Answering the call.

Iran is not a threat.

 What about an economic D-Day for Russia?

The picture was probably taken by Natalie. But, no matter, unless this is AI Trump is not capable of being Commander and Chief. The picture is a few days old.

Prime Minister Carney is spot on.

The European Union should examine the strategy Prime Minister Carney has laid out for his country. It is nothing short of brilliant. It carries global brevity and the EU should look to match the impact and both should continue to grow.

Carney recognized a TRAP. Trump's tariffs are a trap and not an economic necessity. PM Carney reveals the vulnerability of the USA and why Trump wants to annex Canada. Those are my words and not his. Canada supplies enormous amounts of natural gas to the USA. It is self-sufficient to provide the people of Canada a great deal of national security.

There is a trend revealing itself with Trump. It is the demand for annexation of entire countries for the purpose of absconding their petroleum industries. I mean how much petroleum does it take to conquer the Middle East?

But, Canada is the second petroleum country to be on Trump's annexation radar, the first being Greenland.

The attacks leveled by Trump's tariffs is about weakening our allies and their economic strengths. IN THAT is a direct attack on the sovereignty of our strongest allies. This cannot be tolerated. Tariffs have specific purposes and it is not as a weapon to destroy our friends and allies. Trump is out of line and I don't care his justification, he is a traitor.

Trump signed one of the documents thought to be leading to a trade deal in pencil.

Why Hegseth?

In Trump's first term he had some of the best the USA military had to offer in the way of advisors. He also had a really great Vice President. The Veep was a good and decent man who just happened to be one of the most devout Christians ever to be in the USA Senate. Former Vice President Mike Pence (click here) was a rock to Trump's grossly lacking experience in governance. On the ideological spectrum there were fewer to the right politically than Mike Pence. 

Now, Trump is simply untrustworthy.

By every measure Hegseth should not have been confirmed and absolutely should not be there. Hegseth has sent the USA military back in time at least two decades in expertise in leadership and even at two decades Former President Bush never was ridiculously careless in maintaining qualified military leadership.

So, realizing Hegseth is a weak leader leaning into charisma rather than real leadership through knowledge, experience, and good judgement; why is he still there?

Loyalty.

When Trump nominated him it was not a surprise realizing how entrenched Trump was at FOX News. Hegseth had proven not only to be loyal to Trump, but, to handily promote propaganda. That skill is again making the forefront of the USA military reality as Hegseth eliminated the staff at "Stars and Stripes." Hegseth doesn't want the soldier to have information or a different opinion than his own; Hegseth wants control. It won't work and the staff at the "Stars and Stripes" news media were conservative and very loyal to the soldiers. The soldiers already know the truth. They will read propaganda and wonder what the heck they are reading. 

But, I continue to ask, why Hegseth? A media darling? Nope, that isn't it.

Trump wants a loyalist more than he wants an experienced military expert in the office of Secretary of Defense. But, why? What does Trump have planned that Hegseth is so loyal to and willing to kiss the ring and carry out Trump's demands at a second's notice?

I believe it is a conspiracy. Why the ballroom bomb shelter? It was handily pointed out in the Washington Post there is a nuke proof bunker at the White House. This bomb shelter is bigger and better. Without a doubt. Everything is state of the art which the old bunker, while sufficient, is not as comfy cozy. 

I think we have a real problem and need to come to terms with it. There is a Trifecta of leadership here that believes God is on their side. Trump, Netanyahu, and Hegseth. The leadership in Israel is not on a different course than Netanyahu, they are in lock step. 

See, I think Trump sincerely doesn't care about the state of the USA military because if he can make the country believe it is desperately at the mercy of Iran he will reach into his bag of tricks and pull out nukes. Every time I confront this topic the logical conclusion is always the same, premeditated nuclear war. Trump is on the wrong side of loyalty and the wrong side of serving the American people.

Anyone for a dose of radioactive shit from a Trump flyover?

Trump is proving very irresponsible judgement by allowing a completely unqualitifed woman not only access to him, but, he provided her with top security clearance that allows her presence everywhere including military briefings. There is nothing What's Her Name can't have access to including classified documents. That is an enormous demonstration of Trump's intentions. His creature comforts are far more important than the USA national security. Yet. The Republican Congress does nothing.

Hegseth is in that office for a reason and it isn't national security. Trump is proving over and over national security is not a top priority. Hegseth is in the Secretary of Defense cabinet position because of loyalty to a predetermined cause. With the ballroom progressive at a pace that is basically 24/7, every American should be concerned. If Roberts gave Trump the go ahead, he is over riding Congress and every agency put in place to protect the integrity of Washington, DC. Roberts has no place in this. He is overriding the Legislative Branch. Roberts is not respecting separation of powers. 

Why?

Antarctica is supposed to be a place of scientific investigation and peace!

What the hell?

August 20, 2026
By Cristina Stassis

US Air Force flight to Antarctica (click here) turns back after Russian hazardous space activity warning

A U.S. Air Force flight enroute to Antarctica turned around to New Zealand after being notified of “potentially hazardous” space activity this week.

New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority was aware the flight from Christchurch pivoted following the agency’s issue of a Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, to the aircraft, a CAA spokesperson told Military Times.

The Russian Air Traffic Management Corporation notified the CAA of the space activity, the spokesperson said, causing the authority to issue the NOTAM to the U.S. Air Force flight.

In a follow-up statement, the spokesperson said that the CAA was made aware by the Russian air traffic agency of a planned missile launch and associated potential hazard to international airspace within New Zealand’s Oceanic Flight Information Region.

“As a result, we put in place a danger area and issued a NOTAM to alert aircraft operators to the potential hazard,” the spokesperson said. “This does not prevent aircraft from flying through the area, operators make their decisions based on the information available.”...

Where the fuck is Russia launching missiles from to effect the airspace of our ally New Zealand?

It is the truth and exactly correct.

The entry about the health care industry is the truth. I will get to it. I have something else I want to discuss first in the next entry.

Health Insurance Industry Abuse

The basic fraud of “bate and switch” used by the insurance industry (among the most so called reliable companies) is first being tried in elderly care through Medicare. I do not believe any of these substitution programs are legally allowed for payment through Medicare. 

Medical/Surgical Advocates are unlicensed, untrained administrative assistants that are used as navigators to the ALLOWED medical services covered by insurers. Their purpose is not to follow doctor’s orders or treatment plans, but, to dictate what is available through the insurance company and demand the patient to demand the doctor to order what is allowed.

An LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) has one year of education and clinical experience without advanced assessment skills. They are not legally allowed to begin IV catheters or access long term access ports into the body. They carry out orders from physicians and nurse practitioners.

An RN (Registered Nurse) has anywhere from 2 years (Associate Degree) up to 4 years (Bachelor of Science) of education and clinical experience. Registered Nurses can be unspoken case managers without the title. (The actual Case Managers can also be master’s degree educated with or without special certification but primarily watch where to get dollars through the patients hospital process. These MS in Nursing also do staff training of RNs additional certification within the hospital, but, primarily through professional organizations and state nursing licensing offices.) 

NP (Nurse Practitioner) is a nurse with an advanced Ph.D. degree. The can write prescriptions. While many if not most Americans regard them the same as M.D.s, they are not. As a matter of fact, ALL NPs work under the license of an MD.

The Bate and Switch of the insurance companies occurs after joining the insurance program. The CEOs try to make it insidiously undetectable, but, it screams of financial intimidation of Medicare patients.

ANY person to advocate or substitute for an MD is acting out of ignorance for what is best for the patient. The ONLY capacity that can accurately diagnose and order treatment and medications and/or surgery are M.D.s either female or male.

I have proof of the methodology used by Blue Care Network and it is overwhelming built to exploit the elderly for profit.

This will stop!

Until later.

Celebrating National Park Week at Acadia

Thank you, Google.

Today’s Doodle highlights the beauty of Acadia National Park (click here) as a part of the National Park Week series. Located in Maine, Acadia’s landscape is marked by woodland, rocky beaches and glacier-scoured granite peaks making it the highest point on the East Coast.

We Americans miss our Canadian neighbors.

Second class citizens by nature.

Does the female gender, in the USA, result in being second class citizens considered primarily disposable to the use of others? We have yet to make it to the presidency of this country, not even with the help of Elon Musk.

When conducting a view of women brought on by this current administration that is a return to second class citizen status. Women take a back seat to sexual prowess of men including education, opportunity, and income. 

The world of Katherine Johnson (click here). 

What is your CHOICE?

There is rock solid proof women are historically important to every aspect of life in the USA. There is absolutely no doubt women can exceed the outcomes of others. There is absolutely no reason for women to be sequestered into child bearing and sex partners in marriage. There is every indication the USA needs a strong women president in order to correct the imbalance witnessed in the cruel reality of "The Radium Girls." This isn't just a story. It is in fact a lesson.

The state of American women's cosmetics.

Since the change in administration in Washington, DC regulations regarding additives to cosmetics and medications as well as household products have become looser. The reason? Manufacturing cost. Manufacturing cost has nothing to do with consumer cost.

The photo below came from a very recent acquisition. It is a lip oil. When I looked at the ingredients there are some that bothered me. From the bottom up are the highest conscience offenders. 

Iron oxide is basically rust.  Iron oxide Cl 77499 is a form used in cosmetics. 

CI 77499 is a black iron oxide (click here) containing iron and oxygen and is used in cosmetics as a coloring agent. It is naturally available from the mineral magnetite however, for use in cosmetics, it is synthetically made to filter out any impurities. In general, iron oxides are long-lasting, once they are applied, they usually don’t need to be reapplied.

The italics and regular print have no real significance except to make it easy to read. The difference between brownish print and blue is the origin of the information. The brownish print is my personal point of view. I believe it is an informed point of view based on experience, education, and common sense. Take it for what it is worth to you. Always be discriminating to your own life experience AND circumstances. That, I believe, is important especially to women. Women are far more vulnerable to opinion by nature. They care and in that they care about many things, including the ability to listen, love, and comfort others in their lives. That quality is not a tough girl issue. Tough girls have problems not addressed well by other women. BUT, that quality does play into vulnerability. It is not necessarily something that should be addressed by the woman, but, the government that protects the woman and all that is important to her gender, including education, career, work, and pay.

In addressing the ingredients in cosmetics I believe the industry is highly sensitive to their acceptance. Cosmetics are an integral part of many women's personal identity and in that women should be able to purchase and use all cosmetic products with a large margin of safety. The word there is large. Often government inspections of the ingredients of anything means it is not largely safe, so much as individual product safe.

Let me explain.

The body, be it woman or man, consumes all sorts of elements everyday, from the oxygen we breath to the food and water we consume. There is an overall tolerance to those elements by a body (weight and age matter) to maintain health and not exposure to potential disease. Other than frank poisoning or microscopic organism exposure most other disease results from exposure and time. The best example in history is tobacco. The covert protections of the product (advertisement dollars) for profit is also historic.

That is a personal choice, but, is it really? 

The other example we are now facing is that of the climate crisis. The petroleum industry, even today, is acceptable as a necessary evil by some and generally a great cash flow principle by others. 

But, the point is that over time elements OUT OF BALANCE to the body (unable to eliminate them safely) will result in disease. In the case of tobacco it is a breathing difficulty in COPD and grueling treatment and/or death by cancer.

The idea a balance can be achieved is realistic and should be demanded by every governance in the world.

Below is an alternative to check when it comes to cosmetics. The USA has a different standard than the EU. Personally, I see the more stringent standard as the most safe. Look, a person's health and well being is everything. It is longevity and quality of life. A governance that is serious about that highest safety standards have their people at the heart of their decisions and regulations. The governance should never and I do mean never burden the people with danger or the demand for their own expertise to determine the safety margins in their lives. 

The European Union takes a more restrictive approach. (click here) Blue 1 (listed as E 133) is permitted, and aluminum lakes of it are allowed, but only in specific food categories with defined maximum concentrations, typically ranging from 20 to 200 milligrams per kilogram of food depending on the product. The EU also sets limits on how much aluminum from lake pigments can end up in the final food, a concern that doesn’t have an equivalent cap in U.S. regulations.

Labeling rules differ too. In the U.S., lakes can be listed with a simplified name like “Blue 1 Lake,” dropping the FD&C prefix. In the EU, manufacturers must declare the color by its full name or E number on the ingredient list.

I am bothered by the word lake (click here) in most any ingredient. It indicates a form of synthesis involvement in the end product that has been used in the cosmetics and/or medications. It raises red flags for me.

See where this is going?

In one instance the product is applied to the skin and the other the product is ingested. It is possible for cosmetic ingredients to be absorbed by the skin. Any lipid product, like oil, will result in absorption and not simply a decoration that sits benignly on the skin and simply wiped or washed off.

What if a woman is taking medication with a Lake Product as well as using it within a lip oil? The burden the body carries is not to question the amount and regulate it. It is not insulin monitored by the pancreas. The body accepts what the person ingests and applies. It is up to the conscience of governance to prevent problems with choices. Personal governance is time consuming and takes time away from quality of life causing anxiety and rather than happiness. This type of governance is affectionately known as a "nanny state." The macho political voice considers that an insult while those understanding the implications of a nanny state welcome the oversight and worry free living.

Tartrazine (TZ, also known as FD&C Yellow No. 5 or E102) (click here) is a synthetic, water-soluble yellow food dye widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Some studies have associated TZ with allergic reactions, especially among people with dye sensitivities or pre-existing allergies. Recent research also suggests a possible link between TZ consumption and the worsening of behavioral disorders, especially in children, including symptoms such as hyperactivity, irritability, restlessness, and sleep disturbances. Experimental studies in laboratory animals have highlighted potential risks associated with prolonged or high-dose exposure, including toxic effects on the nervous system and liver function. In addition, increasing evidence indicates that TZ can induce oxidative stress (OS) by increasing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can contribute to cellular damage and inflammation. Although the evidence remains inconclusive, there are recommendations to limit the intake of synthetic food dyes, especially in children’s diets. The purpose of this review is to examine the potential toxic effects on health of tartrazine by analyzing findings from experimental studies in cell cultures and laboratory animals, as well as correlations observed in humans. We focus on documented adverse reactions, including possible neurotoxic, hepatotoxic, oxidative, and behavioral effects. Through this, we aim to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the risks associated with exposure to this synthetic food dye.

No matter what one called it, FD&C Yellow 5 or tartrazine it has been linked to birth defects.

FD&C Blue No. 1 (click here)

Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic dye produced by the condensation of 2-formylbenzenesulfonic acid and the appropriate aniline followed by oxidation. It can be combined with tartrazine (E102) to produce various shades of green.

There is also a Brilliant Blue (E133) made in India. (click here)

FD&C Blue No. 1 Aluminum Lake has been regarded as a long term exposure poison in the past. The word salt in this formulation does not refer to sodium chloride, NaCl, table salt.

The color additive FD&C Blue No. 1 (click here) is principally the disodium salt of ethyl [4-[p-[ethyl (m-sulfobenzyl) amino]-α-(o-sulfophenyl) benzylidene] - 2,5 -cyclohexadien - 1 - ylidene] (m-sulfobenzyl) ammonium hydroxide inner salt with smaller amounts of the isomeric disodium salts of ethyl [4-[p-[ethyl(p-sulfobenzyl) amino]-α-(o-sulfophenyl) benzylidene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene] (p-sulfobenzyl) ammonium hydroxide inner salt and ethyl [4-[p-[ethyl (o-sulfobenzyl) amino] - α - (o -sulfophenyl) benzylidene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene] (o-sulfobenzyl) ammonium hydroxide inner salt.

Food colorant brilliant blue (click here) causes persistent functional and structural changes in an in vitro simplified microbiota model system

I think I've made my point. The elimination of synthetic food dye as a problem in modern day society is a huge mistake and has happened over time by governance administrations reaching for profits over people. The list here can be gone through element by element. Good luck in considering this a simple issue in a complicated life of 2026. It takes time people should not have to spend resulting in the higher protections of human body chemistry to eliminate disease.

Natalie who?

She is a groupie. She finally got the attention of a man in need of constant praise. 

What is she doing in meetings where top secret SCIF national security is discussed? Why not? She is probably Trump’s memory. Why assume there is anything being discussed that other country leaders like Putin, Un, and Xi already know? Helsinki. 

I am not saying it is acceptable, but, since when has Trump done anything that is acceptable? 

So she is there 24/7. Bedtime, too?

Look, Trump is sleeping most of the time. He has enormous health issues. There are YouTube videos taken by a whistleblower Secret Service of Trump collapsing as he nears the door to the Presidential limo. Take someone, anyone that needy, it will attract enablers. The power alone. I don’t doubt she jumped in the trunk of the car. She is the same as Donald. She is the only one who can.

The Penny Plot

Why does the MAGA populous anger want the penny eliminated?

Hint: USPS

Rounding up or down at the USA Post Office impacts negatively the income margin of postage and postage stamps. That’s right there is a specific order that the post offices across the country have to round the cost up or down to eliminate the use of the penny unless the cash exchange is the exact amount. 

Any assault against the United States Post Office is an assault against the USA Constitution. Why plot against the viability of the Post Office unless assaulting the ISS Constitution? The Post Office viability should be guaranteed.

The USA Post Office is a national security concern.

The Republican oppression of the USA Postal Service has gone too far.

This is the equivalent to of David Hearn being arrested at the reflecting pool.

Thank you, Erin Burnett for covering this episode of injustice with a USA Airman.

A USA Airman, no matter his credentials or responsibilities are among the most trained and accomplished of all military men and women. Just that simple. The complexities they have to deal with on a daily basis makes them exceptionally valuable to this country. When a USA Airman speaks, the entire nation has a responsibility to listen and act to end the injustice of the moment and enact the brevity of his message. 

His message is huge and completely understandable. He is a hero in speaking out for all the problems the USA military now is experiencing. The Joint Chiefs and every commander and admiral has a responsibility to listen to a highly qualified military professional. This is one of the men. This is the men that make the national defense of this country possible. A man like this should never be taken lightly OR dismissed.

(Click here)

More lawlessness

 The devil is creating his own fire.

When it comes to tha ballroom Trump states it is an urgent need because incredible, immeasurable, and intractable danger.

WHEN IS HE GOING TO STOP CREATING IT?

The Kennedy Center for the Arts needs to have the Board arrested for multiple counts. The Board is in contempt of court as well as in violation of the law.

The rule of law is at issue and it is high time to end the charade of pretending Trump is not full of contempt for the USA Constitution, every alliance this country has brokered and sustained as the primary and monstrous superpower (upto Trump), and complete and absolute disregard for national security by donating the USA military to an outrageously genocidal holy war with Israel.

ADDITIONALLY, REQUIRED by necessity of the violent culture Trump has promulgated since January 6, 2021 within the borders of this country; legislation must be passed setting a standard for judicial protections at first threat. I realize the inflammatory Supreme Court would be included, but judges need body guards as do their families. The legislation must be well funded. Congress can assign $1.776 billion for the protection of our judiciary when deciding about the integrity of the rule of law in decisions Emperor Trump’s minions pout about.

This is our country, our West Wing of the White House, our Kennedy Center for the Arts, our military, our Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, our numerous and prosperous alliances, and most of all our country’s integrity in the world.

FIRE TRUMP!

I don’t care how. Get rid of every damn Republican that looks the other way to protect their own interests and not that of this country and it’s magnificent people!

What is the overall picture between Trump and Putin look like?

It's the old Nazi playbook.

America watches as Europe’s most powerful military expands across 6 airbases in a North African nation with fighter jets, drones and air-defense systems

(Click here)

Russia is expanding its military footprint in Libya by increasing operations across six key airbases.

Major infrastructure projects and the deployment of more personnel are underway.

The expansion involves advanced military equipment, including MiG-29 jets, drones, and air defense systems.

Russia's activities aim to boost its influence throughout North Africa and the Sahel.

Negotiations mean nothing. There are an abundance of agreements.

August 16, 2026
By Arsalan Shahla, Magdalena del Valle, and Alisa Odenheimer
Bloomberg News

Lebanon saw its deadliest day of fighting in months, (click here) heaping pressure on stalled U.S.- Iran negotiations while Washington preps fresh sanctions.

The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday that it killed Abu Hassan Alaa, a senior Hezbollah commander, in southern Lebanon a day earlier. A total of 11 people died in the Israeli strikes, making them the deadliest since the sides agreed to a ceasefire at the beginning of June. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were in retaliation for a Hezbollah attack injuring three soldiers on Saturday. Israel said on Sunday it would strike the Iranian proxy group again if threatened. 

The fighting on the periphery of the Iran war may further complicate what appear to be deadlocked negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The sides are poised to arrive at the formal end of their own ceasefire agreement on Monday with no apparent path forward on the Strait of Hormuz and with the U.S. readying an “economic isolation” plan to pressure Iran’s capitulation....

No matter what the Republican Congress funds, it is never enough.

It is called corruption and racketeering. Throw in the betrayal of the USA national defense.

The money appropriated by the USA Congress went through review before it was decided and passed. This is not possible. However, every dollar Trump is MISAPPROPRIATING is done so illegally. File lawsuits and criminal complaints.

By Devlin Epding
The Virginia-Pilot
August 16, 2026

Trump’s shipbuilding plan (click here) can’t come at expense of Hampton Roads, Virginia lawmakers say

President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon this week to open the door to building warships abroad and the creation of a fifth public shipyard on the Pacific coast. 

The directive, issued Thursday, is aimed at increasing investments in U.S. shipbuilding in a way that would address backlogs and cost overruns. But it’s raising eyebrows within the industry and among Virginia lawmakers about potential impacts to Hampton Roads’ economy. 

Shipbuilders Council of America President Matthew Paxton urged the administration to reverse course on the decision, saying every ship built abroad takes jobs, demand and industrial capability with it. 

“While foreign investment into the U.S.-based shipyards and facilities is lauded to reach the administration’s goals of revitalizing the shipyard industrial base, directing the Department of War to build overseas only undercuts the federal Maritime Action Plan and general investment into commercial and government shipbuilding,” Paxton said in a statement....

Israel imports 99 percent of it's oil. It is difficult to run a war with these ambitions on that.

 (Click here)

November 13, 2025

Oil Change International (click here)

This report details the global fuel shipments that fuel Israel’s genocide in Gaza. It tracks over 21 million tonnes of crude oil and refined fuels delivered to Israel between November 2023 and October 2025, including jet fuel used for military aircrafts....

Middle Eastern adversaries (click here) are negotiating a way to bypass the Strait of Hormuz

See map below. Thank you.

Trump has a pattern of behavior. 

August 17, 2026

By Jasim Al-Azzawi

...In the 2015 Republican primary, (click here) he faced 16 rivals and the presumptive favourite, Jeb Bush, scion of a dynasty.

Trump reduced him to two words: “low energy”.

Bush never recovered. He turned on Marco Rubio next, mocking his height and his sweat.

Rubio hit back hard.

“A con artist is about to take over the Republican party,” he warned, calling Trump “erratic” and unfit to hold “the nuclear codes”.

It did not matter. Trump won anyway. Rubio, having called him a con man, is now his Secretary of State.

This is the pattern of the Trump era in miniature: the insult, the outrage, the surrender.

The pattern holds abroad, too.

When Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz this spring, Trump did not send a diplomatic cable.

He posted on Truth Social, threatening to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges, and told Tehran’s leaders to open “the... Strait, you crazy (pejorative title)”.

Weeks later, the US president was condescending about Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

This is not diplomacy. It is dominance theatre, performed for an audience that has learned to applaud...

...A growing body of clinicians has tried, for a decade now, to name what they are watching.

Yale-trained forensic psychiatrist Bandy Lee organised dozens of colleagues to warn that Trump showed signs of “malignant normality” – a society persuaded to accept a leader’s false reality simply because he insists on it.

The diagnosis itself is older than Trump. It was coined by Erich Fromm, the German psychoanalyst who fled the Nazis, to describe Hitler and Stalin: grandiosity fused with paranoia, sadism, and an absence of conscience.

Psychoanalyst Otto Kernberg later refined the concept.

Harvard historian Elizabeth Lunbeck reached an even harder conclusion: Trump’s narcissism is not an obstacle to his power. It is the source of it.

“His narcissism is a resource for – not an impediment to – his electoral and political success,” she wrote.

Lord Acton said it more simply, a century earlier: power corrupts.

This is where the American story stops being merely American. A president freed from electoral accountability – a second term, no re-election to fear – is a president freed from the last check that mattered....

Trump is way out of line. There is absolutely no provocation for any country in the Mideast by Oman.

This isn't even a maybe, this is an outrageous threat. It is in the Wall Street Journal, it is difficult to state it is propaganda.

The Republican Congress refused to act to rein in their out of control president and now this.

I don't know how Trump can make that threat, but, he is just stupid enough to try.

Aug 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army (click here) has used up much of its global stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, ​according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts.

The missiles are principally the Army's surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). The U.S. ‌has used "virtually all" of these weapons, according to two of the sources....

Oman is a peaceful country with a long history of carrying out peace among other countries. There is absolutely no reason for bombing Oman.

NONE.

...Sultan Qaboos (click here) ascended to the throne on 23 July 1970. Since this time, Oman has emerged as a prosperous and modern nation. Sultan Qaboos has balanced tribal, regional and ethnic division and improved his people’s quality of living. In 1996, Sultan Qaboos introduced the ‘Basic Statutes of the States’, Oman’s first written constitution, which guarantees rights within the framework of Qur’anic and customary law.

Elections. Interesting. Can the annihilation of Islam be far away? Has Kushner delivered on being the second coming?

August 17, 2026

By Matt Ford

Benjamin Netanyahu's office (click here) has said that the Israeli Prime Minister and representatives of the so-called Board of Peace "had deep and constructive discussions" in Jerusalem on Monday.

"It was agreed to establish two working groups, one on disarmament and demilitarization of Gaza, which both Israel and the Board of Peace are determined should be prompt and completed before any reconstruction happens in Gaza," Netanyahu's office said in a statement seen by DW's Tania Krämer in Jerusalem.

"A second working group will focus on sanitation, clean water and other public health issues for the people of Gaza and which also impact the people of Israel," it said.

AFP cited an Israeli official as saying that Netanyahu had also asked that a US general supervise Hamas surrendering its weapons. How exactly Hamas is to be disarmed, when, and what happens to the weapons has been a recurring sticking point in the talks.

Surrendering of weapons are boots on the ground.

Similarly, the Reuters news agency cited a Board of Peace official as describing the talks with Netanyahu as "lengthy, in depth and very productive." The unnamed official reportedly said agreement was reached on a path forward, though Reuters did not immediately make clear if they had offered any further details.

The organization was yet to comment publicly.

Trump has no intentions of peace in the Mideast. He wants the oil and he doesn't care how he gets it.

If he will bomb a peaceful country like Oman he will bomb anyone.

These bozos want it that bad. Look what they have done already to the USA military. 

U.S. allows Israel to continue Gaza strikes after Netanyahu-Kushner meeting

Gaza medics say 1,265 Palestinians (click here) have been killed since truce took effect last October

A day after meeting Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya in Cairo, and amid tensions between Washington and Jerusalem over the future of the truce in Gaza, U.S. President Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner sat with PM Netanyahu in Israel on Monday.

The three-hour meeting in Jerusalem ended with an agreement to allow Israel to continue targeted strikes in Gaza for now, even as the sides seek to advance a broader plan for the territory's reconstruction and disarmament, a source familiar with the talks told Haaretz....

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There is nothing here for Democrats to worry about.

Democrats need to be genuine with a focus on the country and the rule of law. 

Mayor Zohran Mamdani won the election because he proved himself before the election. He has a history of understanding the little guy and the weight (unfair weight) government has in their lives. He is legitimate. 

I realize the political right is demonizing Muslims, but, they have done that for a long time. Heck, even former President Obama was dogged by demands for a birth certificate and his middle name of Hussein, after his father. And that is another thing, what kind of name is Barak anyway? 

President Obama was one of the most gifted presidents of the modern era. He was a decorated Harvard grad. That means something. He was well known as a people advocate from his service to the people of Chicago. Dare I say, Mamdani has a bit of those same foot steps in his advocacy.

The election that concerns me is the Democratic primary in Michigan. It was very close in the outcome and quite frankly it is because the Republicans believed they could sabotage the Democrats by placing their primary votes and vengeance with El-Sayed. Abdul, as he prefers to be called, is highly qualified and very much interested in the well being of the Michigan people.

There is also this:

...But El-Sayed (click here) has a four-point edge among Michiganders who say they will “definitely vote,” echoing Democrats’ enthusiasm advantage this year....

That poll was the day after his primary. He is popular in Michigan. He will do well. The troubling part is this trend in 50-50 split in the vote. It is frequently from large PAC investment in elections. We are looking at a president that is amoral when it comes to interfering with elections. He definitely interfered in Georgia during the 2020 elections and remained in circulation rather than in jail.

Islamophobia is at work this election. O'Keefe (click here) is pretending to be an authority when in fact he is a propagandist void of fact. I am certain he gets plenty of money from people who want him to be a superstar in political propaganda, but, his videos are hideous in their content. That isn't going to stop him from lying and pushing the idea Islam is an evil religion. OMG, the country is being taken over by bin Laden minions.

Democrats have the well being of people, this country, and the future well in their sites and that is their strength. They need to be genuine and focused on the voters and the trouble they are facing.

This worries me. There is far more increased gun violence in the USA. Recently, there has been an entire family wiped out, except for one survivor by tensions between what was considered friends. There have been at least four murder suicides involving husbands and wives. These type of murders scream economic tensions. There is something that sets it in motion and I have to wonder how many are mimic events. Media plays a role in mimic events to some degree, but, there is no responsibility as their is no maliciousness.

When husbands are killing their wives and children, especially when it is repeated over and over it is a trend. Rather than a family having a good quality of life they may be facing foreclosure of a house or loss of income or increased costs be it medical costs or educational costs. This is a trend. Trends this dangerous can lead to far more issues in a society and the opening of the new school year is approaching depending on the state where one resides.

This election is facing a very troubled country for many reasons. The Democrats have always been a stronghold of understanding and the need for solving problems and not causing them.

The money needs  to be in place for Democrats, but, it is best to remember the real assault begins by Republicans the last week before the election when Americans are focused on their votes. The Republican operatives use social media to lay down the fear to act on in voting long before then, but, the pressure comes at the last minute in many instances. That is not a well educated electorate ready to vote to benefit their own outcomes. That is a knee jerk electorate emotionally responding to propaganda and lies. 

June 25, 2026

By Steve Peoples and Anthony Izaguirre

The stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, (click here) a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed anew the fiery divisions plaguing the Democratic Party as it struggles to repair its brand nearly half a year into Donald Trump’s presidency.

A fresh round of infighting erupted among Democratic officials, donors and political operatives on Wednesday, a day after Mamdani’s leading opponent, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded the Democratic primary. Mamdani appears on a glide path to the nomination, though ranked choice vote counting will determine the final outcome next week....

LOL, the Big Bully

Trump is flirting with Putin. Personally I don’t think Putin is fooled by such gestures. Trump is pretending to have the power to destroy the border between North and South Korea in interrupting military exercises there. Trump is now in violation of long standing alliances and treaties.

Currently, the chances of diplomatic successes between the North and South are never better. North Korea has taken on the challenge of improving the quality of life of people in cities and improved the prestige and sophistication of the country. The answer to peace on the peninsula is strength and not weakness. That is the case with China as well.

Leaders of great countries do not want damage to the country with so much accomplishment achieved by so many of the country’s people. Peace treaties actually take on value in ways that preserve civilization and not just an agreement not to kill each other. Two strong countries can appreciate the culture and economic diversity that works for them while securing same by valuing peace and quality of life.

Trump is a treasonist by nature because if his cowardess. His cowardess of appeasement rather than strength is obvious. He does not stand up to America’s enemy, he stands up to the helpless and allies. He pretends that is strength but in reality he fears his bomb shelter ballroom won’t proceed to match his plans of nuclear wars and annihilation of civilizations.

Allies need to stand up to Trump. France is correct. Evidently in the face of disgusting conditions and illegal orders USA military leaders don’t have the character to do their proper roles of country and constitution first. That is true of Republican politicians as well. They are endangering the health and wellbeing of the very soldiers that are the basis of infrastructure strength to carry out those illegal orders. Violating treaties are illegal orders. Somehow Hegseth and Trump think the metal and mechanisms can operate and float without the health, morale, and labor of the individual soldier. The soldiers are treated as slaves, not the volunteer heroes that love their country.