Jamaica Moves to Oust the King. Sorry, Charlie…
Jamaica, from monarchy to republic Jamaica is finally removing the British monarch as its head of state. On Wednesday, the government presented a bill to transition the country from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. But this move should come as no surprise. After all, Jamaica has been telegraphing its intent for decades. Britain, like… Read more.
Trump Will Extort ‘Broligarchs’ to Become Richer than Elon Musk
In case you haven’t noticed, Donald Trump doesn’t just want power. He wants what Vladimir Putin has: obscene wealth and abject loyalty. And Trump has undoubtedly picked up autocratic tricks from his puppet master. But as president of the richest, most powerful country in history, Trump will have “absolute immunity” to enrich himself unchecked. So… Read more.
Putin’s Travel Warning: Russians Told to Shun the West!
Russia has warned its citizens they might be “hunted” if they travel to the US or other Western countries. But this warning reeks of projection and gaslighting — now the hallmarks of Russia’s dealings with the West. After all, Russia has turned arresting Americans and other Westerners on trumped-up charges into a cottage industry, using… Read more.
Dominican Republic Showing Trump Admin How to Execute Mass Deportations
A few weeks ago, I observed that Tom Homan, Trump’s “border czar,” comes across like a beat cop playing a military general without having to do so under enemy fire. Listening to him, you’d think he was gearing up for war with Russia, not rounding up scared immigrants like a farmer herding cattle. The Dominican… Read more.
Jay-Z Gets Diddied: Accused of Raping 13-Year Old
Diddy and Jay-Z: birds of a feather The feds arrested Sean “Diddy” Combs in September on charges of sex trafficking and other federal offenses. Back then, I suggested it was only a matter of time before this Bad Boy’s Rock-A-Fella buddy, Jay-Z, faced the music, too. Sure enough, here’s how NPR reported yesterday on the… Read more.
Syria: Assad Flees as HTS Rebels Storm Damascus
Assad dynasty ends with a whimper The House of Assad has fallen. Its 54-year reign of terror ended in humiliation this weekend, with Bashar al-Assad fleeing as HTS rebels stormed Damascus. Assad’s father, Hafez, was infamous for genocidal repression, most notably in Hama, where a 1982 uprising ended with tens of thousands dead. Bashar inherited… Read more.
MAGA Isn’t Killing DEI, Just Rebranding It
Trump is nominating twice as many billionaires to his Cabinet as the number of millionaires his predecessors did. But Americans beware: Trump’s billionaire boys’ club isn’t about public service — it’s about targeting the biggest mark in history, the United States. Because only two types of people matter to this gilded-tower grifter: those filthy rich… Read more.
Hail, Trump: Morning Joe Kissed the Ring and Jumped the Shark
‘Morning Joe’ as must-see TV Morning Joe is to Washington politicians what church service is to evangelical Christians. So, when co-host Joe Scarborough went off on a 20-minute rant yesterday, it had Washington all atwitter. He called it a defense of civility in media, but it came across like a self-righteous sermon. Scarborough upbraided critics… Read more.
MP Shocks Bahamas by Tossing Ceremonial Mace Over Drug Trafficking Indictment
Parliament debate ends in arrests Opposition MP Shanendon Cartwright shocked The Bahamas yesterday by throwing the ceremonial mace out the window of Parliament. This dramatic gesture came during a heated debate over the US indicting several high-ranking officials from the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) and Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF). Prosecutors accuse them of… Read more.