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From Politics Chat, March 17, 2026
Topics covered during livestream: Evacuation Day and the 250th anniversary of the British withdrawal from Boston, Trump's Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, allied refusal to protect shipping lanes, Trump's social media rebuke of NATO and Pacific partners, Venezuelan oil seizure complications, the SAVE Act and proof-of-citizenship voting requirements, Joe Kent's resignation from the National Counterterrorism Center, leaks from White House insiders on the Iran off-ramp, Trump's attacks on the Supreme Court and independent media.
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