When the American attack on Iran was launched in late February, the name chosen for the operation, Epic Fury, seemed an unusually apt description of the temperament of the man ordering it. In pondering where that military misadventure leaves both the United States and the future security of the world, a more fitting name might be Operation Colossal Blunder. Read more
IDF General Avi Bluth proudly stated the IDF is killing Palestinians at levels "not seen since 1967," where he also defended looser rules of engagement allowing IDF troops to fire at unarmed Palestinians. General Bluth acknowledged a discriminatory approach in the occupied West Bank whereby Jewish Israeli stone-throwers are not targeted by the IDF while Palestinians carrying out similar acts are fired upon. "In three years, we have killed 1,500 terrorists," he said, referring to Palestinians.
Israel is a US-subsidized Pariah Nation
NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch informs: "The NYPD delivered the fewest murders in recorded history for the first four months of the year and the month of April. During the four-month stretch, there were 76 murders, shattering the previous record of 86 set in 2018. April also saw the fewest murders in recorded city history with 19, beating the previous record of 21 set in 2014 and 2017."
- NYC population: 8,478,000 people
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) and NYPD Commissioner Jennifer S. Tisch
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is closing an office responsible for investigating misconduct and abuse in the immigration detention system. The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman is in the process of removing all its public signage and ending its inspections.
Plenty of money for military-grade weapons and equipment, none for inspections or oversight
President Donald Trump's voters stunned a political analyst on Monday after they accused the president of staging another "false flag" attack. Nine voters who voted for Trump at least twice told The Bulwark that they believe Trump may have staged the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Some noted that the circumstances of the shooting seem implausible, given the level of security that follows the president.
"The White House Counsel's Office is giving private briefings to the administration's political appointees on how to best prepare for congressional oversight as staff begin to brace for the likelihood of significant Democratic victories in the November midterm elections," the Washington Post reports.
Trump threatens to blow Iran off the face of the earth' if it attacks US vessels
US launched an operation on Monday in the Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war Read more
OpEd: When Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in February that the Defense Department would sever ties with Harvard University, he framed the move as an act of ideological hygiene. Harvard, he suggested, is an incubator of "woke" narratives awash in liberal orthodoxy with faculty that "squelch anyone who challenges their leftist political leanings." Later, the Secretary formally added 13 more institutions to the department's list of "canceled" educational relationships, accusing each of "sacrificing freedom of expression for the suffocating confines of leftist ideology." The ironies and contradictions in the Secretary's logic to purge the military of elite education, respectfully, demand serious discussion.
The reporter who helped put Jeffrey Epstein behind bars has revealed why she thinks that Ghislaine Maxwell will eventually get a pardon.
Julie K. Brown, the award-winning Miami Herald reporter who unraveled the massive Epstein story, thinks Maxwell will be "successful" in securing some form of reprieve"whether a commutation or a pardon"for her close involvement in her onetime boyfriend's years-long scheme to sexually exploit and abuse young girls.
Which you may not appreciate if you're not a 'Star Wars' fan...
Glenneda Zuiderveld is a Republican state senator and member of a far-right bloc that was pushing for strict immigration laws. Idaho's dairy industry, which powers the economy of the Magic Valley region anchored by Twin Falls, depends on foreign-born labor and fiercely opposed the measures. (No paywall) Read more
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a contract to a private security company that has faced accusations of "torture" and "enforced disappearance" to assist in tracking down undocumented immigrant children who arrived in the US alone, a contracting document shows. ICE has stepped up its work so much in pursuing these minors in the US that it has contracted out some of its mission to a third party to put "boots on the ground" and locate immigrant children previously released from US government custody. The agency characterizes the work of tracing immigrant children who reached the US without authorization and were released into communities while they go through immigration court proceedings as "safety and wellness checks". ICE says it wants to confirm the children's location, school enrollment and overall wellness, including checking for signs of abuse or trafficking, according to the contracting document.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to meetings with Pentagon staffers as his inner circle grows tighter, according to a report. The move comes as Hegseth has faced increased criticism and ousted more than two dozen Pentagon officials in recent weeks. It also comes as Hegseth leads the nation's efforts in the Iran war and constantly promotes the success the U.S. has had in its attacks. Hegseth has now grown increasingly isolated within the Pentagon, according to The Guardian.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to meetings with Pentagon staffers as his inner circle grows tighter, according to a report.
The barefoot shoe is here.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) secretly helped state treasurer Stacy Garrity (R) in her 2024 re-election bid against her Democratic Party challenger Erin McClelland (D) because she had previously questioned whether Shapiro would be an appropriate 2024 VPOTUS running mate for Kamala Harris (D). Stacy Garrity, an "election denier" with an "extreme MAGA agenda," is who "Democrat" Josh Shapiro, who may run for POTUS in 2028, boosted over his fellow Democrat.
Disgraced ex-NYS Gov Andrew "Judas Iscariot" Cuomo also betrayed the Democratic Party by running (and badly losing) as an independent against Muslim Zohran Mamdani (D) in the 2025 NYC Mayoral Race
