Netanyahu's agenda has been interrupted and he does not like it.

Genocide is frequently frowned upon. No one should be surprised if Israeli Arabs did better in the elections than they ever have before. This is the problem with zealots like Netanyahu and Trump; they believe they have control and can do everything they want without regard for the rest of civilization. Netanyahu should have seen this coming. How did he not?

October 29, 2026
By Maayan Lubell

Israeli ​Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged (click here) on Thursday, without providing evidence, that Arab parties' record gains in an election this week were driven in part by voter fraud, a charge ‌rejected by Arab leaders who accused the premier of incitement.

The allegation represents an escalation of rhetoric against Arab parties by Netanyahu and his far-right partners after high Arab turnout in a national ballot on Tuesday effectively blocked a smooth path to power for either him or his main rivals.

Israeli officials said on Thursday that the authorities were probing fraud allegations, though the election's integrity was not systematically compromised.

Analysts and critics say that by stepping up attacks on Arab parties, Netanyahu may be ​trying to ensure his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, feels unable to even consider forming a minority government with Arab help that could oust him from power.

Netanyahu's goal is "delegitimising any Arab-Jewish cooperation", ​said Eytan Gilboa, professor of politics at Reichman University.

Tuesday's tightly fought election has produced no clear winner and is likely to be followed by weeks of ⁠protracted negotiations over a new government.

Israeli Arabs are legal citizens of the country.

Who are the Arab citizens of Israel? (click here)

The overwhelming majority are the remnants and descendants of the Arabs who stayed within the borders Israel declared after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The state of Israel was created out of the British Mandate of Palestine, then home to about 1.2 million Arabs. After more than 700,000 of them were expelled or departed in what Arabs call the nakba, or catastrophe, about 150,000 remained [PDF] within the portion of mandatory Palestine that would become the state of Israel, and they automatically became citizens, forming about half of Israel’s population.* Unlike Jewish citizens, Arab citizens of Israel were subjected to military rule until 1966.

A year later, Israel annexed East Jerusalem and offered the hundreds of thousands of Arabs living there Israeli citizenship, but most of them declined. The United Nations considers [PDF] the land occupied Palestinian territory. Arabs who live there today are counted in both Israeli and Palestinian censuses, and few are Israeli citizens.

Today, about 21 percent of Israel’s population is Arab, totaling some two million people. All are citizens of Israel except the few hundred thousand in East Jerusalem, who are permanent residents, a designation that affords them fewer rights. The majority of Arab citizens are Sunni Muslims, though there are many Christians and also Druze, who more often embrace Israeli identity. They share history, culture, and family ties with Palestinian Arabs living in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, as well as Palestinian diaspora populations in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and other countries.

There is something wrong with legal representation within veteran's organizations.

(Click here)

October 29, 2026
By Dan Diamond

The leader of the Vietnam Veterans of America (click here) says he was misled before the group endorsed President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch and criticized three Vietnam War veterans who have sued to stop it.

Tom Burke, the president of the veterans group, told members on Thursday that he was given “inaccurate information” and that a pro-arch legal brief filed by his and several other veterans groups “went further than I anticipated or intended,” according to an email shared with The Washington Post.

The brief told a federal judge that Trump’s project should be built and said that veterans who have sued to stop it did not speak for the larger community of veterans. The White House encouraged the group to sign the brief, which was joined by several other veterans groups, according to three people familiar with their plans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly....

Trump cannot simply build an arch. It took 11 years to pass legislation and appropriate funding to build the WWII memorial. Trump is simply pouring money into the economy while making demands for unrealistic timelines.

It is an enormous monument. There is no way an arch should be rushed. We have already seen disastrous results from Trump's timelines with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.  

In 1993, Congress passed legislation authorizing (click here) the construction of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., or its immediate surroundings. President Clinton signed this legislation into law on May 25, 1993. The responsibility for designing and constructing the Memorial was entrusted to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), an independent federal agency established by law in 1923. Over the subsequent years, extensive planning and coordination took place to create a fitting tribute to the millions of Americans who served during World War II and to commemorate the nation's collective contribution to the war effort. Finally, on May 29, 2004, the Memorial was formally dedicated, serving as a poignant reminder of the bravery, sacrifice, and resilience of those who served in the American armed services during World War II and honoring the entire nation's commitment to the cause. The following chronology highlights key events in the history of the project....

VOTE. Vote early if possibe.

There were seven ballot measures. I could not believe how much it delayed some voters. There were plenty of booths to decide my vote today and I had no problem in filling out the ballot, but, the gentleman who was in front of me at a different booth was still there after I left.

I also turned off my phone before entering the polling place. We use paper ballots, but, I didn't want to have my phone on in case AI was listening to the people within the polling place.

The others placing their ballots deserved the respect of privacy. The booths are private, the ballots are handled by the person filling them out and placing them within the final ballot machine, so it was only right there was no listening device of any kind.

There is nothing to defend.

Defaming her is their only hope for this election. That is fairly sad. They are always after blood. That is not new. They aren't interested in winning elections honestly, just so they win the power. That is the absolute truth. Republicans have done everything in their power to eliminate as many as they can from casting their ballots. Every year it is a new measure to eliminate more and more if only they could.

Dirty politics is real and isn't just a shame Trump is experiencing it this year. No one should be surprised that an operative (questionably Democratic) was desperate to save this country from more problems. Trump is a problem. He is always a problem. If the investigation turns up a Republican operative will it then go forward or will the Republicans simply walk away again from attacks that should never have happened in the first place.

This case has already been litigated. There is nothing illegal here. There is no fraud, there is a man running as an alternative to the Trumpee candidate. I think that is admirable. Perhaps Mr. Sullivan thought he had a real shot at it if enough people would give him a chance. 

I think it is more important to examine the nonsense that is happening in the Department of Defense.

October 28, 2026

By Helen Huiskes

Republicans are out for blood (click here) following a report that former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign recruited “spoiler” candidates to run on the ballot and siphon votes away from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska).

Democratic lawmakers, so far, have not come rushing to Peltola’s defense....

Stealing land from Washington, DC is more serious than the political havoc in Alaska.

 

It is not illegal. There are all sorts of ways to defend the USA Constitution and end illegal wars.

The courts have already ruled on the ballot. The Alaskan governor is reacting to king Trump by interfering with the election and attempting to throw it to the Republican. 

It would seem that the Democratic candidate, Mary Peltola had not known others were seeking other candidates for the ballot. No one can blame her for unethical anything.  

October 28, 2026
By Kellan Browning

In the summer of 2025 (click here), a staffer for Mary Peltola, the Alaska Democrat who was eyeing a run for Senate, received unusual instructions from top campaign aides: Find as many people named Dan Sullivan in Alaska as you can.

The staffer complied, combing through voter records to produce a list of Dan Sullivans from across the state.

This was no random request. Dan S. Sullivan is the name of the state’s Republican senator. And if the Peltola campaign or its allies could track down and persuade another Dan Sullivan to run for Senate, the confusion could cost the senator crucial votes on the state’s unusual, four-person ballot.

The plan worked. This spring, a retired teacher from a tiny fishing village along the Alaska Panhandle, reachable only by air and sea, announced his candidacy for Senate. His name was Dan J. Sullivan....

This is Trump's problem and he never addresses it. He pardons criminals, plans a blanket pardon for his entire staff within a mile radius of the White House.

Trump defaces the public property of the American people in the country's capital. He spends American tax dollars as if it were water. He carries out bombings of sovereign countries, killing their holy men and children otherwise known as assassination. He kills people on speed boats. He destroys American war planes while killing crews of people. He sends ships in the Caribbean aground while attempting ordered maneuvers.

Trump actively seeks to weaken the strongest and greatest alliance of all time, namely NATO. He openly verbally assaulted Norway in an attempt of intimidation regarding the Nobel Peace Prize. He is actively assaulting the International Criminal Court with sanctions with the intention to destroy it and the authorities within it.

How does he get away with all this an more? 

Oh. I know. Musk and his massive corruption funds for Republicans so that he can continue to dodge the authority and weight of the federal government under leadership that is not under his thumb.

If 100 Dan Sullivans wanted to run against Petola and the other Sullivan it would be really interesting. All Petola is guilty of is wanting to win. I take it both Sullivans are citizens and registered as a candidate legally. Then there is no issue. The voters will decide who they want as a Senator. The voters know the truth and that is a good thing. It is their choice.

Trump also gets away with all this immoral, illegal, and unethical activity because incumbent Republican Senators look the other way while taking Musk's money as if they are entitled to it.

Just as a side note, Mary Peltola is a great candidate (click here). She has served in the federal government before. She knows what she is doing.

October 28, 2026
By Karoun Demirjian

This summer, Attorney General Todd Blanche (click here) boasted about the drop in federal crime while stumping for the Republican candidate for New York governor at a rally headlined by President Trump.

In Michigan, Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, personally endorsed Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate candidate, arguing that Mr. Rogers would help advance his department’s work.

And in Alaska this month, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stood with the president at a rally in which he noted the role of Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican, in securing a natural gas pipeline.

Such appearances have become commonplace as nearly all of Mr. Trump’s top deputies fanned out to promote Republican candidates facing difficult election odds. But they have alarmed government ethics experts who say administration officials are running afoul of the Hatch Act, an 87-year-old law that limits how executive branch employees can participate in political activity....

Achieving peace means practicing peace.

9 October 2026

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 (click here) goes to a person who with exceptional courage and integrity has led the way towards a more comprehensive global legal order. This year’s laureate has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

Navi Pillay’s commitment to universal legal principles and her firm moral compass are constants in a long career. Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin under apartheid in Durban, South Africa, Pillay became a lawyer and legal pioneer, confronting deep structural discrimination, segregation and exclusion. A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key international court cases of our time.

This year’s laureate has significantly enlarged the scope and impact of international law. She has served as a judge on the High Court in South Africa, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. She was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, until recently, she chaired the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today Navi Pillay is a judge on the International Court of Justice in the case where Myanmar stands accused of genocide....

It is safe to say the world appreciates justice over war. Interestingly, the International Criminal Court also uses the symbol of scales to illustrate it's mission.

The Sakharov Prize - what it is about (click here)

October 22, 2026

By Lorne Cook and Mike Corder

BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Criminal Court (click here) and its embattled staff have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, an official said Thursday.

The award came just days after the Trump administration announced sweeping new sanctions on the court, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands, as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal over investigations into the United States and its allies, including Israel.

Military escort

Trump is an idiot to his own ambitions. Russian oil tankers are approaching the USA coast. What if they explode in the ports? 

The tankers should not be approaching the coast. If the executive branch insists on threatening USA national security then the tankers need to be off loaded far offshore.

This Russian operation with Trump’s insistence is an enormous breach of national security, besides being highly illegal in the face of detailed legislative sanctions.

It is best for sovereign countries to align for their region rather than be used as a proxy war.

28 October 2026

Egypt (click here)

Egypt’s parliament (click here) has authorised President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia as attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis intensify.

The House of Representatives, chaired by Speaker Hisham Badawi, approved the mandate in a vote on Monday.

A parliamentary statement shared with the Reuters news agency said el-Sisi had been authorised to “undertake necessary” measures to support Saudi Arabia in defending itself, should Riyadh request assistance.

The move raises the possibility of Egypt becoming more directly involved in a conflict which has consumed the Gulf and the Red Sea in recent weeks. It follows Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s international airport and facilities belonging to Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Aramco, disrupting flights and oil exports.

The Houthi armed group that controls Yemen’s capital Sanaa is fighting the Saudi-led coalition, which backs the internationally recognised government.

Fighting has intensified in recent weeks, deepening the humanitarian crisis that has already devastated Yemen....

The military strategy of burying the truth is better than living with it.

 October 13, 2026

As of September 24, 2026, (click here) CPJ’s preliminary investigations show that at least 247 journalists and media workers are among the more than tens of thousands killed across Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Israel and Iran since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, and the Iran war began on February 28, 2026. Israel has now killed more journalists and media workers than any other government since CPJ began collecting data in 1992. More press members have died in the combined Israel-Gaza and related regional conflicts than in any other war that CPJ has documented....

25 August 2026

Mariam Abu Dagga, (click here) a mother and journalist, was killed in a 2025 Israeli double-tap attack on the last functioning hospital in South Gaza - she had a way out of Gaza but stayed to cover the slaughter. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports

Reaching into the body bag, and gently cradling her face, a family member places a mobile phone next to Mariam Abu Dagga's ear.

It is a devastating moment. Mariam, a journalist for Independent Arabia, has just been killed in an Israeli double-tap strike on the last functioning hospital in southern Gaza. She is surrounded by mourners in a tableau of grief.

On the phone is her only child, 14-year-old Ghaith. And he is saying goodbye.

He is more than 1,000 miles away, after his mother fought hard for him to be evacuated to safety in the UAE a year earlier.

And so - amid Israel's unprecedented siege and bombardment of Gaza - this is the only way for the distraught young boy to say goodbye....

The deadliest strike on Nassar Hospital consisted of bombs and not tanks, is believed to be due to it's Wifi Network and no other reason. Israel would believe such sophisticated communication capacity of a hospital with diminished numbers of therapeutic supplies a threat. The communication tower was about ambulances, not Hamas. There was not a health worker in Nassar Hospital that would harbor killers. The IDF could have taken any Hamas members that were seeking treatment in that facility. The brutality of the war in Gaza was never necessary.

25 August 2026

Mariam Abu Dagga, (click here) a reporter with Independent Arabia was killed on the Israeli 25 August 2025 in a double-tap tank strike on Nasser Hospital, one of the last functioning medical centres in south Gaza. She was among at least 22 people, including five journalists, killed that day.

Based on dozens of testimonies from witnesses and whistleblowers, as well as analysis of images and videos, a joint investigation by the Independent and Independent Arabia, has put together the most comprehensive reconstruction of the attack revealing evidence of possible war crimes.

The findings also refute the Israeli military’s claim that the target was a camera “that was positioned by Hamas.”

The Israeli military declined to specifically comment on our findings but said “the review is still ongoing under the General Staff Fact-Finding and Assessment Mechanism.”

October 28, 2026

An Egyptian court ordered the closure (click here) of one of Egypt’s last independent news outlets Tuesday after convicting its editor-in-chief of operating a website without a license, a major blow to the country’s shrinking press freedom.

The publication, Mada Masr, said its editor-in-chief and founder, Lina Attalah, was released after paying a fine equivalent to about $53,400. She had been detained for seven hours after the verdict, with her whereabouts unknown during that time, according to the outlet.

Mada Masr is one of the few remaining news outlets in Egypt known for investigating corruption, the expanding role of the country’s powerful military, and human rights violations in a country where newspapers and television stations are closely controlled by authorities. Ahead of Tuesday’s hearing, Human Rights Watch called the prosecution of Attalah an escalation of an “outrageous attack on independent media.”

Attalah’s lead lawyer, Hassan el-Azhary, said Mada Masr planned to appeal the closure order....

There exists still the desire for a peaceful Israel without hatred or war.

October 27, 2026
By Julia Jester

KFAR AZA, Israel — Israeli American Keith Siegel (click here) doesn’t do politics, he said. Even, and especially, after he was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and held hostage in Gaza for 484 days.

But when asked about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closing argument going into Tuesday’s voting that only he can keep Israel safe, Siegel simply said, “I don’t agree.”

On the eve of the first election since then, Siegel, now 67, made a rare visit to his home in Kfar Aza, a kibbutz a mile from the Gaza border where 80 people were murdered and 19 were taken captive by Hamas on Oct. 7.

As automatic gunfire and mortar rounds went off in the distance near the Palestinian territory, Siegel said he wanted the devastation and trauma to end.

“I hate war and I hate killing and I hate death, and unnecessary death, from my point of view,” he said. “I don’t only think about us Israelis, I also think about children in Gaza that were born into this reality they didn’t choose.”...

Netanyahu has waged a throw down the gantlet inhumane war.

Some of the greatness that was Gaza was the ability of the Palestinians to create a great city. Gaza was being transformed, not of resorts and casinos but of the dreams of the Palestinian people. Containment of both sides of mutual hate was necessary to allow the growth of a civilization worth protecting and enjoying. It is my belief Gaza now lies in disastrous debris because Netanyahu was afraid of that reality.

I could never understand the attacks on hospitals. It was a clear violation of the international laws. The way Hamas lying in hospitals should have been handled is for arrests and imprisonment carried out with potential of death sentences after trial. That would have been the way a civilized people would have done it. But, instead any Palestinian, any human being in Gaza for that matter, was the enemy. That was not the case. But, seeing every man, woman, and child as the enemy only justified the destruction of the infrastructure that had become Gaza.

The USA was never called in to mitigate the tragedy of October 7, 2026. The alliance was unimportant to the IDF. Securing Israel would have been an admirable pursuit that would have saved lives of innocent people while routing out Hamas. I could not understand that either. Why would Israel go it alone in such a destructive and deadly way? The elections in the USA in November would put Trump back into power and with that a partner in killing. I believe the assignment given to Trump occurred in his first term with the honors of a square in Jerusalem in his name along with a future Israeli community. I can't help but speculate that Trump put Iran in his sites long before he decided Hegseth could carry out assaults on peaceful use of nuclear capacity with GBU-43/B bombs. Let's face it with land and landmarks in his name didn't Trump have a vested interest in Israel, besides the religion of his son-in-law (click here).

Going forward, it is the responsibility of the USA to hold hearings to bring about the truth of the attacks into Gaza. There were international laws broken and people killed unmercifully and without cause. The destruction of Gaza has created more reason for hate and more reason to stop the hate. 

The war in Gaza is wrong.

The war in Iran is equally as wrong.

The opposition to these wars is not about deciding the religious justification according to ancient text, or as revenge for past genocidal sins, it is about protecting the sanctity of life without hatred or bias as to whom lives on Earth. 

Accountability has to be clearly understood to be the only form of justice that exists in a world of civilizations.

Who is responsible for Israel's bloodlust?

October 23, 2026

Reserved, (click here) media-shy, and a relative newcomer to Israeli politics, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot presents a clear contrast to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the veteran leader he aims to defeat in an election next week. His image as a straight-talking security hawk from humble roots has resonated in a nation going to the polls on October 27 for the first time since Hamas attacked Israel three years ago....

Israel needs a peacemaker, not a war monger. Part of what is being observed by the world is Israel's understanding of peace and whether or not it is interested in it. Did any movement toward peace die with Ariel Sharon? 

October 27, 2026
By Steven Scheer, Rami Ayyub and Lina Obeid

Benjamin Netanyahu (click here) won the support of an unexpectedly clear majority of Israeli Jews in an election billed as a major turning ​point in his nation's history, apparently ensuring he will survive as prime minister at least in a caretaker role.

With around 70.7% of votes tallied on Wednesday morning, Israeli media forecast Netanyahu's bloc of ‌right-wing, far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties winning 54 seats in parliament, far surpassing 47 for the opposition bloc of rival Gadi Eisenkot. Parties representing Israelis of Arab descent would win 19....

It has been three years and no formal trial. Killing with American weapons has become a preferred way of justice for Israel. There seems to be no end in sight. The methods and reasons for war are questionable as well. October 7, 2023 (click here) occurred, but, the retaliation for those deaths has taken on a gruesome reality with a death total of 73,928 (click here), including 20,179 children and 12,500 women.

One of the justifications for attacks on hospitals were the tunnels. There is growing evidence that was nothing but propaganda. There were never tunnels under the hospitals and the attacks are a clear violation of every international law on the books.

October 27, 2026

By Christian Baha

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (click here) reported on Wednesday that its troops eliminated three operatives from Hamas' Nukhba unit last week in the Gaza Strip.

"Last Thursday, the IDF struck in the southern Gaza Strip and eliminated Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka, a Nukhba terrorist in Hamas' military wing," the military said in a statement, alleging that the operative participated in the October 7 attack.

Additionally, the IDF stated that its forces killed Omar Awadallah and Mahmoud Mohammed Al-Nimr in the strip last Friday, claiming that both were members of the Nukhba wing, while the former one served as a "platoon commander."...

Donald's DOJ is practicing malicious prosecution.

Whom is in charge over there?

October 27, 2026
By Salvador Rizzo, Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck

A federal grand jury in D.C. rejected (click here) an attempt by the Justice Department to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson for the account she gave lawmakers of President Donald Trump’s actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a grand jury matter....

Trump's crime family is coming to the USA to live.

Now why would these very fine gentlemen want to cause hardship in Brazil? Hm?

October 27, 2026
By Carrie Kahn

Brazil right-wing (click here) presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro (left) with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in May 26, 2026: days after the meeting the U.S. government imposed a 25% extra tariff on imports from Brazil, a move largely attributed to an alleged requests by him, his brother Eduardo Bolsonaro (right) and far right blogger and influencer Paulo Figueiredo (center). Eduardo Bolsonaro

The United States says it will issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family (click here), amid multiple reports that the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate has left the country following Sunday's election. His whereabouts have not been independently confirmed.

Bolsonaro, a conservative politician and ally of President Donald Trump, lost Sunday's presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by more than four million votes, just three weeks after winning the first round. While Bolsonaro's Liberal Party has since recognized Lula's victory, Bolsonaro has refused to concede defeat.

On Tuesday a senior U.S. administration official said that the State Department would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family, allowing them to enter the country....

The Islamophobia is getting out of hand.

It is too much to expect the Republican candidates to call out the million-billionaire ads that seek to create irrational fear about the Democratic candidates for the USA Senate, so let me give it a go.

I have never seen that dish being prepared in the video below. Heck, I have never heard of it before. As a young person my grandmother would fix some profoundly Polish dishes for Easter. Every Easter she would have her homemade Polish Kishka in a basket along with other items she planned to serve at Easter Breakfast and Supper. She then donned her babushka and went to the church basement with all the other women to have her basket blessed. 

Pizza has a long history. Flatbreads with toppings were consumed by the ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks. (The latter ate a version with herbs and oil, similar to today’s focaccia.) But the modern birthplace of pizza is southwestern Italy's Campania region, home to the city of Naples.

The United States of America is a melting pot. It is not okay to bring people from other countries to the USA to fill employment needs and then turn around after promising them a dream come true deport them back to the nightmare where they left.

Every ethnic population in the USA has faced discrimination at one time or another, but, they were able to get to the other side of the discrimination and bring diversity to this country with a deeper knowledge and acceptance of difference. 

There is a problem with the current Republican party. They want to have the country abandon not just people of different skin color, but, our proud heritage as a melting pot of ethnic diversity that has culturally enriched this country. It is good for Americans to accept difference and exercise tolerance to create a strong country. Every ethnic identity in the USA has served in the USA military. Every form of religious practice has been within the minds and hearts of the soldiers that proudly defended this democracy and sacrificed their lives. Those soldiers and their faiths are displayed on the tombstones in Arlington National Cemetery and national cemeteries all over this country. 

In the year 2026, the Republicans want to rule this country by taking a majority in the USA House and USA Senate. They are not interested in governance. They are mocking diversity and proliferating hate for difference by creating fear of a religion and culture. 

Look, I want this recipe. I have never tried the dish but it looks plenty interesting. 

I may not wear the traditional dress of the Muslim women, but, I have relatives that wore babushkas to church and by damn it, they will continue to do so if they want to. I welcome the breath of fresh air and the amazing energy of Abdul El-Sayed. It is good to have a guy on our side that is a physician. He knows what it is like to be a patient and seek the help of competent people to solve complicated problems of longevity. 

Any fear mongering to instill islamophobia is not truth in advertising, it is tabloid nonsense and does not belong in a moral USA.

Fall back one hour at 2 AM local time to 1 AM.

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Daylight Saving Time concludes this weekend, November 1, 2026, across most of the U.S. and Canada. Clocks will fall back one hour at 2 AM local time to 1 AM, granting an extra hour of sleep and shifting sunrise and sunset an hour earlier. This change occurs despite the U.S. House passing the Sunshine Protection Act, which aimed to make Daylight Saving Time permanent; however, the bill has not yet become law. Consequently, most Americans will still adjust their clocks. Some areas, including Arizona, Hawaii, and parts of Canada like Alberta (starting 2026), do not observe these biannual changes. Public opinion largely favors ending clock changes, though there's a split between preferring permanent standard time or permanent daylight saving time. DST is set to resume on March 14, 2027.

Get involved.

Corruption cannot occur when voters are involved in elections. Investment in participation often leads to more and more interest in the outcomes of the elections. That means there is honesty in reporting and honesty in the elected government that follows. When people police their own officials by following their votes and the content of the legislation passed, there is no way corruption can exist. 

Read newspapers. That is the best advice I can provide. Read more than one. The newspapers are required to report the truth. I am not talking about the tabloids or infotainment. I am talking about the solid newspapers that have been around for a long time. Their archives about the living history of this country is amazing. Then follow up the information with action and write the people you voted for and set the record straight as to where his country's legislation should take us.

What I like about Texas Paul is his frankness in assessing the immoral, corrupt, and simply mean spirited politicians that want to always cause waves rather than governance.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins (click here)

All I heard what how poorly President Lula of Brazil was doing. He was supposedly going to lose his re-election. That didn't happen. Quite frankly, I would have been very surprised if President Lula did lose. He has been a magnificent president for Brazil. The people really loved him.

The nonsense about how President Lula was going to lose was about money. The "talk" was about how there would be no more regulations and Wall Street would have huge profits where they could not otherwise. No lie. That is what the anti-Lula talk was all about. Brazil is Latin America's largest economy. If there is a loss today in the Brazil market it is because they were artificially inflated with ideology of greed. The place to look to understand the nonsense about President Lula losing are the Brazilian market investors that got out of their investments the night before the election.

The people rule in a democracy. Don't ever let that slip away.

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What is expected of our military?

When an American joins the military they expect to have to answer to a chain of command. It is how the military works. In the past the people at the top of the Pentagon had the most education and experience to direct operations for the country's national defense. Those at the top would never accept the issuance of illegal orders. As a matter of fact when the USA was deployed to the southern border of the USA and the country was stunned, General Mattis (click here) (Trump's first term) openly stated it was a legal order. 

Senator Mark Kelley was a former commander and Captain in the USA Navy. This is some of his accomplishments:

During his Navy career, Kelly received:(click here):

two Defense Superior Service Medals

one Legion of Merit

two Distinguished Flying Crosses

four Air Medals (two individual/two strike flight) with Combat "V"

two Navy Commendation Medals, (one with combat "V");

One Navy Achievement Medal

two Southwest Asia Service Medals

one Navy Expeditionary Medal

two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons

a NASA Distinguished Service Medal

an Overseas Service Ribbon

Honestly, the one place that lists all Senator Kelly's accomplishments is Wikipedia. When serving in the military, including NASA, he never blinked at the devotion he shared with his brother for the needs of this country. Never once. He was there for all of us and did the hard stuff. When he retired it was only right he entered a civilian life to pursue wherever his interests lead him. We were lucky to have him elected as a Senator and he has brought invaluable insight and dedication to this country yet again. 

The assault of the Secretary of Defense in Trump's second term is oppression of the truth. Hegseth is attempting to punish Senator Kelly to bring him to heel to the demands of a disturbed president. 

We are democracy. 

We have laws. 

We are proud of our military.

We depend on the women and men that line the halls of history in defending this country and our allies.

There is absolutely no way a civilian that was once a celebrated military officer should receive the type of treatment and disregard for his honest assessment of this country, it's national defense, and the legality of the commands to our military. 

Secretary of Defense Hegseth has lead one of the most failed Defense Department in this country's history. The reasons are far to many to mention here. But, I am certain for those in the USA Senate that spoke out against illegal orders they know all to well how failed this defense department has been and lives lost unnecessarily.

I thank Harnish Law for the dedication to your members of the military and the willingness to share much needed insight and expertise with us.

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Returning function to government is occurring.

The United States of America is a democracy. Appointees to important jobs in the federal government can be from any party. Their job descriptions do not allow for partisan politics as a punishment or revenge of the members of the opposite party. 

The USA is not a banana republic and abides by the Rule of Law. I congratulate Asst. US Attorney Maurene Comey for believing the Rule of Law protected her and us.

October 26, 2026

By Zach Schoeneld.

In this photo (click here) taken with a smartphone former Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey and her husband Lucas Issacharoff leave a hearing in her lawsuit over her firing by the Justice Department at a Manhattan federal courthouse on Dec. 4, 2025, in New York.

A federal judge ruled Monday (click here) that the Department of Justice (DOJ) unlawfully fired and must provide back pay to Maurene Comey, former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter who was terminated as a prosecutor last year.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman rejected the Trump administration’s arguments that it had constitutional authority to fire her.

“Defendants’ argument is contrary to an unbroken line of Supreme Court decisions dating back almost two centuries, and the Supreme Court itself has not formally overruled any of those decisions. That is sufficient, in itself, to reject the argument,” Furman wrote in his 55-page opinion.

Maurene Comey has since taken another job and won’t be returning to the DOJ. But the judge’s ruling retroactively reinstates her, provides her with back pay and restores pension benefits for the four-month period before she took that new role. It also orders an update to her personnel file to reflect that she resigned instead of saying she was fired.

The Hill has reached out to a Justice Department spokesperson for comment.