More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the Defense Department’s internal casualty accounting data. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly

Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.

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"As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it." -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died #OTD 2020

'A matter of life and death': Deployed troops are sounding the alarm about intense attacks undisclosed by the Trump administration. If you missed the show yesterday, check out the segment out NOW on YouTube - linked below. We'll see you live on television at 4PM!

'A matter of life and death': Deployed troops SOUND ALARM about INTENSE attacks hidden by Trump

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

footage is making the rounds on Facebook of a canvasser wearing a Stronger Maine shirt (a super PAC that supports Susan Collins) stealing a package yesterday

Winter is coming.

The New Republic today: Trump’s Iran Fiasco Takes Humiliating Turn as Leaks Grow More Damning Jarring revelations make Trump’s handling of the Iran debacle look even worse, and the president’s deranged conception of “strength” is making us weaker. newrepublic.com/article/2155...

Trump’s Iran Fiasco Takes Humiliating Turn as Leaks Grow More Damning

As jarring revelations make Trump’s handling of the Iran debacle look even worse, a foreign policy expert explains how the president’s deranged conception of “strength” is making us weaker.

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The New Republic today: Trump’s War In Iran Could Spark a Home Heating Crisis As winter approaches, the ongoing conflict will lead to higher energy prices across the board, but especially for households using heating oil. newrepublic.com/article/2155...

Trump’s War In Iran Could Spark a Home Heating Crisis

As winter approaches, the ongoing conflict will lead to higher energy prices across the board, but especially for households using heating oil.

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Time for some positive news …

Boycott is go.

The beef battleground: Americans boycott food from Trump-voting farmers — The Times and The Sunday Times

‘Blue dot’ meat suppliers are enjoying a surge in business, as shoppers reject brands and companies that do not align with their voting preferences

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Blue Dot Farms | Know Your Farmer

Know your farmer. Know your food. Build a stronger future.

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Check if Susan Collins is concerned.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

footage is making the rounds on Facebook of a canvasser wearing a Stronger Maine shirt (a super PAC that supports Susan Collins) stealing a package yesterday

“Kepes says that the idea of this deal affecting gas prices now is "absurd." So this is not something that will have any relevant impact on the world oil market in the short term." If this deal does have an impact on gas prices, Kepes says, it will be far on the horizon.

Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 4d ago

NPR: The U.S.-Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...

Republicans: we’re cutting the budget. States: no more meal delivery due to budget cuts. JD Vance: give us another chance to continue the amazing job we have done. 🙃

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 4d ago

Federal budget cuts may force some states to end meal delivery for Medicaid patients www.npr.org/2026/09/17/n...

How old were you when you realized that the paper towels on the side of the pump are there for wiping off your tears after filling up your tank?

For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.

The Pentagon will need at least five years to replace the missile interceptors it expended in the Iran war trying to defend U.S. troops and bases.-WaPo

Fed hikes 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% as expected.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 5d ago

Fed expected to hike 25 bps at 2:00p. Statement will be here (dead until then): www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/p... Summary of Economic Projections will be here: www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypoli... Presser (2:30p) here: www.federalreserve.gov/live-broadca... I'll quote this with analysis.

buckle up. gas and diesel look set for a spike over the next 48 hours, hardest in parts of the nation's interior. i track this for a living and i'll be sharing real-time updates as it unfolds powered by GasBuddy data, looking at many different angles. ready to share w/ you all.

A Must-Watch: Is Iran Shaping Up to Be a ‘Forever War’? www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Video: Is Iran Shaping Up to Be a ‘Forever War’?

Our White House and national security correspondent, David Sanger, compares past “forever wars” that President Trump campaigned against with an Iran War that has no clear endgame.

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New Wild Hornets raffle for the Ukraine war effort.

Armed Maidan: Ukraine Resists ruzzian Genocide@armedmaidan.bsky.social · last wk.

Wild Hornets Raffle for 12th Special Ops Center We're partnering with @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social to fund 3 Hornet Vision drone remote-control stations •Donate $10/entry: linktr.ee/WildHornets •Merch=raffle tix •$500=named STING+guaranteed strike video First $2K matched—Buy 1 entry, get 1 extra

30-year mortgage rates just hit 7.17% A $500,000 mortgage over 30 years: $1,891/month at 2.17% $3,384/month at 7.17% That’s $537,500 more for the same home And the odds of a Fed rate hike this week are 92% Homeownership has become a luxury

In states with abortion bans, medical providers are hesitating or flat-out refusing to terminate ectopic pregnancies, lawsuits allege. “I genuinely thought I was going to die,” said Kyleigh Thurman, who couldn’t get care in Texas.

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

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Damaged Saudi oil pipeline reportedly out of service 'several weeks'.-AP

Trump is today expected to announce a roll-back of Obama and Biden-era climate rules by ending federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, the NYT reports.

The damage to Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline will take at least a month to repair, Marhelm Data reports. This is the one that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted would make the Strait of Hormuz obsolete as an oil transit route.

Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply reut.rs/4hp0zkL

Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply

Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports ‌if it doesn't restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders s...

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With gasoline prices inching up and diesel well above $6/gal and climbing, Americans will pay $418 million more on gasoline and $310 million more on diesel today vs one year ago, or nearly ~$730 million combined.

George Carlin 💯 spot on. Still relevant today.

Michael Warburton@michaelwarburton.bsky.social · last wk.

“It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it.” GEORGE CARLIN LIFE IS WORTH LOSING (2005) My joint favourite Stand-Up of all time (along with Richard Pryor).

Saudi Arabia has shut down the east-west oil pipeline.

What the actual.