WORKFORCE PELL GRANTS ARE COMING. IS THAT GOOD? I’m always skeptical about throwing more money at colleges. If folks actually get some useful skills out of it, though, that would be a nice change.
March 20, 2026
SO WE HAVE THAT GOING FOR US, WHICH IS NICE: China Not Committed to 2027 Taiwan Invasion, U.S. Intel Report Says. “The intelligence community’s latest assessment reverses course on predictions from Pacific-based U.S. military leadership that has shaped battleforce strategy for the past six years.”
I suspect Beijing might be reassessing things in recent months, too.
YES:
Elon Musk reveals the deeper purpose of becoming a multiplanetary species:
“Having two planets that are both self-sustaining and strong is going to be incredibly important for the long-term survival of civilization
The goal is not just to visit Mars – it’s to ensure the light… pic.twitter.com/TyriZkCU7r
— X Freeze (@XFreeze) March 19, 2026
THE COMEY FOLLIES: When ‘I Don’t Recall’ Meets a DOJ Subpoena.
WOW:
Life comes at you fast. pic.twitter.com/k3EdbyPZEl
— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) March 20, 2026
PRIORITIES: Pittsburgh Public Schools earn poor marks for NFL draft closure.
In an email to district staff, Superintendent Wayne Walters said students will shift to remote learning for three days to minimize disruption and keep the focus on instruction. The NFL draft, taking place in downtown Pittsburgh, is expected to draw as many as 700,000 visitors, according to the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.
Pittsburgh Public Schools operates 54 schools that serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Only one of those schools is located in the city core, while most are miles from the event. With a total enrollment of around 20,000 students, the decision affects not only students but also caregivers and the students at 136 private, parochial, and charter schools who rely on the district for transportation.
The district has to reschedule the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment testing to later dates that have not been released due to the closure of in-person learning.
In a news release Tuesday, Waters said the district’s priority is maintaining continuity of learning while recognizing the extraordinary circumstances the city will experience during the NFL draft.
Pretty sure we learned during the stupid COVID lockdowns that remote learning is BS.
“AFROMAN WILL BRING IT TO YA”: Afroman reminds the world that that you can mock power without fear in this country, because we are a free people.
WHAT’S NOT SO AMAZING IS THAT HE ALSO APPEARS TO BE LYING:
kind of amazing that Trump argues the investigations into him & prosecutions of him were political & partisan, everyone tries to argue they weren’t & that the DOJ is apolitical, then this guy blows those defenses up by explicitly running on his anti-Trump role to win an election. https://t.co/wjUWxiMnWH
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) March 20, 2026
I just checked the "Service" list in ECF for all 3 Oath Keeper cases — there are probably 50 attorneys who made appearances of record in the cases for the two sides combined.
Your name doesn't appear. https://t.co/pJDxayB9hQ
— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) March 20, 2026
2021-2024 WAS JUST A WARMUP ACT FOR WHAT THE DEMS ALREADY OPENLY ADMIT THEY’LL DO FROM 2029 ON:
Important. Trump supporters were bankrupted for nothing – just being ‘bad people’ for supporting Trump. Same thing many times over awaits a lot of people in 2029 if democrats win. https://t.co/HNRujHHPtZ
— FischerKing (@FischerKing64) March 20, 2026
You wonder what they haven’t openly admitted they’ll do?
PRIORITIES:
It is morbidly funny that we take 25 years to build a transit station but we can get all the Cesar Chavez memorials down in 12 hours. https://t.co/ysW1tejMpy
— Dilan Esper (@dilanesper) March 20, 2026
BECAUSE DEMOCRAT. NEXT QUESTION? Why Is a Democratic Governor Undermining a Conservative Conservation Success Story?
WHEN “GENUINELY WILD” HAS BEEN S.O.P. FOR A DECADE:
It’s genuinely wild that the New York Times did a piece talking about how Cesar Chavez was raping little girls but still felt the need to make the antagonist Trump. pic.twitter.com/2IVOm7KJmp
— Carl Paulus (@CarlPaulus) March 20, 2026
SCHRÖDINGER’S AYATOLLAH: Iran Releases Video of Supreme Leader Khamenei Amid Health Speculation. “Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) posted the clip on X, describing it as footage of Khamenei delivering religious instruction. The broadcaster did not provide details on when the video was shot, raising questions about whether it was an archived recording.”
Questions, eh?
Previously: Introducing Schrödinger’s Ayatollah.
NAH, THAT’S NOT CREEPY:
With @Grok, we keep the honest versions and kill the bad transformers (I believe they are called “Decepticons”) https://t.co/M9CeXCJOKG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 20, 2026
NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG:
Michigan reported 8.2 million registered voters in 2024.
Michigan's voting-age citizen population was 7.6 million in 2024.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) opposes the Save America Act.@SenatorSlotkin pic.twitter.com/hDVx70dINB
— Shiloh Marx (@Shilohmarx) March 19, 2026
IT’S NOT A POLITICAL PARTY IT’S A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY:
This is absolutely insane
Journalist Angela Rose investigates Minnesota Rep Ilhan Omar’s consulting headquarters who claims to manage $60 billion in assets
She goes into the building, walks every floor
They DO NOT EXIST. (Holy Sh*t)
“We are going to be infiltrating Ilhan… pic.twitter.com/Gt4xxseUHp
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) March 20, 2026
TIT FOR TAT: Trump says Israel will stop attacking Iranian gas field, but US will attack it if Iran strikes Qatar. “Unfortunately, Iran did not know this, or any of the pertinent facts pertaining to the South Pars attack, and unjustifiably and unfairly attacked a portion of Qatar’s LNG Gas facility. NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely important and valuable South Pars Field unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar – In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before.”
YES IT IS.
This threat is a call for civil war. https://t.co/GdmqRMR6rH
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) March 20, 2026
Also, damn, Pritzker’s hitting the Ozempic awfully hard. He’s running for Prez for sure.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Trump 47 — Come for the Jokes, Stay for the Awesome President Stuff. “President Trump’s shoot-from-the-lip speaking style drives some people crazy, but I’ve always thought it’s a feature, not a bug. There’s the entertainment value, of course, but it also lends an honesty to his public persona that is lacking in most politicians.”
THEY’RE PROBABLY HIDING FROM DRONES:
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia has reportedly asked Pakistan to repay a USD 6.3 billion loan after Pakistan failed to honor the bilateral defense pact, under which an attack on one is considered an attack on both. Saudi officials are reportedly unable to reach Pakistan’s PM & army chief. pic.twitter.com/0Q4cD5FE6N
— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) March 20, 2026
Trump has pretty much the whole Muslim world against Iran and its allies now. Well, except for Britain and France.