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Your essential guide to the shock and awe in national politics. A sane, once-a-day newsletter helping normal people make sense of the news.
Curated by Matt Kiser. Currently publishing M-Th. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/
Curated by Matt Kiser. Currently publishing M-Th. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/
Day 1892: “We’ve gotta get our priorities straight.”
Trump, bypassing Congress, ordered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin “to immediately pay our TSA Agents”; Trump, denying he was “desperate” to make a deal with Iran, said Tehran had “better get serious soon, before it is too late”; the Iran war and higher energy prices will push U.S. inflation to 4.2% this year; Trump interrupted a Cabinet meeting discussing the war in Iran, long security lines at airports, and rising oil prices to explain how he’s replaced White House pens with custom black-and-gold Sharpies; Trump’s signature will be added to U.S. dollars to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence; and despite referring to the mail voting as “mail-in cheating,” Trump defended voting by mail in Florida’s special election, saying “because I’m president” and “I had a lot of different things” to do.
🗓️ Today in one sentence for Thursday, March 26, 2026.
Day 1892: "We've gotta get our priorities straight."
Today's edition is 723 words, a 3½-minute read.
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/03/26/day-1892/
Day 1892: “We’ve gotta get our priorities straight.”
Trump, bypassing Congress, ordered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin “to immediately pay our TSA Agents”; Trump, denying he was “desperate” to make a deal with Iran, said Tehran had “better get serious soon, before it is too late”; the Iran war and higher energy prices will push U.S. inflation to 4.2% this year; Trump interrupted a Cabinet meeting discussing the war in Iran, long security lines at airports, and rising oil prices to explain how he’s replaced White House pens with custom black-and-gold Sharpies; Trump’s signature will be added to U.S. dollars to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence; and despite referring to the mail voting as “mail-in cheating,” Trump defended voting by mail in Florida’s special election, saying “because I’m president” and “I had a lot of different things” to do.
Day 1892 – Mar. 26, 2026
✨ "We've gotta get our priorities straight."
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/03/26/day-1892/
Day 1892: “We’ve gotta get our priorities straight.”
Trump, bypassing Congress, ordered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin “to immediately pay our TSA Agents”; Trump, denying he was “desperate” to make a deal with Iran, said Tehran had “better get serious soon, before it is too late”; the Iran war and higher energy prices will push U.S. inflation to 4.2% this year; Trump interrupted a Cabinet meeting discussing the war in Iran, long security lines at airports, and rising oil prices to explain how he’s replaced White House pens with custom black-and-gold Sharpies; Trump’s signature will be added to U.S. dollars to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence; and despite referring to the mail voting as “mail-in cheating,” Trump defended voting by mail in Florida’s special election, saying “because I’m president” and “I had a lot of different things” to do.
The 2026 midterms are in 223 days; the 2028 presidential election is in 958 days.
Day 1891: “We can’t tell him every single thing that happens.”
Trump’s daily Iran war briefing includes a roughly two-minute military video montage showing the “biggest, most successful strikes” on Iranian targets; Iran rejected Trump’s ceasefire offer, saying the Americans were “negotiating with yourselves”; former special counsel Jack Smith’s team wrote in a 2023 memo that Trump kept classified documents “pertinent to certain business interests” after leaving office; Trump’s Justice Department agreed to pay Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn about $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he was maliciously prosecuted in the Russia investigation; Senate Republicans rejected Democrats’ latest offer to reopen the Department of Homeland Security; Democrats flipped a Republican-held Florida House seat that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort; 59% of Americans say Trump’s military action against Iran has gone too far; 58% of voters disapprove of Trump’s military action against Iran; and 42% of voters think the war with Iran will make the world less safe.
🗓️ Today in one sentence for Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Day 1891: "We can't tell him every single thing that happens."
Today's edition is 778 words, a 4-minute read.
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/03/25/day-1891/
Day 1891: “We can’t tell him every single thing that happens.”
Trump’s daily Iran war briefing includes a roughly two-minute military video montage showing the “biggest, most successful strikes” on Iranian targets; Iran rejected Trump’s ceasefire offer, saying the Americans were “negotiating with yourselves”; former special counsel Jack Smith’s team wrote in a 2023 memo that Trump kept classified documents “pertinent to certain business interests” after leaving office; Trump’s Justice Department agreed to pay Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn about $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he was maliciously prosecuted in the Russia investigation; Senate Republicans rejected Democrats’ latest offer to reopen the Department of Homeland Security; Democrats flipped a Republican-held Florida House seat that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort; 59% of Americans say Trump’s military action against Iran has gone too far; 58% of voters disapprove of Trump’s military action against Iran; and 42% of voters think the war with Iran will make the world less safe.