A BRUTAL AND NECESSARY REMINDER OF WHO TOM NICHOLS IS. READ IT:

Hello Professor Nichols,

You spent twenty-five years at the Naval War College. You taught the officers who would go on to run America's wars. Famously, you never served in any of them.

In February 2003, you were at your desk in Newport when you wrote this, about Colin Powell’s… pic.twitter.com/1e2I2l1jEP

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) March 13, 2026

BE PREPARED: FBI trained Michigan Jewish temple’s staff how to handle active shooters weeks before attack.

The FBI posted about the active shooter seminar Jan. 30, which was designed to help clergy and staff at the temple learn how to respond to an active shooter situation amid a rise in antisemitism.

“FBI Detroit led an Active Shooter Attack Prevention and Preparedness training for the clergy and staff of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield,” the field office posted on X. “The FBI course combines lessons learned from years of research and employs scenario-based exercises to help participants practice the decision-making process of the Run, Hide, Fight principles and take necessary actions for survival. We appreciate them for having us.”

The field office said it has also trained other organizations in the state who are trying to protect schools, houses of worship, medical facilities, government facilities and other public gathering sites and communities.

Don’t be a soft target.

THE LEFT KNOWS WHO ITS ENEMIES ARE AND BEHAVES ACCORDINGLY:

100% chance this goober is going to prosecute the ROTC cadet who stopped the shooter.

Bank on it. https://t.co/UeB77Msi5X

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) March 12, 2026

THE ENEMY WITHIN (LATIN AMERICA EDITION): FBI Opens Office in Ecuador Amid Warnings of Hamas, Hezbollah, and IRGC Presence.

PRIORITIES: Food stamp recipients ⁠sue Agriculture ⁠Department over restrictions on sugary drinks, candy.

The suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., by a private firm and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, which advocates for low-income people, on behalf of five plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs argue the restrictions “destabilize food access” for participants in ⁠the Supplemental ⁠Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAPS, in the states in which the USDA has ​approved the “food restriction” waivers, according to Reuters.

The plaintiffs live in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee and West Virginia, and said that either they or ⁠family ⁠members rely on the ⁠restricted foods ​to manage health conditions such as diabetes and allergies, or to obtain energy boosts to conduct their ⁠daily lives.

According to the lawsuit, the waivers cause confusion at the checkout line and irreparable harm by forcing the plaintiffs to choose between spending cash on restricted items or forgoing spending money on rent and transportation.

End SNAP. Make soup kitchens great again.

DECLINE IS A CHOICE:

NEW – German Chancellor Merz: "German federal governments had previously decided to phase out nuclear energy. The decision is irreversible. I regret that, but that's how it is."pic.twitter.com/LGI6AMttu8

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 12, 2026

But as CDR Salamander added, “It is not irreversible. You just refuse to do it because if you did, your coalition partners would abandon you, force a snap election, and the AfD would have good chance of being a majority party.”

They’d rather condemn Germany to a Morgenthau existence than let AfD win.

UMM…: Air Force General Connected to UAP and Space Warfare Projects Goes Missing.

WHEN HE’S RIGHT, HE’S RIGHT: Sen. John Fetterman says Israel should kill Iran’s new supreme leader.

Fetterman also said the leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas need to be killed too.

“I mean, I’m always going to support that,” he said, according to The Hill newspaper.

“I think it’s a good thing to continue to eliminate leaders of Hezbollah, Hamas and the Iranian, too.”

He did say that his red line for this war was boots on the ground. He also wanted to know why his Democratic colleagues weren’t as supportive of U.S. action in Iran.

“I would just like to remind everybody watching that every single Democratic presidential candidate always identified that Iran is a top, top security issue,” Fetterman said.

And when he’s wrong, he’s wrong — none of those candidates had any intention of doing anything about it.

WHAT SHE SAID:

Fighting them over there so we don't fight them over here only works if we don't bring them over here when we're done fighting them over there https://t.co/ZF62nmrf86

— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) March 13, 2026

Fighting “over there” has been the American way for more than a century, but the Islamists — and their enablers on the Left — figured out ways around that.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Another Day, Another Couple of Islamic Psychopaths in the News. “My mom was born and raised in Dearborn, and I spent time there as a kid and a young adult. I am still stunned by how radically it has changed. The change happened in a relatively short period of time, too. It’s an Americanized version of what has been happening in the United Kingdom, Germany, and other parts of Europe.”

DEVELOPING…:

🇺🇸🇨🇺 | URGENTE — El dictador cubano Díaz Canel anuncia en cadena nacional que el régimen ha comenzado negociaciones con Estados Unidos.

Admite el inicio de “un proceso sensible” para la dictadura. pic.twitter.com/YIVVX6122P

— Agustín Antonetti (@agusantonetti) March 13, 2026

NOVEMBER PREVIEW: Judge upholds GOP-friendly Missouri congressional map. “The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and ACLU of Missouri filed suit on behalf of voters in the state, arguing the mid-decade redistricting effort was unlawful.”

HMM:

The New York Times speculates the ships might be used as nautical human shields to screen an invasion.

"In a conflict or crisis, for instance over Taiwan, China could mobilize tens of thousands of civilian ships, including fishing boats, to clog sea lanes and complicate military…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) March 13, 2026

Whatever is going on here, China displays much more operational imagination than the West seems to give them credit for.

ICYMI: I Have Seen the Future of Anti-Drone Warfare, and It’s Dirt-Cheap (Really!)

PAYBACK IS A… YOU KNOW: Ukraine Is Getting Its Revenge on Iran.

After supplying Russia with drones that have pounded Ukraine, Iran is about to reap the consequences.

Ukraine is offering its technology and experience in anti-drone warfare to the U.S. and other nations that are under attack by Iranian UAVs. Ukrainian innovation, combined with the immense military and financial resources of the United States, Europe and the Persian Gulf states, could neutralize one of Iran’s most potent weapons.

The U.S. and its allies are struggling to stop the 2,000 or so drones that Iran has launched since the U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign began February 28. For lack of cheap counter-drone systems, they have been forced to use expensive guided missiles – such as $4 million Patriot interceptors – against $20,000 Iranian Shahed drones.

Hence the appeal for Ukrainian help. “We received a request from the United States for specific support in protection against ‘shaheds’ in the Middle East region,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted last week. “I gave instructions to provide the necessary means and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarantee the required security.”

In fact, Ukraine has already sent counter-drone interceptors and personnel to defend U.S. bases in Jordan, Zelensky told the New York Times. Eleven countries have asked for help, and Ukrainian teams are also in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Zelensky has said.

Thanks, fellas.

PAY THE REPARATIONS ANYWAY, WHITEY: I’m an Irish-American, and My Ancestors Did Not Own Slaves.

AIYATOLLAH:

This image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, which has been widely published by Iranian media today and now appears on his new X account, appears to have been manipulated with AI.

Google's SynthID finds watermarks in it that indicate it has been edited using Google… pic.twitter.com/cDbYLlKFVz

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) March 12, 2026

LET IT BE:

May he never have to buy another beer for himself in his entire life 🫡 https://t.co/mGQ0FBDBOv

— Jarvis (@jarvis_best) March 12, 2026

THAT’S NOT THE TOTAL NUMBER, THAT’S THE NUMBER CURRENTLY IN SERVICE ALL AT ONCE:

March of the 10 thousand https://t.co/UxG9yCSs9Y

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 12, 2026

Most impressive.

ICYMI: Honda Just Lost Billions on EVs It Can’t Sell.

SMALLER PRICES, TOO, WHICH IS NICE: Smaller portions are a big restaurant trend as customers watch their budgets and waistlines.

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN TAKE IT:

Let me get this straight…

OpenAI was founded as a nonprofit. Open source. For everyone. “To benefit humanity.”

Then he raised billions of dollars.

Then he closed the source code.

Then he converted to for-profit.

Then he scraped the entire internet without asking anyone.… https://t.co/J5EZEFB0Yd

— Bark (@barkmeta) March 12, 2026

LOCKHEED, BOEING HARDEST HIT: I Have Seen the Future of Anti-Drone Warfare and It’s Dirt-Cheap (Really!)

A SCREEN IS NOT A HUMAN BEING: Heavy social media use linked with loneliness in college students, new research finds.

“Despite the intention of social connection, social media platforms may not provide college students with the necessary social fulfillment to combat loneliness,” the study found.

Published in February in the Journal of American College Health, the study had crunched the social media use data of 64,988 students ages 18 to 24 at more than 120 four-year universities.

The results? “Students who used social media at least 16 hours a week — averaging more than two hours a day — had significantly higher odds of reporting loneliness,” a news release from the university stated.

One key reason why social media use is linked to increased loneliness is because it has replaced real, face-to-face interaction in many cases, said University of Cincinnati health promotion and education Professor Rebecca Vidourek, a co-author of the study.

“Social media is used as a substitute for human interaction rather than a supplement,” Vidourek told The College Fix. “That can contribute to feelings of isolation and loneliness.”

It’s been a few decades, but the first thing I did at college was ask about which bars just checked for a student ID, instead of a driver’s license for proof of 21.

The results were hit and miss, but it sure beat the hell out of X.

KNOWN WOLF:

Hearing the same from multiple federal sources. https://t.co/wOkhmmtfQS

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 12, 2026

Alternate Insta-headline: The enemy within.