Idiocracy

The Independent reports: A former Bush administration official has made startling claims, alleging that the United States government has built an extensive underground network of bunkers worth $21 trillion. The bunkers, as the official said, were constructed from 1998 till 2015 and with “unauthorized spending.” Catherine Austin Fitts, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 until 1990, under …

Mediate reports: Critics mocked Trump Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy over a social media post featuring the hashtag “#LatinaWife” — which also happens to link to posts featuring hardcore pornography. Duffy heads a department that has grappled with a series of high-profile air disasters and a crisis at Newark airport that has many questioning the safety of the hub after …

The Miami Herald reports: Thirty-two people were rescued from a sinking yacht off Miami Beach this weekend, officials say. The rescue happened around 5 p.m. Saturday near Flagler Monument Island, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The small man-made island houses a 110 foot-tall obelisk monument that was built decades ago to honor Henry Flagler, a key developer of Florida’s …

From one of X’s most prominent QAnon accounts: Trump posted himself as the Pope — My thoughts and it’s connection to Q. “Godfather III” is mentioned in Q drops quite a few times… The Godfather III’s plot revolves around Michael Corleone discovering the Vatican Bank’s ties to organized crime, symbolizing real-world allegations of money laundering by the Vatican for globalist …

The Delco Times reports: The mysterious “Delco Pooper” was identified and charged Thursday with indecent exposure and related offenses. She is accused of defecating on a car hood during a dispute with another driver this week in Prospect Park. Christina Marie Solometo, 44, of the 700 block of East Chester Pike in Ridley Park, is also charged with disorderly conduct, …

MAGA outlet Florida’s Voice reports: The Florida House passed a bill Wednesday that bars geoengineering and weather modification activities in the state and sent it to the governor for final approval. SB 56 prohibits intentional geoengineering and weather modification activities within Florida’s borders, establishing felony penalties for violations. The bill outlaws the injection, release, or dispersion of substances into the …

The Houston Chronicle reports: A lawmaker pushing to ban non-human behavior in schools says he based his bill on a conversation with a school administrator, who has since denied so-called furries are a problem in her district. During an at-times tense hearing Tuesday night, Republican state Rep. Stan Gerdes said he filed the bill after hearing “reports of the presence …

“I grew up in Oregon where they had great drinking water, no fluoride added, and I don’t remember having any people I knew had autism. I don’t know if that’s just my own exposure, but this will be easy to parse out. This has been around since the mid-40s. Think about all the people who have been affected. The financial …

The New York Post reports: Connecticut cops arrested a 22-year-old influencer this week for a risky and reckless motorcycle ride — at 192 mph — he took last year across two of the Nutmeg State’s busiest highways. Showboating YouTuber Brice Bennett would likely have gotten away with his death-defying joyride, had he not shared the frightening footage with his 220,000 …

Fast Company reports: On a panel this week, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, the former WWE CEO who is now charged with making sweeping decisions for 100 million American school children, repeatedly referred to AI technology as “A1.” For McMahon, who was speaking at a summit for educators, it was an embarrassing mistake. But for Kraft Heinz’s A.1. steak …

Axios reports: Elon Musk escalated his war of words with Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday, calling him “truly a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks” over comments about Musk’s businesses. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, asked for comment on the Musk-Navarro spat at the daily press briefing, replied with a smile: “Boys will be boys, …

The Associated Press reports: U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the CDC soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy also said he’s assembling a task force to focus on the issue. Also on Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is reviewing “new scientific information” on potential health risks …

“The resilient group used 40 different pitchers — the most ever by an eventual World Series championship team. They had to go and get them. I don’t know how they got them and where they got them, but they got them because they won. All year, the Dodgers faced down adversity. You entered the playoffs battered and bruised, but not …

The Associated Press reports: Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American Youtuber who visited an off-limits island in the Indian ocean and left an offering of a Diet Coke can and a coconut in an attempt to make contact with an isolated tribe known for attacking intruders. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, from Scottsdale, Arizona, was arrested two days after he set …

The New York Post reports: A teenage Bloods gang member, a sex offender and an alleged cop assaulter hiding under a bed were nabbed Wednesday in a multi-agency raid in Newark — led by the US Marshals with newly minted Interim New Jersey US Attorney Alina Habba in tow. The Post witnessed the arrest of Zakiyy Houser, 18, a gangbanger …

“So we’re actually in the process of tracking down two specific documents, and also too Jesse, I would like to actually tell the American people it was made aware to me this evening that NBC actually has a video that’s never been seen before. We’re actually going to be sending a letter requesting that from NBC because it allegedly shows …

The Associated Press reports: Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will lead to medical problems and disproportionately affect low-income communities. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation Thursday that bars cities and communities from deciding whether to add the mineral to their …

Jeffrey Goldberg writes for The Atlantic: The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen. I, however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming. The reason I knew this is that Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, had texted …

NBC News reports: On Wednesday, a woman gave birth in a Lubbock, Texas, hospital in the middle of a deadly and fast-growing measles outbreak. Doctors didn’t realize until the young mother had been admitted and in labor that she was infected with the measles. By that time, other new moms, newborn babies and their families at University Medical Center Children’s …

Bloomberg Government reports: The Justice Department officially will stop buying paper straws for its buildings and operations, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced. Justice is ending “the procurement and provision” of paper straws throughout the department and plans to scrap any policies “designed to disfavor plastic straws,” according to the March 11 memo sent to employees and obtained by Bloomberg Government.  …