Category Archives: military

Trump briefed this week on options for military operations in Venezuela

TBPR Editor Asks: Is there anything Trump can do to take headlines from imminent news about his part in Epstein’s crimes? See Answer Below: CNN.Com/By Kevin Liptak, Zachary Cohen and Jim Sciutto/November 14, 202     President Donald Trump was … Continue reading

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A Plan For the Democrats: Don’t Fund Regressive, Harmful Policies!

Due to technical issues, my weekly appearance on Halitics (YouTube videocast) had me doing only audio, depriving America of my pretty face. But there was much to discuss. Ezra Klein’s lead story in the Sunday NY Times Opinion section advocated … Continue reading

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When the Court Says Trump Is Above the Law, Who Protects the Eleven Dead on That Boat?

By protecting him from accountability, the Court gave him power to end lives at will — and he’s wasting no time using it By Thom Hartmann/ Hartmannreport.com/ September 5, 2025 When the Court says Trump is above the law, who … Continue reading

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Too Many Unnecessary Deaths

On today’s YouTube videocast Halitics I try to convince a skeptical Hal Ginsberg that the world is finally taking notice of the famine conditions perpetuated by the Israeli military against the people of Gaza. I’m starting to see that Benjamin … Continue reading

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Did the Trump-Vance Ambush Work?

The insane press conference in the White House Friday was all over the news, so Hal Ginsberg and I reflected on it during my weekly (now Tuesday) appearance on Hal’s YouTube videocast Halitics. The discussion got heated when I said … Continue reading

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The New World Order

Keith Olbermann makes a strong case that by aligning with Putin’s Russia and moving apart from Europe’s democracies, Donald Trump has upended the world order. Democrats and Republicans in Congress are too afraid of Trump and Musk to resist. Will … Continue reading

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Trump’s Military Takeover

Keith Olbermann makes a convincing case that President Trump is ensuring the military will be behind him when he, as he certainly will, goes too far. The evidence is there. Olbermann, on his “Countdown” podcast, notes that this past Friday … Continue reading

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Trump says Ukraine ‘should have never started it’ in comments about war with Russia

Can this clown Be Stupider and More Dangerous Than We Thought?–TBPR Editor By Zoe Richards/ NBC News/ February 18, 2025 Trump made the remark while deriding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country was invaded by Russia in February 2022. President … Continue reading

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Who Is In? Who Is Out? The Future is Approaching….

We can speculate all we want, but nobody can predict the future, especially with a crazy man in charge of the government. Still, I join Hal Ginsberg on today’s video podcast of Halitics, as we make our best predictions for … Continue reading

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Assad Toppled–What’s Next For Syria and the Region?

So much to pontificate (how do you like that 4-syllable word?) about as I return to my usual Monday appearance on Halitics with Hal Ginsberg. And some new news: it appears the N.Y. shooter of the health insurance CEO has … Continue reading

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