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'Paranoid' Pentagon officials are secretly panicking
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
Pentagon officials are worried about Donald Trump’s Iran strikes spiraling out of control if they stick to his timeline. While the president boasts that the strikes could continue for several more weeks, military leaders are sounding the alarm behind the scenes about U.S. air defense stockpiles running out if the fight continues indefinitely.
France curtails US Ambassador Kushner's government access
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
US Ambassador Charles Kushner "did not appear" after being formally summoned over comments the Trump administration made about the killing of a far-right activist in France, the foreign ministry said on Monday. Kushner will no longer have direct access to government ministers.
Music’s biggest stars use the Grammys stage to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown
Perspective:
Crystal Stratos
Entertainment’s awards season has coincided with the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns.
Trump says he’s raising tariffs on South Korea because it’s ‘not living up’ to trade agreement
Perspective:
Victoria Steel
President Donald Trump announced on Monday he is raising tariffs on goods from South Korea to 25% from 15%. “Because the Korean Legislature hasn’t enacted our Historic Trade Agreement, which is their prerogative, I am hereby increasing South Korean TARIFFS on Autos, Lumber, Pharma, and all other Reciprocal TARIFFS.
Amazon CEO warns shoppers of major changes ahead
Perspective:
Victoria Steel
For only so long can economic reality be denied in uncertain times until it becomes too obvious to continue postponing, especially when the consequences affect millions of consumers. If it feels like something fundamental has shifted at Amazon, that's because it has.
Doctor who treated Dick Cheney calls for congressional inquiry into Trump's presidential fitness
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Doctor who treated Dick Cheney calls for congressional inquiry into Trump's presidential fitness. It appears obvious that his choices are clouded, minipulated or part of a larger health problem. He's looking far more dangerous than Biden ever did.
World's biggest bank has stunning rebuke for Trump over president's credit card plan
Perspective:
Victoria Steel
President Donald Trump has set out to cap interest rates on credit cards, and America's biggest bank is not amused. According to JPM this plan will just stifle competition and innovation. Didn't they just do something with Apple Credit?
Kelly: Hegseth lawsuit ‘much bigger than me’
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Monday that his lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth and the Pentagon is about more than just his specific case. In an interview on MS NOW’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” the former Navy pilot said he’s fighting Hegseth’s effort to censure him and demote his military rank…
Woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis was a mother of 3 and a poet
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
Renee Nicole Good, 37, was an avid writer, a proud mother and a hobby guitarist who won an undergraduate poetry prize in 2020, online records show.
Tragic Death of Minnesota Mom in ICE Shooting Sparks Outrage and Investigation Dispute
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
In a deeply troubling incident that has drawn national attention, a Minnesota mother was fatally shot during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minneapolis. The death has prompted grief, protests, and renewed scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics—along with a growing controversy over who gets to investigate when a federal officer uses lethal force.
‘She was murdered’, say Minnesota ICE shooting victim’s family
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
Renee Nicole Good: Minnesota ICE shooting victim's family say 'she was murdered'. Sadly that seems obvious even in face of the propaganda spewing from the right wing enablers.
Rubio Memes
Perspective:
Buck Harrington
The US is so lucky to have such a multi-talented multi-ethnic political class. Mr. Rubio, thank you for your service!