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Wednesday, October 01, 2025

The Pope's no dope " at least when it comes to calling out MAGA's hypocrisy. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly criticized President Donald Trump's cruel immigration policies and their supporters by suggesting that they don't seem very "pro-life."

"Someone who says I'm against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty' is not really pro-life," Leo said. "

Someone who says that I'm against abortion, but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,' I don't know if that's pro-life."


French soldiers have boarded an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet", used to evade sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine.

The Boracay left Russia last month and was off the coast of Denmark when unidentified drones forced the temporary closure of several airports last week.

It has been anchored off western France for a few days. French President Emmanuel Macron said at an EU leaders' summit in Copenhagen on Wednesday that the crew had committed "serious offences", but did not elaborate.


Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Sep 30, 2025 A quick look at the Gaza Peace Plan that Trump presented yesterday, and how he is giving Hamas only 3 or 4 days to accept it.

It turns out, however, that the U.S. and Arab nations had agreed to a different version of this peace plan, and then once Trump and Netanyahu met there were additional stipulations added that Israel wanted.


Monday, September 29, 2025

Sep 29, 2025

Amid all the news stories in recent days, there is one item that has completely flown under the radar. That news is Trump signing a National Security Directive which describes radical left violence in terns that are so broad, that millions of Americans probably fall under its definition.

This directive, referred to as NSPM-7, describes certain indicators that are common with political violence. It is basically an exhaustive Presidential Memorandum on pre-crime.


In all of these cases, sooner or later, the Trump administration can be expected to seek refuge in the work of Chief Justice John Roberts, whose maximalist language in Trump v. United States not only granted Trump a shield from criminal investigation and prosecution, but also handed him a sword to order criminal investigations and prosecutions"even sham ones. read more


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"Lake, a former local news anchor-turned-failed political candidate in Arizona, has effectively tried to gut USAGM since Donald Trump selected her to run the agency this year.

Lake and the Trump administration had been moving forward with plans to lay off the VOA employees " in defiance of a court-ordered demand that the agency comply with established processes to carry out the cuts.

In light of that, U.S. District Judge Royce Lambert found himself in a scenario similar to that of the judges who oversaw Lake's dubious election-related lawsuits as a candidate: having to take her to task. The Reagan appointee's ruling blocked the firings for now and described Lake's actions as potential contempt of court:

The Court must offer an observation on the concerning disrespect the defendants have shown toward the Court's orders since the entry of the preliminary injunction. It is the Court's view that the defendants' disregard for its earlier orders to produce information would more than support a trial on civil contempt.

""

Lambert said Lake's agency was resistant when it was asked to provide information about its plans to fire the employees. He also said that after he handed down his injunction, officials falsely claimed to the court they hadn't made any decisions on job cuts when evidence showed they were already moving forward."

In a statement to The Washington Post, Lake said: "I've seen a huge disrespect' from the district courts toward the Executive Branch and the American people who have voted overwhelmingly to support President Donald J. Trump."

"Lake, a former local news anchor-turned-failed political candidate in Arizona, has effectively tried to gut USAGM since Donald Trump selected her to run the agency this year.

Lake and the Trump administration had been moving forward with plans to lay off the VOA employees " in defiance of a court-ordered demand that the agency comply with established processes to carry out the cuts.

In light of that, U.S. District Judge Royce Lambert found himself in a scenario similar to that of the judges who oversaw Lake's dubious election-related lawsuits as a candidate: having to take her to task. The Reagan appointee's ruling blocked the firings for now and described Lake's actions as potential contempt of court:

The Court must offer an observation on the concerning disrespect the defendants have shown toward the Court's orders since the entry of the preliminary injunction. It is the Court's view that the defendants' disregard for its earlier orders to produce information would more than support a trial on civil contempt.

""

Lambert said Lake's agency was resistant when it was asked to provide information about its plans to fire the employees. He also said that after he handed down his injunction, officials falsely claimed to the court they hadn't made any decisions on job cuts when evidence showed they were already moving forward."

In a statement to The Washington Post, Lake said: "I've seen a huge disrespect' from the district courts toward the Executive Branch and the American people who have voted overwhelmingly to support President Donald J. Trump."

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