BATTLESWARM: Iran Strikes Day 12. “Iranian ships reportedly laying mines go boom, as does another suspected Iranian nuclear site, Iran hits Jordan and Iraq, the Israelis dirtnap more Basij, VDH weighs in, the Saudis are buying Ukrainian MilTech, and a quick guide to drones.”

EVERGREEN QUESTION: What Happened to Tucker?

Tucker’s show became the top-rated primetime cable news show during Trump’s first term. He then lost his show in 2023, following the Dominion lawsuit against Fox. Zengerle admits he doesn’t know why Tucker was fired, but speculates that he might have been a sacrificial lamb thrown in along with the lawsuit settlement. Since then, Tucker has had his own podcast in which he has gone to increasingly dark and conspiratorial places. It’s not clear what exactly has sent Tucker in his current antisemitic direction, but there is no shortage of suspected reasons – Qatari money, jealousy, resentment, or a thousand other things that have made antisemites in the past. Regardless of the reason, there is little doubt that he has changed since his Weekly Standard days. As Zengerle writes in the book’s concluding sentence, “He had descended into madness, but he was speaking to millions.”

Without the Fox platform, Carlson may no longer be essential viewing in the White House, but he remains disturbingly influential, with over 1 million listeners to his podcast. Whereas he once was surprised and even a little worried that the president would watch his show, he now has to make a special effort to ensure that the president hears what he is saying. As Zengerle writes,

where Carlson once tried to reach Trump through his Fox show, he now recognized that Trump did not have the wherewithal to watch (or listen, after Trump began releasing his online show as a podcast) to a two-hour-plus program. He began to communicate with Trump more directly – by text message, on the phone, and in person.

Direct communication with the president is concerning but could also be helpful. After all, if Trump is telling him to tone down his antisemitism, he might be one of the few people in the world that Carlson still listens to.

Worst. Hitler. Ever.

EVERYTHING IS DEADLY: The new bad work habit you didn’t know you had? Email apnea. “The term, coined by technology wellness expert Linda Stone, refers to holding your breath or breathing very shallowly without realizing it while reading and responding to emails or working on a computer or phone. It’s also known as screen apnea — the stress-related breathing pattern that can kick in when you’re intensely focused or overloaded by everything coming at you on your screen.”

EZRA KLEIN’S JOURNOLIST NEVER DIED, IT JUST MOVED TO SLACK:

I broke down yesterday how this started. It was a Substack post that Molly Jong Fast then highlighted on BlueSky, and then Lincoln Project and Bulwark media just decided to run with, and then it spread to outlets like TMZ.

It's literally a fabricated Slack channel narrative by…

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 12, 2026

BUT ONLY ALMOST: Shocking Video Out of NYC Almost Makes Me Rethink This Whole ‘First Amendment’ Thing.

STAY SAFE: TAILGATOR Bike Tail Light with Brake-Sensing Accelerometer, 300 Lumen Brake Burst Rear Light. #CommissionEarned

SCIENCE: Fat cells burn energy to make heat – making them the next frontier of weight loss therapies.

THIS IS NO TIME TO GO ALL WOBBLY:

The Iranian Mullah Regime cannot meet the payroll of the Regime Security Forces…

…so, it is stealing the next payroll from everyone else.

Food security issues started the last Iranian mass insurrection. The Mullah Regime just lit the short fuze for the next one. https://t.co/xIIQaxfTWe

— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) March 10, 2026

GET OFF MY LAWN: Will Minnesota’s Proposed Mandatory Home Inspection Law Be Enough to Prompt SCOTUS Action? “The law states that, in addition to securing state permission or certification for the possession of existing weapons, owners must ‘agree to allow the appropriate law enforcement agency to inspect the storage of the device to ensure compliance with this subdivision.'”

IF I HAD A DOLLAR FOR EVERY TIME CARRIERS HAD BEEN PRONOUNCED OBSOLETE…:

The hysterical predictions of obsolescence of the aircraft carrier were all wrong https://t.co/3kFbar4q0d

— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) March 12, 2026

The last USN fleet carrier sunk by enemy action was the USS Hornet (CV-8) at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in 1942.

THE EV BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Honda Just Lost Billions on EVs They Can’t Sell. “What’s maybe most impressive about losing nearly [dr_evil_voice] SIXTEEN BILLION DOLLARS [/dr_evil_voice] on EVs is that Honda didn’t even try that hard, at least not compared to certain other automakers I could name — and am about to.”

KEEP IT UP:

🚨 MAJOR STRIKE IN IRAN

Reports say the armored corps base in Ahvaz, Iran has been destroyed.

This base is where Iran’s tanks and armored units are stationed and coordinated in the southwest of the country.

If confirmed, it would be a serious blow to Iran’s ground forces and… pic.twitter.com/yP9axWkqNs

— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) March 12, 2026

NOW THIS IS MORE LIKE THE 21ST CENTURY I WAS PROMISED: Flying taxis could launch in San Antonio, other Texas cities under new TxDOT program.

THAT’S JUST A WEEKEND IN THE ’80S WORTH: Ecuador Operation: Traffickers Lose 1.6 Tons of Drugs in U.S. Strike.

TREAT THE PAIN: 2 FlexiKold Gel Ice Packs – Ice Packs for Injuries Reusable. #CommissionEarned

IT’S (D)IFFERENT WHEN IT HAPPENS DURING THE ANOINTED ONE’S REIGN:

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— Noam Blum (@neontaster) March 12, 2026

FRAUD ALL THE WAY DOWN: Millions may be falsely enrolled in ObamaCare.

In January, early ACA enrollment figures indicated a drop following four consecutive years of record growth, going from 23.6 million enrollees to 22.8 million from the same time last year. Signs-ups were expected to fall after Republicans let enhanced premium tax subsidies expire at the end of 2025.

In an interview NBC News, Oz said some people on ACA plans should not be enrolled and expects the rate of enrollment will continue to fall to somewhere around 19 million.

“In fact, the fact that we have 23 million makes me think we have too many participants in the ACA,” Oz told the outlet. “It’s too high of a number.”

Oz said he believes some signs-ups are the result of fraud or mistakes.
“Either their income would not qualify them, they made too much or made too little, or they didn’t file the forms, maybe on purpose, or they were duplicately enrolled in Medicaid or more likely other states’ ACAs,” he added. “These are major concerns for us.”

Developing…

BJORN LOMBORG SHOULD GET A CHAIR: Harvard’s proposed climate major raises concerns about lack of free-market perspectives.

ALL OF THIS:

I daresay this behavior from the US media is far more abominable than Gaza lies and cover-ups. They’re lying in contradiction of our own military now.

— Leslie ن 🇺🇸☦️ (@LADowd) March 12, 2026

VICTORIA TAFT: Watch This Shock Voter Fraud Video in California — Then Tell Your Senator to Pass the SAVE America Act.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: University official threatens to call cops on Christian YouTuber for not moving to ‘expressive activities space.’

AND NOW YOU KNOW… THE REST OF THE STORY:

🚨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.

I did a little digging. It seems the two vendors who had a monopoly on DOD food supply lost their contracts: VAL-PRO,… https://t.co/rhRRTNK6ED pic.twitter.com/5LjL53o4Jf

— Alladdin (@Alladdin1983) March 12, 2026

Monopoly vendors lose their monopolies (to the taxpayer’s benefit), go squealing to the press, and the press is happy to play along.

And then, of course, there’s this:

For years, your tax dollars have been buying cellphones and EBT cards for migrants, fake daycare centers for Somalis in Minnesota, and settlements for congress members accused of sexual harassment.

The media didn’t utter one until we gave our troops a decent dinner.

— Eric Matheny 🎙️ (@ericmmatheny) March 12, 2026

The Dems have their priorities and preferences.

CHANGE: Kansas Revokes Drivers’ Licenses of 1,700 Trans-Identifying Individuals. “Hundreds of people who claim to be transgender have already received letters from the state telling them their driver’s licenses are ‘invalid immediately,’ according to the report. The letters also inform them they “may be subject to additional penalties” if they continue to drive unless they receive a new one with their birth sex from the Kansas Division of Vehicles and surrender the old license.”

NARRATIVES DON’T ESTABLISH THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW:

Several CNN Guests repeated the Hegseth ribeye and lobster narrative.

So @jaketapper is silent about how this has been a tradition for US troops for decades, despite how much he claims to prop up dead bodies of troops @brianstelter has not weighed in on it despite Guest on… https://t.co/DCxRgDduhS

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 12, 2026

If you think of the media as a conspiracy organized to keep the public ignorant, angry, and voting Democrat, then you’ve got it.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Never Forget How Quickly Everything Can Go ‘Full Spanberger.’ “Virginia law doesn’t allow governors to serve consecutive turns, so Winsome Earle-Seares ran to replace her boss. She was easily defeated by Democrat Abigail Spanberger. Worse yet, Virginia elected an attorney general who had openly fantasized about killing Republicans. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call a whiplash turnaround.”