Public Occurrences March 18, 2026

Too Horrible to Write Until Now: Cesar Chavez, Idolized Farmworker Leader, Raped Dolores Huerta, Impregnating Her Twice, Sexually Abused Underage Girls

8:07 pm:

What If Iran . . . Wins?

Lmfao

Today I want to think through what happens if we get a dirty finish in which both the United States and Iran can plausibly claim victory. The specifics of the dirty finish don’t really matter3 and you don’t have to think it’s likely. The point of the exercise is imagining what happens if the Islamic Republic can credibly claim that it stood up to the combined might of Israel and the United States; that it held its ground and achieved its strategic objectives; that it demonstrated that mastery of the Strait of Hormuz was both achievable and determinative. And all the while, the United States is reduced to saying, 

Bruh, did you see all the splosions? America, fuck yeah!

Because American marks might be fooled by this, but the world’s political, military, and economic leaders wouldn’t be.

The Bulwark

LOLOL. Good writing.

8:24 am:

Israel suspends UNICEF shipments from Egypt to Gaza

AP

Now, why do you think that might be?

Because of "an attempt to smuggle tobacco and nicotine products to the enclave."

8:14 am:

Israel's Way: Under Cover of Iran, Massacre Civilians in Lebanon

In Lebanon, Israel kept up its intense pressure with strikes it said targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, hitting multiple apartment buildings in Beirut and killing at least a dozen people.

AP

8:04 am:

Another One Bites the Dust: Israel Kills Iran Intelligence Chief, Esmaeil Khatib

Netanyahu has given the military permission to kill Iran's leaders "at will".