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March 10, 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/capturing-iran-highly-enriched-uranium-223637157.html
Capturing Iran's highly enriched uranium would require a large US ground force, sources say
Recovering Iran’s remaining highly enriched uranium stockpile believed to be sitting in a storage facility deep underground, an objective the Trump administration has been discussing, would require a significant number of US ground troops beyond a small special operations footprint, seven current and former officials familiar with the military planning told CNN.
The US bombing campaign that struck three Iranian nuclear facilities last June did not destroy all of that country’s highly enriched uranium stockpile, the material needed to create a nuclear weapon. Much of it is believed to be at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site, said three of the sources. President Donald Trump has made complete elimination of Iran’s nuclear capability one of his stated aims of the war.
If the Trump administration went ahead with an operation to retrieve the uranium, it could mark the first major commitment of US ground forces as part of the campaign, an escalation that would put a large number of troops in harm’s way as part of a complex mission to move or render safe tons of highly radioactive material.
The uranium at Isfahan is accessible to the Iranians, who had been working for months after the US military strikes last year to clear the rubble of the facility’s aboveground structures and access the underground tunnels where the uranium was hidden, two of the sources said. UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday that around 200 kilograms of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is probably still at Isfahan, with some also at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility.
The US bombing campaign that struck three Iranian nuclear facilities last June did not destroy all of that country’s highly enriched uranium stockpile, the material needed to create a nuclear weapon. Much of it is believed to be at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site, said three of the sources. President Donald Trump has made complete elimination of Iran’s nuclear capability one of his stated aims of the war.
If the Trump administration went ahead with an operation to retrieve the uranium, it could mark the first major commitment of US ground forces as part of the campaign, an escalation that would put a large number of troops in harm’s way as part of a complex mission to move or render safe tons of highly radioactive material.
The uranium at Isfahan is accessible to the Iranians, who had been working for months after the US military strikes last year to clear the rubble of the facility’s aboveground structures and access the underground tunnels where the uranium was hidden, two of the sources said. UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday that around 200 kilograms of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is probably still at Isfahan, with some also at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/capturing-iran-highly-enriched-uranium-223637157.html
March 10, 2026
https://deerfield-news.com/2026/03/09/bso-training-center-tony-wife-key-public-records/
The Sheriff Built a $73.7 Million Spa. His Wife Allegedly Has a Key. I Filed the Paperwork to Find Out.
A source told me, “Bruh, no one’s gonna do shit, that’s how this game is played.”
Or not.
Let me tell you how this started.
A source — and I will describe this source only as uncomfortably close to the situation — told me something that stopped me mid-coffee. Sheriff Gregory Tony’s wife allegedly uses the BSO Research, Development, and Training Center gym on a regular basis. Uses one of the trainers. Receives services from taxpayer-funded staff.
I want to be clear: I don’t know this for a fact. I know it from a source.
Which is exactly why I filed a public records request.
Because here’s what I do know for a fact. The BSO Training Center started as a $34 million project and ended up at $73.7 million. Somewhere in that $39.7 million gap, a $7.5 million wellness amenity package appeared — sauna, cold plunge, and what I can only describe as a recovery experience with better tile work than your bathroom. Also somewhere in that gap: $550,000 in signage, portraiture, doctoral degree designations, and motivational quotations bearing Gregory Tony’s name and face, installed throughout the facility like a man who wanted to make absolutely sure nobody forgot whose sauna it was.
And apparently, according to my source, his wife’s sauna too.
So I did what I always do.
I filed paperwork.
Or not.
Let me tell you how this started.
A source — and I will describe this source only as uncomfortably close to the situation — told me something that stopped me mid-coffee. Sheriff Gregory Tony’s wife allegedly uses the BSO Research, Development, and Training Center gym on a regular basis. Uses one of the trainers. Receives services from taxpayer-funded staff.
I want to be clear: I don’t know this for a fact. I know it from a source.
Which is exactly why I filed a public records request.
Because here’s what I do know for a fact. The BSO Training Center started as a $34 million project and ended up at $73.7 million. Somewhere in that $39.7 million gap, a $7.5 million wellness amenity package appeared — sauna, cold plunge, and what I can only describe as a recovery experience with better tile work than your bathroom. Also somewhere in that gap: $550,000 in signage, portraiture, doctoral degree designations, and motivational quotations bearing Gregory Tony’s name and face, installed throughout the facility like a man who wanted to make absolutely sure nobody forgot whose sauna it was.
And apparently, according to my source, his wife’s sauna too.
So I did what I always do.
I filed paperwork.
https://deerfield-news.com/2026/03/09/bso-training-center-tony-wife-key-public-records/
March 9, 2026
BREAKING: AG Pam Bondi violated federal law when she replaced Alina Habba with a "triumvirate" of attorneys
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-disqualifies-new-jersey-us-attorneys-office-trio/Attorney General Pam Bondi violated federal law when she replaced Alina Habba, the former interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, with a “triumvirate” of attorneys, a federal judge ruled Monday.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann said the triad currently leading the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey was another illegal attempt by President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to get around the U.S. attorney appointment process as laid out by the Constitution and federal law.
“The Government is warned that any further attempts to unlawfully fill the office will result in dismissals of pending cases,” Brann, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, wrote.
The ruling marks the latest blow to Trump’s shambolic effort to circumvent the Senate confirmation process and federal vacancy law to install loyalists at the helm of top U.S. attorneys’ offices across the country.
Brann is the same federal judge who ruled that Habba, a former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, had been illegally serving as the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey for months. Though Brann disqualified her in August, Habba didn’t formally resign until early December when the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his original order.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann said the triad currently leading the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey was another illegal attempt by President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to get around the U.S. attorney appointment process as laid out by the Constitution and federal law.
“The Government is warned that any further attempts to unlawfully fill the office will result in dismissals of pending cases,” Brann, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, wrote.
The ruling marks the latest blow to Trump’s shambolic effort to circumvent the Senate confirmation process and federal vacancy law to install loyalists at the helm of top U.S. attorneys’ offices across the country.
Brann is the same federal judge who ruled that Habba, a former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, had been illegally serving as the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey for months. Though Brann disqualified her in August, Habba didn’t formally resign until early December when the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his original order.
🚨BREAKING: Attorney General Pam Bondi violated federal law when she replaced Alina Habba, the former interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, with a “triumvirate†of attorneys, a federal judge ruled Monday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-03-09T21:02:11.376Z
BREAKING: Judge rules that Trump admin acted illegally, again, by installed triumvirate to run U.S. Attorney's office in NJ after Habba's acting appointment was ruled illegal. Judge Matthew Brann doesn't immediately void actions by the trio, though. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein.bsky.social) 2026-03-09T19:44:41.864Z
Jordan Fox, the special attorney who admitted that her office violated a ton of court orders, was in fact serving illegally the whole time ... slate.com/news-and-pol...
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2026-03-09T19:30:58.955Z
March 9, 2026
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/09/g7-release-emergency-reserves-oil-price-us-middle-east-war
G7 to discuss release of emergency oil reserves as price tops $100
G7 finance ministers are preparing to discuss the release of emergency oil reserves, according to reports, after the US-Israel war with Iran sent the price of crude above $100 (£75) for the first time since 2022.
The ministers will discuss the release of the reserves in a call coordinated by the International Energy Agency (IEA), according to a report from the Financial Times.
The emergency meeting would take place at 8.30am New York time to discuss the impact of the Iran war, the FT reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Three G7 countries, including the US, have so far reportedly expressed support for the release of the emergency reserves, which are held by the IEA’s 32 member countries across the globe.
The IEA holds strategic reserves of petroleum as part of an emergency system designed to help countries withstand oil price crises. US officials believe a joint release in the range of 300m to 400m barrels would be appropriate, which would reportedly represent 25% to 35% of the 1.2bn barrels in reserve.
The ministers will discuss the release of the reserves in a call coordinated by the International Energy Agency (IEA), according to a report from the Financial Times.
The emergency meeting would take place at 8.30am New York time to discuss the impact of the Iran war, the FT reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Three G7 countries, including the US, have so far reportedly expressed support for the release of the emergency reserves, which are held by the IEA’s 32 member countries across the globe.
The IEA holds strategic reserves of petroleum as part of an emergency system designed to help countries withstand oil price crises. US officials believe a joint release in the range of 300m to 400m barrels would be appropriate, which would reportedly represent 25% to 35% of the 1.2bn barrels in reserve.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/09/g7-release-emergency-reserves-oil-price-us-middle-east-war
March 6, 2026
Eyeing Voting Rights, Liberals Aim to Secure Wisconsin's Supreme Court through 2030
https://boltsmag.org/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-lazar-taylor/Liberals have an opportunity next month to lock down a majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court through 2030, which would hand them a critical backstop during the next presidential election, as the right floats new ideas on how to take over election administration.
Ever since he lost Wisconsin’s electoral votes in 2020, Donald Trump and his allies have spread lies about those results and baselessly blamed his defeat on fraudulent mail ballots, winning a key legal victory in 2022 when the state supreme court’s conservative majority banned ballot drop boxes. But that win was short-lived; liberals flipped the court in 2023 and restored drop boxes ahead of the next presidential election.
Rebecca Bradley, the conservative justice who authored the 2022 decision banning drop boxes, is retiring this year, and two judges on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, liberal Chris Taylor and conservative Maria Lazar, are running to replace her on April 7. Should Taylor win, liberals would expand their hold on the court to a 5-2 majority. Liberals have not had such an advantage on this court since at least the 1970s, according to analysis by Wisconsin political scientist Alan Ball.
A Taylor win would also prevent conservatives from flipping the court until at least the end of this decade, barring an unforeseen death or early resignation, as Wisconsin faces continued legal debates on elections, abortion, labor rights, and the role courts should play in overseeing immigration enforcement.
Lazar has called Bradley a “phenomenal jurist” and she seems poised to build on her legacy if she wins next month. As a former deputy state attorney general, Lazar defended Republican gerrymandering and conservative priorities like voter ID requirements; in her victorious bid for a Court of Appeals seat in 2022, she ran with support from key figures in Trump’s 2020 fight to overturn Wisconsin election results.
Ever since he lost Wisconsin’s electoral votes in 2020, Donald Trump and his allies have spread lies about those results and baselessly blamed his defeat on fraudulent mail ballots, winning a key legal victory in 2022 when the state supreme court’s conservative majority banned ballot drop boxes. But that win was short-lived; liberals flipped the court in 2023 and restored drop boxes ahead of the next presidential election.
Rebecca Bradley, the conservative justice who authored the 2022 decision banning drop boxes, is retiring this year, and two judges on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, liberal Chris Taylor and conservative Maria Lazar, are running to replace her on April 7. Should Taylor win, liberals would expand their hold on the court to a 5-2 majority. Liberals have not had such an advantage on this court since at least the 1970s, according to analysis by Wisconsin political scientist Alan Ball.
A Taylor win would also prevent conservatives from flipping the court until at least the end of this decade, barring an unforeseen death or early resignation, as Wisconsin faces continued legal debates on elections, abortion, labor rights, and the role courts should play in overseeing immigration enforcement.
Lazar has called Bradley a “phenomenal jurist” and she seems poised to build on her legacy if she wins next month. As a former deputy state attorney general, Lazar defended Republican gerrymandering and conservative priorities like voter ID requirements; in her victorious bid for a Court of Appeals seat in 2022, she ran with support from key figures in Trump’s 2020 fight to overturn Wisconsin election results.
NEW: Believe it or not, it’s that time of year: the Wisconsin Supreme Court election is next month.
— Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T16:50:27.396Z
Liberals have a huge opportunity: if they win, they can lock down the majority of this court thru 2030.
That means they’d have it in the next presidential race, a big democracy guardrail.
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Yup: either liberals win on offense this year or next year...
— Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T17:22:41.798Z
... or they have a high-stakes election to worry about in the spring of 2028, right in the middle of presidential primaries (and we know how those suck up all the oxygen).
read about it! boltsmag.org/wisconsin-su...
March 6, 2026
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-florida-town-may-soon-have-two-trump-streets-40528972/
South Florida Town May Soon Have Two Trump Streets
As a town of just 1.5 square miles, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in Broward County has a limited number of streets. However, the town with only about 6,000 permanent residents could soon have two streets named after President Donald Trump.
House Bill (HB) 33, which would designate a portion of Commercial Boulevard between West Tradewinds Avenue and Ocean Boulevard in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard,” passed the Florida House of Representatives last week and now awaits Senate approval, paving the way for another Trump-dedicated street in the area. If passed, the bill would go into effect in July 2026.
“The Department of Transportation is directed to erect suitable markers designating the transportation facilities as described in this section,” the bill reads.
At a contentious town meeting last September, the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Town Commission approved the addition of “President Donald J. Trump Drive” to Sea Grape Drive in a 3-2 vote. Commissioner Richard DeNapoli, the item’s sponsor, claimed adding Trump’s name would be a boon for tourism.
House Bill (HB) 33, which would designate a portion of Commercial Boulevard between West Tradewinds Avenue and Ocean Boulevard in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard,” passed the Florida House of Representatives last week and now awaits Senate approval, paving the way for another Trump-dedicated street in the area. If passed, the bill would go into effect in July 2026.
“The Department of Transportation is directed to erect suitable markers designating the transportation facilities as described in this section,” the bill reads.
At a contentious town meeting last September, the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Town Commission approved the addition of “President Donald J. Trump Drive” to Sea Grape Drive in a 3-2 vote. Commissioner Richard DeNapoli, the item’s sponsor, claimed adding Trump’s name would be a boon for tourism.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-florida-town-may-soon-have-two-trump-streets-40528972/
March 5, 2026
Virginia Supreme Court allows the April referendum on mid-decade redistricting to go forward
https://cardinalnews.org/2026/03/04/virginia-supreme-court-orders-early-voting-to-move-forward-in-tazewell-county/Virginia’s highest court issued a stay Wednesday that allows early voting for the redistricting referendum to begin on Friday in Tazewell County, with less than 48 hours until the polls are slated to open for early voting.
The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision has allowed the state Department of Elections and Tazewell County to move forward with preparations for the April 21 referendum. The Department of Elections will update election officials Thursday with new information and action items, said department spokesperson Andrea Gaines.
Tazewell County had been the only locality that was set to sit out of the referendum after Circuit Judge Jack Hurley Jr. had ruled earlier in the day to maintain a previous order that barred the county from administering the election.
The state Supreme Court order has set in motion a flurry of activity in the county registrar’s office as officials attempt to make up for lost time.
The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision has allowed the state Department of Elections and Tazewell County to move forward with preparations for the April 21 referendum. The Department of Elections will update election officials Thursday with new information and action items, said department spokesperson Andrea Gaines.
Tazewell County had been the only locality that was set to sit out of the referendum after Circuit Judge Jack Hurley Jr. had ruled earlier in the day to maintain a previous order that barred the county from administering the election.
The state Supreme Court order has set in motion a flurry of activity in the county registrar’s office as officials attempt to make up for lost time.
The Virginia supreme court has allowed the April referendum on mid-decade redistricting to go forward — a victory for Dems after a lower-court judge tried to block it.
— Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) 2026-03-05T16:59:57.189Z
But the court will still review the legality of the referendum after the vote.
cardinalnews.org/2026/03/04/v...
March 5, 2026
'Nazi heaven': Inside Miami campus Republicans' racist group chat
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The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s Republican Party started a group chat primarily for conservative students last fall — and within three weeks it was filled with racist slurs, someone wrote dozens of ways of violently killing Black people and the chat was renamed after what one member described as “Nazi heaven.”
In WhatsApp conversations leaked to the Miami Herald, participants used variations of the n-word more than 400 times, regularly described women as “whores,” used slurs to talk about Jewish and gay people and mused about Hitler’s politics.
Interspersed throughout were discussions about events promoting the Republican Party at Florida International University. The school told the Herald the chat logs are part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
The conversations included some of the campus’ top conservative leaders: the county GOP secretary, FIU’s Turning Point USA chapter president and the former College Republicans recruitment chair.
In WhatsApp conversations leaked to the Miami Herald, participants used variations of the n-word more than 400 times, regularly described women as “whores,” used slurs to talk about Jewish and gay people and mused about Hitler’s politics.
Interspersed throughout were discussions about events promoting the Republican Party at Florida International University. The school told the Herald the chat logs are part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
The conversations included some of the campus’ top conservative leaders: the county GOP secretary, FIU’s Turning Point USA chapter president and the former College Republicans recruitment chair.
The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students — and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"
— Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) 2026-03-05T03:14:52.738Z
March 5, 2026
'Nazi heaven': Inside Miami campus Republicans' racist group chat
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Miami Herald
The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s Republican Party started a group chat primarily for conservative students last fall — and within three weeks it was filled with racist slurs, someone wrote dozens of ways of violently killing Black people and the chat was renamed after what one member described as “Nazi heaven.”
In WhatsApp conversations leaked to the Miami Herald, participants used variations of the n-word more than 400 times, regularly described women as “whores,” used slurs to talk about Jewish and gay people and mused about Hitler’s politics.
Interspersed throughout were discussions about events promoting the Republican Party at Florida International University. The school told the Herald the chat logs are part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
The conversations included some of the campus’ top conservative leaders: the county GOP secretary, FIU’s Turning Point USA chapter president and the former College Republicans recruitment chair.
In WhatsApp conversations leaked to the Miami Herald, participants used variations of the n-word more than 400 times, regularly described women as “whores,” used slurs to talk about Jewish and gay people and mused about Hitler’s politics.
Interspersed throughout were discussions about events promoting the Republican Party at Florida International University. The school told the Herald the chat logs are part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
The conversations included some of the campus’ top conservative leaders: the county GOP secretary, FIU’s Turning Point USA chapter president and the former College Republicans recruitment chair.
The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students — and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"
— Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) 2026-03-05T03:14:52.738Z
March 5, 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-won-t-rule-giving-000811111.html
'We're in it': Democrats won't rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war
Some Democrats aren’t ruling out voting for a multibillion-dollar military infusion, setting up a potential internal clash in the weeks ahead for a party whose political base is aghast at President Donald Trump’s aggression against Iran.
The Trump administration’s top defense and intelligence officials told lawmakers this week that the Pentagon could soon send an emergency supplemental funding request to Capitol Hill. They didn’t offer a timeline or dollar value, but the White House is reportedly mulling a $50 billion ask.
That’s a massive sum on top of the more than $990 billion Congress has shelled out for defense capabilities in recent months between the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” and the latest government funding package.
To pass any new military funding measure through the Senate, the support of at least seven Democrats will be needed to overcome the filibuster. It’s far from certain the votes are there.
“Good luck. What Democrat is going to vote to fund an illegal war?” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Wednesday. “I don't think — with the exception of one Democrat — there will be any votes for it.”
The Trump administration’s top defense and intelligence officials told lawmakers this week that the Pentagon could soon send an emergency supplemental funding request to Capitol Hill. They didn’t offer a timeline or dollar value, but the White House is reportedly mulling a $50 billion ask.
That’s a massive sum on top of the more than $990 billion Congress has shelled out for defense capabilities in recent months between the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” and the latest government funding package.
To pass any new military funding measure through the Senate, the support of at least seven Democrats will be needed to overcome the filibuster. It’s far from certain the votes are there.
“Good luck. What Democrat is going to vote to fund an illegal war?” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Wednesday. “I don't think — with the exception of one Democrat — there will be any votes for it.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-won-t-rule-giving-000811111.html
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