EVEN THE NON-PAYWALLED PART IS FASCINATING:  Theory of Power.

IT IS INDEED, BUT ON BALANCE I’M HOPEFUL:  A Random Assortment of Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces.

SO IT ALWAYS IS:  San Francisco’s urban revival is in danger. If the Board of Supervisors falls to the Progressives, the old dysfunction will return.

THEY ATTACK WEAPONIZED AUTISTS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO HELP:  Because It’s Wrong. The Personality That Institutions Cannot Process.

ALL MONEY DOES IS BUY MORE HOMELESSNESS:  Homelessness can’t be solved by just throwing more money at the problem.

UH:  Excellent Points.

INTERESTING:  Cracked it: I knew something was off about the fake outrage over the steak and lobster, because those are standard meals the troops get weekly at the DFAC.

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BEHOLD MY SHOCKED FACE:  From an official government research study of $6.58 billion dollars in SNAP expenditures, $1.9 million dollars were spent on king crab, $2.2 million dollars were spent on lobster and $28.4 million on select beef loins.

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ALWAYS:  Reasons to keep an eye on the activists in schools.

DEMOCRATS AS THEY ARE: Breaking: Jasmine Crockett Security Officer Shot, Killed by SWAT Team. “A man who was shot and killed by police in Dallas was part of Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s security detail, multiple sources reported on Friday. According to CBS News, the individual in question was ‘known publicly as Mike King,’ although he’d been using various aliases to gain employment.”

DON’T STOP. MAKE IT A WORSE IDEA.

I guess it was a really bad idea for Hamas to murder and rape a bunch of innocent women. Lesson learned, hopefully.

— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) March 14, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: US lawmakers call for a permanent moon base. Will it ever happen? The impetus for establishing a “Lunar Surface Moon Base” is that America is in a space race with China.

AS THE WAR “DRAGS ON,” TRUMP CONTINUES TO OBLITERATE ALL THE MULLAHS’ ASSETS: Live Updates: Trump says U.S. “obliterated” every target on Kharg Island, as Iran war nears 2-week mark.

No, seriously, The Atlantic is talking about the war “dragging on” after less than two weeks:

The longer the Iran war drags on, the more Trump risks strengthening critiques from the anti-interventionist right, @will_gottsegen argues in The Atlantic Daily: https://t.co/FaIJzS2xYb

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 13, 2026

The Atlantic, Dec. 27, 1941, "Pacific War drags on." https://t.co/6BxYdh4Vvg

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) March 14, 2026

UPDATE:

In case you were wondering why CNN and Reuters are trying so hard to make it look like the United States is losing this war, look no further than this. There is a consistent trend showing Republicans gaining ground, and the media is growing desperate. https://t.co/uA9goPfGKO

— P.T. Ward (@HTWardish) March 13, 2026

ANOTHER UPDATE:

The Democrat/Media Complex is actively rooting for America's military to fail in Iran.

Tokyo Rose and Lord Haw Haw never died. They just joined CNN.

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) March 14, 2026

WELL, GOOD: Breakthrough to Strengthen Bones Could Reverse Osteoporosis.

TRUMPMENTUM: 51 Prisoners To Be Freed As Cuba Shows Cracks Under Trump Pressure.

YES, IT’S JUDGE BOASBERG AGAIN: Judge blocks DOJ’s criminal probe of Federal Reserve, blasting it as political.

I BLAME ERDOGAN: Scientists Warn: Earthquakes Are Migrating Toward Istanbul Along the Marmara Fault.

THE E.V. BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Honda Kills Three Electric Vehicles for U.S.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1. “Once back in its hangar, NASA engineers diagnosed and addressed the issue with enough confidence to target Artemis 2’s April launch opportunity. The problem was traced to a quick-disconnect (QD) seal on SLS’ upper stage. The QD is the interface where umbilicals from the rocket’s launch tower transfer fuel into the vehicle. A similar problem led to an aborted countdown during the first Artemis 2 WDR, when hydrogen was detected leaking from a QD on the SLS first stage.”

IT’S FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: Armed With an Ax, Brought Down by an MMA Fighter. “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll learn what not to take on your 18th birthday, why you don’t bring an ax to an MMA fight, and which personal items will get your luggage snagged at the airport.”

WELL, YEAH, WHEN THE CIGARETTES SCREAM WHEN YOU LIGHT THEM: A single dose of psilocybin is more effective than nicotine patches for quitting smoking, study suggests.

GOOD NEWS: Mexico Tries to Use International Courts to Attack American Gun Makers and It Doesn’t Go Well.

MORE IS BETTER: 19 is Not Enough: Inside the Air Force’s Rush Order for New B-21 Stealth Bombers.

Operation Epic Fury has yet again shown that stealth bombers are a first-night necessity for American airpower. It started on night one. “American B-2 bombers, which, again, similar to Midnight Hammer, flew a 37-hour roundtrip sortie from the continental United States, dropping precision penetrating munitions on Iranian underground facilities across the southern flank and slightly deeper,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said at the Pentagon on Mar. 2.

The success of the B-2 bombers with their stealth and precision is indispensable. The problem, of course, is that the entire B-2 fleet consists of just nineteen aircraft. 20% of the fleet was in action on the first night of Operation Epic Fury.

Fortunately, as fighters and tankers were flowing toward bases in the Middle East last week, the Air Force quietly accelerated production of the B-2’s replacement, the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber, by a hefty 25%. The Feb. 23 rush order was an unusual move, made possible by a sophisticated production line and drama-free flight tests. The B-21 is literally the first stealth aircraft ever to run ahead of schedule. But the one main reason for the surge is clear: America’s air force is desperately in need of more stealth bombers.

There’s never enough of everything to go around, but the deep cuts we made in the ’90s were dangerously foolish.

ONCE TOO OFTEN TO THE WELL: Democrat Fearmongering on Iran Isn’t Working. Here’s How We Know.