Archive for April 2026
Imagine If Winston had said this instead?
Winston Peters was in the room just before Trump backed down. Imagine if New Zealand had used that moment to speak with principle instead of crawling. Source link thedailyblog.co.nzRead More
April 14, 2026
There are signs the political game has changed in the United States since Hungarian voters rejected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s leadership on Sunday, April 12. His party’s loss of control of the government to a supermajority of its opponents undermined the belief that right-wing authoritarianism was an unstoppable force in world politics. Since MAGA Republicans had tied themselves to Orbán…Read More
Special PDA Event with Senator Ed Markey Friday, plus Thursday’s Campaign to Victory call registration links
Special PDA Event with Senator Ed Markey Friday, plus Thursday’s Campaign to Victory call registration links Join us Thursday, April 16th, for Good News on Our Campaign to Victory Call, then Join us for an Inspirational Online Meet and Greet with Senator Ed Markey Friday, April 17. RSVP for Both Now! We have a full plate in PDALand right now and here’s how…Read More
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Eyes in the Sky that Cannot Hide
Airborne ISR has long been treated as a source of persistent, reliable battlefield awareness. But the conditions that enable this capability also create structural vulnerabilities. As sensor networks improve and contested environments intensify, ISR effectiveness becomes conditional rather than assured. Source link www.nakedcapitalism.comRead More
What the appellate court got wrong about Iowa’s school book ban
Ed Tibbetts, a longtime reporter and editor in the Quad-Cities, is the publisher of the Along the Mississippi newsletter, where this article first appeared. Find more of his work at edtibbetts.substack.com. If only Iowa’s school librarians possessed the wisdom of a trio of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The judges overturned a preliminary injunction against Iowa’s…Read More
‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda Sidelines Tribes
This story was originally published by High Country News.Last fall, construction on the Velvet-Wood uranium mine broke ground in the sandstone deposits of San Juan County, Utah. It’s the first mine that the federal government has permitted under a new expedited “emergency” process that allows projects to go through the environmental review required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in…Read More
One Day of Peace
By David Glenn Cox What can you really say? Like Europe in the 1930s, with political crisis, after political crisis leading to a World War. The United States and Iran were in peace negotiations for 21 hours in Pakistan. Then, when no solution appeared by alchemy. The parties left with no future negotiations planned. What? Just one marathon special negotiation…Read More
Meet Candidate Rachel Burns For HD 7
Rachel Burns is running for Iowa House District 7. Check out her website at www.burnsforiowa.com “Iowans deserve a choice, no matter where they live. ” – Rachel Burns Follow Rachel Burns on social media: Facebook Instagram Donate Source link blogforiowa.comRead More
Who will win the Welsh Senedd election?
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Senator McCormick Responds! TWICE!!
Let me clarify – I got the same email response twice. One about 2 minutes after the other.So it’s just one response, sent twice.Just to clarify. He starts:Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding the United States military strikes on Iran and the ongoing conflict in the region. Your feedback is essential as we work together to shape policies that benefit…Read More