Author Archives: Admin

2026-06-07: Trump Roundup

So far today: 2026-06-07 09:27am GMT

newleftreview (2026-06-07). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.

UMMID (2026-06-07). Trump confirms he called Netanyahu 'Crazy'. ummid.com U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he had a heated exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on phone, confirming the reports by news portal Axios.

aljazeera (2026-06-07). Protests grow in Albania against Trump-Kushner-linked resort. aljazeera.com Thousands of protesters have rallied in the Albanian capital against a proposed luxury beach resort linked to Trump.

al-monitor (2026-06-07). Trump, campaigning for Republicans in Wisconsin, vows quick end to Iran war. al-monitor.com By Renee Hickman and Bo EricksonCHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisconsin, June 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to end the Iran war quickly and remove a source of high prices as he campaigned in rural central Wisconsin in a bid to help Republicans keep control of Congress in midterm elections.The stop in Chippewa Falls highlighted Republicans' strategy to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the party faces political headwinds with voters frustrated by higher costs of living and gasoline prices that have spiked due to Trump's war on Iran.

Jessica Corbett (2026-06-07). Judge Blocks Trump From Holding Food Aid Hostage to Force His Agenda on States. truthout.org A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked an attempt by the US Department of Agriculture to force state governments to comply with President Donald Trump's positions on gender and immigration or lose out on billions of dollars in funding, including for food assistance. The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and 20 Democrat-led states sued the department and Secretary of… |

Zhou Bo (2026-06-06). Does Pete Hegseth's volte-face on China reflect an America in decline? scmp.com Listening to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the recently concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, I thought of the iconic Sichuan opera act of face-changing, where performers switch masks in an instant. | Last year, Hegseth's speech at the event was filled with blatant attacks on China. This year, he put on a completely different face, declaring that: "Under President Trump's leadership, relations between the United States and China are better than they've been in many years."

Robert Hunziker, Counter Punch. (2026-06-06). Republicans Want Cyanide Bombs On Public Lands. popularresistance.org Trump's bombing of Iran, Venezuela, Iraq, Nigeria, Yemen, Caribbean boats, and Somalia (Council on Foreign Relations info) has torn to shreds his "political brand" opposing foreign military adventures, promising "no wars" in campaign speech after campaign speech after campaign speech. | Now, his administration is taking "bombing" one step further into the wilderness, over hill, over dale, through bush, through briar (Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream) right here on U.S. soil. Cyanide bombs are back in style after being banned by the Biden administration.

Reuters (2026-06-06). Pope Leo urges end to 'polarising narratives' on Spain visit. scmp.com Pope Leo on Saturday urged global leaders to avoid dividing their electorates with "sterile simplifications" to gain popularity and called on them to listen to the world's cries for peace, in a forceful speech opening a week-long tour of Spain. | Leo, who has angered US President Donald Trump by criticising his anti-immigration policies and the Iran war, will meet homeless people in Madrid and migrants in the Canary Islands during a visit he has said he hopes will set an example to the world about…

Middle East Monitor (2026-06-06). Trump and Netanyahu: The Odd Couple. juancole.com The statement may be one of the most revealing statements Trump has ever made—not for what it says about Netanyahu, but for what it reveals about Trump's psychology. It was intende…

Staff (2026-06-06). El "Escudo de Trump" sale en defensa de Paz y tilda las protestas en Bolivia de "golpe narco" cubadebate.cu Los Estados miembros del "Escudo de las Américas", plataforma promovida por la administración del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, emitieron este viernes una declaración conjunta de respaldo al gobierno del presidente boliviano, Rodrigo Paz. La alianza condenó las protestas que sacuden diversas regiones del país.

Brett Wilkins (2026-06-06). Judge Blocks Trump Immigration Restrictions, Orders Restart of Asylum Processing. truthout.org A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday struck down a series of President Donald Trump's policies that he ruled were rooted in "anti-immigrant sentiments" and ordered the administration to resume processing of asylum grants and immigration benefit applications of people from 39 targeted countries. Last November, US Citizenship and Immigration Services indefinitely suspended asylum… |

geo.tv (2026-06-06). Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress as midterm pressures build. geo.tv US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2026. — Reuters/FileRepublicans increasingly break ranks with Trump.Senate Republicans resist key Trump nominations.Congress rebukes Trump on…

WSWS (2026-06-06). Bolivian workers' insurrection enters sixth week defying Paz-Trump counterrevolutionary conspiracy. wsws.org Thirty-six days into Bolivia's indefinite general strike, the Paz government has not broken the uprising.

Reuters (2026-06-06). Trump AI policy adviser Sriram Krishnan to leave position. scmp.com A top White House artificial intelligence policy adviser on Saturday said he will leave his position at the end of June, marking the exit of a leading ‚Äåfigure helping craft policies for frontier technologies. | "This journey has been the privilege of a lifetime," the adviser, Sriram Krishnan, posted on social media. | Krishnan did not give a reason for leaving, but wrote in…

Yereth Rosen (2026-06-06). Trump's Controversial Sale of Arctic Drilling Rights Draws Almost No Interest. truthout.org A controversial oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drew one big bid Friday from an independent Anchorage-based natural gas producer, along with a smattering of other bids from a state economic development agency. HEX Energy LLC, which produces natural gas in Cook Inlet but has never operated on the North Slope, bid $1.7 million for a single lease bordering state… |

Alan MacLeod (2026-06-06). Greg Brockman: Meet the ChatGPT Billionaire Funding Trump, Pushing AI And Designing Hi-Tech Weapons. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Jun 4, 2026 | He may not be a household name yet, but Greg Brockman is among the world's most powerful individuals. The OpenAI co-founder is one of President Trump's richest and most generous financial backers, and is spending tens of millions of dollars to fight A.I. regulation. He is using OpenAI to produce hi-tech and futuristic surveillance and military systems, with Israel MintPress News sheds light on the tech billionai…

UMMID (2026-06-06). Everybody hates Israel and you: Trump blasts Netanyahu in phone call. ummid.com In a major embarrassment for the Zionist lobby, U.S. President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu '____ing crazy' and said everybody in the world hates him because of his crimes.

Editor (2026-06-06). Armenia's 'Trump Route' Widens The Fault Line Between Washington, Tehran, and Moscow. scheerpost.com Vali Kaleji for The Craddle On the eve of Armenia's crucial parliamentary elections on 7 June, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a brief visit to Yerevan on 26 May, signed three highly significant agreements in a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. These included the "Framework Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the …

A A (2026-06-06). Iran: il tempo dei dialoghi è finito, signor Trump. strategic-culture.su Il vero problema per Trump è l'ignoranza e l'incomprensione dell'Iran da parte sua e della sua squadra. | Segue nostro C'è qualcuno in grado di dare un senso alle dichiarazioni illogiche, capricciose e assurde di Trump sull'Iran? Si tratta di un presidente che nel 2018 ha strappato l'accordo JCPOA, il quale limitava la capacità dell'Iran di sviluppare uranio arricchito a un livello appena del 4%, consentendo oggi a Teheran di arrivare al…

202606070527 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0