Mastodawn

Too bad one of the Dems didn’t goad “TwoNames” Mullin to the point where he’d leap over the table and attack in a blind rage.

He seemed close a couple of times.

https://apnews.com/article/homeland-security-confirmation-hearing-mullin-95ba35e6feff8473661ccf3dac66fd3a

Mullin faces senators in Homeland Security confirmation hearing

Markwayne Mullin is appearing before senators for a Department of Homeland Security confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump’s deportation push faces rising backlash. Wednesday's hearing is Mullin’s first opportunity since being nominated to publicly present his plans for DHS. If confirmed, the Republican Oklahoma senator would replace Kristi Noem, whom Trump fired this month. Democrats will likely press Mullin regarding aggressive immigration raids and claims of rough treatment by officers. The hearing comes during a partial government shutdown that leaves airport security screeners unpaid and airport lines growing. Senators also will likely question Mullin about the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which faces major reforms and funding delays.

AP News

janetate 2h ago

Sam Litzinger 2h ago

https://apnews.com/article/us-oil-trump-war-iran-gas-prices-edef1d6c5bf85ab64d959510fb50f0bd

Iran war jolts oil markets, sending US gas prices to a 2.5-year high

The Iran war has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs already straining households worldwide. And in the U.S., drivers are now facing the highest prices they’ve seen at the pump in two and a half years. According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped to over $3.84 on Wednesday, up from $2.98 before the war. The last time gas prices were this expensive was in September 2023. Pain at the pump has been one of the most immediate economic impacts of the war, because crude oil — the main ingredient in gasoline — is facing ongoing supply chain disruptions and production cuts.

AP News

janetate 2h ago

Sam Litzinger 2h ago

https://apnews.com/article/latino-leaders-speak-out-about-chavez-allegations-f1b24d3c6bdf71b326b63d51f80ea957

Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta reveals sexual abuse by César Chavez after 60 years of silence

Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez amid reported allegations of abuse by others during his tenure as president of The United Farm Workers union. On Wednesday, an investigation by the New York Times found that Chavez, groomed and sexually abused young girls who worked in the movement, including the co-founder of the union Dolores Huerta. In a statement released Wednesday, Huerta said she stayed silent for 60 years out of concern that her words would hurt the farmworker movement. Huerta said she did not know that Chavez hurt other women and condemned his actions but reminded readers that the farmworker movement is bigger than one person.

AP News

janetate 2h ago

Sam Litzinger 2h ago

Researchers uncover iPhone spyware capable of penetrating millions of devices - https://www.reuters.com/technology/researchers-uncover-iphone-spyware-capable-penetrating-millions-devices-2026-03-18/

janetate 7h ago

Aaron Rupar 10h ago

New in PN: Trump wants to bribe energy companies to kill wind energy

"Trump’s irrational loathing for wind turbines is so all-encompassing that he hopes to buy TotalEnergy off with taxpayer dollars and ensure that, even if a Democrat succeeds him, wind energy projects will have to start from scratch." https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-wind-farm-settlements

Trump wants to bribe energy companies to kill wind energy

Burn, baby, burn.

Public Notice

janetate 11h ago

March 17, 2026
Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump continued to demand that other countries help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz for tanker traffic, but one by one, they declined. It is a dangerous business, and since Trump launched the war without consulting anyone, they don’t seem inclined to help him out of the mess he created. For his part, Trump has told reporters that “numerous countries” have told him “they’re on their way” to help enable ships to transit….
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-17-2026?r=4knkj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

March 17, 2026

Yesterday, President Donald J.

Letters from an American

janetate 1d ago

Aaron Rupar 1d ago

New in PN: Making Russia strong again

"How dare the rest of NATO not join Trump’s illegal, unnecessary war in Iran! How dare our allies not send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to risk getting blown up by Iranian mines! Don’t they know it is their job to clean up after Trump? Surely that’s somewhere in the NATO treaty, right?" https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-russia-nato-iran-oil

Making Russia strong again

Trump's war is doing Putin's bidding on multiple fronts.

Public Notice

janetate 1d ago

Girl, 12, distraught after iconic rock band blocked her from singing on stage with them because she uses a wheelchair https://share.google/YqwzM1HsPlyrY7IY0

Girl, 12, distraught after iconic rock band blocked her from singing on stage with them because she uses a wheelchair

All Halle Bauman wanted to do was join her choir group on stage at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in South Dakota in August 2024, but the popular rock band didn't allow her.

Daily Mail

janetate 1d ago

March 16, 2026
In early 1775, the people of Boston were bitterly divided. The town was on a peninsula that was almost an island, connected only by a narrow spit of land on which four horses could walk abreast at high tide. There, and on the surrounding lands—Medford, Charlestown, Cambridge, Brookline, Roxbury, Dorchester Heights, Noddle Island, and Governor’s Island—and in the vessels in Boston Harbor and beyond, men, women, and children were weighing their loyalties….
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-16-2026?r=4knkj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

March 16, 2026

In early 1775, the people of Boston were bitterly divided.

Letters from an American

janetate 2d ago

JUST IN: Bank of America has settled a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, court records showed https://reut.rs/4ry1yks