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Trump promised Iranians the U.S. would rescue them.
They were betrayed.
Reeling from a crackdown on protesters in Iran that left thousands dead,
Iranians are now grappling with feelings of betrayal, confusion and uncertainty
after Donald Trump repeatedly promised to intervene on their behalf
and then declined to do so.

Some Iranians said in interviews that Trump’s words of support had added to their determination to resist the Iranian government
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Trump promised Iranians the U.S. would rescue them. Some feel betrayed.
In the midst of the mass uprising in Iran, President Trump vowed the U.S. would intervene if the Iranian government killed protesters. Thousands are dead.

"Yet what matters isn’t the specific phrases, but the overall message: Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, not the Norwegian government and certainly not the Danish government, determines the winner of that prize. Yet Trump now not only blames Norway for failing to give it to him, but is using it as a justification for an invasion of Greenland."
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trump-letter-to-norway/685676/?gift=E9o0y7Rlfcfv2OQ1sSVCEm2HqWTlvBG_uUPQ_7tcOpI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Filing: the DOD said it designated Anthropic a supply chain risk over concerns the AI company could disable its tech if the Pentagon crossed its "red lines" (Paresh Dave/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/department-of-defense-responds-to-anthropic-…

Justice Department Says Anthropic Can’t Be Trusted With Warfighting Systems
In response to Anthropic’s lawsuit, the government said it lawfully penalized the company for trying to limit how its Claude AI models could be used by the military.

Allow me to doubt the federal government's claim that "the planned reductions" at the Canadian Museum of History are really "intended to improve efficiency and provide greater long-term flexibility in fulfilling its mandate."
Response from Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages to Colin Coates, President of the Canadian Historical Association.

CHA Letter to Minister Marc Miller | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada
In light of recent news about federal cutbacks implicating history-focused organizations, CHA president Colin Coates has sent a letter to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, the Hon. Marc Miller. The letter can be read here. Update: On March 18, 2026, Colin Coates received the following reply from Minister…

Heute vor 60 Jahren: Am 18. März 1966 zündeten die USA im Rahmen von Operation #Flintlock die 27. #Atombombe "Purple". Flintlock war eine Serie von Tests zwischen 65/66 bei der insgesamt 47 #Kernwaffentests

Roblox, Reddit and Discord users compelled to use biometric ID system backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel
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Roblox, Reddit and Discord users compelled to use biometric ID system backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel
Following global pushes for age assurance by governments, Persona is increasingly being used by major online platforms to carry out biometric age checks.

Mexico announces a 30% tax incentive for film and TV productions in Mexico, even as the Trump administration pressures studios to shoot more films in the US (Scott Roxborough/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

Salma Hayek, Mexican President Back New 30 Percent Film Tax Incentive
Mexico unveils a series of incentives to support local cinema and attract international productions, just as the Trump government is threatening tariffs.

"The vast majority, about 90%, of the more than 260,000 DHS employees are continuing to work without pay throughout the funding lapse, which began Feb. 14. Employees earlier this month received partial paychecks, compensated only for work hours they completed prior to the start of the shutdown."

Many DHS employees miss first full paychecks as shutdown continues
As the DHS shutdown drags on, federal employees who are continuing to work across the department, without pay, are feeling the financial strain firsthand.

Filing: San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, set to run for California governor to succeed Newsom, gets donations from Sergey Brin, Roblox CEO David Baszucki, and others (Bloomberg)