Laura Horvath, Ed.D.

Rhetoric calling for war crimes is a moral horror, under any circumstances. Using the Bible to try to justify targeting civilian populations makes it even worse. It comes from, and leads to, hell. Link below

I don’t see any way to interpret President Trump's "prediction" that "a whole civilization will die tonight" as other than a threat to order the military to commit crimes against civilians. If he issues such an order, it will be the duty of military leaders to refuse to comply.

President Donald J. Trump posted to Truth Social just minutes ago, stating, "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will."

I don't know the answer to Jim's question, but I question his premise that one of Trump's great successes is "enabling free speech." Consider that he and his administration have: · signed an executive order purporting to ban flag burning and punishing it by up to one year in jail; · targeted visa holders and lawful permanent residents for deportation based on their speech; · revoked federal funding from Harvard and other universities and conditioned future funding on adopting speech codes and restricting academic freedom; · issued executive orders singling out disfavored law firms that effectively made it impossible for them to work with the federal government, its contractors, or even have access to the federal courts; · repeatedly threatened the licenses of TV networks who hosted late-night comedians and broadcast news reports he didn’t like, including by re-opening frivolous Federal Communications Commission complaints against broadcasters that were previously dismissed as being “fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment”; · suggested his attorney general, Pam Bondi, should investigate ABC News for “hate speech”; · banned the Associated Press from the White House press pool because it refused to adopt “Gulf of America” in its editorial standards; · blatantly directed criminal prosecutions of political opponents, such as former FBI Director James Comey and New York state Attorney General Letitia James; · pressured app stores to remove lawful apps from their app store offerings. · and targeted, detained, and even shot citizens who protested or filmed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting operations in public places. etc.

My colleague Brenda wrote this powerful response to the 60 minutes Haiti orphanage story. We need to STOP platforming orphanages. They are never the answer, regardless however many well being celebrities endorse or open them.

Statement by President George W. Bush on Robert Mueller: "Laura and I are deeply saddened by the loss of Robert Mueller. Bob dedicated his life to public service. As a Marine in Vietnam, he proved he was ready for tough assignments. He earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart before returning home to pursue law. In 2001, only one week into the job as the 6th Director of the F.B.I., Bob transitioned the agency mission to protecting the homeland after September 11. He led the agency effectively, helping prevent another terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Laura and I send our heartfelt sympathy to his wife of nearly 60 years, Ann, and the Mueller family."

Trump says people with learning disabilities are “dumb.” We are not.