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April 16, 2026 — Scott Johnson
RealClearPolitics has flagged this X post by Jesús Enrique Rosas by including it in its lineup this morning. It is necessary and clarifying. Last week the pope met with former Obama strategist David Axelrod. CBS News reported that the meeting took place this past Thursday. No one said anything about what went down at the meeting. Axelrod’s memoir, by the way, is entitled Believer. The reference is not to religion.
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April 14, 2026 — Scott Johnson
President Trump recently posted a video of illegal Haitian alien Robert Joachin beating a woman to death with a hammer in Fort Myers, Florida. All (mainstream media) hell broke loose — in reaction to Trump sharing the video. Heather Mac Donald comments in her City Journal column “Illegal Immigrant Bludgeons Victim—Blame Trump.” She writes (links omitted): * * * * * Trump was right to post the video and right
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April 12, 2026 — Bill Glahn
From The Hill newspaper, Trump announces Navy blockade in Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks fizzle. I found this map posted on Twitter (X) which I think perfectly summarizes the current situation, Yes, somehow, the U.K. Daily Mail has, once again, declared total and utter victory for…Iran. Tehran declared ‘victory in the field’ which it said would ‘also be consolidated in political negotiations’ but claimed the US ‘failed to gain
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April 11, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Borrowing a phrase Yeats’s poem “Sailing to Byzantium,” I want to flag Brendan O’Neill’s Spiked interview with historian and former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren. Spiked itself flags the interview as “We can’t make peace with a terrorist state.” I have posted video at the bottom. In the interview O’Neill and Oren take up where we were, where we are, and what lies ahead in our conflict
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April 10, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah continue. “I spoke with Bibi and he’s going to low-key it” in Lebanon, President Trump said to NBC News yesterday. The day before President Trump described the conflict as “a separate skirmish” from the one covered by the terms of the ceasefire with Iran. Now Israel is to undertake negotiations with Lebanon next week, but Israel’s conflict is not with Lebanon. It is with the
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April 9, 2026 — John Hinderaker
One could say that President Trump has burned his bridges with the formerly conservative podcasters who have turned on him, but for the fact that they burned them first. In any event, earlier today Trump unloaded on Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly and Alex Jones. Mostly he just insulted them as stupid, pawns of the fake news press, and so on. But after today, there will be no going
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April 8, 2026 — Scott Johnson
President Trump seems to be jumping the gun on the agreement with whoever is running the show in Iran. He appears to be deeply invested in an agreement that has yet to be negotiated. “We have determined that Iran has gone through what will be a very productive ‘Regime Change!'” Maybe it all depends on what you mean by “regime change.” We shall see. In any event, he has just
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April 8, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia said it: “I was reallly looking forward to Bridge and Power Plant Day.” Retired General Jack Keane, former vice chief of staff of the Army, elaborated on the dissapointment underlyling Bellavia’s remark. His was by far the most persuasive commentary on the ceasefire that I saw last night. In case you missed it… 🚨 BREAKING: Retired Four Star General Jack Keane SOUNDS THE ALARM
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April 7, 2026 — Scott Johnson
We are all looking for omens that foretell events coming with President Trump’s “Stone Ages” deadline for the Iranian authorities, whoever they are, at 8:00 p.m. (Easatern) this evening. I’ve read just about all the news out there this morning and it’s left me hanging. Only Donald J. Trump knows. He has just posted on Truth Social: A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I
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April 6, 2026 — Scott Johnson
As John observes in the adjacent post, President Trump called a press conference this afternoon in advance of the deadline he has set for reaching some kind of agreement with whoever is running the show in Iran. The press conference addressed the rescue missions that extracted the pilot and weapons systems officer of the downed F-15E Strike Eagle that, we learned, bore the call sign DUDE 44. The success of
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April 6, 2026 — Bill Glahn
This post on Twitter (X) from Rasmussen Reports reads, Trump Overnight Presidential Job Approval – is in. Today he returns to 47% in the 5-day rolling approval average. A level not seen since March 11th. March 11. Think about how much has happened in the past four weeks. The Iran war, gas prices. That’s 26 days with 99 percent negative headlines. 26 days with “Trump approval plummeting” headlines, and we
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April 6, 2026 — Scott Johnson
We noted President Trump’s “Tuesay will be Power Plant Day” threat to Iran on social media yesterday morning. He later reiterated his threat in an interview with the Wall Street Journal — “Trump Warns Iran He Could Strike ‘Every Power Plant,’ in WSJ Interview.” The Journal subhead quotes Trump: “If they don’t do something by Tuesday evening, they won’t have any power plants and they won’t have any bridges standing.”
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April 5, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Michael Doran highlights a message from President Trump blasted out to whom it may concern. Although some of his statements may be hard to read or to take at face value, this one has an authenticity that should overcome doubt. That’s how Doran seens to take it. Trump’s statement begins with “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all rolled up in one, in Iran.” In his conclusion
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April 5, 2026 — Scott Johnson
President Trump announced on social media: WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND! This brave Warrior was
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April 3, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Writing about President Trump’s denunciation of Tucker Carlson via Douglas Murray’s New York Post column “Deranged Tucker Carlson backstabs Trump,” John asserts that it’s a time for choosing on the right. That is the point I have been making for some time now with respect to the maniacal anti-Semitism of Carlson and his friends, including the Vice President of the United States. President Trump posts an article by Douglas Murray
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April 2, 2026 — John Hinderaker
As Tucker Carlson has turned on President Trump, Trump has distanced himself from Carlson. Among other things, he has described Tucker as “kooky.” Fair enough, but mild. Now Trump has taken the gloves off: President Trump posts an article by Douglas Murray that highlights Tucker Carlson's extremism, embrace of Islamists, and America Last: The article is titled: "Deranged Tucker Carlson backstabs Trump" Several of the top lines in the piece
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March 26, 2026 — Scott Johnson
According to media reports, President Trump has submitted a 15-point set of demands on someone or other in Iran — let us postulate Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Araghchi, who have been removed our target list — to resolve the current conflict. Citing unnamed sources, Israeli media specify 14 of the 15 demands conveyed to Iran as follows: 1. Iran must dismantle its existing nuclear capabilities. 2. Iran
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