THIS IS NO TIME TO GO WOBBLY:
BREAKING 🚨
Huge setback for Iran’s Islamic regime 🤯
🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇮🇷 U.S. and Israeli air forces have reportedly struck an underground IRGC command center in Tehran.
Reports say 50+ senior IRGC officials were killed while meeting to plan attacks for the coming days. pic.twitter.com/cDCBhWb8ZD
— Hinduism_and_Science (@Hinduism_sci) March 16, 2026
IN HOLLYWOOD, HATING COMMUNISTS IS A MORTAL SIN; CHILD RAPE IS A PECCADILLO AT WORST.
I'm super confused by this b/c Elia Kazan's crime was that he hated communists. I thought that was less bad than Roman Polanski's crime (raping little girls) which Madigan and Harris applauded only 3 year later. https://t.co/iwwLjJpJ8r
— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) March 16, 2026
LEFTIES PLAY THE LONG GAME: The Gun Control Push in Virginia is About More Than Just Banning ARs and 30-Round Magazines.
The response from gun owners was predictable: “LOL, Dems are so dumb! Don’t they know their bans just cause panic buying? Millions more guns and mags are sold than would have been without the ban!”
Here’s a hard truth, though: The gun-banners know all of that…and they don’t care.
This isn’t just about banning scary guns and magazines, it’s about destroying the gun culture in the long term. You will still have your guns and your mags, but those who aren’t yet into shooting (or who are too young right now) will be denied them.
And politics is downstream of the culture, as the wise man once said.
I HAD BEEN ASSURED BY ALL THE VERY BEST PEOPLE THAT EPIC FURY WOULD SHATTER OUR ALLIANCES:
During an interview Sunday with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the UAE’s Minister for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy said that the United Arab Emirates is “doubling down” on its agreements with the United States following continued attacks by Iran.… pic.twitter.com/mz1nvCPCs3
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 16, 2026
Of course, some allies are more useful than others:
(Iran attacked a British base during this conflict and has actively plotted multiple murder plots on UK soil) https://t.co/Wr7HEukO8P
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) March 16, 2026
COMATOSE, CLOSETED, AND STUPID IS NO WAY TO GO THROUGH LIFE, SON: Reports Claim Mojtaba Khamenei in ‘Low Condition,’ Said to Be Dull-Witted.
For background on that Insta-headline: Trump briefed that Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is probably gay — and president has priceless reaction.
MAYBE WE NEED A “MADMAN” THEORY OF HISTORY:
I would note that Trump’s unexpected attacks against Venezuela and Iran have added to his own personal version of the “madman theory.” Nobody knows what Trump will do in the near future, in part because Trump probably doesn’t know himself. Nicolás Maduro thought so little of… pic.twitter.com/l9rimYxDdM
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 16, 2026
The truth is that nobody expected the world’s only superpower ever to act like one again, defending its interests with appropriate force and enthusiasm.
MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: In a first, nine Texas Antifa members found guilty on federal terror charges.
ANOTHER REMINDER THAT THIRD-WAVE FEMINISM IS ABOUT THE REVOLUTION AND NOTHING ELSE:
Iran has reportedly kidnapped the families of the Iranian women’s soccer team members who requested asylum & the women are now abandoning those claims and returning to the country to face torture or death. No prominent left wing American women’s soccer players have said a word.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 16, 2026
DON’T GO WOBBLY: Iran Looking *Almost* Ripe for Regime Change. “If I’m a Basij checkpoint guard I’m seriously thinking of calling in sick today.”
GET ENOUGH VITAMIN D: ForestLeaf Vitamin D3 10,000 IU. #CommissionEarned
HOMELESS, INC.:
City of Los Angeles bought a Ramada Inn for $10.2 million to house homeless
Since then, they started sending money to a NGO to takeover the project. Its now sat vacant for 4 years and $20 MILLION has been spent, meant to house only 32 people
No work being done. Money laundering… pic.twitter.com/kdviHNulsG
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) March 16, 2026
If Gavin Newsom ever solved the homeless problem like he keeps saying he will, his cronies would never forgive him.
HOMELESS, INC.: DiNapoli Report Analyzes Increases in NYC’s Unsheltered Population and Spending.
But even as the city provided shelter for more people, street homelessness continued to rise from 3,588 in FY 2019 to 4,504 in FY 2025.
The city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Street Homeless Solutions (SHS) division is tasked with overseeing outreach and related services to counter street homelessness. Spending on these efforts has more than tripled from $102 million in FY 2019 to $368 million in FY 2025, and is expected to reach $456 million in FY 2026, with planned spending declining to $442 million by FY 2029.
I wonder what the ratio is of administrators to actual homeless.
HATING AMERICA IN WARTIME IS A BAD LOOK: Howard U. women’s b-ball team to remain in locker room following mandate to stand for nat’l anthem.
MEMORY-HOLED:
The personal profiles of Chinese military industry experts Wu Manqing (left), Zhao Xiangeng (center), and Wei Yiyin (right) have been removed from the official website of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
These men are the engineers and scientist behind China’s Anti Air Radar… pic.twitter.com/d3z6fUeT6A
— The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动 (@TGTM_Official) March 16, 2026
ICYMI: THEY WERE WARNED.
I am getting an almost uniform sense from my sources in the black community that there are fears that immigrants are taking over the Democratic Party, and not even offering power sharing. Mandani’s commie cabinet is remarkably devoid of black men.
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) March 13, 2026
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I HAD THREE YEARS OF LATIN: Now terribly long ago, in my high school, the better students, in the two Academic class sections, received instruction in Latin in 9th and 10th grade. No human sacrifice was involved, however.
AUTOCRATS GOTTA AUTOCRAT: Russia Shuts Off Internet in Moscow as It Tests Nationwide Censorship System.
People in Moscow, a city of 13 million, have found themselves unable to pay online bills or message co-workers in recent days. Commuters stepping out of the city’s subway stations can’t order a cab to the office. Unable to access online maps, many are asking strangers for directions for the first time in years. Those who normally work from home are filling cafes as they seek a stable Wi-Fi connection.
In recent months, dozens of Russian regions have gone offline suddenly. The Kremlin has defended the shut-offs as necessary to protect Russians from attacks by Ukrainian drones, which can use local cellphone towers for navigation.
But analysts say what Russians are actually experiencing is the trial of a nationwide system Moscow has been honing to limit information and hobble connectivity in times of upheaval, inspired by lessons from Iran and other authoritarian states.
“This is a system they have wanted to build for years. Now the threat of Ukrainian drones is a perfect chance to test it nationwide,” said Alena Epifanova, an expert on Russia’s internet at the German Council on Foreign Relations. “They use it as a pretext, even in regions where there is no such danger.”
The drone threat is real, but the Kremlin loves having tight control — so who knows?
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Dems Aren’t Even Hiding Their Election Shenanigans Now. “The Dem talking points in this “debate” revolve around the notion that President Trump is going to use the troops to intimidate voters. It’s fantastical monster under the bed stuff, and it’s never explained exactly how that intimidation is going to manifest itself. It’s more nonsensical Trump Derangement Syndrome lunacy.”
#JOURNALISM: FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL SAY WHAT YOU WANT, THEN CALL THEM AN “EXPERT.”
I mean, I believe her that the Biden Pentagon had no plans for this sort of thing, but she has zero idea what the Trump Pentagon has been planning for the last year.
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) March 16, 2026
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU DESPISE THE MEDIA…
What. The. Fresh. Hell. Is. This. @NPR @hadeelalsh pic.twitter.com/J4pdRgTUbH
— Ariel Sterman (@ArielSterman) March 15, 2026
…it’s never enough.
CHRISTIAN TOTO: Oscars 2026 Review: Resist, They Must.
[Conan] O’Brien channeled his inner Jimmy Kimmel.
“Tonight could get political,” he warned, but he offered a faux solution. “There’s an alternative Oscars hosted by Kid Rock at the Dave and Busters down the street.”
Dear right-leaning America. You may tune out now. And, likely, many who initially trusted O’Brien to stick to his apolitical brand did just that.
They were the lucky ones.
O’Brien cited the lack of British stars in the major acting categories, noting the response from an anonymous British official about that state of affairs.
“At least we arrest our pedophiles,” O’Brien said, a possible attempt to tie President Donald Trump to the Epstein Files, without evidence. The flawed premise was even more flawed than many thought.
Try Googling “British grooming gang scandal.” We’ll wait.
O’Brien dropped the comedy in the last part of the monologue, referencing “chaotic, frightening times” and a plea for optimism.
Good luck with this crowd.
And that’s a wrap! The 98th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles was a night to remember.*
“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” were both nominated for a slew of awards and ended up picking up the big prizes of the night.
“Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan took home the Best Actor Oscar while “One Battle After Another” snagged the Best Picture award.
“Hamnet” star Jessie Buckley won Best Actress while “Weapons” star Amy Madigan won for Best Supporting Actress. Sean Penn won Best Performing Actor for his role in “One Battle After Another.”
* Interesting choice of phrasing there:
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