Friday, November 13, 2026

Hegseth clamps down on Pentagon press access as military budget hits one trillion

As the Trump administration pushes for a $1 trillion military budget, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imposed unprecedented restrictions on journalists at the Pentagon, raising alarm over transparency, accountability, and the future of press freedom.

Make Trump Great Again!

Toddlers have so much to teach Donald Trump as a person and as a presidential candidate.

Signs of revolution in a not-yet-great America

Since the president sees himself foremost as a negotiator, perhaps it’s time for a negotiated revolution. Not to break us apart, but to bring us together.

The Era Of Private Prisons May Soon Be Over

Homeland Security will review the use of private prisons for immigrant detention.

Trusting the ‘five eyes’ only

To get some appreciation for Washington’s isolation in international affairs, just consider the wider world’s reaction to the administration’s stance on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

For Trump and Biden, it’s all about empire first

Is each man’s priority to lead a dominant U.S. empire?

…‘Wrapped in a flag…’

That is always how fascism operates. You find scapegoats to pin the blame on and off you go... right to the poorhouse.
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Tim Robbins: Bernie Sanders is the best shot we have to defeat Donald Trump

"I believe he is the only one of them that can defeat Trump.”

World War Two’s covert ops are failing in the post-war world

Why the fascination with arming foreign insurgents and proxy armies to fight wars that the U.S. won’t fight itself?

A ‘down’ year for our deepest pockets?

Billionaire fortunes have shriveled a bit over the past year. Billionaire power hasn’t.