A group of demonstrators in Tehran wave Iranian flags in support of the government on Feb. 28, 2026. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi Donald Heflin, Tufts University After the largest buildup of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Israeli military forces launched a massive assault on Iran on Feb. 28, … [Read more...] about Massive US attacks on Iran unlikely to produce regime change in Tehran
Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime–because they are
A plume of smoke rises above Tehran on Feb. 28, 2026. AFP via Getty Images Javed Ali, University of Michigan After U.S. and Israeli missiles struck Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025, Tehran responded with a limited attack on the American airbase in Qatar. Five years before that, a U.S. drone strike against Qasem Soleimani, head of the … [Read more...] about Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime–because they are
Iran has been attacked by US and Israel when peace was within reach
Bamo Nouri, City St George's, University of London US and Iranian negotiators met in Geneva earlier this week in what mediators described as the most serious and constructive talks in years. Oman’s foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, spoke publicly of “unprecedented openness,” signalling that both sides were exploring creative formulations rather than repeating entrenched … [Read more...] about Iran has been attacked by US and Israel when peace was within reach
Is anyone buying Donald Trump’s excuse for attacking Iran?
Is anyone buying Donald Trump's excuse for the U.S. military attacking Iran? Can we believe anything that Trump says? From the BBC: "Earlier on Saturday, Trump posted a lengthy video on his Truth Social website, confirming US involvement: 'Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime,' he said, adding that … [Read more...] about Is anyone buying Donald Trump’s excuse for attacking Iran?
The Democratic Party isn’t anti-Christian.
Charlie Kirk's supporters keep promoting a false claim that Kirk made: that the Democratic Party is anti-Christian. They are wrong. Canadian theologian Dr. Randal D. Rauser used his X dot com account to reveal the spread of this false claim. In response, Kirk's supporters came out of the woodwork and defended Kirk's falsehood. You can read for yourself what was posted in … [Read more...] about The Democratic Party isn’t anti-Christian.
Trump’s State of the Union Shows He’s Just Getting Started
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s fourth State of the Union address was disrupted within minutes Tuesday night when Democratic Rep. Al Green was escorted out of the U.S. Capitol chamber for silently displaying a sign reading “BLACK PEOPLE AREN’T APES,” a protest referencing a controversial video Trump previously shared on social media. The physical confrontation … [Read more...] about Trump’s State of the Union Shows He’s Just Getting Started
WAS DONALD TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION A POLITICAL VARIETY SHOW?
Reaction to President Donald Trump's record setting longest-in-history 2026 State of the Union address is coming in. Most reviews are decided negative. Many analysts believe the poll will do little to lift his sagging poll numbers. Several have said it was more of a political variety show than a State of the Union speech. One says it was so far off from what a State of the … [Read more...] about WAS DONALD TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION A POLITICAL VARIETY SHOW?
As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the ‘Putin consensus’ among Russians hold?
Does the nation stand behind him? Vyacheslav Prokofyev/AFP via Getty Images Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University and Elizaveta Gaufman, University of Groningen Perceived wisdom has it that the longer a war goes on, the less enthusiastic a public becomes for continuing the conflict. After all, it is ordinary citizens who tend to bear the … [Read more...] about As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the ‘Putin consensus’ among Russians hold?
Pam Bondi has me pining for the days of Janet Reno
I found it perversely entertaining watching shrieking she-devil Pam Bondi as she sought to defend her dirtbag tenure at the Department of Pedophile Protection. She made the Wicked Witch of the West look like Mother Teresa. Any second I expected her to vow vengeance against her congressional inquisitors, a la “I’ll get you and your little dog too,” in the service of her … [Read more...] about Pam Bondi has me pining for the days of Janet Reno
Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases
Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases Should a person be deported because once, a decade and a half ago, they left their toddlers home alone for a half hour to buy them pajamas at Walmart? That’s what the Trump administration is arguing in a little-noticed federal appeals court case being decided in California, with sweeping … [Read more...] about Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases
Supreme Court rules against Trump’s emergency tariffs–but leaves key questions unanswered
It has been raining tariffs … until now? Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images Kent Jones, Babson College President Donald Trump’s economic agenda took a major hit when the Supreme Court struck down many of his most sweeping tariffs. While Trump has options to restore some of the tariffs, he’s losing his most powerful tool to impose them almost at … [Read more...] about Supreme Court rules against Trump’s emergency tariffs–but leaves key questions unanswered
SUPREME COURT RULES 6-3 THAT TRUMP’S TARIFFS ARE ILLEGAL
In a major blow to President Donald Trump's foreign policy and political branding, the Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs are illegal. It ruled that Trump can't use a 1977 law for national emergencies to impose tariffs without the approval of Congress. You can read the ruling here. Trump called the ruling a "disgrace" and said he has … [Read more...] about SUPREME COURT RULES 6-3 THAT TRUMP’S TARIFFS ARE ILLEGAL
Another Fake News Hoax
The Fake Media is reporting that President Trump, speaking to supporters in Georgia on Thursday, intimated that he wanted to give himself the Medal of Honor after a trip to Iraq in 2018. According to the Hill, Trump said: I decided to go to Iraq. I was extremely brave. So brave in fact that I wanted to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor. I said to my … [Read more...] about Another Fake News Hoax
TWO GUYS WONDERING HOW WELL TRUMP WILL AGE
PRINCE ANDREW’S ARREST: THE EPSTEIN SCANDAL GOES GLOBAL
The growing scandal about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has led to the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, aka Prince Andrew. The grounds: suspicion of misconduct in public office. He now joins an ever lengthening list of officials and businessmen disgraced by ties and/or suspected activities with Epstein, who died in jail in what officials deemed a suicide, a … [Read more...] about PRINCE ANDREW’S ARREST: THE EPSTEIN SCANDAL GOES GLOBAL
Jeffrey Epstein’s Friend
It was an exciting time at Wood Farm in Norfolk, England when the Andrew formerly known as a Prince was arrested there. Whereas Prince Albert is best known for being in A can, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appeared to be heading to THE can. When Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson stayed at Wood Farm, she described the place as a "comfortable open beamed cottage two miles from the … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Epstein’s Friend
BAD GUYS WEAR MASKS
A suspect was spotted at the home of Nancy Guthrie on the morning of her disappearance, about two weeks ago. He is described as 5-foot-9-inches to 5-foot-10-inches tall and of average build. He was armed and carrying a black 25-liter Ozark Trail backpack, a private-label brand exclusive to Walmart. What really makes him suspicious is that he was wearing a ski mask. There's … [Read more...] about BAD GUYS WEAR MASKS
BOOMERANG: COLBERT’S CUT TALARICO INTERVIEW GETS MORE YOUTUBE VIEWS THAN BAD BUNNY
Oops. This is what you call a boomerang. But in another way...is it? As its parent company Paramount Global -- owned by Donald Trump ally David Ellison -- is enmeshed in down-to-the-wire efforts to buy Warner Bros Discovery, CBS nixed airing a taped segment on The Late Show where host Stephen Colbert interviewed Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico. It has been seen … [Read more...] about BOOMERANG: COLBERT’S CUT TALARICO INTERVIEW GETS MORE YOUTUBE VIEWS THAN BAD BUNNY
Trump Fails Science. Again!
Now it’s climate change that Trump refuses to accept. He insists it’s a hoax to damage our economy, likely perpetrated by China. Trump has withdrawn the U.S. for the second time from the Paris Climate Accord. And he has essentially eliminated manufacturing in our country related to renewal of energy, declaring it unnecessary as we have plenty of fossil fuels. He has abdicated … [Read more...] about Trump Fails Science. Again!
Do special election results spell doom for Republicans in 2026?
Hoping to preserve his narrow majority, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson campaigned alongside Matt Van Epps, who narrowly won a December 2025 special election in a strongly Republican district in Tennessee. AP Photo/John Amis Charlie Hunt, Boise State University On Feb. 7, 2026, Chasity Verret Martinez won a special election to fill a vacant … [Read more...] about Do special election results spell doom for Republicans in 2026?