Trump’s Iran war is holding him hostage | Sidney Blumenthal

If there is any consistency to Trump’s policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequences Donald Trump has lost his Iran war. He is the Iranian hostage. Unlike the US embassy personnel captured as hostages for 444 days, Trump threw himself into Iranian … Read more

Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico

President is convening so-called ‘God squad’ to override provisions of Endangered Species Act for ‘national security’ Donald Trump is dispatching a so-called “God squad” of top officials to revoke protections for endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, purportedly to protect national security by expanding oil and gas industry operations. If successful, the administration may … Read more

DHS Shutdown is Now Longest in History After No Deal Reached

The Department of Homeland Security remains shutdown for the 45th day and is now the longest federal government shutdown in American history. Lawmakers left Capitol Hill on Friday after House Republicans chose not to put a bill on the floor that was passed unanimously in the Senate that would have funded most of the agency … Read more

Communists, Democrats use #NoKings rally to call for May Day strike: ‘Shut it down’

From Times Square to here in Minnesota’s state capital, communist and socialist activists at the nationwide “No Kings” protests escalated their anti-America campaign and openly called for a nationwide economic strike on May 1, an international communist holiday known as May Day, as key Democratic activists joined their call. At the rally here in St. … Read more

Dem senator warns deportation could let Virginia woman’s illegal immigrant killer ‘escape accountability’

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is calling on prosecutors to try, convict and punish the undocumented killer of Stephanie Minter, arguing that he must face American justice before he’s ordered to leave the country. Kaine said he fears deportation could be a form of leniency. “I’m not sure that if he’s deported, [that] he will really … Read more

‘Worst case I get to ride a lot’: Lael Wilcox on her quest to become the fastest human to cycle round the world

After setting the women’s around-the-world record two years ago, the Alaskan is aiming for a new mark with her next 18,000 mile journey On 11 September 2024, Lael Wilcox returned to Chicago after 108 days in the saddle, smashing the women’s around-the-world cycling record by more than two weeks. The extraordinary feat had taken her … Read more