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American Conservative Managing Editor Jude Russo has no patience for President Donald Trump or his lieutenants proposing endless U.S. intervention in Iran for the foreseeable future. He also has no love for their deft use of labels to deny the obvious. “Let’s all give a hand for Marco Rubio, secretary of state, favored champion of the White House, and all-around cretinous worm,” said Russo . “The Amazing Plastic Man — the adjective refers to his flexible principles, not his increasingly inflexible face — was hitting the airwaves this Monday morning to articulate the latest version of what the Trump administration regards as its war aims. Excuse me, military operation aims; President Donald Trump has figured out the One Weird Trick around constitutional checks on executive war powers. You just have to use the right words!” “Well, the war is — this operation, okay — and that’s what this is — is about very specific objectives,” Rubio told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. Rubio was ther...
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Trump’s in ‘free fall’ — but there’s a catch: report

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President Donald Trump is in a state of political “free fall,” argued an expert on Tuesday, but that does not mean Democrats are poised to capitalize on it. “Donald Trump is in trouble,” wrote Time Magazine senior correspondent Philip Elliott . “Poll after poll show him posting his worst numbers yet. Record crowds took to the streets this weekend in the single largest day of political protest in the nation’s 250-year history. His Department of Homeland Security remains shuttered because his allies in the Republican-led Congress cannot sort out a spending plan. Construction projects like a West Wing ballroom and proposed Miami skyscraper of a presidential library are roundly mocked. Gas prices seem to be coasting toward $5 a gallon, consumer confidence is in freefall, and the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran remains deeply unpopular.” Yet despite these theoretical advantages, Elliott warned that Democrats could “stumble” in trying to retake the Senate and House of Representatives...
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Anonymous aides worry Trump doesn't think elections matter

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President Donald Trump is acting like a man who does not believe it matters whether what he does hurts his party in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, according to a recent report. "Fourteen months into a second term defined by the president's heightened ambition and a dearth of dissenting voices, Trump remains in what can only be defined as YOLO mode,” wrote Politico journalists Alex Gangitano, Eli Stokols, and Megan Messerly on Monday . “But the lack of restraint from an executive who won't have to face voters again has put his party in danger of losing the House and possibly the Senate too." On Iran, Gangitano, Stokols and Messerly pointed out that Trump’s handling of the conflict is disliked by roughly six out of ten voters, and yet he is still proceeding undeterred. As a result Trump's "unconventional approach could make his fears about a Democratic-controlled Congress in the final two years of his term something of a self-fulfilling prophecy....
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Noem's 'toxic' leadership had top officials going 'to extremes' to hide talks

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Homeland Security staffers are not done attacking their disgraced ex-boss, Kristi Noem. Speaking with The Daily Beast for a new report, "top officials" revealed that they were driven "to extremes" to try and hide their conversations from the former secretary, revealing that an overtly "toxic" environment led many to fear they were being watched. According to "one experienced staffer," Noem and her informal lieutenant, Corey Lewandowski, created the "most toxic" work environment they had ever experienced at DHS's headquarters in Washington, D.C., riddled with "distrust, abuse, and corruption." Because of this, sources revealed how "top ICE bosses" took extreme measures "to mask their private discussions, amid fears they were being monitored." These measures involved the use of a high-tech "sound machine" gadget, which the outlet likened to a piece of espionage out of a James Bond film. ...
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News24 | R5m in drugs seized, five women arrested, in OR Tambo airport bust

Five South African women have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, after they were allegedly found to be carrying drugs. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/Lx0ir2A via sinceretalk
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News24 | How the rand’s March meltdown compares to other recent crashes

The rand has already lost nearly 8% of its value in March, putting it on course to surpass the 7% “Nenegate” crash in December 2015, when former President Jacob Zuma fired Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/UyPbmI1 via sinceretalk
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MAGA comedy D-lister wants Trump to bring back the draft

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Rob Schneider, the 62-year-old former 'Saturday Night Live' star turned conservative activist, has become the latest public figure to advocate for mandatory military conscription—despite never serving in the armed forces himself. In a lengthy social media post , Schneider invoked President John F. Kennedy's famous words about public service before pivoting to his central argument: America should reinstate the military draft for all citizens aged 18 and older. "Each and every American, at eighteen years of age, must serve two years of military service," Schneider wrote, suggesting that young people could fulfill this obligation either domestically or through overseas deployment. The actor's proposal comes as the Trump administration wages war in Iran —a conflict that has raised concerns about potential conscription among younger Americans. The irony is notable: both Schneider and President Trump have avoided military service throughout their lives. Trump ...
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