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"The Democrats are betting on failure.” That’s how National Review’s Noah Rothman characterizes the Democratic Party’s response to the U.S.-Israeli attacks on the terrorist regime that controls Iran. But Rothman has it only half right. Democrats aren’t just betting on failure in Iran. They are trying to engineer it. And not just in Iran, but at home as well, where they are actively trying to undermine the economy. Because, you see, the midterms are coming up, and to Democrats, what matters isn’t the well-being of Americans or ridding the world of its chief terrorist threat. The only thing that matters...

Team USA suffered a massive upset at the hands of Italy on Tuesday night at the World Baseball Classic, putting their hopes of moving to the quarterfinal round in jeopardy. Italy’s Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy defeated the U.S., 8-6, in the Americans’ final game in pool play. Italian starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 4.2 scoreless innings. The U.S. got homers from Pete Crow-Armstrong twice and Gunnar Henderson, but their rally fell short. Aaron Judge had a chance to extend the game for the U.S. in the ninth inning, but he struck out.

It's the Great Fear that is just eating away at the poor folks at Politico. It was first expressed by that periodical in December when they suddenly realized that with so many Democrats (and none clearly in the lead) that in the open primary for governor of California that it was possible that with only two Republicans in that race, that both of them could end up in first and second place due to the Democrats splitting up the rest of the votes among themselves.A couple of months later in February that fear not only did not go away but...

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Changes could soon be coming to your favorite grocery store. Lawmakers in the state capital are considering placing limits on how many self-checkout lanes can be used at once.

"Alarming concerns": A congressional memo was one piece of evidence the FBI used for a subpoena to review Maricopa County, Arizona election records in recent days. The issue extends to other states. Before the FBI subpoenaed election records involving Arizona's largest county this month, congressional staffers dispatched to monitor Maricopa County’s vote-counting process in 2024 reported "alarming" concerns that completed mail-in ballots were stored in the same room as blanks and were sorted by a third-party printing company that had no government officials or partisan observers on site, according to a copy of the observer's report obtained by Just the...

A 600-kilogram NASA satellite will enter Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow. The Van Allen Probe A research satellite, weighing approximately 600 kilograms and launched in 2011, is scheduled to enter Earth’s atmosphere on March 11. The Space Force’s estimated reentry time is just that — an estimate. It will be updated in the coming hours, as more and better data come in.”

The Secret Service has reportedly taken someone into custody after a vehicle collided with the White House gate(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) A motorist has been detained by the Secret Service following an incident involving a "suspicious vehicle" in the vicinity of the White House today. Roads surrounding US President Donald Trump's residence were cordoned off with police tape this morning after a vehicle allegedly collided with the White House gates, reports the Mirror. CBS correspondent Natalie Brand reported road closures and traffic disruption around the White House shortly before 7AM "due to Secret Service investigation". She noted that a...

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NEW YORK, NY — As giant mutant spiders attacked the Big Apple, many concerned experts across the country expressed worry that the giant attacking spiders could lead to a substantial increase in hateful arachnophobia. The fears grew this week following yet another attack from the giant spiders, resulting in widespread calls for city leaders to take action against them. Analysts urged the public to refrain from falling into such blatant arachnophobic hysteria. "It's disturbing to see such anti-spider sentiment," said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. "I implore all New Yorkers, regardless of their backgrounds and political views, to avoid...

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Abortionist Shelley Sella recently confirmed the death of abortionist Susan Robinson in a public post on social media. According to Sella, late-term abortionist Susan Robinson died on February 27, “less than a year” after a cancer diagnosis. Both Sella and Robinson were trained in extremely late-term abortions by Kansas abortionist George Tiller during their years at his now shuttered Wichita clinic, and both went on to expand brutal late-term abortion in New Mexico. In Sella’s public post about Robinson’s death, she states that two days before Robinson died she told Sella, “How many people can say – I haven’t wasted...

Alina Habba, the former acting New Jersey US attorney and one-time personal lawyer for President Trump, divorced her millionaire husband after nearly six years of marriage and relocated to Palm Beach, The Post confirmed. The brunette firebrand, 41, called it quits with hubby Gregg Reuben sometime after she resigned from her role as the Garden State’s top federal prosecutor in early December, friends of hers revealed on Tuesday. Habba, who rose to prominence after Trump hired her in 2021, headed for the greener pastures of Palm Beach, Florida — a short ways from the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort. “She’s a self-made...

Isaac’s energy level, enthusiasm, and talkativeness were too much—at least for a traditional classroom.He had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); one psychologist explained that he had a high IQ but low maturity.Illustration by Lumi LiuIt wasn’t until Heather Rodden began homeschooling him in fifth grade that she realized what years of frustrated teachers couldn’t put their fingers on—what looked like a liability in one setting can flourish in another.Like Rodden, other parents, researchers, and professionals are moving away from treating ADHD purely as a disorder that 1 in 10 kids have.The word “deficit” in ADHD, they argue,...

What is the greatest rock album of the '70s? You can help decide with UCR's 2026 March Madness bracket. Last year we got a great response to our Best '80s Album bracket, which ended with AC/DC's Back in Black defeating Van Halen's 1984. Both of those bands are back with their most popular '70s records, competing against 30 more of the most famous albums of the '70s. The 32 contenders have been seeded into our bracket alphabetically, then paired off into 16 first round battles. You can vote below for your favorite albums - once an hour between now and...

https://x.com/jayblackisfunny/status/2031479216647094640Jay Black@jayblackisfunny5hPete Hegseth spent $100,000 on a piano, $2 million on Alaskan King Crab, $7 million on lobster tail, $15 million on steak, $120,000 on ice cream machines, and $12,000 on fruit basket stands… JUST IN SEPTEMBER! (But, tell me again how Somali day care centers are the problem.)@amuse@amuse36m@grok did Pete by a $100K piano? $2M on crabs? $15M on steaks? $120K on ice cream? And $12K on fruit? All in September?Grok@grok35mNo, Secretary Hegseth didn't personally buy these. Per OpenTheBooks analysis of DoD data, these were Pentagon-wide contracts in Sept 2025 (end of fiscal year "use-it-or-lose-it" spending spike to $93B...

[H/T Keflavik76]https://x.com/angertab/status/2031364124051980450 Matt Tardio @angertab Did the USA strike the Minab "all girls school" in Iran? No. This is the video that USA-hating MSM does not want you to see. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Location and Background (04:20) IRGC soldiers on site (04:52) IRGC memorial in "classroom" (05:36) School For Martyrs X-Posts (06:55) Roads Connecting IRGC Facility To School (08:36) Not 1,000lbs Of Explosives (Tomahawk) (09:06) Direction of Attack (12:20) Wing to Body Ration (Identifying Munition) (14:06) Angle of Attack (15:13) KH-55 Indicating features (17:56) Other Primary Schools In Manab (21:46) New York Times Biased Sources (Regime) March 10, 2026

When Emir Balat, accused of taking part in throwing IEDs at a rally against the Islamization of New York City near the mayoral residence, was being led out by an FBI agent, he raised his right finger upwards in what media accounts incorrectly described as an “ISIS salute”. The New York Post called it “a universal salute for ISIS”. But there is no such thing as an ISIS salute. It’s the traditional Islamic salute used during prayers to their deity and, much like “Allahu Akbar” is used by Islamists proclaiming that they represent Allah and are combating infidels. ISIS...

According to a statement released by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), the Romans extracted gold from alluvial deposits in the Eastern Pyrenees. Using optically stimulated luminescence dating techniques, Oriol Olesti Vila of the UAB and Jorge Sanjurjo-Sánchez of the University of A Coruña dated two samples of fill from the remains of an ancient hydraulic structure on the Segre River to the third and fourth centuries A.D. The researchers explained that Roman miners would have eroded gold deposits from the riverbanks with water, and then washed them, either by channeling water through the sediments or flooding the sediments with...

A league commissioner's job isn’t easy, as they constantly search for resolutions on an array of issues. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, before the team’s 119-116 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday at Delta Center, was asked what the No. 1 issue is he would address if he were the NBA commissioner. “I know this will not be a popular opinion in the league office, but I will continue to say it because it’s obvious; we need to play fewer games,” Kerr said before the team’s 64th game of the regular season. “We need to take 10 games off the...

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić has separated from his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, he told ESPN. Sources close to the situation also said Dončić is in a custody battle over their two daughters. "I love my daughters more than anything and I've been doing everything I can for them to be with me in the U.S. during the season, but that hasn't been possible, so I recently made the tough decision to end my engagement," Dončić said in a statement provided to ESPN on Tuesday. "Everything I do is for my daughters' happiness and I will always fight to be...