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Trying to Cool the Middle East
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
THE DIPLOMATIC FRONT: As Israel braces for an expected attack from Iran, US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council that the Biden administration is seeking “to turn the temperature down” in the region. Following Israel’s assassination …
Israel Awaits Iran Attack
Monday, August 12, 2024
GAZA: As Israel anticipates an Iranian attack in retaliation for the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, Hezbollah militants in Lebanon fired a volley of 30 rockets into Israel. It could be a precursor. One theory is that the major …
Harris Leads in Key States
Saturday, August 10, 2024
KAMALA LEADING: Vice President Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in polling of voters in three key states, according to The NY Times/Siena research. The poll has Harris at 50 percent and Trump at 46 in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The surveys were …
Trump Offers Debates Among Slew of Lies
Friday, August 9, 2024
ORANGE ALERT !!: Donald Trump held a rambling press conference yesterday during which one of the few truths he uttered was that he would agree to debate Kamala Harris three times. He offered the dates of September 4th, 10th and 25th. ABC …
Trump Reaches for Headlines
Thursday, August 8, 2024
ORANGE ALERT !!: Looking to put some juice back in his campaign and woo the vote of elders,Donald Trump is proposing to end income tax on Social Security benefits. Obviously it would be expensive for the federal government and throw the …
The Blue Walz
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
VEEP: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit the campaign trail in Philadelphia last night only a few hours after Vice President Kamala Harris’s chose him to be her running mate. Harris and Walz walked on stage to wild enthusiasm in a crowded arena. …
Harris Interviews VP Candidates
Monday, August 5, 2024
THE COCONUT TREE: Vice President Hamala Harris over the weekend vetted candidates to be her running mate while enduring pressure from donors, interest groups, and political rivals for her to pick their favorite. She is expected to announce her pick tomorrow. Harris met …
Trump Says He Would Debate Harris
Saturday, August 3, 2024
THE COCONUT TREE: Former President Donald Trump said late yesterday that he would debate Vice President Kamala Harris on September 4th in an event to be moderated by Fox News. The debate would take place in Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state. The …
Americans Freed in Russian Prisoner Swap
Friday, August 2, 2024
THE BIG SWAP: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, only recently convicted of espionage in Russia, has been returned to the United States as part of a complex prisoner swap involving seven countries and 16 prisoners traded for eight Russians, including …
Trump Questions Harris’s Race
Thursday, August 1, 2024
ORANGE ALERT!!: Donald Trump appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago yesterday and proceeded to insult Black people and journalists. Facing a panel of three reporters, Trump said at the outset to ABC’s Rachel Scott that she was …