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  • Climate Change -- Where The Experts Make Fools Of Themselves

    03/12/2026 5:38:52 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 2 replies
    Manhattan Contrarian ^ | 10 Mar, 2026 | Francis Menton
    Much has been written recently about the death of expertise in America. On one subject after another, those claiming to be experts have proved to be completely wrong. Covid provided multiple examples: from the origins (did it come from a lab leak?), to the efficacy of vaccines, to the necessity of lockdowns and “social distancing.” Another famous example was the Hunter Biden laptop, stated by 50+ “experts” from the intelligence community to carry “the classic earmarks” of “Russian disinformation.” But has there been any area where self-proclaimed experts have more made fools of themselves than the area of “climate change”?...
  • The Rockets Red Glare

    03/12/2026 5:07:18 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 14 replies
    Kunstler.com ^ | 6m Mar, 2026 | James Howard Kunstler
    "If you are feeling dumb today, just remember, there are real people who believe Iran is winning." —Cam Higby on "X". Terminally Depressed on CNN. You probably wonder what the end of this war will look like. It won’t look like V-J Day in Times Square, 1945, with sailors kissing girls they met five seconds ago. Our country is way too divided and disturbed with politically-inflected mental illness for love to bloom in the streets like it did then. If you happen to catch the glum crew on CNN you will detect that they really want this operation to fail...
  • 'Dubai is finished': Expats say they will leave and never come back as tax-free dream is shattered by war and officials begin prosecuting people for posting videos of missiles

    03/12/2026 4:22:46 AM PDT · by RandFan · 31 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | March 12 | By ADAM POGRUND, REPORTER
    Expats claim they will leave Dubai and never return as they fear for their lives and see their businesses destroyed while missiles continue to rain down over the United Arab Emirates. Once a tax-free haven attracting influencers from across the globe and thousands of Brits seeking warm weather and crime free streets, Dubai's carefully crafted image has been shattered and residents believe it is 'finished'. The emirate, home to around 240,000 British expats including Rio and Kate Ferdinand, Luisa Zissman and Petra Ecclestone, has been targeted by constant Iranian missile and drone attacks as the regime strikes US allies in...
  • Oscars on high alert after FBI warns of potential Iran ‘surprise attack’

    03/12/2026 4:15:46 AM PDT · by Libloather · 28 replies
    News.com.au via New York Post ^ | 3/12/26 | Joshua Haigh,
    The 2026 Oscars have been placed on high alert following the FBI’s warning about a potential “surprise attack” from Iran. This year’s Oscars ceremony is due to take place on Sunday evening in Los Angeles, and is expected to be attended by an array of Hollywood A-listers including Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne, Kate Hudson, Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman. According to an alert reported by ABC News, the FBI notified law enforcement across California in recent days that Iran could potentially retaliate for American military actions by launching drones toward the West Coast. “We want everybody to feel safe and...
  • Today's Toons 3/12/26

    03/12/2026 3:54:44 AM PDT · by pookie18 · 4 replies
    The Right Reasons ^ | 3/12/26 | pookie18
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  • DeSantis Unveils Statue of Alexander Hamilton as part of 'America 250'

    03/12/2026 3:32:47 AM PDT · by Jacquerie · 2 replies
    The Floridian ^ | March 11th 2026 | MICHAEL COSTEINES
    Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a statue of Alexander Hamilton in White Springs near the Suwannee River as part of America’s upcoming 250th birthday during a press conference in Hamilton County this week. Hamilton was a founding father and the first Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington from 1789 to 1795. Hamilton also founded the Federalist Party, America's first political party, in 1791. He is also on the $10 bill. While attending King's College (now Columbia University) around 1774, Hamilton became a vocal writer for the American cause against the British crown. Hamilton would later join the Revolutionary War...
  • Today's Cryptogram Challenge

    03/12/2026 3:21:45 AM PDT · by Lonesome in Massachussets · 6 replies
    ZCL MJVK'N AOWJNCPLWZ JN WEZ JW ZCL MLVNZ ZCVZ CL JN WEZ ILMJLTLS, IOZ ZCVZ CL GVWWEZ ILMJLTL VWUEWL LMNL. -- FLEKFL ILKWVKS NCVH Clue: REPLACE M WITH L
  • Six reported Bigfoot sightings in northeast Ohio within four days spark cryptid 'flap' speculation

    03/12/2026 3:06:54 AM PDT · by RoosterRedux · 29 replies
    Fox News ^ | y Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
    A series of social media posts from a cryptid-focused podcast has ignited speculation about widespread Bigfoot sightings in northeast Ohio, with enthusiasts pointing to what they describe as a concentrated burst of activity. The Bigfoot Society, a podcast and online community dedicated to collecting eyewitness accounts of Sasquatch encounters, says it had received six separate reports between March 6 and March 10 in wooded areas near Mantua and Garrettsville, southeast of Cleveland. The group has described the cluster as a possible "flap," a term used in cryptozoology for multiple sightings within a short time span. "It’s normal for there to...
  • Bestselling Author Matt Bracken on the Alex Jones Show

    03/12/2026 2:12:24 AM PDT · by RandFan · 11 replies
    X ^ | March 11 | Alex Jones & Matt Bracken
    @RealAlexJones Counterterrorism/Military Expert Warns That President Trump Is Walking Into A Deep State Trap In Iran! Infowars Was The First To Report 8 Days Ago That President Trump Was Considering A Ground Invasion Of Iran — Those Reports Have Now Been CONFIRMED! Former Navy SEAL & Bestselling Author, Matt Bracken, Joins Alex Jones To Lay Out The Cold Hard Facts
  • Charlie Kirk in 2023: Thomas Massie is “one of my favorite members of Congress..."

    03/12/2026 12:53:05 AM PDT · by RandFan · 32 replies
    X ^ | 2023 | @decensorednews
    @decensorednews TPAction: Thomas Massie is a “RINO” Charlie Kirk in 2023: Thomas Massie is “one of my favorite members of Congress. He loves the Constitution, he loves liberty. He's honest and he's tough, and he's really gonna go after the intel agencies... Thomas Massie [is] just terrific.”
  • Maxx Crosby thrilled to be returning to Raiders as trade questions loom: ‘Run that -–-’

    03/11/2026 9:51:32 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 11 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 11, 2026 | Andrew Battifarano
    A little over 24 hours after the trade that wasn’t engulfed the football world, Maxx Crosby has spoken. And he seems to be happy to be back with the Raiders. “Everything Happens For A Reason,” Crosby wrote. “Believe Nothing You Hear & Half Of What You See. Im A Raider. I’m Back. Run That -–-.”
  • Donald Trump thinks Jake Paul will follow in his footsteps as 'total endorsement' made

    03/11/2026 8:40:13 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 11 replies
    Daily Mirror ^ | Mar 11 2026 | Sahil Kurup
    President Donald Trump caught rally-goers off guard in Kentucky when he brought boxer and influencer Jake Paul onto the stage and made a striking political forecast about the social media personality's future. During an appearance at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Trump pointed at Paul before urging him to come up onstage. After Paul made his way forward, the president suggested the 29-year-old might one day pursue a career in politics. "I'm going to make a prediction that you will be, in the not-too-distant future, running for political office," Trump told Paul, whose gross hygiene issue caused a major distraction at...
  • Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is a no-show at own succession rally: ‘The charisma of a boiled potato’

    03/11/2026 5:57:18 PM PDT · by Libloather · 41 replies
    NY Post ^ | 3/11/26 | Ronny Reyes
    Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was a no-show at his own succession rally in Tehran — and observers speculate that he’s either wounded or hiding out in fear. As thousands gathered on Monday to celebrate Khamenei’s appointment as the country’s new supreme leader, the nepo-baby mullah was represented by a mere portrait — one that was half the size of dad Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s. The portrait of the dead leader took up the center of the stage, according to state media footage of the event. “It’s either he’s out cold in a hospital, or he’s scared and hiding...
  • Key West businessman gets life without parole for murdering man, 21, outside his building

    03/11/2026 5:28:38 PM PDT · by xxqqzz · 20 replies
    Local 10 ^ | February 26, 2026 | Chris Gothner
    KEY WEST, Fla. — A former Key West businessman is now set to spend the rest of his life as a state prison inmate. A judge sentenced 60-year-old Lloyd Preston Brewer III to life without parole on Thursday, a little more than a month after he was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Garrett Hughes, 21, on Feb. 13, 2023. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty. Investigators said Brewer, then 57, gunned down an unarmed Hughes after he left Conch Town Liquor & Lounge, located at 3340 N. Roosevelt Blvd., after confronting the former Key West...
  • Trump leaned toward endorsing Cornyn. Then the leaks started — and Paxton made a ‘genius move’

    03/11/2026 5:12:16 PM PDT · by RandFan · 20 replies
    CNN ^ | March 11 | Alayna Treene
    President Donald Trump was gravitating toward endorsing Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn last week. But he and some top advisers grew frustrated after his intentions leaked to the press, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, and the plan stalled. Then Cornyn’s opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced on Friday that if the Senate passed the president’s voting restrictions bill — something Trump has grown particularly fixated on in recent weeks — he would consider dropping out of the runoff race. Paxton specified the GOP should lift the filibuster to do so, an idea many Republican senators oppose. White...
  • A Look Back at How Fear and False Beliefs Bolstered U.S. Public Support for War in Iraq

    03/11/2026 4:39:47 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 28 replies
    Pew Research ^ | March 14, 2023 | BY CARROLL DOHERTY AND JOCELYN KILEY
    The war began March 19, 2003, with an overwhelming show of American military might, described by the unforgettable phrase “shock and awe.” Within weeks, the United States achieved the primary objective of Operation Iraqi Freedom, as the military operation was called, ousting the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein. Yet the military campaign that began so auspiciously ended up deeply dividing Americans and alienating key U.S. allies. As Americans looked back on the war four years ago, 62% said it was not worth fighting. … In a pivotal moment in the Iraq debate, Powell presented what he described as “facts and...
  • The Occult Strategy to Destroy the West: Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, and Nick Fuentes

    03/11/2026 4:36:03 PM PDT · by cuz1961 · 12 replies
    YouTube ^ | 3/11/2026 | Joel Richardson
    Run time 1 h 4 s .The Occult Strategy to Destroy the West: Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, and Nick Fuentes. the occult, global elites, and efforts to undermine Western society.
  • White House tells lawmakers to hold their nerve on Iran, expect ‘long-term gain’

    03/11/2026 3:58:19 PM PDT · by Libloather · 15 replies
    NY Post ^ | 3/11/26 | Ryan King, Josh Christenson
    WASHINGTON — The White House is privately pushing congressional lawmakers to keep their cool as the war in Iran wraps up its 12th day, arguing it is critical to root out threats from the Islamic Republic against the US and its allies. The message from the White House to jittery Republicans is that the “short-term spike” at the pump is needed for a “long-term gain,” a White House official told The Post. While Republicans in Congress are largely cheering on President Trump’s military campaign in Iran — at least publicly — many of them are anticipating fallout and potential midterm...
  • Steve Tisch, family transferring Giants ownership after explosive, ‘working girl’ Epstein email revelations

    03/11/2026 3:33:55 PM PDT · by Libloather · 21 replies
    NY Post ^ | 3/11/26 | Matt Ehalt, Alex Oliveira
    Giants co-owner Steve Tisch announced he will give up his shares of the football team and pass them on to his children after being exposed for asking Jeffrey Epstein about a “working girl” in a series of damning emails about women, sources confirmed to The Post. Tisch, 77, requested to transfer the 23.1% stake in Big Blue that he shares with his siblings, Laurie and Jonathan, to his and their children. The move would leave the elder Tisch siblings with no ownership of the team if the NFL’s finance committee approved the move, first reported by ESPN. The team is...
  • Nearly Half of Iran’s Strikes Are Hitting One Country (UAE)

    03/11/2026 3:26:15 PM PDT · by Signalman · 11 replies
    Trending Politics ^ | 3/11/2026 | Chris Powell
    As the conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel intensifies, one country has emerged as the principal target of Tehran’s retaliatory campaign. Data compiled by Gulf officials shows that nearly half of the missiles and drones launched by Iran since the start of the war have been directed at the United Arab Emirates, making it the most heavily struck country in the region. Officials say the country has been hit by 1,728 Iranian missiles and drones, accounting for roughly 44 percent of the total attacks launched by Tehran. Kuwait ranks as the second-most targeted country, drawing about 24 percent...