PRINCIPLES, HOW DO THEY WORK?

Almost seriously, Bill Kristol’s career arc is worthy of Dante or Goethe. Repudiate all the causes you devoted your life to in order to oppose one man, who then delivers all the results on every one of your formerly lifelong priorities. https://t.co/QO53mGEDgM

— jeremysenderowicz (@senderowiczj) March 1, 2026

1979 WOULD HAVE BEEN THE TIME TO DEESCALATE, TRUMP IS MERELY SETTLING ALL FAMILY BUSINESS:

Iran: "I didn't think you had it in you."

US: "I'm your huckleberry."

Iran: "My fights not with you."

US: "I beg to differ. We started a game we never got to finish. Death to America, remember?"

Iran: "I was just fooling about."

US: "I wasn't." https://t.co/JBVgMBoMlL

— Brian Jacobson (@BrianHJacobson) February 28, 2026

ARAB-PERSIAN EMNITY HAS BEEN AROUND ABOUT AS LONG AS ARABS AND PERSIANS:

The entire Arab world INCLUDING Palestine are currently shitting on Iran.

I have a weird feeling we’re going to see a bunch of people’s brains melt in the next couple of weeks when they realize the Arab World has always hated Iran. https://t.co/qT8fVWUUmM

— Real Political Data (@RealPData) February 28, 2026

SPOILER: They will not join us in being happy today.

How exhausting it must be to be a liberal today. For decades they were defined by standing up to authoritarianism and championing the oppressed.

But now, in the face of one of the greatest liberations in modern history, they can’t allow themselves to celebrate because they…

— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) February 28, 2026

Happy… with a side of schadenfreude:

So sorry for your loss, @brhodes @BarackObama. https://t.co/vCDQbkqlYP

— Will Collier (@willcollier) February 28, 2026

YES:

Trump is repositioning the US vis a vis China for the next 30 years in a lot of important ways. https://t.co/VTxMvNYARi

— Inez Stepman ⚪️🔴⚪️ (@InezFeltscher) February 28, 2026

Previously: Trump’s international strategy is becoming clearer. “The core goal remains to restore absolute American superiority over China and Russia. But Trump wants to avoid confronting these major rivals directly. He is rather working to isolate Beijing and Moscow from their international partners and deprive them of any major means of external support.”

Update: But you can always count on international leftists, here and abroad, to do or say anything to undermine an America First agenda.

Head of Product at X announces there was a massive attempt to overwhelm X with social media bots in support of Iran

This is an attempt by liberals and Iran to sway people against Donal Trump

X blocked it. Facebook, Instagram and TikTok won’t. Don’t fall for the bot propaganda pic.twitter.com/CPG8tTl7Hv

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February 28, 2026

COMMUNISM SUCKS:

France, which is self sufficient for food and still has room for massive vineyards, has 0.49 hectares of agricultural land person. Cuba has 0.58 hectares of agricultural land per person.

The US isn’t starving Cuba. Communism is. https://t.co/k5eCDw953E

— Peter Hague (@peterrhague) February 28, 2026

UGH:

Turns out it wasn’t Israel as Al Jazeera reported. It wasn’t US as Iran reported.

It was a failed launch by the IRGC that fell back to the ground and struck the elementary school.

The elementary school is attached to an IRGC naval base https://t.co/SDVZEBoOfB

— David Khait (@David_Khait) February 28, 2026

“It wasn’t as Al Jazeera reported” is basically evergreen.

SO MANY OBAMA MESSES TO CLEAN UP:

You were part of the team who gave billions of dollars to the Iranian Regime – you helped fund this terror on human beings.

Once again, President Trump is cleaning up your mess. https://t.co/DlVrqvaMk0

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) February 28, 2026

WHAT A PITIFUL ATTEMPT AT APPEARING MEANINGFUL:

I love when this guy comes out, like he did after our Venezuela strike, to say the UK played no role. NO SHIT. You're a complete nobody on the world stage, WE KNOW. You don't have to keep telling us. https://t.co/FhOy8Dkp8V

— Karol Markowicz (@karol) February 28, 2026

HMM:

Israeli Channel 12 is reporting, citing unnamed intelligence sources, growing indications that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in this morning’s strikes.

Not injured. Not relocated. Killed.

The assessment is not based on satellite imagery. It is based on human… https://t.co/gHNR0Hve2u pic.twitter.com/T3RJng5zlT

— Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) February 28, 2026

UPDATE (From Ed): Did Trump Just Take Out Iran’s Supreme Leader?

MORE (From Ed): If true, there’s only one man to replace him:

Rubio finding out he needs to be the Shah of Iran in 72 hours. pic.twitter.com/qAXjbuyWZK

— Asaad Sam Hanna (@AsaadHannaa) February 27, 2026

IF LEFTISM IN PRACTICE EVER AMOUNTED TO ANYTHING MORE THAN MAKING SURE THE CORRECT PEOPLE SUFFER, I’M UNAWARE OF IT:

You argued that the Pakistani grooming gangs in England produced net global good for the world because they were raping white girls rather than Pakistani girls

You are literally one of the most sickening and disgusting leftist freaks in the universe https://t.co/7gymtdUvB4 pic.twitter.com/t6HItGsx6r

— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) February 28, 2026

HE WAS BORN A POOR BLACK CHILD:

In his book, Gavin Newsom whines that his dad leased him a used car instead of buying him a new car when he turned 16.

According to a source, that car was a Porsche. pic.twitter.com/zGFOibpErh

— Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) February 28, 2026

TEHRAN KEEPS PUTTING THESE THINGS OUT, BUT WHO ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO IMPRESS?

In one of the most hilarious and pathetic attempts to intimidate the US, the Islamic Republic released this AI video🤣🤣🤣

Why are Islamists so obsessed with using such shit AI for propaganda? pic.twitter.com/mjFux8WyI8

— Chaya’s Clan (@ChayasClan) February 27, 2026

IT’S FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: Drone Warfare Comes to the Sunshine State. “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll learn about the last person who should ever dial 911, the first Anti-COVID Prophet, and what they’re doing in Kentucky for mating season.”

REAL MONEY: Judge says Greenpeace will have to pay $345 million over pipeline protest. “Greenpeace has said it cannot afford to pay the amount last determined by the judge.”

FAIL, BRITANNIA: UK Police Officers Worked With Muslim Assault Gang.

GLEICHSCHALTUNG: Vanderbilt investigates math professor over anti-Israel calculus problem. “Assume Palestine as a state with a rectangular land shape. There is Mediterranean Sea on the west and Jordan River on the east. The height (from south to north) is 2.6 times width (from east to west). From river to the sea, Palestine (…) was approximately 100 km in 1946. The land decreases by 250 km2/year due to the occupation by Israel. How fast is the width of the land decreasing now?”

IT’S TIME FOR VICTORIA TAFT’S West Coast, Messed Coast™: Members List of Secretive ‘Bohemian Grove’ Men’s Club Is Leaked “Your humble columnist didn’t have the leak of the roster for the ‘Bohemian Grove’ secret society on her radar, yet here we are. While we await the denials to come pouring in, allow me to officially welcome you to this week’s West Coast, Messed Coast™ column that brings you the titillating outrages, wokeness, and weirdness of California, Oregon, and Washington.”

AND THAT’S JUST THE UPPER STAGE:

What a beauty. So shiny, so new. And a rare daylight roll to boot. I think this does a good job of showing the sheer scale of it all pic.twitter.com/e3tkJtJ6Au

— Shaun Gisler (@lifeatstagezero) February 27, 2026

FOR CERTAIN REPUBLICANS, THAT’S A MIGHTY BIG IF: If GOP Wants To Win The Midterms, They Need To Pass The SAVE Act. “While Trump’s policies are really popular, the Republicans in Congress themselves are not that popular and Trump isn’t on the ballot. So you’ve got Dems all jacked up to … vote against Republicans, but what Republicans need to do is to deliver on the things they said they were going to do.”

LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND GOVERNMENT STATISTICS: How Much Was the Government LYING About the Illegal Immigrant Crime Wave?

MINNESOTA NOT-SO-NICE: Hoplophobic Harridans Plan to Protest Minnesota High School Clays Fundraiser This Weekend… Here’s What You Can Do.

You read that right. A bunch of teenagers who like to shoot clays for sport and are conducting a fundraiser for their club will likely face a passel of hoplophobic harridans and a sprinkling of hen-pecked beta males this weekend. These scolds think that’s the perfect venue to scream about “gun violence,” as if these kids are somehow the equivalent gang-bangers that turn cities like Minneapolis into war zones.

It’s odd that these gun-haters never pull these stunts in crime-ridden urban neighborhoods, isn’t it?

Nothing says “imminent threat to society” quite like a 16-year-old in safety glasses yelling “Pull!” before busting a clay bird. We’ve all seen the shocking videos of these clean-cut trap and skeet shooters looting convenience stores, robbing pedestrians or carjacking big city residents with their 12-gauge pump shotguns, right?

Let’s get real for a second. High school trap shooting is statistically one of the safest sports out there. Safer than football, wrestling, cheerleading and pretty much everything else including P.E. class. Zero school killing sprees have been carried out by a school trap team member. These kids are drilling discipline, focus, responsibility, and—gasp!—proper firearm safety under strict adult supervision. It’s a lifeline for some bookish types who’d otherwise warm the bench in other sports, giving nerds, quieter kids, and future engineers a place to shine, build confidence, and learn that tools aren’t toys. To say nothing for young people with disabilities.

But we can’t have that, can we? Because guns are icky. And scary. So instead of cheering on kids who are literally doing everything right, these lame lefties choose to harass teens and their families at a fundraiser to support their sport. Because nothing screams “protect the children” like intimidating actual children who are just trying to pay for ammo and targets.

So here’s the play for Minnesota gun owners and normal humans within driving distance: show up this Sunday.

Details at the link.

BUT ARE THEY SWEEPING ENOUGH? Trump’s NASA Chief Reveals Sweeping Changes to Lunar Program.

HARDBALL: Pentagon officials sent Anthropic best and final offer for military use of its AI amid dispute.

Pentagon officials on Wednesday night sent Anthropic their best and final offer in negotiations for use of the company’s artificial intelligence technology, just ahead of a government-imposed deadline, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

It was unclear whether the offer substantially changed what the government has been seeking from the AI startup, or whether the company had agreed.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set a deadline of Friday evening for the company to grant all lawful use for its AI technology or face the loss of its business with the U.S. military, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News.

I guess Tuesday’s Pentagon meeting didn’t go very well.

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