CBS’s Weiss is in violation of the First Amendment.

Unless CBS wants to become an information channel no different than FOX News, their new boss is in violation of the USA First Amendment.

Scott Pelly and Anderson Cooper including any other journalists effected need to be returned to their regular programming. Anything else is corrupt propaganda. Weiss needs to be fired.

The USA is based in the truth. Our laws demand it including equal time. Abrupt firing and leaving of long trusted journalists is highly suspicious of a violation not just of their rights as professionals with ethical standards, but, of the American people who expect the news to be truthful.

Mark Wayne Mullen is a treasonist

He is defying judges orders to carry out an illegal and violent Trump agenda of hate and racism.

The Nazis are occupying the Executive Branch of the USA.

The Congress is OBLIGATED to address the Trump seditionists. It is not an option.

Ignoring judges orders is illegal. There are three branches of government, not one.

This was approved by the FDA? During the Biden Administration the entire idea of hallucinogens in psychiatric therapy was rejected by the FDA for very valid reasons. Using hallucinogens alone for PTSD will not do a darn thing. The science surrounding the use of hallucinogens has to include guided therapy while under the influence of the drug.

The problem is not the drug or it's purity, it is however, the expertise and very inexact science of the psychology of the guided therapy. The therapist needs to know exactly what they are doing and how to achieve it. There are no formal education programs approved by the medical profession. None of it is included in the DSM-5. The DSM-6 is in development but I do not believe the hallucinogen therapy and the qualifications of the therapists are being included there either. 

Veterans should not be embarking on an unproven program without the guarantee of benevolent outcomes. The hallucinogen therapy is highly specialized. 

June 2, 2026
By Linda F Hersey

The Department of Veterans Affairs (click here) is launching a clinical trial on the potential benefits of using the hallucinogenic drug MDMA — commonly known as ecstasy — in therapeutic settings to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol addiction in veterans. The clinical trial, announced last week, will enroll 80 veterans to study the safety and effectiveness of MDMA-assisted therapy to address severe conditions that do not fully respond to standard treatments, according to the VA. The trial began enrolling participants on May 18, and is actively recruiting, according to ClinicalTrials.gov. MDMA stands for methylenedioxymethamphetamine. It is a Schedule I drug, which is illegal under federal law for general use outside of medically supervised, structured clinical trials....

Rubio is wrong.

Iran no longer has lots of drones. They were used by Russia yesterday on Kiev.

Iran learned how to build drones from USA scraps that crashed in Iran from Afghanistan when the USA military became too curious about Iran. As a result Iran has a very successful drone program. It is better than a nuclear program. 

It is best to negotiate a real peace with Iran so they don't send drones to Ukraine or any other country. Sounds like a plan. Dropping bombs isn't going to stop it. The Iranian technology can be exported as well as their drones. 

June 20, 2026
By Sxetlana Shkolnikova 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio (click here) told lawmakers Tuesday that Iran retains “a lot of drones” after Operation Epic Fury though Tehran’s drone-building capability has been eroded after U.S. and Israeli bombardment. Rubio acknowledged during an appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the technology — relatively cheap and easy to produce — remains a global threat that is difficult to address. “This is a pervasive problem around the world,” he said. “The economics of it are something we have to solve for.”...

Enough of the Trump bullshit!

 The Trump Hegamony will stop!

There is no such thing as a Western Hemisphere Command.

He is pulling out of Iran because he wants to occupy the Caribbean again. We don't belong in either places. Congress needs to end Trump's ambitions. He is ruining the world.

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The Army shuttered U.S. Army South last week and rolled its troops into the service’s new Western Hemisphere Command as part of a major reorganization spearheaded by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Army South cased its colors and inactivated on May 29 in a formal ceremony at San Antonio’s Trinity University, ending four decades of the unit’s service supporting military operations in the Caribbean region and Central and South America. The soldiers assigned to Army South — which was also known as Sixth Army — will continue to support U.S. Southern Command operations, but will now do so under Western Hemisphere Command, which stood up at Fort Bragg, N.C., in December....

The $1.776 billion slush fund is only the beginning.

Trump's Wall Street friends are robbing the American people. Trump's schemes are probably many. Every dime needs to be traced. 

The immigrant assault is all a money making scheme. It has little to do with the illegality of any of it. Trump is using the immigrant issue as a political scheme to terrify the American people and support private prisons for detainees as in Louisiana.

The warehouses should be torn down permanently and replant the area with forest. Urban forests can be a real uptick for the local climate.

This is Central Park in New York City. Now, imagine it being a warehouse district. The warehouses come down permanently and forests placed instead. If Trump's Wall Street friends bothered to conduct themselves better and sought to be an asset to local economies by growing urban forests, they would have a huge tax deduction. It is about morality and ethics. Trump and his Wall Street buddies have none.

We Tracked Down Who's Getting Rich Off ICE Warehouse Deals
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I am not surprised Iran is backing off talks.

Trump stole a billion dollars of Iranian crypto assets. Trump was is calling it an economic war. I suppose that is better than the bombings, but, the Iranian people are in a danger zone without the ability to have food on the table and clean water to drink.

I don’t see the Trump regime acting in a method that is trustworthy. The USA in any peace treaty will have to pay war reparations. Taking a billion dollars U.S. in assets is counter productive. Surprises are not welcome when building trust in peace negotiations.

Closing the Straits of Hormuz is not hurting Iran. It is hurting the global economy. Iran isn’t even concerned about the Persian Gulf mess. Iran is focusing on Lebanon. Iran wants the suffering of people to stop. Money is not what it is most concerned about.

The entire escalation in the region is going to create more and more consternation among the countries of the region. The conflicts are not going well. It is time to look at this differently. The suffering of economic dynamics is reaching far beyond Iran. It is not only an economic war with Iran. It is an economic war with the world. 

Hezbollah is not such a huge threat it requires this level of conflict. The Trump regime’s economic war is not damaging Hezbollah. It is strengthening its resolve. The USA and Israel have brought those suffering in Lebanon and Iran closer together. The USA is not limiting Israel in its advance, it is giving it permission and supplementing the effort.

It is very disheartening to see decency and diplomacy abandoned for hatred and killing. When is it going to stop? Just because Israel and the USA can throw its military weight around does not mean it should. Military strength and intelligence is an advantage for national security, not permission to kill without end any people perceived as undesirable. Where does it stop? Does it stop? How long must the world tolerate these assaults against people unable to defend themselves or deflect economic hardship?

U.S. Coast Guard conducts boardings off Pago Pago, American Samoa

U.S. Coast Guard conducts boardings off Pago Pago, American Samoa (click title) Thank you.

Boarding team members assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu conduct boardings on passenger vessels near Pago Pago, American Samoa, March 3, 2026. The crew of fast response cutter USCGC William Hart (WPC 1134) assisted the team with completing six total boardings while safeguarding the U.S. maritime border and its approaches in American Samoa. (U.S. Coast Guard video, courtesy Cutter William Hart)

14.3 S latitude and 170.7 W longitude

I am assuming "On behalf of the United States of America," means "On behalf of all fellow citizen Americans." 

May 31, 2026

On behalf of the United States of America, (click here) I extend my warm congratulations to the people of the Independent State of Samoa as you celebrate your 64th anniversary of independence on June 1.

The United States values our partnership with Samoa and the close cooperation we are building in the Pacific. Together, we are strengthening maritime security, enhancing law enforcement coordination, and improving air connectivity through our recently concluded Open Skies agreement. These efforts reflect both our nations’ commitment to a free and open region while supporting tourism, trade, and economic growth.

As Samoa marks this important occasion, the United States remains committed to deepening our partnership and advancing our shared priorities for regional security and prosperity. I wish all Samoans a joyful Independence Day.

Pango-Pango is the capital of American Samoa (click here).

Hegseth is way out of line.

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He is trying to break down the alliance. I believe NATO can stand on it's own, but, at this point with Russia breathing down Europe's neck it is a horrible idea to challenge the alliance fiscally.

It is not just a bad idea, it is outrageous to demand such things by a Secretary of Defense. Hegseth can go straight to hell. This is a treaty issue belonging to Congress. Senator McConnell is holding the line on this mess and I appreciate his focus.

By the way Hegseth is focusing on the Caribbean again. He is fixated on the idea that the western hemisphere belongs to Trump.

THE DRAFT IS COMING AFTER THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

There are many ways of financing the alliance and over taxing the allies is the worst choice.

GDP has been a standard by applying a percentage to the treasury of the alliance, but, that is not the most effective way to look at the alliance financing. The USA carries the largest burden because it can. It is also the one country benefitting the most by the alliance. 

Our military industrial complex is questionably on USA soil and it receives support from NATO. Not only that but we have the most people to protect. The USA garners a great deal of protection by Europe being a stanch friend. Besides an ocean away from Russia there is also an entire continent standing in the way. 

THAT MATTERS. 

When I once stated the resilience of the people of Ukraine comes from the fact, "They know who they are." That is the case with NATO. They are the front lines and they know it. That understanding has lived with the people of Europe for generations. They are proud of their heritage and rightfully so. They stood the ground when WWII became evident and gratefully they did. It wasn't until bombs landed on USA soil that Roosevelt finally took the assault against Europe seriously. If they had fallen to Hilter's Third Reich where would the USA have been when Peril Harbor fell?

As to Hegseth's being the War Secretary? He isn't attacking Russia or China, our real enemies, is he? No. He is picking on Iran, weakened and hated by Israel. He isn't interested in real war, he is interested in being "The Bully of War," not the "Secretary of War." Not to make a joke of the conflict in the Middle East as there are real deaths, including a civilian ship by Gambia. 

How many Americans know where Gambia is? 

How many Americans know what Gambia is all about? 

None!

Gambia is absolutely NO THREAT to the USA, yet because it was docking in Iran for whatever reason it was, now the blasted ship is listing in the water with unknown causalities because Hegseth said so.

Maritime law does not lean into Hegseth's authority. Maritime law recognizes the vulnerability of "being at sea." Did Hegseth first offer assistance to the ship and seek what the issues might be? No. He simply ordered the USA military to disable or worse any ship headed to Iran. Hegseth is in violation of maritime law. This is not a war. As a matter of fact the USA has no authority to block commerce to Iran. Iran has no nuclear capabilities and it is NOT A THREAT TO THIS COUNTRY.

The Middle East is on fire because of Israeli expansionism, no other reason. If Israel got rid of it's nukes the world would be a better place.

But, as to the contribution by every country of NATO to it's treasury it can be looked at through "greatest benefit." The USA ranks at the top of greatest benefit both for the economic uptick it receives from the alliance and the number of people protected by the alliance. It is only best if the USA maintains that alliance in the face of the other countries facing a heavy burden to participate. They contribute to the number of soldiers and readiness which is more important than greatest benefit. 

The monetary contribution is not as important as the strategy we share with really magnificent populations of people on a continent that is beautiful and resourceful.

The United States of America should not be assaulting Iran.

At one point in his presidency George W. Bush stated, "The USA is addicted to oil." What did he do about it? Declare war as a favor to a friend?

The American people should realize their cost of living goes up every time Trump pulls these stunts.

Iran is not a threat to the USA. Just that simple. It is a threat to Wall Street. There is absolutely no valid reason for the USA to be bombing Iran in any way. Iran now has the right to retaliate for Trump's misdeeds. The ceasefire was supposed to be solving the problems with Trump in the presidency, but, this is just more of the same from him.

This is the second time the USA has attacked the Shi'ites without reason. The first time was when the USA invaded Iraq. Iraq never had a hand in the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the lies and retelling of that tragedy on USA soil will not stand. 

I doubt this opinion is widely shared, but, the attack on Iraq after the tragedy of September 11, 2001 was an illegal war. The Bush administration wanted it for several reasons, but, simply because Saddam was a nasty SOB that yelled at the USA from his balcony was not a good enough reason to invade that country. To this day there are voting citizens of this country that believe Iraq was responsible for September 11, 2001. Most of those USA citizens don't know geography.

The Saudis are Sunni Muslims. I believe and no one will change my mind that the Saudis were and are powerful because of the global dependency on petroleum. Wall Street is addicted to it's fluid value, and the auto companies won't let the American people off the mat and continue to wrestle them with social status to continue to purchase fuel burning automobiles. That said, the Saudi kings and princes rule. Period. We have witnessed the violence they are capable of on September 11, 2001 and then with the acid burning of Jamal Khashoggi. As a result of these violent acts were there issues for Saudi Arabia? Hell, no. They are kings of the golf world now.

It is very easy to say the Middle East is a chronic war of religious hatred. The Sunnis hate the Shi'ites. The Shi'ites simply want their sovereign authority to exist to protect the interests of their flock. Israel wants to expand beyond it's United Nation's Resolution that created it in the first place and demonizes every other country that is conveniently in the bad light of the media. I believe the invasion into Iraq, besides the Halliburton uptick and the petroleum, was carried out to eliminate the lineage of the Shi'ite faith. I don't want to hear the arguments otherwise because it was tried. 

The Imam Ali Mosque was the place where a single surviving Shi'ite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr practiced his faith. He was the baby that Saddam could not find the day his four family members were slaughtered as they met in the home of the senior al-Sadr family. All four of the family members were Ayatollahs. Muqtada was taken away and hid from view to be protected and mentored over time by the Grand Ayatollah Sistani.

After the invasion of Iraq there were plans a foot to end the life of Muqtada al-Sadr as he was in the Imam Ali Mosque. The Grand Ayatollah had a heart condition and was taken to the UK for the placement of a coronary stent. While Sistani was in the UK an attack on the mosque was mounted by the USA military. Al-Sadr was considered an enemy. I just don't know who he was an enemy of because as time went by he learned about the democratic process taking shape in Iraq, he became a leader to bring his community to their place in that representation. 

The day the USA tanks were rolling down these narrow streets to assault the mosque and kill Al-Sadr the Grand Ayatollah became aware of the attack while recovering from the stent placement. From the UK he ordered the community surrounding the mosque to march. 25,000 Shia immediately took to the streets and ended the attack on the cleric. That is the absolute truth.

The Shi'ites have a place in this world and their right to exist AND HAVING INTACT AND PLENTIFUL religious lineages will not end. It will not end for to please Saudis or any other Sunni Muslim POWER STRUCTURE.

Donald John Trump and his family have profited from being nearly family to the Saudis and here we are again attacking the Shi'ites.

The USA IS NOT A MERCENARY FORCE.

Does the death of the Shi'ites benefit Israel. Yes. It places power friendly entities on a large piece of land that can be occupied and decided how best to have it serve all those of interest. What is the expression, the enemy of my enemy is my friend? Something like that. 

This is going to stop. The Shi'ites will have security within their sovereign borders and the rest of the world will come to terms with the hatred in the Middle East based in religious bigotry. The presidents of the USA will never again even be tempted to sacrifice the USA military AND SOLDIERS in senseless and unnecessary wars for profit and control.

No more.

Trump regularly moves against USA law and policy. He has done so with the invasion of Iran. In both his first and second term he has openly assassinated high ranking officials that were Shi'ties and affiliated with Iran. He has broken the law to satisfy others. He is doing it at the expense of the USA military's moral purpose in this world and the diminished capacity now of the national defense of the USA AND IT'S ALLIES.

Going forward all those interested in the Persian Gulf as a means of navigation need to have friendly relations with Oman and Iran. It is time the use of the USA's military for it's national defense and that of it's allies take it's proper place morally with the American people who seek nothing but peace.

The lies will stop. The world will be fine and the esteem of Iran will return to allow the people of that country a very valuable trade route. 

Trump placing the USA military anywhere in the Persian Gulf has one purpose and one purpose only and that is to end the taking of ships by pirates. 

May 26, 2026

By Tiago Ventura

Global oil prices touched $100 a barrel (click here) again Tuesday morning, marking renewed instability after the U.S. launched fresh strikes against Iran.

The price of Brent crude later eased back down to around $99, still showing a rise from the dip to $96 a barrel the previous day, when hopes were high after President Donald Trump had promised a U.S.-Iran peace deal was on the horizon.

But the fresh strikes—and Iran’s stern verbal warning that followed—have unsettled markets once more....

Iran’s nuclear capabilities is not an issue.

The Republicans backed off the war powers resolution. How much did Israel pay for that one? 

Trump was on a call with Netanyahu that didn’t go well. It means Trump wants money.

Trump is a very scared man and I am not taking about failed assassination attempts. He has been writing documents that won’t hold water guaranteeing his own clemency from future prosecution. He is throwing his family in the mix, too. Family is about Kushner and graft. 

Iran does not have nuclear capacity. If it could have peaceful use of nuclear power it would pursue it. Why bomb Iran BEFORE it has nuclear capability? That is a legitimate question. Why? 

Why? Intimidation to see what Trump can get out of Iran. Iran has a new way of walking and talking with the Persian Gulf as its sovereign waters. I guess it intends to assert its sovereign authority and it is right for the country to protect itself and enrich its treasury. 

All the idiots in the world talk about the Persian Gulf as if it was owned by international interests. Wrong. In case the idiots didn’t notice Iran was attacked by Trump after he and Hegseth hijacked the USA military for the annihilation of Shi’ites. 

Boo hoo, boo hoo, the shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf belong to everyone. Wrong.

Trump is playing with power no different than he has since he took the presidency with Elon the primary purchase agent. Those two have done nothing but wreaked havoc with power. 

Let me ask something here? 

Artemis had a magnificent launch and very successful trip to the moon. A mission by NASA paid for by American tax dollars invested in reaching Mars. Why the shake up at NASA? Why mess with success? The owners of the private space programs are in Trump’s back pocket. Hello? The results of that mission is classified. How many people now have access to America’s mission to Mars that didn’t before? 

It is admiral Iran is still talking at what is being called a peace table. That is about money. The nuclear mess Trump continues to insist is part of the peace treaty is a scare tactic to sell Trump’s illegal war to carry out the death of Shi’ites to Congress.

The IAEA should provide an assessment to the public of Iran’s history of nuclear capabilities as well as the current assessment. They should include the management program for Iran’s peaceful use of nuclear capabilities.

$2.6 billion taxpayer dollars gone.

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The first F-35 lost under Trump. 

Seven KC-135 Stratotanker lost. Not one. Not two. SEVEN. Why? Because the battle was too far away for essential fueling. Fueling over a battle field is completely incompetent. If your jet fighters are too far away from a home base and need a Stratotanker to stay alive in the air, what happens to the jet fighter pilots when the fueling jet cannot be found because it was shot down and destroyed. The incompetence by Trump and Hegseth is the most hideous attempt at genocide ever witnessed.

The cost of Trump’s wars are ridiculous. Israel could not protect itself with its Iron Dome. The USA had to provide the shield for Israel while Israel continued to conduct a war it cannot safely conduct.

Israel is not to believe it can carry out genocide with the support of the American people.

There will be no more genocide at the cost of the national defense of the USA. Get over it.

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Green Card

Trump cannot order anyone out if the country when seeking permanent status. The Green Card process requires a person to act and qualify as a citizen. 

The legislature has to change that and it is completely ridiculous and a BURDEN.

Trump is afraid of any person with a Green Card of being a permanent citizen with THE POWER TO VOTE.

Any stupid moves by Trump (as if there is anything else) between now and the election is motivated by politics and must be challenged in court.

Honesty.

When will decency reign in this country again? 

Tulsi Gabbard

 Very sorry to hear of her spouse's cancer. Bone cancer can be very rough. I am certain her presence will help him cope and bring attention to him while he is at the weakest points of his life. I wish her and her spouse success in the fight of his life.

I also appreciate the fact she never backed the war with Iran. I find that important when realizing some of her time in the political arena was at the very least controversial. Opposing a war when there is American technology, assets and most importantly lives at stake is an admiral point. I wish people had listened to her. She was the Director of Intelligence and Trump never blinked when it came to the attacks on Iran. I find that most unfortunate.

I wish her well.

It is amazing how easily Republicans are intimidated to breaking with the rule of law.

 The Republicans are seeking a way around the vote that would defeat Trump's domestic agenda of terror by passing a reconciliation bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol for the remainder of Trump's term. ICE officers are still making arrests after a judge prohibited them from court proceedings. It is easy to see the immigrants arrested at their court proceedings will have an easy time proving their arrests were illegal. Now. Because ICE does not obey the Rule of Law they can be arrested for contempt at the very least. 

The indictment of Castro at such an advanced age reminds me of the pursuit of the Nazis by the the survivors of the Holocaust. I do believe the indictment was issued illegitimately. If all the evidence was presented a grand jury would have seen through the error of bringing it up in the first place. The pilots of the planes were interviewed and warned about their activity to bring illegal immigrants from Cuba. The pilots were acting out of heroics for their fellow Cubans, but, it was not a safe or legal activity. There is always danger in entering the sovereign airspace of another country. Granted the four pilots were killed by Cuban missiles, but, they were illegally in Cuban airspace. Sorry to say, Castro's defense should be fairly simple.

As of anonymous reporting today regarding a recent phone call between Netanyahu and Trump it is obvious Netanyahu is responsible for pushing the Iran war onto the American people. Trump did not have to go through with it, but, their abiding ideology brought about attacks into Iran that have resulted in an enormous insult to the global economy driving USA inflation past 3 precent and it is only May.

I am grateful of Senator Cassidy and his vote to invoke limits on Trump's ability to continue the war with Iran. It is a wrong headed war and needs to end. Iran is no longer a passive partner in the Middle East. This latest hostility that killed so many in leadership was a real lesson to the country. While they hope for a different form of social order that allows greater expression as in a democracy, they didn't expect to be bombed relentlessly and it's leadership demised to the point of desperation. When leadership is depleted, the military takes over. No one wants that for the Iranian people.

Illegal immigration is good?

I find it ironic that decades after Cuban nationals tried to bring more Cubans to the USA illegally Castro is indicted for stopping it. I don't approve of the planes being shot down, but, it wasn't a military operation. How are there indictments for the death of Americans operating an illegal operation within Cuban airspace? 

May 20, 2026

The Justice Department (click here) indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on murder charges Wednesday, a move that coincides with Cuba’s Independence Day and a threat from President Trump that he could invade the island.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche joined prosecutors in South Florida to announce the indictment “in conjunction with a ceremony to honor the victims of the Brothers to the Rescue.”

Four men were killed in 1996 when their planes, searching for those potentially seeking to leave the island and reach Florida’s shores, were shot down by the Cuban military, which was led by Castro at the time....

Bringing the fight to us.

Netanyahu courted Trump to take on Iran. So, he did. By hijacking the USA military. No doubt there is a lot of damage, but, Cuba owning Iranian drones as a defense from Trump is proof the world is bringing the fight to us. 

Trump’s aggression caught everyone off guard. Does MAGA actually think Trump can damage other countries, kill their leaders, and take them out of the country to stand trial with impunity? The surprise of the attack is fleeting. There is no immunity from murder and genocide. No one is going to put up with him.

I doubt an apology will be accepted.

When the Iranian F-35s show up then maybe they’ll get the picture. I am so tired of the American people spending enormous amounts of money for the best defensive force in the world to be sabotaged by war mongering presidents that declare illegal wars and compromise this country and allies.

NO BALLROOM

Trump’s a nut case and the GOP is pandering to him because they are afraid of him. This is ridiculous. Trump wants his own hospital connected to the ballroom. He is a Putin.

MAGA is completely incompetent. I don’t care who it is because their decisions are tethered to the Executive Branch. There is no separation of powers. 

Additionally.

There are Iranian drones in Cuba. That is a direct result of Hegseth’s hegamony. Latin America is now affiliated with Russia and are planning a near border war because the Republicans are incompetent and spineless.

The corruption within Trump's DOJ is profound.

Bondi handed out cash like it was water to anyone who stated they were aggrieved because of January 6th, including Michael Flynn. With Bondi gone one would expect more ethical standards and less racketeering. Wrong on both counts. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is just as bad in handing Trump an Anti-Weaponization Fund worth $1.776 billion.

Got that?

1776 

Recognize the year?

Well, Trump thought that number was prefect for his racketeering buddies. They can all laugh it up now in having pulled one over on the American people.

WHY THE BIG LIE?

THIS IS WHY!