Thursday, March 5, 2026

Reading archive 2026-03-4

In Dallas County, frustration and confusion after GOP forces switch to precinct-based voting: Countywide vote centers weren’t used for election day. The ensuing disorder spurred an unresolved legal battle.

Abolition Vs. Empire, At Home As It Is Abroad: A new essay of mine for The Nation. It predicted the Iran War. I had to rewrite a bunch of it over the weekend. Stay for the part about abolishing JSOC

“Bombs will fall Everywhere”: The American, Israeli and Iranian Weapons Being Deployed in Middle East

Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it.: Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.

Why MAGA suddenly loves solar power: The Trump-led attack on solar eases as the right reckons with its crucial role in powering AI and keeping utility bills in check.

Targeting this $2.8 trillion tax shelter could solve a big U.S. problem: Only good can come from taxing these “nonprofits.” - "Reform could take several paths. The simplest: exempt only charitable donations and government grants from taxation, while taxing all commercial revenue — TV deals, insurance payments, ticket sales, royalties and sponsorship income — at standard corporate rates. The infrastructure exists; nonprofits must already categorize these revenue streams on their tax returns."

Putin is failing. These charts prove it.: Data from the battlefield show Ukraine is holding its own.

Top defense officials push back on concerns about U.S. munitions shortage: The U.S. campaign in Iran has already expended thousands of high-cost air defense missiles and other sophisticated munitions, just days into the conflict.

Capitol rioter arrested for assault, battery on Silver Line Metro train: Bryan Betancur spent four months in prison for his role on Jan. 6, 2021. He was later taken back to jail for stalking a D.C. activist.

Pete Buttigieg in the Wilderness: He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?

‘Elaine From Atlantic … She Needs to Leave’: Representative Jasmine Crockett claimed I wasn’t kicked out of her rally. Here’s the audio.

Elon Musk Moves Against the Russians in Ukraine: Russian forces falter as the world’s richest man intervenes in the war once again.

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