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Thursday, March 05, 2026

Since the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and the US capital, the US has engaged in three full-scale wars and bombed at least 10 countries in operations ranging from drone strikes to invasions, often multiple times within a single year. The graphic [at the link] shows all the countries the US has bombed since 2001. These may not include all military strikes, particularly covert or special operations. read more


Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Ivermectin is now making a comeback, after its use receded in the waning years of the pandemic. Now, especially in conservative political circles, its reputation keeps growing as a kind of cure-all for various ailments, and even for cancer ... read more


On March 8 British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada, will change their clock for the last time. read more


When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran, according to more than a half dozen sources with knowledge of the firings. read more


Donald Trump posted on social media that the hardworking American taxpayer would provide insurance and pay for US naval escorts to protect oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the waterway was closed, their response to the illegal US and Israeli attack on the people of Iran.

Cost of Iran War to the American Taxpayer
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U.S. forces have launched military operations with Ecuador against "designated terrorist organizations" inside the South American country, Southern Command said Tuesday. read more


Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is under investigation after having been caught using taxpayer funds for personal reasons, including to throw herself a birthday party. read more


James Talarico defeated Dallas-based US Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic Senate primary. While neither Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton or US Senator John Cornyn reached 50 percent of the vote so the two will face each other in May to determine will represent Republicans in the Texas Senate race in the November general election. read more


The federal government is required by law to pay interest rates on overpayments. CATO Institute ran the numbers on how much the Trump Administrations delay in repaying tariffs will cost taxpayers: conservatively $23 million per day. read more


The Justice Department on Monday dropped the fight over President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting firms he disliked, conceding to unanimous rulings from federal judges that found the orders violated the fundamental tenets of the Constitution. read more


The food outlet chain Smoothie King has said two of its employees are "no longer" working for the company after they refused to serve a man who was wearing a President Donald Trump hoodie, as well as his wife -- an incident which went viral on social media. read more


Two Republican senators didn't just ask tough questions Tuesday -- they delivered a verdict: Kristi Noem is a failure as DHS secretary. read more


Kennedy's destruction "might take generations to repair," The Lancet said. read more


President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants to cut off all United States trade with Spain after the country refused to open its bases to the American military amid the ongoing Iran conflict. read more


A Minnesota prosecutor on Monday said her office is investigating the "potentially unlawful behavior" of federal agents during a crackdown earlier this year on undocumented immigrants that met widespread resistance and in which agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, sparking nationwide outrage. read more


Donald Trump's son currently serves in an advisory role at Polymarket, while Trump himself has twice blocked investigations into the platform read more


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