By Darwin Nercesian The Truth About Guns President Trump hit the ground running in his second term, issuing a wide range of executive orders, approximately 170 at the time I write this, addressing everything from Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports to Protecting Second Amendment Rights. But the latter of those two is not the only
President Donald Trump’s deportation policies could potentially provide a wage boost to blue collar workers, with some estimates suggesting a 17 percent increase in labor costs, according to a report by The New York Times. The article highlights how a loss of migrant labor due to increased deportations could raise wages in the construction industry, […]
Does President Donald Trump make national security staffing decisions based on research compiled by right-wing activists? Maybe he does. And maybe he should. Especially if the White House’s own vetting has been lax. But the reasons should be valid. Following a White House visit from activist journalist Laura Loomer, up to 10 officials from Trump’s National […]
Vietnam’s general secretary of the Communist Party, To Lam, engaged in a phone call with President Donald Trump on Friday, expressing Hanoi’s desire to eliminate tariffs in a prospective trade agreement with the United States. President Trump characterized the conversation as “very productive,” noting that To Lam indicated Vietnam’s willingness to reduce tariffs to zero, […]
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden Various international reports have said that the White House is seriously considering Iran’s proposal for indirect nuclear talks, however, on Tuesday the U.S. slapped more sanctions on the Islamic Republic as part of the Trump’s restored “maximum pressure” campaign. The Treasury Department in this latest move sanctioned several entities based in Iran, […]
President Donald Trump has expressed his full support for Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s right-wing National Rally party, after she was banned from running in future elections and handed a prison sentence. In a post on Truth Social Thursday night, Trump framed Le Pen’s legal troubles as part of a broader pattern of […]
Democratic strategists long ago learned a basic principle of political arithmetic: change the inputs and you change the outcome. In immigration policy, this maxim has become less about humanitarian concern than electoral engineering. The Biden administration, whether through design or indifference, implemented a set of administrative decisions that expanded the electorate not merely in theory, […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – But they should – Growing concerns about the US relationship with NATO allies have spurred European officials to biweekly meetings about replacing US defense goods. But those intense discussions have highlighted that it wouldn’t be easy, fast or cheap. Trump has insisted that European members of NATO must do more if the […]
British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been formally charged by the Greater London Metropolitan Police with multiple sexual offenses, including one count each of rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault. These charges stem from allegations made by four women concerning incidents that occurred between 1999 and 2005. Brand, aged […]
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden Update (1605 ET): Aaand here’s the denial. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has called Politico‘s scoop “garbage,” adding “Elon Musk and President Trump have both *publicly* stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete.” “Yeah, fake news,” […]
Show Me The Man, I’ll Show You The Crime: When Everyone Is Guilty, No One Is Free
“Show me the man and I will show you the crime.” Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s infamous secret police chief, uttered those words not as satire but as standard operating procedure. In the Soviet Union, guilt was not discovered but assigned. What mattered was not justice but control. In the United States, we like to imagine we […]