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BREAKING: A senior member of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence, Sayed Yahya Hamidi, responsible for “Israel Affairs” and accused of leading terrorist activities targeting Jews worldwide, has been killed in an Israeli strike in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/zeZK8Cd6CA

— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) March 25, 2026

CHRISTIAN TOTO: Mark Normand Forced Netflix to Admit This Inconvenient Truth?

The sly stand-up comic traffics in the kind of stereotypes that can get a fella canceled. Or, at the very least, chase mainstream streaming platforms far, far away.

Yet “Mark Normand: None Too Pleased” just bowed on Netflix March 17, and there’s no Cancel Culture-type effort to punish him or the streaming giant.

It helps that Normand has an agreeable nature and cherubic face, both of which defang his incendiary gags. Plus, he expertly toys with stereotypes in ways that are uplifting, even fun.

His intent is always clear. He’s riffing on us without pushing anyone away, and the material is relentlessly first class. Normand works on a level few comedians can touch.

He’s that good.

The comic podcaster has another trick up his sleeve. He understands the power of cultural outrage and corporate cowardice.

Read the whole thing.

BULLIES GONNA BULLY UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE MOUTH:

This is the most remarkable example of a country thwarting China's bullying tactics.

Chinese vessel illegally trespassed in Argentinian waters, Argentinian Navy simply sunk the boat!

Giving a befitting reply could be as simple as that. pic.twitter.com/payWMT8c6H

— Nguyen Ho (@NguyenHo1096438) March 25, 2026

“SHOCKING” ONLY TO A MEMBER OF THE PRESS WHO’S SUPPOSED TO BE AWARE OF THIS KIND OF THING:

Talking to Iranians who have fled to Armenia, I have heard largely the same. One a few days ago told me: "I don't know anyone who was killed in the strikes. I know 22 people who were killed by the regime in January." https://t.co/JqZz0LjcNk

— Neil Hauer (@NeilPHauer) March 25, 2026

BATTLESWARM: Iran Strikes Day 25. “The Iran war continues, with attacks on energy grids and refineries across the Persian Gulf, (maybe) another bunker buster strike, serious regime confusion, countries reporting impending shortages, and part of the 82nd Airborne moving into the theater.”

JUST REMEMBER THAT THE POINT OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL IS TO SPEND THE MONEY, NOT TO BUILD A RAILROAD, AND IT ALL MAKES SENSE:

Palantir CTO @ssankar in 2024:

“For $10 billion, @elonmusk put 300 rockets in orbit.”

“For $11 billion the state of California has built 1600ft of elevated rail, with no rail.” https://t.co/1UcpANmzSR pic.twitter.com/0c0OhA2tfL

— Jawwwn (@jawwwn_) March 25, 2026

Somebody need to remind Andreessen that even if California does someday, somehow finish the project, the high-speed part still won’t reach Los Angeles or San Francisco.

SOME DECISIONS PRACTICALLY FIND THEMSELVES: Jury Finds That Meta Harmed Children, Failed to Keep Them Safe.

EVERY SMALL BIT OF RENEWED SPINE HELPS:

Widespread social media posts actively calling for a boycotts with comments like “No Easter on the box = no buy from me”.

People are openly switching to alternatives (M&S, Aldi, Lindt,) where the word “Easter is openly displayed.

— The British Patriot (@TheBritLad) March 25, 2026

NO, THEY WANT TO MAKE IT TOO EXPENSIVE TO SELL THERE: Illinois Dems Want to Serialize Every Round of Ammo Sold in the State. “Even setting aside the constitutional violations, the proposal is wildly impractical. There’s no existing infrastructure capable of mass-producing serialized ammunition at scale. The entire scheme relies on microstamping-style technology that has repeatedly failed in real-world conditions.”

COME SEE THE RACISM INHERENT IN THE LEFTISM: Education Department Says Harvard Is Still Really Racist, Antisemitic.

AMAZING, INDEED:

Amazing things happen when you don't allow rapey foreigners into your country

— 🍹 Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) March 25, 2026

“Lie back and enjoy the diversity,” they said.

CYBERSECURITY: US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers, citing security concerns.

China is estimated to control at least 60% of the U.S. market for home routers, boxes that connect computers, phones, and smart devices to the internet.

The FCC order does not impact the ​import or use of existing models, but will ban new ones.

The agency ​said a White House-convened review deemed imported routers pose “a severe cybersecurity risk ⁠that could be leveraged to immediately and severely disrupt U.S. critical infrastructure.”

It said malicious ​actors had exploited security gaps in foreign-made routers “to attack households, disrupt networks, enable espionage, ​and facilitate intellectual property theft,” citing their role in major hacks like Volt and Salt Typhoon.

The determination includes an exemption for routers the Pentagon deems do not pose unacceptable risks.

Lawmakers have previously raised security ​concerns about Chinese-made routers and Representative John Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House ​select committee on China, praised the FCC order.

This will be a problem until supply chains are sorted out.

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IRGC General Mohammad Zolghadr, who replaced Larigani, was eliminated last night.

His tenure lasted full 12 hours.

— Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) March 25, 2026

COLBERT, AYFKM? If ‘Lord of the Rings’ Isn’t Quite Dead, This Guy Can Finish It Off.

PARTY OF YOUTH UPDATE:

Springsteen is the youngest person on this bill — he’s 76. Sanders is the second youngest. He’s 84. https://t.co/CwhZFMOS60

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) March 25, 2026

“No Kings,” but a gerontocracy is just fine, apparently.

TO BE FAIR, EVERYBODY SHOULD GIVE GAVIN THE FINGER: Chevron gives Gavin Newsom the middle finger with dramatic move that could help California drivers.

Oil giant Chevron will begin purchasing oil from Sable Offshore Corp., the Houston-based company announced Tuesday. The dramatic move comes amid a legal battle between California and the Trump administration.

The petroleum corporation plans to purchase an initial 20,000 barrels of oil per day from offshore platforms near Santa Barbara, just weeks after the federal government approved the restart of production, Bloomberg reported.

The move is a boost for Sable, which has faced strong environmental opposition to resuming operations in California waters.

“We’re going to run Sable’s crude at El Segundo in April,” Chevron executive Andy Walz told the outlet, adding that the Los Angeles-area refinery — which can process about 269,000 barrels per day — is set to handle the supply.

Sable announced on March 16 that it had restarted production at its Santa Barbara offshore platforms, sending oil through the region’s controversial pipeline for the first time since 2015.

The restart came after Donald Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act, a Cold War-era law that allows the federal government to accelerate production of critical materials, including oil and gas.

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, we really can’t afford to lose any refining capacity. On the other, Californians deserve absolutely zero relief from the disasters they continue voting for.

THIS FACTOID OUGHT TO RED-PILL SOME PEOPLE, BUT ALAS:

Because there are no California politicians on the moon https://t.co/YYi5ij1iIE

— memetic_sisyphus (@memeticsisyphus) March 25, 2026

MOVE ALONG, NOTHING TO SEE HERE: Illegals Killed HOW Many People Thus Far in 2026? They Won’t Tell Us.

SAY ANYTHING:

ok but he's actually an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and she just made that shit up https://t.co/mTZQrKtOJw

— Matt Bramanti (@mattbramanti) March 24, 2026

TERRORISTS GOTTA TERRORIZE: Group claiming Europe antisemitic attacks tells CBS News it will target “U.S. and Israeli interests worldwide.”

A group that has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting Jewish institutions across Europe told CBS News it will continue targeting U.S. and Israeli interests a day after three men were captured by security cameras torching ambulances used by a global Jewish medical organization in London.

Hours later, the little-known group claimed responsibility for another attack, in which a car was burned in a Jewish neighborhood in Antwerp, Belgium.

“We’ll keep threatening U.S. and Israeli interests worldwide until we’ve avenged every child in Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and the resistance nations,” a person representing the Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia group (which translates as: The Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Righteous) told CBS News late Monday. “We urge people to stay away from Zionist and American interests and individuals to keep themselves safe.”

Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia first announced its existence in early March, after the U.S. and Israel launched the ongoing war on Iran. In the 25 days since, it has claimed a series of antisemitic attacks across Europe.

Stay alert.

PUTIN’S STUPID WAR:

This is quite a story about the enormous losses Russian forces are suffering. I have read the full Russian-language report linked below (I am a native speaker), and can confirm it amply documents these conclusions (based on original Russian military docs provided by an officer… https://t.co/eOipTL7oWZ

— Ilya Somin (@IlyaSomin) March 25, 2026

It’s a fascinating thread with eye-popping numbers — even for people who have followed this war closely for four-plus years.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Sound GOP Strategy for November — Let Dems Keep Getting in Their Own Way. “There aren’t any Democrats who are going to be moving towards the center in order to appeal to moderate voters. James Talarico in Texas is being touted as a great moderate hope in his race for the United States Senate but he’s one of those climate change hysterics who thinks that we have to stop eating hamburgers in order to save the planet.”

ISAACMAN IS PROVING TO BE ANOTHER ONE OF TRUMP’S “SURPRISINGLY” SMART HIRES:

It’s interesting to read critiques of the Moon base proposal, which seems like the smart path forward and could fit within NASA’s budget. The gist I’m hearing from critics is that this Isaacman priority is happy talk, will all fade away, and not happen. Then you realize these…

— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) March 25, 2026

Exit quote: “It’s a new era. I’m not sure everyone realizes this, but Isaacman and his team have eyes wide open to a lot of the major challenges facing NASA and they’re trying to fix them. They’re working long days. Weekends. It’s inspiring to see our government work like this, especially in an era when so much seems broken. I don’t know what will happen. Maybe this Moon base all will fade away. But I do know that NASA’s chance for success in the next couple of decades is a lot higher today than it has been for a long, long time. What we were doing was decidedly not working. This has a chance.”

I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING: Mamma Mia! Italian Anarchist Couple Blow Themselves Up While Trying to Engineer Mass Casualty IED. “If you don’t find this case nauseating enough on its own, take a look at how Pakistan TV, that nation’s official state-owned English news and current affairs channel, framed it. We often rail against our Democrat propagandist mainstream press, but this is truly special: it was a ‘tragic accident’ that just so happened to strike a lovely couple who were just ‘preparing a protest.'”

“Play stupid games, win stupid prizes” is the proper framing.

GOOD NEWS:

One by one, terror regimes are collapsing: Venezuela, Iran, Cuba — and now UNRWA https://t.co/6Y9rdyW1hK

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) March 24, 2026

UNRWA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hamas.