Category Archives: In the News

Trump Omni-Presidency: Power Above Law and Faith

This is no longer about winning elections. It is about removing every authority that is not named Trump. Over the past week, a pattern has emerged.Clear. Deliberate. Deeply destabilizing. A multi-pronged assault on the country’s moral, religious, and legal foundations … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged accountability, American Republic, ational Park passes, authoritarianism, blasphemy, Church, constitutional crisis, deflection, DOJ banners, Donald Trump, Executive Overreach, federal branding, illegal tariffs, institutional dismantling, iran, Pope, Pope Leo XIV, presidential pardons, presidential power, religion, rule of law, separation of church and state, Supreme Court immunity, threat, US currency signature | 1 Comment

The $1.5 Billion “Coincidence”: When National Security Becomes a Market Bet

The traditional image of insider trading is a mahogany boardroom and a frantic, late-night phone call. But as of April 2026, the frontier of corruption has shifted. It has moved from the New York Stock Exchange to the smartphone in … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged betting, classified secrets, corruption, criminal offense, Donald Trump, Elissa Slotkin, financial incentive, forecasting, insider trading, insiders, intelligence, iran, Kalshi, monetization, national security, Paul Krugman, placing trades, Polymarket, PREDICT Act, prediction markets, Richard Blumenthal, state secrets, telegraphing moves, Todd Young, treasonous, truth social, White House | 2 Comments

The Snap Back: Hungary Just Changed the Global Equation

Hungary’s 2026 election was never just a local vote.It was a live experiment in the durability of modern “illiberal” systems – and tonight, that experiment reached a definitive conclusion. After 16 years of rule, Trump and Putin ally Viktor Orbán … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged 2026 midterms, change, Donald Trump, EU, grassroots movements, illiberal, jd vance, mandate, midterms, NATO, ukraine, Viktor Orbán | 1 Comment

Planet Earth: You Are a Crew

This week, as Artemis II returned from a journey that carried four humans farther from Earth than any in history, mission specialist Christina Koch brought back something more important than data. She brought back a fundamental truth. Looking back at … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged Artemis II, astronaut, auroras, Christina Koch, crew, earth, eclipse, nasa, Orion, Reid Wiseman, sun, team, venus, William Shatner, zodiacal light | 1 Comment

No, the answer isn’t more testimony. It’s the Epstein files.

Melania Trump has recently called on Congress to hold public hearings on the Epstein case and allow survivors to testify under oath. That sounds, on the surface, like a gesture toward accountability. But it misses the point entirely. We do … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged accountability, Attorney General, circus show, congress, congressional hearings, congressional oversight, DOJ, dow, epstein files, Epstein Files Transparency Act, evidence, hearings, Hillary Clinton, House Judiciary Committee, Melania Trump, ondi oversight hearings, Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice, Pam Bondi, redacted records, stock market, subpoena, survivor rights, testimony, Todd Blanche, truth, visibility | 1 Comment

The Cost of ‘Consistency’: What Philz Coffee Is Really Removing

Let’s talk about the cost of a cup of coffee. Not the $6 Mint Mojito. The cultural price. This week, Philz Coffee – born in San Francisco’s Mission District – sparked backlash after confirming it would remove Pride flags and … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged “non-standard” decor, ambiguity, brand identity, Castro, community, community identity, consistent, eclectic, empty, Freeman Spogli & Co., high cost, homey, inclusive, inclusivity, internal policy, lgbtq+, LGBTQIA+, Mission District, mission statement, neutrality, Philz Coffee, pride, Pride flages, Pride sumbols, safe, san francisco, standardized, visible support | 1 Comment

The 8:00 P.M. Threat: When Rule Breakers Become World Breakers

It is April 7, 3:00 PM ET. In five hours, at 8:00 PM ET, the ten-day deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz expires – and with it, President Donald Trump’s promise to release “all Hell.” In previous … Continue reading →

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April 7: Has the U.S. Already Crossed the Line into War Crimes?

It is Monday morning, April 6, 2026. We are exactly 39 hours away from a deadline that was set not in a diplomatic cable, and not in a briefing room, but on a social media platform in the middle of … Continue reading →

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44 Years Stolen: Wrongly Imprisoned, Then Detained by DHS

We like to believe the American legal system, while imperfect, ultimately seeks the truth. Subramanyam ‘Subu’ Vedam’s story shatters that illusion. Subu Vedam has spent 44 years deprived of his liberty – first by a state prison system that ignored … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, Story | Tagged accountability, American legal system, Brady violation, cruelty, Department of Homeland Security, dhs, exoneration, hidden evidence, ICE, illegally withheld evidence, immigration, injustice, junk science, legal system, murder, prison, public safety, reputation, state-sponsored tragedy, stolen innocence, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam, suppressed evidence, wrongful conviction | 1 Comment

The Grammar of Silence: Mayor Mamdani and the “Private” Language of City Hall

In politics, we are taught to watch a candidate’s mouth. But in 2026, that instinct is outdated. It is an antique. Because the real story of power is told through signals – through what is amplified, what is dismissed, and … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged Anti-BDS Order, anti-Zionism, AOC, Bernie Sanders, buffer zones, civil rights, cleaning up corruption, corruption, Donald Trump, Eric Adams, Executive Order No. 61, Globalize the Intifada, haifa, Hamas, hate speech, houses of worship, IHRA Definition of Antisemitism, Jews, Nazism, new york, NYPD, physical security mandate, police mandate, progressive socialist, Rabbi Hirsch, Rama Duwaji, security perimeters, Synagogue Buffer Zone, synagogue entrances, white supremacy, Zionism, Zohran Kwame Mamdani | 1 Comment