"Collateral damage": (translation) 165 dead schoolgirls

It probably makes sense to fund at least some of CBP, even if not to the level they ask, or specific functions. Should also not make it possible for DHS to simply move ICE on paper under DHS to get around a lack of appropriations for that function. USCG, FEMA, CISA, TSA, USCIS, Secret Service (am I missing anyone?) should be good to go.

Democrats said they are ready to fully fund all the agencies within the department except for ICE and CBP.

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No one wants to fight for Israel!

— Brian McGinnis

I don't think eliminating religion would eliminate magical thinking. Religious beliefs are, fundamentally, social, the result of psychological pressures inherent in the human psyche, and, therefore, will continue to exist. My only hope is that fewer irrational precepts — purity culture, abstinence education, opposition to early-term abortion and sex work, end-of-life autonomy, and harm reduction — would enjoy the untouchable social and political armor it seems to provide.

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Ties to Israel plague Democrats in top primaries post-Gaza

In Illinois, Texas and Michigan, candidates have been forced to address connections to Israel as support wanes among Democrats.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/ties-to-israel-plague-democrats-in-top-primaries-post-gaza-00807240