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.
HMM: Mojtaba Khamenei Is Nowhere to Be Seen as Speculation Grows Regarding His Health.
Some speculation is less solid than others.
Maybe he's only mostly dead. https://t.co/9O9ghRmOYo
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) March 10, 2026
I REALIZED YEARS AGO THAT “VEEP” IS USUALLY THE BEST-CASE SCENARIO:
In today's edition of Washington is Veep: A Democratic congresswoman made a legal complaint against President Donald Trump for, in part, excluding her from an upcoming Kennedy Center board meeting. The invitation, it turned out, was in her spam folder. Aide filed an update today: pic.twitter.com/iJ0WnE4yrT
— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) March 12, 2026
Previously:
Everyone is worried that Washington is like House of Cards, while hoping it is like West Wing.
Truth is that it’s more like Veep.
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 11, 2019
Say what you will about Crenshaw, but he nailed that one.
SOMETHING’S FISHY: Hospital drug prices can vary up to 2,000X across country. “A report from 3 Axis Advisors used publicly available hospital data to analyze the cost differential between the same generic prescription drugs in hospitals across the country. It found a 2,347x differential between the minimum and maximum prescription drug prices in some cases. This means one insurance company could pay $1 for a prescription drug while another could pay $2,347 for the same drug purchased at a different hospital.”
WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY…:
I've heard Democrats complain more loudly about our soldiers being well fed than about fraud in California or Minnesota. They sure do have their priorities. They seem to only be upset about the military spending because they'd prefer the lobster and steak to go to illegal aliens.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 12, 2026
THAT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE SHUT UP, ISLAMOPHOBE: Iranian Regime Strikes Jerusalem Right Next to Holy Sites.
DEMOCRATS PLAY THE LONG GAME…:
The relocations weren’t random either, they were resettled into congressional districts to favor democrats in future election cycles
— Ричард Маруска (@RetiredAteenFox) March 12, 2026
…and they no longer play by any rules.
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.”
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
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.
IT’S (D)IFFERENT WHEN IT HAPPENS DURING THE ANOINTED ONE’S REIGN:
¯_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/kyAlJNI4Dz
— 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…
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
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