News On Tap For Monday, March 9, 2026

Morons At War

Today’s “News On Tap”is full of morons at war - against good people, and even with each other. We’ve got updates from the dumbest illegal war in Iran, the real costs of war, and the financial costs of Trump’s newest misadventure. Meanwhile, in Trump’s other wars, MAGA’s war on America is spurring other idiots to violence, the immigration wars roll on, and the war over a functional federal government continues. There’s new information in the Trumpstein files, more news from Election Land, and a good bit of media & entertainment news too. Plus, Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back tonight, to talk with us about all of it. Read up, get informed, & join us tonight!

First Round - Warmonger Trump

Updates From The Dumbest Illegal War In Iran

• Iran War Live Updates: Oil Price Surge Rattles Markets Worldwide; Iran’s Choice Of Leader Signals Defiance To U.S. & Israeli Demands

• Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei To Succeed His Slain Father As New “Supreme Leader”

• Israeli Strikes On Fuel Depots Send Black Clouds Over Iranian Capital [Gift Link[

• Vital Desalination Plants In Iran And Bahrain Are Attacked By Forces On Both Sides Of Iran War

• Recent U.S. Intelligence Report Warns Large-Scale War ‘Unlikely’ To Oust Iran’s Regime [Gift Link]

• Trump Is Dangerously Close To Sending Troops To Iran; Advisers Are Urging Him ‘To Go Bigger’ To End The War ‘Once And For All’

The Real Costs Of War

• Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death In War With Iran

• New Video Confirms U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School [Gift Link]

• Trump Still Denies Responsibility, Still Blames Iran For Strike On Girls School

• Trump Regime May Have Committed War Crime In Sinking Of Iranian Ship

• Trump Blasted For Wearing Baseball Cap Showing ‘Total Disrespect’ During Dignified Transfer Of Fallen Soldiers

The Financial Costs Of Trump’s Iran War

• U.S. Gasoline Prices, Still Rising Rapidly, Are Now Up 17% Since Trump Started The War On Iran [Gift Link]

• Oil surges above $100 as Gulf states cut back production, due to inability to ship out oil; WTI crude nearly touched $120 a barrel overnight into Monday

• G7 finance ministers meet to discuss releasing emergency oil reserves to curb oil price spike

• War with Iran spreading economic damage far beyond oil and gas markets

• Russia Revels in a Sudden Reversal in Fortunes as Oil and Gas Prices Soar Due To Trump & Netanyahu’s War On Iran

Informed Commentary

• Tom Nichols: U.S. Military Members Continue To Prove Their Operational Excellence, While The Trump Regime Continues To Display Strategic Incompetence

• Greg Sargent: Donald Trump’s Presidency Is In Free Fall Now, Thanks In Part To His War On Iran

• Max Boot: Who’s Winning The U.S.-Iran War? Russia And China.

Second Round - Trump’s Other Wars

MAGA’s Violent War On America

• NYPD Confirms Multiple Suspects In Custody After IEDs Were Attempted To Be Used Outside NYC Mayor’s Residence At Gracie Mansion, Amid Right-Wing Anti-Islam Protest

• Right-Wing Extremist ‘Influencer’ Jake Lang , Who Helmed Anti-Mamdani Protest This Weekend, Has A History Of Attracting Violence

Immigration Wars

• Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump Regime Cannot End Temporary Protected Status For 350,000 Haitians Living In U.S.

• Ice Selects Untested Firms To Oversee New Warehouse Concentration Camps

• New Reports Says At Largest Ice Concentration Camp In Texas, Staff Bet On Detainee Suicides

War On Functional Govt.

• Airports See Hours Long Delays Due To TSA Shortages As Homeland Security Shutdown Shows No Sign Of Ending

• Sen. Chris Murphy Says Senate Democrats Need To Block All Legislation Until There’s An Iran War Authorization Vote

• Trump Threatens To Veto All Bills In Congress Until SAVE Act Passes Senate

Third Round - More News To Drink About

The Trumpstein files

• New Report Claims Prison Guards Discussed Covering Up Epstein’s Death On Morning He Died

• Fuzzy Memories And Hard Facts: South Carolina’s ‘Post & Courier’ Examines The Epstein Files Survivor Who Accused Trump Of Sexual Assault - & Her Credibility Is Confirmed

Miscellaneous But Important

• Long-Delayed Jan. 6 Police Memorial Plaque Installed Friday Into Saturday Overnight At U.S. Capitol [Gift Link]

• Bill To Require Factual Teaching About U.S. Capitol Insurrection Attack Clears Virginia General Assembly

• After A Decade Of Missteps, Corpus Christi Is Careening Toward A Major Water Catastrophe

• Arizona Gov. Hobbs Vetoes License Plate Honoring Charlie Kirk Saying It “Inserts Politics Into A Function Of Government That Should Remain Nonpartisan.’‘

Election Land

• Georgia’s Election Candidates Are Set For Tuesday’s Primaries, Then The General Election

• Republican House Rep. Darrell Issa Announces Retirement From The House

• California Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley Goes Independent In Long Shot Bid To Sta In Congress

• Two New Polls Confirm So-Called “Moderate” Democratic Voters Are A Lot More Liberal Than They Used To Be

Other Foreign Affairs

• Explosion At U.S. Embassy In Oslo Investigated As Possible Terror Act

• U.S. Carries Out Another Boat Strike, Killing 6 In Eastern Pacific

• Trump Warns Of Imminent Action Against Cuba At ‘Shield Of Americas’ Summit In Miami

• Trump DOJ Official Eyes Cases Against Cuba’s Leaders As Trump Floats ‘Friendly Takeover’ Of Island Nation

Fourth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Rest In Peace

• Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock Star Who Found Counterculture Fame, Dies At 84

• Actor Stephen Hibbert, Who Famously Played The Gimp In ‘Pulp Fiction’ Dies At 68

• Jennifer Runyon, Actress Known For Her Roles In Ghostbusters And Charles In Charge, Dies Of Cancer At 65

Media Matters

• Federal Judge Rules Kari Lake Unlawfully Ran Voice Of America Media Agency, Voiding Mass Layoffs

• Trump DOJ & And Live Nation Reach Settlement Over Illegal Monopoly Case

Entertainment & More

• Writers Guild Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘The Pitt’ And ‘The Studio’ Nab Top Honors - Full Winners List Here

• South Korea Joins Japan In World Baseball Classic Quarterfinals, Advancing With 7-2 Win Over Australia

• American Oksana Masters Wins Her 20th Paralympic Medal With Gold In Sitting Sprint Biathlon, While Her Teammate Kendall Gretsch Grabs Silver

• American Noah Elliott Earns Third Paralympic Medal With Silver Medal In Snowboard Cross

• U.S. Men’s Sled Hockey Team Grabs Record 14 Goals In 14-1 Victory Over Italy

• Alysa Liu Withdraws From Skating World Championships After Olympic Games Triumph

Your Bar Regular Today

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, is a blogger, author, activist, and host/co-host of at least TWO online shows – ‘The Defiant Weekly’ on Wednesdays, and ‘The JoJo & BDD Show’ with Jo Carducci on Thursdays - and both are available on his YouTube channel. BDD is back tonight to talk with us about Trump’s war on Iran, and Trump & MAGA’s war on elections, which he recently wrote about on his Substack. We’ll also look ahead to next weekend’s Oscars, and draw a few more rounds from the News On Tap. Grab a drink & join us tonight!

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