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Two Republican senators who had previously withheld their support for circumventing the so-called “zombie” filibuster have now reversed their positions, marking a notable advancement for the SAVE Act in the Senate. Texas Senator John Cornyn, currently embroiled in a competitive primary battle against state Attorney General Ken Paxton, had previously stopped short of endorsing the “talking filibuster” strategy as a vehicle to move the election integrity measure forward. The talking filibuster is a revival of older Senate procedure that would compel the opposing party — Democrats in this instance — to sustain physical debate under the two-speech rule, exhausting both time and stamina in order to block a bill. This stands in sharp contrast to today’s standard practice, where the minority can effectively kill legislation without setting foot on the floor. Under the modern “zombie” filibuster, a bill dies unless its supporters can rally 60 votes for cloture. Switching to the talking filibuster model would allow the GOP to advance the SAVE Act on a bare majority of 51 votes, potentially including a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Vance. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has publicly backed Cornyn in his race against Paxton, calling him the safest bet for preserving Republican control of the chamber. Paxton has pledged to exit the race should Cornyn commit to supporting the talking filibuster pathway — and on Saturday, that commitment came. “Contrary to fake news in the twitterverse: I have supported the Save America Act from day one. I will happily support the ‘talking filibuster’ if that’s what it takes to pass this into law,” Cornyn affirmed in a social media post while tagging President Donald Trump. Contrary to fake news in the twitterverse: I have supported the Save America Act from day one. I will happily support the “talking filibuster” if that’s what it takes to pass this into law. @realDonaldTrump — Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 7, 2026 Paxton acknowledged the shift but wasted little time casting doubt on its authenticity. “I made Cornyn more conservative in the last 3 days than he’s been in the last 24 years,” the attorney general posted on X. “Yet, flip-flop Cornyn’s still too cowardly to support abolishing the filibuster to get it done and to call out his best friend McConnell for opposing the bill. The president deserves better,” he added. I made Cornyn more conservative in the last 3 days than he's been in the last 24 years. Yet, flip-flop Cornyn's still too cowardly to support abolishing the filibuster to get it done and to call out his best friend McConnell for opposing the bill. The President deserves better. https://t.co/NTkZBr4S63 — Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) March 7, 2026 Meanwhile, Alabama Senator Katie Britt pushed back against reports suggesting she opposed the procedural maneuver. “This is blatantly false. I have been working with [Senator Mike Lee] to find the votes and path forward to pass the SAVE America Act, which includes the talking filibuster,” Britt wrote in an X post of her own. JUST IN: Sens. John Cornyn and Katie Britt BOTH say they are in favor of passing the SAVE America Act via TALKING FILIBUSTER BRITT: "I have been working with Mike Lee to find the votes and path forward to pass the SAVE America Act, which includes the talking filibuster." pic.twitter.com/LmLAjVB4R9 — Derek Johnson (@rattletrap1757) March 7, 2026 While the announcements from Cornyn and Britt represent genuine momentum for the legislation, the road to passage remains difficult. North Carolina’s outgoing Senator Thom Tillis has gone so far as to threaten resignation if the talking filibuster is invoked. Senator Susan Collins of Maine has voiced backing for the SAVE Act itself but declined to endorse the procedural workaround. Senator Mitch McConnell has likewise refused to get on board, and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski has taken the most oppositional stance of all, rejecting the bill outright. Taken together, Republicans still fall short of the 50 votes needed to move ahead. Any thoughts?

EDITOR’S NOTE: this article originally ran in December 2025, but the “Lamp Theory” is so fascinating to me and I just ran across it again, so I wanted to republish this in case you missed it the first time.  Please enjoy! Ok, this is interesting no matter what you think the right answer is… Yesterday, Marco Rubio changed his Profile Pic on X to this image: #NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/EEhMfxNUB6 — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 18, 2025 Kind of odd if you don’t know the context. Leading people like this to say “Decode needed” — in other words, what does this mean?  What’s the context?  Hidden message? Decode needed https://t.co/BABN3cI2zP — TheHouseoftheMuse (@HouseoftheMuse_) December 18, 2025 The simplest answer is that it’s just playing up the running joke from all year long that every time someone gets fired or resigns, Marco Rubio has to fill in for them. It famously led Marco to joke back during the Labor Day Cabinet Meeting that he was especially thankful for Labor Day this year because he currently holds four jobs — cracking up the entire room! HILARIOUS: Marco Rubio Learns He’s Getting Two New Jobs! So I think the most basic answer is that Rubio (who has been noted by his peers as being the funniest person in Trump’s Cabinet) is getting two new jobs and he’s depressed about it. With Kash stepping down, the joke is he’s set to be the new FBI Deputy Director: And with Maduro to soon be removed in Venezuela, he’s also set to become President of Venezuela: “Okay, you got this, Marco. You always wanted to be president, just never thought it would be of Venezuela.” pic.twitter.com/ZOivYrumcL — Magills (@magills_) December 17, 2025 So that’s probably all there is to it. BUT…..I did see one additional explanation that almost certainly is not the answer but I found it fascinating so I wanted to share it with you. It’s called the LAMP THEORY. I had never heard about it before, but it’s something I have always thought about in the back of my mind. This lady explains the story and the theory very well, and while I don’t agree with everything she says or her conclusion, she explains the Theory well.  Watch here: Marco Rubio – The Lamp Theory Here's a quick version. pic.twitter.com/IZ7yqtQ1Bz — Shipwreck (@shipwreckshow) December 18, 2025 This guy tells a slightly different version, but still really good: Did you ever hear the story about the lamp theory?? A glitch in the matrix? It was a story from reddit that went viral awhile back. That's what I thought of when I saw this..the lamp looks weird. https://t.co/z4OLFRpJ1D pic.twitter.com/8wSMyitogG — Shipwreck (@shipwreckshow) December 18, 2025 For those who would rather read, Grok explains it like this: The Lamp Theory: An Internet Urban Legend Origin and History The “Lamp Theory” (also commonly called the “Lamp Story” or “Reddit Lamp Story”) originates from a viral creepypasta-style anecdote posted on Reddit in early 2012 by a throwaway account user named u/temptotosssoon. It was shared as a comment in an r/AskReddit thread asking: “Have you ever felt a deep personal connection to a person you met in a dream only to wake up feeling terrible because you realize they never existed?” The Narrative The story describes a man who gets knocked unconscious (implied to be from a head injury or fight), and in the brief moments he’s out, he experiences an entire alternate life spanning about 10 years: He wakes up in a different reality. He gets married and has children. He builds a career and lives happily. The Turning Point One day, while sitting on the couch, he notices the living room lamp (described as a red square base with gold trim and a white shade) looks “off”—its perspective is inverted, distorted, or “wrong” in a way that defies normal 3D perception. He becomes obsessively fixated on it, staring for days, neglecting food and life, until his “wife” grows concerned. This fixation causes his alternate reality to unravel, and he suddenly wakes up back in his original reality, lying on the sidewalk where he was injured—realizing the family and life he cherished never existed. Cultural Impact and Legacy Viral Growth: The tale gained massive traction when reposted in 2015 on r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix as “A Parallel Life / Awoken By A Lamp,” turning it into a staple internet urban legend about glitches in reality, simulations, parallel dimensions, comas, or vivid near-death/hallucinatory experiences. The Terminology: It inspired the term “Lamp Theory” for similar stories where someone realizes their current life might be a dream/simulation upon noticing an anomalous object (often a lamp). Modern Resurgence: The story resurfaced hugely on TikTok around 2023–2025, spawning memes and trends where people jokingly narrate happy life moments ending with “…but then the lamp starts to look weird,” implying a sudden existential wake-up. Conclusion It’s widely regarded as fiction or an exaggerated anecdote (likely inspired by dream/reality-blurring tropes), but its eerie detail has led some to treat it as a “glitch in the matrix” proof. Fascinating, right? Again, while I don’t think this is the most likely reason for the new Profile Picture, you do have to admit Marco is staring DIRECTLY at the Lamp! As I said above, I have always thought about this in the back of my head. Perhaps it’s because I feel like I lead a great life and have almost nothing at all to complain about and everything in the world to be happy about, and perhaps also because life comes at you so fast and goes by so fast sometimes it DOES feel like you’re in a dream, but I have often wondered what if I was in a car crash or coma or something and one day I just wake up back in the 1990s or early 2000s and everything wonderful from the last ten years including my wife and four children was all just a dream? Because if I am being honest, if I allowed my brain to write the story of my last ten years, the life I am living would be nearly identical to what I think I would have crafted for myself. So when I heard that this actually has a name and it’s called the Lamp Theory, I was pretty blown away today! Love to get your thoughts! Let me know if you’ve ever heard of the Lamp Theory before and if you’ve ever wondered about this exact same thing before — or is it just me and the guy who created the Lamp Theory? Drop a comment below. What’s your take?

Late last night, a Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale was diverted to Atlanta over a potential bomb threat. In a terrifying incident, passengers were forced to put their hands up as the SWAT team detained a passenger. Here’s some footage from the flight: Southwest Flight 2094 Diverted to Atlanta due to security threat; passenger detainedhttps://t.co/Hu9rLWg7df pic.twitter.com/plfctIgQ0t — Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP) March 7, 2026 Southwest Airlines released a statement, saying that the flight was forced to make a diversion due to a “possible security matter.” Fox 5 Atlanta reported: Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 landed safely in Atlanta at approximately 9:06 p.m. after diverting from its original path to Florida. According to a statement from Southwest Airlines, the aircraft was diverted to respond to a “possible security matter.” The airline confirmed that a specific passenger was removed from the flight by the Atlanta Police Department. Southwest Airlines emphasized their commitment to safety following the disruption. “Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Friday evening after diverting to respond to a possible security matter,” a Southwest spokesperson said. “We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew and apologize to our Customers for the delay. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of its Customers and Employees.” Eventually, it was determined that the threat was not credible. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. The man who was detained was not charged. Per People: In a statement to PEOPLE, a representative from the FBI’s Atlanta field office said the national security organization “investigated and interviewed” a person involved in the incident. “There was no credible threat and no charges will be filed,” the FBI spokesperson added. It is not immediately clear what the threat was. The identity of the passenger involved has not been made public. How does that sound?

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a stunning apology on Saturday. He begged forgiveness from neighboring Gulf states for waves of missile attacks. But his words rang hollow. Even as Pezeshkian spoke, Iranian missiles and drones flew toward Qatar and Bahrain. Air raid sirens blared across the Gulf. From The Associated Press: “Iran’s president apologized for attacks on ‘neighboring countries,’ even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states and hard-liners asserted that Tehran’s war strategy wouldn’t budge. The apology came as Iran’s war exploded further late Saturday with pillars of flame rising above an oil storage facility in Tehran after Israeli strikes. It appeared to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war, with state media blaming ‘an attack from the U.S. and the Zionist regime’ at the facility that supplies the capital and neighboring provinces.” The apology came after Iran killed a Pakistani driver in Dubai. Falling debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck his vehicle. The 23 Marina Tower, an 88-story skyscraper, also took damage. From The New York Times: “Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, had just apologized on state television on Saturday morning for waves of Iranian missile strikes that hit Gulf states since last week, when air-raid sirens blared in Qatar and Bahrain. The contradiction between Pezeshkian’s apology and the continued missile launches highlighted deep divisions within Iran’s leadership about how to prosecute the war against U.S. and Israeli forces. While the president sought to de-escalate regional tensions, hardliners in Tehran’s military command continued pressing attacks on neutral Gulf nations.” President Trump was not impressed by the apology. He posted a warning on Truth Social that immediately grabbed global attention. From Euronews: “Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Saturday that the interim leadership council decided and instructed Iran’s armed forces that ‘from now on they should not attack neighbouring countries or fire missiles at them, unless we are attacked from those countries.’ In addition, Pezeshkian apologised to Iran’s neighbours explaining that ‘what happened was that our commanders and our leader lost their lives following the barbaric aggression and our armed forces, the champions that are sacrificing their lives to defend our territorial integrity, fired at will because their commanders were absent.’ Shortly after Pezeshkian’s message, Trump warned that more Iranian officials would become targets.” Social media reactions showed divided responses to the developing crisis. Some expressed relief at the possibility of de-escalation. Finally! After days of missiles raining on Dubai, Doha & Bahrain… Gulf states can breathe a sigh of relief.Iran's President @araghchi Pezeshkian apologizes + order…No more strikes on neighbors unless attacks come from their soil. Fingers crossed for calm in the Gulf! pic.twitter.com/rGh0TUvwGC— Tejaswita Upadhyay (@TejaswitaUpadh2) March 7, 2026 Others highlighted the ongoing military tensions and economic impacts. Al-Udeid just learned the Gulf’s geometry is no longer American-centric, Tehran vaulted 6-10 ballistic rounds across 900 km of littoral airspace, lighting up Doha’s Patriot grid and forcing Bahrain, the UAE, and Saudi ATC to slam their doors shut. CENTCOM’s forward node was…— Thomas Keith (@iwasnevrhere_) June 23, 2025 Trump’s Truth Social post made his position crystal clear. “Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time.” Meanwhile, Trump honored fallen American heroes at Dover Air Force Base. Six U.S. service members died in Operation Epic Fury. Their bodies returned home Saturday. The president joined grieving families for the dignified transfer. Iran’s foreign minister tried to walk back the apology. He warned Trump had misinterpreted the president’s words. The hardliners in Tehran are not backing down. They vow to keep fighting. The war enters its eighth day with no end in sight. How do you feel about it?