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  • Yes, the Iran war is a problem with Trump’s base

    03/22/2026 3:35:04 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 45 replies
    CNN ^ | March 20, 2026
    In the nearly three weeks since President Donald Trump struck Iran, conventional wisdom has set in that his base is sticking with him on the war. It’s true that Trump’s base hasn’t ditched him in huge numbers — and an overwhelming number of MAGA supporters, especially, say they support the war. The opposition from the likes of Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Megyn Kelly and other influencers hasn’t translated to wide swaths of the GOP base itself. But Trump has alienated some significant portions of his base, and he’s risking alienating more. A fresh batch of polling in recent days...
  • A Brief Review of Nationality Law

    03/22/2026 2:57:35 PM PDT · by CDR Kerchner · 3 replies
    The Post Email Newspaper ^ | 20 Mar 2026 | Leonard Daneman
    (Mar. 20, 2026) — Author’s Note: If parents have existing foreign citizenship, the 14th Amendment ‘born in the United States’ citizenship at birth clause DOES NOT APPLY to their children. WHY? Because the child already has the citizenship of their parents. The 14th Amendment was drafted from the 1866 Civil Rights Act to ‘cure’ stateless children whose parents had no nationality to confer, NOT to create ‘dual’ or ‘hybrid’ citizens which is a Conflict of Law. Modern nationality law began in the 1700’s, changing with the age of exploration, colonization, and the decline of feudal monarchies. The jus feudalis ‘feudal’...
  • Eunisses Hernandez: Police for Me, But Not for Thee

    03/22/2026 2:53:17 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 22, 2026
    Eunisses Hernandez is against the police — when it comes to protecting you. But Hernandez is all for the police — when it comes to protecting her, and when she can charge the cost to taxpayers. An investigation by The California Post revealed that despite campaigning to abolish or defund the police; despite voting against city budgets over police funding; and despite voting against the use of LAPD officers for council events, Hernandez used police to protect her own event. That event was a celebration of Mexican Independence Day at City Hall last September. Hernandez’s office arranged for 13 armed...
  • Whoops: Schumer Slips on ICE - Makes Hilarious Mistake While Railing About It

    03/22/2026 2:50:24 PM PDT · by Signalman · 18 replies
    RedState ^ | 3/22/2026 | Nick Arama
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) isn't in a good place right now. He's ticked off the people in his party on the left who believe he has been ineffective and should retire. They likely will try to primary him, but that isn't coming until 2028. Meanwhile, they're fuming at him, and even if he wins, they may not re-elect him as leader. On the other hand, he appears to be trying to appease the left by pulling bad moves like blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) right as we are in the middle of a battle...
  • How Ukraine's Front Line Became a Laboratory for Drone Innovation

    03/22/2026 2:42:21 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 7 replies
    Military.com ^ | March 22, 2026 at 8:46am ET | HANNA ARHIROVA
    Such teams are deployed across the country as part of a constantly evolving effort to counter the low-cost loitering munitions that have become a deadly weapon of modern warfare, from Ukraine to the Middle East.While waiting, the crew from the 127th Brigade tests and fine-tunes their self-made interceptor drones, searching for flaws that could undermine performance once the buzzing threat appears. When Shahed drones first appeared in autumn 2022, Ukraine had few ways to stop them. Today, drone crews intercept them in flight with continually adapting technology.In recent years, Ukraine's domestic drone interceptor market has burgeoned, producing some key players...
  • Senate Primary poll - South Carolina

    03/22/2026 2:41:37 PM PDT · by RandFan · 8 replies
    X ^ | March 22 | @PpollingNumbers
    @PpollingNumbers New - Senate Primary poll - South Carolina 🔴 Graham 41% 🔴 Lynch 21% 🔴 Danes 11% Pulse opinion #B - LV - 3/17
  • Israel Thought It Could Spur Rebellion Inside Iran. That Hasn’t Happened.

    03/22/2026 2:37:21 PM PDT · by McGruff · 46 replies
    NY Times ^ | March 22, 2026 | Mark MazzettiJulian E. BarnesEdward Wong and Ronen Bergman
    As the United States and Israel prepared to go to war with Iran, the head of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, went to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a plan. Within days of the war’s beginning, said David Barnea, the Mossad chief, his service would likely be able to galvanize the Iranian opposition — igniting riots and other acts of rebellion that could even lead to the collapse of Iran’s government. Mr. Barnea also presented the proposal to senior Trump administration officials during a visit to Washington in mid-January. Mr. Netanyahu adopted the plan. Despite doubts about its viability among...
  • The Shocking State of Britain's Navy 2026

    03/22/2026 2:34:14 PM PDT · by Leaning Right · 11 replies
    YouTube ^ | Mar 22, 2026 | Mark Felton
    The once mighty Royal Navy is but a shadow of its former self, reduced to a tiny handful of often broken warships by generations of political mismanagement. This was cruelly exposed recently when Britain found it difficult to dispatch at short notice a single destroyer to Cyprus following an attack on the British base there.
  • California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election (Redistricting)

    03/22/2026 2:23:04 PM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 5 replies
    AP ^ | March 22, 2026 | AP Bitter LOSERS
    RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he’s investigating a ballot count discrepancy. County elections officials have disputed the claims by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, called Bianco’s move unprecedented and says it is designed to sow distrust in elections. Bianco held a news conference Friday saying his office had launched the investigation after receiving a complaint from a local citizens group about the ballot count from a November...
  • Is Cigarette Smoking Declining? Rates Hit Historic Lows (11.8% of US Adults smoke cigarettes)

    03/22/2026 2:22:32 PM PDT · by Signalman · 41 replies
    Science Insights ^ | 3/18/2026 | not indicated
    Yes, cigarette smoking is declining and has been for decades. Globally, the number of tobacco users dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024. In the United States, 11.6% of adults smoked cigarettes in 2022, down from roughly 21% in 2005 and over 42% in the mid-1960s. The trend is clear and consistent, but the decline is uneven, with certain populations and regions lagging behind. The Global Picture About one in five adults worldwide still uses tobacco or nicotine products, roughly 20% of the global adult population. That’s a significant number, but it represents real progress. The...
  • Illegal migrant accused of executing Loyola student Sheridan Gorman was cut loose into US twice under Biden: DHS

    03/22/2026 2:18:26 PM PDT · by God luvs America · 20 replies
    NY Post ^ | 3/22/2026 | Anthony Blair
    An illegal Venezuelan migrant accused of executing a Loyola University Chicago freshman from New York entered the US under the Biden administration, and was released under Chicago’s sanctuary city laws before the killing, the Department of Homeland Security said Sunday. Jose Medina-Medina, 25, allegedly murdered 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman early Thursday morning while she walked along the Chicago lakefront with her friends, according to a DHS release obtained by Fox News. The illegal alien was caught and released at the border under President Joe Biden’s administration in May 2023, according to the DHS. Medina-Medina was also previously released from local custody...
  • Global Birth Rates Decline as Births Fall 8.6% Over the Past Decade

    03/22/2026 2:04:55 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 18 replies
    MERXWIRE ^ | Derrick Smith
    The global population structure is undergoing an unprecedented shift. According to the latest data from the United Nations’ World Population Prospects 2024, an estimated 1.5 billion babies were born worldwide between 2015 and 2025. However, after peaking in 2016, annual birth numbers have generally trended downward. Despite brief periods of recovery, births in 2025 are projected to remain approximately 8.6% below the peak. Looking back at the past decade, 2016 marked the last peak of global fertility, with births reaching 144.85 million—the highest point during this period. Thereafter, the number of newborns worldwide began to decline year by year, dropping...
  • House Republicans Take Stand Against Senate Over SAVE Act

    03/22/2026 2:03:14 PM PDT · by Signalman · 10 replies
    Trending Politics ^ | 3.22.2026 | Cullen McCue
    U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced Sunday that House Republicans plan to block bills passed by the Senate until that chamber takes action on the SAVE America Act. “This is the issue of our time! I am fine with holding Sen. Thune hostage until we get this done. Figuratively, not literally,” the congresswoman said. She continued by noting agreement across demographic and political lines on the core principle, explaining that “every single person in [the] country agrees it only citizens should vote in our election.” Mace added that the measure represents the best step “to protect democracy.” The SAVE America...
  • ‘Reckless and ignorant’ truck driver charged after hitting over a dozen overpasses on the New York State Thruway, troopers say

    03/22/2026 1:49:31 PM PDT · by xxqqzz · 39 replies
    CDL Life ^ | March 19, 2026 | Ashley
    Shortly before 2 p.m. on March 18, 2026, troopers responded to a New York Thruway Authority report of overpass strikes caused by a commercial truck hauling an over-height excavator on a flatbed trailer while driving west between Exits 30 and 36. Troopers located the suspect vehicle and performed a traffic stop on the 2019 Freightliner in the town of Salina. The truck driver was identified as Oleksander Tarakanovskyi, 38, of North Carolina. NYSP investigators determined that the over-height load had struck more than a dozen overpasses along a sixty mile stretch of the New York State Thruway. Troopers say that...
  • Whitewashing Islamist bigotry: Anna Nawaz promotes Zohran Mamdani under the guise of an "interview" on their Muslim holiday.

    03/22/2026 1:34:04 PM PDT · by Milagros · 9 replies
    @eoz ^ | March 20, 2026
    In an infamous Tucker Carlson style of advancing an agenda via "just asking questions", PBS Newshour's Amna Bawaz "interviewed" Mamdani. "Zohran Mamdani on his bold agenda, tackling Islamophobia [sic] and working with Trump." Mar 20, 2026. Since taking office as mayor (roughly 2.5–3 months prior to the current date of March 22, 2026), several controversies have emerged, primarily centered on his administration's early actions, appointments, personal/family associations, and policy decisions. These have drawn criticism from Jewish organizations, conservative media, some moderate Democrats, and others, often focusing on issues related to Israel/Palestine, antisemitism allegations, and personnel vetting. Many stem from his...
  • After 50 days, legendary cold-case detective dives into the Nancy Guthrie case — including the most crucial evidence

    03/22/2026 1:33:16 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 28 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 22, 2026 | Jared Downing
    As the search for Nancy Guthrie hit its 50th day Sunday, leaving the local sheriff desperate and humiliated, a legendary cold-case detective insisted to The Post that the case is still ripe with potential leads. “Nancy’s case is still very fresh,” said Brian Martin, the crack detective from Fort Payne, Ind., who helped catch the killer of 8-year-old April Tinsley almost 30 years after her murder. Martin said he is optimistic that law enforcement will track down the abductor of the 84-year-old mom of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, after Nancy vanished with nary a trace from her home near...
  • 50 Years Ago: The First Day of Filming ‘Star Wars’ Doesn’t Go Very Well

    03/22/2026 1:23:36 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 14 replies
    UltimateClassicRock. ^ | March 22, 2026 | Martin Kielty
    George Lucas could be forgiven if he felt triumphant on March 22, 1976. That was the day cameras started rolling on Star Wars, his epic movie project that had already been underway for two years. Despite the success of his previous film, the coming-of-age story American Graffiti, the director struggled to secure studio support for his new movie, and he even considered quitting the business before studio Fox decided to back him. “I really wanted to hold on to my own integrity,” he told Rolling Stone later. “So, I was going to try to write a very interesting project. Right...
  • WERE GOD’S PROMISES TO ISRAEL UNCONDITIONAL AND FOREVER?

    03/22/2026 1:21:36 PM PDT · by grumpa · 24 replies
    Prophecy Questions blog ^ | April 1, 2023 | Charles Meek
    “And I will establish my covenant between you and Me, and you and your offspring after you, through their generations for an everlasting covenant. . . and I will give to you and your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession.” (Genesis 17:7-8; cf. Genesis 13:14-15; 48:4; Isaiah 60:21) “The LORD will establish you as a people holy to himself, as He has sworn to you, IF you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways. . . But IF you will not obey. ....
  • Former Bay Area resident who entered US illegally charged with $90 million in health care fraud: DOJ

    03/22/2026 1:20:49 PM PDT · by CFW · 7 replies
    JusttheNews ^ | 3/22/26 | Nicholas Ballasy
    Federal prosecutors have charged a former Bay Area resident with carrying out a massive health care fraud scheme that allegedly sought to steal more than $90 million from government programs. A federal grand jury indicted Anar Rustamov, a 38-year-old Azerbaijani national who previously lived in Sunnyvale, on multiple counts tied to health care fraud and money laundering. The Justice Department said he is currently at large and could face significant prison time and fines if convicted. According to prosecutors, Rustamov, who entered the U.S. illegally, played a main role in submitting thousands of fraudulent claims through the Medicare Advantage program....
  • Disgraced Ex-Gavin Newsom Aide Breaks Silence as Corruption Trial Looms

    03/22/2026 1:15:03 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 4 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 22, 2026 | Josh Koehn
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s disgraced former chief of staff Dana Williamson has broken her silence as she prepares for court on criminal charges involving alleged tax fraud and a plot to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. “I’m recovering,” Williamson told the California Post from her home on Friday, referencing a liver transplant she underwent earlier this year that has caused delays in her case. She declined to comment further before closing the door. Federal prosecutors alleged in a 23-count indictment filed in November that Williamson was part of a scheme to steal roughly $225,000 from a...