@#1 ... In a Congressional hearing Tuesday, Kennedy refused to commit to supporting evidence-based vaccine policy ...

Well, quelle surprise.

Sec Kennedy has been a huge fan of unsubstantiated conspiracy theories regarding medical best practices.

So, now the real question seems to be becoming ...

Yeah, he is doing damage to the health of Americans now, but what will be the lasting effects of his policies going forward? Say, a decade from now?

Will we have more or fewer cases of measles?

What about polio?

Yeah, blame it on the computers....

More from the article ...

... In a previous court filing, Rihan's attorneys said agents were attempting to re-arrest his father, Zia " a former interpreter for U.S. forces in Afghanistan who spent three months in immigration detention last year. When they realized Zia was not present, the officers arrested Rihan instead, according to the filing. ...

"There is absolutely nothing illegal about Rihan or Zia or Tariq being here," Blumenthal said. "In fact, not only did they do everything right, they should be regarded as heroes for protecting our troops in Afghanistan in the wars that we fought there."

Rihan's detention may have been the result of a paperwork error, according to a court filing. He entered the U.S. with his family in October 2024 and was granted a two-year humanitarian parole. But at the time of his arrest, agents "erroneously" claimed his parole had expired in October 2025 and revoked his status, according to the documents. ...

To put a line under that cartoon ...

Who is the real worst of the worst?

ICE?

Or that high-school student?

@#21 ... The company, which was cofounded by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, sells software that acts as a high-powered data aggregation and analysis tool powering everything from private businesses to the US military's targeting systems. ...

if that is correct...

Is it really a surprise that Mr Thiel was involved in founding the company>

Mr Thiel who apparently ...

@#29 ... it could have just been Kegsbreath belching. ...

Or, maybe, just Sec Kennedy breathing,

@#10 ... How do you make any kind of a deal when you don't even know what you want? ...

Bingo.

Pres Trump has not yet been able to provide what he wants as his end goal in Iran.

Instead, we see declarations that he has already won (March 11, 2026 in Kentucky).

At this point, what are the odds that Pres Trump will negotiate a solution with Iran that is better than the one the fmr Pres Obama admin negotiated?

My answer to that questions is... near zero.

What do you think?

@#19 ... This impromptu stage play is bound to siphon major headlines away from the all-important 7th round of the NFL draft, ...

... or ...

A distraction from ...

The failure of Pres Trump to negotiate a solution to the Iran War he started and cannot seem to end.

Another tune that popped up on the Australian playlist here ...

@#4

Yeah, that seems to be a good summary.

And now, if I may be so bold to ask ...

WTF are these two Trump morons doing negotiating with Iran for the US?

Asked differently, what experience do they have in international negotiations?

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Apropos of late?

And still in Australia ...

Apropos?

@#1

A couple three weeks ago I posted an article about his detention by ICE, notng that his father was an Afghan interpreter who help our Troops in Afghanistan and was subsequestly subject to threats if he stayed in Afghanistan.

So they came to the US under a program that helped those interpreters.

And then ICE took away their son.

More from the article ...

... "Welcome home, Rihan. We're so proud that you're back, so proud that you call Cheshire home, so proud that you call Connecticut home," Gov. Ned Lamont said during an event held inside Cheshire Town Hall Friday afternoon to mark his return.

A senior set to graduate in June, Rihan returned to Connecticut on Tuesday and went back to school Wednesday, where he received a warm reception from classmates, officials said.

Rihan stood off to the side during the news conference and did not speak. One of his attorneys said he is still shaken from the ordeal. Attorneys have asked that he and family members not be identified beyond their first name due to safety concerns for family in Afghanistan, where they immigrated from. ...

Petersen said the federal judge who granted Rihan's bond also cited letters from his high school teachers, describing "his ties to the community and the esteem in which is community held him."

Susan Chasen, a Cheshire High School chemistry teacher who wrote a letter on Rihan's behalf, described her former student as hardworking and "always polite and respectful."

After arriving in Cheshire in 2024, she said, Rihan "showed so much perseverance as he worked to not only learn the chemistry concepts, but also to improve his use of the English language and to learn the culture of an American high school."

Chasen said his ability to overcome "so many challenges" inspired her to step out of her own comfort zone and learn new skills.

"Rihan is a role model in our community," she said. "He has shown that hard work and kindness can lead to success in the class room and in life." ...

@#6 ... From what I've heard and read, the intruder was NOT armed. They were shot after they attempted to pass through a security line without having proper ID. This took place outside of the ballroom at the security perimeter. ...

That seems to fit in with the early reporting i have seen.

Shoots were fired, but the shoot seem to have been fired by the security personnel against an intruder.

Still, we are in the early reporting phase of this ...

And ...

Ongoing reporting ...

@#1 ... Trump and his people were evacuated ...

Good to hear the President is OK.

@#29 ... Shots fired at White House Correspondence dinner and no thread? ...

Your current alias took the time to post that comment, why did it not start a thread with that comment?

@#4 ... A majority of Americans believe President Trump is to blame for a surge in gas prices ...

Meanwhile, Pres trump seems to be saying to voters ...