But Trump just TACOed. Republicans do not want the blame for airport delays.
Trump TACO’d late today, but let’s discuss the humiliation from the top.
On March 22, Trump posted an obvious bluff (lead image). Clueless individuals in MAGA hats thought this would get the SAVE Act passed.
Then 12 Hours Ago
Trump rejects off-ramp to fund DHS
NBC reports Trump rejects off-ramp to fund DHS as airport delays worsen
Under a proposal pitched to Trump, Republicans would offer to reopen all of DHS except ICE and fund the controversial enforcement agency under a separate party-line budget bill.
The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for more than a month, and while key operations, such as TSA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, are still operating, many of those employees are working without pay. As NBC News reported this weekend, more than 400 TSA officers have quit since the shutdown began. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is also shut down, but its employees are being paid through Trump’s big beautiful bill passed last year.
With that, Trump took ownership of the airport mess. Republican senators did not want the blame.
MAGA cheered the bluff. Then the unexpected happened.
Republican Senators Quickly Throw Trump Under the Bus
TACO Trump Backs Down Already
Trump signals shift to backing DHS compromise with Democrats
The Hill reports Senate GOP says Trump signals shift to backing DHS compromise with Democrats
03/23/26 10:47 PM ET.
Senate Republicans believe that President Trump is willing to accept a potential deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security following a White House meeting on Monday night.It would be a significant shift for Trump, who over the weekend repeatedly he would not make a deal with Democrats unless they moved separate voting legislation known as the SAVE America Act.
But Trump signaled he is open to a deal to reopen the Homeland Security Department even if it doesn’t fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a two-hour meeting at the White House Monday evening, according to GOP senators briefed on the meeting.
A Senate Republican source familiar with the discussion said Trump is willing to separate funding for the Enforcement and Removal Operation from the Homeland Security appropriations bill in order to get enough Democratic support it.
Under the proposal presented to Trump, Senate Republicans would pass additional money for ICE’s removal operations under the budget reconciliation process, which allows them to circumvent a Democratic filibuster in the Senate as long as the legislation being considered meets certain requirements related to the spending, taxation or deficit reduction.
Senate Republicans had presented a similar proposal to Trump over the weekend, when they suggested setting aside funding for ICE to allow the rest of the Homeland Security appropriations bill to pass under regular order and then use the budget reconciliation process later this year to add more money for immigration enforcement operations later this year.
But Trump emphatically rejected that offer this weekend in a private conversation and later panned the idea in an interview with NewsNation and a follow-up post on Truth Social.
How Fast Was the TACO?
- Truth Social Transparent Bluff: Mar 22, 2026, 6:31 PM
- The Hill Report: 03/23/26 10:47 PM ET
But that’s The Hill report, not the TACO decision. Realistically, Trump TACOed in about a day.
It’s really amazing watching Trump self-destruct in a series of obvious lies, one right after the other.
That ridiculous bluff got the SAVE Act crowd all excited.
Please note Polymarket odds H.R. 22 (SAVE Act) signed into law in 2026? are now 11 percent.
The odds the SAVE Act passes by April 30 are 8 percent.
The amount of clueless cheerleading on X is stunning.
My Position Remained Unchanged Despite the Nonsensical Hype
All that remains to be seen is how much longer Republicans torture themselves over the act.
Everyone knows Democrats are the corrupt gang in Government —from treason of illegal immigaration to the Daycare fraud and NGOs kickbacks—Now Democrats want to protect their illegal immigrant voter base and no ID voter requirement. If you are still a Democrat after all these facts are exposed —Amazing how the human brain and emotions deludes the individual
We have the clock ~ They have the time…
The EIA’s 32 member countries are required to maintain 90 days of equivalent oil inventory hand at all times for emergencies. This equates to roughly 600 million barrels under government obligation and another 650 million for other emergency purposes.
400 million barrels are starting to be released by the EIA now or will be scheduled for release over the next month. This amount barely touches the deficit in production given the loss of 20 million barrels of oil production per day because of the war.
Every 20 days of lost production is 400 million barrels. We are at day 26 which is 520 million barrels of lost crude oil production.
US production is at all time highs so Americans will not be as affected as the balance of the world. But rest assured, refined and finished products will go to the highest bidder.
The war has also curtailed:
20% of world LNG supplies.
55% of world Sulfur supplies (more important and useful than you think).
39% of global Helium supplies.
8% of global aluminum production.
So that clock?
It keeps ticking closer to global economic hardship on a domino effect timeline.
I think Trump is right on this. Pass secure voting or nothing gets passed. No country allowed mailed ballots with such loose rules. Look up all the liberal European countries. Much tighter.
Great, now MAGA wants to copy the socialist European countries. What’s next? Universal healthcare? Open borders?
Democrats’ refusal to fund the Department of Homeland Security unless reforms are made to how Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers carry out their duties.
The Illegal Immigration party is focused of prioritizing the needs of illegal immigrants ahead of legal immigrants and US citizens. It’s blatant and “in your face” at this point. It’s their entire platform, and drives every legislative action.
Idiotic TDS Type II, TWS analysis
Illegal immigrants were handed $2000 cash cards for coming into the US illegally, and I’m the screwed up one? Give me a break.
A die hard Kool-Aid drinker…
You are lying. Illegals immigrants were never given $2000 for coming into the country. When your world view is based on lies, and you repeat them, YOU make the world a dumber, worse place.
Zerohedge: “Senate Democrats Blink: DHS Deal Emerges After Weeks Of Gridlock”
LOL! I rest my case. Having ICE support TSA agents scared the bejeezus out of the Democrats because it impacts “their constituency”, illegal immigrants. It certainly isn’t Americans they are fighting for — they’ve proven that.
Imagine invoking Jessica Tarlov to make your case… She’s retarded.
I think she’s pretty smart – anyone who voted for Trump after J6 is though – does that fit you?
The economic consequences of a low-skilled immigration sudden stop:
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/economic-consequences-low-skilled-immigration-sudden-stop-evidence-koreas-guest
So this article is saying that an exploited working class is an essential component of any economy. That businesses by necessity must exploit people whether foreign or domestic for their business model to succeed. That does not sound very Christian. What religion would even advocate that.
It’s the doctrine of Supply Side Jesus.
SATURDAY – February 28, 2026, Israel and the US launch massive, widespread airstrikes on Iran.
FRIDAY (after markets closed) – March 13, 2026, US Strike Kaharg Island
SATURDAY – March 28th, 2026 – 5 day deadline will be expire. US to take Kaharg Island? Marines arrive in theater this Friday.
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All major US actions after markets have gone home for the week — I’m noticing things
Strikes provisionally lined up for the No Kings Day protests across the USA. Trump to protestors: I Am Your King!
I think the “No Kings” thing is so amorphous that it accomplishes nothing. A targeted “No War on Iran” protest would be better. We’ve attacked a country on the other side of the world that posed no risk to us and did nothing to us. That gets conflated with the general “I hate Trump” vibe. I see the people in my neighborhood protesting “No Kings” and I doubt that most of them even know we’ve started a war. I assume that most of them would be against the war if asked, but it’s not a major concern t them.
To be fair, the Team D leadership is only complaining about procedures, sure that if we had a “nuanced” (liberals love that word) discussion, the War On Iran would be so much better run. They aren’t against the war itself.
Sort of like John Kerry in 2004. It was already abundantly obvious that The War On Iraq was not going as advertised, but Kerry insisted that he somehow could do a much better job if only he were in charge.
No Democrat wants war with Iran.
The ones Aipac owns do.
So, basically all of them. Just like Team R.
I attended both No Kings protests last year, and will go to the one this weekend.
The group that sponsors the protests is called No Kings. The different protests have different themes. The first one was against Trump’s military parade and dictatorial behavior. The second one was anti-ICE, with a large Hispanic turnout. The one this weekend will be anti-war.
I’m gonna go down there and wander around. I think it’s good for people to see how many oppose this christopedofascist regime.
Wonder where all the No WAR protests are?
Everything Trump does is met with a protest of some sort.
But this WAR, **crickets**
Oh, wait, forgot “Our Greatest Ally” ™ is involved….can’t have the goyim protesting that
They are all scared ICE will shoot them.
No. They’re scared of being called antisemitic.
We are all noticing things…
😉
Sure am glad that I’m not on Kharg Island. The carnage there will be extreme if Trumpty Dumpty orders an attack.
But think about it, 5,000 marines are going to take Kharg Island? Hmmmmmmm…
Can they do it ithout destroying the oil infrastructure that this war is all about? BiBi wants the oil revenue for Israel and sure does not want to pay for it. He wants the US to pay for it.
There are/were 20,000 oil workers on Kharg. Who knows how many are fighting age and how many soldiers are left ~ a bunch of fanatics that know the land and fighting environment, have booby trapped lots of places, have protected hiding places, and are true believers in their theocracy. They are defending their homeland, their religion and their backs are against a wall.
Yikes!
But we get to watch the sanitized version while eating popcorn on Fox! Listening to the MAGA zealots chant “die muzzie die”!
Qatar? You are next!
After Lebanon that is…
“…a bunch of fanatics that know the land and fighting environment, have booby trapped lots of places, have protected hiding places, and are true believers in their theocracy.”
You mean Israel?
Joe.
When I think about it objectively, both sides are theocratic fanatics. If they weren’t, they could not be divided and set against each other by the neo-cons.
Israel the well funded aggressor, Iran the trampled target.
The US military is the tool of destruction and taking for the US Israel and the oligarchs.
We the proles can all eat well, send our kids to school without them getting blown up by Tomahawk missiles. We drive our cars wherever the f we want, and live in relative luxury.
I’m an observer just like you, (unless you are outside the US).
Now it’s off to do some productive work.
Why are you calling Iran workers fanatics they are at home making a living seems you are the fanatic….
Probably not the best choice of words, but they do vehemently defend their theocracy just as the Zionists do. I do not have a side in this shit storm. Only pay taxes in the country that is paying the bill for this madness…
I’m not sure what the difference is.
Trmp has consistently said the US is a Christian nation.
No kidding!
There’s a fine line between Saturday night and Sunday morning!
Like Trump flying back on the Lolita Express from Pedo Island to a photo shoot in front of a Synagogue.
Lotsa messed up shit goin on bro!
That infrastructure is booby trapped by now. If they take it, it will explode.
Yup expect bad things and positive spin on ts
I’m surprised anyone rational (including our host here) is still using Twitter at all.
My browser (brave) blocks Twitter by default because they can still track you just through embeds. It makes Mish’s posts look like a mess. At least I see the little text summaries of the posts he links to. But even if I was interested enough to follow any of them back to Twitter, they block you there unless you’re logged in, which I will never be. It’s useless.
I briefly tried Bluesky but realized I don’t find that entire social media model to be useful.
I tried Twatter years ago…always thought it was a mess…never use it, although sometimes I’ll posta link from other blogs for those that do
I thought it was a stupid idea at its inception, and I still do.
What does the “Save Act” Accomplish?
1. Verifies via “Proof of Citizenship” that you are eligible to Vote.
2. Verifies via “Proof of Whom you are” via a valid ID that matches your Registration info that allows you to Vote.
The claim by naysayers, is that people don’t have that proof or documentation. Well they then have 3 choices.
1. Go to any DMV in the Country (all over the place) and get a “Valid Drivers License”. All Drivers in America should have one of these.
2. Go to any DMV in the Country (all over the place) and get a “Valid ID License”. All people who have lost there license for “Drinking and Driving” for example, must get these. In fact anybody in America, who doesn’t drive, should absolutely already have one of them, but if for that strange reason that they don’t, it’s as Easy as waiting in line at Dunkin Donuts to get (not the donut, just the ID).
3. Don’t Vote, Don’t Drive, and don’t do anything that requires a Valid ID until you do. It will take you longer to fight the first time you don’t have it and still try to get in or do something that requires it, than if you just went down the street and applied for one.
I know this because I have done it myself, because I had to. Unless something has changed, it was fast, easy, and painless to get. It was suggested I bring something to read, so I brought a sports illustrated and never even got half way done before my name was called. Easy, Peasy as they say… not sure what this overwhelming issue is, to have a Safe, Secure and Valid Election for Our Country? Very odd? Purple fingers anyone…
We already have a safe voting system run by the states as the constitution provides for. Regardless of your pedophile pals idiotic ranting.
The reason is so someone like Trump can not trample on specific classes of voters.
– We already have a safe voting system run by the states. > Well we obviously don’t at all, not sure what you have been reading, by all the voter fraud in our elections now, and it’s getting worse. Did you realize that we have thousands of dead people on the voter rolls? I understand that they don’t all vote obviously, but some do, and just the fact that dead people are listed as eligible voters speaks volumes for Change!!!
The science and the court case cases prove you are dead wrong. Of course, you fiercely resist accepting you are wrong about things. Because your logic sucks.
What science are you referring to, and in regards to what science do you speak?
What Court cases are you referring to, and in regards to what law? do you speak? If any…
Just so I understand what you’re saying. You personally think that roughly 1.8 Million Dead People on out Voter rolls, that are allowed to vote if someone can get away with it, is just swell, and legit?
Create a problem that does not exist. Waste a lot of taxpayer money profit off said problem call it solved or distract with another ‘problem’ repeat
The amount of voter fraud that has happened in the last election I could fit in the palm of my hand.
The amount of fraud that has happened since the last election will not fit in my hand.
What side are you on?
100%.
If you can’t figure out how to get documents that identify who you are, you’re too stupid to be voting.
I’ve noticed lots of vial footage from the airport in Hotlanta…so that demographic is obviously smart enough to get through TSA with ID.
All that said, the SAVE Act could be made even simpler re: ID. But the mail-in, unsolicited ballots and extended elections ballot counting taking weeks and months has to stop.
Agreed and perhaps some things need more overseeing like time to count should takes hours or maybe 2 days, but weeks c’mon!
“If you can’t figure out how to get documents that identify who you are, you’re too stupid to be voting.”
If you believe this bullshit, you’re too stupid to be voting.
We already have safe, secure, and valid elections in the USA. It is not an overwhelming issue. It’s not even an underwhelming issue. I have had a passport most of my adult life. I do not know how much it costs. Because I am wealthy, and it’s immaterial. I have a “real” driver’s license. I have a certified copy of my birth certificate in my safe. You are a ducking idiot, and you are evil. You’re trying to stop American citizens from voting, and I suspect in your little black heart you know that.
Right, you have all that, great. And you could produce your REAL ID* at a poll location no problemo…what’s wrong with that?
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* And yes, i realize that REAL ID can also be issued to non-US citizens, and that would need to be adjusted, maybe a gold star (not six pointed, lolz) for citizens and a blue star for non so they couldn’t use it all the polls
“Proof of Whom you are”
Are you sure you’re a Real American? ‘Cause your command of English grammar needs a tuneup.
A state issue dl does not prove citizenship. Except in a few states. Even the real id which i think is odd. And a note how many years have we had to get a real id and people still are flying without.
I have a valid driver’s license. It is recognized in the state that I live in. Until recently, it was recognized by the federal government.
For me to have what you consider, a real ID would require me to spend $180 and wait up to 6 months to get a passport. That’s without 40 million people applying to get a passport in order to vote.
Most importantly, the fee of $180 to establish my right to vote is exactly a poll tax. I don’t know what kind of America you happen to live in, but a poll tax is illegal as specified in the constitutional amendments.
Fox and X are sanctuary cities for perverts and pedophiles?
“The amount of clueless cheerleading on X is stunning.”
That because X is one giant echo chamber for MAGA chuds and fascist sympathizers. Musk has made sure the algo pushes that twaddle.
Easy to explain since he is also in the Epstein files…
Owned and operated by BiBi and the zionists.
As Mish would say: “proof, proof, show me proof…”
And after so many lies and corrupt behaviors, there he is, sitting on his throne above the American people ~ driving the country into the ground while he his cronies & family profit.
Not a peep out of Fox or its propaganda networks.
The killing and grift goes on.
You do understand that Rupert Murdoch is a rabid Zionist.
After reading that RM was one of the proponents goading the Orange Menace into attacking Iran, yes. And you have to wonder why. Is it of his own volition that he is a rabid Zionist, or do the Zionists have him on camera diddling kids or in a live boy/dead girl situation?
Yes, I do ~ and I recall his network stating that it would pick the next president. The network also paid a $737 million defamation settlement to Dominion yet keeps the election conspiracy proponent (Maria Butt Aroma) on staff and promoting Zionist wars and genocide.
Yet the FCC is attacking freedom of the press from the top.
Some might conjecture that the “defamation suit” which was settled in a day and out of court was a pass thru pay-off to Dominion for services rendered.
Code Blue $$ –> “buys” democratic ads on Fox –> $$ in the Fox cash kitty –> “settlement” to Dominion
“Traders placed $580mn in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump’s social media post on Iran talks
So it was PURE Market manipulation. The 48 hour threat, then the fake negotiations. This is all a game, where civilians get killed and the war mongers rake in cash.”
https://x.com/RyanRozbiani/status/2036279206640804129
Also, the AI-algorithm angle:
“Bots parse Bloomberg terminal headlines in milliseconds. Human traders vanish entirely during these initial price spikes. Algorithms blindly execute massive block orders on the geopolitical keyword “peace” and ruthlessly reverse positions on the keyword “denial”. The $3 trillion swing exposes the terrifying reality of machine driven liquidity vacuums dictating modern price discovery. In a nutshell this is theft.”
+++++++++
And then as soon as the markets close, USreal attacks Iran’s oil infrastructure at Isfahan.
Trump during his DEA presser yesterday (paraphrase):
“…so we were at 50,000 and going much higher, when i said to the team how about we take a little detour here, and yes, it’s going lower for awhile, but soon it will be right back and then going to 65,000 and higher, much higher…”
Absolutely mind-boggling to watch a President so obsessed with “da ma-kets”
65k.. SMH. In Zimbabwe dollars, sure. Which is what our Scheisse dollar is now competing with in a race to the bottom.