Aharon Barak and Yitzhak Zamir:"We Were Both AGs and Supreme Court Justices. This Netanyahu Bill Will Lead Israel Toward Autocracy. It would be the final nail in the coffin of the AG's Office as it has existed since Israel's founding" Netanyahu tried this for 3 years! www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...

"Jürgen Habermas Defended Reason in a Darkening Age. He understood how much depended on a principled public sphere and was not ready to give up on Kant's concepts, whose ideal of Menschenwürde (human dignity)is enshrined in the 1st lines of Germany's Constitution" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

"Israel Is Likely to Continue Attacks in Lebanon, U.S. Intelligence Concludes" Of course they are! Netanyahu has to appease the extreme right members of his coalition in order to stay in power - he can't afford to rock the boat before Israel's elections in Oct. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...

"Iran says it's closing strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in Lebanon which may jeopardise Sunday's talks with US" Trump and Iran fail to realize that Netanyahu's prime objective is to continue his attacks on Lebanon at least until Israel's elections in Oct. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

"The Kennedy Ctr. says it pulled Trump’s name from the building front. But the result remains hidden by tarps, prompting questions. Friday the court overseeing the case was asked to order the Kennedy Ctr. to provide a sworn declaration for the tarp's purpose and when it would be removed" Good luck!

YES! The Obamas truly lifted our spirits and reinforced our determination to keep getting into "GOOD TROUBLE! John Lewis is smiling and Benjamin Franklin: Not to worry! We WILL KEEP the REPUBLIC - and improve it - and its guard-rails! Happy Juneteenth!

"Trump suggests Wed. that the agreemt. to end the Iran war has not yet been finalized and he's prepared to bomb the country if he doesn’t like the deal or if Tehran doesn’t “behave” Why do Republican lawmakers still treat this maniac as if he were lucid or functioning www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

"A New Party:'A Place for Us All' Wants to Write a New Future for Israel; founded by members of 'Standing Together', a group of Palestinian Israeli citizens and Jewish Israelis who on April 4 joined 100s to protest the war with Iran in Tel Aviv" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/o... cont'd below 👇

"Pope: 'Europe can’t let the seas become cemeteries for migrants' Visiting Gran Canaria’s ‘dock of shame’, Leo criticised the world’s indifference to the plight of desperate people" How refreshing! An actiivist Pope - criticising Trump's policies - no names used... www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

"Checkmate! Russia suspended from world chess. It was a superpower in the game — producing stars such as Garry Kasparov — now it has been censured by the intl. governing body. The Ukrainian Chess Federation hailed the decision as a “historic victory” over Russia" www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

"Math predicts humans could go extinct in about 17,000 years. Some mathematicians have predicted when humanity’s downfall might occur—though the circumstances are unspecified" We'd better get cracking - stop global warming - find a cure for cancer, etc... www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...

"Peace deal between US and Iran announced, with Strait of Hormuz to reopen;despite Israel's strike on Lebanon Sunday that drew criticism from both Iran and Trump. Trump told Netanyahu he had 'no fucking judgment'. As Yogi Berra said:'It ain't over till its over' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Trump has NO idea who he's dealing with-not in Iran, nor with Netanyahu - or how to extract himself from the mess he has subjected the US as well as the rest of the world to.Tragically, he has no seasoned advisors, since he filled all his cabinet-posts with dunces www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘A Normandy village said ‘non’ to Hegseth who then canceled a D-day speech after protest by residents" Vive La France! Vive la Resistance! A US veteran: ‘I’m going to find a bottle of French wine and toast to you because you’re defending the values we fought for’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

"Ukraine + Moldova enter 1st phase of EU membership negotiations. 'The EU needs Ukraine at least as much as Ukraine needs the EU to assure all of our future security'." Hungary's Orban had usually been the only veto - blocking Ukraine's EU-membership - for Putin. www.theguardian.com/world/202/ju...

Clear testimony of the depravity and mental decline of a man whose own plaque below his photo in this gallery should bear witness to the havoc his 2 terms in office have wreaked - by his deliberate dismantling of democratic precepts and of the Constitution itself. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

No comparison with McCarthy here who was a Senator - Trump sits in the Oval Office (ab)using EOs in order to dismantle guardrails and oversight agencies; and installs incompetent imbeciles as heads of cabinet-posts. Putin is ecstatic; as are the authors of Project 2025. The situation is dire!

"11% of Europeans in 15 countries view the U.S. as an ally, a historic low; published in a survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations. Majorities in ​all surveyed countries expressed doubts that the U.S. would come to their ​defence in the event of an attack" www.reuters.com/business/onl...

When will it sink in that we are not dealing with a rational "leader" here, but with a mentally deranged, intellectually challenged puppet, acting in the service of others, while he is floundering and disintegrating before our eyes, creating havoc around the world www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"EU looks for joint military capabilities to curb reliance on US, due to worries about Trump's commitment to NATO" Trump's LACK of commitment to NATO - just as Trump's diminishing support of Ukraine - are both in the interest of his pal Putin - not of the EU or NATO www.politico.eu/article/eu-e...

Bowen:"Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis.They believed that victory over Iran would reshape the Middle East" That's a rather myopic view - and does not account for either man's personal agenda: stay out of prison and in power bbc.com/news/article...

Again Trump backs away from"peace-talks". He never had any intention to end this war - certainly not before November's elections Netanyahu takes his cue from his crony and continues to attack Tyre in Lebanon in spite of Iran's warning; killing 8. Strategic wars www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Even without the U.S. as a major supporter, Ukraine is gaining more support from around the world - most recently from Japan, because democratic leaders now realize that Putin is a threat not only to Europe but on a global level. See below 👇 www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

"Trump on Israel-Iran Truce: 'When I Tell Netanyahu to Do Something, He Does It'. He said he doesn't believe that the Israeli leader will resume the war." We know that Trump is delusional and as far removed from reality as possible - this "statement" proves it. www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...

"Federal Judge McConnell Says Trump Must Restart Asylum and Immigration Processing. He invalidated policies Trump enacted last year that halted asylum grants, as well as the processing of immigration benefits for people from 39 countries" Gotta love those Judges! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/u...

"Trump "persuaded" Netanyahu on Mond. to halt further military strikes against Iran" A) Netanyahu will not take orders from Trump; B) Israel's elections are in Oct., so the war will continue until then and C) this is yet another ploy by Trump to play the stock-market www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/u...

"Jared Kushner caused massive protests in Albania - with the slogan: ‘Albania is not for sale'. This could be a shining light for Europe" Albania has been under the years-long process of getting admitted to the EU; they will not let Trump derail those efforts. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Lebanese Pres. Aoun sas he won't meet with Netanyahu before an agreement is reached to end the war: 'A military solution will never provide security for northern Israel' Since there are elections in Israel at the end of Oct., the war will not end before then. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

"Zelensky Mixes Taunts and Peace Talk Offer in note to Putin - his most scathing address to Putin yet - sent a day after a drone strike on an oil depot near St. Petersburg and a day before Putin delivers a speech there to an economic conf. Friday" Perfect timing! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

More democratic nations are understanding the threat Putin's war poses not only to the rest of Europe but to the world at-large and are joining NATO in supplying aid for Ukraine - Trump, however, is distancing himself from such support and from NATO - in fealty to Putin www.nato.int/en/news-and-...

"Trump says he'll end Iran cease-fire if Tehran kills US troops" "Israel and Lebanon agree to renew cease-fire, create Lebanese security zones" But neither Trump nor Netanyahu have any credibility whatsoever, since continuing the war(s) serves their personal agendas www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

"The US House delivered a stunning rebuke to Trump over his war on Iran Wed. as Representatives backed a move to force him to seek approval from Congress or withdraw US forces - in a 215 to 208 vote, as 4 Republicans voted with Democrats" Better late than never! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Happy Pride Month! Let's celebrate the rights of ALL minority groups in the country, for without the diversity that enriches us all and contributes to the kaleidoscopic fabric of the nation, America would be a country bereft of its dynamic pulse that's guaranteed if Democracy is fully implemented.

"DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases.This marks the latest phase of Trump's effort to rewrite the history of the violent riot. DOJ news releases about guilty pleas, jury verdicts, prison sentences disappear from govt. websites last week" Motto: Heil Propaganda! www.npr.org/2026/05/26/n...

"Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List. His decision seems based on his anti-diversity stance - not on merit" As most of Trump's cabinet appointees - Hegseth is grossly incompetent and should never have been confirmed by the Senate. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...

"UN Security Council Calls for Israel to Withdraw From Southern Lebanon after Israel threatened to attack southern Beirut.Trump said that Israel and Hezbollah had asked not to attack each other" Trump and Netanyahu are chronic liars; conducting wars for personal gain www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/w...

"Federal judge Leonie Brinkema, VA, pauses for now an effort to compensate Trump's allies and supporters. The order prohibits the govt. from establishing a fund or processing disbursements until a hearing is held in June challenging its legality" Corruption delayed! www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

"Springsteen is a model for how celebrities should resist Trump. His recent concerts are a thunderous call to fight for democracy. It was far more than a fabulous concert; it was an inspiring resistance event. The nation could use more like him" Still the BOSS! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Speaking about manipulation: Not only were Trump and acolytes totally duped by Putin, Trump was also expertly tricked into fulfilling Netanyahu's 40-year old obsession of attacking Iran - a ploy he had tried to sell to at least 5 U.S. Presidents - unsuccessfully - until the perfect patsy came along.

Israeli playwright Motti Lerner: "It's not that I can allow myself to be brave – it's that I have no choice. At my age, I can't afford to hold back. If I don't write what I truly want to write now, I may never have another opportunity. I can't compromise anymore." www.haaretz.com/magazine/202...

"Czech Pres. Pavel [retired general and former chair of NATO's military committee] has urged NATO to “show its teeth” in response to Russia’s repeated testing of the alliance’s resolve on its eastern flank or risk the Kremlin intensifying its actions" Good advice! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

"House Republicans pulled a resolution to halt the Iran war that had been scheduled for a vote Thursday, after it became clear they lacked enough votes to defeat it - in latest blow to [Speaker] Johnson" The cracks in the GOP's "united front" for Trump are widening. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Israel’s far-right natl. security minister, Ben-Gvir, is openly practicing Meir Kahane's and his out-lawed Kach Party's extreme ultra-nationalism and racism - with no restraint whatsoever from Netanyahu, who needs him to keep his coalition in power. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

"Hungary to limit PMs to 8 years in office, warding off any Orbán comeback. New PM Péter Magyar promised term limits as part of a wider push to restore Hungary’s democratic checks and balances" Promising move - paving the road back to Democracy. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

"Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns US Supreme Court risks losing public trust and that it could be seen as political, after recent rulings by the conservative supermajority. She wrote a solo dissent after the Court gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Yet another victim of the forward march of fascism (which is actually a backward march into the Dark Ages) and of the evisceration of the Constitution - in particular of the 1st Amendment - let the backlash begin and let's follow John Lewis' clarion-call: "We have to get into some GOOD trouble"!

Condemnation of Israel's govt. and its policies is one thing; persecution and deathly attacks - on a global level on Jews in general - even children and those who never visited Israel and oppose Netanyahu's politics, is something quite different: it's anti-semitism. . www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...

"NATO Considers Hormuz Deployment to Protect Shipping and is discussing the possibility of helping ships pass through the Strait if the waterway isn’t fully reopened by early July. This move would represent a shift in its strategy toward the war" Disastrous move www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

We, the people, are obliged to keep the concept of participatory Democracy alive! VOTE and support all those candidates for elected office who will insure that the current attempts to dismantle a 250-year old Constitution will fail miserably. bsky.app/profile/bara...

"Roma children make history; performing Roma hymn in Hungarian parliament.The new PM, Péter Magyar, kept a promise he made during his campaign. Roma rights campaigners seize the moment; call on the new govt. to ensure that symbolism translates into real change" www.theguardian.com/world/video/...