In this episode, we dive into Donald Trump’s latest remarks on the future of Gaza, his stance on Palestinian displacement, and his renewed "maximum pressure" strategy on Iran. Trump claims the U.S. will "cleanse Gaza" and might even "own it," while Hamas outright...
Gaza as the New Riviera – But Not for Palestinians
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Now it's take and take and takeover, takeover It's all take and never give All these trumped up towers They're just golden showers Where are people supposed to live? Don Henley, “Gimme What You Got” (1989)...
‘We’ll Own It’: Trump Floats US Takeover of Gaza – After Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will "take over" Gaza after emptying the embattled enclave of nearly all its native Palestinians, sparking a firestorm of criticism that included allegations of intent to commit ethnic cleansing. Speaking...
Ron Paul says: Wait… We’re Taking Over Gaza?
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Sitting next to a beaming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump announced that the US would be clearing all Palestinians off their land in Gaza, that US troops would move in, and that the US would rebuild it for...
Bodybags From Gaza: Is the Second Marine Division Going to Palestine?
And Jesus said: “Where death is, there a gathering of vultures will be.” ~ Luke 17:37 My initial thoughts on one of this century's most alarming and potentially consequential press conferences. First and foremost: Will American soldiers take part in deliberate crimes...
Conflicts of Interest: Zelensky Asks for Nukes
On COI #754, Kyle Anzalone discusses Zelensky's latest request for the US to send nukes to Ukraine. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Trump’s Awful ‘Return to Maximum Pressure’ on Iran
Trump’s Iran policy in the second term is set to be just as awful as it was in the first. Reuters reports: U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign a presidential memorandum on Tuesday to restore his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran to stop the country...
William Astore says Cut Pentagon Spending!
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. As Elon Musk runs amok in the U.S. government, claiming to work for government efficiency, I’ve yet to see him tackle the elephant in the room: the Pentagon budget. That budget, nominally at $900 billion,...
Forty Years Bashing the National Endowment for Democracy
On Sunday, Elon Musk posted on X: After that merciless arm-twisting, I have no choice but to recap my National Endowment for Democracy bashes going back to shortly after it was launched in 1983. In a November 29, 1985 piece in the Oakland Tribune, I hailed NED as “one...
Americans Will Pay for Trump’s Pointless Trade War
Trump launched his pointless trade war over the weekend. Canada and Mexico are predictably retaliating against the unwarranted tariff hike, and China is preparing its own response: Mexico and Canada, the top two U.S. trading partners, immediately vowed retaliatory...