Category Archives: In the News

The Branding of the Ballots: The “SAVE America” Act and the Boogeyman of 1924

TL;DR: The “SAVE America” Act is a masterclass in political branding – reviving the 1924 boogeyman of “non-citizen” voters to justify a deliberate bottleneck at the ballot box and secure a permanent grip on power. There is a specific kind … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged 1924 Immigration Act, 2026 Election, Demagoguery, Donald Trump, Election Integrity, Espionage Act, Executive Overreach, Federal Election Law, Fulton County, Johnson-Reed Act, Lyndon Johnson, Mail-in Voting, Mar-a-Lago, names, Political Branding, Political Marketing, Retention of Power, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, SAVE Act, SAVE America Act, SAVE Trump Act, US Politics, Voter Eligibility, Voter Suppression, Woodrow Wilson | 1 Comment

Trump Doesn’t Lie. He Just Believes in Manifestation.

There is a fundamental misunderstanding of the 47th President’s relationship with the truth. To the cynical observer, today’s impromptu presser on the Florida tarmac was a flurry of “alternative facts.” But for the enlightened, it was something far more mystical. … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged acting as if, Air Force One, alternative facts, de-escalation, diplomacy, fake news, iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry, law of attraction, lies, manifestation, manifesting, masterclass, no nukes, nuclear deal, nuclear dust, nuclear weapon, oil market, pre-news, presidential press pool, psychological warfare, reality, rhetoric, Strait of Hormuz, uranium, Vibrational Future, vision board, vision board diplomacy | 1 Comment

The 48-Hour Ultimatum Wasn’t “Tough Talk.” It Was a Legal Line Being Crossed.

On Saturday, the world got a countdown: Open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours – or face the “obliteration” of Iran’s power grid. “Starting with the biggest one first.” By Monday, March 23, 2026, that deadline shifted. A new … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged civilian infrastructure, Donald Trump, Geneva Conventions, ICC, immunity, International Criminal Court, international law, iran, iran war, leverage, negotiating tactic, normalization, official acts, pete hegseth, power grid, presidential immunity, richard nixon, secretary of defense, secretary of war, Strait of Hormuz, supreme court, ultimatum, war crime | 1 Comment

Punch, the IKEA Monkey, and the Real Connection: A March 2026 Update

If you’ve been online at all over the past year, you’ve seen him: Punch, a baby Japanese macaque, clinging to a stuffed IKEA orangutan like it was his only lifeline. He wasn’t playing. He was coping. After being rejected by … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanity, In the News, Story | Tagged autonomy, bullying, captivity, connection, forming bonds, humanity, Ichikawa City Zoo, IKEA, IKEA orangutan, inhumane, Japan, love, macaque, PETA, punch, real connection, resilience, sanctuary, zoo | 1 Comment

“Bobby Three-Sticks”: Robert Mueller’s Quiet Legacy of Service

Robert Mueller’s passing at 81 closes the book on a certain kind of American life – one built on discipline, restraint, and an almost stubborn belief in doing things the right way, even when no one is watching. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, Story | Tagged 9/11 History, American Leadership, Bronze Star recipient, counterterrorism, David Hackett, Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Donald Trump, FBI director, integrity, Legal Ethics, Marine Corps, Marines, Mustang Officer, national security, Not Professionally Qualified, NPQ, organized crime, Parkinson’s disease, Princeton University, Public Service, purple heart, Robert Mueller, rules, Russia Investigation, Russian interference, Special Counsel, The Mueller Report, Vietnam, Vietnam War | 1 Comment

Beyond the Icon: Survivors Break Decades of Silence in the Farmworker Movement

On March 18, 2026, the labor movement faced a historic reckoning. From the legendary Dolores Huerta to the “daughters of the movement” like Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas, a chorus of voices has emerged to break a sixty-year silence. Huerta … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, Story | Tagged abuse, Ana Murguia, betrayal, California Hispanic Legislative Caucus, Cesar Chavez, Cesar Chavez Foundation, Debra Rojas, Dolores Huerta, grooming, labor movement, moral compact, new york times, rape, sexual assault, ufw, united farm workers | 1 Comment

The Reckoning of a Legacy: Allegations Force a Reexamination of Cesar Chavez

Updated Post: Beyond the Icon: Survivors Break Decades of Silence in the Farmworker Movement For decades, Cesar Chavez stood as the face of the American labor movement – a man associated with non-violent strikes, spiritual fasts, and an unwavering commitment … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged abuse allegations, accountability, acts of service, advocacy, american labor movement, Cesar Chavez, Cesar Chavez Foundation, farmworker rights, farmworkers, labor movement, legacy, marginalized, me too, MeToo, metoo movement, ufw, united farm workers | 1 Comment

The 24-Hour Betrayal: When “Fighting Together” Only Goes One Way

An Afghan ally dies in ICE custody while Trump demands allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as the Iran War escalates. Today’s news cycle contains a contrast so stark it’s hard to ignore. In North Texas, Mohammad Nazeer … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanity, In the News, Story | Tagged Afghan allies, Afghanistan, dhs, diplomacy, foreign policy, Greenland, human rights, ICE, ICE custody, immigration reform, International Relations, iran war, JCPOA, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, military alliances, Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, NATO, Operation Epic Fury, Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration | 1 Comment

Tehran’s Black Rain and Broken Futures: Why Oil Must Be a “No-Go Zone” in War

Imagine a weapon you can’t see, can’t aim, and that keeps killing for decades after it’s deployed. War already has one. In Tehran tonight, the scene is apocalyptic. Residents describe a ‘black monster’ swallowing the sky as a glow of … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged 2026 Baku Climate Summit, 9/11, acute respiratory distress, Additional Protocol I, agents of torture, alter dna, Article 54 of Protocol 1, benzene, birth defects, black rain, blood-brain barier, can't breathe, cancer, chemical attack, chemical burns, chemical warfare, Chernobyl, collapsing ecosystems, crude oil, cruel, dna damage, fine particulate matter, food supply, free pass, Geneva Conventions, genotoxins, Global Environmental Sanctuary, ICC, IFRC, IHL, indiscriminate, International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, iran war, Iranian Red Crescent Society, israel, leukemia, Military Exemption, mutagenic, mutations, nitrogen oxide, oil refinerry, oil tanks, oil targets, Operation Epic Fury, Operation Roaring Lion, Polluter Pays Principle, PPP, regime change, Rome Statute, russia, soot-cough, starve the regime, success tax, sulfur dioxide, superpowers, Tehran, toothless tiger, toxic, ukraine, UN Compensation Commission, UNCC, victor's justics, war rules, water treatment plants | 3 Comments

The “47-Year War”: Did the U.S. Actually Start It 73 Years Ago?

We are nearly a week into Operation Epic Fury. Bombs and missiles are now crisscrossing the region. Confirmed strikes and retaliations have taken place in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, and Jordan. … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, Story | Tagged Article 5, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Britain, capitulation law, Carter, collective defense, family protection laws, General Robert Huyser, hostage crises, immunity, inequality, Iranian George Washington, islamic republic, israel, legal immunity, Man of the Year, middle east, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, NATO, Nazi Germany, oil, Operation Ajax, Operation Epic Fury, Reza Shah Pahlavi, SAVAK, secret police, shadow war, Soviet Union, Time magazine, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, white revolution, women's rights | 1 Comment