Profits before the planet and it's people.

Nothing like human suffering to boost profits.

4 August 2026

BY Jillian Ambrose and Damian Carrington

Eight of the biggest oil companies (click here) amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.

The windfall war profits have reignited calls for oil and gas supermajors such as Saudi Aramco and BP to pay for the environmental damage caused by “cashing in on human misery” and fund a rapid transition to renewable energy.

Guardian analysis found that the eight listed oil producers made almost $93bn (£69bn) in the three months to the end of June – the first full financial quarter after the US-Israeli war on Iran triggered a surge in global oil prices to highs above $126 a barrel....

Six years ago a young man died.

Six years ago I watched a young American man give a message to America from his death bed in the hospital. He stated he believed the virus was a hoax and went to a COVID party to prove it. Instead of proving the hoax, he because deathly ill. The message that young man gave on YouTUbe was one the President of the United States should have given. 

But, did he?

Did Trump tell the people of the USA to observe all precautions to save their lives and end the spread if the virus.

DID HE DO THAT?

NO, he did not. Instead he stood daily at the podium where other professionals stood to give their facts to the people and watch Trump proceed to ask the most stupid and insane questions to drive his political game forward knowing it would kill people.

That young man’s death is on Trump’s hands. The blood of so many dead Americans is on Trump’s hands. How did he get away with it? The Congress allowed it. They could have stopped him, but, no different than the scapegoating of Dr. Fauci the Congress rather play politics with lives and money than govern.

Dr. Fauci is not the problem.

The money Trump and the Republicans are scapegoating Dr. Fauci for was ordered to be paid by Congress. Dr. Fauci was the administrator, not the Treasurer. 

Republicans like to pretend they hate China, but, all their billionaire donors and cronies love China. The money that was paid to the lab in China was authorize by Congress.

In actuality, Dr. Fauci could not stop the monies from being paid. Congress had to stop it.

There was only one problem in China. A virus that killed. It killed the Chinese, too. The real problem with COVID killing so many in the USA was Trump and his idiotic methodology of propagandizing the virus to kill unwitting people. Trump made a political football out of ivermectin when he needed to demand the American people wear masks and take vaccines. The Trump method was to eliminate cash flow to Wall Street because of the shutdown to stop the spread of the virus.

Dr. Fauci should claim the same pass the Supreme Court gave to Bannon applies to him as well.

Michigan was divided.

Because it had two great candidates.

So, lucky. 

So, very, very lucky.

The elections of 2026 are about policy, not personality, and certainly not hatred.

John Fetterman should be ashamed of himself. Hannity is a far right program where Trump is a populist figure. The elections of 2026 is not about personality and certainly not about bigotry. Fetterman is attempting to play the Republican fear campaign, the only approach they have. 

El Sayed election signs were all over Democratic lawns this primary and why? Because he represents the working people of Michigan. He represents health care that doesn't require more and more of their paychecks and SSI payments monthly. El Sayed also represents the end of war and the strong advocacy for peace.

The elections of 2026 is about returning to American values and placing the people first. The 2026 elections is about ending the tariff taxes on the American people. The 2026 elections is about return to moral government policy versus immoral and out of control government policy. The 2026 elections are about the USA Constitution and protecting the freedoms Americans value that support quality of life, decency, democracy, and protecting the vote. 

The 2026 elections will be won by great Americans turning out to protect their way of life under the USA Constitution. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is that candidate.

August 5, 2026
By Ian Hanchett

On Wednesday’s broadcast (click here) of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) dared Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to continue to campaign with Hasan Piker now that the primary election in Michigan is over and El-Sayed is trying to win in the general election.

Fetterman said, [relevant remarks begin around 3:25] “El-Sayed, he just won. And I just want to issue a dare, continue to campaign with Hasan Piker right now. You’re in a general election now. I dare you, I dare you. Keep campaigning with someone like Hasan Piker. If I was a Republican, I would just dump $20 million for ads, he pals around with Piker, a guy that — on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, my best friend says America deserved 9/11. And you’re going to try to win a general election? So that’s — how can he reconcile the outlandish thing that he said and his record?”

Fetterman continued, “And I’d also remind people that…the majority of Michigan Dems picked someone [else] that wasn’t El-Sayed, too. He barely, barely won by 14,000 votes. And if McMorrow wasn’t in that race, without a doubt, he would have lost that. So, he’s not had a big night.”...

Abdul El-Sayed is the future and the way forward.

He won't abandon us.

The $70 million lie.

 (Click here)

It is supposed to be about READINESS.

August 3, 2026
By Bradley Latham

Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, left, presides over the Security Assistance Group–Ukraine change of command ceremony Aug. 3, 2026, at Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany. Lt. Gen. Curtis A. Buzzard, center, relinquished command to Lt. Gen. Guillaume N. Beaurpere. 

WIESBADEN, Germany — Leadership of NATO’s mission (click here) to oversee support to Ukraine has switched hands as U.S. European Command began shifting responsibility for parts of the effort to European allies. 

Lt. Gen. Curtis Buzzard relinquished command of the U.S. Security Assistance Group-Ukraine and NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine to Lt. Gen. Guillaume N. Beaurpere during a ceremony at Clay Kaserne on Monday. 

“It has been a privilege to lead this extraordinary multinational team,” Buzzard said. “Together, we have created a window of opportunity for Ukraine to achieve peace. This window will grow as Ukraine continues to raise the cost of war for Russia.”...

Trump has been pulling USA troops out of NATO for no real apparent reason. My guess is he wants instead to put American boots on the ground in Iran. But, pulling troops out of NATO willy nilly is not in the best interest of the USA. So, why not leave NATO vulnerable at the same time Trump builds deployment to Iran? Otherwise, he might have to risk a military draft and that would be political suicide before the Midterms.

There is nothing to say NATO is not capable of being without USA Troops, HOWEVER, we have a treaty and right now Article 5 (collective defense - click here) is active. There is every reason to believe the USA should be building up troop strength in Europe and not reducing it.

One of the reasons Ukraine was provided support for their war effort was for the protection of NATO. Initially, there was every reason to believe Putin's aggression was never about NATO, but, simply about Russian speaking people. That was the narrative out of Moscow, however, that has changed this year. There have been Russian incursions into NATO borders and Article 5 has been activated. The simple act of initiating that alertness and readiness has not deterred Vladimir Putin. 

There is every reason to believe Putin will be assaulting former Soviet states. There is absolutely no reason to believe differently. This has been Putin's long terms goals and his deceptive diplomacy and overt aggression of Ukraine openly conveys Putin's ambitions for eastern Europe. It is outrageous there is even one USA soldier leaving NATO, yet along thousands.

I believe the NATO alliance has a strong case against the actions of Trump and even more so against the highly bigoted and racist Hegseth. Hegseth's recklessness alone endangers American lives in the USA military as I write this. The NATO alliance needs to consider taking action against this administration. The USA military is not a lone entity in the world simply taking malicious orders from an incompetent Commander and Chief. The USA military is a global presence and up to the point where Hegseth became Secretary of Defense, was a highly competent and welcome part of world peace initiatives. 

I believe if the alliances of the USA act to bring their case to the people and structure of the treaty they will be able to thwart what is an openly disregard for the readiness of alliances spanning decades that has served the balance of power exceptionally well.

As far as Iran goes, it is no real threat to anyone. The country, with exception of missiles has been degraded in it's military expertise. That is a matter of fact, not strategy by the Free World. Trump has moved in ways to attack not only military targets, but, religious targets as well. The assassination of the Supreme Leader was completely unnecessary. Iran posed no threat. As a matter of fact, the reason Trump had to abandon his Palace Air Force One for the real Air Force One was because the people were clearly demonstrating with signs in English stating "We will kill Donald Trump." Shoulder fired missiles are a reality and on take off without the capacity of the REAL Air Force One it could have burst into flames. Those same Iranians not long ago were demonstrating for their civil rights. Now, with attacks on their country they are demonstrating for the end of war and the removal of Trump's and/or his death. 

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The Anti-Weaponization Fund

What is it?

It is an anti-First Amendment Fund.

During the time of Hitler it was advantageous for citizens of Germany to be loyal to the Third Reich. Citizens were rewarded in one way or another for their loyalty in ratting on Jews and the an people that protected them. 

So, how does Trump go about ending Freedom of Speech without an amendment to the USA Constitution which he would never get anyway?

Rewards. First a person would have to buy into Trump's lies and hatred which drives the lies, and want to make them the truth. Hence, the changes in historical sites and renaming monuments to serve his purpose like the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts. Eventually, Trump would build enough momentum to remove the Late President's name and leave only his own. 

$1.776 billion US is a lot of reward. 

So, if there were reasons to turn someone into ICE (instead of the Jews or maybe someday even the Jews) there would be a reward not only for the number of immigrants reported but the people protecting them or housing them or employing them.

That is what that money was for, but, why anti-weaponization? Because the MAGAs talked about that. The weaponization of this and the weaponization of that so the money was to be a way to anti-weaponize all those terrible, terrible things and people causing the MAGAs social distress. 

Trump is currently bringing racism to USA policy. He is removing protected status from every group of people currently protected by USA immigration law. Why racism? Because it is one group after another group after another group without any real reason to carry out such mass deportations. He is pretending it is about protecting the vote, but, it is about hatred and racism. Sorry, I just don't buy it that all those people break the law and vote without the proper credentials. Remember, Trump is deporting even those immigrants with Green Cards, so this is another way of attempting to put his thumb on the scale of the elections, too.

Iran and Oman

It would appear the two countries are talking about the management of the Strait of Hormuz. I find that encouraging. 

I was driving down the road with a MAGA.

The MAGA was a passenger as her car wasn’t running. We drovw past a sign that stated, “DEER CROSSING.” 

She stated, “See, another government lie, there are no deer crossing here.” 

I started to laugh because I thought it was a joke.

She said, “I hate this government, they lie all the time. I hate Joe Biden.” I realized it wasn’t a joke. There were no deer crossing and a the sign was a lie. 

I turned to her and said, “Dr. Faucie saved my life. First, when he identified the virus. Second when he recommended I use masks. N-95 masks to be exact. Thirdly, when I received a vaccine shot. I have lived six long years more than other older Americans. And, why? Because I had an open mind to experts and I took his words seriously.”

No interceptors?

General Alexus Grynkewich, as reported by the Washington Post, has informed the Pentagon there are insufficient naval forces to protect Israel due to the war with Iran.

The theater is getting too big. There is no real battle front. There is expansionism with settler migration.

Ukraine is reporting it has no interceptor missiles to stop the barrage of Russian ballistic missiles hitting the country.

That is the state of our allies. It is a little to barren in the understanding of ally. Trump has no strategy or clear way forward. Impeachment needs to go forward. Our allies are at risk. The USA is not living up to expectations or contracts. Trump is over extended. He has no strategy.

Does the Republican majority Congress understand what national security is? Or. Are they simply “Paper Pushers for Trump?”

Now, the State Department is issuing warnings for Americans to leave the Middle East as the conflict grows out of control. There are no more interceptors and the military is spread too thin. 

Anybody have a genie on a bottle? 

Why the hurry?

(Click here)

Integrating TOP SECRET military industries regardless of alliance is a direct attack on USA sovereignty. It is very alarming to realize Netanyahu is so eager to dissolve Israel’s sovereign authority knowing Trump is loyal to Putin as well as a madman. 

This is once again treason besides Hegseth’s use of commercial media for troop movements. What does Johnson’s House do on the face of destroying the integrity of USA sovereignty; he kisses Trump’s ass. 

This illegal maneuver is being conducted in a hurry before the Midterms in fear of losing the Republican majority. Knowing Trump, who is paying him off to make this happen; friend, enemy, or Musk?

By the way, this article features competing allies for the limited supply of Patriot missiles. So much for the Golden Dome. Trump is cannibalizing the USA national defense to satisfy Putin while making a few bucks for himself. 

This PROVES beyond a shadow of a doubt that Trump and his minion Congress are actively conducting genocide without conscious in the Middle East. None of any of the aggression by Israel would be possible without the Republicans’ cooperation. 

There is a huge difference between the Israeli use of the Patriot missiles and the use by Ukraine. Israel is using the Patriot missiles for aggression and Ukraine is using them for defense. Israel is imposing war and Ukraine is defending its sovereignty.

It seems all to obvious the plan was conceived over at least a decade and why Trump is more than snubbing NATO. Trump is abandoning allies built with the aggression ideology of little tin gods in Israel and Saudi Arabia fighting religious dominance wars.

All the ambitious criminals in the world are coveting the USA military. The one last superpower is turning into a mercenary force to own the world and enforce ay least one of the Abrahamic religions as king. Trump doesn’t care about God. There is no room for the existence of God in Trump World. Trump sucks up all the oxygen. Trump has mental health problems requiring attention from Congress, not indulgence of Trump’s panorama of power.

The Saudi Prince, the Israeli Prime Minister, and Trump don’t give a damn about each other. They are all fighting over the USA military. Trump only cares about who has the biggest bid/treasury. His own self interests. His own safety guaranteed by the occupation of the USA presidency. Trump is a sick man.

Trump cannibalizing the USA munitions’ stockpiles solves the dominance issue. Manufacturing cannot keep up with Trump’s drain. Trump is hungry for petroleum and rare earth minerals to secure his world view as king. Natural resources are like money, once used up it can’t be replaced. So. Who uses the natural resources in the world, war or peace? And. What does the world look like when war drains all the natural resources?

Trump is a sick man. Get over it.

Is it any wonder why Trump was purchased a second term? And. Why he needs a third?

Blanche is a case in point.

Both Blanche and Trump want whatever scheme they have in mind more than governance.

Blanche states to hell with governance and the will of the people.  He refuses to accept the fact so many legislators find him unqualified. Rather, it is just a matter of organized corruption to find out what the legislators want to change their vote and have Trump pull strings.

To Trump it isn’t about governance at all. Blanche is about politics and postponing any vote until after the Midterms. Trump believes that is the smartest move on his chess board.

This administration isn’t interested in governance, it is interested in power and control. 

Iran is not gambling.

Trump’s hatred is obvious. His abandonment of NATO stunning. His blindness to Israel’s aggression cannot be missed. Israel has no massive petroleum resources. 

Iran wants its sovereignty respected, especially since this is a war of choice. There is absolutely no reason for Trump’s aggression globally except hatred. 

National building always fails. That is a fact. Nation building is an ideology with Trump. He eyes liquid assets of a country along with any mineral stores, especially petroleum. His motivation is verbalized as hatred, but, lies in greed,

I will put it this way:

International laws, including warfare and maritime are built upon dispassionate religious preferences. Humanitarian efforts are the crux of all international agreements. Resignation of authority to humanitarian outcomes of people is the focus. Diversity of skin color, language, and culture including religion is marketable to help establish an economy. International trade is mitigated through the WTO and World Economic Forum.

When wars are fought out of hatred and religious dominance rather than safety there is no reason to stop and surrender if an individual soldiers soul is in the balance.  

GET OVER TRUMP. He is a toxin to civilization. I like France’s dialogue a lot. France of all countries has stood with the USA since the inception of this democracy. 

End of discussion.

Poor Dr. Fauci

 He is the administrative scapegoat.

A diary is not evidence when it is full of thoughts regarding scientific investigation. 

There is no there, there. 

For solid evidence it has to hold up past speculation. Dr. Fauci had a responsibility to look at every possible scenario. 

If Trump is looking for a reason to bomb China he can continue with his hyperchristen hatred of every other form of diety, except himself, of course.

How did they die?

(Click here)

Many of the Trump War on religion died because of military leadership. 

Illegal orders.

Orders that were chronically in the state of emergency. 

Running the ship aground in the Caribbean. 

Fires aboard the USS Gerald Ford. 

How did they die not just that they died.

This is exactly where Trump should be as a rouge agent to war.

The United States belongs at the peace tables with sincere effort and not the pretend peace tables Trump and Rubio conduct while war rages.

Trump is a known rouge president unwilling to recognize the USA Constitution with Congressional oversight. Trump has negated the Rule of Law in the USA when it comes to limiting presidential powers. Trump has ignored the Supreme Court in regard to tariffs and his illegal use of them. Trump has ignored every policy in the USA regarding government property and the processes protecting USA History and it's park lands. 

It is only right Trump and Hegseth are limited in every scope of USA military involvement and if that means limiting munitions to NATIONAL DEFENSE ONLY, then that is what that means. Carrying on in the Middle East to spark greater and greater conflict is NOT the best national security of the USA. 

End of discussion.

...Trump has decided, (click here) for now, to back away from plans to ramp up attacks on Iran, the New York Times said on Saturday, citing two people briefed on the discussion.

The president and his advisers, the newspaper said, have concerns about expanding the conflict, depleting defense stockpiles, alienating Middle East Gulf allies and affecting energy supplies and the global economy.

Vice ‌President JD Vance and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of ⁠the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both raised concerns about the U.S. munitions stockpile with Trump during a White House meeting on Friday, a U.S. official told CNN.

Operations are "on a hold," a Department of Defense source told the broadcaster on Saturday.

Despite the Gulf lull, Saturday's ⁠fighting between Iran's Houthi allies and Saudi Arabia showed that the war, which has already disrupted energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, could affect a second major shipping route and reignite Yemen's civil war....

The Former FBI Director put these guys away rather than allow any chance of violence.

July 26, 2026

By Lakshmi Varanasi

..."We are now, (click here) like, in the singularity," Sam Altman said on Saturday's episode of the "Relentless" podcast.

The singularity is often regarded as the point at which artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and begins advancing at a pace that's difficult for people to predict or control.

That felt like the case last week when an AI agent powered by OpenAI's latest models went rogue and — with a singular purpose, according to OpenAI — broke out of its digital sandbox and hacked into datasets at Hugging Face, another AI company, all to solve a benchmark designed to test hacking ability. Hugging Face's CEO called it "unprecedented."

Altman said on the podcast that just a decade ago, the so-called singularity still felt like a distant and improbable dream — something he and his colleagues would discuss casually over lunch.

"Now we're actually in the moment that we used to talk about at the lunch table in a very not-serious way," he said. "I've been waiting for this my whole life, and I think it's going to be incredible, hugely positive, awesome for the world."...

I never thought the plans Mueller made for terrorists were valid, but, more entrapment, yet they always held up in court. Convictions that put would be terrorists in prison did so for a long time.

We are yet entering a different time for criminal opportunity that results in mass deaths of innocent people. There are far more sophisticated methods to remain covert and out of the reach of law enforcement, namely advanced cyber tactics. Despite the assault on privacy (The Patriot Act) leading to indictment and followed by conviction, perhaps Mueller was right after all. Exposing terrorists in the planning stages ultimately protects society in general.

This paradigm is seen over and over. The most dramatic examples were the attacks on Lower Manhattan, the Pentagon, and foiled attack on The Capitol building in that the terrorists involved were immediately identified the day following the attacks. Would it not have been far better to arrest and convict during the planning stages of such aggression. This means the penalty for any kind of terrorist activity has to be clearly defined and arrests provable to protect lives of the innocent. The final sentencing needs to show all the facts with the potential after math and a clear reason for imprisonment.

July 26, 2026

By Bertrand Benoit, Joseph Pisani

(Word of caution. The "BY" (buy) line for any journalist should read "By" or "by" and not "Story by". The reporting/journalism is not a story but a reporting. Stories are for Disney, not the Main Street Media.)

The main suspect (click here) in a car-ramming attack that left at least one dead in Berlin was killed by police special forces on Sunday evening, German police said.

Police had tracked down Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen, to the Western Berlin district of Spandau and were seeking to detain him when he attacked them with a knife, Berlin police spokesman Florian Nath said.

The officers opened fire in response, fatally wounding the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene, said Nath.

The shootout ended a one-day manhunt that began shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, when a driver rammed a small van into a crowd of passers-by at the margins of a pride festival Saturday night in the center of the German capital.

The small van later crashed into a tree and was found abandoned. Authorities said the driver then attacked passersby with what appeared to be a machete. While some of the 29 wounded were seriously injured, none were in life-threatening condition, authorities said on Sunday.

After finding a mobile phone in the vehicle, investigators zeroed in on Ballout, who German justice said had a previous conviction for planning a terrorist attack....

Does the retirement paradigm benefit only Wall Street or the American taxpayer?

Can voters struggle with living paycheck to paycheck, with 60% of Americans without significant financial security as a motivating issue count on being a millionaire at the age of retirement?

Basically, where is the American Dream in relation to the reality of most Americans in the year 2026?

The basic reality most, if not all Americans have to come away with, is will all my work throughout my life ever equate to better quality of life and a secure retirement? When will the USA Dollar stop shrinking while inflation eats away at Americans attempt at financial security?

What myths need to be dispelled to achieve a solid understanding of the future of financial security and now that REALITY actually appear in the politics of the day? Basically, who is right and who is wrong in handing American voters reality rather than a dreamscape?

More than 50 percent of millionaires in the USA are nearly old enough to receive Social Security and Medicare.

This is Democratic Party strong suit. They should not overlook this demographic. 

Health care is a big issue for them.

The brief’s key findings are: (click here)

• With concerns about affordability front and center, the burden of out-of-pocket health spending relative to income is a key measure of retirement well-being.
• Even with Medicare coverage and ignoring long-term care, retirees face sizable costs for premiums, copays, and uncovered services.
• After subtracting these costs, the typical retiree has only 71 percent of Social Security and 88 percent of total income left.
• This burden was fairly steady during the period analyzed – 2018 to 2022 – but many retirees may be worried that it could grow in the future.

The most important fact in this entire survey is the average age of millionaires in the USA and how quickly they are occurring in recent years. They are Baby Boomers in their final years of retirement. No wonder the average home buyer is in their late 50s. They are preparing to retire for the rest of their lives. Is that the American Dream? Americans literally have are retiring into the wealthiest part of life in the USA. Or at least the ones that achieve it.

No wonder the global share is 41 percent. The USA has a higher population than the rest of the Free World. It also has more land in private ownership. These self made millionaires obtained the status because they played the real estate market in their years before retirement. The fact that more than three quarters are college educated is even more interesting considering Trump's Education Secretary is attempting to shut down higher education facilities.

(click here)

Interesting Facts About Millionaires in the US 2026

Millionaire Fact Category	Data Point	Percentage/Figure
Total Millionaires in the US 2026	Number of individuals	24 million
Global Share of Millionaires in the US 2026	Percentage of worldwide total	41%
Daily New Millionaires in the US 2026	Individuals per day	Over 1,000
Self-Made Millionaires in the US 2026	Built wealth independently	88%
College-Educated Millionaires in the US 2026	Hold bachelor’s degree or higher	84-88%
Public University Graduates in the US 2026	Attended state schools	62%
Millionaires Who Received Inheritance in the US 2026	Inherited $1 million+	Only 3%
Millionaires Living Below Means in the US 2026	Practice frugal habits	94%
Homeownership Among Millionaires in the US 2026	Own their residence	95%
Stock Market Investors in the US 2026	Invest in equities	47%
Average Age of Millionaires in the US 2026	Median age achieved	61 years
Millionaires Age 60-79 in the US 2026	Primary age demographic	66%
Female Millionaires in the US 2026	Women as percentage	33%
New Millionaires Added in 2024	Annual increase	562,000
Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals in the US 2026	$30 million+ net