Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Power, Language, and the Dehumanization of the “Other”

Words. The architecture of power begins here. Not with bombs, not with armies, but with permission – the permission to see others as less than human. The language of leadership is never just about “style.” It is never just “authenticity.” … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged accept, accountability, authority, dehumanization, Donald Trump, empathy, humanity, Immigration Act of 1924, infrastructure, infrastructure targeting, iran, iran war, language, linguistic strategy, might makes right, military metaphors, morality, mowing the grass, normalization, other, permission, political rhetoric, power, Reed-Johnson Act, rhetoric, threat | 2 Comments

The Blueprint for a Registry: How the “Penn List” is a Threat to Every Minority in America

[LIVE UPDATE: March 31, 2026] — U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert has issued a ruling in the EEOC vs. Penn case. Scroll to the bottom of this post for the latest details on the Court’s order and Penn’s plan to … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged AAUP, ACLU, ACLU of Pennsylvania, American Association of University Professors, Andrea Lucas, antisemitic, charlottesville, civil rights, Columbia University, Commissioner’s Charge, constitution, constitutional rights, Donald Trump, eeoc, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, government surveillance, hitler, ivana trump, jewish, Jewish Law Students Association, john kelly, Judge Gerald Pappert, kanye west, legal relevance, minorities, nazis, neo-nazis, nick fuentes, Penn, Philadelphia, precedent, privacy, surveillance, Trump v. Barbara, white supremacists, Witold Walczak | 2 Comments

From “No Lies” to “No Bluffs”

There is a specific kind of silence that follows a statement so disconnected from reality that the only rational response is to wonder if the speaker has ever actually met the person they are describing. Today, that silence belongs to … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged bluff, Donald Trump, international law, iran, Iran Ultimatum, Karoline Leavitt, lie, Market Volatility, No Bluff, Oil Prices, power grid, Power Grid Strike, press secretary, Strait of Hormuz, taco, TACO Trade, The Art of the Deal, truth social, Unleash Hell, Wall Street, War Crimes, White House Press Briefing | 1 Comment

The $200 Million “Sloppy” Deal: A Line in the Sand for AI

Imagine you’re a high school student choosing between two summer jobs. One job pays well but asks you to sign a contract saying, “I’ll do anything as long as it’s legal.” The other job pays the same but lets you … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged AI, amazon, anthropic, app store, artificial intelligencemopenai, autonomy, banned, chatgpt, claude, department of defense, department of war, Donald Trump, dow, lawful purposes, legal, mass surveillance, military contract, money, openai, pete hegseth, safety guardrails, safety theater, sam altman, team usa, warrant, woke | 1 Comment

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

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

“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

War: The Reality Behind the Rose-Colored Glasses

As the glasses shatter, we face the bloody reality of Operation Epic Fury and the cost of impulse. Edwin Starr’s iconic anthem famously asks, “War… what is it good for?” and answers with a resounding “Absolutely nothing!” It’s a sentiment … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged 1975 Algiers Accord, 2026 winter olympics, Afghanistan, autocracy, bipartisan, casus belli, cia, constitution, dictatorship, DOGE, Donald Trump, fascism, Fox News, freedom, freedoms, george bush, Henry Kissinger, humanitarian fallout, iran, Iraq, islamic republic, israel, Jina (Mahsa) Amini, kurdish forces, Life, Nazi, Operation Epic Fury, Pakistan, Peshmerga, pete hegseth, protests, rose-colored glasses, Saddam Hussein, Shah of Iran, Shiites, Tehran, Tom Fletcher, U.N., U.N. relief, united nations, USAID, venezuela, war of impulse, War Powers Resolution, winter olympics | 1 Comment

The San Siro Shout: Why the World Just Booed JD Vance and the U.S. Government

Yesterday, during the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan, we saw a total “audio whiplash” moment. One second, 60,000 people at the San Siro stadium were roaring their heads off for the Team USA athletes. The next, the cameras panned … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, Sports | Tagged 2026 winter olympics, Alex Pretti, audio whiplash, boos, cbc, censorship, dictatorship, Donald Trump, europe, foreigners, free press, Giuseppe Sala, global rejection, global stability, Greenland, ICE, ice agents, jd vance, killers, milan, murderers, NATO, nbc, protest, renee good, russia, usha vance, winter olympics, world rejection | Leave a comment

The Dirt is Speaking: From Cyrus the Great to the 2026 Fight for Human Rights

A 2,500-Year-Old Idea That Still Haunts Today’s Politics Growing up Persian, whether in Iran or Irangeles (aka Los Angeles), London, New York, or San Francisco, you probably have heard of Cyrus the Great. Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump made … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanity, In the News, Story | Tagged 3.5% rule, autoritarian rule, Babylon, birthplace of human rights, censorship, crackdowns, cultural tolerance, Cyrus Cylinder, Cyrus the Great, desctruction, dignity, dissent, Donald Trump, equality, erasing cultures, erica chenoweth, forced worship, freedom, greg bovino, human dignity, human rights, identity, iran, justice, king, kristi noem, morality police, power, protection, protection of conquered people, protests, religious freedom, repression, restoration, roots, Scientific and Cultural Organization, slavery, UNESCO, united nations, United Nations Educational, voice | 2 Comments