Key Points President Donald Trump said countries that purchase oil and gas from Venezuela will face a 25% tariff on the trade those nations have with the U.S. Trump said the tariff will take effect April 2. The president accused Venezuela of sending gang members to the U.S. read more
This week, Republican State Representative Charlie Geren put forth the Life of the Mother Act in the Texas House. A similar bill was introduced in the state Senate. While the new law wouldn't expand abortion access, it would spell out the circumstances in which doctors are allowed to provide abortion: if the woman "has a physical condition" from pregnancy that puts her "at risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is performed or induced."
Schmidt, an electrical engineer, had been returning to the US on 7 March. His mother did not hear from him until 11 March, when he was transferred to hospital after collapsing. She told NBC news she had no idea why her son had been detained, saying: "I feel helpless, absolutely helpless." Schmidt and his mother moved to the US from Germany in 2007 and got permanent resident cards the following year. He renewed his legal permanent residence status last year and has no active legal issues, his mother said, although she added that he had faced misdemeanour charges about 10 years ago. ... The CBP sent the Guardian the same statement, without further explanation. The statement also said: "When an individual is found with drug-related charges and tries to reenter the country, officers will take proper action." read more
Reports of declining insect populations have received widespread media attention, but evidence for declines has been variable across regions and taxonomic groups. read more
The Donald Trump administration has cancelled several international aid projects, including contracts supporting HIV, polio, and malaria programmes in some of the world's most impoverished communities. Earlier this week, the administration officially terminated these contracts through brief, direct emails. Around 5,800 contracts under USAID have been revoked. These included vital projects such as refugee aid, tuberculosis clinics, and polio vaccination initiatives, according to The New York Times. read more
Great PR minds up there.
They should do "Woodcarving with Officer Ian Birk" next!
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The guys with Actual Military Backgrounds.
The guys who disagree with Donner.
Do they... have names?
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The Signal controversy reveals a deeper structural failure in American governance"one where critical national decisions are increasingly being made through emotional urgency rather than long-term strategy. Instead of relying on formal institutional channels that emphasize oversight, accountability, and deliberative planning, key actors are using encrypted group chats to coordinate actions like military strikes and geopolitical maneuvers. This shift reflects not just a communication breach, but a breakdown in trust within the system itself. When senior officials feel the need to bypass established processes, it signals that they prioritize speed, optics, and internal loyalty over legal procedure or strategic modeling.
This emotionally driven decision-making loop leads to instability on multiple fronts. Public trust erodes when actions appear impulsive or tribal, rather than rational and transparent. Foreign nations struggle to interpret U.S. policy when decisions are made in secret, informal forums with unclear lines of authority. As a result, global actors are left guessing who is truly in control"and whether decisions represent the state, a faction, or a momentary mood.
The most dangerous consequence is that strategy becomes reactive and performative. Decisions are no longer about shaping the future, but about sending messages, managing perception, or reinforcing in-group consensus. Governance becomes a feedback loop of emotional impulses disguised as policy. If left unchecked, this trend will accelerate the collapse of institutional legitimacy and deepen the fragmentation of global order.
yeah. the democrats made them do it. with help from george soros.