THIS IS NO TIME TO GO WOBBLY:
This is just another part of what all the smart people have been saying is Iran’s amazing strategic vision that’s going to win this war for them. https://t.co/Dyt08VP2Ht
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) March 15, 2026
CHRISTIAN TOTO: ‘SNL’ Mocks Tucker Carlson, Gets Pundit 100 Percent Wrong.
“SNL” scribes don’t even know who Carlson is in 2026. He went from a firebrand Fox News star to a raging Israel hater who promotes conspiracy theorists and skewers the U.S. Military.
The show’s obvious lack of ideological diversity behind the scenes allowed this limp sketch to flower. It missed its target by a wide margin.
Culhane’s impression nailed some of Carlson’s catch phrases and his maniacal laugh, but it missed who the pundit has become over the last two years.
Read the whole thing.
NOT THE COMPANY IT ONCE WAS: Adobe Fined, CEO Steps Down, Stock Tanks. AI? “Just about every creator using Abode figured the ludicrously overbroad terms and conditions were designed to let Adobe train their AIs on creator’s work, and make them pay for the privilege of doing so to boot.”
HMM: Sen. Mike Lee: We’ve ‘Turned Kind Of A Corner’ On The Save Act.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) now thinks the SAVE America Act may finally be getting somewhere. Lee, the lead sponsor of the legislation, posted a video update on Friday announcing that he believes we’ve “turned kind of a corner” on the SAVE Act.
After weeks of uncertainty about procedure, Lee said he and Thune have been working through options that could bring the bill to the floor for real debate – not just a choreographed vote designed to fail.
“Okay, important update on the Save America Act and the effort to get it passed,” Lee said in the video. “Look, I am guardedly optimistic. We’ve turned kind of a corner. Over the last few days, there’s been some uncertainty about exactly what procedure we will be and will not be using. In the end, we’ve been working closely with Leader Thune and his staff, and they’ve been great to work with. What we’re coming up with is something that I think is best described as a hybrid version of the talking filibuster.”
Well, stay tuned.
A BILLIONAIRE HERE AND A BILLIONAIRE THERE: California Chased Out Another Billionaire, Bringing the Total Money Lost To…
DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT (RECENT) HISTORY:
‘One Piece’ actress Charithra Chandran demands ceasefire in Gaza- despite a ceasefire for the past 6 months.
“What we are demanding is a ceasefire in Gaza and I think I am so blessed to have a platform and this is the least I can do to use it.” pic.twitter.com/LCmfveTS50
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) March 16, 2026
Amy Alkon in the replies: “Actors used to have publicists to follow them around with a muzzle and swiftly strap it on whenever they seemed on the verge of uttering words in the presence of a reporter.”
Actors used to be run by the studios, which used to know what they were doing.
WELL, YES: US could take Iran’s main oil export hub ‘at a time of our choosing,’ Jack Keane says.“We can take Kharg Island at a time of our choosing, and we choose not to take that now,” Keane told “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“Would we take it in the future? Those options are there for the president, likely towards the end of this? Because, if we take Kharg Island, either we occupy it or blockade it, there’s a number of things that we can do.”
Keane said such a move would effectively put the Iranian regime in “checkmate,” given how heavily its economy depends on the island.
“Now we [would] own all of their major assets. It’s 50% of their budget, 60% of the revenue, 80, 90% of the distribution points for their oil,” he said.
The real question is how long we’d stay there, with American fingers around the neck of a sizable fraction of China’s oil supplies.
Related: It’s all about China: Trump’s seemingly chaotic global policy all makes sense.
Marines are reportedly on the way.
HE WAS WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING, STILL TOASTED BY LEFTIES:
Paul Ehrlich has died. He was 93.
He is survived by 8,300,678,394 people (134% increase from 1968), with a daily worldwide average calorie intake of 2,800 kcal (a 22% increase).
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) March 16, 2026
IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA: Virginia Legislators Literally Exempt Themselves From Their Own Gun Control Law.
The way I see it, Virginia is the Dems’ test-case for what they’ll do from now on in any state where they manage to take power. Basically, they’re fast-tracking everything Colorado Democrats needed a decade to accomplish.
THIS IS NO TIME TO GO WOBBLY:
BREAKING 🚨
Huge setback for Iran’s Islamic regime 🤯
🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇮🇷 U.S. and Israeli air forces have reportedly struck an underground IRGC command center in Tehran.
Reports say 50+ senior IRGC officials were killed while meeting to plan attacks for the coming days. pic.twitter.com/cDCBhWb8ZD
— Hinduism_and_Science (@Hinduism_sci) March 16, 2026
LEFTIES PLAY THE LONG GAME: The Gun Control Push in Virginia is About More Than Just Banning ARs and 30-Round Magazines.
The response from gun owners was predictable: “LOL, Dems are so dumb! Don’t they know their bans just cause panic buying? Millions more guns and mags are sold than would have been without the ban!”
Here’s a hard truth, though: The gun-banners know all of that…and they don’t care.
This isn’t just about banning scary guns and magazines, it’s about destroying the gun culture in the long term. You will still have your guns and your mags, but those who aren’t yet into shooting (or who are too young right now) will be denied them.
And politics is downstream of the culture, as the wise man once said.
I HAD BEEN ASSURED BY ALL THE VERY BEST PEOPLE THAT EPIC FURY WOULD SHATTER OUR ALLIANCES:
During an interview Sunday with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the UAE’s Minister for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy said that the United Arab Emirates is “doubling down” on its agreements with the United States following continued attacks by Iran.… pic.twitter.com/mz1nvCPCs3
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 16, 2026
Of course, some allies are more useful than others:
(Iran attacked a British base during this conflict and has actively plotted multiple murder plots on UK soil) https://t.co/Wr7HEukO8P
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) March 16, 2026
COMATOSE, CLOSETED, AND STUPID IS NO WAY TO GO THROUGH LIFE, SON: Reports Claim Mojtaba Khamenei in ‘Low Condition,’ Said to Be Dull-Witted.
For background on that Insta-headline: Trump briefed that Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is probably gay — and president has priceless reaction.
MAYBE WE NEED A “MADMAN” THEORY OF HISTORY:
I would note that Trump’s unexpected attacks against Venezuela and Iran have added to his own personal version of the “madman theory.” Nobody knows what Trump will do in the near future, in part because Trump probably doesn’t know himself. Nicolás Maduro thought so little of… pic.twitter.com/l9rimYxDdM
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 16, 2026
The truth is that nobody expected the world’s only superpower ever to act like one again, defending its interests with appropriate force and enthusiasm.
MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: In a first, nine Texas Antifa members found guilty on federal terror charges.
ANOTHER REMINDER THAT THIRD-WAVE FEMINISM IS ABOUT THE REVOLUTION AND NOTHING ELSE:
Iran has reportedly kidnapped the families of the Iranian women’s soccer team members who requested asylum & the women are now abandoning those claims and returning to the country to face torture or death. No prominent left wing American women’s soccer players have said a word.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 16, 2026
DON’T GO WOBBLY: Iran Looking *Almost* Ripe for Regime Change. “If I’m a Basij checkpoint guard I’m seriously thinking of calling in sick today.”
HOMELESS, INC.:
City of Los Angeles bought a Ramada Inn for $10.2 million to house homeless
Since then, they started sending money to a NGO to takeover the project. Its now sat vacant for 4 years and $20 MILLION has been spent, meant to house only 32 people
No work being done. Money laundering… pic.twitter.com/kdviHNulsG
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) March 16, 2026
If Gavin Newsom ever solved the homeless problem like he keeps saying he will, his cronies would never forgive him.
HOMELESS, INC.: DiNapoli Report Analyzes Increases in NYC’s Unsheltered Population and Spending.
But even as the city provided shelter for more people, street homelessness continued to rise from 3,588 in FY 2019 to 4,504 in FY 2025.
The city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Street Homeless Solutions (SHS) division is tasked with overseeing outreach and related services to counter street homelessness. Spending on these efforts has more than tripled from $102 million in FY 2019 to $368 million in FY 2025, and is expected to reach $456 million in FY 2026, with planned spending declining to $442 million by FY 2029.
I wonder what the ratio is of administrators to actual homeless.
MEMORY-HOLED:
The personal profiles of Chinese military industry experts Wu Manqing (left), Zhao Xiangeng (center), and Wei Yiyin (right) have been removed from the official website of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
These men are the engineers and scientist behind China’s Anti Air Radar… pic.twitter.com/d3z6fUeT6A
— The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动 (@TGTM_Official) March 16, 2026
AUTOCRATS GOTTA AUTOCRAT: Russia Shuts Off Internet in Moscow as It Tests Nationwide Censorship System.
People in Moscow, a city of 13 million, have found themselves unable to pay online bills or message co-workers in recent days. Commuters stepping out of the city’s subway stations can’t order a cab to the office. Unable to access online maps, many are asking strangers for directions for the first time in years. Those who normally work from home are filling cafes as they seek a stable Wi-Fi connection.
In recent months, dozens of Russian regions have gone offline suddenly. The Kremlin has defended the shut-offs as necessary to protect Russians from attacks by Ukrainian drones, which can use local cellphone towers for navigation.
But analysts say what Russians are actually experiencing is the trial of a nationwide system Moscow has been honing to limit information and hobble connectivity in times of upheaval, inspired by lessons from Iran and other authoritarian states.
“This is a system they have wanted to build for years. Now the threat of Ukrainian drones is a perfect chance to test it nationwide,” said Alena Epifanova, an expert on Russia’s internet at the German Council on Foreign Relations. “They use it as a pretext, even in regions where there is no such danger.”
The drone threat is real, but the Kremlin loves having tight control — so who knows?
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Dems Aren’t Even Hiding Their Election Shenanigans Now. “The Dem talking points in this “debate” revolve around the notion that President Trump is going to use the troops to intimidate voters. It’s fantastical monster under the bed stuff, and it’s never explained exactly how that intimidation is going to manifest itself. It’s more nonsensical Trump Derangement Syndrome lunacy.”
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