Behind the Bastards

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- Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz

- Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics

- Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism

- The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire

- Executive Disorder: Bovino Calls It Quits, Prairieland Trial, War on Iran Continues

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Sources/Links:

Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz

https://www.register-iri.com/wp-content/uploads/MN-2-011-39.pdf

https://en.mercopress.com/2009/04/26/cruise-ship-melody-fended-off-a-pirate-attack 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/48821900?searchText=&searchUri=&ab_segments=&searchKey=&refreqid=fastly-default%3Aa5c02fb4e4aea98208bb9f0b37780d3b&initiator=recommender&seq=1 

https://abcnews.com/Business/International/pirates-attack-us-flagged-maersk-alabama/story?id=9114429 

https://www.ospreyobserver.com/2011/11/riverview-resident-receives-commemorative-knife-after-surviving-pirate-attack/

Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics

Moral Matters in Hard Times - https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/moral-matters-in-hard-times.pdf

October 2025 poll of Palestinians - https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2096%20press%20release%20FINAL%20ENGLISH%2028%20Oct%202025.pdf

Disarmament reporting - https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2020639164602200358

Khaled Meshaal interview with Drop Site News - https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-leader-khaled-meshaal-interview-trump-maga-united-states-support-israel-gaza-netanyahu

Reconstruction of Gaza reporting - https://www.dw.com/en/trump-board-of-peace-backers-pledge-5-billion-for-gaza/a-75982195

Aljazeera reporting on Israeli backed gangs in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/6/armed-militia-members-are-serving-as-israeli-agents-in-gaza-investigation

Panel interview in Gaza - https://youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?si=im4SHWm6v0g60t75

Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism / The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire

https://www.vcinfodocs.com/

Executive Disorder: 

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-attack-damage-wipes-out-17-qatars-lng-capacity-three-five-years-qatarenergy-2026-03-19/

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-vows-no-more-attacks-by-israel-iran-gas-field-after-it-violently-lashed-2026-03-19/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/strike-on-key-iranian-gas-field-is-a-new-phase-of-the-war-trump-blames-israel-00837052

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/why-targeting-kharg-island-could-backfire-on-trump-00834972?nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nname=playbook-pm&nrid=9f5c80e5-432f-4eff-99b5-c830ad9d5d94

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/19/iran-war-live-updates-oil-prices-gas-field-strikes-pentagon-more-funds-trump-news

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wrapup1-iran-targets-energy-facilities-across-gulf-after-israel-struck-its-key-2026-03-19/

https://apnews.com/article/ships-iran-oil-china-us-trump-hormuz-82a9acb473837f1bf7a821d0c3f95205

https://defector.com/trump-to-world-please-help-me-un-shoot-my-own-leg-off

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/strait-hormuz-coalition-allies-statement-uk

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/european-nations-japan-to-join-appropriate-efforts-to-open-hormuz-strait

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/joint-statement-strait-hormuz-by-european-nations-japan-2026-03-19/

https://communityforums.atmeta.com/blog/AnnouncementsBlog/updates-to-your-meta-quest-experience-in-2026/1369435

https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2033674470712353192?s=20 

https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman

https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/

https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/

https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf

https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf

https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf

https://x.com/petrogustavo/status/2034111241409445916?s=20 

https://x.com/LisaDNews/status/2033996104186970532?s=20 

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2032460946770202725?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-to-retire-sources/ 

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/2033497141306405353?s=20 

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/03/16/exclusive-border-patrol-sector-chief-gregory-bovino-to-retire-after-leading-largest-interior-immigration-operations-in-u-s-history/ 

https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/leo-cbpo/cbpo-retirement 

https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/fers 

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/justices-will-hear-argument-on-trump-administrations-removal-of-protected-status-for-syrian-and-haitian-nationals/ 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf 

https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2033733565838496020?s=20 

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/15/fpv-drone-slams-into-us-military-base-in-iraq 

https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-8 

https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/03/article-17 

https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2033897242986209689?s=20 

https://x.com/PressSec/status/2033932810709315865

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