US Deploying Additional Warplanes to Middle East as It Prepares To Escalate Iran War

House Republicans on Thursday canceled a vote on a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump’s war against Iran as it became clear they didn’t have the votes to defeat the measure. The delay means that the House won’t take up the bill until after lawmakers return from their Memorial Day recess. “Republicans just prevented […]

Controversially, The Supreme Court Rules For Common Sense: Taibbi Authored by Matt Taibbi via Racket News, From Mother Jones yesterday: The science is far from settled about whether trans girls who have received gender-affirming treatment actually have a competitive advantage or pose a greater risk of injuring other players. But the majority opinion, by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, glosses over those unknowns - reasoning that "biological sex" is a good enough proxy for athletic ability for states to categorically ban trans girls from girls' sports. It was once uncontroversial to observe that testosterone gives...

Reuters Peddles Fake News After Defense Contractor Misuses Civilian Starlink Terminals Reuters dropped another misleading article today - this time attempting to manufacture drama between the Pentagon and SpaceX over Starlink usage during the Iran conflict. The story framed routine commercial contract discussions and terms-of-service enforcement as major "tensions" and growing Pentagon reliance giving Elon Musk undue leverage. Reuters' version of events was that SpaceX used wartime urgency to raise the price of Starlink connections on U.S. drones from roughly $5,000 to $25,000 per terminal, forcing the Pentagon to pay up while...