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#1 Melania Trump Presiding Over UN Security Council Meeting Stuns Internet - Adeola Adeosun for Newsweek/MSN, PBS News, Freedom From Mental Slavery/Nathalie Yamb, Dilshad bhatti, Sheraz Ahmad Sherazi, and Global War - Briefing on X
First lady Melania Trump presided over a United Nations (U.N.) Security Council meeting on Monday focused on children in conflict, making history as the first spouse of a world leader to take the president’s seat at the body charged with ensuring global peace and security. Trump was given the opportunity as the U.N. holds the rotating council presidency this month. The meeting, officially titled “Children, Technology, and Education in Conflict,” was scheduled before the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on Saturday. Her office said the session would “emphasize education’s role in advancing tolerance and world peace.”
#2 Minnesota Launches Investigation That Could Bring Charges Against Federal Immigration Officers - Hannah Fingerhut and Sarah Raza for The Seattle Times/AP, David Perreault, Larry Mulcahy, Mila Joy, Karol Cummins - New Acct, and 7News Boston WHDH on X
A Minnesota prosecutor announced an investigation Monday that may lead to charges against federal officers, including Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, for misconduct during an immigration enforcement crackdown. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a news conference that her office is already looking into 17 cases, including one where Bovino threw a smoke canister at protesters on Jan. 21. Another on Jan. 7 involved federal officers making an arrest outside a high school and deploying chemical irritants while students and staff were in the area. “Make no mistake, we are not afraid of the legal fight, and we are committed to doing this correctly,” Moriarty said. “Operation Metro Surge caused immeasurable harm to our community.”
#3 Trump, Who Campaigned Against ‘Endless’ Wars, Enters Iran With No End Date - NBC News, Daniel West, Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social, Virginie Landry, zeta panama, wretchardthecat, and PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions on X
To win the White House in 2016, Donald Trump first had to get past former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the son and brother of two past presidents, inextricably linked to U.S. wars in the Middle East. Attacking the Bush family dynasty — and its legacy — became a feature of Trump’s campaign. And that meant doubling down on criticism of the Iraq War that President George W. Bush had led the United States into under the premise of finding weapons of mass destruction that never materialized...
#4 ‘Wars Can Be Fought Forever’: Trump Claims US Has ‘Virtually Unlimited’ Weapons Stockpile - The KYIV INDEPENDENT, Mario Nawfal, Derrick Evans, Fidias Roldan, and Military Analysis, TIMES NOW, Strategy & GeoPolictics on X
U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 2 that U.S. munitions stockpiles are stronger than ever, stating in a post on Truth Social that supplies at the medium and upper-medium levels have “never been higher or better” and that the country has a “virtually unlimited supply of these weapons.” Trump added that wars can be fought “forever” using existing reserves, which he claimed are superior to other countries’ arsenals, though he acknowledged that at the highest end, stockpiles are “not where we want to be.” His remarks come as the United States and Israel continue joint military operations against Iran under Operation Epic Fury, following large-scale strikes
on Iranian military and nuclear-linked infrastructure...
#5 Supreme Court Blocks California Law Against Schools Outing Transgender Students to Parents - Lindsay Whitehurst for PBS News/AP, Jimmy Two Thumbs/Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist Gregorio, Liliana Golden, Margie/Jake, and ƮħƐ Ⱥᵾ₲ᵾɌ on X
The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order blocks for now a state law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school. The decision comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school policies aimed at preventing schools from outing students to their families. Two sets of Catholic parents represented by the Thomas More Society say it caused schools to mislead them and secretly facilitate the children's social transition despite their objections...
#6 Videos of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s Epstein Testimony Released by House Committee - Caitlin Yilek for CBS News, Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social, JG (@hocsoc1 on TruthSocial), Viking Resistance, ABC 10News San Diego, and Oneida Dispatch on X
The House Oversight Committee on Monday released video of last week's depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Hillary Clinton testified Thursday, while Bill Clinton appeared before the committee a day later. The video of Bill Clinton's testimony is 4 hours and 33 minutes. Hillary Clinton's testimony is 4 hours and 35 minutes. The depositions took place behind closed doors in Chappaqua, New York, the Clintons' hometown. It capped what Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the committee, described as a lengthy effort to secure testimony from the couple about their knowledge of Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is in prison on sex trafficking charges...
#7 Tarot Influencer’s Claims in Idaho College Murders Case Spark Courtroom Reckoning - Stepheny Price for Fox News, Melissa Dougherty/Philip Dubé, tara, Baller Alert, and Kevin Fixler on X
A federal jury in Boise awarded $10 million to a University of Idaho professor after finding a Texas TikToker financially liable for spreading false claims that linked her to the 2022 stabbing deaths of four college students. The decision came Friday in U.S. District Court in the case of Scofield v. Guillard. Jurors awarded $7.5 million in punitive damages and $2.5 million in compensatory damages, according to court records and reporting by the Idaho Statesman. Professor Rebecca Scofield, who chairs the university’s history department, filed suit in December 2022 against Houston resident Ashley Guillard. The lawsuit stemmed from a series of TikTok videos in which Guillard alleged, without evidence, that Scofield had a romantic relationship with one of the victims and arranged the killings...
#8 Researcher Discovers Shocking Factor Causing ‘Brain Impairment’ in US Children - Susan Elizabeth Turek for The Cool Down/Yahoo News, Vigilant Fox, Spencer A. Klavan/Julia McCoy, Camus, and Hedgie on X
A father who has spent his career researching child brain development discussed the "shocking" results of an MRI study on the effects of interactive screen time. The average person spends hours looking at screens every day, and children aren't exempt. The digitalization of entertainment, education, and the emergence of tools like AI all play roles. However, the study found that just two hours of screen time caused a measurable loss of white matter in the brains of children ages 3 to 5. Associate Professor Mike Nagel is a neurological development specialist from the University of the Sunshine Coast, and even he was astounded by the findings...
#9 Grief Has Shattered Kelly Osbourne – And Her Body Is Not up for Debate - Independent, Cindy Gossett, Rolling Stone, Section 71 Sports, Zandi Sussex, and
BlacKanSeyKo/Sabirah Lohn on X
It should have been a celebratory night for the Osbourne family, or at least a brief respite from their grief. On Saturday 28 February, Ozzy’s beloved daughter Kelly and his wife Sharon took to the stage of Manchester’s Co-Op Live arena to accept a posthumous lifetime achievement Brit award for the Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal pioneer, who died in July at the age of 76, following years of ill health. But the award and the tribute performance that followed it ended up being overshadowed by criticism and speculation focusing on Kelly’s appearance. The 41-year-old DJ, presenter, and singer undoubtedly looked frail, holding on to her mother’s hand on the red carpet and on stage...
#10 RFK Jr. Tells Joe Rogan He’s About to Unleash 14 Banned Peptides - Ed Cara for Gizmodon, Max Marchione, Corinne Cliford, calfkicker, PeptideProtocols, and
Aylon Wisbaum, Pharm D on X
Get ready to hear a lot more buzz around peptides, thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Over the weekend, the health secretary stated that he would soon loosen restrictions on a certain number of these popular, albeit unapproved, drugs. RFK Jr. announced his plan on the latest Joe Rogan Experience podcast, which aired on Friday. He specifically intends to reverse a previous decision from the Biden-era Food and Drug Administration that restricted nearly two dozen peptides from being produced by compounding pharmacies. The FDA will reportedly consider taking around 14 of these peptides off the banned list, with a formal decision expected in the next few weeks...
