Blaming the victim for a strategy of crime is a cover up. Scott Bessent is doing exactly that. He is attempting to deflect from Trump's abuses to blame Congress for bringing it up in the first place.
The Revolt and The Revolting
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
It isn't as though they don't know.
A Congressional Research Service (click here) report released this month tallied 42 U.S. aircraft lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury, the 40-day campaign against Iran that began Feb. 28. It is the most complete public accounting of a war the Pentagon has yet to assess on its own terms.
The May 13 report, “U.S. Aircraft Combat Losses in Operation Epic Fury: Considerations for Congress,” draws on news accounts and statements by the Defense Department and U.S. Central Command to compile the list....
Is everything with Hegseth an emergency?
Watch a female U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilot perform a stunning emergency takeoff at full throttle, pushing this massive aircraft to its limits. With seconds to decide and no room for error, this thrilling moment demonstrates elite training, raw power, and incredible courage.
Ya wanna know who is a hero?
Joe Biden.
CO2 Emissions in the United States (click here) increased to 4632160 KT in 2024 from 4618270 KT in 2023. CO2 Emissions in the United States averaged 4868161.25 KT from 1960 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 6135287.21 KT in 2007 and a record low of 2880505.51 KT in 1961.Since the 1990 election cycle, more than two-thirds of this sector’s contributions to candidates and party committees has gone to Republicans. Besides oil and gas, the electric utilities industry is another big donor in this sector. Less generous, but even more partisan, is the mining industry. [Read more Background]
Now, why would Trump be delighted at inflation?
The inflation doesn't effect Trump. He has no real costs so much as profits from inflationary trends. Sure, sure the stock market has been having ups and downs, but, for the most part it has been up and up and up (click here).
Then there is the Republcian agenda to be happy about, too. They want to end Social Security. Well guess what the CPI does to SSI?
June 10, 2026Trump: ‘I love the inflation’ (click here)
President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he loved “inflation,” after he was asked about inflation spiking in May.
“No, I love it. The numbers were great,” Trump said when asked if he was concerned about the latest data, which showed the consumer price index rising to 4.2 percent over the past 12 months — with an increase of 0.5 percent in May alone, according to the Labor Department.
By Bernard Condon
Recent presidents (click here) have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen, but Donald Trump smashed that precedent in the first quarter of this year with more than 3,600 buy and sell orders, many of them involving companies whose profits have been directly impacted by his decisions as head of the government.
Among the Trump trades in a recent report filed with a federal ethics agency was as much as $6 million in Nvidia, whose advanced chips Trump approved for sale to China last year. His portfolio also scooped up stocks of several U.S. military suppliers impacted by the Iran war, including Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman.
“If he were defense secretary, he would be committing a crime,” said Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics adviser in the George W. Bush administration and a big critic of congressional trading, too. “Technically he can do this, but it is a fundamental breach of trust.”...
I feel so bad for the country. It simply isn't fair we have to go through this. I hold Congress responsible.
What is very concerning is that it appears Congress has as much of an agenda as Trump. I cannot believe they authorized such large payments to ICE and the Border Patrol given the very bad performance of those agencies. They should be ashamed of themselves for being so weak and their party for being so corrupt.
I congratulate Kristen Welker on an incredible interview exposing Trump for his meanspirited method of attempting to impose lies on the American people. Thank you. I understand there is supposed to be a second interview. I doubt if there will be transparency to what he is up to with all the money Congress gave him. I actually expect him to divert it to elections where he believes it is necessary to create hysteria to impose emergencies when Americans are balloting. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the California elections.
Senator Jon Ossoff was given information about the incredible corruption taking place with Kazakhstan. He made a YouTube video about it and it is jaw dropping. Kristen should provide equal time to Senator Ossoff and interview him regarding his findings. The truth is out and there is no taking it back.by AnnaMarie Houlis
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) (click here) is raising questions about a Kazakhstan mining project that has become linked to Donald Trump's sons, saying in a recent X post (1) that "$1.6 billion of your tax dollars" is backing the venture that's now expanding the Trump family's business footprint in critical minerals.
The Georgia Democrat's criticism centers on a tungsten mining project that reportedly received significant U.S. government support before becoming associated with a company tied to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. The allegation has fueled debate over both government spending and potential conflicts of interest....
Tokayev, in turn, (click here) conveyed his respect to President Trump and reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s interest in further strengthening bilateral cooperation, Akorda reported.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed the implementation of joint trade, economic and investment projects, as well as prospects for cooperation in key sectors, including critical minerals, transport, logistics and digitalization.
Special attention was also given to the work of the Board of Peace, an international organization established earlier this year at President Trump’s initiative and supported by Kazakhstan.
Tokayev reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s readiness to continue contributing to international stability and humanitarian initiatives. The two sides also exchanged views on current regional and global issues.
Let's not window dress this and normalize it. It is criminal. Just that simple. Trump took out stock in the company and subsidized it to remove operating costs and increase profits. This isn't about benevolence for either the USA or Kazakhstan. This is about the profiteering of Trump and his family. It is illegal and is taking place while the Republican majority of Congress is looking the other way. No doubt they will praise Trump for bringing tungsten to the USA.
Hold it right there!
The tungsten is going to the highest bidder even if it is the communists.
Say good-bye to the treasury of the USA. It is going into Trump's pockets.
Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Sunday, June 07, 2026
What is wrong with this picture?
War crisis in:
Lebanon
Iran
Ukraine
Cuba
Are any of them made worse by Trump?
A Trumpworld Quiz
Why Ebola?
It is a virus.
It is RNA.
It has flourished in impoverished counties.
How often does a virus mutate to survive in one month? Now, multiple that by 12 months. Multiple that by decades of time.
How close is Ebola at this time to completely incorporating human metabolism to use the body to death of the species?
Why is it important to fight such diseases at their source?
If you can’t answer that you can’t think for yourself.
Knowledge is different than intelligence.
Survival takes intelligence. Survival’s intelligence is best served by knowledge. Sharing knowledge is empowerment to survival. Prioritizing survival over hate is survival. Common ground is a universal quality.
Iran and USA seeking deal.
LOL
Trump is stalling until the Mid-Term Elections and installing the military draft.
Friday, June 05, 2026
National Security
Credit...
The White House Ballroom
The National Park Service (click here) has complied with a comprehensive Freedom of Information Act request, releasing more than 35,700 public comments submitted in response to a controversial federal review of historical signage. The records, which took federal agencies 313 days to process and release, reveal overwhelming public criticism of a White House initiative aimed at re-evaluating how American history is presented across public lands.
The vast public database includes more than 1,700 entries submitted specifically for Colorado's 13 National Park Service sites. An extensive review of the logs indicates that a substantial majority of unique entries strongly object to the federal campaign, with visitors expressing a deep attachment to the park system alongside calls for increased financial and structural support....
June 5, 2026
...“When did it become impossible for courts to stop this?” (click here) Millett asked, adding whether it was when the East Wing was demolished or when the underground portion began.
“I think it would have been improper to enjoin it even on day one,” Roth said.
“If this were complete lawlessness by the government, couldn’t be stopped,” Millett said.
“I think that’s right,” Roth replied.
Thaddeus Heuer, of Foley Hoag and representing the National Trust, urged the panel to affirm Leon’s preliminary injunction and the fact that Congress, not the president, owns the White House.
“Everyone understands, if you go to Yellowstone [National Park], you use the park by going and looking and Old Faithful, you look at the bison, you look at the mountains, that’s how you use Yellowstone,” Heuer said.
Similarly, Americans use the White House complex the same way as a site “for national discourse about what it means to be an American,” he said....
Ebola
U.S. embassies continue to keep Americans informed of the latest travel, safety, and health information. (click here)
The Department’s highest priority and focus remain protecting the health of the American people and preventing this Ebola outbreak from reaching our shores. To that end, the Department of State, in close coordination with the CDC, DoW, and the broader U.S. interagency, has published guidance on a voluntary process to assist U.S. citizens who have possible Ebola exposure or who request assistance to depart the DRC, South Sudan, or Uganda during the ongoing Ebola outbreak. U.S. citizens will remain subject to relevant U.S. and foreign government health, travel, and screening measures. Information regarding this new process may be found on the Department’s Ebola information page.
U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for the most up to date information for their specific location.
As a result of the Memo of Understanding of Afghanistan there are stranded refugees still today.
By the Numbers
1,100 Afghan wartime allies and family members currently living at Camp As Sayliyah
800 residents in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) pathway
300 residents in U.S. consular immigration pathways (SIV/IV)
150 residents are immediate family members of active duty or recently separated U.S. military personnel
More than half of residents are women | More than half of residents are children
More than 700 residents are women and children
March 31 deadline for relocation from the camp under current U.S. plans
The Afghan families currently living at Camp As Sayliyah were brought to Qatar by the United States government after being vetted and transported on U.S. government flights. They were told the camp would be a temporary step before relocation to the United States. Today, more than 1,100 Afghan wartime allies and their families remain there as relocation pathways to the United States remain suspended and the facility prepares to close....
By Miriam Khan
...VanDiver (click here) said his understanding of the administration's plan is that the Afghans will be given the choice to voluntarily resettle in Congo or move back to Afghanistan where, he said, they could be targeted by Taliban forces.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
"The DRC is not a responsible option," VanDiver said during a briefing Wednesday. "You cannot call a choice voluntary when the two options are the Congo and the Taliban. Civil War, or an oppressor who wants to kill you."...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (click here) said on Tuesday that no Afghan refugees are currently allowed to enter the United States and that those stranded at Qatar’s Camp As Sayliyah would instead be resettled in other safe countries.
In the same hearing, Senator Chris Coons said that around 1,100 former Afghan colleagues, including 400 children and 150 family members of US service personnel, remain stranded in Qatar.
He warned that these individuals could be sent back to Afghanistan or transferred to countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is currently grappling with the spread of the Ebola virus.
The Democratic senator called on the US Secretary of State to work with Congress to bring these individuals, particularly the family members of US service personnel, to the United States....
The last Memo of Understanding by Trump.
Trump's retreat from Afghanistan was a Memo of Understanding. It lead to a disasterous withdrawal later on the next administration.
...A comprehensive peace agreement is made of four parts: (click here)
1. Guarantees and enforcement mechanisms that will prevent the use of the soil of Afghanistan by any group or individual against the security of the United States and its allies.
2. Guarantees, enforcement mechanisms, and announcement of a timeline for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan.
3. After the announcement of guarantees for a complete withdrawal of foreign forces and timeline in the presence of international witnesses, and guarantees and the announcement in the presence of international witnesses that Afghan soil will not be used against the security of the United States and its allies, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a state and is known as the Taliban will start intra-Afghan negotiations with Afghan sides on March 10, 2020, which corresponds to Rajab 15, 1441 on the Hijri Lunar calendar and Hoot 20, 1398 on the Hijri Solar calendar.
4. A permanent and comprehensive ceasefire will be an item on the agenda of the intra-Afghan dialogue and negotiations. The participants of intra-Afghan negotiations will discuss the date and modalities of a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire, including joint implementation mechanisms, which will be announced along with the completion and agreement over the future political roadmap of Afghanistan. The four parts above are interrelated and each will be implemented in accordance with its own agreed timeline and agreed terms. Agreement on the first two parts paves the way for the last two parts....
Another Trump Memorandum of Understanding
By Jeffery Kluger
There is all manner of geopolitical and military fallout (click here) likely to come from the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear enrichment sites on June 21. What worries a lot of people more, however, is the literal fallout—the radioactive contamination that could be released when massive, bunker-buster munitions are dropped on facilities said to contain more than 400 kg (880 lbs.) of enriched uranium. Demolishing the sites, so the thinking goes, could have the same effect as detonating a so-called dirty bomb—a piece of non-fissile ordnance that spreads dangerous radioactive material across a large footprint of land and expanse of sky.



