All Things Considered – A Good Geopolitical Recap
Posted By: earlybird, 3/15/2026 12:10:32 PM
Some additional contexts not included in the British-centric financial review below. (1) Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae will be at the White House next week. This meeting was scheduled several weeks before Operation Epic Fury began. The timeline continues to indicate that President Trump’s primary geopolitical focus is on China, not necessarily the U.K-EU angle, although that is a materially significant overlay(2) “A major U.S. weapons package for Taiwan worth about 14 billion dollars is awaiting approval from Donald Trump and could be announced after his planned visit to China
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Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is calling out America’s broken legal immigration system following two terrorist attacks by naturalized U.S. citizens from the Third World.
The moment came on Thursday when the Show Me State’s junior senator joined Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle to discuss the ongoing Democrat-led shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Schmitt blasted the Democrats’ open border policies and espoused support for the Trump administration’s closing of the U.S.-Mexico border and deportation of illegal aliens. He also notably took the time to address the need to reform the country’s legal immigration system.
“A lot of these people have come in legally.
Tucker Carlson has announced the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been monitoring his contacts with people within Iran and is potentially referring the issue to Dept of Justice (DOJ) officials for criminal review.
According to his previous self-admissions, Carlson was strongly against the Trump administration taking military action toward Iran and had travelled to the White House to express that opinion to President Trump. If the CIA was monitoring his contact with officials within Iran, this should NOT come as a surprise.
Given the nature of the conflict both before (during negotiations) and after the military hostilities began (operation epic fury), it would be negligent if the Intelligence Community was not
Some additional contexts not included in the British-centric financial review below.
(1) Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae will be at the White House next week. This meeting was scheduled several weeks before Operation Epic Fury began. The timeline continues to indicate that President Trump’s primary geopolitical focus is on China, not necessarily the U.K-EU angle, although that is a materially significant overlay(2) “A major U.S. weapons package for Taiwan worth about 14 billion dollars is awaiting approval from Donald Trump and could be announced after his planned visit to China
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), once championed by Silicon Valley, is facing a primary challenge from a tech entrepreneur seeking to capitalize on the industry’s growing antipathy toward the progressive Democrat after he voiced support for a controversial California wealth tax.
Ethan Agarwal, who launched a brief bid for California governor last year, announced last week that he was jumping into the Democratic primary to represent the Golden State’s 17th Congressional District.
James ‘Six Genders’ Talarico Says
White Guys Have ‘Greater Responsibility’
to ‘Love…Trans Kids’ 29 replies
White Guys Have ‘Greater Responsibility’
to ‘Love…Trans Kids’ 29 replies
James “God is Non-binary” Talarico believes white males have a greater responsibility to love trans kids.
Rep. Talarico (D-TX) is the Democrat nominee for the United States Senate.
Let me just state right here and right now that people who “love trans kids” do not — as Talarico constantly does — advocate for queering, sexualizing, chemically sterilizing, and performing irreversible “gender affirming” mutilations on them.
The bottom line is this: James Transarico is a full-blown monster deliberately perverting the Christian faith to obtain power. I’ve never seen anything like this guy. He’s a demon with a baby face.
Report: Online Forums Appear To Allow
Kids Access To Cross-Sex Hormones Without Prescription 4 replies
Kids Access To Cross-Sex Hormones Without Prescription 4 replies
American children may be able to purchase cross-sex hormones for “gender transition” online from foreign and domestic pharmacies without prescriptions, according to a new report from medical watchdog Do No Harm.
Online pharmacies have a remarkable lack of safeguards, according to the report, including not requiring age verification or a prescription before payment. The report noted it was unclear whether those items were required after the transaction had been completed. However, the report also notes an entire web of online forums and sites giving children step-by-step instructions for obtaining and self-administering the drugs.
The nation’s leading consumer protection agency has entered the battle between a Nashville college preparatory school and parents who claim Lipscomb Academy has not only gone “woke” but is silencing speech.
In a letter obtained by The Federalist, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson encourages the private school’s leadership to rethink its new code of conduct, which prohibits parents, students, and staff from publicly “disparaging” the school or actions taken by its leadership.
“Families violate confidentiality requirements if they … Publicly speculate or criticize personnel decisions or school matters,” the code of conduct states.
There’s nothing a Democrat loves more than a career criminal.
The left has been pushing the same dangerous idea for years now.They believe criminals deserve more sympathy than the people they victimize.(snip)Which is why, when the worst finally happens, and an innocent person is murdered after being repeatedly put in harm’s way by soft-on-crime policies, the people responsible never seem to face any real consequences.
But that could be changing. One Virginia family says the prosecutor who repeatedly let their daughter’s (illegal alien) killer walk free should finally be held accountable.
This latest case centers around Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, a Soros-backed prosecutor
President Trump Announces Strategic Obliteration
of Iranian Military Assets on Kharg Island 4 replies
of Iranian Military Assets on Kharg Island 4 replies
Kharg Island is a small coral island in Iran in the northern Persian Gulf. It is 34 miles (55 km) northwest of the port of Bushehr and vital to Iran’s oil industry.
The oil processing facilities at Kharg Island are a foundational component of Iran’s economy. Roughly 90 percent of Iran’s crude is processed at Kharg Island, and any disruption to its oil processing could cripple Iran’s economy.
(map) “Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island.
While under federal indictment for improper retention, holding and releasing classified intelligence, John Bolton appears on NBC News to complain about how President Trump is conducting the war against Iran.
It is hilarious to see Bolton pontificate, with all the customary arrogant self-assurances, that President Trump did not plan for a scenario where the oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz would be disrupted, while simultaneously proclaiming President Trump is giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a gift with the lifting of oil/gas sanctions to support the global market.
His insufferable ignorance is laughable.
Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair
Jerome Powell, citing 'essentially zero evidence' 11 replies
Jerome Powell, citing 'essentially zero evidence' 11 replies
A federal judge on Friday said he was blocking subpoenas that the Justice Department served to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a probe purported to be about the management of the central bank's renovation."A mountain of evidence suggests that the Government served these subpoenas on the Board to pressure its Chair into voting for lower interest rates or resigning," Judge James Boasberg, the chief judge on the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., wrote in a court filing.
Boasberg continued: "On the other side of the scale, the Government has produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime; indeed, its justifications are so thin and unsubstantiated
How was this previously convicted ISIS supporter allowed out of prison and not deported? A ridiculously avoidable terrorist incident has unfolded at Old Dominion University in VirginiaMohamed Jalloh was born in Sierra Leone, became a naturalized US citizen, was radicalized by al-Qaeda, was then convicted for providing material support to ISIS in 2017 and sentenced to 11 years in prison; then released from prison early in 2024 under Biden.
NEW YORK POST – The madman who opened fire at Old Dominion University on Thursday, killing a retired military officer instructing an ROTC class, has been identified as an ex-National Guard soldier convicted of trying to support ISIS,
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James ‘Six Genders’ Talarico Says
White Guys Have ‘Greater Responsibility’
to ‘Love…Trans Kids’ 29 replies
White Guys Have ‘Greater Responsibility’
to ‘Love…Trans Kids’ 29 replies
James “God is Non-binary” Talarico believes white males have a greater responsibility to love trans kids.
Rep. Talarico (D-TX) is the Democrat nominee for the United States Senate.
Let me just state right here and right now that people who “love trans kids” do not — as Talarico constantly does — advocate for queering, sexualizing, chemically sterilizing, and performing irreversible “gender affirming” mutilations on them.
The bottom line is this: James Transarico is a full-blown monster deliberately perverting the Christian faith to obtain power. I’ve never seen anything like this guy. He’s a demon with a baby face.
Iran said Saturday that all countries besides the US and Israel may pass through the Strait of Hormuz, in a desperate attempt at coalition busting less than a day after the US bombed military targets on its oil-critical Kharg Island.
“As a matter of fact, the Strait of Hormuz is open,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
“It is only closed to the tankers and ships belong[ing] to our enemies, to those who are attacking us and their allies. Others are free to pass,” Araghchi told MS NOW.
Travelers nationwide are dealing with lengthy security line backups at airports due to the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and, in turn, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). As the shutdown continues, the TSA is increasingly facing staffing shortages that have led to long lines at airport security checkpoints. Unfortunately, it sounds like those staffing issues are only getting worse. “Travelers are facing TSA lines of up to nearly three hours long at some major airports, causing missed flights and massive delays during peak travel,” the DHS said in a statement.
Poet Robert Frost once said that "good fences make good neighbors." He apparently never met Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is being sued by his neighbors for effectively squatting on their land and then seizing it to install a fence along his $830,500 private residence in suburban Philadelphia. The litigation is likely to put Shapiro in a much different light for many who think of him as a 2028 contender. The irony of the case is crushing. Shapiro opposed Trump's plan to build a wall along the southern border, declaring that he would sue before a dime of Pennsylvania money went to pay for it. He apparently adopted
Republican Senator Mike Lee says there has been major progress in the push to pass the SAVE America Act after mounting pressure on Senate leadership to move the legislation forward. In an update to supporters, Lee, the lead sponsor of the SAVE America Act, said recent discussions with Thune and his staff have led to meaningful progress on how the bill could be debated and brought to a vote.[snip] Lee confirmed the breakthrough in a new video clip: a HYBRID form of the talking filibuster is now set to be implemented.
George Soros’s Open Society Foundations is funding the slavery reparations campaign against Britain. The Telegraph has the story.
The Open Society Foundations (OSF), established by Hungarian investor George Soros and now led by his son, Alex Soros, has donated vast sums from its $23 billion (£17.2 billion) endowment to progressive causes.
The foundation has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to groups seeking to claim reparations from Britain for slavery and colonialism.
The OSF helped to found a joint Caribbean and African campaign, and supported organisations that are now considering international litigation that could heap pressure on the British Government.
Obama Presidential Center wants 100 unpaid
volunteers — while CEO Valerie Jarrett
makes $740K 14 replies
volunteers — while CEO Valerie Jarrett
makes $740K 14 replies
The Obama Foundation is looking for 100 unpaid volunteers to work alongside the former president’s highly paid cronies at the $850 million Obama Presidential Center in Chicago when it opens in June.
Officials are pitching the no-paycheck gigs as rooted in former President Barack Obama’s legacy of civic engagement.
The recruitment campaign comes after Fox News Digital reported that the organization’s CEO, former top Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, was paid $740,000 in 2024.
Foundation officials told Fox News Digital the volunteers will complement about 300 full- and part-time employees at the long-delayed center, which the organization is promoting as a $3.1 billion economic catalyst for the Windy City’s South Side.
Without The Save Act, We are Living in
a Slave State and Our Labor Is Harvested
by Crooks. 14 replies
a Slave State and Our Labor Is Harvested
by Crooks. 14 replies
The theft of the 2020, 2022 and 2024 elections has moved to the Grand Jury stage, probable cause established and records seized in Maricopa and Fulton Counties. Next up, Philadelphia, Detroit and Milwaukee. All five should and may well lie under close Federal supervision on voting day during the 2026 midterms. (Snip)Thune has, grindingly, consented to refer the Save Act to a vote, possibly next week.
Thune is, like most elected Republicans, pretendian MAGA counting the days when he can go back to playing defence and lining his pockets. The fact that voter fraud has deprived the Republicans of a clear unbreakable majority for THREE election cycles is clearly beyond him.
Tucker Carlson has announced the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been monitoring his contacts with people within Iran and is potentially referring the issue to Dept of Justice (DOJ) officials for criminal review.
According to his previous self-admissions, Carlson was strongly against the Trump administration taking military action toward Iran and had travelled to the White House to express that opinion to President Trump. If the CIA was monitoring his contact with officials within Iran, this should NOT come as a surprise.
Given the nature of the conflict both before (during negotiations) and after the military hostilities began (operation epic fury), it would be negligent if the Intelligence Community was not
Late-Night Hosts Mocked US, Allies 94%
Of On-Air Time Following Operation Epic
Fury: Survey 13 replies
Of On-Air Time Following Operation Epic
Fury: Survey 13 replies
This is no laughing matter. A whopping 94% of the jokes delivered by late-night hosts during the first week of Operation Epic Fury slammed the United States and its allies instead of Iran (snip) according to (snip) MRC Newsbusters. The group's analysts examined 20 episodes of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," CBS's "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," and NBC's "Late Night With Seth Meyers" and "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" from March 2-5 and found 235 of the 250 jokes (snip) were launched at the U.S., Israel and other Arab nations forced to take defensive action against Iranian attacks.
The Jihad-Adjacent Journalists
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We’ve grown used to the media’s joining with the Democrats to attack every move by the President, but it is still something to watch the lies and distortions about the war in Iran where the press smears the troops in the middle of battle. Using the latest technology and working closely with the IDF and IAF, our military has achieved the most remarkable, unpredicted achievements in a matter of days. On the other hand, most major media coverage denigrates this accomplishment and regrettably advocates for our enemies.
State legislators recently pelted Greg Lucas, the leader of the California State Library, with questions about the funds during a budget hearing on education, the New York Post reported on Friday.The issue is connected to a foundation started by Parton called Imagination Library, which delivers free books to children. The program was set to be statewide in California in 2023, according to WJHL.
The outlet noted Parton created her library in 1995 to provide free books in her home county in east Tennessee.During the hearing, state Sen. Shannon Grove (R) told Lucas he did not have documentation to show where the money went.