March 17, 2026

SARAH HOYT’S SHOCKED FACE HAS TAKEN EARLY RETIREMENT: NYC’s smiling socialist mayor is VERY different behind the scenes, as progressives who crossed him allege tyrannical and ruthless behavior.

Known for his smiling and seemingly unflappable attitude, Mamdani attacked both Donald Trump and New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a fellow Democrat whom he deemed too centrist.

But sources inside Mamdani’s political circle have now alleged that the mayor wields his power for personal gain and has no qualms sidelining old friends or his ideologies to further his agenda, The New York Times reported.

He has been accused of snubbing friends, meddling in political campaigns and strong-arming liberal nonprofits to protect his own interests.

So… they’re saying he’s a socialist?

Posted at 10:41 am by Stephen Green

OUCH: Meta Planning Sweeping Layoffs as AI Costs Mount.

Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence infrastructure bets and prepare for greater efficiency brought about by AI-assisted workers.

No date has been set for the cuts and the magnitude has not been finalized, the people said.

Top executives have recently signaled the plans to other senior leaders at Meta and told them to begin planning how to pare back, two of the people said. The sources spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to disclose the cuts.

“This is speculative reporting about theoretical approaches,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in response to questions about the plan.

If Meta settles on the 20% figure, the layoffs will be the company’s most significant since a restructuring in late 2022 and early 2023 that it dubbed the “year of efficiency.”

Previously: Meta boosts annual capex sharply on superintelligence push, shares surge.

Slightly More Previously: Zuckerberg Spends Big: $200M+ to Snag Apple’s AI Lead For Meta’s Superintelligence Team.

Just in case those getting laid off didn’t know where the money went.

Posted at 10:39 am by Stephen Green

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Jerry O’Connell claims wife, daughters ‘became physical’ after his comments about Harris losing to Trump:

“I said something along the lines of ‘there was no planning. This is what they get. There should have been a primary.’ I said something along those lines, you know, like I was just spit-balling ideas. It was a shock. My wife and daughters, without saying anything, became physical with me. They were filled with rage,” O’Connell said.

He continued, “So if I am being careful with you in how I say things, yes, I live in California. I live with not one, not two, but three people who, if I made any kind of joke, they’d become very angry with me.”

Luckily, we have he-man Bill Maher to teach O’Connell how to stand up for himself:

“Whatever household situation I’m in, I say what I truly think, and if it makes you angry, I’m sorry. We’ll have to work that out. But I am not going to tuck my tail between my legs and just shut the f— up,” Maher said.

O’Connell needs to pick up a copy of my new book and learn to set some boundaries with the abusive women in his house.

Posted at 10:07 am by Helen Smith

EMBARRASSMENT CAN BE A GREAT MOTIVATOR:

There’s also this:

I’m reminded of what Harry told Sally: “You’re the worst kind. You’re high maintenance but you think you’re low maintenance.”

Posted at 9:52 am by Stephen Green

“RULE OF LAW:” Exclusive: Mueller probe cut corners, broke rules to ‘get Trump,’ whistleblower claims. “An FBI agent assigned to then-special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign has made bombshell allegations charging that misconduct, political bias, and “overzealous thoughts” permeated the team — to the point of festooning the walls of their office with anti-Trump cartoons and drinking alcohol while on the job. A ‘Let’s get him’ attitude colored the two-year investigation into false claims that Trump and his advisers colluded with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election, the unidentified agent said.”

Posted at 9:47 am by Glenn Reynolds

IDF INTEL: We destroyed Iran’s base for attacking satellites to keep space supremacy.

In an extremely rare public statement, an IDF Unit 9900 intelligence official said on Monday that Israel has destroyed an Iranian base which was focused on building technologies to shoot down Israeli satellites and other adversaries’ satellites.

According to the officer from the IDF’s clandestine satellite intelligence division, the goal of the attack was to maintain Israel’s supremacy in space, especially regarding satellite surveillance.

“We are leading many efforts to preserve the IDF’s freedom of action in the arena of space, and to harm the capabilities of Iran to act and to build such forces,” said the Unit 9900 official.

He complimented the Defense Ministry and the broader defense establishment – Israel Aerospace Industries is the lead Israeli satellite developer – to help “IDF intelligence to continue to operate surveillance satellites and to provide critical intelligence for the war, to provide warnings [of ballistic missile launches] and to” target adversaries throughout the Middle East.

Welcome to the 21st Century we were promised, when “space superiority” is a real thing.

Posted at 9:37 am by Stephen Green

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Gavin Newsom’s California Doesn’t Really Exist. “The once-great city of San Francisco — where Newsom used to be mayor — is in a financial doom spiral from which it is unlikely to fully recover. Hollywood isn’t Hollywood anymore; television production has mostly moved to Canada and Georgia. Incredibly wealthy tech bros and other billionaires are hot-footing it out of California before they can be taxed into oblivion. That upsets a lot of the state’s revenue generation plans.”

Posted at 9:06 am by Stephen Green

FRAUD ALL THE WAY DOWN:

More to come — from Nick Shirley, who continues doing the press’s work for them.

Posted at 8:49 am by Stephen Green

UM, THAT’S NICE? OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic.

OpenAI’s delayed “adult mode” for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot’s ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, an unnamed OpenAI spokesperson described content that will be provided by the upcoming feature as smut rather than pornography, allowing ChatGPT users to generate textual chats with adult themes.

The feature was initially announced in October, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claiming that the company had managed to mitigate enough of the “serious mental health issues“ with its AI model to relax safety restrictions and introduce “erotica for verified adults.” ChatGPT’s adult mode was expected to launch sometime this quarter, but OpenAI said earlier this month that it was delaying the rollout to focus on higher-priority tasks. A new release timeline has yet to be announced.

The delay was also due to internal concerns and technical challenges around safeguards for the feature, according to The Wall Street Journal’s reporting. A council of advisers selected by OpenAI warned the company in January that ChatGPT’s adult mode may be accessible to children and foster unhealthy emotional dependence on the chatbot, with one unnamed council member saying OpenAI risked creating a “sexy suicide coach.”

So maybe not so nice then.

Posted at 8:35 am by Stephen Green

PROTECTING CHILD RAPISTS TO GET BACK AT TRUMP:

Posted at 8:19 am by Stephen Green

BILL McGURN IN THE WSJ:  “California’s Never-Ending Race Preferences.”  (Why does this column feel like it’s my life story from circa 1995 (when I started working on Prop 209) to today?)

Posted at 8:06 am by Gail Heriot

COMMON SENSE SPARKS “FIRESTORMS” NOW. Of course a “firestorm” is just some lefties complaining.

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

NEXT!

Posted at 7:48 am by Stephen Green

WHAT LAWFARE LOOKS LIKE:

Make it costly, and there will be less of it. But they’re fighting out of their class.

Posted at 7:44 am by Glenn Reynolds

CHANGE I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IN: Trump says he thinks he will have the ‘honor’ of taking Cuba.

Here’s how much the Commie regime cracked on Monday: Cuba plans to open up to investment from nationals living in U.S., as Trump puts pressure on island.

“Cuba is open to having a fluid commercial relationship with U.S. companies [and] also with Cubans residing in the United States and their descendants,” Deputy Prime Minister Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga said in an interview with the outlet. He added that the country is open to “not only small investments, but also large investments, particularly in infrastructure.”

Fraga indicated that the new policy would be announced Monday night.

CBS News has reached out to the White House for comment.

It marks a notable shift for the country, which has had a largely state-controlled economy for decades and heavily restricted residents from starting private businesses until 2021.

Not only that, but Havana until viewed Cuban exiles like Stalin viewed Trotsky. Inviting them — and their money — back is probably the biggest concession we’ve yet seen. With more to come.

Fidel outlasted every president from JFK to GWB, and his Communists from Obama until… Trump 47?

Posted at 7:33 am by Stephen Green

MOST DO-GOODER NONPROFITS SEEM TO BE MONEY LAUNDRIES:

Posted at 7:13 am by Glenn Reynolds