While Donald Trump has the emotional maturity of a ten-year-old, he doesn’t have the common sense.

Netanyahu conned him into fighting Israel’s war by flattering him and making him think he’s a tough guy, when the reality is he’s just an incompetent dupe who has surrendered America’s might and prestige to a country so much smaller but so much smarter.

Iran agreed not to proceed with making a nuclear device, agreed to oversight and inspections, but the Dumbass-in-Chief got conned out of his cankle-swathed socks and started a war, anyway.

Anyone with half-a-brain would have seen Iran would retaliate by closing the Gulf of Hormuz first, then, if necessary, induce one of their allies to shut down other avenues so necessary for the transport of oil.

Now the world is being held hostage because of Trump’s gigantic incompetence!

That is exactly what is happening with the Hoothies shutting down the Red Sea approaches and Trump doesn’t know what to do to extradite himself from this situation, so he increases the ineffective bombing and reduces our ability to defend ourselves because all our armaments are being used up.

Where will it all end? Probably with the drooling fool crumpled into a fetal position, blithering and blathering in Melania’s uncaring arms while gas goes to 5 dollars a gallon and Republicans make believe they never kissed his ass out of fear, or dreams of self-enrichment.

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Trump's 'hunger for respect' sees him blindly stagger into 'obvious trap': ex-aide

Story by Travis Gettys

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President Donald Trump's personality flaws make him extraordinarily vulnerable to Iran's efforts to drag the U.S. further into a grinding war, according to a former White House insider.

The 80-year-old president has been promising the war he launched Feb. 28 would end in days, but instead fighting has intensified in its fifth month because U.S. adversaries want the conflict to drag on – and former Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor wrote for he i Paper how they have learned to manipulate Trump to get what they want.

"Unfortunately, I learned how easily Trump could be played during his first term," Taylor wrote.

Most allies chose to flatter Trump, which Taylor said "worked with depressing regularity," with while adversaries learned that insulting him works best to their advantage.

"The hunger for respect that makes Trump easy to flatter also makes him even easier to provoke," Taylor wrote. "A well-aimed insult could send the president into a tailspin and upend the operations of the White House and the federal government for a day or more."

Taylor described how Trump hijacked policy meetings to rant about payback to whatever some foreign figure had said about him on television, saying that North Korea's Kim Jong-un became particularly adept at pushing his buttons – toggling between praise and provocation – to gain leverage.

"Washington insiders treated that episode as a punchline, but evidently the regime in Iran treated it as an instruction manual," Taylor wrote. "If you have any doubt, just look at what the Iranians have done since the war began in February. Regime propagandists have flooded the internet with videos ridiculing Trump, with content engineered for an audience of one."

"The regime has studied Trump for a decade," Taylor added. "They know their taunts goad him, maybe not always exactly how they’d hope, but enough to give them leverage the regime has never had before."

Trump sees the Iran war as something of a personal feud instead of a geopolitical conflict, Taylor wrote, which makes the regime's provocations even more effective at weakening the U.S. position in the Middle East to the benefit of Russia and China.

"A stable U.S. president would see this obvious trap and starve it," Taylor wrote. "They would recognize that their enemies are conspiring and exploiting their ego, and would decline, publicly and repeatedly, to be baited. Yet, in four decades of public life, Trump has not been known to decline a bait. Now, he is preparing to double down again in what some officials say might become a wider war."

Taylor offered a grim prediction of where Trump's personality flaws would lead the U.S. as the conflict drags on.

"Iran will drag the U.S. into an expanded air campaign," he warned. "The regime will deploy more proxies to harass shipping and American bases at a tempo calibrated to justify the next sortie without ever forcing a decision. In other words, it will keep the war too hot to leave and too cold to win."

"Meanwhile, we should be watching for Russia probing NATO's edges while U.S. aircraft carriers idle in the Gulf," Taylor wrote. "We should also be watching for China to grow bolder around Taiwan on the theory that Washington cannot manage two crises at once."

Taylor also expected Iran to dangle peace talks just before the November midterm elections, which he said would distract Trump from the moves it was making with China and Russia to gather strength.

"Trump will not rescue himself from this," Taylor wrote. "His character was settled long ago, and no adviser that I worked with has ever successfully talked him out of a grievance, at least not in the long term ... America’s enemies are spending next to nothing on insults and cartoons to purchase the exhaustion of the West. Until Trump learns that taking the bait is more expensive than restraint, they will keep getting serious value for their money."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-hunger-for-respect-sees-him-blindly-stagger-into-obvious-trap-ex-aide/ar-AA28oeLZ?

CNN reported that the president had purchased between $200,000 and $500,000 worth of Nvidia stock the day before making the announcement.

Yeah, right!

Trump and his crime family are trying to tell us (with a straight face) that the fact he, and, or his children, invests in certain stocks just days before they take off is coincidental.

He claims that the fact he’s going to talk up these companies, promote them, gives them giant government contracts has no bearing on where his advisors invest his money; a wink and a nod (and maybe a phones call?) No. No way. His advisors are just geniuses.

I don’t know where these geniuses were when he went bankrupt a zillion times, but they got really smart the day he was elected.

And his children are apparently such geniuses they are suddenly recruited as highly compensated – including stock options -- board members of some of these same companies or other grifts trading on the trust of the American people.

How long, folks, are we going to put up with a man who makes billions while his other decisions are ruining our economy, ruining our healthcare system, denying money for food for children and the indigent, turning all our allies and trading partners against us, does all he can do to defend Putin and denigrate Zelensky, and is under the thumb of Netanyahu, who must hold some interesting files?

Every dollar he makes by subsidizing companies he’s invested in, is a dollar stolen from the American people. Dollars out of your pocket, and into his.

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Questions surrounding Donald Trump’s financial interests have resurfaced after a new investigation claimed the U.S. president publicly praised companies shortly after investing in them.

The findings, published by CNN, have prompted renewed scrutiny of Trump’s business dealings, while the White House insists there is no conflict of interest and says the president has no direct control over his investments.

Investigation points to repeated pattern

According to CNN, Trump promoted roughly 20 companies on his Truth Social platform within days of purchasing shares in those same businesses.

One example highlighted by the investigation involved technology giant Nvidia.

Trump announced he had “very big and exciting news” about the chipmaker after the company revealed plans to help build AI supercomputers in the United States. Around the same time, he also promised government support for similar projects.

“All necessary permits will be expedited and quickly delivered.”

CNN reported that the president had purchased between $200,000 and $500,000 worth of Nvidia stock the day before making the announcement.

The investigation further alleged that several of the companies later secured valuable government contracts.

White House rejects conflict claims

The administration has forcefully denied suggestions that Trump used his office to benefit personally.

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told CNN that the president’s investments are managed independently

.“President Trump’s assets are held in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party financial institutions.”

Kelly also defended the president’s conduct.

“President Trump only acts in the best interests of the American public, which is why they overwhelmingly re-elected him to this office, despite years of lies and false accusations against him and his businesses from the fake news media. There are no conflicts of interest.”

Trump says he does not manage his investments

Trump has also rejected accusations that he profits from decisions made while serving as president.

Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, he insisted he has no involvement in the day-to-day management of his finances.

After being pressed about whether he still benefits financially regardless of who manages the investments, Trump replied:

“Well, I’ve made a lot of money before I became president, and they invest my money.”

The president added that he has no communication with those handling the accounts.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-revelations-pour-more-fuel-on-trump-s-corruption-allegations/ar-AA28hiJD?

A bill so egregious even an occasional Republican calls it a travesty.

Ther will be enough money to deport millions of hard working, tax paying immigrants.

There will be enough money to give tax breaks to already obscenely wealthy millionaires and billionaires.

There will be enough money to fund Trump’s ill-advised, needless war, by giving huge contracts to defense industries they have already invested in

But there is never enough money to provide healthcare, feed children and the indigent, and ensure every American will retain the right to vote.

This is America under the blood thirsty, grifting government of Trump and the Republicans.

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Republicans expose their warped priorities with desperate last-minute play: analysis

Story by Thomas Kika • 9h • 2 min read

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Republican leaders in Congress are hoping to pull off a desperate, last-minute spending bill, and according to a new breakdown from MS NOW, the largely war-focused funding makes the party's "priorities horribly clear."

Earlier this week, the budget framework, totaling around $95 billion, emerged from committee to a divided reaction among House and Senate Republicans, with some taking issue with its lack of spending cuts to offset the $73 billion it sets aside for military spending, most of which would be for the Iran war. This uncertainty prompted what MS NOW's Hayes Brown called a "scolding" from House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole, an Oklahoma Republican.

"When did you ever pay for a war? A lot of this is military expenses aimed at that war,” Cole said. “The point is that play’s been called. It’s time to put up or shut up.”

This take from Cole, Brown argued, was telling of the "problematic message" the GOP is contending with heading into the 2026 midterms."

There’s a lot to unpack in Cole’s admonition," Brown wrote. "First and foremost, his finger-wagging underscores the problematic message Republicans are sending ahead of the midterms: The country can’t afford to help the poor and needy — but there’s always more money for war, even pointless wars of choice such as the one President Donald Trump has waged against Tehran."

He continued: "Look at what the GOP prioritized in the first two reconciliation bills. The most recent one funded immigration enforcement, making sure there was enough funding to break up communities, detain people with no criminal record and kick them out of the country as quickly as possible. The White House has framed this crackdown on immigration as part of a supposed 'war' on the Southern border, and GOP lawmakers made damn sure to fund it."

The other big Republican reconciliation bill, Brown explained, was 2025's Big Beautiful Bill, which was largely focused on "taking from the poor to give to the rich," with tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans funded by further cuts to things like Medicaid and food assistance programs.

"Pass or fail, this reconciliation bill is what the GOP has decided is its priority before the party asks voters to keep them in power in November," Brown concluded. "A bill that pays for a deeply unpopular war, sets aside money to help the farmers that have been hurt by this war and Trump’s tariffs and**, if Trump has his way, makes it harder for Americans to vote**. It will do nothing for Republican lawmakers facing questions about affordability, nothing about the real problems that their constituents face and nothing that shows any regard for their lives."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/other/jd-vance-s-baby-name-found-plummeting-in-popularity-after-he-announces-birth-of-fourth-child/ar-AA28iKZs?

Upon first glance the following article may seem extreme, filled with opinion and a bit hyperbolic.

But it also contains quotes that support the contention that Trump is both a danger to himself and the world at large, as well.

Fo the most part, Trump’s critics are intelligent, educated men. Men who don’t react to stimulus but take the time to evaluate the conditions and then render a careful, objective opinion.

Trump’s supporters, on the other hand, are comprised mainly of the common folk, under educated, under employed, and more apt to be reactionary, and while not understanding the full scope of the treachery facing us, look for any opportunity to ‘stick it to the man’.

And so, we see Trump every day, virtually foaming at the mouth and ranting over some imagined slight or perfectly honest criticism. We see him sleeping fitfully at some meeting and then waking with a jarring star, as though he can’t tell a dream from reality. He wanders the halls like Macbeth on the parapets and perhaps sees the same ghosts.  He tweets his rabid thoughts obsessively, thoughts that make sense to him but are a clear example of his derangement.         

  He has threatened not only US citizens but also called for the destruction of an entire civilization.

He controls ‘The Bomb’ with only a few lackeys and yes men to deter him, and they aren’t about to risk their unearned livelihood no matter the consequences to America and the world.

Do we act now, or wait for that irrevocable moment when he plunges us into a nuclear war with Russia, China, and North Korea – the final holocaust!

As Trump warns of election threats, independent agencies have been cut

It’s been well documented that Trump and the Republicans have fired all personnel willing and capable of investigating their crimes, and replacing them with sycophants, lackeys, and any incompetent who will support their repugnant lies, and provide cover for their crimes.

The Justice department, the CIA, the FBI, the director of National intelligence -- any and all agencies who could provide oversight—have been hollowed out, thinned of competent, honest workers or have had their budgets slashed so Americans will remain uninformed of the treacheries in place against them.

Trump and the Republicans manufacture lies about stolen, ‘rigged’ elections and provide no evidence of same while at the same time destroying those agencies who could attest to the truth there are no ‘rigged’ elections and no evidence exists that undocumented non-citizens are voting.

When there are no cops the bad guys can do as they wish, even if it means the end of democracy and the establishment of a despotic government.

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As Trump warns of election threats, independent agencies have been cut

Story by Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has cut or hobbled the independent federal agencies that would normally handle election security issues, such as those the president claimed the United States is experiencing.

In his White House address on July 16**, Trump asserted that U.S. elections are vulnerable to foreign interference** and claimed China meddled in the 2020 election. He said Americans have for years been "blatantly lied to" by the government about the security of election infrastructure, including voting machines and ballot-counting systems – claims that could not immediately be verified.

Some of the agencies that pushed back on Trump's baseless 2020 election fraud claims have seen staff steadily reduced since 2025, diminishing their ability to be a trusted voice for election officials and American voters, said Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, a nonpartisan think tank.

"This is an attempt to undermine trust in our election system being waged by our own president and federal government and his administration and the system," Weiser said.

Weiser and other experts told USA TODAY that without those trusted federal voices, it will be up to state election officials to defend the security of elections.

CISA after 2020 election: 'No evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-warns-of-election-threats-independent-agencies-have-been-cut/ar-AA286jNu

You know Trump and the Republicans are in trouble when even Fox News points out their lies.

Trump’s speech last night was just a retelling of old lies, references to documents hastily edited to conform to the BS narrative, and nonsense about ‘evidence’ that is never offered.

For six years Trump has claimed evidence exists, but never in over 65 court cases has any ever been produced. That’s why the cases were all thrown out – many by judges Trump himself, appointed.

To the morons of MAGA, none of this will matter. They are so indoctrinated, so manipulated, so ruled by their hate for people they never met, logic and truth escape them. But anyone who listens carefully will easily discern that innuendo isn’t fact, accusations are not evidence, and constant childish ranting are the work of a fool and have no place in honest discourse.

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Fox News drops humiliating clarification for Trump after his bombshell claims

Story by Connor McCrory • 8h • 2 min read

© Saul Loeb/Pool AFP via AP

Fox News quickly distanced itself from President Donald Trump’s election claims Thursday, telling viewers that the network had not seen the evidence he cited during a White House address.

Trump used the roughly 25-minute speech to announce the release of declassified documents that he said exposed serious vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems. He also claimed electronic voting machines could be easily compromised.

But moments after the address, Fox delivered a pointed clarification. "We also heard the president make claims that electronic voting machines are vulnerable and easily compromised," the anchor said.

"Fox News has not seen that evidence yet and is not in a position to evaluate the accuracy of the president’s statements and claims at this time."

The disclaimer immediately drew attention because Fox had just carried Trump’s remarks under a banner reading, "Trump delivers address on election integrity."

During the speech, Trump described alleged efforts by China to gain access to American voter rolls and discussed previously documented concerns about electronic voting machines.

However, the information outlined by Trump did not appear to prove his repeated claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. He also did not present evidence showing that ballots were changed or vote totals were manipulated.

Trump issued several broad orders to the FBI, the director of national intelligence and other federal agencies. He called on officials to investigate “how and why such crucial information was hidden” from him and demanded prosecutions over what he described as a cover-up.

Fox’s decision to add a disclaimer sparked a wave of reaction on X, where users quickly brought up the network’s costly legal battle over its coverage of the 2020 election.

"They’re literally holding the receipts..." one person wrote.

"They have PTSD from that settlement huh," another user posted.

A third person wrote**, "He said almost 6 years ago that he had evidence & has yet to present it."**

"Fox over here learning lessons from that multimillion-dollar fine," another response read.

One user directly challenged Trump, asking, "Is the evidence with you now, Mr. Trump?"

Several other posts referred to Fox’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in 2023.

Dominion had accused the network of repeatedly airing false claims that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 election against Trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fox-news-drops-humiliating-clarification-for-trump-after-his-bombshell-claims/ar-AA2866Ib?

Trump’s Republican administration works hand-in-hand with corrupt corporations to protect profits even if it means the death of infants.

This is today’s America. A country ruled by tyrants, despots, and incompetents, put in place by millionaires, billionaires, and corporate oligarchs, that puts its power in the hands of the elite while denying the ordinary citizen and his children the protection they once enjoyed, and deserve.

Read the story below about sick and dying children poisoned by underregulated manufacturers, manufacturers that walk away grinning while children suffer and parents mourn.

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DOJ blocked charges in baby formula probe after investigators found a 'culture of concealment'

Story by Yleighn Delim

Finding baby food shouldn’t come with fear. Parents trust that the bottles they feed their newborns will not cause them harm. However, a major federal investigation into a top baby formula maker ended without any criminal charges. The Justice Department spent years looking into a tainted plant in Michigan. Prosecutors believed they had enough evidence to punish the company for selling unsafe food. Instead, top officials dropped the case completely. This choice left many family advocates wondering who protects our children.

Government investigators found dangerous bacteria inside an Abbott Laboratories factory in 2022. The contamination triggered a massive nationwide shortage of infant formula. Four babies became sick after drinking formula from this plant, and two of those infants died. Many federal prosecutors wanted to file a misdemeanor charge against the business. They also wanted to charge at least one person. Top bosses blocked those charges, opting for civil fines instead.

Corporate enforcement policies changed significantly under the new presidential administration. An executive order from the White House directed agencies to reduce criminal penalties for businesses when civil fines are available. A Department of Justice spokeswoman confirmed the probe was closed, stating that criminal charges would have been too heavy-handed. The agency decided to focus on a civil lawsuit to recover taxpayer money. This strategy shift signaled a new era for corporate accountability.

See more here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doj-blocked-charges-in-baby-formula-probe-after-investigators-found-a-culture-of-concealment/ar-AA27YWWP?

Here we go again.

Despite better than 60 individual court cases across America, and decisions handed down by some of his own appointed judges who ruled the 2020 election was above board and legit, Trump and his limping cadre of ass-licking sycophants will again try to con us into believing he won the election.

Trump and his co-conspirators in the Republican congress are well aware a democrat victory in November will see them all indicted, convicted, and sent to prison for their treason to the oath of office they took while crossing their fingers.

Watch the sweat on their necks Thursday night, it should tell you all you need to know.

Listen carefully if you have the stomach for the lies. You will hear accusations, blithering nonsense, charts, documents, and testimonials, but what you won’t hear is shred of evidence, because none exists!

This desperate ploy is meant to shore up their MAGA base because it is deteriorating minute, by minute. Trump has lost support of Latinos, Gen Z, voters without a college degree, women, Republicans, Independents, working men and women, and probably Melani, as well.

There will be a deluge of bullshit, because bullshit is all they have to try to defend their inept policies that have destroyed our economy and put us into a war we cannot win, and hope they can still create a dictatorship of the oligarchs and plutocrats.

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The brief: Get ready for Trump’s 2026 disinformation deluge

Story by John Light • 2h • 4 min read

Its Time to Flood the Zone With Shit Again

Trump announced Monday evening that he’s hauling out an old trick — the prime-time address — on Thursday at 9 p.m. What will the topic be? “Just gonna be a speech like a lot of my speeches,” he told Hugh Hewitt on Monday. Indeed.

MS Now reported last night that the president, joined by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, FBI Director Kash Patel and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, is expected to advance a new set of allegations — or, more likely, warmed-over old ones — that foreign interference played a major role in the election in 2020. Axios was more hedged, saying the president would offer thoughts on “a potpourri” of topics including Iran, the need to pass the SAVE Act and “findings from his intelligence officials about the administration’s review of the 2020 election.”

That review is chugging forward, examining “thousands of pages of classified intelligence and law enforcement documents” for “irregularities,” per a separate MS Now report.

The foreign interference conspiracy theories that will almost certainly make their return before the midterms are numerous, and often whimsical. A plot by Hugo Chavez to control U.S. voting machines; an intervention by Italian satellites; skullduggery by China, detectable only through bamboo fibers on ballots. We’ve heard these before, including in the days immediately after the 2020 election.

That’s not to dismiss the effort the Trump administration is currently undertaking. In 2020 and early 2021, Trump’s strongest allies included an ink-streaked Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, a handful of internet-addled lawyers and a tight core of loyalists in the White House**. It was a circus**, and it still produced January 6, the greatest threat to the peaceful transfer of power in U.S. history.

The president has announced plans to deliver a rare primetime address.

On Thursday, Trump may choose to return to this familiar territory flanked by his acting director of national intelligence, his FBI director, his CIA director. Each has enormous resources that they’ve already turned toward the task of discrediting 2020. Nothing should surprise us when it comes to their plans for November 2026.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-brief-get-ready-for-trump-s-2026-disinformation-deluge/ar-AA27ToNM?

Troops forced from bunkers expose truth about bombed US base

US soldiers died because of the complete incompetence of Hegseth and the ass-kissing officers he promoted to higher office.

It’s common knowledge that pretty boy, booze hound, Hegseth, has profoundly weakened our military by firing well trained, fully experienced officers, and replacing them with sycophants, lackeys, and unqualified bunglers, and this has led to a fully expected catastrophe.

Would you put an inexperienced semi-drunk in charge of your company? Would you allow a glory seeking amateur to run your business? Would you permit a man with a history of blacking out due to an over consumption of booze, to make life or death decisions that would risk the lives of you children?

This is what the Trump government – with a fully compliant Republican congress – has done.

The proof of this blasphemy is in the pudding. Trump himself is as incompetent as those he has appointed. Through his incompetence we are in a war we should never have started and cannot win, our economy is shattered, food and gas are becoming unaffordable, home ownership has never been this low, five million more Americans will lose their healthcare next year, our right to vote is under attack as is our social safety net, and our closest allies and neighbors, Canada and Mexico, no longer trust us to be trading partners.

And, oh yeah, our soldiers are dying preventable deaths.

America is being ruled by a two-bit despot and a handful of billionaires and congressional tyrants, and each day we sink closer to third world status.

86/47!

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Troops forced from bunkers expose truth about bombed US base

Story by Kathrine Frich • 5h • 2 min read

When soldiers deploy to a hostile environment, they rely entirely on their leaders to keep them out of unnecessary danger.

Trust forms the absolute foundation of any modern military operation.

But a new report suggests that critical trust completely collapsed at a key facility in the Middle East.

Deadly port strike

US troops who survived a fatal Iranian strike in Kuwait are now accusing their commanders of gross negligence. The Washington Post reported the explosive claims on Thursday, citing multiple military officials.

The serious accusations centre on a military facility located at Shuwaikh Port. A devastating attack struck the base on March 1, leaving six American service members dead.

According to the newspaper, senior officers allegedly ignored clear intelligence warnings leading up to the tragedy. That specific intelligence identified the busy port as a top priority for incoming Iranian attacks.

Building their own walls

Despite knowing the high risks, commanders chose to place regular troops at the highly vulnerable site. The facility completely lacked proper protection, so some concerned soldiers took matters into their own hands.

They started working after hours to fix the glaring security gaps themselves. The grassroots project ultimately failed because the troops simply did not have the necessary resources to finish the job.

 Sidetrack Adventures

The US Army didn’t even know the attack was coming - then it was too late

This is Steve.

The survivors shared an even more disturbing detail with The Washington Post. They claimed that senior officers routinely pressured troops to abandon their protective bunkers, even when the threat was obvious.

Commanders allegedly ordered the troops to get back to work while air raid sirens were still actively sounding across the base.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/troops-forced-from-bunkers-expose-truth-about-bombed-us-base/ar-AA27N5P2

Racist C—t, Erika Kirk, wants her dullard followers to imagine someone has insulted or assaulted them, so they can hate them for doing it. It doesn’t matter who it is, as long as they can conjure up an image to explain their self-identified inferiority, it’s OK. It helps if their vision is of a Trans, Muslim, Black or Brown – but vegan, gluten denier, or Jehovah’s Witness is alright too – whatever works.

Did you ever hear anything as stupid?

Can you imagine just how moronic she considers her followers to be, if she thinks she can manipulate their behavior so easily?

She didn’t tell them how many times a day they should engage in this practice. Muslims pray 5 times a day for peace, love, and justice, so maybe she wants them to pray for hate, division, and racism the same amount – you know, equal time.

She didn’t mention where she wants these brainless rites to be practiced, but down at the Republican club would probably be fitting.

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 Erika Kirk rallies her "happy warriors" against trans people, Muslims, and "whoever else"

Opinion by Jason Weisberger

 "I don't care if it's a trans, gender confused person, if it's a muslim, if it's whoever else that's standing in front of you that's spitting on you, cussing at you, throwing your buttons everywhere – you are what, you are a happy warrior, that is what you are." –Erika Kirk

In a viral clip, Turning Point USA CEO and alleged groomer, Erika Kirk lists trans people, Muslims, and "whoever else" as the kind of people conservatives should bravely face down while being spit on and cursed at, which is a lot of imaginary persecution to pack into one sentence.

The insidiousness of the remark works by sliding identity into behavior. She does not just say someone might spit, curse, or throw buttons. She specifically names "a trans" person and "a Muslim" before getting to "whoever else," making the imagined harassment scene feel less like a random confrontation and more like a culture-war casting call.

Kirk does not say, "If someone is rude to you." That would be normal. She says trans, Muslim, whoever else, and then supplies the spitting and cussing like stage directions. The whole sentence is a tiny persecution diorama: brave conservative, hostile minorities, buttons everywhere, smile for Jesus.

The buttons are imaginary, but Kirk's contempt is not.

How Trump's love of murder has made the US government worse than the Mafia.

You can see it in his eyes, they are as dead as his soul

This insipid fat man, bereft of any morals at all, typifies the coward he is. His slimy father recruited an equally slimy doctor to attest Donny had bone spurs and subsequently avoided the Viet Nam draft while hundreds of thousands of Americas finest died in service to their country.

They died heroic deaths, while this bucket of scum continues to survive,

He knows he’s a sniveling coward, but he thinks that acting like a tough guy he can assuage his inner, pathetic, insecurities – but he knows it, knows everyone knows it – every set of eyes meeting his carries a silent rebuke, and that knowledge haunts his sleepless nights, and tortured days.

He has to live with his Quizzling guilt, but it condemns us all in the world’s eye. Those murders are blamed on us -- all of us -- and rightly so.

Ignorant Americans put him in power, but we are all to blame.

So, when the enemies he created threaten all of us, can you blame them?

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How Trump's love of murder has made the US government worse than the Mafia

Story by Thomas Kika

© provided by AlterNet

President Donald Trump has made "casual butchery of the innocent" a common occurrence in his administration, according to a new analysis from The i Paper, which further argued that his conduct is, in key ways, even more bloodthirsty than the mob.

into the growing list of violent acts committed against the innocent that Trump and his allies are racking up, including one which he dubbed "the worst single atrocity in U.S. military history since the Vietnam War."

"On the first day of the US-Israeli attack on Iran on [February 28], US missiles struck the Shajareh Tayyiba girls’ school in Minab in southern Iran, killing at least 168 children as they sat at their desks along with 14 teachers – according to the Iranian media – in what may be the worst single atrocity in US military history since the Vietnam War," he wrote, later adding. "The slaughter of the schoolgirls by feckless US military commanders is but one ghastly example of the moral depravity of America during Donald Trump’s second presidency. Trump boasts of assassinating the 86-year-old Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but makes no mention of the killing by his side of his daughter, daughter-in-law and a 14-month-old granddaughter whose name was Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani."

He continued: "For the US government, casual butchery of the innocent has become the norm. In the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, US Southern Command has carried out some 196 extrajudicial killings of people in boats whom it claims, without producing any evidence, were 'narco-terrorists smuggling drugs into the US.' According to an Amnesty International report on the killings, the US has released and not prosecuted survivors from the air strikes on their boats, strongly suggesting that it has no proof they were carrying drugs."

Cockburn further cited a statement about these strikes from Amnesty International, which called them both "illegal" and "immoral," and accused the Trump administration of normalizing "extrajudicial killings." He went a step further, echoing the common comparison of Trump to a mob boss and likening his government to a "gangster underworld." However, he also argued that this comparison might, in fact, not be fair to the mob.

"This goes to the moral heart of the matter," Cockburn wrote. "The thought processes and behavior of the Trump administration in these cases resemble those of the gangster underworld, pitiless in targeting the weak and defenseless, respectful only of those who respond to violence with greater violence. If anything, the American Mafia arguably operates with greater moderation than Trump has here, making a distinction between civilians and its criminal rivals."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-trump-s-love-of-murder-has-made-the-us-government-worse-than-the-mafia/ar-AA27HAIq?

'Prophet' claims portal opened over the White House so Trump can get 'intel' from God.

 No offense intended, but this God of theirs must be one dumb sumbitch.

Under his divine inspiration, Trump/Musk/GOP/Republican congress has managed to all but destroy our economy and our democracy.

The price of gasoline has skyrocketed, groceries are no longer affordable, young couples unable to purchase a home of their own until age forty, they started a war they vowed never to do, our defensive weaponry is reduced under an incompetent boob as if Putin ordered it, American citizens are being slain in the street by an out of control domestic Gestapo, our very right to vote is under attack, citizens are now resorting to using credit cards for everyday expenses, while Trump and his genetically imbalanced children collect billions in scams organized by his father.

Too much more to mention here – but wait! The Fair. It typifies all Trump and the Republicans have F….d up, and now this God of theirs can’t even control his own weather.

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'Prophet' claims portal opened over the White House so Trump can get 'intel' from God

Story by Falyn Stempler • 7h • 3 min read

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A Floridian MAGA pastor is going viral for claiming that a "portal was opened over the White House and Mar-a-Lago," so that President Donald Trump can "easily be able to get intel from the Holy Spirit."

Donna Rigney, a self-proclaimed "prophetic" pastor and co-founder of the non-denominational church, His Heart Ministries Int., recently joined host Kelsey O'Malley of Christian media organization ElijahStreams, where she made the shocking revelation. According to her website, 'The Glory of God Revealed' author is a frequent guest on the platform.

During her recent podcast appearance, she spoke at length about her belief that God opened a portal over the two residences where Trump spends the majority of his time in order to communicate with him and provide him guidance in his high-stakes leadership role. Her claims come after JD Vance was slammed after he said that he hoped Pope Leo 'learned' something from him and Trump on immigration.

Rigney shared, "When we were all done, the next day, Father explained to me, he said that now that this was opened, this portal was opened over the White House and over Mar-a-Lago, and Donald Trump was going to easily be able to get intel from the Holy Spirit," to which O'Malley replied, "Hallelujah!".

Rigney describes herself on her church's website as "a prophetic author, pastor, intercessor and inspirational speaker whose life flows from a deep and intimate relationship with Jesus" that is "known for her frequent encounters in the spirit and the glory of God, Donna shares profound revelations that inspire others to pursue deeper intimacy with the Holy Spirit."

She continued to tell O'Malley about the revelation she had and a subsequent experience that validated her beliefs.

"That God was going to easily be able to give him wisdom for decisions he has to make, that, this, it's just open, open communication, that, oh, God will easily be able to speak to him, and he'll hear him," Rigney continued. "There'll be nothing getting in the way of him being able to hear, just like Daniel; it took 21 days for him to get the answer, that's not going to happen.

"With an open heaven, immediately, Donald Trump will be able to get direction from God on how to lead the nation, and other presidents after, if they're serving God, they, too, will, with the portal that's open."

She went on to share what she claimed was a validating incident that unfolded in connection with the revelation about Trump.

"Now, we're finishing up where everyone's so—because I explained to them after each song what I saw, and then we shared other people saw things, too," she said. "Somebody felt the Holy Spirit guide them to take a picture of the sky. Toward the bottom in the center of the photo was a brighter light, and, so, as we expanded it, if you look at it closely, you can see a profile of an angel's face, of the angel blowing the debris. That's what I did and was like, 'Wow!'".

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/prophet-claims-portal-opened-over-the-white-house-so-trump-can-get-intel-from-god/ar-AA27GiJh?

Bill O’Reilly wishes Americans would stop 'yowling about high prices’, while he lives in luxury.

An additional four million Americans are certain to lose their healthcare next year because Republicans forced the cancellation of subsidies. The prices of groceries have risen so much many families are resorting to the use of credit cards, further increasing their debt.

Trump’s tariffs have cost an increase of virtually everything, and cars are left in driveways because fuel is entirely too expensive.

Ever increasing inflation is ravaging the economy, and couples getting married today will probably never be able to buy a home of their own.

 And Bill Reilly asks. “What is wrong with you? Why aren’t you investing all those extra dollars you’ve accumulated in the stock market – or maybe in Trump’s crypto that has lost 90% of its value since its inception while his family raked in 1.5 billion in the process.

This is the arrogance of wealth. The millionaires and billionaires of Trump’s economy have no idea what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck – nor do they give a damn! They look down on us like we are just so much impoverished scum, foolish for not inheriting a fortune  as so many of them have done and deserving of poverty forced upon us because of an incompetent government rife with corrupt officials.

While the Republicans remain in power things will never change. The average American family will sink further and further into the depths of despair, unable to provide for their children and elderly parents, while a slimy, sexual pervert –- whose actions were so outrageous he was fired from Fox News! -- looks down on us and smirks in disdain.

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Bill O’Reilly wishes Americans would stop 'yowling about high prices'

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Conservative political commentator Bill O’Reilly suggested Monday that Americans who are “yowling about high prices” should invest in the stock market to grow their capital.

O’Reilly, 76, lamented that not enough Americans are investing their money in the stock market, mutual funds, IRAs or other longer-term investments, pointing to a recent statistic from Gallup that says 40 percent have none of those investments.

“My portfolio is doing great because Trump – his policies appeal to the big companies,” O’Reilly said on his show “No Spin News”

“But 40 percent of Americans don’t participate in capitalism and a lot of them are yowling about high prices. C’mon. You’ve got 4 percent inflation here. Live in the real world. So you younger people, you gotta get into the stock market,” he added.

O’Reilly – a former longtime Fox News personality – suggested those same people take fewer risks and “go with the conservative stuff. O’Reilly’s comments were first reported by Mediaite.

The recent Gallup poll from April found that just 58 percent of Americans have invested in the stock market, a mutual fund, a 401(k) or an IRA – a 4-point percentage drop compared to last year.

In 2025 and 2024, approximately 62 percent of Americans said they had invested in at least one of those investment vehicles.

Various factors play a role in whether someone invests in the stock market or not, with the two largest reasons being access to financial resources and financial knowledge, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

Nearly half of those who do not own stock told the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in 2025 that they did not have the financial means necessary to invest. Over the last year, consumer prices have gone up with overall inflation at a 4.2 percent rate – the highest rate in three years. That means, generally, Americans are spending more on groceries, gasoline and other everyday needs.

Many of those price increases have been attributed to the Iran war, which caused tension in the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil passes through. Americans may see prices come down because President Donald Trump has said the Iran war has been effectively ended with an incoming peace deal, but that may not be all it takes to get Americans investing back in the stock market.

Roughly 20 percent of those who do not invest in the stock market say they don’t because it’s too volatile. Over the last year, Americans have seen the stock market dramatically fall – due to the president’s tariffs – but then rebound.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/bill-o-reilly-wishes-americans-would-stop-yowling-about-high-prices/ar-AA27qJaf?

Americans are finally waking up to the abuses of Trump and his billionaire co-conspirators.

Inflation is out of control, groceries are almost unaffordable, five million more Americans will lose their healthcare next year, GOP schemes are underway to limit the voting rights, armed thugs assault and kill citizens and decent immigrants every day on a whim, our nations supply of defensive weapons is disappearing daily in an unnecessary war, much to the delight of Russia, China, and especially, North Korea.

Our economy is staggering under the soaring price of gasoline, our national debt is now stratospheric, Trump appointed amateurs and incompetents now control our most important government services like HHS, FEMA, and the Defense Department, and The Department of Justice and the FBI have been turned into a private police force ready to arrest any government critic.

Maybe most importantly, our social safety net –Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security -- are being slashed with funds diverted to the General fund to make up for the taxes the millionaires, billionaires, and corporations no longer pay.

These are only a few symptoms of a failing government, failing economy, and a failing country.

Meanwhile, Trump and his grifting family are accumulating billions while the average young couple today will never be able to afford a home of their own!

This is not the America of yesteryear, but will be the America of the future if we don’t take control of our own lives and oust the corrupt Republican congress, and arrest the criminals who now control our Fate,

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Bernie Sanders seizes on WSJ poll showing 75% of Americans believe billionaires have too much power: 'Never before have…'

Story by Ananya Gairola • 4h • 2 min read

On Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pointed to a new poll to argue that Americans increasingly believe wealth and political influence are concentrated in the hands of a small group of billionaires. Bernie Saders Cites Poll on Billionaire Influence

Sanders took to X after the release of the Wall Street Journal-NORC survey, highlighting one of its most striking findings: roughly

while working people have too little influence.

“In a new WSJ poll, 75% of Americans believe billionaires have too much power in Washington and working people have too little,” Sanders wrote. “THEY ARE RIGHT.”

The independent senator added, “While working families struggle, never before have so few people held so much economic and political power. We’re taking them on!”

Poll Finds Americans Losing Faith In Capitalism, Democracy

Beyond concerns about billionaire influence, the survey painted a broader picture of growing public dissatisfaction with the nation’s economic and political systems.

Just under half of respondents said capitalism is working at least somewhat well, down from 60% about a decade ago, while only 12% said U.S. democracy is working very or extremely well.

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Only 16% believe average citizens have significant influence over politics and just 35% expressed confidence that Americans can still secure good jobs and achieve the American dream.

The survey also found that about two-thirds of Americans believe the country is in decline, while roughly 60% said the nation’s best days are behind it.

On corporate influence, 52% agreed that businesses wield power at the expense of workers and consumers and said the government should do more to limit that influence.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/bernie-sanders-seizes-on-wsj-poll-showing-75-of-americans-believe-billionaires-have-too-much-power-never-before-have/ar-AA27x0S2?

Believe me, Trump knows exactly how despicable these people are. He laughs his flabby ass off about how easy it is to fire up their hatred, all the while awaiting the anti-healthcare provisions that will kick in after the midterms and leave these under educated, under employed pathetic losers wondering how it all went wrong.

Trump was supposed to be their champion. He promised no more endless war, he promised ‘A golden age of prosperity’, he promised an end to inflation, increased veteran benefits, a reduction in the price of groceries, new factories offering endless opportunity, and a government receptive to the needs of the people.

Face it folks, under Trump’s administration many of you will never be able to own a home of your own!

Laughing his flabby ass off.

All they got was more prompting to hate people they don’t know or understand, inflation tearing their lives apart, and their children without healthcare and living on the gruel from neighborhood food banks.

Good choice MAGA. Keep believing immigrants are eating your pets. Keep believing immigrants commit more crimes than native born Americans. Keep believing blacks and browns are scheming to take over your country. And while it won’t feed your family, keep believing there are communists under your bed and they will make your children gay.

Live with your inherent hatred of all things and people decent.

It’s beginning to hurt, isn’t it?

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Trump sparks fury after posting video of Muslim kindergartners in hijabs

Story by David Badash • 1h • 2 min read

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President Donald Trump is facing backlash after posting a video of children — including showing their unblurred faces — graduating from kindergarten, with some of the girls purportedly wearing hijabs.

“President Trump posted a caption less video of graduating kindergarteners on Truth Social on Monday, goading his supporters into verbally attacking little children simply for being Muslim,” The New Republic reported. “The clip is from Gateway STEM Academy, a majority-Black K-8 public charter school in St. Paul, Minnesota. It shows about 21 children in caps and gowns on stage singing a song together. Most of the girls are wearing hijabs.”

The original post of the video which Trump reposted reads: “Public school in St. Paul, Minnesota. Every girl is in a hijab … in kindergarten.”

Trump did not add any comments. TNR called the post “Islamophobic, weird, and creepy,” while noting that the comments section of Trump’s post was filled with calls “by racist, xenophobic MAGA supporters” to “deport the children and ban hijabs.”

TNR also noted that it “should come as no surprise that Trump isn’t above attacking children who just learned how to read, but this post is still particularly discomforting—and will certainly contribute to the already potent level of anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. and in Minnesota.”

Critics blasted Trump.

“There is something deeply unsettling about the president of the United States—the most powerful person in the world—going after kindergarten schoolchildren in Minnesota because they wore hijabs, as Trump has done this morning on his website,” The Bulwark’s Sam Stein wrote.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-sparks-fury-after-posting-video-of-muslim-kindergartners-in-hijabs/ar-AA27l5lG?

MAGA Republican Rep say he can eat lobster and rib eye steaks because he works harder than you.

 The arrogance of and power and wealth have never been so evident since the days of the French revolution; maybe that should be a hint about days to come.

All but laughing at Americans who struggle daily to put food on the table and gas in the car, Republican Representative, Troy Nehls of Texas, maintains ‘affordability’ isn’t a concern of those who work hard, but only of those who don’t.

Displaying a smug superciliousness so common among MAGA politicians, Nehls all but scoffs at those who work “paycheck to paycheck”, implying it is not inept government policy responsible for today’s woeful economic conditions, but rather a laziness of spirit among the rank-and-file workers. He arrogantly implies American workers are slothful and their inability to provide for their families is a product of their own indolence.

Americans are spending more on everything from gas to groceries, prices are rising faster than paychecks and Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill rips away healthcare coverage for 15 million people in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and giant corporations, and it adds $4.7 trillion to the national debt.

As if all of this is fantasy, not reality, this government servant engorged himself with food and drink this holiday, while barely hiding a smile of disdain for the people who pay his salary.

Under future Republican administrations things can only get worse.

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GOP rep, asked about ‘affordability,’ says he will eat lobster tail, rib-eye steak for July 4

Story by Max Rego

The Hill

Despite a sizeable number of Americans expressing financial concerns, Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) boasted Tuesday of his plans to eat lobster tails and rib-eye steak this Fourth of July weekend.

“Affordability — what are you talking about?” Nehls told reporter Pablo Manríquez on the Capitol steps, when the latter asked him how House Republicans can convince their constituents they are fighting to make life more affordable.

“Over the fourth, I’m going to get me a couple of big lobster tails, I’m going to get me some nice rib-eyes. I’m going to sit in my backyard with my family [and] my neighbors, and we’re going to be enjoying the fourth, celebrating 250 years, the birthday [of America],” the Texas Republican added.

Nehls, who is not seeking reelection, also noted he will be “celebrating the greatest president of my lifetime,” referring to President Trump.

When another reporter asked him whether Americans living “paycheck to paycheck” can afford to eat the same food he plans to, Nehls wondered if those people “work as hard as I do.”

Financial issues remain top of mind for Americans, particularly after energy prices spiked in the early months of the war with Iran.

A CNN/SSRS survey conducted from April 30 to May 4 found 61 percent of respondents changed the groceries they bought to stay within their budget because of recent economic conditions, while 3 in 10 said they took on credit card debt to afford necessities.

The annual change in the consumer price index, a popular measure of inflation, was 4.2 percent in May, up from 2.4 percent in February and marking the statistic’s highest mark in more than three years.

Higher gas prices, spurred by the Iran conflict, are adding to Americans’ economic anxieties. Two-thirds of respondents to a Gallup poll from earlier this month said the cost of fuel has caused their household financial hardship.

The average price of a gallon of regular gas dropped from more than $4.50 in late May to less than $3.85 on Wednesday, but the costs still remain higher than their mark of less than $3.18 a year ago, according to AAA.

But Nehls on Tuesday echoed rhetoric from Trump and other Republicans in arguing price hikes from the war were “temporary” costs necessitated by the need to “make sure Iran never has a nuclear weapon.”

He added, “I’m OK with … the increase in fuel, because you know it was going to happen,” later noting the Iranian military’s restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which sparked the increase in energy prices.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-rep-asked-about-affordability-says-he-will-eat-lobster-tail-rib-eye-steak-for-july-4/ar-AA26ZhcS?

Donald Trump stole three-hundred boxes of top-secret documents and only the efforts of a corrupt judge kept him out of prison.

These plans outlined our deepest secrets about our national security as well as our allies’ strategies should war break out with Russia.

The question as to why he stole those documents has never been addressed by the administration. The question about him transferring, or selling, the information has never been asked or explained.

The documents themselves were found scattered about Mar A Lago where any pool boy, maid, maintenance worker or spy could trip over them with no one being the wiser.

Were there cell phone images transmitted to foreign agencies? We’ll probably never know.

Now Trump (under Putin’s orders?) wants a complete list of all government spies – names, addresses, their operational status including areas of operation, every detail that could expose them and possibly lead to their arrest or assassination.

Why? How could we possibly trust a  convicted felon – a cheat, a grifter with a lust for money that constantly engages in corruption at an unpresented scale, and still sleep at night? Aside from not protecting the evidence, he is more apt to sell it to the highest bidder.

Would anyone be surprised if we found out he has done it more than once?

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Spy chiefs in revolt over Trump demand for master list of every secret agent - fearing a catastrophic risk

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER

CIA and FBI leaders are resisting Donald Trump's mandate that intelligence agencies compile a master list of every US spy and potential recruit, amid fears it could endanger their own agents. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), first under Tulsi Gabbard and now under new director Bill Pulte, has in recent months spearheaded the grand spy list effort. ODNI was created in the aftermath of 9/11 to foster better communication among intel agencies.

Trump wants the master list because officials claim it could used to better track foreign intelligence threats and avoid inadvertent conflicts when different agencies are working the same targets, according to the New York Times. The effort has been largely unsuccessful, as senior counterintelligence officials have refused to hand over their master lists amid disagreements over how such a database would be secured and maintained.

For the FBI, such a master list of espionage targets would include those the bureau wants to investigate and potentially arrest down the line. For the CIA, it would include a significant number of potential individuals the agency hopes to recruit as assets. Some current and former intelligence officials fear that putting identifying details on the most sensitive cases could fatally compromise long-running investigations and operations via a single leak.

The identities of these targets are closely guarded national security secrets, insulated from most personnel within their own agencies.

Trump is demanding leaders at the FBI and CIA give him a list of every secret agent and asset

Trump is demanding leaders at the FBI and CIA give him a list of every secret agent and asset The effort has been largely unsuccessful, as senior counterintelligence officials have refused to hand over their master lists amid disagreements over how such a database would be secured and maintained

The effort has been largely unsuccessful, as senior counterintelligence officials have refused to hand over their master lists amid disagreements over how such a database would be secured and maintained

Bill Pulte, Trump's new National Intelligence director, has no prior experience dealing with national security

The fight over the master list highlights the strained relationship between ODNI and the FBI and CIA following the departure of former ODNI director Tulsi Gabbard.

Pulte, a political appointee with no prior experience in national security, has continued pursuing the President's agenda by slashing the office's workforce and investigating allegations of election fraud during 2020. Outrage over Pulte's appointment as acting director despite his lack of experience has also fueled fears among agency officials about how ODNI would handle their most closely guarded secrets.

Trump appointed Pulte as acting director rather than formally nominating him, sidestepping a Senate confirmation process where lawmakers had openly opposed him.

The disagreement over the master list continues to play out behind closed doors as officials spar over how much, if anything, to hand over to ODNI.

Under Gabbard, the master list effort was part of her broader push for greater oversight across the intelligence community, according to former officials who spoke with the Times.

Officials had hoped that Pulte would abandon the directive but it does not appear to be going away anytime soon despite internal disagreement.

Supporters of the master list see it functioning like a terrorist watch list that enables the US to monitor targets across the globe in real time through constant information-sharing between agencies.

But seasoned counterintelligence officials warn the program risks alerting the very people under investigation, especially trained foreign operatives skilled at spotting surveillance, according to current and former officials.

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15941367/Spy-chiefs-revolt-Trump-demand-master-list-secret-agent-fearing-one-catastrophic-risk.html

Story by Josh Marcus • 2h • 3 min read

The Independent

President Donald Trump purchased as much as $5 million in stock in law enforcement technology company Axon before Immigration and Customs Enforcement proposed a $220 million contract that was likely to go to the company, which makes widely used police body cameras and Taser stun guns.

Axon’s share price soon spiked, potentially netting the president hundreds of thousands of dollars in gains from a company impacted by his administration’s agenda.

On February 10, the president bought shares in Axon valued between $1 million and $5 million, according to federal financial disclosures.

Two weeks later, ICE announced it was looking to purchase nearly 18,000 energy weapons to add to its existing stock of Tasers, part of an up to five-year, $220 million contract.

In the week after the solicitation, Axon’s stock jumped by more than 34 percent, according to a CNBC analysis. “The concern is that [Trump] bought into a company whose business could grow if his own administration expands immigration enforcement,” Jordan Libowitz of nonprofit watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington told the outlet.

The president continued to buy and sell shares in Axon throughout February and March, and he appears to have retained at least a six-figure stake in the company, according to the financial disclosures, which cover the first three months of 2026.

The White House said there were no conflicts of interest surrounding the potential contract, which has not been awarded yet.

“This is the same, tired narrative that Democrats have pushed against President Trump, his family, and his administration for a decade,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement toThe Independent. “President Trump only acts in the best interests of the American public.”

She pointed to a prior statement on X from the president’s son Eric Trump. He said in May that the president’s holdings are “maintained exclusively in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party financial institutions.”

“Neither President Trump, his family, nor the Trump Organization has any role in selecting, directing, approving, influencing or soliciting specific investments,” the statement added.

The Independent has requested comment from Axon and the Department of Homeland Security about the contract and the president’s trades.

In the first quarter of this year, the president disclosed making trades worth at least $220 million, dealmaking that critics say is inappropriate and ethically suspect.

The president has made trades in companies including Oracle, Meta, Nvidia, and Apple, whose businesses are strongly impacted by White House trade and regulatory policy. At the same time, those companies or their top executives have all donated to the president’s projects, such as his inauguration, White House ballroom, and America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

The president has cultivated particularly close ties to the billionaire Ellison family.

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison gave roughly $45 million to groups supporting the 2024 Trump campaign, The Wall Street Journal reports, and Oracle has since sponsored the Trump-aligned Freedom 250 group.

The Trump administration has tapped Oracle as a key partner on a $500 billion AI data center project, and the Department of Justice recently cleared Ellison’s son David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Skydance, to complete his $81 billion takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

The president’s sons, as well as those of his Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, have also been part of deals boosted by the administration.

The Trump and Lutnick families have financial ties to at least 14 companies that are actively partnering with the federal government on mining deals, which stand to benefit from more than $8.9 billion dollars in federal support, according to a New York Times analysis.

The president and his family also have a growing, highly opaque cryptocurrency empire that has helped the president increase his net worth by $1.4 billion since returning to office.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-bought-up-to-5m-of-stock-in-company-right-before-220m-ice-bid/ar-AA26PjIU?

Talk about a bunch of stick-up-the-asshole, losers; say hello to the Christian Nationalist Right.

These quaking, quivering Bozos are so afraid of their natural homosexual tendencies they will gleefully condemn anyone, gay, straight, trans, or gerbil fetish, if it might make them look straight.

It’s a sickness to hate anyone you don’t know simply because you have proclivities to hide, desires you can’t control, and magazines hidden from your spouse.

No matter how they couch it (apologies to JD Vance and his predilections), these hypocrites seethe with hatred because of emotions they can barely suppress, and like most cowards blame others for their own self-imagined shortcomings.

Could be worse, though. You could be related to one of these sanctimonious bastards.

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Novel MAGA celebration reflects Christian fundamentalists’ never-ending paranoia

Story by Alex Henderson • 2h • 2 min read

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This Tuesday, June 30 marks the conclusion of "Nuclear Family Month," which many MAGA Republicans have been promoting as a Christian fundamentalist alternative to Pride Month. Defenders of "Nuclear Family Month" often argue that they are merely defending religious values, not attacking LGBTQ Americans. But Salon's Amanda Marcotte argues that "Nuclear Family Month" is not only anti-gay — it also underscores the Religious Right's contempt for heterosexuals who don't embrace their severe version of Christianity.

"In recent years," Marcotte observes in Salon, "Republican propaganda has quietly moved away from loud condemnation of the gay community to focusing the most overt hate on trans people. Donald Trump even has a few token gay men in his closest circles, such as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has two children with his husband…. But while it hasn't attracted widespread media coverage, Republicans have not given up arguing that LGBTQ+ equality is a threat. This year, a slew of red state governors signed proclamations intended as blatant attacks on Pride Month."

Marcotte continues, "Some states are even calling June 'Nuclear Family Month.' Others have dubbed it 'Strong Families Month' or 'Fidelity Month.' Whatever euphemism is used, they are all poking a thumb in the eye of LGBTQ+ people during Pride, as Arkansas' Republican governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, made clear when she tweeted a Daily Wire article headlined, 'Another Red State Is Counter-Programming Pride Month, Focusing On Family Instead' — as if queer people don't have families."

Gay pride events have grown by leaps and bounds in the United States, where Pride Month is now a month-long celebration held in June. On Sunday, June 7, for example, Philadelphia's 2026 Philly Pride festival reported attracted around 147,000-150,000 attendees.

Marcotte, in Salon, emphasizes that heterosexual Americans should also be worried about the motivations behind "Nuclear Family Month."

"Straight people should definitely not feel safe with these Republicans in charge," Marcotte warns. "These documents don't only demonize LGBTQ+ people; they condemn the vast majority of straight people who don't adhere to the exceedingly narrow proscriptions of the Christian right. Divorced people, anyone who has ever needed government assistance, parents who put their kids in public school, non-Christians and women who don't see themselves as inferior to their husbands all get blasted as immoral — and queer people are implicitly blamed for what Republicans see as 'dysfunction' in the lives of everyday straight people…. 'Nuclear Family Month' and other such nonsense this year reflects a resurgence in the GOP of the view that most people, straight or not, are wicked, oversexed hooligans who need to be browbeaten into depressing marriages. Vice President JD Vance has been at the forefront of this pressure campaign that wants people to marry not out of love or joy, but out of grim duty to the patriarchy."

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AOC to Trump: 'If you don’t want to be prosecuted for crimes, don’t do crimes'

House speaker Mile Johnson finally admitted Trump, his donors, and some members of the Republican congress have committed crimes against America.

Simple as that. An admission of guilt!

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AOC to Trump: 'If you don’t want to be prosecuted for crimes, don’t do crimes'

Story by John Queally

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Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York ripped into Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday night for saying that Republican control of Congress is the only thing keeping President Donald Trump from being held to account for his numerous scandals and abuses of power during his second term in the White House.

Asked about comments made by the Speaker earlier in the day, Ocasio-Cortez told MS-NOW’s Jen Psaki that Johnson characterized future efforts to investigate or accountability for possible misdeeds or corruption by Trump, his family members, or members of his administration “as though it’s some partisan witch hunt,” she said. “But if you don’t want to be prosecuted for crimes, don’t do crimes.”

Ocasio-Cortez, often referred to by her initials AOC, had been asked about remarks Speaker Johnson made at the annual summit of the right-wing Faith and Freedom Coalition, a group with close ties to Trump and the Christian nationalist movement that supports him.

“If we lose the midterms, heaven forbid, these Democrats—y’all, impeachment isn’t even the real concern,” Johnson told the crowd. “They will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they’ll go after the president’s family, the Cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted.”

The House speaker added, “I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you, OK?”

Johnson’s remarks unsurprisingly sparked a series of critical reactions, including AOC’s.

“Mike Johnson saying the quiet part out loud: protect the powerful. S---- everyone else,” said Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Pa.).

“The Speaker of the House just talked like a guy guarding a operation that can’t survive daylight,” said Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.). “Because that’s exactly what he’s doing.”

“You don’t need a ‘protection program’ for people who did nothing wrong,” Levin continued. “You need one when you’re afraid of what the books would show. Congress is supposed to be a check on power, not the muscle protecting it. Johnson is a total disgrace to the office. November can’t come fast enough.”

What Johnson is “talking about,” explained AOC in her interview with Psaki, is a Republican Party in Congress “running a protection racket” for Trump and his cronies, both in and out of government.

“And we are already seeing that this Trump administration has run what some have called one of the largest pedophile protection programs in American history,” she continued, referencing the scandal surrounding the disgraced convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.

“And so when Mike Johnson tells a group of wealthy donors, I’m the only thing standing between you, and a consequence that should rattle at the conscience of every American,” she said. “What he wants to do is create—or rather, not even create, because it’s already been created—but protect a class of impunity in America that says, ‘You can commit whatever crime, and so long as you pay a check to us, we will protect you.’ And that is a model of extortion in American politics. And you know what? That’s their pitch.”

Melanie D’Arrigo, executive director of the Campaign for New York Health, responded to Johnson’s comments by detailing just a few examples of possible corruption by Trump that deserve much more scrutiny and congressional oversight.

“Trump has almost tripled his net worth during this term. His sons bought drone companies and immediately received military contracts right before Trump started another war. Trump threw a crypto contest to see who could buy the most of his meme coin, with the prize being exclusive access to him in his presidential capacity,” D-Arrigo noted. "His son-in-law is getting billions in business deals from the countries and oligarchs wanting political favors. Large donors are spending millions to get pardons and investigations have dropped. Trump is still actively covering up the Epstein files,” she added. “And these are just a handful of the things that were publicly reported on—imagine what we don’t know about yet.”

D’Arrigo called on voters to help “flip the House” away from the Republicans and investigate these examples of grift and corruption as well as others.

America is being ravaged from the bottom up. The Republicans are not just waging war on the poor with the reductions in SNAP benefits, the middle class will be next.

No, this is not Bangladesh during a famine, it is not Somalia with pictures of starving children with flies in their eyes, It is not Haiti, war torn and ravaged by poverty, it is America under Trump with Millionaires and a GOP as cruel and uncaring as any third world despot.

Children and the elderly are going to bed hungry and not one Republican gives a damn about it. Millions are now without the hope of healthcare with subsidies removed and rural hospitals closing as we speak. And if you are not a member of the millionaire class Trump’s war-torn economy – maybe giving your sons or daughters to a needless war, a war already lost – the Republican economy is daily driving you to new depths of despair.

America is no longer a ‘gleaming city on a hill’, a place of comfort and familial refuge. Now thanks to Trump, Musk, the Republican congress and Republican dominated Supreme Court, the common man is beaten down daily while the rich and arrogant flourish.

It is not getting better, it will not get better until the corrupt criminals in the administration are ousted imprisoned, and a compassionate democracy is allowed to return.

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SNAP recipient’s benefits slashed: ‘Who lives on $24 a month?’

Story by Jay Dow and Alix Martichoux • 1h • 3 min read

The Hill

How some are surviving after SNAP cuts

NEW YORK CITY (WPIX) — After months of drastic changes to SNAP, some beneficiaries say they’re going hungry after their monthly benefits were slashed to near-nothing.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP) has been undergoing reforms and changes since the passage of the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, SNAP provided 1 in 8 Americans with help buying groceries last year.

So many people have been kicked off SNAP, that number has since changed to an estimated 1 in 9 Americans, The Associated Press reports. Nearly 5 million fewer people received food aid in March when compared to last year.

Shiela Boyd, an 81-year-old New York resident who spoke with Nexstar’s WPIX, wasn’t kicked off the program, but said her benefits were suddenly cut from $298 a month to just $24.

“I can’t buy nutritious food. Who lives on $24 a month?” Boyd said. “I need more money to eat.”

Now, she says almost all the food she eats comes from donations. Sometimes she has to skip meals because there isn’t enough to eat.

It happened to Boyd after an income recalculation in the spring, which looked at her gross Social Security benefit — not the actual net income that hits her bank account every month, which is lower.

Boyd is not alone. Changes to SNAP requirements have been rolling out over the past year, adding work requirements for more adults and granting fewer exceptions. It also removes some income deductions that were previously allowed, like the cost of internet and utilities.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated the changes, in all, would result in 2.7 million fewer people receiving SNAP benefits.

In Boyd’s case, she tried to appeal the benefit recalculation but was denied in her hearing. She argued her net Social Security income, not gross income, should be used in calculating her benefits amount, but the state commissioner overseeing the appeal disagreed.

“The Agency’s determination as to the adequacy of the Appellant’s SNAP benefits is correct,” the commissioner ruled.

Boyd told WPIX she has been losing weight since going hungry. “I weigh 102 pounds,” she said, and is thinking outside the box to find new ways to feed herself. “I’m trying to sell things … like jewelry. My whole lifestyle is different now.”

“I spend most of my day trying to find a way to get money to sell things,” she continued. “You know you work hard all your life, and this is what they — it’s a slap in the face. I think it’s unforgivable.”

In a press release defending the SNAP reforms, the White House said, “The One Big Beautiful Bill promotes work, responsibility, and restores SNAP to serve the truly needy. … The mission of the program has failed. SNAP was intended to be temporary help for those who encounter tough times — we are strengthening this program to serve those who need it most.”

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For the first time a Republican was moving his lips but not lying.

Johnson virtually admitted there were criminals and traitors in the Gop when he said, “Half of them will be targeted”.

Johnson said if the Republicans lose the election they will be targeted. They will. Just the same as Capone was targeted, Gotti was targeted, and Epstein, himself, was targeted.

Trump, his sons (especially his sons), administration officials, guilty as sin members of the Republican congress, convicted fraudsters who purchased pardons, and every politician who ever made an illicit buck while conspiring against America will be imprisoned.

Those who bastardized our institutions like Kash Patel will be dealt with extremely harshly, as will the minions who enforced their patently illegal orders.

Some leniency will probably be provided to those who speak up now. Those with direct knowledge of the most blatant crimes and rush now to speak to prosecutors will get some consideration, I’m certain. But if they hope to ride out the storm they’ll be nothing for them but a denim shirt with their name and inmate number on it

‘Retribution is mine, sayeth the Lord’, but not just yours, Jesus.

It belongs to the American public, too.

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Mike Johnson warns Trump allies will be 'targeted' if Democrats win in November

Story by Hailey Bullis, Washington Examiner

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) issued a stark warning Friday that Democrats will target allies of President Donald Trump if they win control of the House in November.

Johnson asserted during remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference that if Republicans lose the House in the 2026 elections, impeachment won’t be the only thing the GOP will have to worry about.

“They will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the president's family, the Cabinet, his donors, and friends,” Johnson said. “Half of you in this room will be targeted.”

“I run the protection program,” Johnson quipped. “I'll take care of you, OK. We're going to win, we're going to win the midterm.”

During his remarks, the speaker told the crowd he is "very bullish" about Republicans keeping control of the House come November.

"Let me just tell you right now, as a leader of this, this little army in the House, we are ready for this fight," Johnson said. "We're ready for this fight. We're called for it, my friends."

Republicans, who currently hold a three-seat majority in the House, will have to overcome historical headwinds to maintain their majority, a fact Johnson acknowledged to the crowd during his remarks.

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A record 1 in 3 Gen Z and young millennials still living with their parents in 2025—more than during the pandemic—despite most having a job.

Here it is for all to see, Trump and the Republican promise of a ‘Golden age of prosperity’ turns out to be a batch of lies and manipulation as virtually everything in America has become unaffordable.

When the cancelled subsidies for healthcare premiums millions of Americans lost their coverage. They slashed the social safety net so that any once temporary setback now ensures a lifetime and despair. Groceries are at their highest level ever and growing daily. What meagre income that is available loses value daily as near runaway inflation assaults the working class.

But the biggest assault, the greatest difference from then to now, is the cost of housing.

There was a time when young adults married, saved their money for a few years and then bought a house. Maybe not the biggest house, maybe not the nicest house, but a house that would accrue value over the years and welcome them into the middle class.

Trump and the Republican policies have put an end to all that. Never again under their leadership will the American dream become achievable – it is all out of reach and going to stay that way unless there is a change in administrations!

Millionaires, billionaires, and especially a trillionaire are all doing beautifully. Under the GOP policies they are accumulating obscene wealth – they have all the money – and to prove Reagan was as much a liar as Trump, none of it is trickling down.

The government as it is now comprised no longer works for the common man. Their policies inhibit growth, eliminate opportunity, and keep an authoritarian thumb firmly pressed on the neck of ordinary citizenry.

Am I making all this up? Am I some disgruntled hippie socialist?

Read these numbers, then you decide.

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A record 1 in 3 Gen Z and young millennials were still living with their parents in 2025—more than during the pandemic—despite most having a job

Story by Emma Burleigh • 2d • 3 min read

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Young Americans were told that good grades would unlock a six-figure salary, starter apartment, and independence from their parents. But now, entry-level professionals are clinging to their childhood bedrooms and pillaging their family fridges as more are extending their stay than ever before.

**A record 25.2 million U.S. adults under the age of 35 lived with their parents in 2025—**representing about one in three young adults—according to a recent report from Reatlor.com.

That’s even higher than the pandemic-era surge, when many budding professionals returned home to ride out the pandemic with their loved ones.

However, it doesn’t mean that Gen Zers and young millennials are jobless and mooching off their family resources. In fact, around 70% of 25 to 34-year-olds who still live at home with their parents are actually employed, according to the report.

Instead of kicking back, most workers are delaying their flight from the nest thanks to an affordability crisis pinching the wallets of everyday Americans. And as the lowest professionals on the corporate totem pole, their rock-bottom salaries, job instability, and lack of savings may be keeping them home.

“The growth [of young generations living at home] is coming from working adults, not people waiting to find jobs,” Hannah Jones, senior economist at Realtor.com and author of the report, said in the study. “Something about their income level, debt load, or the cost of housing in their market is keeping them home despite steady employment.”

America’s affordability crisis is crushing the independence of young workers

Young professionals are up against a stormy transition into adult life: entry-level jobs are disappearing, wage bumps are stagnating, and cost-of-living is soaring. Now, it’s forced Gen Z into a professional reality of “stress and pressure and chaos” that their baby boomer parents wouldn’t even comprehend, according to podcaster Mel Robbins. And the financial burden is extending beyond the young workers clamoring for independence.

Around 64% of parents with Gen Z children aged 18 to 28 said that their adult kids still rely on them for money, housing, or other financial support, according to a 2026 survey from Wells Fargo. And their continued support has led to a money pinch for many, as 56% reported that assisting their grown-up offspring is straining their own finances. However, they’re actually helping cover essential living expenses rather than picking up the tab on extravagant getaways.

“[Adult Gen Z] kids who are receiving the financial support are really in this perfect storm,” Emily Irwin, head of private wealth planning at Wells Fargo, told Fortune earlier this year. “They’re feeling uncertain about their career, their profession, and the stability of receiving a paycheck.”

One of the financial biggest hurdles keeping young workers at home is the sky-high cost of housing.

In 2025, the median American home price was $430,000, up 34.4% from 2019, according to the Realtor.com report. Meanwhile, average monthly rent shot up by 17.9% to $1,673. And a housing shortage of roughly 4 million residents is only exacerbating the issue. Young generations are now crossing a “threshold at which they begin to give up on [buying a home] entirely,” university researchers Seung Hyeong Lee and Younggeun Yoo found.

Other daily expenses are skyrocketing, too. Cash-strapped young workers watched the price of a pound of ground beef hit a record $6.90 per pound last month, up 19% from a year ago. Orange juice prices skyrocketed 21% between January 2025 and February this year, and sandwich bread got 4.3% more expensive. Plus, they have less income to work with in footing the bill. Despite early-career being the prime time to grow earnings, income growth for 25 to 29-year-olds slowed to 5.2% in late 2025, one of the lowest levels since 2011 when JPMorgan Chase Institute began collecting data.

Gen Z and young millennials may be leveraging the safety net of their families, but most aren’t simply coasting off the bank of mom and dad.

Around 72% of young adults who live with their parents say they contribute financially to the household in some sort of way, according to the 2024 data from Pew. About 46% contribute toward rent or the mortgage, while 65% put in money towards the family groceries, utilities, or other household expenses.

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