by Peter Funt One of the most dangerous terms in world affairs right now is the acronym TACO. Used incessantly by Donald Trump’s political opponents since the start of the war with Iran, it stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” The reference was apparently first authored a year ago by Robert Armstrong of the Financial Times, in discussing Trump’s bluster about … [Read more...] about Stop saying TACO
If Justice Alito resigns before the midterms, a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court is likely to sail through confirmation
Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas share a laugh at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst Washington is buzzing with the possibility that President Donald Trump might name one or more Supreme Court justices before the November midterm elections. In a … [Read more...] about If Justice Alito resigns before the midterms, a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court is likely to sail through confirmation
Trump’s blasphemies create an unlikely opening for Democrats
Whenever Trump slimes Christianity, as is his wanton wont these days, I’m reminded of a line of dialogue delivered by a tempestuous artist in the film “Hannah and Her Sisters”: “If Jesus came back, and saw what’s going on His name, He’d never stop throwing up.” It’s no surprise a seriously disturbed individual afflicted with Narcissistic Personality Disorder would devolve … [Read more...] about Trump’s blasphemies create an unlikely opening for Democrats
Meloni and Trump’s cooling relationship marks the failure of an EU-MAGA middle ground
Breaking up is hard to do? Yoan Valat/AFP via Getty Images Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State University As recently as October 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump was heaping praise on Giorgia Meloni, telling the Italian prime minister how “beautiful” she was. But what once looked like a political romance based on equal parts … [Read more...] about Meloni and Trump’s cooling relationship marks the failure of an EU-MAGA middle ground
The Frittering Away of Nearly Five Hundred Years of Invaluable Military Leadership and Experience
On Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth unceremoniously fired US Navy Secretary John Phelan as part of the ongoing radical shakeup of the US military organization. The firing takes place during a war in which US naval forces are playing a critical role around the Strait of Hormuz and in the entire region. It is the latest firing, forced resignation, dismissal or … [Read more...] about The Frittering Away of Nearly Five Hundred Years of Invaluable Military Leadership and Experience
‘Acoustic Value’ and the UNESCO World Heritage List
On Earth Day 2022, I published a story about how certain sounds evoke memories of “my days as a young boy in the Andes mountains of Ecuador, La Sierra...[and] in Ecuador’s magnificent rainforest, “El Oriente...” In “The Sounds of Nature: Vying for UNESCO World Heritage Status,” I wrote how Ecuador’s spectacular Mashpi Reserve and the surrounding Chocó and Pastaza region are … [Read more...] about ‘Acoustic Value’ and the UNESCO World Heritage List
DEMOCRATS BIG WIN: VIRGINIA VOTERS GREEN LIGHT REDISTRICTING PLAN
Democrats are celebrating a big win: Virginia voters have given the green light to a redistricting plan that will likely give Democrats a big edge in the 2026 mid-term elections. Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a Democratic redistricting plan that could allow the party to pick up as many as four new seats in the midterm elections, NBC News projects. The special … [Read more...] about DEMOCRATS BIG WIN: VIRGINIA VOTERS GREEN LIGHT REDISTRICTING PLAN
RFK’S ROCKY RACOON REVELATIONS
The SAVE Act – Save Who?
Politics is dirty. All Americans know that. The question is, what lengths will politicians go to and then excuse their actions in order to advance their control of government and promote their ideology? Republicans realize they are underdogs in the coming midterm elections, with Trump’s performance being disapproved of by the majority of Americans. He promised no foreign … [Read more...] about The SAVE Act – Save Who?
Trump’s Medal of Honor: Are We now Beyond ‘Quipping’?
In a (somewhat) satirical piece a couple of months ago, we posed that Trump is just “quipping” when he periodically suggests that he should be awarded the nation’s highest military award for bravery in combat, the Medal of Honor. Less than a week after that piece was posted, during his most recent State of the Union address, Trump once again intimated that he was deserving … [Read more...] about Trump’s Medal of Honor: Are We now Beyond ‘Quipping’?
Donald Trump’s war on the Pope
Donald Trump has now started a second war – a war on the pope. Trump is launching political broadsides at Pope Leo XIV – a pope – for saying that he’s against war, bombs and death. Trump has accused him of being “weak on crime,” claims Pope Leo “wasn’t on any list” and was put there because Trump was president. Trump claimed, “The Pope made a statement. He says, Iran can … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s war on the Pope
‘Time for Half Measures Is Over’: Study Warns of Terrifying Atlantic Ocean Current Collapse
by Stephen Prager Common Dreams “We must avoid this collapse at all costs,” said a leading current researcher, who warned that “the stability of the entire planet” is at stake. The global climate crisis is causing a critical Atlantic Ocean current system to weaken much sooner than previously predicted, according to a study published on Thursday. If it stops, scientists … [Read more...] about ‘Time for Half Measures Is Over’: Study Warns of Terrifying Atlantic Ocean Current Collapse
The 25th Amendment can’t save us from Trump
On Easter Sunday, writing on Truth Social, President Trump threatened to destroy Iran if its leaders did not open the Strait of Hormuz. Two days later, he threatened to annihilate Iran and its 93 million people. Five days later, another Sunday, at 9:49 pm Eastern, he posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick ("I thought it was me as a doctor), … [Read more...] about The 25th Amendment can’t save us from Trump
POPE LEO AND MORALITY
About half of young Americans can’t name a single Holocaust site, repeating a pattern of ignorance seen in postwar Germany
Irene Fogel Weiss holds a photograph of her mother and brothers, who were killed during the Holocaust, during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on April 14, 2026, in Washington. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Daniela R. P. Weiner, Stevens Institute of Technology In 2025, 48% of Americans ages 18-29 could not name a single concentration or death … [Read more...] about About half of young Americans can’t name a single Holocaust site, repeating a pattern of ignorance seen in postwar Germany
THE MODERATE VOICE CAN USE YOUR DONATIONS
Despite many blogs vanishing, The Moderate Voice is still around. Google News is carrying its posts as is the SmartNews app headquartered in Tokyo. To keep this going The Moderate Voice needs your help. TMV has been blessed with many donations of all kinds over the years. But it has no big corporate donor, no big advertiser, and has never received a huge donation. It's … [Read more...] about THE MODERATE VOICE CAN USE YOUR DONATIONS
WAR ON THE POPE (CARTOON)
The pseudoscientific attractiveness scale that grew out of incel forums and is now making money for looksmaxxing influencers
If you have teenagers in your life, they’ll probably have heard of the PSL scale. Or at least the language associated with it. Chad. Stacy. Normie. Subhuman. The PSL scale is a pseudoscientific attractiveness rating system used by looksmaxxers, men in a part of the manosphere who sometimes use extreme methods to change their appearance. The scale purports to rank people into … [Read more...] about The pseudoscientific attractiveness scale that grew out of incel forums and is now making money for looksmaxxing influencers
BOMB THREAT AT HOME OF POPE LEO’S BROTHER
New Lenox Police have reported a bomb threat at the home of Pope Leo's brother. With Trump seemingly war with the Pope and the Pope steadfastly responding in kind the question is whether more threats of violence -- or actually violence -- occurs. The report: (NewsNation) — A bomb threat occurred at the home of the brother of Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday night, police in … [Read more...] about BOMB THREAT AT HOME OF POPE LEO’S BROTHER
QUOTE OF THE DAY POPE LEO XIV
Donald Trump has been blasting Pope Leo XIV for criticizing the Iranian war. Trump administration officials and Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson have all started echoing Trumps line or trying to justify it. Vice President J.D. Vance said the Pope should be care of his theology. Our Quote of the Day is this response from the Pope: “Woe to those who … [Read more...] about QUOTE OF THE DAY POPE LEO XIV