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Alireza Jafari, an 11-year-old boy, has been identified as a child soldier killed while serving at an IRGC checkpoint in Tehran.

According to Hengaw, a Norway-based human rights organization, he is the first reported Iranian child soldier to be killed since the escalation of the… pic.twitter.com/lln74xIxua

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 30, 2026

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He was initially reported as a civilian casualty, but the “Teachers’ Basij” organization later confirmed that he died “while on duty.” According to his mother, he was at the checkpoint with his father due to a shortage of personnel.

Earlier, Al Arabiya reported that the Islamic regime in Iran had lowered the conscription age and resumed recruiting minors into the armed forces. Teenagers have reportedly been assigned to checkpoints and patrol duties in Tehran.

The use of child soldiers is not new for the Islamic regime.

A legitimate government protects 11-year-olds. The Tehran regime uses them to save their own skins.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Reader John Steakley writes: “In other words, the Iranian regime now encourages 47th trimester abortions. How progressive!”

FAIL, BRITANNIA: NHS rations hospital referrals to cut waiting list.

The NHS is to ration hospital referrals as Labour scrambles to meet its pledge to cut waiting lists.
GPs have been ordered to consult on at least one in four referrals rather than sending them to hospital in order to reduce “unnecessary” appointments.

The quotas, the latest method the NHS is using to keep waiting lists down, will come into force on Wednesday.

But MPs and medics have raised concerns that setting an arbitrary target will delay patients from getting access to the healthcare they need.
Dr Luke Evans, shadow health minister and a former GP, told The Telegraph: “My biggest concern is about this single point of access, with a target to bounce back one in four referrals – that is bad for clinicians and it is really bad for patients.

“It is hard not to see this as a way of Wes Streeting simply controlling access to hospitals and massaging waiting lists.

“We don’t even know if the planned 1 in 4 patients bounced back to the GP are recorded. Is Labour planning on effectively rationing secondary care – it seems like it.”

Socialism always ends with rationing.

WHAT WILL DEMOCRATS DO ONCE AMERICAN TRAVELERS LEARN THAT ICE GUYS ARE PRETTY COOL, ACTUALLY?

An ICE officer at Bush Airport has been handing out lollipops to kids pic.twitter.com/ZeJwHEvvzP

— Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) March 30, 2026

FAST RESPONSE: F-16s Scramble Near Trump’s Air Force One After Security Scare.

DECLINE IS A CHOICE:

Democracy for Dummies: California's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, which provides 9% of the state's electricity, has been approved by regulators to operate until 2045. But state law still requires it to be shut down by 2030. 🙄https://t.co/MQjqY8pDBa pic.twitter.com/X2dtB4LI7N

— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) March 30, 2026

ROAD SAFETY: Foreign big rig drivers lose licenses by the thousands, but ride-shares still use illiterate drivers.

For CDLs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) can audit, set minimum standards states must follow, and enforce safety rules nationwide for commercial trucks. Rideshare & taxis are treated as local services; therefore, the federal DOT (Department of Transportation) has almost no authority over driver licensing or day-to-day operations.

Even though states print and hand out the licenses, federal law, via the FMCSA, sets the minimum qualifications every state must follow. That includes the long-standing rule that commercial drivers must “speak and read English sufficiently” to understand road signs, talk to law enforcement, and handle emergencies.

The Trump/Duffy DOT used that federal leverage to identify and remove the 17,000 unqualified big-rig drivers (many of whom got CDLs through the previous administration’s lax “self-certifying” truck schools). States still have to cooperate on enforcement, which is why Duffy said he needs “partnership” (he even noted California Governor Gavin Newsom is starting to play ball).

Only because Newsom’s eye is on 2028.

FOR A BUNCH OF SELF-STYLED SOPHISTICATES, EUROPEANS ARE PROVINCIAL TO THE POINT OF SELF-HARM IN THEIR OUTLOOK:

And now we are saying it

Because the retards in Europe weren’t catching on https://t.co/v2dyaT19vc

— IQ 593 | Cody Penn-Dent | influencer (@codypd) March 30, 2026

COME SEE THE VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE LEFTISM: The Violence at ‘No Kings’ Was Quite Predictable.

SPOILER: THEY ARE.

They can’t be that stupid https://t.co/fh7gkf51Xo

— Marc Thiessen 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🇹🇼🇮🇱 (@marcthiessen) March 30, 2026

IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA: Congressional Perks: Senate spending skyrockets by more than 40% in last few years.

In 2020, the U.S. Senate office account was spending less than half a billion dollars, but that has since increased by nearly $200 million, an analysis of data provided by the American Governance Institute and other online data shows.

Overall Senate spending that includes the office accounts but also expenses for leadership, committees, security and operations was about $1.5 billion, increasing as much as 50% since 2020.

The $1.5 billion overall spending included a litany of staff positions that government watchdogs questioned, such as a chaplain who has his own chief of staff and communications director, dozens of door keepers, picture framers, telephone operators, barbers, wellness resources staff and furniture artisans.

Included in the office account spending was at least $1 million a year for private jet flights and repeated reimbursements for individual senators.

David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, said senators spending on themselves is out of control after The Center Square detailed the expenses in the Senate office accounts and the history of spending.

We’d do better with Caligula’s horse.

HE’S BEEN REMARKABLY CONSISTENT:

Trump was always an Iran hawk. Here’s a video of him from 1987 describing what he’s trying to do in 2026. As you watch think about how his consistency going back decades before he became a politician crushes the claim that Netanyahu has coerced him today. pic.twitter.com/yZtp7hMMAB

— Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) March 30, 2026

And another, going all the way back to 1980.

I had just landed in America when Iran had taken Americans hostage

Carter made a mess of it

Trump spoke up even then pic.twitter.com/T90BV1wN4f

— Dr Nilima Srivastava (@gypsy_nilima) March 30, 2026

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: This Trillion-Dollar Firm Wants Out of Mamdani’s NYC.

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

Exclusive audio: Michigan's left-wing Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed told staffers he wanted to avoid making a public statement about the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei because "there are a lot of people in Dearborn who are sad" via @alanagoodman @FreeBeacon…

— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) March 30, 2026

WELL, GOOD: 4 more states will add restrictions on SNAP purchases in April. “22 states have additional restrictions in effect or in the works for grocery items deemed “non-nutritious,” like soda and candy. Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Wyoming have all moved to add new restrictions in the past month.”

MUSK NEEDS TO GET ON TOP OF THIS BEFORE X IS COMPLETELY BROKEN:

Month old account. 110k followers. Gets like ratios far above anything organic engagement could produce. Uses a VPN. Makes false claims about American laws. Has little phrasing tells that show he’s not American. Spreads anti-West propaganda all day.

Know the op when you see it. pic.twitter.com/K1VAhw4brq

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) March 29, 2026

X is supposed to be a free-speech platform, not a foreign psy-op.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Too Bad Tiger Woods Can’t Drive a Car as Well as He Can a Golf Ball. “This is getting problematic, and many in Woods’s inner circle are expressing concern. We are all painfully aware that wealthy celebrities have no problem getting drugs prescribed to them, often with fatal consequences. The world doesn’t need to see that playing out again.”

THEY HATE YOU, THEY REALLY HATE YOU:

It's important to remember that most highly educated elitist Democrats are, in their heart of hearts, extremely bad people https://t.co/2Y2IZKkSpK

— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) March 30, 2026

THE MODEL S IS A HANDSOME-LOOKING SEDAN, BUT HARDLY ANYBODY BUYS SEDANS NOW: Tesla officially begins sunset of Model S and Model X.

In the latest move to show Tesla is planning to eliminate the Model S and Model X from production, the company’s Korean arm has officially set a firm cutoff date of March 31, 2026, for new orders of both models.

This is the first time Tesla has announced a hard global deadline for the Model S and X, as after that date, only existing inventory will be available in South Korea.

The move to bring closure to the Model S and Model X aligns with CEO Elon Musk’s plans for Tesla moving forward. During the Q4 2025 Earnings Call in January, Musk said the two cars deserved an “honorable discharge” for what they have done for the company.

The long-running programs are primarily being removed so that manufacturing lines can be repurposed for high-volume manufacturing of the Optimus humanoid robot. Tesla is targeting a production rate of up to one million units each year.

Never had any desire to own an EV, but I can’t wait to put down a deposit on an Optimus or similar.

THERE’S REAL GENOCIDE GOING ON IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT NONE OF IT BY ISRAEL: Israeli Ministry Describes Genocide of Syrian Christians as Holy Week Begins.

Lefties would rather invent an Israeli genocide in Gaza than even just acknowledge a real one against Christians.

ALLIES:

BREAKING 🔴

Spain’s Defense Minister:

"Madrid has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the war in Iran. We do not permit the use of our bases or airspace for operations related to the Iran conflict." pic.twitter.com/oN3xIW1JAT

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 30, 2026

We get it: Spain doesn’t have the will or the means to lead or even follow. Now they won’t even get out of the way.

CHANGE: E.U. to Tighten Borders, Increase Illegal Migrant Deportations.

The E.U. move to tighten migration policies comes after right-wing parties took power in some countries in 2024, taking office on a promise to closely monitor borders and those who would cross them illegally.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the new measures will prevent a repeat of the 2015 crisis caused by Syria’s civil war, when about one million people arrived to seek asylum with Germany leading the way.

“We have learnt the lessons of the past. And today, we are better equipped,” von der Leyen has said.

The new policies, known as the Pact on Migration and Asylum, go into effect on June 12. AP reports Italy is providing the model.

Giorgia Meloni leads the way again.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG:

🚨 HOLY CRAP!! A Palm Beach elections office volunteer just got arrested for STEALING an encrypted access key and computer equipment in the March 24 special election where the Democrat won by 800 votes

This is the district the includes Mar-a-Lago.

Investigators worry that the… pic.twitter.com/0mBPEFdxNK

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 29, 2026

SHRUG: What to Make of JD Vance’s Belief That UFOs and Space Aliens Are Demons?

FUGLY:

Ok, now do the Obama library. https://t.co/KnmsgcRdAa pic.twitter.com/wHHBGy6re2

— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) March 29, 2026

AS WELL-FUNDED AS THESE COMMIE GROUPS ARE, YOU’D THINK THEY COULD AFFORD TO HIRE SOME ACTUAL TALENT:

This Temu Schoolhouse Rock should have retired decades ago.

— NOfPlus (@OfPlus) March 29, 2026