A Jerusalem Cross, a religious symbol tied to the Crusades, and the phrase "Deus Vult", “God Wills It,” are tattooed on Hegseth’s body. In his 2020 book “American Crusade,” he describes the term as “the rallying cry of Christian knights as they marched to Jerusalem.” www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/p...
"Press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to say whether President Donald Trump has discussed the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin." www.newsweek.com/trump-russia...
In 2018, Trump referred to fallen US Marines as “suckers” and “losers” for being killed in action. Retired Marine General John Kelly, who served Trump as White House chief of staff, confirmed that the president made those remarks. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/m...
"In Mr. Trump’s four years in office, he started no wars despite enormous pressure from his own party and even members of his own administration. ... That fact, more than any single accomplishment, is the enduring legacy of Mr. Trump’s first term." --JD Vance www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Liar and a fraud.
Word for the Day: TRUMPERTANTRUM: A temper tantrum thrown by Donald Trump (usually accompanied by a lot of butthurt tweets) or by any of his sycophantic followers. Example: "I don't think I can handle another Trumpertantrum this week." www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t...
ICE agents are being given incentives to arrest and detain anyone they possibly can, even blameless tourists who have all the paperwork they need to be in the US. “Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain – the guards told me that,” Karen says. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"The pursuit of judicial contempt charges might ultimately be necessary to break the administration’s facade of unrestrained power." newrepublic.com/article/2067...
"I can’t go to your Thanksgiving dinner and convince your cousin that the Earth isn’t flat and that George Soros isn’t under his bed. But we can stop treating 'both sides' of a conspiracy theory as a valid debate. Sunlight, as they say, is the best disinfectant."
"Without a shared reality, you don’t have a country; you have a collection of warring tribes sharing a zip code and a mutual desire to see the other side extinguished." www.rawstory.com/trump-267528...
"In Britain today, they arrested a former prince. In the U.S. today, they hung a Trump banner on the Department of Justice." www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-26...
"The perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned." www.esquire.com/news-politic...
Let me tell you about the SAVE Act. You need to know about it.
It’s Trump’s first (of likely many) major attempt to rig the election in his favor. It takes away the right to vote for millions and allows your voting records to be erased. We cannot let it pass the Senate.
A treasure trove of Massachusetts historic archived photos and documents is at Digital Commonwealth. www.digitalcommonwealth.org
“Citizens will be on their best behavior,” said Larry Ellison, “because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.”
"I can’t possibly compile all of Trump’s threats against American elections into a single column....Another kind of theft might already be underway."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
When you run Linux, you’re no longer a victim of the whims of Microsoft. Your operating system, apps, and files are yours, not on the cloud, and you’re not being spied on, depending on which browser and search engine you use. historicipswich.net/2026/02/01/i...
The Boston Massacre-Crispus Attucks Monument at Boston Common memorializes victims Crispus Attucks, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, Samuel Gray, and Patrick Carr. historicipswich.net/2026/01/24/m...
So this child is “the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens who have terrorized communities"? www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Trump can't remember which country he wants to take over next, and keep watching--an amazing set of video clips. apnews.com/video/greenl...
Grab a coffee and listen to this excellent interview. www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...