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Sendek's Santa Clara Broncos beat St Mary's last night in the semi-finals of the WCC tourney and will face Gonzaga in the finals. That likely ensures Santa Clara gets into the NCAA tournament (and is bad news for other bubble teams). BTW, Santa Clara has an interesting 6'9 freshman who plays...

You are weird.

Experts say that the school was likely mistakenly identified as a military structure or targeted based on outdated intelligence

Etsy and Amazon. Google it.

A gallon of gasoline goes up about two and a half cents for each dollar increase in a barrel of oil. A $25 increase per barrel of oil would indicate an increase of $0.50-0.75/gallon at the pump. Pay attention to the price of diesel. Gas prices are up $0.47/gal (16%), but diesel is up $0.84/gal...

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Have we already discussed the Army canceling training for the HQ of the 82nd airborne division? And Lindsey Graham today:

War with Iran Spreading Economic Damage Far Beyond Oil and Gas Markets https://wapo.st/4cuZ5DH Gift article

Oil surges above $100 a barrel; Trump says 'small price to pay' https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/crude-oil-prices-today-iran-war.html?__source=androidappshare Stock market today: Live updates https://www.cnbc.com/id/108275159?&view=story?__source=androidappshare

Thanks for writing that. I'm thankful for college basketball, because that's what gets me through the short, dreary days and long, frigid nights of winter, but I don't take as much pleasure or feel as much pain as years past. I don't know if it's NIL/portal, or age, or trump's election in 2016...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-trump-struggles-immigration-prices-iran-democrats-midterm-edge-rcna261861

That's Capitol Hill in DC. The banner is on the Heritage Foundation headquarters. The picture was taken May 5, 2025, but the point stands.

During the Supreme Court litigation, the Justice Department had given repeated assurances that if the tariffs were struck down, the money would be returned. That's why the government was allowed to keep collecting the tariffs for months after a lower court ruled them to be illegal last May...

Trump vows executive order to 'fix' college sports NIL 'mess' In 1 week (later, after yet another broken promise: "Nobody knew that college sports was so complicated.) https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/trump-college-football-sports-congress.html?__source=androidappshare