Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Only one thing is less popular than Democrats

Voters aren't wooed by throwing f-bombs at Trump. With only months until the midterms, Democrats don't have a lot of time to turn things around. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Wed Mar 18 2026

 
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marches in the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on March 17, 2026.

Voters aren't wooed by throwing f-bombs at Trump. With only months until the midterms, Democrats don't have a lot of time to turn things around.

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington, DC. Kent resigned March 17, 2026, as a protest against the U.S. war on Iran.
 

Trump claims counterterrorism head he hired was 'weak on security.' Perfect.

Trump just admitted in public that he gave a serious national security job to someone he always thought was 'very weak on security.'

Joe Kent rallies for defendants being prosecuted in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Sept. 18, 2021. On March 17, 2026, Kent resigned as director of the National Counterterrorism Center in protest against the U.S. war in Iran.
 

A Republican intelligence leader says Trump was duped. Wow.

Joe Kent's letter raises important questions about whether Iran did pose an imminent threat to the U.S. and if Trump has been deceived into war.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on March 7, 2026, salute the dignified transfer of the remains of six U.S. Army service members who were killed amid the war with Iran.
 

Gen. Wesley Clark: This is the best possible way Iran war ends

A unilateral halt would leave America as the loser, unable to accomplish its objectives. That would undercut American deterrence in Asia and Europe.

President Donald Trump uses a model of a B‑2 bomber in the Oval Office at the White House on March 16, 2026, to commemorate Operation Midnight Hammer, which attacked Iran's three nuclear facilities in June.
 

If NATO ghosts US, Trump only has himself to blame

Trump has launched a war he doesn't know how to end. Only he would see that as an opportunity to again attack NATO.

President Donald Trump arrives for a St. Patrick's Day event at the White House on March 17, 2026, in Washington, DC.
 

Trump's war is driven by a president in obvious decline

President Donald Trump, the guy who catapulted us into a war of choice with Iran, isn't doing well in the think-y/speak-y cognitive department.

Duke Blue Devils guard Cayden Boozer dribbles the ball against Virginia Cavaliers guard Chance Mallory on March 14, 2026, in Charlotte, North Carolina. No. 1 Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia 74-70 for its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship.
 

How much are you betting on March Madness? Tell us.

Part of March Madness is filling in the brackets and betting on them. With sports bets everywhere, are you putting your money on any teams?

Texas Longhorns center Matas Vokietaitis looks to pass against Florida Gators center Rueben Chinyelu on Feb. 25, 2026, in Austin.
 

University of Florida basketball succeeds by showing admirable traits

In our 'me first' society, what really makes the Florida Gators special is the players' unselfishness and willingness to evenly distribute the glory.

Transportation Security Administration agents check in passengers in Houston on March 10, 2026. Nearly a month into a partial government shutdown that leaves TSA agents unpaid, the lines at airport security are getting longer and longer. The wait times and pay changes are a result of a partial shutdown that began in mid-February after Congress failed to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees TSA. Congressional Democrats say that after two U.S. citizens were shot dead   by federal officers in Minneapolis, they need reforms cemented into law before agreeing to fund DHS, which also oversees immigration and border security officers.
 

Airports are in chaos while Congress checks out – in comfort

When politicians get paid while the people doing the work don't, that's not democracy. It's hypocrisy and an abuse of their power.

Elon Musk waves to the crowd during the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2026.
 

I don't have to like Elon Musk to admire him

No matter what I think of Musk as a person, I can't help but admire the companies he's launched and the innovations he's driven.

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