FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn When the FBI executed a warrant on Wednesday to seize records from the 2020 presidential vote in Fulton County, Georgia, it marked both an extraordinary event in the history of American elections and a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms, several legal experts … [Read more...] about FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn
The final report Trump is quietly trying to bury
Given what’s going on in Minnesota – another day, another ICE execution – it’s understandable few have noticed the latest authoritarian move to suppress vital information and deny us the right to judge it for ourselves. I want to revisit a chain of events that occurred from 2021 to 2023, so please indulge me. I promise to connect the dots to our dire present day. You may … [Read more...] about The final report Trump is quietly trying to bury
Italy objects to ICE presence at Winter Olympics
Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are focused on domestic issues. So it might come as a surprise to learn that a division of ICE routinely participates in international events such as the Feb. 6-22 Winter Games in Milan, Italy. Or that ICE has agents in more than 50 countries. It's definitely a rude surprise to Italian officials and … [Read more...] about Italy objects to ICE presence at Winter Olympics
Have the Trump Administration’s Anti-DEI Policies Reached into an American Military Cemetery in the Netherlands? — UPDATE
UPDATE: Last year, Dutch people were outraged when two panels commemorating the contributions of African American soldiers to the World War II effort and their struggle against racial segregation were removed by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) at the American Military Cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands. (See below) The removal was widely reported as … [Read more...] about Have the Trump Administration’s Anti-DEI Policies Reached into an American Military Cemetery in the Netherlands? — UPDATE
Allies Respond to Trump’s Ignoble Comments on Afghanistan Sacrifices
In response to the September 11 terror attacks, the U.S. was the first NATO member -- and thus far the only one -- to invoke NATO’s Article 5 which states that an armed attack against one NATO member shall be considered an attack against all. Our NATO allies answered the U.S. call of need without hesitation and their troops fought valiantly on the front lines alongside … [Read more...] about Allies Respond to Trump’s Ignoble Comments on Afghanistan Sacrifices
The rise of Reza Pahlavi: Iranian opposition leader or opportunist?
Reza Pahlavi, Iranian opposition leader and son of the last shah of Iran. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Eric Lob, Florida International University During the protests that ripped through Iran in January, one person who gained attention was Reza Pahlavi. Pahlavi, who lives in a suburb of Washington, D.C., is the son of the late shah of … [Read more...] about The rise of Reza Pahlavi: Iranian opposition leader or opportunist?
THE MODERATE VOICE CAN U$E YOUR HELP (DONATE)
HAPPY NEW YEAR -- and please help make 2026 a great new year for The Moderate Voice. (DONATIONS RECEIVED ON THIS APPEAL SO FAR: S175). TMV was started in January 2003 on BlogSpot and quickly evolved into a group blog that was on several platforms before settling on Word Press. MANY blogs have died over the years due to social media, in particular Facebook and Twitter. We' … [Read more...] about THE MODERATE VOICE CAN U$E YOUR HELP (DONATE)
The $4.8 trillion global AI market opportunity and India’s ambitions
Among India’s ambitions is to become a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve developed country status by 2047, the centennial of its 1947 independence, and stand alongside China and the United States as a great technological power. To that end, Delhi is rolling out investor friendly measures to grab a much greater share of the current $4.8 trillion global market … [Read more...] about The $4.8 trillion global AI market opportunity and India’s ambitions
ICE KILLS 37 YEAR OLD VA NURSE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND SPARKS BACKLASH (UPDATE 2)
Embed from Getty Images ICE agents shot and killed a 37-year-old VA nurse Saturday morning. And it ended in a now familiar pattern. Trump and DHS officials immediately denounced the dead man, calling him a terrorist who wanted to murder ICE officials. But more info emerged indicating that the Trump and Trump administration officials' version of what occurred was at … [Read more...] about ICE KILLS 37 YEAR OLD VA NURSE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND SPARKS BACKLASH (UPDATE 2)
PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY AND WHALE
‘We want you arrested because we said so’ — how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge
Teyana Gibson Brown, wife of Liberian immigrant Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer arrested her husband in a warrantless raid in Minneapolis, Jan. 11, 2026, in what a judge later ruled was a violation of Gibson’s Fourth Amendment rights. AP Photo/John Locher John E. Jones III, Dickinson College As Immigration and … [Read more...] about ‘We want you arrested because we said so’ — how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge
Bearing witness after the witnesses are gone: How to bring Holocaust education home for a new generation
Joe Engel, joined here by fellow Holocaust survivors Rose Goldberg and Diny K. Adkins, along with College of Charleston students, dedicated his later years to speaking about his experiences during the Holocaust. Courtesy of the Zucker/Goldberg Center for Holocaust Studies Chad Gibbs, College of Charleston Joe Engel was and remains an icon in … [Read more...] about Bearing witness after the witnesses are gone: How to bring Holocaust education home for a new generation
Anti-ICE sentiment could spark a democratic rebirth. Or doom us further.
If we still lived in a rational democracy, the masked thugs in Trump’s ill-trained paramilitary force would be in full retreat. By wide margins in multiple polls (CNN, Quinnipiac, Economist/YouGov, Data for Progress), Americans say the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis was not justified, that ICE is making the cities less safe, and that it needs to be reined in or … [Read more...] about Anti-ICE sentiment could spark a democratic rebirth. Or doom us further.
Is Australia or the USA More Antisemitic? A data challenge.
by David Anderson Columnist The question headline above is a challenge to techies, Aussies, Zionists and the intellectually curious. Why am I asking this? Cards on the table: I grew up in sunny Australia and there antisemitism in the 1980s was an abstraction, a monster of the past and a danger only in far away Jihadistans nobody cared about, almost a non-event. A rabbi … [Read more...] about Is Australia or the USA More Antisemitic? A data challenge.
Trump in Devos: Greenland, lies and greatest hits, including “a rigged election”
UPDATED. "The 2020 U.S. presidential election [was] rigged. It was a rigged election. Everybody now knows that. They found out. People will soon be prosecuted for what they did," President Donald J. Trump said Tuesday in Devos, Switzerland. "It’s probably breaking news, but it should be." He meant "not breaking news." The "breaking news" part is his insistence on … [Read more...] about Trump in Devos: Greenland, lies and greatest hits, including “a rigged election”
The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization
Around the world, Taylor Swift’s fan base skews female. AP Photo/Heinz Peter Bader Laurel Elder, Hartwick College; Jeff Gulati, Bentley University; Mary-Kate Lizotte, Augusta University, and Steven Greene, North Carolina State University Taylor Swift’s latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” generated a cultural whirlwind: chart-topping … [Read more...] about The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization
What is the role of Congress in invoking the 25th amendment?
If you've been following the news even a little bit, you've probably heard someone say 'we need to implement the 25th Amendment.' What they mean is 'invoke Section 4' to transfer the power of the presidency to the Vice President, something that has never happened. Why? Consider President Donald Trump's actions the past two days: admitting that not receiving the Nobel Peace … [Read more...] about What is the role of Congress in invoking the 25th amendment?
Is Trump a Cry Baby, or Just Doing Putin’s Bidding?
As Trump spends more and more time on foreign policy and his own aggrandizement, while avoiding pressing domestic issues, it’s hard to believe that he ran on an America First platform. It’s more like Trump First. He’s obsessed now with America owning Greenland and doesn’t want to compromise and have complete access while leaving governing to the Greenlanders and Danes. The … [Read more...] about Is Trump a Cry Baby, or Just Doing Putin’s Bidding?
The president is unfit for office
President Donald Trump posted two images to Truth Social Monday night that demonstrate just how unfit he is for office ... and how obsequious staff must be to carry out his whims. One, an edited photo of a meeting with a map showing Greenland, Canada and Venezuela as part of the United States. The second, an illustration showing him planting an American flag on the … [Read more...] about The president is unfit for office
