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All US Embassies Go on Alert - the Wednesday AM Quickie 3/18/26

By Corey Pein —

Mainline Catholics are reportedly disturbed by Republican billionaire surveillance capitalist Peter Thiel's Vatican-adjacent speaking tour about the Antichrist. Maybe I'm too jaded, but it seems that these events are a bust. But I know how to change that: Name some names, Peter! Tell us who you think the Antichrist might be, ya big weirdo. - Corey

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THE BIG NEWS

Wider War Watch: All US Embassies Worldwide Ordered to 'Immediately' Increase Security

  • Israel Kills Iran's Top Security Official, Ali Larijani Meanwhile, a State Department cable reveals that top "Israeli officials have told US diplomats that Iranian protesters will 'get slaughtered' if they take to the streets against their government even as Israel publicly calls for a popular uprising." via the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.
  • 'Iran Posed No Imminent Threat': Far-Right US Counterterror Official Joe Kent Resigns, Blaming Israel for War Unofficial national security adviser Laura Loomer denies she persuaded Trump to go to war but says she's "been criticizing and exposing Joe Kent," adding that "ODNI, under Tulsi Gabbard, has basically just been turned into a hotbed of anti-Israel sentiment full of Democrats, progressive leftists, and Trump haters." via the Washington Post, HuffPost, NBC News, and the Wall Street Journal.
  • 'We Don't Need Any Help, Actually,' Trump Says After Europe and Asia Refuse to Join Fight Over Straight of Hormuz Iran appears to be letting ships from China, India, and other neutral countries through the straight, while keeping it closed to ships bound for the US, Israel, and their allies. via NBC News, the Associated Press, Politico, and Al Jazeera.
  • Ukraine Deploys More Than 200 Anti-Drone Experts to Aid Defense of Gulf Countries "We have clear evidence that Iranian Shaheds used in the region contain Russian components," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says. "The regimes in Russia and Iran are brothers in hatred, and that is why they are brothers in weapons. And we want regimes built on hatred to never win – in anything." via Al Jazeera and HuffPost.
  • Pakistan's Objective Unclear in Escalating War with Afghanistan "Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s former special envoy for Afghanistan, said that the west had washed its hands of Afghanistan with the 2021 withdrawal of foreign forces, leaving Pakistan to deal with the fallout. 'Pakistan has borne the pain,' said Durrani. 'This is payback time.'" via the New York Times, the Guardian, and the AP.
  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro Accuses US-Backed Ecuador of Cross-Border Bombing That Left '27 Charred Bodies' "More than 75,000 police and military personnel have also been mobilised across Ecuador’s four most violent provinces, which are under a nightly curfew. The interior minister, John Reimberg, told local residents: 'Stay home. We are at war.'" via the Guardian, the New York Times, and Politico.
  • China Sidesteps US Energy Blockade of Cuba with Massive Solar Power Investment Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday echoed Trump's threat to "take" Cuba, saying the country "has to get new people in charge." via the Washington Post, the AP, and the New York Times.
  • Pentagon Use of AI Would Be Restricted Under Bill Introduced By Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin "The bill seeks to codify two existing Defense Department guidelines into law: that AI cannot autonomously decide to kill a target and that the technology cannot be used to help the military conduct mass surveillance on Americans. It would also ban the use of the technology for launching or detonating a nuclear weapon." via NBC News, the New York Times, and the Financial Times.

Elections Roundup: Juliana Stratton Wins Illinois Senate Primary with 'Abolish ICE' Call, Backing of Gov. JB Pritzker 

  • Leftist Kat Abughazaleh Narrowly Loses to Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss in Illinois House Race "We forced our opponents to the left and to be more aggressive against this administration," Abughazaleh told disappointed supporters. "I'm sorry that this sucks. But f-ck Trump, f-ck ICE, free Palestine, I love you." via the Chicago Sun-Times, Politico, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Times.
  • Senate Republicans Open Debate on SAVE Voter Suppression Act "'The votes aren't there to do a talking filibuster,' Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) told reporters Tuesday. 'So what we are doing is we are having a fulsome debate on the floor of the United States Senate." via the Washington Post, the New York Times, and NBC News.
  • Maine Gov. Janet Mills Debuts Six-Figure Attack Ad Campaign Targeting Senate Rival Graham Platner Despite a growing number of self-inflicted scandals, "Platner appears to have tapped into a Democratic base weary with the party establishment in Washington, which largely backs Mills." via the Washington Post and the Portland Press Herald.
  • Attention Turns to Michigan's August House Primary and Abdul El-Sayed's Bernie Sanders-Backed Campaign "A win for El-Sayed would represent an embrace of populist ideals and a sharp shift to the left in a state that has traditionally produced moderate senators, while a victory for either [Haley] Stevens or [Mallory] McMorrow would represent voters’ desire for more traditional candidates." via the Washington Post and the Detroit News.

UFW Cancels César Chávez Day Events Amid 'Profoundly Shocking' Allegations 

The United Farm Workers union honors its co-founder, the late César Chávez, every March 31, in a commemorative federal holiday as well as a state holiday in California. But not this year. It isn't yet clear exactly what happened, but the union has canceled a swath of celebrations across the country after receiving "troubling allegations" of "inappropriate sexual behavior" by the iconic labor leader while he was president of the union.

The UFW declined to detail the allegations beyond saying they relate to "abuse of young women or minors" and that "some of the reports are family issues, and not our story to tell or our place to comment on." Per CNN, the union is opening up a confidential channel for any victims to make reports as well as devising "accountability measures." An expert tells the Los Angeles Times that the abuse claims could spark legal claims against the union.

QUICKEST QUICKIES

  • Attorney General Pam Bondi Subpoenaed By House Oversight Committee in Epstein Files Investigation Meanwhile in New Mexico, a tipster told the states they saw "grave-like plots" at Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch while trespassing on the property in 2020. via the Washington Post, Al Jazeera, and the Associated Press.
  • Senate Democrats Trade Offers with White House on Homeland Security Reforms and Funding "In a letter to Senate Republicans, the [regime] ignored several of Democrats’ top priorities, including blocking immigration officers from wearing masks to shield their identities and requiring them to obtain warrants from judges to enter private homes or businesses." via the New York Times and Politico.
  • Zohran Mamdani Administration to Stop Defending Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams in Sexual Assault Lawsuit Adams' legal defense fund has raised $1.8 million, but his legal expenses in various cases have grown to around $6.2 million. via the AP and the City.
  • Los Angeles Teachers Expected to Announce Strike at Massive Rally Today "Our members aren't trying to buy one house in San Pedro and six houses in Florida," United Teachers LA vice president Julie Van Winkle said, in a swipe at schools superintendent and real estate investor Alberto Carvalho. "They're just trying to afford rent in the district in which they teach." via the LA Times.

SOME NUMBER

$16,708,090

That's how much Polymarket users at one point wagered on whether an Iranian missile would strike Israel on March 10. As the Washington Post reports, one of those users of the prediction market, who had upwards of $1 million riding on the potential strike, sent threats to a Times of Israel reporter demanding he change details in a relevant story about the war. The reporter, Emanuel Fabian, refused and reported the threats to police.

Meanwhile, another prediction market website, Kalshi, has been criminally charged in Arizona for operating a operating an illegal gambling business. The fast-growing industry has support from the Trump regime, but "Arizona will not be bullied into letting any company place itself above state law," Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes says.

ON THE SHOW TODAY

3/18: Sam will be hosting solo. The guests will include Toni Del-Sorbo, Malik Bowens and Luca Negrino on behalf of the Gotham Cannabis Dispensary in Brooklyn, discussing unlawful terminations of employees during a union organizing drive. Then Sam will interview Max Buchholz, US Berkeley assistant professor and the lead author of a new working paper titled "Inequality, Not Regulation, Drives America's Housing Affordability Crisis."

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PARTING WORDS

"I know you've really, really been through the mill and I'm sorry. I'm genuinely sorry. You're not alone, but that's Cold Comfort Farm. It's absolutely rotten. All I can say is keep your head up, keep believing in the right things, keep acting in the right way, and in the end, do you know something, Ben, in the end, good triumphs over evil. I'm with you as well."

-- Far-right Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, in a message of support for a violent anti-immigrant rioter, Ben Tavener, revealed in an investigation by the Guardian. Farage is a prolific user of Cameo, a website that allows users to request personal messages from celebrities, and has recorded many videos of support for fascist thugs in the United Kingdom and beyond.

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