USING THE LAW AGAINST THE YAKUZA:  How A Cheeseburger Made A Yakuza Boss Homeless.

CUTTING OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE IS NEITHER SMART NOR A STRATEGY:  Delivering us Bound to Our Foes.

… much less empowering.

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

WORSE THAN GLOBAL WARMING: Snowball Earth’s liquid seas dipped way below freezing.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Why Trump and Hegseth’s swagger leaves Washington’s ‘elite’ seething.

THAT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE SHUT UP:

Obama was droning American citizens and the left didn’t bat an eye but Trump takes out one of the worst regimes in the world and they act like he stomped a kitten lmao

— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) March 2, 2026

One of the funniest things about this whole Iran thing is all the Arab states the anti-Israel crowd so passionately defends are now on Israel’s side because Iran is run by psychos who attacked their neighbors for no reason 😂

— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) March 3, 2026

THIS SEEMS LIKE AN OBVIOUS POINT TO ME:

I reject any allegedly right-coded ideology that requires that we allow seventh century Third World savages to murder our people and not pay for it.

There is no expiration date for righteous retribution.

If you believe that seventh century Third World savages can murder our… https://t.co/5X30hVcYif

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) March 3, 2026

THE LIES NEVER END FROM CERTAIN PARTS OF THE WORLD:

Notwithstanding that the picture is from Jakarta, does the Iranian foreign minister want to post a picture of the graves of the tens of thousands of innocent Iranians that his government killed in the streets last month? https://t.co/2XrSHMtciG

— Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) March 2, 2026

Of course, those parts include New York and Washington, DC.

They didn’t want to show the Venezuelan people celebrating and waving US flags.

They don’t want to show the Iranian people celebrating and thanking Trump.

The leftist mainstream media are liars, traitors and sickening hypocrites of the highest order.

— Alice Smith (@TheAliceSmith) March 2, 2026

MICROBIOME NEWS: Hidden Virus Found in Gut Bacteria Is Linked to Colorectal Cancer.

IN WHICH I GET SNARKY:

Big deal, that's like one Somali day-care center. https://t.co/YeQDhIM2s5

— @instapundit (@instapundit) March 2, 2026

WELL GOOD: FDA-Approved Seizure Drug May Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts.

TOO GOOD TO CHECK: How tampons in the men’s room helped derail the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal.

There were many defining moments featured in the months-long battle for the ownership of Warner Bros. Discovery: sit-downs to woo President Trump, high-profile congressional hearings, a brutal bidding war, and a tampon.

Yes, a tampon.

During the negotiations, while Netflix was telling skeptical GOP lawmakers that it wasn’t a left-wing company looking to get more powerful by snapping up WBD, a delegation of legislators paid a visit to its  headquarters, and one was both shocked and disturbed to find a basket containing tampons in the men’s restroom.

To be clear, there are other factors involved in CEO Ted Sarandos’ decision to cancel his nearly completed purchase of WBD’s studio and streaming service. But the “tampon incident,” as it has become known on Capitol Hill, does carry some weight in the unwavering political opposition from the GOP to Sarandos’ ambitions.

“This is 2026, not 2020,” said one GOP staffer with firsthand knowledge of the matter. “What were they thinking?”

Exit quote:

I always knew Netflix would be brought down by their period dramas. https://t.co/ACgMj2viWB

— Disparu (@disparutoo) March 2, 2026

IT NEEDS TO BE SAID AND REPEATED:

"Hay momentos en la historia en los que una Nación debe elegir su futuro. Nos han dicho que el estado es nuestro protector, el burócrata es nuestro salvador y el político sabe más que el hombre libre, que debemos obedecer, que debemos depender. Pero la verdad es otra: el mundo… pic.twitter.com/kbajSgwMuh

— Potus Amarillo (@PotusAmarillo) March 2, 2026

“There are moments in history when a Nation must choose its future. We have been told that the state is our protector, the bureaucrat is our savior, and the politician knows more than the free man, that we must obey, that we must depend. But the truth is another: the world has only two types of people: those who live off what others produce—i.e., the parasites, that is, you—and those who produce everything that makes modern life possible.

“While you draft regulations, we create wealth.

“While you promise equality, we generate prosperity.

“While you distribute poverty, we multiply abundance.”

“The true battle of our time is cultural, philosophical, and moral. It is to choose the system that lifted millions out of poverty. It is to stop being an immature nation that squanders the future to hand out benefits in the present and to become a mature nation.”

“Governing with responsibility is governing for the Argentines of today but also governing for the Argentines of tomorrow.”

-Javier Milei

AND YET DOING THAT WAS OFFICIAL POLICY DURING COVID: The Risks of Delaying Routine Cancer Screenings.

ANOTHER ONE: Vermont Hospital Worker Calls Jews “Hooknoise Hymies,” “Pathetic”.

I THINK SHE HAS ANGER MANAGEMENT ISSUES: Watch Hillary Clinton FLIP OUT During Oversight Committee Hearing!

HOW THE ISRAELIS DID IT: “Years before the air strike that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israeli intelligence had been quietly mapping the daily rhythms of Tehran. According to reporting by the Financial Times, nearly all of the Iranian capital’s traffic cameras had been hacked years earlier, their footage encrypted and transmitted to Israeli servers. One camera angle near Pasteur Street, close to Khamenei’s compound, allowed analysts to observe the routines of bodyguards and drivers: where they parked, when they arrived and whom they escorted.”

Or to put it another way:

DEVELOPING…

And now you know why the FBI raided the Georgia election offices.

Fulton County election NGOs openly admit on secret camera that Democrats are stuffing the ballot dropboxes with fake votes. https://t.co/8Zn2m6HbIo

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) March 2, 2026

OUR SPANISH NATO ALLY: Spain’s Prime Minister Sánchez Slams Iran Strikes, Blocks U.S. from Using Spanish Bases.

YOU CAN DO WORSE THAN A “LOYAL AND LOW-MAINTENANCE — IF UNEXCITING — COMPANION.” 2024 Chevrolet Trax Long-Term Wrap: Consistency Is a Virtue.

WOW:

This is the most wholesome video of a shot-down pilot I've ever seen. https://t.co/HFFWisFzhG

— Noam Blum (@neontaster) March 2, 2026

UNEXPECTED HEADLINES: How tampons in the men’s room helped derail the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal.

During the negotiations, while Netflix was telling skeptical GOP lawmakers that it wasn’t a left-wing company looking to get more powerful by snapping up WBD, a delegation of legislators paid a visit to its headquarters, and one was both shocked and disturbed to find a basket containing tampons in the men’s restroom.

To be clear, there are other factors involved in CEO Ted Sarandos’ decision to cancel his nearly completed purchase of WBD’s studio and streaming service. But the “tampon incident,” as it has become known on Capitol Hill, does carry some weight in the unwavering political opposition from the GOP to Sarandos’ ambitions.

“This is 2026, not 2020,” said one GOP staffer with firsthand knowledge of the matter. “What were they thinking?”

Read the whole thing.

THIS:

Mehdi Hasan has two modes: “offended you question Muslims loyalty” and “threatening you with fifth-column Muslim terrorism” https://t.co/tT2XJl9qgu

— tantum (@QuasLacrimas) March 2, 2026

ICYMI: U.S. Hits Iran With Iran’s Own Drone Design, and I Can’t Stop Laughing.

TRIM YOUR NAILS: Ergonomic Long Handle Toenail Clippers with Catcher. #CommissionEarned