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Friday, April 17, 2026

"The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false," Ghalibaf wrote. "They did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either."

Ghalibaf urged all to "read the real and accurate news of the negotiations in the recent interview of the Foreign Ministry spokesman," in which a Foreign Ministry spokesman claimed that Iran will not transfer its enriched uranium anywhere, contrary to earlier Trump claims that Iran had agreed to do so.


"Melania despises Trump," Jones said on The Shawn Johnson Podcast'.

"They essentially are not together anymore " and I don't say this with pleasure, but I want to explain why this is coming out. Why do I have to go ahead and say it?

"She understands that it is a sinking ship," Jones continued.

"The Cabinet is totally panicked. People are now challenging him openly. He hasn't run into that in a while because everybody was just worshipping him. Like those Cabinet meetings were sycophantic. He just screams at people if they disagree with him. He admits that."

Jones said Trump "got the madness of King Lear."


Thom Hartmann: It all traces back to billionaire-backed fearmongering in the 1960s"weaponizing panic around socialism and communism to crush unions, cut taxes, and hoard profits ... read more


Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard asked the Justice Department to investigate two former government officials who played a central role in President Trump's first impeachment inquiry. read more


Thursday, April 16, 2026

US bishops' doctrine chair defends church's just war tradition after JD Vance comments

" Shortly after Vice President JD Vance appeared to warn Pope Leo XIV to "be careful" when speaking about theology and taking issue with his description of the U.S. conflict in Iran as unjust, the U.S. bishops' point-man on doctrine issued a forceful statement on the Church's teaching about just war theory. read more


Comments

Pope Leo wasn't quite about the internal civil violence in Iran before Trump's Folly of a war:

www.newsweek.com

... but as it's become a world-wide debacle pulling in a very willing Russian and Chinese involvement, Leo has not let DJT use the mantle of Christianity as an excuse:

www.npr.org

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