We live in a banana republic www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Posting, again, for the record that political violence is wrong, dangerous, and not a good strategy for change. Period.

Imagine atoms moved around like tiny self-propelled, maneuverable aircraft directed by an air traffic control They might line up, take turns, accelerate & decelerate to avoid collisions Individual motions wouldn’t be describable by simple mathematical laws Yet that’s not what we see

I’ve seen this defense of miracles many times: “We can’t expect scientifically rigorous evidence, thus lack of such evidence doesn’t justify doubt” But if the evidence can’t justify doubt that something was a genuine miracle, it can’t justify doubt that it wasn’t, either

“The New York Times has verified damage to 22 schools and 17 health care facilities, a fraction of the devastation in the war so far The Iranian Red Crescent Society … said on April 2 that at least 763 schools and 316 health care facilities had been damaged or destroyed in the war”

Atheists: why don’t more of you use the label humanist? It seems to me most kindhearted, thoughtful people - of all religions - also embrace humanist values like peace, equality, democracy, human rights, science, the arts, etc

“Frustrated by his horrible choices, Trump did something horrible as he threatened something horrible” “Frustrated by Tehran's unwillingness to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump sent oil prices higher as he threatened more strikes on civilian infrastructure” -Bloomberg

“He is the martyr, the victim, Prometheus chained to the rock, the self-sacrificing hero who fights single-handed against impossible odds. If he were killing a mouse he would know how to make it seem like a dragon” — George Orwell, reviewing Mein Kampf

Yesterday, Israel / US strikes seriously injured Kamal Kharazi, an 81 year old Iranian diplomat who got his PhD at the University of Houston, and killed his wife Read that again. They killed his wife Now listen to Trump in 2016, promising to murder the families of our enemies

Pam Bondi has learned her lesson. by Susan Collins

Hard hitting wartime reporting over at Newsmax “I think I’m one of the few cable TV hosts who does not want to know what’s happening over there … We’ll get all the details after the fact. We’ve got to put our trust here in the President and the Secretary of War”

Incredible stuff

“their wanton cruelty injures rather than benefits their cause; that, with our forbearance, justly secures to us the attachment of all good men.” - George Washington

I’m no general but 1) Sun Tzu taught never to back the enemy into a fight-or-die situation; give them an avenue to retreat or surrender 2) The Spartans showed at Thermopylae why you don’t attack through a narrow pass I wonder if Donald Bonaparte is aware of these lessons

We are estimating more than 200,000 people at the flagship No Kings rally in the Twin Cities. #NoKings

“The federal government has refused to provide even basic information about the three shootings that took place during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis” 🎁🔗👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

“The price of President Trump’s meme coin surged more than 50% in 24 hours after its official website and X account said the coin’s top 297 holders would be invited to an exclusive conference and gala luncheon with the president next month.” www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

😬 From Bloomberg

“their wanton cruelty injures rather than benefits their cause; that, with our forbearance, justly secures to us the attachment of all good men.” - George Washington

Serious question: if releasing Iranian oil from sanctions reduces prices without benefitting Iran, then why didn’t we always do it that way?

The war in Iran could trigger a global food shock • More than 1.1mn tonnes of fertiliser and fertiliser inputs is currently stuck in the Gulf • Shortages are starting during northern hemisphere’s planting season, raising the risk of lower harvests for staples like rice www.ft.com/content/1054...

The US is spending more than $1 trillion on the military for the first time in history. That apparently isn't enough. Now, the Pentagon wants $200 billion more for an illegal war in Iran. The answer is NO. We need to invest in the American people, not endless war.

What’s it going to take for people to realize we’ve got Biff Tanner in the White House?

A mentor on Wall St taught me a simple lesson: Avoid business with a liar You never know when they’re lying to you WSJ: “America’s Arab allies are now fuming that they don’t seem to have any influence with the Trump administration despite heavy investments of time and money”

The President of the United States said I insulted Jesus. You want to know what insults Jesus? Kicking the sick off their healthcare. Bombing schoolchildren in Iran. Deporting moms and babies. Covering up the Epstein files.

“In an environment where global supply is short by nearly 7 million barrels a day, the only way the market can rebalance is through a comparable reduction in consumption” www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Fascinating to look back at how figures like Elon are humiliated at the beginning (shown here), middle and end of their ultimately doomed partnerships with Trump ‘I could have said “drop to your knees and beg,” and he would have done it…’

Amid all the hullabaloo it’s easy to overlook statements like this from the US State Dept It’s a subtle threat to anyone who doesn’t practice the religion of the majority “Under FOTUS’s leadership [sic], the State Department will eradicate practices that devalue and demean the Christian faith”

Hello?

This was in Trump’s official platform in the ‘24 election “keep Christian-hating Communists, Marxists and Socialists out of America” Sounds good to some, until you realize 1) these are subjective; His Highness gets to decide 2) threats to free speech for some = threats to all

One week ago. 🤡

“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”

McGowan: You're saying 46 Americans died, so we should attack this country. Here at home, 68,000 Americans die a year because they don't have health insurance. So, if we're going to spend billions of dollars on something…

“The government has offered no evidence whatsoever that Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, committed any crime other than displeasing the president,” Judge James E. Boasberg wrote www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

“Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr are backing a new tactical drone company that does business with the Pentagon, marking the latest foray into the military-industrial complex by the US president’s eldest sons”

I wonder if he will bring his FIFA peace prize to his trial at The Hague “we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again - Death, Fire and Fury will reign (sic) upon them”

Cut through all the lies, sneak attacks, assassinations, crimes, unknowns, rationalizations and possibilities and one, essential, constant truth remains: The war was started and perpetuated by charlatans. Quacks. People just like Kristi Noem All the rest is just froth on the surface

March 2025: “I fear this kind of talk [by Trump & Hegseth] is paving the way for something terrible in the next 4 years”

How do people think the President’s war on Iran will end? After the US & Israel have murdered enough officials, blown up enough police stations, massacred enough schoolchildren, spent billions of our tax dollars Will they just get sick of it & stop, accomplishing nothing?

Never forget that this what The Washington Post said when Noem was nominated.

“Trump told Reuters … he did not sign ‌off on a $220 million border security advertising campaign featuring … Kristi Noem, who faced bipartisan criticism over the commercials "I never knew anything about it," Trump told Reuters in a phone interview.

“workmen dug rows of graves at a cemetery about five miles from the elementary school, according to video footage verified by The Times”

The young people may not remember But one of the nagging questions during the selling of the Iraq War was if the regime had WMDs, why not give them up in the face of the US military buildup? It turned out because there weren’t really any WMDs to give up

A week ago, Trump’s envoy to the Middle East (billionaire real estate developer and golf buddy who had no diplomatic experience prior to 2025) said: Iran is “probably a week away from having industrial grade bomb making material”

One of the most fascinating, and frightening, aspects of fascism to me is its contradictions Religious, but easily dispenses with religious values when inconvenient For the common man, but enriches its own elites while the rest get debt, war & no health care

June 25, 2025 “our bombing campaign obliterated Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons. Our massive bombs hit exactly the right spot at each target and worked perfectly … anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission”

"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".

Trumpistan now claims - Iran has restarted its nuke program - has enough material to build a bomb in days - is developing long-range missiles that can soon hit the US Even if these aren’t lies, they make lies out of prior claims the nuclear program was “totally obliterated”