In a surprising statement that underscores the gravity of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said she would personally nominate President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize—if he successfully negotiates peace between Russia and Ukraine without territorial concessions to Moscow. The comment came during Clinton’s appearance on the Raging Moderates […]
It is a curious fact of human behavior that the more we focus on what we wish to avoid, the more likely we are to encounter it. Pilots, athletes, and soldiers know this as target fixation or negative target acquisition. A hang glider who locks eyes on a distant set of power lines often drifts […]
South Carolina Democrats have a serious mess on their hands — and it’s wearing nothing but underwear and shoes. William “Mullins” McLeod, the leading Democratic candidate for governor, is under fire after police released dashcam footage from a May arrest in downtown Charleston. The video shows a barely clothed McLeod shouting that he’s “God” and […]
Maryland police rescued a 9-year-old boy who was being held at knifepoint by his father last week. By Joe Vince for Officer.com The incident happened just before 10:15 p.m. Saturday when Montgomery County police responded to a domestic disturbance in Germantown, the agency stated in a news release. When they reached the scene, they found a […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Or will Trump punish Russia for refusing a ceasefire? What you need to know about Trump and Putin’s high-stakes summit in Alaska. The talks in symbolically important Alaska are taking place despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire refusals and without Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. For Moscow, Putin’s one-on-one meeting with Trump is already […]
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has hit pause on the defamation lawsuit brought by the so-called Central Park Five against President Donald Trump. The case is on hold while the court decides whether Trump’s presidential immunity claim has enough legal weight — or at least isn’t “frivolous” — to warrant further consideration. Trump’s attorneys appealed […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the rescission of multiple D.C. policing policies on immigration, saying “DC’s sanctuary policies no longer apply.” In a series of late Thursday actions, Bondi targeted several longstanding policies as well as a Thursday directive that increased Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cooperation with federal authorities on immigration matters but barred making inquiries or arrests based […]
The tactic of deliberate disruption, in which one deliberately interrupts or sabotages an opponent’s speech or event, has a long and ignoble history in American political life. In the 1970s, Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals elevated disruption from an occasional breach of etiquette to a celebrated tool of political warfare. Alinsky taught that the purpose […]
A brazen Cold War nod… Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Anchorage today — site of a high-stakes summit between his boss, Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, and U.S. President Donald Trump — wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with “CCCP,” the Cyrillic abbreviation for the USSR. The unorthodox fashion choice by the man seen as Putin’s […]
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in federal court, calling their latest law enforcement move a “hostile takeover” of the city’s Metropolitan Police Department. At the center of the fight is Bondi’s emergency order appointing DEA Director Terry Cole as the acting police commissioner. The […]
Five envelopes containing a suspicious white powder were discovered Thursday evening in the mailroom on the 9th floor of the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations office at 26 Federal Plaza — the Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building — in New York City, prompting a swift response from first responders and federal authorities. Hazmat teams […]
Brazil’s January 8 Files Expose Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes’ Tyrannical Rule
The release of the January 8 Files by investigative reporters David Ágape and Eli Vieira is not merely a revelation of misconduct. It is a window into a methodical abuse of judicial authority by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the most powerful unelected man in Brazil. The documents show that in the wake of […]