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In a 2007 video, retired General Wesley Clark described the moment, in the early days of U.S. operations in Afghanistan, where he learned of a Department of Defense agenda flagging seven Middle Eastern countries for destruction. Beginning with Iraq, it would proceed to Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran. This plan, idiomatic of the Washington establishment, is exactly what MAGA was supposed to counter, yet today we see President Donald Trump overseeing its finale and selling it whole-heartedly to his base. This administration understands it takes careful messaging to convince voters that war is necessary. Like the George W.…

A two-week ceasefire to the Iran War entered its fifth day on Sunday as President Donald Trump declared a full U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran closed the strait, a key chokepoint for global trade, shortly after the war began and has charged a fee for ships to pass through. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump said the blockade would take immediate effect, ordering the U.S. Navy to stop all ships attempting to enter or leave the waterway. Trump threatened that “any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO…

Following a stint in Congress and as administrator of the Federal Transit Administration in the Trump administration, Marc Molinaro has launched a campaign for a New York state Assembly seat. Molinaro, a Republican, recently exchanged X posts with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, criticizing Hochul on her party’s record in office. Hochul posted, “I’ll keep working to lower costs for New Yorkers and put money back in their pockets.” Molinaro replied on Feb. 14, “You have driven NYers to the financial cliff! Highest tax burden in America, exploding electric & energy costs, leading in population loss.” You have…

From Friday’s Sixth Circuit decision in U.S. v. Farris, by Judges Eric Clay, Julia Gibbons, and Whitney Hermandorfer: Howe [a court-appointed criminal defense lawyer appealing a drug trafficking sentence] filed two briefs—a principal brief and a reply—on behalf of Farris. Upon our initial review of the case, we began to suspect that Howe’s briefs were generated, at least in part, by artificial-intelligence software. The first tell was the file name of the principal brief: “CoCounsel Skill Results.” CoCounsel is the name of Westlaw’s internal artificial-intelligence platform. From our vantage point, that file-name abnormality suggested that Howe’s brief might have derived…

Date of sighting: March 25, 2026 8PMLocation of sighting: Wilmer, Alabama, USASource: NUFORCHey all, check out this UFO report just in. A persons animal cam in the back yard captured an orb that was studying the two deer in the photo. The orb is seen moving its position from left to right and changing its luminousness. I have been preaching about how infrared cameras can capture cloaked UFOs for over 15 years and current researchers have followed my lead. Even US government states the videos released caught it because of the camera recording in infrared. Now an orb is caught…

This week’s Sunday Funnies was inspired by an article I wrote earlier this week, commenting on the crew of Artemis II experiencing the so-called ‘Overview effect’. Whereas some people will see Earth as an oasis to be preserved and shared, others will see it as a resort to be exploited for the benefit of a few lucky ones. The post Sunday Funnies: The Over-Pay-Per-View Effect appeared first on The Daily Grail. Source link

  UVA I would like to take this opportunity to announce that I will be a Visiting Professor at University of Virginia School of Law during the Fall 2026 semester. It is an honor to be invited to visit at one of the nation’s very top law schools. I know some UVA faculty already, and look forward to meeting more faculty and students while there. During that semester, I will continue to be an employee of the mighty Commonwealth of Virginia (both UVA and my permanent home, George Mason University, are Virginia state universities). I will also continue my work…

Iran is not some fragile backwater that will crumble under the weight of American bombs. It is a civilization state with thousands of years of continuous existence, a population of ninety million people, and a geography of mountains, deserts, and underground fortifications specifically designed to resist foreign subjugation. The notion that air power alone can decapitate its leadership, destroy its infrastructure, and produce regime change represents a fantasy that scholars have debunked repeatedly over the past century. Yet here we are, over a month into Operation Epic Fury, watching Washington learn these lessons the hard way. As of early April…

It’s time for spring cleaning — is it also time for a detox?  The idea of starting fresh and clearing toxins and gunk from our bodies sounds good. And if you’re in the mood for a change, a profitable marketplace welcomes you. Detox teas. Detox foot pads. Detox diets. Juice cleanses. Colon flushes. Supplements to remove toxins from the body, reset gut health, or “flush” out certain organs like the colon, liver, or kidneys. A multitude of products offer to get your insides squeaky clean. But here’s the thing: Most people don’t need outside products to “detoxify” their bodies.That’s because…

In reviewing the Supreme Court oral argument in Trump v. Barbara, in which the justices considered the lawfulness of President Trump’s anti-birthright-citizenship Executive Order, I was struck by an exchange in which a fairly obvious question seemed to catch the SG off guard. Justice Kavanaugh asked the Solicitor General about the extent to which Congress might have authority to modify the contours of birthright citizenship, and the SG’s response suggested he had never pondered this question before.  Here is the transcript of exchange: JUSTICE KAVANAUGH: Of what relevance, if any, do you think Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment has here…