(2026-06-30). Rise of the bible-bangers, holy rollers, and Christian nationalists. indybay.org The fascist convicted felon President Donald J. Trump pissing off the Christians, while mocking Jesus Christ in the process.
(2026-06-29). On cam: Iran drops chilling warning from US-allied Arab nation; Trump's strikes backfire? | Hormuz. hindustantimes.com Iran has reiterated that it alone will oversee the reopening and management of the Strait of Hormuz under its understanding with the United States, while warning against any outside interference. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also urged Washington to ensure a halt to Israeli military operations in Lebanon, linking regional stability to the implementation of the broader U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
(2026-06-29). US strikes Iran again, as Trump threatens the country "will no longer exist" wsws.org US warplanes bombed Iranian coastal radar and air defense sites on Friday and again on Saturday, striking 10 targets near the Strait of Hormuz in the second wave.
(2026-06-29). 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.
(2026-06-29). Iran, US 'agree' to halt attacks and renew talks. geo.tv 
People ride past a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2026. — Reuters Agreement follows Iranian strikes on US military sites.Trump had said US may "militarily complete the job".Each side has accused the other of violating…
(2026-06-29). Trump Claims the US and Iran Will Hold Talks in Qatar After Exchange of Strikes. news.antiwar.com Updated on June 29, 2026, at 3: 25 pm EST President Trump on Monday said that the US and Iran will hold negotiations in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday despite the two sides trading strikes over the weekend, though Iranian officials have denied the claim. "IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA! …
(2026-06-29). Autocracy and the Iran War: The Best Wars Available. scheerpost.com Scott Corey Informed Comment Conventional analysis of the 2026 warfare in the Middle East revolves, understandably, around standard themes: war and peace, victory or defeat, cost versus benefit, justification and crime. For the three "new model" autocrats involved, Mr. Trump, Mr. Netanyahu, and Mr. Putin, the matter is different. Operating under Carl Schmitt's doctrine that …
(2026-06-29). "America, U.S.A." : Eddie Glaude on the 250th Anniv., Race & "The Madness at the Heart of the Country" democracynow.org 
"I do not love America, and never have, especially now." Those are the opening words of America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries, a new book from Princeton historian Eddie Glaude. Released ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, the book is a critical look back at how the United States has celebrated previous milestone birthdays, including what narratives were left out of the official commemorations. This comes as President Donald Trump has made himself the center of many events and celebrations for the 250th anniversary, while promoting a…
(2026-06-29). Cuba in the Perfect Storm: Trump Sanctions, Internal Reforms and Cracks in the Empire. radiohc.cu Cuba faces new sanctions from Trump while implementing 176 structural transformations. The U.S. Senate shows cracks in its warmongering consensus. Critical analysis from Cuban Dawn. | Washington's maximum pressure regime clashes with a country that is moving forward with its own roadmap: 176 structural transformations while the blockade intensifies and the empire shows its first cracks. | Reasons from Cuba | Cuba wakes up today in the center of a perfect storm. From the outside, the Trump administration's sanctions machinery strikes with renewed fury, seeking to stifle any economic maneuvering. From within, the c…
(2026-06-29). Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court. mronline.org 
Trump has suffered a series of setbacks in recent days in his efforts to influence the administration of state-run elections.
(2026-06-29). Climate activists take on a new foe: Data centers. grist.org 
Amid the many political casualties of 2025 — mass federal layoffs, shuttered agencies, and clean energy spending cuts — the passing of one of the last decade's defining political projects went almost entirely unnoticed. On December 31, 2025, the Green New Deal Network, a coalition of climate, labor, and social justice organizations, officially died. | The coalition wasn't intended to last forever, but its demise was sped up by the political mood that got President Donald Trump reelected in 2024, when the momentum that the movement had enjoyed under Joe Biden's administration seemingly evaporated ov…
(2026-06-29). Postmaster General to states: Mail ballots will be halted if Trump order disobeyed. peoplesworld.org 
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(2026-06-29). Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Executive Power Expansion in FTC Firing Case. truthout.org The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday to allow President Donald Trump to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) without citing due cause, upending decades of precedent that restricted presidents from removing political appointees from independent commission boards. Commissioners of the FTC Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, both of whom were appointed by Democrats… |
(2026-06-29). New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Believe There Are Grounds to Impeach Trump. truthout.org New polling data reveals that a majority of Americans believe there are grounds to impeach President Donald Trump right now. But despite those sentiments, leaders in the Democratic Party are still refusing to include the idea of impeaching Trump in the party's messaging in the run-up to the 2026 congressional midterm elections. The Strength in Numbers/Verasight poll… |
(2026-06-29). Ruling Halting Trump's Hunt for Noncitizen Voters Won't End Ongoing Probes. truthout.org A few days ago, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's use of a revamped immigration database to identify noncitizens who have registered to vote across the country. The pointed 75-page ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said the federal government's actions threatened Americans' privacy and voting rights. But what does it mean for the estimated 24,000… |
(2026-06-29). Trump to make first flight on Qatar-gifted jet this week. al-monitor.com US President Donald Trump will make his first flight on a new Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar later this week, the White House said Monday.Trump will take the jet on Wednesday to North Dakota for an event marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, a White House official told AFP.As he unveiled the plane earlier this month, Trump praised the Gulf emirate for being "so nice and providing" the modified Boeing 747, which previously served Qatar's head of state.
(2026-06-29). Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Request to Overturn E. Jean Carroll Verdict. truthout.org On Monday, the Supreme Court declined President Donald Trump's request to review a 2023 verdict that found him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump is legally required to pay Carroll the $5 million, as directed in 2023. On his Truth Social account, Trump posted, "Surprisingly, the Supreme Court declined to 'review' a Fake Case brought against me by a… |
(2026-06-29). Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi Law Allowing Late Mail-In Ballots. newsone.com 
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty | The Supreme Court has dealt yet another blow to President Donald Trump's ongoing crusade against mail-in voting. On Monday, the court ruled 5-4 to allow Mississippi to enforce a state law granting a grace period for mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day. |
(2026-06-29). Trump's Regulatory Rollbacks Fueled "Unprecedented" Wave of Climate Litigation. truthout.org Sweeping revisions to U.S. climate policy in the first year of President Donald Trump's second term have spawned a wave of protective litigation, legal challenges aimed not at advancing new climate goals but at preventing the rollbacks of existing regulation and preserving hard-won legal gains. The challenges to the Trump administration's regulatory rollbacks, funding freezes and dismantling… |
(2026-06-29). Trump's Federal Lawyers Ramp Up Their Attacks on Demonstrators and the Left. scheerpost.com By Flint Taylor This article was originally published by Truthout Prosecutions of anti-ICE and pro-Palestine protesters are part of a broad effort to crack down on dissent. In March of this year, in Fort Worth, Texas, nine demonstrators were convicted on a variety of different charges that ranged from providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy, …
(2026-06-29). White Minnesota Couple Attacking Somali Home Shoppers Is What True Trump Derangement Syndrome Looks Like. newsone.com 
Source: Long Time History / Screenshot | Look, I'm a firm believer that America isn't the way it is because President Donald Trump is president; President Donald Trump is president because America is the way it is. However, that doesn't mean the racist, xenophobic, and generally bigoted white nationalists who put him in office twice aren't taking their cues directly from Trump's sphincter-shaped mouth when they boldly attack any Black or brown people they come across in their daily lives. | Take, for example, a couple in Minnesota who recently went viral for telling a family of Somali-American house shoppers w…
(2026-06-29). Trump religion commission attacks separation of church and state. wsws.org The commission's report is an assault on American history and the First Amendment.
(2026-06-29). BlueGreen Alliance demands safeguards in new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—With a July 1 deadline looming for the U.S., Mexico, and Canada to review, extend, rewrite, or junk their trade treaty, the USMCA, the labor-environmentalist BlueGreen Alliance demands stronger pro-worker safeguards in any replacement pact. And they are pressuring Trump to make good on the criticisms he expressed regarding NAFTA and earlier trade agreements when …
(2026-06-29). Why Today's Tech War Needs Yesterday's History. fpif.org The global tech landscape no longer resembles a global village; it is a fractured theater of war. Data sovereignty laws are carving the Internet into digital fiefdoms—a reality underscored by President Donald Trump's
(2026-06-29). In 'Victory for Voters,' Supreme Court Rejects Trump-GOP Attack on Mailed Ballots. progressivehub.net JESSICA CORBETT | COMMON DREAMS…
(2026-06-29). "Meet a Stranger" : StoryCorps Facilitates Conversations Across the U.S. for 250th Anniversary. democracynow.org 
The Trump administration's commemorations of the 250th anniversary of the country's founding have drawn criticism for their overt partisanship and conflicts of interest for the Trump family. Surveys show widespread ambivalence and lack of enthusiasm for the semiquincentennial. | StoryCorps founder Dave Isay has set out to capture the national mood with
(2026-06-29). The Trump Administration's Shameless Snuff-Film Fixation. theintercept.com 
With the wreckage of the Twin Towers still smoldering in October 2001, Tom Engelhardt started sending emails to a select group of friends and colleagues to make sense of that increasingly imperial moment.Tom was a renowned book editor with an eye for the idiosyncratic masterpiece: Studs Terkel's oral histories, Matt Groening's pre-Simpsons "Life Is Hell" books, Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Maus," Chalmers Johnson's prescient "Blowback," among them.In November 2002, TomDispatch gained its name and quickly became a staple of the progressive media landscape, providing its readers "a regular antidote t…