and their two children.
  ‘Petty and Callous’: Arizona’s Democrat Governor Lambasted for Vetoing Charlie Kirk Memorial License Plate
  
• The mural, painted on a building at Brookland Park Boulevard and North Avenue, shows a dark-skinned woman holding a watermelon slice with seeds that spell out “Free Palestine,” WWBT reported. Former Richmond Crusade for Voters president Jonathan Davis told the outlet the image immediately troubled him.
  Pro-'Palestine' Watermelon Mural Sparks Backlash In Black Community: "Used To Demean Us"
  
• A politician who has built nothing wants to tear down what others have achieved.
  The Man Who Loves To Tax
  
• White man who hates white people defeats black woman who hates white people.
  Texas Dems Choose Candidate Who Called White People a “Virus”
  
• Hallie Shoffner has argued that she is both a reflection of DEI (as a woman) and a reflection of privilege (as a white person)
  Arkansas Dem Running for Senate on 'Fairness' Platform Backed Race-Based Hiring and Admissions Policies
  
• 'Never mention jury nullification' during jury selection, Freedom Trainers advises its attendees. Then, vote 'not guilty' for 'any reason you believe is just.'
  Left-Wing Activist Group Teaches Liberals How To Get Through Jury Selection and Vote 'Not Guilty' on Trump DOJ Prosecutions, Recordings Show

  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• Stephanie Minter, a 41-year-old mother from Fredericksburg, was found with multiple stab wounds on Richmond Highway in Fairfax County on Feb. 23, according to a Fairfax County Police Department press release, quickly charging Abdul Jalloh, an illegal migrant from Sierra Leone with a long criminal history, with Minter’s murder. Democratic State Sen. Scott Surovell said the murder, which has been blamed on Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, happened because United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was carrying out operations in Minnesota and Memphis.
  Democrat State Senator Claims ICE Is To Blame For Illegal Butchering Virginia Mom
  
• “Noem often seemed more drawn toward the political spotlight.”
  For Kristi Noem, Campaign Season Never Ended
  
• People are more likely to support policies that demonstrably benefit them and their fellow countrymen, a recent book argues.
  How to Win Friends and Increase Skilled Immigration

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• “There is ZERO reason for spring break travel to be held hostage for political points — Democrats must end this DHS shutdown NOW.”
  DHS slams Democrats for holding travelers ‘hostage for political points’ as airport chaos sparks hours-long security lines
  
• Washington, D.C., is now in charge of making sure that dogs in Los Angeles aren’t mistreated.
  Blue State Failure Is Destroying Federalism And The Constitution

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• This one was different. The ‘Islamophobes’ screamed ‘Allahu akbar.’
  New York City Suffers an Outbreak of ‘Islamophobia’
  
• Muslims throw bombs at "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City" rally
  After Muslims Throw Bombs, Mamdani Claims He’s the Real Victim
  
• The display has been removed following online backlash.
  
• “Because of his wife’s support of terrorism, @NYCMayor @ZohranKMamdani cannot receive a federal security clearance. He’s a national-security threat. We can’t trust him to work with U.S. intelligence agencies to protect NYC.”
  New Info on Mamdani’s Wife’s Pro-Hamas Social Media History Prompts National Security Concerns
  
• Diverse.
  Afghan Muslim Refugee Named Mohammed Kidnaps Woman From Gay Bar
  Islamic Decorations Appear at Texas School.
  
• The fear is that the new measures, including the creation of an anti-Muslim hostility tsar to enforce them, could further restrict free speech in the U.K.
  After Starmer Panders to Muslim Leaders, Britain Braces for ‘Islamophobia Tsar’
  
• Islam is not a decorative addition to the progressive cause; it is on the verge of becoming its animating spirit.
  https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/why-islam-seeks-shelter-under-the-banner-of-the-left/

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• This is where the Democrats are headed. (Meh, they've arrived - jjs)
  Gavin Newsom To Do Interview With Hamas Supporter

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• “Well, Obama made the argument, um, initially that he could go into Syria without an authorization.”
  Bill Maher Humiliates Adam Schiff-for-brains With Trick Question About Iran
  
• President Donald Trump announced that the United States military and the Israeli Defense Forces had launched Operation Epic Fury in a video posted on Truth Social early Saturday morning. Kian Tajbakhsh, who was imprisoned after the 2009 Green Revolution, related what an Iranian official told him during “CNN NewsNight” on Thursday.
  CNN Panel Goes Haywire After Iranian Political Prisoner Says Trump Didn’t Start War With Iran
  
• The mistranslation has raised questions about the BBC’s impartiality and reignited criticism from Donald Trump, who has a history of disputes with the broadcaster.
  BBC Caught Mistranslating Hegseth Speech, After Previously Doctoring Trump Address.
  
• Rarely has freedom of speech in the modern era faced such adversity.
  The First Right, Under Attack
  
• His sweaty, nicotine-fueled, obsessive behavior suggests that he’s not just hunting for clicks.
  Tucker Carlson’s decline UPDATED

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Eight months before the crucial midterm elections, the administration of President Donald Trump is battling high living costs.
  Trump’s Race Against Time
  
• Wright said, “The Trump administration has been all in on lowering energy prices, and I would say quite successfully. We have seen a dramatic decline in gasoline prices, in diesel prices. Soon, you will see it in electricity prices as well. So the Trump administration, in stark contrast to the Biden administration, his goal has been to lower energy prices, the Biden administration quite successful in raising energy prices. Gasoline today is still $1.50 a gallon cheaper than it was in the middle of the Biden administration. But you’re right. We want it back below $3 a gallon. And it will be again before too long.”
  Energy Secretary Wright: Gas Prices Will Only Stay Up for Weeks — This Is Not a Months’ Thing
  
• After they banned drilling and set out to permanently raise gas prices.
  Democrats Suddenly Pretend to Care About Oil Prices

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Here’s a list of the latest crime across America:
  American Crime Blotter: 3/9/26
  
• Chicago’s transit chaos shows the cost of a grievance-driven politics: when enforcement is always racist, everyone else just gets less safe.
  Identity Politics over Public Safety on the Chicago Transit Authority

  TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AFTERMATH

• The reality of the Iran war was brought home on Friday in a Brooklyn courtroom when a jury convicted Asif Merchant for plotting with the Iranian government to assassinate President Trump and other American politicians.
  Miranda Devine: As Operation Epic Fury rages, the Iranian regime’s longstanding plot to kill Trump was confirmed
  
• Jurors found Asif Merchant, whom authorities say worked for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), guilty of murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, according to the press release. Prosecutors said Merchant entered the United States in April 2024 and began laying the groundwork for political assassinations before law enforcement dismantled the plot.
  Iranian Agent Who Tried To Assassinate Trump Found Guilty

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,

• Not without raising gas prices by $2.23 cents and home heating costs by $3,000
  New York Realizes It Can’t Get 70% of Power from ‘Renewables’ in 4 Years
  
• Chevron has warned that California could face an economic collapse under Governor Gavin Newsom’s policies, according to a doomsday letter sent by the company.
  Refinery Shutdowns, EV Dreams, and $8 Gas: The Price of California’s Climate Delusion

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Virginia’s new über-leftist state government is about to make homeschooling much more attractive. But be careful...
  Good News for American Education, but Also a Red Flag
  
• The eighth-grade history teacher in the Rocklin School District, about 25 miles north of Sacramento, is seen unbuttoning his pants and urinating into the container off camera, according to the Sacramento Bee, which obtained a copy of the footage.
  California Teacher Placed on Leave After He’s Filmed Allegedly Peeing in a Container in His Classroom
  
• The school also encourages faculty applicants who lack experience advancing DEI to “focus on their future plans” to contribute to those efforts.
  UMass Chan Considers Faculty Applicants’ Past DEI Contributions in Hiring Process
  
• “If there are actions that are happening that are about social change or about people of color or marginalized communities, we also have a responsibility to cover that as well.”
  DePaul University Launches ‘Racial Justice’ Media Institute Aligned With Lori Lightgroot Anti-ICE Initiative
  
• Why aren't most students graduating high school? Because they don't have free laundry.
  California High School Where Most Students Don’t Graduate Offers Free Laundry

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• ‘Because these magazines are arms in common and ubiquitous use by law abiding citizens across this country, we agree … that the District’s outright ban on them violates the Second Amendment.’
  Appeals Court Rules D.C.’s Gun Magazine Restriction Is Unconstitutional
  
• Leftist scare-mongering about firearms is not just disingenuous. It’s also dangerous.
  The Problem with Blaming the Gun

  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• The South Dakota House of Representatives passed SB 175 on Wednesday. Much like the SAVE America Act, the SB 175 seeks to require documentary proof-of-citizenship for residents registering to vote. The House approved the measure in a veto-proof 64-3 vote after it successfully cleared the Senate (28-6) last month.
  While Thune Slacks On SAVE America Act, His Home State Passes Its Own Version Of The Bill
  
• The president also made it clear he wants the best version passed, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and voter identification. . .
  President Trump Vows Not to Sign Any Bills Until Lawmakers Pass the Save America Act: ‘Do Not Fail!’
  
• If convicted, Sacko faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
  Illegal Alien Faces Charges for Voting in FIVE U.S. Presidential Elections. (What about those who registered him?! - jjs)
  
• Despite the fact that the bill’s main focus — requiring valid proof of citizenship for voter registration — is popular among voters regardless of party, Schumer shared a post on X referring to the SAVE Act as “Jim Crow 2.0” and claiming that millions of people would be “disenfranchised” if it were to pass. (Democrats would be hindered in stealing elections! - jjs)
  Schemer Melts Down Over Trump Voter Crackdown Push — Hints At Next Democrat Move

  L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN

• “The [guards] had a duty to ensure the safety and security of federal inmates in their care,” Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said in 2019. “Instead, they repeatedly failed to conduct mandated checks on inmates, and lied on official forms to hide their dereliction.”
  Report: Epstein Prison Guard Googled Him Twice Minutes Before His Body Was Found (Googled, like with a pillow? - jjs)

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY

• Jesse Jackson's funeral was held Friday at the House of Hope on Chicago's South Side. Every major Democrat who still matters showed up: Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Jill Biden, California Gov. Gavin Newsom. That’s right: sitting with a bunch of other couples, Barack Obama once again went stag.
  This Might Be the Clearest Sign Yet the Obamas’ Marriage Is a Total Lie
  
• They did 'not know' Jackson, his son said of the three Democrat presidents, and that did not include President Trump, who did know the man and was gracious.
  Jesse Jackson's son rips Democrats who turned his father's funeral into a political pep rally
  
• Mace’s resolution would have forced the House Ethics Committee to publicly disclose all records about allegations of congressional lawmakers and aides engaging in sexual misconduct or harassment.
  Nothing to See Here: House Blocks Release of Congressional Sexual Misconduct Reports
  
• Singer abandons Republicans to endorse gun control and pro-trans advocates.
  Boca Mayor Scott Singer’s Handpicked Successor: Democrat Andy Thompson

  POLITICS

• Lloyd Billingsley: Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger (D-CIA) is the one to watch.
  Agent Double-O-2028
  
• Millsap told Boyle that his entry into the race followed a dispute over a 40-acre parcel he owns near Atlanta that activists targeted because it was located next to what he referred to as “Cop City.” Millsap stated Antifa activists occupied the land and blocked development. “They moved into my land illegally,” he remarked, adding that local officials in DeKalb County “refused to remove them as trespassers from my land.” 
  Exclusive: Film Studio Executive Ryan Millsap Launches Georgia Congressional Bid After Antifa Occupied His Land

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• No injuries were reported. Police received reports of a “loud bang” or explosion around 1 a.m., Oslo police said in a news release. The explosion was caused by some sort of incendiary device, Oslo police representative Frode Larsen said during a news conference Sunday. Investigators believe the embassy was the target and are searching for the perpetrators and their motive.
  Police Investigate Explosion Outside U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway
  
• American power quietly clipped China’s wings long before they ever reached the island nation of Taiwan.
  It Appears that the Road to Protecting Taiwan Ran Through Tehran, Not Taipei
  
• After decades of failed nation-building, Trump’s America First doctrine signals a new American century—one where nations win freedom themselves and the U.S. leads by strength and example.
  The New American Century

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Because it’s so much easier than taking care of them.
  The West is voluntarily killing innocent people
  
• The economic reasoning is powerful, but it breaks down against reality.
  Why “Legalize and Tax” Is the Wrong Solution to Our Drug Problem
  
• Sacramento health officials are warning of a potential viral explosion after more than 100 children were possibly exposed to measles at an educational enrichment program.
  World’s most contagious disease rips across California — as more than 100 kids feared exposed in major city

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The result proves that a similar impact could be used on some asteroids to deflect them from hitting the Earth, though we would need to know a lot about that asteroid prior to launching the mission to accurately predict the orbital change. Otherwise, any impact could be a dangerous crap shoot that could do more harm than good.
  Dart changed the orbit of the Didymos/Dimorphos binary asteroids around the Sun
  
• The Coronograph satellite is the heart of this mission. It records the data, available because the Occulter blocks the Sun from view so that the corona, the Sun’s atmosphere, can be seen. Based on this report, it does not look good that the spacecraft can be recovered.
  ESA loses contact with the coronagraph satellite of its duel-satellite Proba-3 mission

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• ‘I think it’s important for parents to know that this is occurring in our public schools because I don’t think many parents believe that it’s as bad as it really is,’ Amber Lavigne said.
  What’s Next In The Fight To Stop Schools From Transing Kids After SCOTUS Victory

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Hollywood and the culture war now reward stories that cast villains—real or imagined—as proof of who is good and who is bad.
  The Good, the Bad and the Vampires
  
• "We’re making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy”
  Pixar Slowly Backing Away From Wokeness
  
• Christian Toto: Actor/comedian shows different side to his brash persona along the way
  Michael Rapaport Slams Mamdani, Wife for Vile Oct. 7 Views

  HITHER & YON

• Echoes from Jewish history lend a unique resonance to the Epic Fury campaign. 
  Timing is Everything: Epic Fury and Shabbat Zachor

• Coincidentally, the 35th anniversary of the end of the Gulf War came with the start of a new conflict in the Persian Gulf.  While further comparisons are premature, it should be noted that the Gulf War is not the last war that ended in an unambiguous American victory.  That would be the eradication of the ISIS caliphate during President Trump’s first term.  But the Gulf War is a victory worth remembering if only because such victories have become so few. 
  Michael Kelly’s War — And Now, 35 Years Later, Ours
  
• A regime’s loyal voice begins to question the lies - and sparks the first whisper of revolt.
  Short Film: The Voice of a Lie

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