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The best part of the night during the Trump's State of the Union Address (SOTUA) was when the two most popular Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib's shouting filled the hall. The reason? A fierce clash between Trump, Omar, and Tlaib went under Trump's skin, and you could see it in his eyes.
The confrontation began with sparks flying from their eyes of both Congresswomen as Trump was standing, proudly proclaiming his achievements in border security, when suddenly Ilhan and Rashida couldn't tolerate Trump bragging and showing off. They shouted at him with all their might, accusing him outright: "You're killing Americans!" Ilhan Omar went even further, calling him a liar with a single word that shook the hall: "Liar!" Two Americans citizens who were shot dead in cold blood by ICE agents in Minneapolis were constituents of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Omar reminds me of "Mama Bear" because she is loving and protective of her constituents.
Arabs have always used fables when reality becomes too blunt to state plainly.
There is a story about a wolf teaching his cub survival. He takes him to a flock of sheep and says, “Their meat is good.” Then he points to the shepherd and warns, “His stick is painful. Do not underestimate it.”
The cub looks at the dog standing beside the sheep and says, “He looks like us.”
The father replies, “Be careful of that one. Most of the harm we have suffered did not come from the shepherd. It came from those who resembled us — but chose to stand with him.”
The shepherd’s hostility is not confusing. His stick is visible. His role is clear. It is the familiar face standing comfortably beside power that requires discernment.
Last week, the UK High Court ruled that the British government’s designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful and disproportionate. The court found that banning the group constituted a serious infringement on freedom of expression and assembly. The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, immediately decided to appeal the ruling and request reconsideration.
Here come the judges: Supremes slap down tariffs, yay. Emperor Donald calls treason, nay. Judges don’t like his deportations either, nor his censorship at National Parks, neither. Eppie-boy (rest in pieces) files are causing stumble and tumble in elite circles, and King Don has fired his base – or anyway, laid them off. In Kentucky. Don’t gloat: you’re next.
This March 28, 2026, millions of pro-democracy “No Kings” marchers should also demand “No Nukes” in the wake of March 28, 1979’s meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
While a cluster of Democratic governors push restarts of deadly old nuclear power plants like TMI and Michigan’s Palisades, King Donald also wants to restart nuclear weapons testing.
The “No Kings” challenge to Trump’s oligarchic threat to democracy, joined with the “No Nukes” demand for a Solartopian Earth—totally green-powered, no nuclear plants, no atomic weapons—will create an epic moment for the human future.
Trump is the first U.S. president to fire a chairman of the five-member Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC was originally entrusted to oversee the 94 U.S. commercial nukes. Now Trump reigns supreme over atomic reactor safety. It’s a terrifying reality.
When British author David Icke wrote his seminal work, The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World, published in 1999, he was not speaking metaphorically. When he detailed the “reptilian genetic streams” of “elite” families—human-reptile hybrids allegedly engineering global events—he meant it literally. To Icke, the world is not run by mere men, but by an interdimensional species operating just outside the visible light spectrum.
While many scoff at this as the ultimate apex of human gullibility, millions have found a dark comfort in Icke’s “wisdom”. According to a landmark 2013 poll by Public Policy Polling (PPP), roughly 4 percent of American adults—between 12 and 13 million people—believed that shape-shifting lizard people control our world.
Five films have received Oscar noms in the international category, including the French-sponsored Iranian drama It Was Just an Accident and the apparent front-runner, Brazil’s The Secret Agent.
Not on the final list is Iraq’s nominee for the honor—though it’s hard to say why, because the film is a gem.
The President’s Cake, written and directed by Hasan Hadi, is the alternately sad, funny and nail-biting story of Lamia, a 9-year-old girl who receives an unwanted honor: Thanks to a classroom lottery, she’s one of many citizens from across the country who are chosen to bake birthday cakes in honor of dictatorial leader Saddam Hussein.
What makes this task so difficult is that the tale is set in 1990, when Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait has made it the target of military attacks and economic sanctions. As a result, day-to-day survival is hard enough, and finding necessary ingredients such as flour and sugar is nearly impossible.
When Stephen A. Smith recently floated the idea of running for president, the reactions came right on cue. Some laughed. Some rolled their eyes. But the more interesting question isn’t whether Smith would be a good candidate. It’s whether the Democratic Party could ever allow someone like him to become one.
The Control Issue
For years now, Democrats have been telling themselves a story about democracy that they no longer quite believe. They still invoke “the voters” as a moral authority. But in practice, party leaders behave like a managerial elite that repeatedly narrows fields and coordinates outcomes in ways that limit how much real choice voters ever see. The result is a politics of containment: when insurgent choices gain traction, institutional tools redirect the outcome.
Stephen A. Smith is not a threat to Democratic ideology so much as he is a threat to Democratic management.
I saw New Edition, Toni Braxton, and Boy2Men at the Schott. I didn’t quite think about everything that entailed. I just thought: New Edition – I know I’ve liked New Edition’s music my entire existence. I liked Jesus Love You. I found Sesame Street. Parents played Dylan and the Beatles. New Edition existed at some point.
I jumped off the 1, and realized New Edition are Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michel Bivens, and Ronnie Devoe. I’m attending a New Edition concert with potential of Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, and Bell Biv Devoe songs.
Toni Braxton sold 70 million records and married Birdman.
BOY2MEN I saw headline Dublin Fireworks.
I read Arthur Baker’s book Looking For the Perfect Beat. Hip Hop’s origins with pop stars were tangible. Arthur Baker produced Afrika Bambaataa’s Planet Rock and then New Edition’s first single. Later in the evening a dejay sequenced Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” with Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle.” I should clarify Bambaataa wasn’t involved with New Edition. New Edition weren’t in danger of molestation while Baker produced their music.