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https://x.com/SwipeWright/status/2032317362746048666 Colin Wright @SwipeWright·15h "Why did you identify this as one of the craziest grants?" "Because it references feminist and queer insights into prison abolition and LGBTQ studies.""Any other reasons?" "No." Legendarily based. @grokThis is the deposition of Nathan Cavanaugh, a young DOGE staffer at GSA. It's part of a lawsuit by the American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association challenging the Trump admin's termination of NEH grants. Plaintiffs claim the process (quick keyword/AI scans for DEI/LGBTQ/feminist references like this prison abolition one) bypassed peer review and violated laws. The depo questions how DOGE flagged/cut...

Dear Annie: My son is getting married in July, and I’m dreading it. The woman he plans to marry is, in my view, a lying, conniving, lazy master manipulator who has worn him down so much he barely seems to care about life anymore. He doesn’t see it, but my husband and I do. He thinks she hung the moon. She’s a complete narcissist. She’s on her phone every waking minute, and doesn’t cook, clean or care for their daughter. My son works all day, then takes care of their home and my granddaughter while she makes excuses. She believes...

Donald Trump has deployed thousands of US Marines to the Strait of Hormuz amid mounting fears that America is set to put troops on the ground as the world's oil supply is strangled. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth approved a request by US Central Command for the deployment of a Marine expeditionary unit, typically including several warships and 5,000 troops, three officials told the Wall Street Journal.The Japan-based USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship, and its attached Marines are now headed for the Middle East, where they join other Marines already in the fight, the officials said. The war spiraled...

In January, a change to UNC System policy that might appear to be merely administrative reopened a longstanding debate about the political oversight of academic knowledge. The issue concerns public access to syllabi—the documents that professors typically prepare for every course they teach, laying out the course’s goals, assignments, and schedule. The new policy stipulates that “each constituent [UNC] institution shall develop an online platform to house syllabi for each course offered in a given semester or session.” Many faculty have objected to the development. The North Carolina Conference of the American Association of University Professors—the main professional organization for...

FREMONT — Video released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a robbery crew brazenly strike a local jewelry store during the day with lightning speed, clearing out an estimated $1.7 million in jewelry in about 70 seconds. The video, obtained by this news organization through a public records request, shows a seemingly chaotic scene. About two dozen robbers rush into Kumar Jewelers with picks, hammers and backpacks, smashing cases and stuffing their bags while the employees run for cover in the back.

Ethan Thornton is the Founder and CEO of Mach Industries, a defense technology company developing next-generation unmanned systems and hydrogen-powered weapons platforms to redefine modern warfare and energy logistics. Ethan left MIT after one semester in 2023 to focus on building Mach full-time. Originally from Texas, Ethan grew up on a farm where he began prototyping weapons in high school. Funded through car tech jobs, knife and furniture sales, and small engineering projects. His early hands-on ingenuity and deep sense of urgency, intensified by the war in Ukraine—motivated him to accelerate U.S. innovation in unmanned aircraft and weapon systems to...

A newly resurfaced video clip shows the irony of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s sticky predicament, as the Democratic frontrunner in the California governor’s race is facing a lawsuit and calls to be disqualified from June’s election as questions have been raised on whether he truly lives in the state. The 2012 video shows Swalwell — an Alameda County prosecutor at the time — criticizing the record of 20-term incumbent Pete Stark for always being in Washington D.C. and rarely spending time in his district. “I live in the district,” Swalwell says in the resurfaced clip, which features a stand-in for Stark...

Following the escalation of conflicts, reports indicate that IRGC and Basij checkpoints were targeted in several Iranian cities in drone attacks. According to official Iranian government sources and field reports, the attacks have left significant casualties among the security forces. Fars news agency, affiliated with the IRGC, announced that preliminary investigations show that Israeli drones have flown to target checkpoints in Tehran. According to this report, at least 10 security and Basij forces stationed at checkpoints were killed in the attacks on the evening of Wednesday, March 13, in several parts of the capital, with many more wounded. According to...

The group seemingly did not exist before this week and, unusually, does not have its own Telegram or social media channels. Usually, such groups create channels straight away. A new group calling itself Ashab Al Yamim has claimed responsibility for three attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe this week. The first attack was the bombing of a synagogue in Liege, Belgium, on Monday. This was followed by an attack in Greece on Wednesday and an arson attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Friday. The group seemingly did not exist before this week and, unusually, does not have its...

The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice program has offered up to $10 million for information about Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as well as senior officials and figures linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). A banner published by the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service lists the wanted officials and figures as Mojtaba Khamenei, his slain father's deputy chief of staff Ali Asghar Hejazi, and top security official Ali Larijani.

Explanation: In this composited night skyscape, stacked exposures trace graceful star trails above Lake Toolondo, Victoria, Australia, planet Earth. Captured while the lunar eclipse of March 3 was in progress, the exposures used were made during the hour-long total eclipse phase. So faint star trails are easily visible along with the trail of the reddened Moon in the eclipse-darkened skies above the lake and trees. Of course, the apparent motion of Moon and stars revealed in the timelapse composite reflect the Earth's daily rotation around its axis. Dramatically punctuating the Moon's trail as totality ended, a single, separate telephoto image...

Why is the entire world turning against Israel? Unmasking Satan's six thousand year war on God's people. 7 minute video. Please don't post unless you watch video. Thank you. https://youtu.be/tfq4A91hcW4?si=9tjjud0edgQI9uHO

President Trump on Friday said he knows the U.S. military operation in Iran will come to an end when he can “feel it in my bones,” a remark that comes almost two weeks after joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Middle Eastern country began. Trump spoke with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on his podcast “The Brian Kilmeade Show” and told him, “When it’s over –– and I don’t think it’s going to be long –– when it’s over, this is going to bounce back so fast.” “When are you going to know when it’s over?” Kilmeade asked. “When...

🚨#BREAKING: #FBI Boston's Violent Crimes Task Force has arrested 10 Indian nationals across MA, KY, MO, & OH for allegedly participating in staged armed robberies for the purpose of allowing store clerks to claim they were "victims" of violent crime so they could apply for immigration benefits. An 11th Indian nat'l who was deported to India has also been charged. Learn more: ow.ly/qh9350Ytwzy

Formula 1 is set to cancel April's races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the ongoing Iran war, sources confirmed to ESPN. F1 was due to race in Bahrain on April 12 and in Saudi Arabia on April 19. Both countries have been struck during Iran's response after the United States and Israel launched a wave of attacks on Iran. Despite not knowing whether the conflict would be ongoing by the time their event dates roll around, a decision needed to be made imminently due to the logistics of when teams had to start sending freight to the Middle...

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives more than $500,000 per month from the Islamic Republic in order to support Tehran's interests and those of its allied group Hezbollah in Lebanon, informed sources told Iran International. Officials in Tehran say the sums are important to “buy” unity among Lebanon's Shiite leadership to ensure that they “act in compliance with Iran's interests, not Lebanon's interests.” Nabih Berri did not respond to Iran International's request for comment. One of his advisers said that Berri would not comment on the matter at this time. Berri has not publicly opposed Hezbollah attacks on Israel in...

Brief Summary of the Video: The YouTube video from Federal Watch News (uploaded around March 8, 2026) covers the federal indictment of U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL, 20th District), accusing her of stealing approximately $5 million in FEMA disaster relief funds intended for COVID-19 vaccination staffing. Key points: In July 2021, a clerical error (misplaced decimal point) caused Florida's Division of Emergency Management to deposit $5.58 million into her company Trinity Healthcare Services' account instead of ~$50,000. She allegedly did not return the money; instead, over months, funds were moved through shell companies, family-linked entities, and used for personal purchases...

The Iran war shows to be entering a new phase as attacks exceedingly target checkpoints and street-level security units, while witness reports sent to Iran International suggest any of those positions are moved or missed after their locations are exposed. For days the conflict had focused narrowly on military bases, missile sites and command facilities, partially in southern Iran, as part of the US-Israeli side campaign that has driven thousands of targets across the country since the war began on February 28. But since Wednesday evening, reported drone strikes on checkpoints in Tehran have pointed to a parallel line of...

Gettysburg’s recently resigned mayor exchanged sexually explicit messages and photos with a teenage boy more than 10 years ago while working together at the community theater that he founded, police said. Chad-Alan Carr, 48, was the executive director of the Gettysburg Community Theater when the abuse happened in 2011-2013, with a boy who was 16-17 years old, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Pennsylvania State Police. Carr was arrested on Friday on child sex offenses. State police are asking any other victims to call the Gettysburg barracks at 717-334-8111 or the state police tip line at 800-472-8477....

Khamenei's ability to govern questioned after injuries U.S. strikes target Iran's missile, drone capabilities Hegseth vows no mercy, reshapes military justice system Iranian drones reported in Kuwait, Iraq, UAE, Bahrain, Oman Six U.S. service members die in Iraq aircraft crash WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded ‌and likely disfigured, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, questioning Khamenei's ability to govern after nearly two weeks of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. No images have been released of Khamenei since an Israeli strike at the start of the war that killed much...