Month: June 2025

Just Don’t Call It a War

Posted on by Lone Candle

“Given that Congress wasn’t consulted about Trump’s weekend strikes on Iran either (more on that in a bit), the administration’s “we’re not at war” insistences allow it to pretend it’s not completely ignoring the Constitution.”

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“Nevertheless, Republican Congressional leaders have cheered on Trump’s unconstitutional attack on Iran. Most rank-and-file Republicans have offered support as well, with a few notable exceptions like Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), who got roasted by Trump on Truth Social for his trouble.”

https://reason.com/2025/06/23/just-dont-call-it-a-war/

‘There is not a singular voice’: On trade, countries don’t know who in Trump’s circle to listen to

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“Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer have all been meeting with foreign officials seeking agreements to stave off the crushing tariffs President Donald Trump has threatened to impose next month.

But Trump’s three-headed negotiating team is often working at cross purposes, or at least that’s how it seems to 11 foreign officials, business leaders and advisers on trade talks, who say they are receiving mixed messages from different departments, in what one person close to the talks described as a contest for Trump’s loyalty.

Their differing approaches have occasionally slowed down progress, the foreign officials say, like when the Commerce Department tightened restrictions on some Chinese technology in May, quickly derailing an agreement with Beijing that was negotiated by Bessent.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/22/there-is-not-a-singular-voice-countries-cant-figure-out-who-in-trumps-circle-to-listen-to-on-trade-00415851

New Texas law requires 10 Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom

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“Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday that he signed the bill, which is expected to draw a legal challenge from critics who consider it an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/21/new-texas-law-requires-10-commandments-to-be-posted-in-every-public-school-classroom-00416468

Jon Stewart – One of My Favorite People – What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

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‘Social media like Twitter/X isn’t free speech. It’s ultra-processed speech. It’s speech like how Doritos is food. It is toxic and designed as such.’

‘Conspiracy believers are not just asking questions. They question the narrative but not the counter narrative. Their questioning isn’t the problem, but their certainty.’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44uC12g9ZVk

“China is digging out of a crisis. And America’s luck is wearing thin.” — Ken Rogoff

Posted on by Lone Candle

A large threat to U.S. dominance is Trump ruining the country’s rule of law. Investments are less likely to happen when the rule of law is damaged.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2b4TjQa4gk

THE IRAN BREAKDOWN | Assessing the U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities

Posted on by Lone Candle

Iran was creating the precursors of a nuke. Such precursors were not needed for peaceful nuclear energy. The bombings may have only set Iran back from building a nuclear device by months.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjQFxKKaJJ8