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‘Last American hostage in Gaza’ Edan Alexander was not US citizen, source says
The Trump administration took the unusual step of negotiating directly for the release of captive IDF soldier Edan Alexander on the grounds that he was a dual American-Israeli citizen. But a source who’s been in contact with his family says he was not a US citizen at...
Trump’s Fact-free Diatribe on the Price of Oil
Another day and another fact-free diatribe by the president of the United States. Trump went on his Truth Social (where truth is a rare commodity) and said Democrats have closed down the nation’s refinery capacity, and this is the reason diesel and gas prices are...
Another War? Trump Backstops Saudi Offensive On Yemen!
Trump Talks the Talk and Walks the Path of War on Iran. So Does Netanyahu
We are on a path to more war. Trump could (and should) have declared victory and simply walked away from Iran, but that would have cast him as “a loser” (a prospect that he cannot tolerate). But secondly, he is — for whatever reason — in thrall to Netanyahu and...
Phantom Trump Checks
President Donald Trump’s promise to send 5,000 dollars to each adult American citizen after the November election has one big contingency explicitly built in — that Republicans must first keep control of the United States House of Representatives and Senate in that...
Trump’s Pump and Dumps
In the Wednesday episode of his Peter Schiff Show, economics and current affairs commentator Peter Schiff focused in on two situations in which he argued United States President Donald Trump has worked to pump up the value of an asset so that holders of it can sell it...
Trump’s Other War
As the midterm election draws near, a number of Republicans in tough races are distancing themselves from President Trump’s war. The war is unpopular because it has inflicted economic pain on the already-suffering American people. No, I am not talking about the Iran...
Is Trump About To Invade Cuba?
RAF Fairford: Trump and Rubio Hallucinate a Terror Plot
President Donald Trump has gone and really done it this time. “We had them under view for a long time, and we got them,” he said about the five British men arrested at RAF Fairford, initially said to be terrorists targeting US aircraft at the British base. It turns...
Trump Deserves to Be Impeached
The Constitution is the law that the people of the United States have imposed on federal officials. That’s what makes it the highest law of the land. US officials expect American citizens to comply with federal laws that control the actions of the citizenry. By the...
The Tyranny of One Man’s Opinion
Thomas Cromwell was the Lord Chancellor of England for much of the reign of King Henry VIII. He engineered the convictions and executions of many whom Henry wanted out of the way, including his two predecessors in office -- one of whom was St. Thomas More -- and even...
America’s National Security Scam Rolls On
Once upon a time the United States of America was confident that it, shielded by broad oceans to the East and West and having friendly countries that it dominated economically and militarily to the North and South, was safe from any threat by any foreign nation or...
Trump: Invading Cuba will be a ‘Great Honor’
During an Oval Office interview, President Trump declared Cuba is his and he can do whatever he likes with it, the same as he does with Mar-a-Lago and Trump Turnberry. “I think I’ll have the honor of conquering Cuba,” said 47, hunched over the Resolute Desk. “That...
Trump Prepares for an Invasion of Cuba
On May 21, Marco Rubio stood on the tarmac at the Miami Homestead Airport and told reporters Cuba “has been one of the leading sponsors of terrorism in the entire region.” The Secretary of State insisted Cuba is a threat to the national security of the...
Another Week of Dangerous Nonsense from Donald Trump
It is hard to imagine how President Donald Trump’s insane assertions might go beyond the point of being merely demented to something far worse, i.e. catastrophic. Last week provided one such experience when Trump reportedly rushed back from Camp David to the White...
War Watch: The Storm Cone
"This Is the midnight - let no star"Delude us - dawn is very far."This is the tempest long foretold"Slow to make head but sure to hold."Rudyard Kipling, England's greatest poet of Empire, who then became the unwilling prophet and witness of that empire's catastrophe...
President Trump Bribes the People
President Trump, speaking at the Republicans' midterm convention, pledged that if Republicans maintained control of the Congress in the November election every adult American will receive 5,000 dollars from the government. President Trump said that the government...
A New Washington Colossus
The excitement In Washington is palpable with the announcement that President Donald Trump has a new project to help beautify the city on top of the huge banners bearing his image festooning the fronts of government buildings, his billion dollar White House fortified...
The Crippling Effects of Unnecessary War
In California, gas stations are facing a unique challenge. The station signs are only configured to go up to $9.99 per gallon and at several stations the price of diesel has reached that maximum. Diesel prices are higher than they have ever been in history. Worse,...
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