It's the Holy War. With Trump has his minion what possibly could go wrong?

Trump is a coward confronting ONLY countries too weak to have a defense against the USA military. He doesn't confront any of the powers he distains. Why? Because a global alliance would result in wars Trump cannot win. He is causing a great deal of problems internationally that results in deaths and/or impoverishment and/or illness and disability. Why is this tolerated? 

The ICC was established to bring strongmen to answer for their crimes. Trump is one of them. It isn't working. Why?

Strong institutes require strong resolve.

In the face of mounting global attacks (click here) on the International Criminal Court (ICC), 58 NGOs are calling on the European Union to take urgent and decisive action to defend the Court and uphold the international rules-based order....

These are the red lines. They are enforced by foreign policy that results in war if the red lines are crossed. This is how international norms are enforced. There is no civil remedy, only war that would no doubt slaughter millions of people with nuclear confrontation.

Trump's great friendship with Xi is a smokescreen for what he actually plans for China.

The International Criminal Court has a lot of work to do. Arrests, bail hearings, setting limits. If China took it's demands for a peace with the USA to the ICC to indemnify the terms and definitions, at first breath of a breach Trump could be arrested.

September 24, 2026

...In his opening remarks with Trump (click here), Xi said the two countries must ensure there is "no conflict and no confrontation between us." Xi also warned that the development of artificial intelligence should be "always under human control," in contrast to Trump, who has repeatedly dismissed warnings that AI could threaten humanity itself....

The quest for legitimate international justice without war is still evasive.

September 24, 2026

Lashing out at his country’s critics (click here), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily dismissed allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza as “the biggest lie of the century” in a defiant speech to the U.N. General Assembly that asserted his nation’s right to wage war against Iran. Scores of delegates trooped out of the hall in protest.

Netanyahu addressed the plenum after days of speeches by world leaders condemning Israel’s war in Gaza and accusing him of orchestrating a genocide against the Palestinian people. At times, the Israeli leader, facing a tough race for re-election next month, became emotional and indignant as he lectured his critics, among them New York’s mayor.

Netanyahu, his voice rising in emphasis, said attacking Iran “was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make” and denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the hall when he took the podium to speak.

Israel's attacks killed more than 73,000 people in the Palestinian enclave since October 2023, mostly women and children. It displaced virtually the entire population and damaged or destroyed most of its buildings.

Inside the General Assembly, dozens of envoys from across the world walked out as Netanyahu began his speech....

The arrest warrant for Netanyahu dates from 2024. The unwillingness by the United Nations to arrest those indicted at the International Criminal Court is a pretense that human rights criminals can still hold power in the face of their crimes. The United Nations wants all leaders to come to the General Assembly. That is reasonable and understandable. The question is why allow the ICC to be meaningless when every country on Earth has representatives present to witness international law at work? An arrest warrant at the ICC is becoming a symbol of tolerated brutality and not a work of justice. It isn't right. Arrests can be made and trials can go forward. That is justice. Ignoring the process and without setting bail for those arrested is symbolic of how the world WISHES international laws work. 

How many international laws has Hegseth broke? Yet, the Republicans are standing behind all that criminality. How many people have been tortured because Trump deported them to dangerous lands and prisons? 

I think the United Nations, while understanding diplomatic immunity, is abusing the definition of that immunity. Possibly for the sake of dues payments. The Dues payments lie with the people of the country who are suffering under leadership violating international laws. Dues are taken hostage to diminish the importance of the UN's work and the international agencies and institutions that was supposed to stop the next Hitler.

September 25, 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (click here) hit back at Benjamin Netanyahu's criticism of him at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday, saying that "no lie" will alter the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister.

"As he has done time and again, Prime Minister Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians," Mamdani said in a statement.

"Yet no lie can change the fact that he remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity."

Ahead of Netanyahu's visit, Mamdani urged his arrest, saying the U.S. should honor a warrant for Netanyahu issued by the International Criminal Court in late 2024.....

The Republicans want this war. Netanyahu is the reason. The Republicans are biding their time until they can institute a draft and expand the war in the Middle East. 

September 24, 2026
By Claudia Grisales

The Republican-led Senate on Thursday (click here) defeated a resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran, in a vote forced by Democrats seeking to highlight fallout from the war in their bid to win back control of Congress.

The resolution failed by a vote of 49 to 50.

The vote came as more Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the war, even as others in the party have continued to support it.

Among those speaking out in recent days is Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, who is in a tight race for an open Senate seat in her state. In a social media post this week, Hinson wrote, "Iowans are being squeezed and shouldn't have to foot the bill at the pump or the checkout line for the war in Iran."...

I dare anyone to tell me any of these people changed the winner of an election.

I do not take voter fraud lightly, but, even after the arrests the elections they participated in were not decided by their vote.

Twelve people out of 20 arrested and charged and the rest of us have to jump through hoops in order to maintain our registration and vote. This is not necessary!

Trump is so paranoid over the voting in the next election he is demanding the Supreme Court approve the exiting of people his administration states should be deported. Any Cuban in this country has special status (click here). The Trump ICE agents picked up a Cuban national in the USA and immediately sent him into a country's prison I have never heard of and neither did the Cuban. It is way out of hand.

 Voter fraud (click here)

Astrid Shamatu Navarrete Quintana, 24, of Fort Myers, a Mexican national.

Selvin Uton Whilby, 74, of Tampa, a Jamaican national.

Cyntia Vanessa Canales, 62, of Ocala, a Chilean national.

Craig William Smith, 69, of Ocala, a Bahamian national.

Tracey Sabrina Jones, 49, of Lakeland, a United Kingdom national.

Kadian Gabrielle Amai Johnson, 29, of Lehigh Acres, a Jamaican national.
Mei-Lin Johnston, 57, of Okeechobee, an Indonesian national.

Alejandro Garcia Villegas, 65, of Lake City, a Mexican national.

Manon M. Raux, 62, of Naples, a Canadian national.

James Mark Hollingsworth, 62, of Lake Suzy, a Canadian national.

Donta Ta White, 44, of Tampa, who was convicted of a felony and remains on probation until 2032 but allegedly voted in 2024.

Giorgio Dominique Mucelli, 66, of Melbourne, a Canadian citizen.

Cuban nationals who were inspected and admitted or paroled after January 1, 1959, have been physically present in the U.S. for at least one year, and are otherwise admissible, may still apply for adjustment of status under the CAA.

Applicants can also apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) while the residency application is pending.

Though the streamlined “wet-foot, dry-foot” advantage is gone, the underlying legislative pathway continues to offer unique relief and opportunity for eligible Cuban residents.

This president has no respect for life or the rights under the USA Constitution.

21 September 2026
By Ayodeji Adegboyega

The Boston-based First US Circuit Court of Appeals (click here) largely upheld an earlier ruling by District Judge Brian Murphy, who found that the Department of Homeland Security’s procedure was unlawful.

According to Reuters, the unanimous decision, delivered on September 18, represents a significant setback for President Donald Trump’s wider immigration crackdown.

The administration has increasingly relied on agreements with African governments to receive people who are not citizens of those countries and, in some cases, have no previous connection to them.

Recently updated.

Trump ..."Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival?"...

That is inflammatory rhetoric (click here) that sets everyone's hair on fire. There is only one thing that describes I find it disgusting. The war with Iran was completely unprovoked and now Trump is playing games with ideology he doesn't understand and trivializes. 

Iran was brave in taking the stage. The country does not cower at Trump's empty diplomacy or words of hate. Iran has the higher moral ground. Iran has a right to defend itself.

When realizing the vicious attacks that have occurred by the USA over time of the Shia the method of the diaspora/crescent is correct. The Crescent protects them. The Shia Crescent allows the Shi'ites to be dispersed and protected by a larger area and living among others of different faith. I guess the proper way of thinking about that now is that the Crescent did protect them through diverse living among other faiths. I believe the the people of the Shia Crescent now believes they are no longer safe and peace is a danger.

It is wrong to hate the Shi'ites. It is wrong to hate their lineage. If Israel ever had a goal of expansion for the sake of their own safety, it is now being met by those they sought to displace and a religion they sought to destroy. 

Source: The National Academies (click here)  U.S. Department of Homeland Security Representation of the general patterns of damage from a 10-Kt nuclear explosion on the ground. The destruction from the initial effects—shockwaves, thermal (heat) energy, and initial radiation—expands in a circular pattern. Severe shockwave damage could extend to about a half mile. Severe thermal damage would extend out about a mile. Flying debris could extend up to a few miles. Initial (prompt) nuclear radiation for a 10-Kt blast could expose unprotected people within about 3/4 mile of the explosion site to lethal radiation dose. Radioactive fallout occurs in an irregular elliptical pattern in the direction the wind blows; lethal radiation could extend up to 6 miles.

Last updated Tue Aug 25 2026

What would really happen? (click here)

Major Watson sounded the call to alert of danger. He was right. We need him back on the job.

I hope his attorney is paying attention. The Major is being ignored and NEGLECTED. Nothing better happen to him. 

Three wholesome and healthy squares a day. Visitors when they arrive. Contact with attorney to prepare and present the case. Regular showers. Clean bedding and clothing. Exercise at will. Recreation with television, music, and computer.

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September 23, 2026
By Gabriel Dominguez

The US Air Force (click here) is shutting down a major research centre dedicated to open-source analysis of the Chinese military’s air, space, cyber and missile capabilities.

The China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) said in a statement on Tuesday that Air University, the US Air Force institution under which it operates, had decided to close the institute, with all of its roles becoming unfunded from October 1.

CASI said its employees would continue to work and get paid for now and that it expected to honour its existing commitments “through at least March of 2027”....

September 21, 2026

By Michael Marrow

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has revealed (click here) that the service will achieve a years-long goal of producing 1,500 pilots annually, a target that officials say is critical to reduce a shortfall of over 2,000 aviators.

But even if the Air Force can keep up that tempo for the foreseeable future, it will be “quite some time” until the service’s pilot shortage is resolved, the Air Force’s top training officer said Sept. 15.

“I can’t erase that pilot deficit in a short period of time,” Lt. Gen. Clark Quinn, the head of Air Education and Training Command, said in a roundtable with reporters on the sidelines of the Air & Space Forces Association conference.

Predicting how long it would take to make up the existing shortage is complicated by unpredictable retention rates driven in large part by fluctuating economic conditions, Quinn reasoned. Additionally, most of the current pilot shortfall is in staff positions, held by people well into their careers. That means replenishing those positions will take a considerable amount of time.

“It’s going to take 15 or 20 years to get those types of people. I can make them today, but those jobs won’t be filled for quite some time,” the general said. “I do know that if we don’t make 1,500, we’re never going to get that number down.”...

The tankers Hegseth sent into battle were NEVER made for combat.

22 September 2026

By Ryan Finnerty

US Air Force acquisitions chief unconvinced by industry proposals for survivable tanker (click here)

The current fleet of KC-46 and KC-135 refuellers lack the stealth characteristics to be considered survivable in hostile airspace.

He took his diagnosis seriously.

Good for Governor Pritzker. 

GLP-1 is a bit of a miracle drug. It really does effect the A1c and bring it into more normal ranges. But, the weight loss is not guaranteed and it did not happen by itself because Gov was on an injectable medication. Governor Pritzker applied the education given to him by his doctor and nurses and addressed the weight problem and he won. It is not easy to do even with GLP-1 and I congratulate him. 

September 21, 2026
By Shia Kapos

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (click here) Monday that he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes two years ago and began taking a GLP-1 medication, resulting in an 80-pound weight loss that he says has transformed his health and daily life.

The disclosure marks the first time the Democrat has publicly disclosed that he has diabetes, as well as officially acknowledging that he is on GLP-1 medication, which is prescribed both for diabetes treatment and weight loss. The governor told CBS News he started taking the medication after doctors warned that he would likely need insulin for the rest of his life....

The First Amendment is NOT a priviledge.

Trump is always trying to move the goal posts.

Where is the complete transparency of the inventory of the artifacts from the East Wing and where can the American people see them, now?

September 23, 2026
By Peter Charalambous and Alex Ederson

D.C. District Court Judge Tim Kelly (click here) ended a Wednesday hearing on whether President Donald Trump's move banning three news organization from the White House violates the Constitution with no ruling after hearing arguments from both sides.

"I'll consider what you've told me today and try to get you an answer as soon as I can," Kelly told the attorneys....

Trump TV?

 I would like to think this is a joke, but, it isn't. He needs to be charged with racketeering and hauled away in short order.

May 28, 2026
By Eric Petry and Donald L. Weiner

The Emoluments Clauses, Explained (click here)

A number of President Trump’s recent actions, including cryptocurrency transactions, real estate deals, and interactions with foreign officials, have raised legal questions related to the Constitution’s Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses. Congress can protect the public from these abuses by passing new legislation that fully implements the clauses’ prohibitions....

Trump is acting to limit competition and remove the truth from media content. This is very dangerous and it needs to stop now.

Antitrust laws (click here) are designed to boost competition by forbidding monopolies and similar concentrations of business ownership, as well as practices such as price fixing that are associated with them. Probably the most famous federal antitrust laws are the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. In the media industry, antitrust restrictions on ownership interact in distinctive ways with the constitutional right to freedom of speech.

The First Amendment of the Constitution prevents restraints on the freedom of the press. This principle has spurred the vision of a "marketplace of ideas," in which a diverse range of opinions can compete for public attention and help sustain a healthy democracy. If a handful of people or entities control most of the media, this could undermine the marketplace of ideas. The goals of the First Amendment thus align to some extent with the goals of antitrust law. For example, in a 1945 decision involving the Associated Press, the Supreme Court determined that the Sherman Act prevented the AP from imposing limits on new members and forbidding AP members from selling AP news to non-members. The Court argued that this result protected the marketplace of ideas....

This is what happens when Congress doesn't do it's job.

Trump has no right to assault the press corp. It is the right of the people to have the truth! This is an assault on freedom, the press, the truth, and the American people. It is an emergency and cannot be tolerated. 

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

A presidential action (click here) escalates tensions with the press as Trump announces an immediate ban on several outlets, including CNN, MSNow, and Politico, accusing them of publishing FICTION and LIES and signaling further restrictions to come. The move frames a broader pattern of media hostility from the administration and foreshadows continued clashes with other outlets. The narrative notes prior attempts to curb coverage, including a failed effort to bar the Associated Press, which led to a First Amendment lawsuit and a court-ordered reinstatement. The development raises questions about press access and government transparency, with the potential to widen legal and political fallout as litigation and policy responses unfold. The outlook centers on ongoing contention over media access and the administration’s approach to reporting.

The country needs to know what is going on with it's military, not a mentally deranged president.

This is an emergency for the country. The media outlets need to take it to the Supreme Court in an emergency measure to return normal functioning of the country.

Constitutional Protection

The First Amendment: Ratified in 1791, the First Amendment explicitly states that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press.

Prior Restraint: The Supreme Court heavily restricts "prior restraint," which is when the government tries to censor or stop information from being published beforehand. Landmark rulings like New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) established a heavy legal presumption against government censorship

Ellsberg was exactly correct. This is out government. It does not belong to an executive branch or legislative branch or judicial branch. 

Power hungry and corrupt is not the interest of the American people. We are a peaceful people with incredible power in the world to render other people healthy and at peace when our national character is actually demonstrated by the President of the United States. Trump has hijacked the power of the people of this country and has caused enormous pain in the world. This is still anothere is a coward and scared man who will do anything to possess the power of this country. ENOUGH!

The United Nations General Assembly is being conducted. It would be good if the people of the USA listened to the pain Trump has caused the entire world.

The sun set on Washington, D.C. (click here) The year was 1971. Not daring to turn lights on, the researcher stood cloaked in darkness, listening to the rhythmic hum of the photocopier. He fed pages and pages of classified documents into the machine as the night wore on.

Daniel Ellsberg copied more than 7000 pages of documents that revealed the history of the government’s actions in the Vietnam War. They exposed government knowledge that the war would cost more lives than the public was being told, and that the war was being escalated even as the President had said it was close to ending. They would become known as the “Pentagon Papers.”

Ellsberg believed that Americans needed to know what was in the reports, and decided to make the Pentagon Papers public. To achieve his goal, he broke several laws. He gave copies to the New York Times, which began printing excerpts from the documents on June 13, 1971. The government immediately obtained a court order preventing the Times from printing more of the documents, arguing that publishing the material threatened national security. This was the first time in American history that the government had successfully ordered a prior restraint (an order that news be censored ahead of publication) on national security grounds. Historically, prior restraint has been considered the most serious form of censorship....

IT would be best if all the media stood together and brought about awareness of the unconstitutional behavior of the president. The legislature is tolerating this and it is just as unconstitutional as the acts of a deranged president.

AI Czar

Regardless of what Trump says he wants his czar for the purpose of cheating the global stock markets. Insider trading without being inside. 

Trump Family Scavenger Hunt

Its proper name is racketeering and all Trump’s kids are in on it, with the exception so far of Tiffany.

It is what Kushner does best. He goes into a country as a diplomat and proceeds to look for money. He finds a vulnerable stash and takes it. It is how he reaped millions if not more from the Saudis.

The Trump family is in every embassy and they are perusing the landscape for wealth, property, etc. The Trumps state they are improving a country’s economy, but, they are doing it by introducing their own luxury hotels and casinos. 

Sorry, folks, but it is racketeering. Trump is doing the same thing to Washington, DC while looking for antiquities and artifacts. 

Jean Pirro is the prosecutor letting Trump get away with it. She is as guilty as he is for allowing.

There will never be an inventory of all the historical artifacts removed from the East Wing. The historical society is the best source for determining missing artifacts. 

“You can run from history, but, you can’t hide from it.” (Click here)

Trump found an Achilles Heel.

The Supreme Court authorized the ballroom for the security of the president. It didn't matter there was a bunker already at the White House. So, from here on Trump LEARNED if he disguises his desires wrapped in security concerns he gets his way.

Sorry, but, the National Mall does not need sharp shooters on top of a 250 foot arch with an eternal flame on top. That is an intimidation of the public. There are already sharp shooters on the roof of the White House. The SS is now asking to move more of the property of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue out of the public realm into a security profile. 

All this taking of property is an outrageous infringement on the American and visiting public. Trump has created hell everywhere in Washington, DC. As a result of the hatred the public has for him he is working as fast as he can to achieve all sorts of goals based in his security. All that expense and grandeur will disappear when he is gone.

September 20, 2026

By Megan Brand

President Donald Trump (click here) said in a Sunday Truth Social post that he would convert plans for the D.C.-area “Triumphal Arch” to “a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch” at the request of the U.S. military for national security purposes.

The new plan, he said, is to “house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas, and additionally have and hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage.”...

I simply love this Op-Ed. It is America. Literally. In every way. It is who we are.

The Main Stream Media is living history. Their archives are priceless. It doesn't matter the newsprint, they were editors and journalists with facts, morals, ethics, opinions, and the truth in their hearts with writing to reach their readers.

I have always relied on newsprint to deliver the facts and insight. I can't list all the newspapers I have read by name. Reading at least two newspapers a day ensured a clear understanding of the facts. Reading more than two brought variety and insight. The newspapers I read made me love life and my family was the vehicle. The understanding of family and faith was always in the newspapers I read. 

Morality and kindness with insight to bring the most uneducated insight of the world. Where does anyone find that level of connectedness to the world? 

Thank you, New York Times, it is the moral choices of the management that has maintained it's presence throughout my life.

September 18, 2026

By A. G. Sulzberger

Above my desk hangs an engraving of an island. (click here) It depicts a still-young city in a still-young nation. Its cobblestone streets are lined with squat buildings, none taller than a church spire. No bridges or tunnels in sight, schooners and paddle-steam ferries crowd a shoreline bustling with working piers. This is New York City in 1851.

On Sept. 18 of that year, at the south end of the island, on Nassau Street, the newspaper we know today as The New York Times published its first issue. Put together in unfinished lofts by candlelight, it consisted of four dense, colorless pages of text. It sold for a penny.

On Friday, The New York Times turns 175. Over the past several months, I’ve found myself drawn to that engraving on my office wall. How unlikely it is that a newspaper born before indoor electricity — let alone cars, radio, telephones, planes and computers — is still here. And how fortunate The Times is to have witnessed and chronicled and interrogated so much history in all those years.

At The Times, we believe the job of a newspaper is to seek the truth, to help people understand the world and to hold the powerful to account. This means equipping people with the information they need to make decisions. It means bonding our diverse communities with a fuller understanding of the lives, hopes and concerns of our neighbors....

The Trump Administration is simply untrustworthy.

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This was in Saudi Arabia. Trump/Hegseth are just letting the military be destroyed. I am fairly sure it can be called treason. Soldiers are dead.

If they won't protect the military, they aren't protecting the country. Hegseth simply started dropped bombs and kept going without regard to the national security of the country.

It is just outrageous the abuse of power of this administration. And now they want to get their hands on AI. I don't think so.

NVIDIA is about Wall Street profits (click here). NVIDIA is in the minority when it comes to expressing caution about the technology. 

Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin (click here) are deeply concerned about the deployment of tools like ChatGPT. As co-founders of the Center for Human Technology, they are on a mission to close the gap between what the world hears publicly about A.I. and what the people closest to the risks and harms inside A.I. labs are telling them.

Center for Human Technology (click here)

AI Czar

 Most probably a violation of the ICC (click here). 

This is about national security, but, does anyone trust Trump to handle this without exploiting every company in the country?

Trump is too dangerous to trust.

I think the industry protections fall under Patent and Copyright (Click here).

There is no policy for AI in the USA. The Republicans have insisted on "hands off" when it comes to the ITs. 

Trump is too cozy with corruption and racketeering and Jarad Kushner to allow such a Czar to demand cooperation with the industry. 

Artificial intelligence (click here) is no longer confined to futuristic demos or novelty apps — it’s now embedded in how business, governments and consumers work and interact with the web. From generative AI that powers content creation, to self-driving cars, to AI-driven breakthroughs in medicine, the technology is reshaping nearly every sector and continues to grow in popularity.

With investors clamoring and the technology cross-pollinating countless industries, we’ve rounded up some AI companies and startups worth keeping an eye on....

Top AI Companies To Know

OpenAI

Anthropic

Google

Nvidia

Microsoft

Meta

Oracle

Palantir

IBM

Amazon

Putin needs to leave Ukraine.

No country in the world hates the Russian people. It is a matter of expansionism and aggression that kills people and jeopardizes the health and future of children. The war with Ukraine was a huge mistake given the fact the Ukrainian people were working very hard to be a partner to those to the east and west of their borders, including cleaning up corruption. 

President Zelenskyy has been nothing short of remarkable. He and his wife have stood by the Ukrainian people during all this time. The ability of a leader to maintain the dignity and direction of his people is to be admired. 

Perhaps the elections in Russia are finally revealing the dissatisfaction of the people and the Kremlin is finally paying attention.

Europe needs to decide what is next. I know they want the border incursions to stop. That most probably has to take place before unification talks begin. Vladimir might have an ally in Trump, but, the rest of the world doesn't share that sentiment.

September 19, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin (click here) claimed that Moscow is prepared to resume cooperation and restore diplomatic relations with its European neighbors, asserting that Russia harbors no hostile intentions toward the European continent, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Friday, Sept. 18.

Speaking during a meeting of Russia’s Military-Industrial Commission, the Russian leader insisted that the Kremlin remains open to re-establishing bilateral dialogue despite years of acute geopolitical confrontation since Moscow launched its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

“We are ready to cooperate and restore relations with our European neighbors,” Putin stated, adding that Moscow maintains no aggressive designs against European states....

The Republican Congress has endangered this democracy.

They don't deserve a raise. Not even a raise in their expense accounts. The job of legislating as a representative of a constituency means staying in touch with the issues of the people, not becoming part of a corrupt administration where anything goes.    

There is the THEORY that making it worth their while to actually represent the people might be what is needed. WRONG. This federal congress has been willing to push this democracy over the cliff. They are beyond rehabilitation even if it is money they lust after.

September 18, 2026

By Kyle Khan-Mullins,

Most people, (click here) if given the chance, would jump at the opportunity to give themselves a raise. Not members of Congress. Every year since 2009, members—seemingly terrified of backlash from voters—have opted to deny themselves a pay bump from their $174,000 annual salary, even as inflation eats away at the value of a dollar. Over 18 years, those denials have added up. Today, rank-and-file members of Congress earn less, in inflation-adjusted dollars, than at any point since the 1950s....

Vance needs to be careful.

I am certain Mr. Cobb isn't attempting to threaten the press, right? Mr. Cobb is simply reflecting on the tragedy happening inside this democracy currently based on Trump's past temper tantrums.

Trump is ruthless. What else is new?

My deceased uncle worked in the transportation business all his life at a variety of capacity. When he met someone unreasonable in demands he would say, "He has no scruples."

All my senior relatives died at ripe old ages over 80, including my Late Uncle.

...Cobb also pointed to reports (click here) about Trump’s behavior in the past when things haven’t gone his way.

“Keep in mind, this is a man who was willing to tolerate the hanging of his vice president on Jan. 6th, 2021, in order to prevent the peaceful transfer of power,” Cobb said. “He wants to be a bully. He is a bully, and this is his chance to punch down on people at the end of a week where the courts and the facts beat him pretty badly.”

The Tabloid President

The tabloid president is having trouble accepting mainstream media? He owns the problem because banning media from

The White House is a violation of the First Amendment.

The Education Department is a disaster.

The only way this even becomes reasonable is to cancel the debt and absorb the cost of these loans. They are playing with credit rating and preventing contacts from being satisfied. 

It is racketeering and very illegal. Contract law is explicit to it's terms and conditions. Everything is in writing. Any and all legislation effecting the contracts is also in writing and explicit.

The only reason his is occurring is because there is not enough staff and the administration is attempting to shut down the department which can only occur with Congressional legislation.

Student loan borrowers (click here) pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) face significant processing delays. Education Department lags are preventing some qualifying payments from being credited, forcing many to continue payments on their student loans long after meeting the 120-payment requirement. The department's tracking system is failing to update for July, August, and September, leaving borrowers in limbo and unable to receive a discharge. Numerous frustrated individuals report completing their service months ago but still await official loan forgiveness. Options are limited; administrative forbearance is unavailable without confirmed payments, and general forbearance has downsides. Borrowers should maintain records and file complaints, though these channels also experience backlogs.

As good as gold.

The Kennedy Center is full of treasure and is why Trump wants to deconstruct the building and use the materials for his own purpose.

With these treasures I do believe The Center is unvalued and can borrow with a mortgage to conduct any repairs.

Congress can appropriate monies to pay back the mortgage. Fund raising must be allowed to go forward with proper oversight.