On immigration: He suggested that he planned to work with Tom Homan, who Trump recently nominated to become his new border czar. “Those who are here committing crimes, robberies, shooting at police officers, raping innocent people, have been a harm … Continue reading →
This is news: On Saturday, the sick group released a proof-of-life video of American hostage Idan Alexander, who they’ve held in captivity for over 400 days after they captured him during the massacre of Oct. 7, 2023. Alexander pushed for … Continue reading →
Jose Iberra has been convicted of murdering Laken Riley and sentenced to life imprisonment (which I suppose, in a way, is another sort of free ride, but a less pleasant one): Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge Patrick Haggard found Ibarra … Continue reading →
I think Trump’s new administration will represent a big change in US policy towards Iran, and that Trump means business. Look, for example, at the primacy he gave to appointments to the UN, Israel, State, and Defense. Hardliners all, and … Continue reading →
Yes, there really IS non-election news. For example, a pogrom in Amsterdam: As Europe marks the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Dutch city of Amsterdam gave police emergency powers to prevent further breakout of antisemitic violence. The measures to protect … Continue reading →
It’s unclear how the information in this article was obtained, but it seems to have been from a combination of: testimony from the hostages who were released or rescued previously, evidence collected by the IDF and analyzed scientifically, and answers … Continue reading →
In her Fox News interview with Bret Baier, Harris said this about Trump: You and I both know that he has talked about turning the American military on the American people. He has talked about going after people who are … Continue reading →
From the British press: A unit from the IDF’s 828th Bislamach Brigade was patrolling Tal al-Sultan, an area of Rafah, on Wednesday morning, when it came across a group of three Hamas fighters in the street and engaged them in … Continue reading →
Well, well: When the FBI originally released the “final” crime data for 2022 in September 2023, it reported that the nation’s violent crime rate fell by 2.1%. This quickly became, and remains, a Democratic Party talking point to counter Donald … Continue reading →
Ta-Nehisi Coates is someone I’ve written about several times before. I refer you to the first three posts on the list that can be found here. In my opinion, his works are vile – and all the more vile because … Continue reading →
Denial is a tried-and-true method of dealing with the pain and confusion of cognitive dissonance. I believe that’s what’s going on here: When asked which statement “comes closest to your view,” more American Muslims selected “Hamas did not commit murder … Continue reading →
Do you remember the famous Ramallah lynching in 2000 of two Israeli reservists who’d had the terrible bad luck to wander into Palestinian territory, to be dismembered by the crowd who stormed a police station where they were being held? … Continue reading →