A sculpture featuring a cracked Statue of Liberty crushed under a golden "thumbs up" and emblazoned with "Dictator Approved" has appeared on the National Mall. The 8-foot-tall art installation, an apparent criticism of President Donald Trump, has been drawing the attention of visitors at the Capitol this week. It is unclear who put it there, but it was first spotted Tuesday near the site where a bronze statue mocking rioters who stormed the US Capitol on 6 Jan 2021 was placed months before. "This statue will call attention to that imagery by linking our American traditions to freedom to the actual praising these types of oppressive leaders have given Donald Trump," the permit application with the National Park Service (NPS) said. read more
The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) questioned ex-President Jair Bolsonaro and seven high-ranking military officers over the 8 Jan 2023 attempted coup in Brasilia. Jair Bolsonaro and the defendants acknowledged that they conspired to prevent the inauguration of President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, who was elected in 2022. Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the defendant, is accused of obstructing and threatening the legal proceedings against his father through his activities in the US. In Feb 2025, Eduardo Bolsonaro resigned from his position as federal deputy and moved to Texas to coordinate directly with the Republican Party. Since then, the Trump administration has promoted a series of measures to "put pressure" on the Brazilian judicial system. USSECSTATE Marco Rubio stated that the US government is "strongly considering" sanctions against Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Elon Musk previously threatened this same justice over 'X' regulatory non-compliance issues in Brazil. read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is angry and wants President Donald Trump to bomb Mexico, not Iran, she griped on social media: Twitter. "I don't know anyone in America who has been the victim of a crime or killed by Iran," she complained. "America has not dropped bunker busters on the Cartel's sophisticated drug tunnels, launched tomahawks on massive cartel poisonous drug operations, or gone to war against the cartels [sic] international terrorists [sic] networks." "American troops have been killed and forever torn apart physically and mentally for regime change, foreign wars, and for military industrial base profits. I'm sick of it." Greene insisted she did not want to "fight or fund nuclear armed Israel's wars that they started." read more
Iranian authorities have detained a European national on accusations of "spying on sensitive areas of the country." The individual's nationality has not yet been confirmed. The alleged spy was arrested while cycling through a restricted security zone in Markazi Province. Iran's Revolutionary Guard has arrested 22 people in the city of Qom, accusing them of spying for Israel. Map: Iran. Since Israel's unprovoked surprise attack on Iran, 13 people have been executed as spies. In recent years, seven French citizens have been detained by Iranian authorities, with two still being held in custody. French President Emmanuel Macron said he had spoken with his Iranian counterpart by phone, demanding the immediate release of the two remaining detainees. Nota Bene: Emmanuel Macron promised to recognize the State of Palestine which he still has yet to do. read more
51 dead and 104 injured Muslims were taken to the few functioning hospitals in Gaza over the past 24 hours. This casualty count seems to be below average for the highly murderous IDF. The death toll in the Gaza Strip is now 55,959, the majority of whom are children and women. Since the start of Israel's Nakba against the Palestinian people on 7 Oct 2023, 131,242 Arabs have also been wounded or maimed. After AIPAC-funded US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) green-lighted the horrendous GOP budget in March 2025 which released billions of American taxpayer dollars to Israel, the IDF resumed its killing spree, resulting in 5,647 Arabs dead and 19,201 maimed since 18 March 2025. read more
#86: Hi Idependant97: That AI image was the result of a snap search engine query for 'insane Trump.' The AI platform: www.craiyon.com
#49: This is credible reporting. One tactic used is to "inadvertently" send a radio message uncoded or "in the clear" on a frequency known to be monitored by hostile forces. E.g. "We'll be attacking Qatar with non-Shaheed drones at 1630 on 23 June 2025."
In Afghanistan, for centuries the warring parties would allow each other to 'save face' or 'face destruction,' so the winning side would open a narrow corridor for the losing side to escape if they wanted to. Or they could stay and fight and be slaughtered. This is how Usama Bin Laden escaped the Battle of Tora Bora a few months after 9/11.
Link: www.bbc.com
#3: After WWII, the USG prosecuted Japanese soldiers for torturing our POWs-- including waterboarding-- as a war crime. I'm not surprised Sean Hannity has yet to undergo this inhuman procedure he promised to do.
Link: www.motherjones.com
PS: Sean Hannity is an anagram for 'Inane Shanty.'
#1: Mother of Mercy. In the US we can't spell the word 'Republican' without the letters 'h y p o c r i t e.'
And similarly, we can't spell the word 'Democratic' without the letters 'A I P A C.'
INTERPOL recently conducted an international operation against pederasts. I wonder if this Republican maniac was caught up in that? Link:
www.interpol.int
Longtime Democrat and Kamala Harris supporter Jamie Metzl has publicly praised President Donald Trumpf's attack on Iran, calling it bold and even claiming that the former vice president wouldn't have taken such a step.
Metzl, who served on the National Security Council under former president Bill Clinton and was a senior aide to then-Senator Joe Biden, has a deep history with the Democratic Party and is known for his criticism of Trumpf.
His unexpected endorsement of Trumpf's action is now making waves across political and social media circles.
Jamie Metzl appears occasionally on Joe Rogaine's podcast and his father is an Austrian-born Holocaust survivor.
Link:
Kamala Under the Bus
When the Democratic Party puts the hardworking American taxpayer ahead of the Israeli citizen, they may start getting the antiwar samaritans and progressives they lost on 5 Nov 2024 back. Maybe.
Sergio Gor owned a publishing company with Donald Trump Jr and also worked for Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). His wiki page is not extensive. Felon Musk shouldn't have picked a fight with Sergio Gor; Trump wouldn't go against his son's pal. Sergio Gor's White House financial public disclosure form: www.whitehouse.gov
Last century the Sex Pistols sang a song with the lyrics "...'cause tourists are money...."
This century the Republicans sing "...'cause migrants are money."
Link: drudge.com