Kent Resignation Letter Stunt

Former Trump deputy chief of staff says Joe Kent was about to be fired before resignation stunt over Iran

Joe Kent, a key deputy to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, posted a resignation letter on X on Tuesday declaring he could no longer serve in the administration. His stated reason: opposition to the "ongoing war in Iran."

Within hours, a former top White House official was publicly suggesting Kent didn't quit on principle. He was about to get shown the door.

Taylor Budowich, President Trump's former deputy chief of staff, wasted no time torching Kent's exit on X:

"Joe Kent is a crazed egomaniac who was often at the center of national security leaks, while rarely (never?) producing any actual work."

"He spent all of his time working to subvert the chain of command and undermine the President of the United States."

Budowich's conclusion was blunt:
"This isn't some principled resignation — he just wanted to make a splash before getting canned. What a loser."

The drama of posting your resignation letter on social media tells you everything about the intended audience. This was performance, not principle.

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"Too Late" Jerome Powell should leave at end of Fed Term

Jerome Powell Doubles Down On Past Rate Mistakes

By Peter Navarro
March 19, 2026

In holding rates steady, Jerome Powell—the worst Fed Chair since Arthur Burns—has once again let his anti-Trump animus cloud his judgment. The damage will not show up only on Wall Street.

It will show up in the monthly payment on a starter home, the financing costs of a machine-tool purchase, the builder who delays a project, the manufacturer who shelves an expansion, and the family that watches its credit costs stay painfully high while the Powell Fed congratulates itself for being “disciplined.”

This is not just a spiteful and damaging policy mistake. It is a fundamental misreading of the economy.

Powell continues to act as if inflation is broad-based, demand-driven, and on the verge of reaccelerating. Powell has clearly signaled his intention to remain on the Board of Governors even after his term as Chair expires.

This is nothing more than a Powell extortion expedition for a “plea deal”—having possibly acted above the law, he is trying to evade any possible accountability by conditioning his departure on the Department of Justice dropping its probe of Powell.

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Pete Hegseth- Pentagon update on War

The Iran "excursion" - When will it end?

US deploys thousands more for the war as Iran threatens world tourism sites

On one of the holiest days on the Islamic calendar, Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states, insisting that it can still build missiles and issuing a new threat, to deny safety to its enemies in “parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations” worldwide.

Israel meanwhile pounded Tehran with airstrikes as Iranians marked Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

The US military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the Middle East, where there’s no end to the war in sight despite three weeks of U.S. and Israeli air strikes that have decimated Iran’s military and leadership.

The Pentagon’s request for another $200 billion to fund the war would need congressional approval as the U.S. national debt hits a record $39 trillion.

U.S. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will stop attacking the gas field that Iranians depend on for most of their electricity at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran responded to Israel’s attack on the field by intensifying targeting of energy infrastructure in other Middle East countries, sending oil and gas prices soaring.

The death toll has risen to more than 1,300 people in Iran, more than 1,000 people in Lebanon, 15 in Israel and 13 U.S. military members in the region. Millions of people in Lebanon and Iran have been displaced.

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The war began on February 28. It's only been a little over three weeks but when will it end?

Fetterman, The Stand-up Democrat

Fetterman says backing Trump on Iran has left him alone in the Democratic Party

Sen. John Fetterman went on Fox News Tuesday night and said what every honest observer already knows: Democrats have no principled reason to oppose what President Trump is doing with Iran. They're opposing it anyway.

Appearing on "Hannity," the Pennsylvania Democrat said he is "the only Democrat" fully supportive of the president's Iran campaign, which has included the operation known as Epic Fury. That support, he said, has come at a cost within his own caucus.

"I am the only Democrat like that is absolutely fully supportive of what the president has done, you know, with Epic Fury. And that's isolated me as — in my party."

Three weeks into the operation, Fetterman couldn't name a single Democratic colleague willing to publicly praise it. Not one.

The most damning part of Fetterman's argument wasn't his support for Trump. It was the contradiction he exposed in his own party. Every Democrat, he noted, has at some point declared that Iran must never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. Every recent president has said the same. None of them solved the problem.

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Then one president actually dealt with it head on. And the party that spent years warning about the threat went silent.

This is the Democratic feedback loop in its purest form. Identify a danger. Demand action. Watch someone else take action. Refuse to support it because the wrong person acted. The principle was never the point. The politics were, as Breitbart reports.

Manhattan bus driver helps 5 year old walking alone

Heart warming story about Veteran MTA bus driver, Luis Jimenez, who stepped up as a hero during his morning shift on Sept. 10, when he spotted a young girl walking alone in Manhattan.

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Sunset 3-21-26

The SAVE America Act of 2026 requires voters to provide documentary proof of US citizenship when registering to vote and imposes strict photo ID requirements for voting in federal elections.

The radical, progressive liberal left, the bootlicking dregs of the legacy, corporate mainstream media and hypocritical Democratic Socialists for example, argue that it creates unnecessary barriers that could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.

Introduced in the House on January 3, 2025, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE Act was introduced for Congressional ratification. This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of US citizenship when registering to vote in federal in elections. Specifically, the bill prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of US citizenship.

The bill specifies what documents are considered acceptable proof of US citizenship, such as identification that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates US citizenship. Lastly, the SAVE Act demands that individual states remove any ineligible persons from the voting rolls, such as illegal aliens and the deceased. [Harmeet Dhillon]

Why is that unacceptable to Democrats? They just want the ability to cheat.

Good Night, Patriots!

Robert Mueller is Dead

Robert Mueller, Former Special Counsel Who Probed Trump, Dies

Robert S. Mueller III served as the FBI director between 2001 and 2013 and in 2016 pursued Donald J. Trump

Former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III died on March 20, according to a statement by his family. He was 81.

“With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away,” his family revealed in a statement on Saturday.

Mueller served as the FBI director between September 2001 and September 2013.

Most recently, Mueller served as special counsel in charge of investigating alleged ties between President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.

Mueller in 2019 reached an unambiguous conclusion in the final report on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election:

Neither Trump nor any member of his campaign colluded with Russia.

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Trump weighing strategy for Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump reportedly is weighing a strategy to counter Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz

This includes the possible seizure or blockade of Kharg Island, a key hub for Iran's oil exports

The move, detailed by Axios, underscores the administration's effort to restore stability to global energy markets after Tehran's actions sent oil prices above $100 a barrel and disrupted a key maritime route that carries roughly 20% of the world's oil supply.

Kharg Island, located just miles off Iran's coast, handles about 90% of the country's crude exports, making it a critical pressure point.

Administration officials say no final decision has been made, but options on the table range from a naval blockade to a full-scale operation involving U.S. troops.

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Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (The Jones Act) in effect

Trump Just Unlocked Something Iran Never Expected Him to Use

The Jones Act

As of March 18, 2026, the Trump administration issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act. Obviously he believes the excursion with Iran will be over by then.

The waiver allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport vital resources—including oil, natural gas, fertilizer, and coal—between U.S. ports for a two-month period to ease supply chain disruptions.

Operation Epic Fury – the coordinated U.S.-Israel strikes launched February 28 that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei – triggered the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to mine the Strait of Hormuz and declare open season on any vessel attempting to pass.

The numbers are staggering. The strait carries roughly 21 million barrels of oil per day – one-fifth of global supply. Since the strikes, tanker traffic dropped from an average of 24 vessels per day to four on the first Sunday of the conflict. Three of those four were Iranian-flagged.

Brent crude has crossed $109 per barrel. Gas prices have surged 74 cents a gallon since the war began – the largest monthly increase since Katrina.

The European nations stonewalling Trump will face a reckoning when this is over.

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Senate District 87 Special election - Vote Jon Maples

John Maples in special election on Tuesday, March 24

Senate District 87

The District 87 candidates are Republican Jon Maples, a former Lake Clarke Shores council member, and Democrat Emily Gregory, a small business owner.

Maples and Gregory are competing to succeed Republican Mike Caruso, who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to succeed Joe Abruzzo as Palm Beach County's clerk and comptroller.

Maples has been endorsed by Trump, Attorney General James Uthmeier and a slew of GOP state lawmakers that includes Florida Speaker-designate Sam Garrison and state Reps. Anne Gerwig, Jon Snyder and “MAGA” Meg Weinberger are backing Maples, as are Lake Worth Beach Commissioner Mimi May and former state Rep. MaryLynn Magar.

The Palm Beach County district — which runs up the coast through Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Juno Beach and Hypoluxo — has gone without representation since August.

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Netanyahu on Iran

Netanyahu Says Iran No Longer Has Uranium Enrichment Capacity

Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or make ballistic missiles after 20 days of U.S.-Israeli air attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a news conference on Thursday.

"We are winning, and Iran is being decimated," Netanyahu said, noting that Iran's missile and drone arsenal is being massively degraded and will be destroyed.

"What we're destroying now are the factories that produce the components to make these missiles and to make the nuclear weapons that they're trying to produce," Netanyahu said.

While the war so far has been conducted via air attacks, Netanyahu said there has to be a ground component as well and "there are many possibilities for this ground component." He did not elaborate.

Netanyahu also denied he dragged the United States into the conflict. "Does anyone really think that someone can tell President Trump what to do?" he said.

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Early Morn 3-21-26

Iran War Report

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The global fight over the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a familiar chorus claiming the United States had “no plan” for disruption to world energy markets.

But analysts argue that narrative ignores decades of contingency planning by the Pentagon and allied naval forces. The real vulnerability may lie elsewhere: the centuries-old insurance structure centered in Lloyd’s of London, which effectively determines which ships can sail and which routes remain commercially viable.

Control over maritime risk underwriting has quietly shaped global shipping for generations—making insurance power almost as decisive as military power.

The Strait of Hormuz Was Never a Surprise and the Democrats' "No Plan" Narrative Is Enemy Propaganda. Operation Epic Fury Was Built on 40 Years of Planning, Not Improvization [Alexander Muse]

Good Night, Patriots!

Marines being sent to Mid-East

Pentagon Deploying a 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East

In the past week, U.S. officials have confirmed two separate amphibious ready groups have been dispatched to the region amid ongoing fighting with Iran.

An additional force of U.S. warships and an attached Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is set to deploy to the Middle East amid ongoing combat operations against Iran, The Epoch Times has learned.

The USS Boxer amphibious ready group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), currently based out of San Diego, California, are set to sail across the Indo-Pacific region to reach the waters of the Middle East, according to a U.S. military source familiar with the matter.

A combined ARG and MEU can consist of around 5,000 sailors and Marines. These additional troops would join around 50,000 U.S. troops already deployed to the Middle East as joint U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran continue.

Thus far, no U.S. ground troops have entered combat with Iranian forces.

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Deporting Fraudsters Act

House passes bill to deport illegal immigrants who commit welfare fraud as 186 Democrats vote no

20 Democrats voted YES with Republicans

The House passed the Deporting Fraudsters Act on Wednesday by a vote of 231-186, with 186 Democrats opposing a bill that would make welfare fraud an explicitly deportable offense for illegal immigrants. The measure would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to define fraud as grounds for removal from the country.

The math is simple. The principle is simpler. If you are in this country illegally and you steal from taxpayers, you should be deported. Nearly every House Democrat disagreed.

The legislation, sponsored by Rep. David Taylor of Ohio, targets illegal immigrants who defraud public benefits programs. Taylor framed it in terms that shouldn't require a floor debate at all.

It's a no-brainer — if an illegal alien defrauds the United States or steals benefits from our nation's most vulnerable, they should be permanently removed from our country.

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One hundred eighty-six Democrats looked at a $9 billion fraud scandal, looked at a bill to deport the illegal immigrants responsible, and voted no. Now it goes to the Senate where there is a 60% threshold in order to pass.

Fraud in California - Gold Medalist speaks out

Gavin Newsom's Office Responds After Olympic Legend Speaks Out On Alleged California Fraud

Olympic bobsled gold medalist Kaillie Humphries is speaking out against California Governor Gavin Newsom following a controversial social media response to fraud allegations in the state.

The friction began after Newsom’s press office used an AI-generated image to mock an independent journalist (Nick Shirley) investigating financial misconduct. Humphries, a San Diego resident and legal immigrant, argued that such apathy from leadership is unacceptable with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics approaching.

"As a California resident, I’m deeply concerned about the reports of alleged financial fraud and Governor Newsom’s apathy to it," Humphries told Fox News. She noted that the Olympics are a multi-billion dollar event that requires substantial governmental support to run correctly. Humphries warned that without transparency, the 2028 Games could face the same bribery and corruption scandals that have tainted past host cities.

Newsom’s office dismissed the athlete’s concerns, stating they do not typically respond to commentary from individuals not directly involved in the matter. A spokesperson claimed that under the Governor’s leadership, California is leading the nation in preventing fraud and waste.

However, critics point to the administration's use of snarky social media posts as evidence of a lack of serious accountability regarding taxpayer money. [ThinkAmericana]