What is wrong with this picture?

 War crisis in:

Lebanon 

Iran 

Ukraine 

Cuba

Are any of them made worse by Trump?

A Trumpworld Quiz

Q. Why allow a virus without a vaccine?

A. So everyone’s soul can go to heaven.

At the end of Trump’s first term more than a million Americans died of COVID-19. 

Why Ebola?

It is a virus. 

It is RNA. 

It has flourished in impoverished counties. 

How often does a virus mutate to survive in one month? Now, multiple that by 12 months. Multiple that by decades of time.

How close is Ebola at this time to completely incorporating human metabolism to use the body to death of the species?

Why is it important to fight such diseases at their source?

If you can’t answer that you can’t think for yourself.

Knowledge is different than intelligence.

Survival takes intelligence. Survival’s intelligence is best served by knowledge. Sharing knowledge is empowerment to survival. Prioritizing survival over hate is survival. Common ground is a universal quality.

Iran and USA seeking deal.

 LOL

Trump is stalling until the Mid-Term Elections and installing the military draft.

National Security

Trump carries on about the White House and his personal security, but, yet he is more than willing to place the country's national security in the hands of an imbecile and AI.

And, oh by the way, where is Congress on this? I mean when does a Congress become as meaningless to Americans as the geography of the world?

June 5, 2026

The White House (click here) said on Friday it would accelerate the development ​and use of AI for national security applications, while stressing that the technology should not ‌be used to carry out unlawful surveillance.

The Trump administration said earlier this week that it would ask leading AI developers to voluntarily submit their most capable models for government cybersecurity tests before releasing them to the public, as ​security fears mount in Washington over powerful new AI systems....

THERE ARE NO QUALIFIED HUMAN BEINGS LOOKING OUT FOR OTHER VULNERABLE HUMAN BEINGS.

What's this guys focus, the ballroom?

Bill Pulte, (click here) now the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, during his confirmation hearing in Washington last year.

President Trump on Tuesday named Bill Pulte, who has pressed for investigations into the president’s foes, to serve as the acting director of national intelligence, giving him oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies....

So basically, Pulte sits in on a cabinet meeting and is a yes man that agrees the most intense national security threat are the other parties and possibly the president's own party. Is that about it? 

This is more of the same Big Lie issue. The Big Lie is an issue. Trump is doing his damnest to change the history and dialogue of this country. The Big Lie IS A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE. ABSOLUTELY IT IS. 

Does Pulte even know what the National Threat Assessment says over the past decade?

The Intelligence Community's Worldwide Threat Assessment (click here) is released by the Director of National Intelligence annually at public hearings of the IC oversight committees in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Often referred to simply as the "ATA," the Annual Threat Assessment provides an unclassified summary the Intelligence Community’s evaluation of current threats to U.S. national security, including cyber and technological threats, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, crime, environmental and natural resources issues, and economic issues.

Credit...

A Nazi like Trump can't simply come into the White House and order a complete change in direction of the National Threat Assessment without someone screaming treason.

There is a logical progression to the development of these important documents. The issues that are a threat have to be resolved before they can be dismissed as inconsequential. Anyone leading the NSA must have a clear understanding of The Assessment and the brevity it carries. A working knowledge is mandatory to the job of National Security Director.

The White House Ballroom

I think the justices of the DC Circuit have it right. The Organic Act of 1916 doesn't really give permission for major structural changes to any aspect of the Park Service. It does appear that Trump acted in haste when the construction was begun. 

June 3, 2026

The National Park Service (click here) has complied with a comprehensive Freedom of Information Act request, releasing more than 35,700 public comments submitted in response to a controversial federal review of historical signage. The records, which took federal agencies 313 days to process and release, reveal overwhelming public criticism of a White House initiative aimed at re-evaluating how American history is presented across public lands.

The vast public database includes more than 1,700 entries submitted specifically for Colorado's 13 National Park Service sites. An extensive review of the logs indicates that a substantial majority of unique entries strongly object to the federal campaign, with visitors expressing a deep attachment to the park system alongside calls for increased financial and structural support....

The people are especially important when it comes to the benefits of the National Park Service.

There was absolutely no public comment period in regard to the demolition of the East Wing and the start of construction. Basically, Trump completely disrespected the taxpayer and their understanding of what is important as an American, especially when considering the importance of the iconic White House.

Here again is the overshadowing philosophy of Trump, "Just take it."

June 5, 2026

BY Ryan Knappenberger

...“When did it become impossible for courts to stop this?” (click here) Millett asked, adding whether it was when the East Wing was demolished or when the underground portion began.

“I think it would have been improper to enjoin it even on day one,” Roth said.

“If this were complete lawlessness by the government, couldn’t be stopped,” Millett said.

“I think that’s right,” Roth replied.

Thaddeus Heuer, of Foley Hoag and representing the National Trust, urged the panel to affirm Leon’s preliminary injunction and the fact that Congress, not the president, owns the White House.

“Everyone understands, if you go to Yellowstone [National Park], you use the park by going and looking and Old Faithful, you look at the bison, you look at the mountains, that’s how you use Yellowstone,” Heuer said.

Similarly, Americans use the White House complex the same way as a site “for national discourse about what it means to be an American,” he said....

Ebola

Trump is carrying out a VOLUNTARY process to prevent the transport of Ebola to the USA.

The problems in regard to Ebola is impoverishment and not the ability to keep people alive to survive the damn stuff.

The virus is highly covert. After finding a path into the body when a person comes in contact with other contaminated bodily secretions the virus is invisible from the immune response. It is a virus that replicates quickly and mutates even faster to survive the ability of humans to kill it. The most recent strain is a powerful mutant that has circumvented the body's defenses. The development of a vaccine is hope for the people of the region in Africa. 

The problem in surviving Ebola is staying alive long enough for the body's immune response to catch up with the viral load. The problem is that the human body begins to crash causing multiple body systems failure because of the free floating the virus and the lack of effective immunity. The other immune processes recognize something is amiss and tries to combat the invasion without the help of attack cells. It is sort of like the response to septic shock. There is a cascade of failure that leads to death. Primarily dehydration. The loss of fluids is so profound the body has no reserves and it's ability to survive is lost.

The survival of Ebola in the USA is 90 percent because of advanced support systems like dialysis and respiratory ventilation. The body survives the initial onslaught and with time the immune response takes shape and destroys the virus. It is the loss of fluid, the lack of any kind of support systems, and enormous lack of funding that has resulted in the Ebola deaths this year. The new virus variant developed because of THE OPPORTUNITY presented by impoverishment and lack of other vaccines and health care once provided by US AID. That has always been the role of US AID. It interrupted poverty and provided health care and education to people outside the USA to prevent disease, hence, ELIMINATING the threat of disease in the USA.

Ground Zero to the current Ebola emergency.

At the (click here) Kanza Kanza gold mine in Mongbwalu. The lure of lucrative wages draws miners to the area.

The mine needs to be quarantined and the disease eliminated. That mine is putrid.

U.S. embassies continue to keep Americans informed of the latest travel, safety, and health information. (click here)

The Department’s highest priority and focus remain protecting the health of the American people and preventing this Ebola outbreak from reaching our shores. To that end, the Department of State, in close coordination with the CDC, DoW, and the broader U.S. interagency, has published guidance on a voluntary process to assist U.S. citizens who have possible Ebola exposure or who request assistance to depart the DRC, South Sudan, or Uganda during the ongoing Ebola outbreak. U.S. citizens will remain subject to relevant U.S. and foreign government health, travel, and screening measures. Information regarding this new process may be found on the Department’s Ebola information page.

U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for the most up to date information for their specific location.

As a result of the Memo of Understanding of Afghanistan there are stranded refugees still today.

Key Facts Regarding Camp As Sayliyah and Afghan Relocation Operations (click here)

By the Numbers

1,100 Afghan wartime allies and family members currently living at Camp As Sayliyah

800 residents in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) pathway

300 residents in U.S. consular immigration pathways (SIV/IV)

150 residents are immediate family members of active duty or recently separated U.S. military personnel

More than half of residents are women | More than half of residents are children

More than 700 residents are women and children

March 31 deadline for relocation from the camp under current U.S. plans

The Afghan families currently living at Camp As Sayliyah were brought to Qatar by the United States government after being vetted and transported on U.S. government flights. They were told the camp would be a temporary step before relocation to the United States. Today, more than 1,100 Afghan wartime allies and their families remain there as relocation pathways to the United States remain suspended and the facility prepares to close....

They are still there!

April 22, 2026
By Miriam Khan

...VanDiver (click here) said his understanding of the administration's plan is that the Afghans will be given the choice to voluntarily resettle in Congo or move back to Afghanistan where, he said, they could be targeted by Taliban forces.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

"The DRC is not a responsible option," VanDiver said during a briefing Wednesday. "You cannot call a choice voluntary when the two options are the Congo and the Taliban. Civil War, or an oppressor who wants to kill you."...

And Rubio stated in his hearing that Trump doesn't care where the refugees go so long as they are nowhere near him in the USA which is to be reserved for white people he approves of.

June 3, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (click here) said on Tuesday that no Afghan refugees are currently allowed to enter the United States and that those stranded at Qatar’s Camp As Sayliyah would instead be resettled in other safe countries.

In the same hearing, Senator Chris Coons said that around 1,100 former Afghan colleagues, including 400 children and 150 family members of US service personnel, remain stranded in Qatar.

He warned that these individuals could be sent back to Afghanistan or transferred to countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is currently grappling with the spread of the Ebola virus.

The Democratic senator called on the US Secretary of State to work with Congress to bring these individuals, particularly the family members of US service personnel, to the United States....

Hello?

The current majority of Republicans in the House and Senate are worthless and Trump in his dictatorship over them is even more worthless.

The last Memo of Understanding by Trump.

Trump's retreat from Afghanistan was a Memo of Understanding. It lead to a disasterous withdrawal later on the next administration.

 ...A comprehensive peace agreement is made of four parts: (click here)

1. Guarantees and enforcement mechanisms that will prevent the use of the soil of Afghanistan by any group or individual against the security of the United States and its allies. 

2. Guarantees, enforcement mechanisms, and announcement of a timeline for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan. 

3. After the announcement of guarantees for a complete withdrawal of foreign forces and timeline in the presence of international witnesses, and guarantees and the announcement in the presence of international witnesses that Afghan soil will not be used against the security of the United States and its allies, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a state and is known as the Taliban will start intra-Afghan negotiations with Afghan sides on March 10, 2020, which corresponds to Rajab 15, 1441 on the Hijri Lunar calendar and Hoot 20, 1398 on the Hijri Solar calendar. 

4. A permanent and comprehensive ceasefire will be an item on the agenda of the intra-Afghan dialogue and negotiations. The participants of intra-Afghan negotiations will discuss the date and modalities of a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire, including joint implementation mechanisms, which will be announced along with the completion and agreement over the future political roadmap of Afghanistan. The four parts above are interrelated and each will be implemented in accordance with its own agreed timeline and agreed terms. Agreement on the first two parts paves the way for the last two parts....

Another Trump Memorandum of Understanding

The equivalent of massive amounts of dirty bombs. Does anyone actually know what is the status of these former enrichments sites. I have yet to see one.

June 25, 2025
By Jeffery Kluger

There is all manner of geopolitical and military fallout (click here) likely to come from the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear enrichment sites on June 21. What worries a lot of people more, however, is the literal fallout—the radioactive contamination that could be released when massive, bunker-buster munitions are dropped on facilities said to contain more than 400 kg (880 lbs.) of enriched uranium. Demolishing the sites, so the thinking goes, could have the same effect as detonating a so-called dirty bomb—a piece of non-fissile ordnance that spreads dangerous radioactive material across a large footprint of land and expanse of sky.

These documents are worthless. Trump is attempting to recreate the wheel when there is no way SAFE WAY to assess the places in Iran where bunker buster bombs because of uncontained radiation. If no one can assess the facilities safely, then there is no way to work in the facilities to enrich uranium. 

June 5, 2026

By Barak Ravid and Colin Demarest

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...Witkoff and Kushner (click here) agreed terms with their Iranian counterparts last week on a 60-day MOU to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, allow Iran to sell oil and launch talks on Iran's enriched uranium stockpile and limitations on future enrichment.

- Trump asked for two amendments to the text last Friday, and the Iranians said they would ask for tweaks of their own. The U.S. is waiting for the official Iranian response, but the sources said the gaps are relatively narrow.

-For example, Trump asked Tehran to agree that any final deal would include a 60-day deadline to conclude the down-blending of Iran's enriched uranium, but the Iranians want that deadline to be 90 days, according to two sources briefed on the talks.

- There is also disagreement over how much of Iran's frozen billions would be released, and when. The U.S. has said it would release funds after a final deal was reached and concrete steps were taken toward implementing it, a U.S. official said. The Iranians want some of the funds released immediately....

The only problem in the Middle East in regard to Iran are the drones.

May 17, 2026

Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant (click here)

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (click here) vigorously condemned the brutal attack on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) involving three drones, one of which targeted the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra region.

In a statement Sunday, Secretary-General of the GCC, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi stressed that these treacherous attacks on the Plant represent a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to the security and stability of the region.

These assaults are tantamount to a flagrant violation of all international laws and norms related to the protection of critical and nuclear facilities, given the potentially catastrophic consequences affecting regional and international security, as well as threatening the safety of civilians, the environment, and global energy supplies, Albudaiwi warned.

He stressed the full support of the GCC member states for the UAE in all measures it undertakes to maintain its security and stability, as well as the safety of its citizens and residents. (QNA)

Trump has no proof of enriched uranium in Iran.

Iran is importing it's enriched uranium for generation of electricity. All of Trump's rantings are propaganda.

June 4, 2026
By Stephanie Liechtenstein

The U.N. nuclear watchdog (click here) has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June according to a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen Thursday by The Associated Press.

The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that it “cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts of the stockpile of enriched uranium in Iran or whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities.”

The IAEA warned that it was “unable to discharge its safeguards responsibilities” that it has under the Safeguards Agreement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, adding that it is “indispensable and urgent” for Tehran to implement its obligations under that Treaty.

The only nuclear facility inspected in Iran by IAEA inspectors since the last report in February has been the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was visited on June 1-3. The reactor currently running at Bushehr uses uranium from Russia enriched to 4.5%, a low level needed for power generation in such plants.

The confidential report come as tensions have flared in the Middle East.

Independent investigation needed.

Each the USA and Britain should have an independent assessment regarding these two deaths. These men were fit and willing. Why then did deaths result?

June 3, 2026

By Olivia Ireland

A British soldier (click here) who was killed in a training exercise in northern Iraq has been remembered as "a lover of the outdoors" and "a devoted family man".

Lance Corporal James Stewart Freeman, 29, of the Royal Anglian Regiment, died on Sunday during a joint training exercise in Erbil with the US, the Ministry of Defence said.

Defence Secretary John Healey said Freeman served the country "with dedication, professionalism and pride", adding: "My thoughts are with his family, loved ones and colleagues at this devastating time."

The US Army issued a statement on Monday confirming one of its soldiers also died in the exercise....

Trustworthy

 Who is trustworthy?

That is on the ballot from here forward.

One part of life many Americans learned about in the 2024 elections is the betrayal by the Republicans when they were entrusted with the Executive and Legislative Branch. For the most part until recently, Congress has been primarily silent and allowed Trump to run roughshod over the country. That is not trustworthy conduct of the USA House and Senate.

The USA Senate didn't stand up for the American people on either of these issues. The Democrats fought the funding of the aggressive and dangerous regime of Donald John Trump and the Republicans simply rubber stamped the violence of Trump in passing this funding without restrictions on violent law enforcement or illegal racketeering of the 1776 slush fund.

The USA Senate has not acted in a trustworthy manner to garner praise over the way they are throwing money around in the face of the deaths of American citizens. The Democrats were not playing politics. They had real reasons to obstruct funding to the Border Patrol and ICE. They killed American citizens. The agents murdered them. The citizens were of no threat to the agents involved, yet they believed they had the right to kill people they decided were worthy of death.

I don't want to hear how they needed training. THAT IS NEGLIGENCE. The USA federal authority is supposed to have agents well trained to protect the people and their rights. Trying to say there is an excuse for the deaths of Americans is part of the problem, not the solution. 

So, it is easy for me to decide for myself these Senators are not acting in good faith. They are not acting in the best interests of the American people and they are exploiting the USA Treasury while allowing racketeering. 

That is what the 1776 Slush Fund is; racketeering. The 1776 Slush Fund is completely based in a lie that serves Trump's propaganda purposes. Got that? The Republican members of the USA Senate simply allowed the racketeering to continue. Just because the DOJ has not brought Trump up on criminal charges doesn't mean it didn't happen or that the USA Senate cannot discern for themselves crime was being conducted.

The Democrats had absolutely no problem in deciding ICE was killing Americans without cause.

The Democrats had absolutely no problem in deciding ICE was killing Americans without cause.

The Democrats had absolutely no problem in deciding ICE was killing Americans without cause.

The Republicans CHOSE to allow the propaganda to stand as fact. Let me state that again. The Republicans CHOSE to allow the propaganda to stand as fact. That means the Republicans recognize that lying works best for them.

The passage of this funding is wrong. It is completely absolutely wrong. There needed to be guardrails for the agents. The funding requires conditions to it's use and the conduct of the agents. The Republicans supplied none. Trump is allowed again to kill at will any American he deems, through his violent federal force, a reason to kill them. Make no doubt about it, the agents killed because they were told to do so. Unarmed demonstrators that wanted the heinous tactics of ICE and Border Patrol to stop were gunned down. The agents were armed and told to kill at will anyone they believed should die.

Yes, heinous. 

Agents repelling down in the middle of the night into an apartment building? That is heinous. There is absolutely no reason for such action domestically in the USA. 

June 5, 2026
By Mary Clare Jalonick and Joey Cappelletti

The Senate passed legislation (click here) to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’s term, after Democrats blocked the money for months. The bill will now head to the House, which is expected to take it up next week.

The final vote came just before 5 a.m., after Republicans narrowly defeated multiple attempts by members of both parties to add language to the bill that would permanently ban Trump’s settlement fund for allies who believe they’ve been politically persecuted....

Democrats and Independents cannot be timid.

I have a lot of blogging to do today, but, let me open with this assessment. The Republicans passed funding for ICE and Border Patrol for the next two years. Everyone knows what that means; violence.

At the same time the Republicans candidates for Governor are making outrageous promises and touting credentials that lean into law enforcement and systematic power. 

What does Trump want more than anything else from the states? Come on. Get your thinking caps on. What does the federal law enforcement want more than anything else by Trump’s design? 

Democratic and Independent candidates must conduct assessments of the political campaigns of their opponents of any political persuasion. Why? Agenda. What will happen to the people and the USA Constitution if Republicans are elected and reelected? 

This is direly important. It is why I statef the DNC needed an excellent parliamentarian working with them. They need to have real concepts. The word was REAL concepts as to what law, the rule of law looks like after the election. Give the voters the exact law(s) that will be passed after elections.

In THE BLUE STATE of Michigan, Cox, the Republican candidate for Governor, stated he will end the state income tax while doing the impossible and protecting the public. What does that look like besides a lot of sunshine being blown up everyone’s ass? Seriously, what does that look like? 

Cox will discontinue state policies no different that Musk’s DOGE. He will fire workers and end the State Police except for his body guards. What is this beginning to look like? 

This is ending THE POWER of the Governor to push back against an illegal federal government. What is this looking like? 

For every Republican governor elected in 2026 the authority of the state (Constitutionally States Rights) will be weakened and end. This opens the door wide for Trump to march his Republican funded law enforcement into where?

After the 2026 elections two of Trump’s dreamscapes will be sought. 

1. The Iran War will be in sight as well as the war in Lebanon when the THE MILITARY DRAFT resumes. Trump does not care about killing people. Both sides, no different than Putin, will see massive losses in soldiers and civilians. That is number one. Remember Christianity reigns globally, especially in the Western Hemisphere.

2. Sanctuary Cities will receive large contingencies of federal law enforcement to conduct violence both domestically and politically. Trump does not care about killing. He will destroy cities of Blue States as soon as the state government is dissolved. Trump hates the American people. He flew a plane dumping radioactive shit all over everyone.

The voters of 2026 are being handed propaganda and have no idea what it will look like after the vote is made. The voters need REAL understanding to the propaganda. They need to understand what will happen to their lives and their children’s lives when Republicans are given the reins of power.

At least the Democrats' policies are good for something, like satisfying the water needs along the Colorado.

The Democrats are the smart guys that believe in funding, studies, and moral solutions for the public. When racketeering and robbing the USA Treasury are the primary drivers of the Executive Branch of the USA it is difficult to realize the Democratic governance actually got it right.

I'll be darn. Morality is actually important right along with ethics.

June 2, 2026

By Annie Snider

As the drought-stricken Colorado River (click here) faces record-low flows that could set off a sprawling water and power crisis across the West, the Trump administration is opening the federal cash spigot.

In recent weeks the Interior Department has contacted farm districts, cities, tribes and other water users in Arizona, California and Nevada looking to extend Biden administration contracts that paid out nearly $1.4 billion from Democrats’ signature climate law to entities that agreed to fallow fields, tighten conservation measures or otherwise forgo water deliveries....

Trump, "Just take it."

Of course. Why spend money when assets can simply be taken.

If funding doesn't hold up and staff is cut to the bone an institution's assets can be taken for other purposes. Dare I say, data centers?

Supercomputers are everywhere in the federal government. Why buy them when all that can simply be taken?

June 2, 2026

By John Timmer

...In December, (click here) the Trump administration abruptly announced it would shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a Boulder, Colorado-based facility that helps researchers perform studies of weather, climate, atmospheric chemistry, and more. The news came as a shock, given that the government had never identified serious deficiencies in the management of NCAR and its associated supercomputing center in Wyoming.

Nevertheless, the government ordered the University Consortium for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages NCAR on behalf of the National Science Foundation, to help it prepare to transfer the Wyoming facility to a different operator. UCAR sued the government and, on Monday, won a preliminary injunction that places the transfer of the facility on hold....

First it was weather balloons and now it is ocean monitors. Just take it.

June 1, 2026
By Eric Niiler

The Trump administration (click here) is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate.

The National Science Foundation said it would send ships in June to begin removing more than 900 deep-sea instruments anchored off Oregon, Washington State, Alaska, North Carolina, and an area between Greenland and Iceland known as the Irminger Sea....

There is no paper trail for the receipts into the parks. Just take the money. If the parks aren't making money then they will have to be privatized in order for them to be maintained. Trump is skimming the money from the parks to pay for his 250 anniversary celebration. So. If there is no funding coming from the national parks, will there actually be a 250 year national celebration?

June 2, 2026

By Amada Gilbert

Park officials said (click here) the reservation system remains necessary because of the park's high visitation levels and smaller size compared with other major national parks.

The timed-entry system is now in its seventh year at Rocky Mountain National Park. According to Public Affairs Officer Kyle Patterson, the park continues to see some of the highest visitation numbers in the National Park System.

"We're about the fifth or sixth most visited," Patterson said.

While parks such as Yosemite, Arches and Glacier have ended their reservation systems, Patterson said Rocky Mountain National Park faces unique challenges.

"We're about one-ninth the landmass of Yellowstone and one-fifth the landmass of Yosemite, and we see about the same level of visitation," Patterson said. "So we know it is even more concentrated at Rocky than other parks."...

Interstellar space travel to Earth 2.0 is hundreds of years into the future.

What we don't know is far greater than what we do know. James Webb is testimony to that. So while the USA has a very robust space program and Mars is definitely on the horizon, it is extremely speculative where an IPO for Space X is actually going.

June 3, 2026

by Daragh Thomas

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX (click here) is days away from what may become the biggest IPO ever, but a report Wednesday morning reports at least 10 Trump administration officials hold stakes worth as much as $44 million in the rocket company and xAI, the artificial intelligence and social media firm SpaceX merged with in February.

The disclosures show federal staffers including special envoy Steve Witkoff and Small Business Administration head Kelly Loeffler holding combined exposure ranging from $9.9 million to $43.8 million, according to Bloomberg....

Realizing all the conflict of interest between the government and Musk to have Open AI and Sam Altman under seige all the time is worrisome. ChatGPT is no different than any other AI service on the market. So, what is the problem? If Florida wants to file a class action lawsuit including Musk's AI offering the charges might have a chance, but, singling out Open AI as a problem when it is actually systemic is not going to work.

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

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

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

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

Mark Wayne Mullen is a treasonist

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

The Nazis are occupying the Executive Branch of the USA.

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

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

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

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

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

June 2, 2026
By Linda F Hersey

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

Rubio is wrong.

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

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

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

June 20, 2026
By Sxetlana Shkolnikova 

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

Enough of the Trump bullshit!

 The Trump Hegamony will stop!

There is no such thing as a Western Hemisphere Command.

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

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

The $1.776 billion slush fund is only the beginning.

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

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

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

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

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I am not surprised Iran is backing off talks.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14.3 S latitude and 170.7 W longitude

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

May 31, 2026

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

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

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

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

Hegseth is way out of line.

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

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

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

THE DRAFT IS COMING AFTER THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

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

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

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

THAT MATTERS. 

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

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

How many Americans know where Gambia is? 

How many Americans know what Gambia is all about? 

None!

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

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

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

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

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

The United States of America should not be assaulting Iran.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The USA IS NOT A MERCENARY FORCE.

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

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

No more.

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

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

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

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

May 26, 2026

By Tiago Ventura

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

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

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

Iran’s nuclear capabilities is not an issue.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let me ask something here? 

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

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

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

$2.6 billion taxpayer dollars gone.

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The first F-35 lost under Trump. 

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

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

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

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

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