By Lawrence Hurley
The Revolt and The Revolting
This Blog is created to stress the importance of Peace as an environmental directive. “I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it’s hell.” – Harry Truman (I receive no compensation from any entry on this blog.)
Monday, June 29, 2026
But, but, but not Lisa Cook.
By Lawrence Hurley
The decision today is more than about the money. It validates the assault.
It was sexual assault. Privilege. Trump believes no different than the other patrons of the Epstein network he is privileged and can do as he pleases with impunity.
"Just take it."
June 29, 2026The Supreme Court (click here) issued an order Monday saying it would not take up Trump’s appeal of the ruling in Carroll’s favor, but did not explain its decision at all or give any indication of whether any justices would have taken it up.
A jury ruled in Carroll’s favor in 2023, finding Trump abused Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s and then defamed her when she went public with the allegations, though it declined to find him liable for rape.
That verdict was then upheld by an appeals court, which Trump asked the Supreme Court to reconsider, claiming Carroll’s claims against Trump were “implausible” and “politically motivated.”
The Supreme Court’s decision not to take up the case means Trump will have to pay Carroll the $5 million the jury awarded her in the case, as well as interest that has accrued on the judgment.
The case is separate from Carroll’s other defamation case against Trump, in which she was awarded $83.3 million for Trump defaming her, though the president has suggested he could also ask the high court to take up that case after an appeals court upheld the ruling.
Trump’s legal team decried the Carroll case as a “witch hunt” Monday and said in a statement the president “will keep winning against Liberal Lawfare.”...
How fantastic is this?
The first woman Speaker of the House has carried a burden in this democracy not asked of other speakers. This is wonderful news. We will always have her wisdom and insight through the work laid down by her institution of democracy.
(click here)Sunday, June 28, 2026
Military Generals do not serve at the pleasure of the president!
Saturday, June 27, 2026
They don’t get it.
Hegseth cannot arbitrarily remove rank.
Friday, June 26, 2026
This is the military the USA helped built.
Did the authorities in Oman ask for help?
Diabolical.
LaGuaire and Caracas, Venezuela
Excuse me?
Mirror Pools
That is what a reflecting pool is, a mirror to the monuments and buildings surrounding it. There are many, many mirror pools in the world, France, Iraq, India, and Brazil. There are other such mirror pools in the USA as in Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, California, and New York. Perhaps a compare and contrast of those sites may reveal important aspects of solving the problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
I think events are taking shape.
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
This is progress.
24 June 2026
Talks between Israel and Lebanon (click here) include discussion of a US-backed proposal for Israeli forces to hand over some of the territory they have invaded during the war with Hezbollah to the Lebanese military, according to Israeli and Lebanese officials.
The Israeli officials said the Lebanese troops involved would undergo US training and vetting to ensure they are not linked to Iran-backed Hezbollah, while Israel would maintain a military presence in a buffer zone along the border.
The proposed "pilot" project is being discussed in the latest round of talks between Lebanese and Israeli officials, which got underway in Washington on Tuesday.
Rejected by Hezbollah, this diplomatic track has been overshadowed as Tehran has made Lebanon a focal point of its negotiations with the US....
June 24, 2026
The Israeli military (click here) says thousands of its troops have surrounded an underground Hezbollah fortress beneath the hills of southern Lebanon, trapping dozens of militants inside.
The standoff is at the heart of intense clashes that have erupted in the area in recent days between U.S.-allied Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
The clashes have already threatened to upend delicate progress toward a framework peace agreement between Tehran and Washington. Should the confrontation end in a blood bath, it could disrupt those negotiations again.
Despite an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire and even after a halt to out-and-out combat over the weekend, fighting has persisted in the hills this week, particularly on a strategic ridge called Ali al-Taher, just north of the town of Kfar Tebnit....
The American people are hostages.
The Congress passed an Affordable Housing Bill. There was supposed to be a bill signing ceremony at the White House today.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
It is about time.
Monday, June 22, 2026
Trump is a liar.
Hegseth is completely incompetent.
His ideology is destroying readiness of the USA military.
Enough of the idiocy that goes along with the Trump/Hegseth view of the world. The USA military has to be protected from complete and absolute malpractice of military principles and science.
Getting a jab every year (click here) to protect against the flu is no longer a requirement for active-duty personnel, reservists and Defense Department civilians as part of a new policy announced by the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum lifting the annual influenza vaccine requirement in a video posted Tuesday on X. “We’re seizing this moment to discard any absurd, overreaching mandates that only weaken our warfighting capabilities,” Hegseth said in the video. “This includes the universal flu vaccine and the mandate behind it,” he said. “The notion that a flu vaccine must be mandatory for every service member, everywhere in every circumstance at all times, is just overly broad and not rational.”June 22, 2026
Twenty-eight men have served as secretary of defense since the U.S. Army made flu vaccines mandatory in 1945, and only one of them called this sound policy “absurd, overreaching” and said that it can “only weaken our war-fighting capabilities.”...
The Air Force has yet to release any numbers but Castro said 222 recruits in basic training had fallen ill as of Thursday. Initial reports had said that up to 160 recruits were sickened in a flu outbreak that began three weeks ago....
June 22, 2026
The FDA panel of experts discussed the benefits of the vaccine, known as mRNA-1010 or mFlusiva, in preventing the disease in two age groups....
Interesting developments today.
The conviction of Pedro Hernandez was restored. That is excellent news for the family and friends that lost a beautiful child so long ago. Thank you to the Supreme Court for seeing things clearly.
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And.
Former President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry were validated through Iranian diplomacy for inspections of the Iran nuclear capacity.
Both are magnificent achievements that make me proud of my country.
I am pleased Iran is leading the way to peace and prosperity. Speaking of prosperity, the Gulf countries are investing in Iran.
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Many of the Gulf countries are encircling Iran with opportunity to reestablish tourism and a viable economy. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, and others are looking toward a peaceful and happy Middle East. It is time the USA and Israel put away their guns and get over the hate.
STOP IT NOW! (Click here)





