Wednesday, November 11, 2026

President rages as Twitter labels White House disinformation

Trump has come to depend on his Twitter feed as a way to circumvent the press and directly share his unfiltered thoughts with the public.
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Interview: Bernie Sanders on ending Yemen War, Medicare for All, Green New Deal &...

Bernie Sanders discusses his efforts to pass a Green New Deal, raise the minimum wage and protect Social Security.
The U.S. Capitol. Photo: Noclip, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The President from Hell (and High Water)

Tom Engelhardt on what a Democratic sweep in November would and would not change, and a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel.

Senators urge President Trump to cease reigniting nuclear arms race

“Your administration’s efforts to double down on new, unnecessary nuclear weapons while scrapping mutually beneficial treaties risks the United States sliding into another arms race with Russia and erodes U.S. nonproliferation efforts around the world.”

The Iraq War was a huge ethical leap backwards

From the Big Lie to torture and sectarian violence, the U.S. and the Middle East are still paying the price for our moral perversions in Iraq.

Escalating the War on Low-Income Families

It may not improve much next year, if House Republicans have their way.

Farmers need a $12 billion bailout from government to offset Trump’s tariffs

The retaliated tariffs on U.S. agriculture exports targets many farm states that have a political importance to the president.

Loyalty to Country Must Always Prevail Over Loyalty to Government

Just because you do not necessarily agree with what the government does and the laws and bills they pass, does not mean you are disloyal to your country. The government is supposed to be there to protect the citizens, but lately the one percenters and corporate giants have government's attention.
The Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Photo: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.

One positive note

“I looked over the 45 people thus far nominated or selected to be in Biden’s administration, and I noted several positive things.”