One nation, under bro culture, with stupidity and inflation for all.

60% of the US oppose the Iran War. Inflation will rise 4-5% this year. And an impulsive president has put unqualified real estate investor stooges (Steve Witkoff and Kushner) in charge of our diplomacy. God help us.

Trump was told Iran would attack our Middle East bases. Trump was told Putin would help Iran destroy our Thad system. Trump was told Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz. Trump dismissed all those warnings. Now, our bases are not operating, our Thads r destroyed and Hormuz is shut down.

The price tag for building enough renewables to power the grid is eerily close to the U.S.’s typical price tag for the kind of war it would take to fully secure the Strait of Hormuz. trib.al/UBpn8gP

Judica me, Deus “Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man” - Psalm 43

The same Republicans who expressed outrage about Joe Biden’s mental facilities are AWOL about Trump’s massive and obvious cognitive decline.

$200 billion for the Iran war is ludicrous. In 2008, at the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we spent $187 billion. That was for 180,000 troops and 160,000+ contractors, plus supply and equipment replacement. This is sounding like a forever war.

Pope Leo: “On behalf of the Christians of the Middle East and all women and men of goodwill, I address those responsible for this conflict: cease the fighting, reopen paths of dialogue! Violence can never lead to the justice, stability, and peace that peoples await."

See what “transgender hate” gets us? The world is imploding, but at least MAGA was able to sock it to the teeny tiny percent of people who are trans.

No one is wasting more money than Trump right now …

Why is Amazon Prime trying to push the garbage movie “Melanie” down our throats!?! 🤬

DC cardinal says US decision to go to war with Iran was not morally legitimate www.ncronline.org/news/washing...

Cupich: “A real war with real death and real suffering being treated like it’s a video game -it’s sickening. Hundreds of people are dead, mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, including scores of children who made the fatal mistake of going to school that day.” www.archchicago.org/en/statement...

Is it worth breaking the global economy and losing American soldiers and allied civilians to stop Iran from being ruled by extreme clerics?

Trump’s foolish and illegal foray into Iran is like stepping into quicksand. He cannot pick up his marbles and go home, leaving 20% of global shipping through the strait of Hormuz paralyzed. He cannot indefinitely suppress Iran's cheap drones with $4 million Patriot missles. And no ground troops.

Israel will use the Iran war as an excuse to take more land in Lebanon. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and UAE will pocket huge gains from sky high oil prices — more than enough to pay continuing bribes to Trump and Kushner. The losers: the global economy (but mostly the US). Thanks a lot you MAGA morons.

“you may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it, atomize it, pulverize it and wipe it clean of life—but if you desire to defend it, protect it, and keep it for civilization, you must do this on the ground, the way the Roman legions did, by putting your young men into the mud.” T. R. Fehrenbach

Trump has become addicted to bombing, renditioning and sanctioning countries to bend them to our will. It’s all about him. It makes him feel powerful bc he knows he’s weak. It is bad policy even when the target is as vile and brutal as the ayatollahs.

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country. But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things. I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.

Santa Fe’s Archbishop Wester: “In recent days, we have witnessed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson publicly criticizing Pope Leo XIV’s position of welcoming the stranger”

NEW: An Arkansas bishop is comparing Donald Trump’s America to Nazi Germany. Bishop Anthony Taylor joins a growing revolt inside the Catholic Church, as Pope Leo and U.S. bishops escalate their warnings about Trump-Vance’s MAGA authoritarianism. open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...

This Administration must be uprooted and dismantled. If they are allowed to make a tactical retreat with minimal consequences for their self-described "surge" of force against an American city, they will do it again and again and again.

The anthem we need

ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week. A good start.

Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.

Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan. Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”

Here’s TMZ with a headline every outlet that cares about the truth should have. www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.

Board of Peace - Season 1

Where is Cardinal Dolan? Bishop Robert Barron? Their silence is deafening ! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...

The Supreme Court’s delay in issuing its tariff decision is inexcusable!

Bishop Seitz: “I make an urgent plea today that the government and immigration enforcement pull back from the edge and respect the sanctity of every human life, the constitutional and civil rights guaranteed to all in this country…

Whenever I am bleeding internally after being hit by a car I keep filming on my cell phone while briskly walking away from the scene without waiting for medical attention. What about you guys?

ICE stopped a man at a gas station & demanded proof of U.S. citizenship, prompting bystanders to blow whistles & shout at agents. Crowd anger forced the agents back to their vehicle as public outrage grow in the wake of the deadly ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good. youtube.com/watch?v=tZn8...

“We are not made for virtual connections.” In an address to the youth of Rome tonight, Pope Leo XIV warned that loneliness can persist even amid constant digital contact, urging young people to seek real friendship rooted in faith and shared life.

Q: "What made you say, 'I want to be a member of Congress now.'?" A: "Because I felt I wasn't doing enough...It's sort of unfair to be saying to Democratic office holders, 'You need to do more! You need to do more!,' It's easy to lob stuff in from the sidelines. So, I'm putting it all on the line."

Catholic Paper Goes Scorched Earth on JD Vance www.jezebel.com/catholic-pap...

Pope Leo XIV warns against ‘zeal for war’ amid global tensions

Barron Trump's Future Wife? MAGA Demands Prez's 'Smart' Son Marries Danish Princess To Settle Greenland Dispute The delusional fever dreams of MAGA never cease to amaze me. How have so many people been seduced by a corrupt Svengali

Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle. AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.

I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home. We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss. We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.

Pope Leo calls for Venezuela to remain an independent country

Pope Leo: “With great concern, I am following the developments in Venezuela. The well-being of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail over every other consideration and lead to overcoming violence and embarking on paths of justice and peace, guaranteeing the sovereignty of the Country…

Donald Trump is scared of being upstaged and outclassed by the world’s most powerful American — Pope Leo XIV.

America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth. When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

In his Christmas Day homily, Pope Leo XIV condemned the “falsehoods that fill the pompous speeches of those who send young to their deaths.” He warned that the world’s indifference to Gaza, migrants, and the poor is a rejection of Christ himself.