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President Trump is making a renewed attempt to end the Russia-Ukraine war but he is getting heavy push back from Europe and I question just how serious Trump is about ending this war. Let’s break it down.
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday in support of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan in Gaza, and Trump has been named Chairman of the Board of Peace.
Former British PM Tony Blair is also serving on the Board of Peace, which has been granted sole rights to oversee the redevelopment and transformation of the Gaza strip. Israel’s government, mind you, is in complete agreement with this set up. But what, exactly, does it mean?
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A new U.S.-instigated foreign war is apparently imminent, incoming from the “Peace President” who promised to end such global adventurism.
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to strike military installations in Venezuela, targeting facilities linked to alleged drug trafficking and the Soles cartel, with potential strikes expected within hours or days, according to multiple press reports.
This was an absolutely insane week of head-spinning news. Below are some of the highlights. Also please let me know in the comments or send me an email on what you think of this new format, providing a weekly roundup of the news and offering my analysis. If you would like this to continue, please share it and also consider a regular month donation, or a one-time donation, to help keep me going (there’s a donate button at the end of this article).
Every working adult in Britain will be required to have a new government-issued digital identity card under the auspices of cracking down on illegal immigration.
This has not been a good week for freedom of speech in America.
Let’s start with what went down in Michigan and then we’ll get to the federal level and what the Trump administration is threatening to do that would put a big chill on free speech, no matter if you count yourself as part of the “left” or “right.”
Earlier this week President Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social account that had his base of MAGA supporters flying high.
Trump appeared to be questioning, for the first time, the wisdom of Operation Warp Speed and the efficacy of the Covid mRNA injections that it produced, promoted and distributed en masse. He said the data he received from Pfizer showed wonderful results but that different data was circulating to the public and he demanded answers as to which data was accurate.
His base went wild with enthusiastic cheerleading. But was this enthusiasm justified? Let’s break it down.
A group of Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and announced a bold new plan to release a list containing the names of all known associates of the billionaire pedophile.
This is the list that the Trump White House doesn’t want to be made public. The president is so adament about “moving on” from this story that he bashed his own followers in July, calling them “stupid” and “weaklings.” The entire Epstein investigation was a “hoax,” perpetrated by Democrats, he said.
But Epstein survivors aren’t backing off. And they showed their moxie on Wednesday at the Capitol.
Country music star John Rich told President Donald Trump that the reason his supporters booed him at his rallies during his 2024 bid for the White House was because of his constant bragging about Operation Warp Speed, Trump’s controversial COVID-19 program that led to the deaths and injuries of millions of Americans.
Rich explained to the hosts of the Try That In a Small Town Podcast that he was at a dinner with Trump and other high-ranking Republican politicians several years ago. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, as well as then-Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker were also present, sitting around a table.
Knowing that Rich is a seasoned performer, Trump turned to Rich and asked for advice on how to deal with his tough crowds.
“[Trump] goes, ‘why are people booing me at my rallies when I bring up the vaccine?’” Rich said.
Before sharing his answer, Rich explained to the podcast hosts that he knew Trump was extremely proud of Operation Warp Speed so he had to collect himself before speaking directly to him.
Listen to him describe, in the video below, how the conversation went down from there. It really is quite stunning.
There’s something about this story, being widely reported today, that doesn’t pass the smell test.
President Donald Trump reportedly fired three pro-war neocons on his National Security Council shortly after he met with Laura Loomer in the Oval Office.
The president met Wednesday with Loomer, a conservative social-media influencer with an unconventional style. Loomer has publicly accused Trump administration staffers of disloyalty and said there have been vetting failures at the NSC and elsewhere through various posts on X.
Let’s break this story down and point out a few oddities.
The crybaby U.S. Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to end funding of refugee resettlement, calling the action unlawful and harmful to newly arrived refugees and to the nation’s largest private resettlement program.
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