Interesting Links From May 2026

 

Gandalv on X: "What If Churchill Had Been Trump? A leader's first obligation is to send his military into the smallest possible danger for the largest possible gain. You do that by building coalitions. You do that by keeping allies close. You do that by understanding that 300 million people https://t.co/A3tQrLwnzh" / X

 

Mykhailo Rohoza on X: "Donald Trump attacks Giorgia Meloni — and she delivers a fiery speech he’ll never forget. Donald Trump thought he could easily score political points by calling Giorgia Meloni “an insult to Jesus,” accusing her of “not being woke,” and claiming that God does not discriminate. https://t.co/gCbQRiaXjT" / X (for information purposes – Meloni not long ago was very close to Trump and from what I see this situation has gotten almost no coverage in the U.S.)

 

'Allies, not vassals': How Meloni's break with Trump became a political moment for Italy - France 24

 

How Giorgia Meloni’s cosy relations with Donald Trump turned sour | Giorgia Meloni | The Guardian

 

Russia Helped Iran Target U.S. Forces. Trump’s Response Was Indifference

 

Volodymyr Tretyak 🇺🇦 on X: "Zelenskyy: “If JD Vance is proud of not helping us, it means he's helping the Russians, and I'm not sure that strengthens the United States.” 🎯 https://t.co/VogAT9zAIT" / X (Current United States Vice President J. D. Vance has stated that he is proud of not helping Ukraine and criticized the Joe Biden Administration for doing so, even though some Republicans, including previous Trump Vice President Mike Pence, support Ukraine too – Erika Kirk/Turning Point USA have endorsed Vance to be the next U.S. President)

 

Pence makes surprise trip to Ukraine, in move to set himself apart from GOP field: 'We are with you' - ABC News

 

John Cleese on X: "It has been clear for a long time that Trump is on the side of the dictator Putin I think we'll know why in a very few months I have many American friends and every single one of them prefers the European democratic countries Trump is not acting in his country's best interests" / X

 

Brianna Wu on X: "I’m sorry someone said you shouldn’t be CEO. But one of those people was your late husband. Charlie Kirk said women should “embrace their roles as mothers and homemakers.” He said that for women, having children was more important than a career. And he said women getting jobs https://t.co/kRGUvYhYIC" / X

 

Tymofiy Mylovanov on X: "Zelenskyy: I disagree with the J.D. Vance. Ukraine is open and a partner. Russia is the enemy — not just of Ukraine but of the US. Refusing to help Ukraine only benefits Russia and weakens everyone. 1/ https://t.co/IFmmnbSXEj" / X

 

Office of Public Affairs | Task Force Publishes Report on Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias and Restoring Religious Liberty | United States Department of Justice

 

US Attorney Pirro on X: "Cole Allen is facing life in prison for the attempt to assassinate the President and more charges are on the way. We are now combing through his digital footprint and communications to find out whether or not he had the intent to kill additional people by name. https://t.co/dGyT42JaT3" / X (for information purposes from the 74 year old former television personality, who visited castles on the Fox Nation streaming service – she did a good job on that.)

 

US Attorney Pirro on X: "Today, we are releasing video already provided to U.S. District Court showing Cole Allen shoot a U.S. Secret Service officer during his attempt to assassinate the President at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly https://t.co/a8gRXkW6BH" / X (many of the comments on this X post by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dispute what Pirro said here, as well as outside reports, including one from The Washington Post.  Social media posts have no legal force and the situation will be addressed in court)

 

TheSteadyState Substack: @SteadyState1 on X: "These are exactly the kind of statements that make the prosecution look politically contaminated. Trump is publicly prejudging intent, vilifying the defendant, misstating the historical record, and reinforcing the appearance that DOJ is being used against an enemy. https://t.co/CD3wU2jLOl" / X (it is true that this is unusual behavior that could backfire in a fair trial)

 

The White House on X: "When is ABC Fake News Network firing seriously unfunny Jimmy Kimmel??? https://t.co/xLsvaCectg" / X

 

Brian Krassenstein on X: "@WhiteHouse Imagine if Biden called for Hannity’s firing." / X

 

Devotion, Suffering, and Abuse in the Duggars' Religious World - Martin Marty Center

 

Garry Kasparov on X: "As I’ve said since that first Trump term, we may never know why Trump is so loyal to Putin. Bribery? Blackmail? Affinity for dictators & oligarchs? KGB asset? All of the above? More important is stopping him, because if he were a Russian agent, what would he do differently?" / X

 

Branislav Slantchev on X: "Trump is a pathological bully. Not a day passes without him attacking our allies and friends while kissing the asses of war criminals and dictators." / X

 

Lucy Riles on X: "Respectfully, Trump dropped F bombs on Easter and threatened to wipe out a whole civilization and posts himself as Jesus and dehumanizing posts about Candace Owens, Tucker, MTG and Alex Jones.. maybe he should sit this one out. NO fan of Jimmy Kimmel. Not in the least bit. But" / X

 

Lucy Riles on X: "What if… the “5D chess” and “plan” all along was Trump to run as a republican, manipulate an entire population using lies and empty promises, creating the greatest political movement of a lifetime only to completely dismantle and destroy the Republican Party completely. To play" / X

 

Glenn Greenwald on X: "The White House demanding that a network fire one of its hosts, while taking regulatory action against ABC's corporate parent to pressure, threaten and force them to do so, is an obvious attack on the First Amendment. It's at least as bad as what the Twitter Files showed: the" / X

 

Putin Is Helping our Enemy in Iran - by Michael McFaul

 

Buckley Carlson on X: "Rare/refreshing to see a Dem ask entirely reasonable questions (& oppose FISA). Hegseth fails, hard, especially when rendered mute over Trump's obscene mockery of Jesus. Turns out tattoos do not make a Christian. (YES, Biden was dim to begin with, later a brain-rotted husk, and" / X (from Tucker Carlson’s brother)

 

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs on X: "I asked Secretary Hegseth a straightforward, yes or no question today: Is Donald Trump mentally stable enough to be Commander in Chief? He didn't say yes. And that speaks volumes. https://t.co/ncWhEBAX9r" / X (interesting exchange between California Congresswoman Sara Jacobs and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth)

 

WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen makes absurd argument for why he should walk free

 

White House correspondents' suspect Cole Allen will stay in custody, Pirro says he fired shotgun - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

 

America at 250: Satanic revival or Christian revival?

 

Attorneys for correspondents’ dinner suspect skeptical of claim he fired weapon - The Washington Post

 

Pete Hegseth looked bad in the House. He looks even worse in the Senate | The Independent (for information purposes, from a British outlet)

 

Trump administration report accuses Biden of anti-Christian bias - POLITICO

 

One Big Reason Iran Thinks It Has the Advantage - The American Conservative (for information purposes)

 

TBN’s iconic former headquarters demolished | The Roys Report

 

Government by the ghoulish | WORLD