Theodocius Calhoun

Israeli occupation soldiers force two Palestinian hostages to raise the Israeli flag while chanting and dancing around them, in a scene that reflects the utter dehumanization of Palestinians.

Pete Hegseth is asking Congress for $1.5 trillion for the FY2027 defense budget - the largest increase in American military spending since the Korean War. He is calling it a generational down payment on national security. Here is what the polished promotional video did not include. The Iran war has already cost $29 billion, with the bulk of that tied to replacing and repairing munitions. The Center for Strategic and International Studies found that American forces expended more than half of prewar inventories on four key weapons systems, and assessed that rebuilding to adequate levels for a possible war with China will take additional time. Hegseth told Congress Tuesday he has "a plan to escalate if necessary." He could not name a plan to end it. The same administration spent $52 million renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War - just the signs, websites, and office door plaques. Hegseth is calling the $1.5 trillion request "fiscally responsible." Mitch McConnell told Hegseth this week that "NATO is the most important military alliance in world history." Tom Cole told him that "America First has never meant America alone." The video is doing a job. The Congressional record this week is doing a different one entirely.

Trump confirms 30 American CEO’s were pitching to Xi on investments. This was NEVER about the American people, but instead his billionaire friends.