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  • Blaming the victim - Democrat moral confusion threatens western civilization.

    03/16/2026 6:57:52 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 1 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 16 Mar, 2026 | Mike McDaniel
    DDemocrats used to be on the side of victims, but not so much anymore. Women were among their most important victims, suffering under the Republican “war on women.” In the past, they reflexively defended rape victims, accusing anyone of not wanting to immediately lynch accused rapists of “blaming the victim.” But that was before they decided vicious illegal alien criminals were higher on the victimization ladder than American women. Now, pretty much any Democrat favored victim group—trans, drag queens, all manner of domestic criminals, criminal Democrat congressmen, Jihadists—takes precedence over women—and Jews. We no longer hear about the Republican “war...
  • U.S. is allowing Iranian oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz, says Bessent

    03/16/2026 6:49:11 AM PDT · by thegagline · 11 replies
    CNBC ^ | 03/16/2026 | Spencer Kimball
    The United States is allowing Iranian oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Monday.“The Iranian ships have been getting out already, and we’ve let that happen to supply the rest of the world,” Bessent said in an interview CNBC’s Brian Sullivan in Paris. The Treasury secretary is in France to hold trade talks with China. *** “We think that there will be a natural opening that the Iranians are letting out, and for now we’re fine with that. We want the world to be well supplied,” Bessent said. President Donald Trump is...
  • Yankees' Cam Schlittler calls security to remove spider from locker

    03/16/2026 6:35:57 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 21 replies
    foxnews.com ^ | March 16, 2026 | By Ryan Gaydos Fox News
    For some people, spiders are no joke. Arachnophobia affects between 2.7-6.1% of people and is one of the most common anxiety disorders, according to the National Institutes of Health. The wolf spider, garden spider and the house spider are most common in Tampa, Florida. It’s unclear if New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler deals with the fear, but he made sure that the insect was taken care of before a spring training game. Schlittler called security to get a spider out of his locker before the team took on the Detroit Tigers, according to the YES Network. Schlittler didn’t pitch...
  • New terror group threatens Europe's Jewry

    03/16/2026 6:26:59 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 7 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 16/3/26 | Nitsan Keidar
    A special report by the National Center for Combating Antisemitism in Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry on Monday morning revealed the existence of a new militant organization called "Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya" (Ashab Al-Yamim). The group has claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks against Jewish institutions in Europe in recent days. According to the report, the organization is behind an explosion near a synagogue in Liège, Belgium, an attack on a Jewish site in Greece, the arson of a synagogue in Rotterdam, and the detonation of an explosive device outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam. Although most of the...
  • Rich, white liberals jet to Cuba to tell locals not to overthrow communism

    03/16/2026 6:16:46 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 21 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 15 Mar, 2026 | Monica Showalter
    In Cuba, the locals are in absolute revolt against a 67-year communist tyranny and all its economic failures. Expectations -- a critical element in igniting a revolution -- are rising, and locals are no longer afraid of the state. They are shouting 'libertad' in their hundreds of thousands: Stop romanticizing socialism. None of that aid will get to the Cuban people. The dictatorship steals it and sells it to them in dollars, currency which they don't get paid. What the Cuban people need is freedom. Cuba will be free soon thanks to Donald Trump. Clock is ticking.… pic.twitter.com/FfaVkuqB4R — Libertad...
  • Trump warns NATO of 'very bad' future if allies don't help secure Strait of Hormuz

    03/16/2026 6:14:57 AM PDT · by McGruff · 18 replies
    Fox News ^ | March 16, 2026 | Eric Mack
    President Donald Trump sent his clearest warning yet to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Sunday: Stand with the U.S. for defense of the Strait of Hormuz or face a "very bad" future. "It's only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there," Trump told The Financial Times in an interview Sunday. "If there’s no response, or if it’s a negative response, I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO." Trump echoed those remarks in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One on...
  • “Yes” to Texas’s New Anti-DEI Complaint Portal

    03/16/2026 6:11:04 AM PDT · by karpov · 1 replies
    James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal ^ | March 12, 2026 | Keller Moore
    The Lone Star State has done something rare, new, and needed: It has given its anti-DEI statutes teeth. As of January 9th, students, faculty, and university employees can now report violations of Senate Bill 17, a 2023 statute banning all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, to a complaint portal at the State Office of the Ombudsman’s website. A dropdown menu lists the six possible areas where Texas colleges and universities might sneak in DEI measures, ranging from the curriculum to hiring processes. Non-student citizens can use a separate portal to provide unofficial feedback and complaints. According to the complaint-process...
  • 'It's Just A Flesh Wound!' Says Legless Torso Of Iranian Ayatollah

    03/16/2026 5:49:26 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 9 replies
    babylonbee.com ^ | March 16, 2026
    TEHRAN — The legless torso of newly-appointed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei assured the world that the loss of his legs in battle was "just a flesh wound". "Tis' but a scratch," declared Khamenei as aides carefully balanced his torso on the floor. "I've had worse. Come on then, America, you Great Satan you! Have at you, you yellow-bellied cowards. I'm invincible!!" Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reportedly spoke to the Ayatollah directly, asking Khamenei to admit defeat. "Ooooh, had enough then Pete, have you?" cackled the Ayatollah in response. "Chicken! chicken! Come on then, you pansy!" In response, Hegseth ordered another...
  • Order of Battle

    03/16/2026 5:17:56 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 13 replies
    Kunstler.com ^ | 13 Mar, 2026 | James Howard Kunstler
    “History doesn’t move in straight lines. What looks like stagnation can be prelude. Let’s not lose hope.” —RVassil on X. Don’t lose your s--- over mines in the Strait of Hormuz and the oil price shooting up. Iran has many thousands of mines. But something has to lay them out in the water. Iran has no more naval ships. They have small boats. The US can see everything moving on the surface, or sitting at docks. We are blowing them up methodically. The news outlets who want the US to fail in this operation (because: Trump) want you to think...
  • Storing Green Energy to Last Germany 10 Days Would Require A 60-Million Tonne Battery

    03/16/2026 5:14:50 AM PDT · by Renkluaf · 27 replies
    Watts Up With That ^ | 3/16/26 | P Gosselin
    An article at the European Institute for Climate & Energy (EIKE) website here takes a critical look at whether battery parks would be feasible to fully secure Germany’s weather-dependent power generation from wind and solar. . . . 10 days of buffer To bridge a ten-day “Dunkelflaute” (dark doldrums) in winter with a 50 GW load, 12,000 GWh would be needed. This is 470 times the current total capacity and 2,800 times the current large-scale storage. Such a battery would weigh 60 million tons. A modern factory (like CATL in Thuringia) would theoretically need 857 years to produce this amount.
  • 🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(3/16/26)[Prayer]

    03/16/2026 5:09:49 AM PDT · by left that other site · 3 replies
    The Holy Scriptures (KJV) | 3/16/26 | left that other site
    🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(3/16/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 43:15-34 15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 18 And the men were...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings xx-March-2026

    03/16/2026 5:07:56 AM PDT · by annalex · 7 replies
    16 March 2026 Monday of the 4th week of Lent reconstructed cell St Julian's Church, Norwich, UKReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 65:17-21Be glad and rejoice for ever at what I am creatingThus says the Lord: Now I create new heavens and a new earth, and the past will not be remembered, and will come no more to men’s minds. Be glad and rejoice for ever and ever for what I am creating, because I now create Jerusalem ‘Joy’ and her people ‘Gladness.’ I shall rejoice over Jerusalem and exult in my people. No more will the...
  • A New Line Of Attack On New York's Rent Regulation Regime

    03/16/2026 5:05:58 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 4 replies
    Manhattan Contrarian ^ | 12 Mar, 2026 | Francis Menton
    In New York’s large suite of self-destructive public policies, it’s hard to choose which one is the very worst. But an excellent candidate is the regime for regulation of residential rents, mostly going by the name of Rent Stabilization. Because of rent regulation, New York’s rental housing stock is older, more outdated, and less well-maintained than the housing of any other American city. If you got yourself into one of the regulated apartments a few decades ago, you likely enjoy a significant bargain on your monthly rent versus comparable space, to go along with your 30- or 40-year old kitchen...
  • Trump allies plan Senate floor TAKEOVER to pass SAVE America Act

    03/16/2026 5:03:59 AM PDT · by RandFan · 19 replies
    The Hill ^ | 03/16/26 6:00 AM ET | by Alexander Bolton
    President Trump’s allies are planning to take over the Senate floor this week in a bid to pass the SAVE America Act, setting up a major test for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) who is under pressure from Trump and the MAGA base to extend the debate over voting reform for as long as possible. GOP senators are playing their cards close to the vest ahead of this week’s marathon debate over the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which would require people registering to vote to show documented proof of citizenship. But they’re bracing for long hours...
  • Trump briefed that Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is probably gay — and president has priceless reaction

    03/16/2026 4:41:18 AM PDT · by Libloather · 52 replies
    NY Post ^ | 3/16/26 | Steven Nelson
    WASHINGTON — President Trump was stunned to learn last week that US intelligence indicates new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay — and that his father, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, feared his suitability to rule the Islamic Republic for that reason, The Post can reveal. Trump couldn’t contain his surprise and laughed aloud when he was briefed on the intel, according to sources. Others in the room also found it “hilarious” and joined the president’s reaction, while one senior intelligence official “has not stopped laughing about it for days,” said one person familiar with the briefing. The...
  • Airbnb issues doomsday letter to Los Angeles ahead of World Cup: ‘Act now!’

    03/16/2026 4:09:20 AM PDT · by Libloather · 10 replies
    California Post ^ | 3/15/26 | Jamie Paige
    Airbnb has issued a doomsday letter to Los Angeles ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as prices skyrocket and renters are frustrated by red tape. The short-term renting giant demanded the city end rules restricting second homeowners in the region from letting them out as vacation homes during the tournament. The move, the note claims, would lead to an explosion in properties available for visitors and add over $100 million in taxes to the local government. Prices have gone nuclear across Los Angeles and San Francisco, the two World Cup tournament locations in California. A Deloitte study found in...
  • Today's Toons 3/16/26

    03/16/2026 3:52:21 AM PDT · by pookie18 · 10 replies
    The Right Reasons ^ | 3/16/26 | pookie18
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  • Chinese spy tech is endangering US hospitals. Texas is trying to shut that down

    03/16/2026 3:45:04 AM PDT · by Libloather · 16 replies
    Fox News ^ | 3/16/26 | Chuck DeVore, Dr. Clifford Porter
    Millions of Americans depend on medical devices — pacemakers, infusion pumps and patient monitors — to stay alive. But some of that equipment is made in China and it may be spying on us – or worse. In January 2025, the Food and Drug Administration and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a stark joint warning: patient monitors made by Contec Medical Systems, a Chinese company based in Qinhuangdao, contain a hidden backdoor. These devices, used in hospitals across the United States, can transmit sensitive patient data to a hard-coded IP address in China. Even more troubling, the backdoor...
  • Today’s Cryptogram

    03/16/2026 3:43:54 AM PDT · by Apple Pan Dowdy · 5 replies
    NS ZDA GTTQ ZDAX VDAFR HRAF ZDA KNYY WTJTX QAF ZDAX SDDF NW NF. — UAHFNW D'VUYYTZ
  • 2K flights canceled in single day, turning major airport into virtual ghost town (blizzard)

    03/16/2026 3:28:55 AM PDT · by Libloather · 18 replies
    Fox Business ^ | 3/15/26 | Bonny Chu
    At least 2,000 flights were canceled Sunday as winter blizzards continue to batter the Upper Midwest, turning at least one normally bustling airport into a virtual ghost town. According to the latest data from FlightAware, U.S. flight cancellations Sunday accounted for roughly 78% of all canceled flights worldwide, with at least 2,216 flights grounded out of roughly 2,842 global cancellations. Meanwhile, an additional 6,826 delays have reportedly rippled across the national air network, further straining travel schedules across the world. Many airlines have since issued guidelines allowing passengers to change their flights without major fees, providing flexibility for travelers affected...