A US man has been shot dead after hijacking a small passenger plane and injuring two passengers in the Caribbean nation of Belize. read more
The White House is starting to rebuild the NSC with aides that are staunchly aligned with Trump's agenda. read more
1) After ICC-indicted war criminal Vladimir Putin announced an Easter ceasefire' with Kiev, Russian forces carried out 387 attacks and 19 assaults. Ukrainian casualty counts are still being tabulated. 2) Christopher Smith is expected to become the US Ambassador to Ukraine. From 2022-23 he served as deputy chief of mission in Kiev. Bio: 2021-2025.state.gov 3) Fascist Viktor Orban of Hungary is urging countries against Ukraine's ascension into the EU. The Putin acolyte vowed not to let Brussels "force" Budapest to accept Kiev's EU membership, lying that Ukraine's entry would harm Hungary's economy. 4) A prisoner exchange with the Kremlin returned 277 Ukrainian POWs and 246 Russian EPWs. Most of the Ukrainians had been held in captivity for nearly three years. The Russian EPWs were most likely not undernourished like the Ukrainian POWs. read more
Dr. Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University, is a former IDF intelligence officer and official at Israel's UN Mission in NYC. Yarhi-Milo played a significant role in drumming up public hysteria about a supposed wave of intolerable anti-Semitism sweeping over the campus. Dr Yarhi-Milo laid the groundwork for the extensive nationwide crackdown on civil liberties and ICE detentions, including Mahmoud Khalil. Pro-Israel oligarchs donated $100 million to Columbia. Since Sep 2000 and by a factor of 20:1, at least 62,688 Palestinians have been killed compared to 2,916 Israelis. Below, Dr. Keren Yarhi-Milo poses with Hillary Clinton during Clinton's 2023 guest teaching stint at Columbia University. read more
The USMC removed Col. Mark D. Bortnem from his position after deciding he was unfit to lead. Col. Bortnem was relieved of his duties as commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and reassigned to duties at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. "This decision was made due to a loss of trust and confidence in Bortnem's ability to command." The top enlisted leader for the 20,000-person AFSOC was also relieved of duty for "loss in confidence in his ability to fulfill his duties." Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green was fired as the command chief and reassigned outside of AFSOC headquarters at Hurlburt Field, FL pending the outcome of an investigation. Officials would not comment on the nature of the investigation. taskandpurpose.com The investigations may determine these two senior military leaders dislike Dotard Trumpf and SECDEF Pete Hogsbreath. read more
#2: Trumpf really picked a wrong time to agitate the Chinese aviation industry. Please see sixth entry: coriolanus.page
Linked is the ICE Investigative Referral dated 04/17/2025, after Kilmar Abrego-Garcia was deported:
"On 10/10/19, Immigration Judge issued written decision granting Withholding of Removal.
Per the Prince Georges County Police Gang Unit, ABREGO-Garcia was validated as a member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) Gang.
Subject was identified as a member of the Mara Salvatrucha MS-13, "Chequeo" from the Western Clique a transnational criminal street
gang. This information was provided by tested source who has provided truthful accurate information in the past. See Prince Georges
County Police Department (Gang Sheet)."
This excerpt from ICE does not mention a domestic violence issue cited by Trumpf junta spokesperson Karoline Leavitt. ICE is relying on a single source informant who alleges Mr Abrego-Garcia is a member of MS-13. In 2019, the subject was granted Withholding of Removal, meaning he can not be sent back to El Salvador. If ICE deported Mr Abergo-Garcia to El Salvador without a hearing from an Immigration Judge, he was NOT given due process and was sent there in contradiction of the judge's ruling.
Links:
portal.ice.gov(English)508.pdf
America's loss is Canada's gain. In addition to academics and researchers, the Canadian government would probably take in the USIC personnel that Tulsi Gabbard axed or DOD staff cut by DOGE: www.canada.ca
#24: The American taxpayer has subsidized a 20:1 killing ratio of Palestinians over Israelis. 2,916 Israelis and 62,688 Palestinians have been killed since 29 Sep 2000. 54 Israelis are being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 10,128 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel. I have been to Israel many times and I am never, ever going back to that murderous, apartheid regime: ifamericansknew.org
One of our DR colleagues uses the term "monkey with a machine gun" to describe our Lunatic-in-Chief sitting at the pinnacle of American power: i.dailymail.co.uk
Fatima Hassouna (25), a Palestinian artist and photojournalist, was killed in an IDF air raid in northern Gaza. Hassouna died, along with ten members of her family, including her pregnant sister, in what was described as a direct missile strike on their home:
www.wsws.org
Another humiliation VD Jance brought upon his wife. How much more can Usha shallow? Shunned in Greenland, booed at the Kennedy Center, and now this. And did Cardinal Pietro Parolin stare at the dot on her forehead or had she taken it off in order to blend in the white supremacists of the GOP? english.cdn.zeenews.com
#14: I'm glad I retired. I made enough enemies when I argued against torture decades ago, what the GOP back then called "enhanced interrogation" (e,g, water-boarding). Under the Trumpf junta, I would have been kicked out on the first day, despite my experience and expertise in certain fields. Here's a sample of what I fought against years ago: uploads-ssl.webflow.com
BTW: Luigi was just federally-indicted: www.cnn.com
I wonder if Lady Dracula (USAG Pam Bondi) is seeking similar terrorism charges for Phoenix Ikner who killed and wounded more people?
#5: HST ordered General Eisenhower to rid the US Army of lesbians, so he asked Nell Louise "Johnnie" Phelps, a reliable WAC NCO, to "ferret out" the offenders. Ike's secretary said "Sir, my name would be on the top of that list." The SHAPE commander immediately told everyone to "forget the order." www.lgbtqnation.com
Hi RedLightRobot. Indeed you are correct and 'ghouls' is an accurate description. Last month I commented about the IDF using the Gaza Strip and West Bank as testing grounds for weapons, surveillance, intelligence operations, drone warfare, and physical security. The brutal occupation has made Israelis experts at selling their expertise to other countries-- including some of the Gulf States. Thanks to exporting this hi-tech warfare learned from subjugating Palestinians, Israelis enjoy a GDP per capita on par with Canadians.