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May 23rd – 2026 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day 489

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in… Continue reading May 23rd – 2026 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day 489

Escobar: The Russia-China Spaceship Rushes Towards Planet Multipolar

Escobar: The Russia-China Spaceship Rushes Towards Planet Multipolar Authored by Pepe Escobar, The New Silk Roads/BRI and its derivations such as the Northern Sea Route/Arctic Silk Road remain alive and kicking SHANGHAI – This is it. The Russia-China strategic partnership, the leaders in the process of Eurasia integration, the leaders of multipolar bodies BRICS and… Continue reading Escobar: The Russia-China Spaceship Rushes Towards Planet Multipolar

These Are The Best (And Worst) Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers

These Are The Best (And Worst) Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers In order to help LGBTQ+ tourists travel safely, the German portal Spartacus started publishing the Gay Travel Index in 2012. In the 2026 edition, the ranking compared 217 countries and territories based on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people in each location.… Continue reading These Are The Best (And Worst) Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers

GOP Rep. Flood: It Will Take ‘Month or Two’ After Iran Situation Solved to Get All Traffic in Strait Moving

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) talked about prices and said that even if the situation with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz is “solved next week, it’s still going to take another month or The post GOP Rep. Flood: It Will Take ‘Month or Two’ After Iran Situation Solved… Continue reading GOP Rep. Flood: It Will Take ‘Month or Two’ After Iran Situation Solved to Get All Traffic in Strait Moving

Logic Of Violence: We Are Nowhere Near The Endgame In Drone Wars

Logic Of Violence: We Are Nowhere Near The Endgame In Drone Wars Our warning at the start of the year, well before the U.S.-Iran conflict erupted, rested on one very simple theme that much of Wall Street missed, perhaps because analysts were still wearing their ‘green’ glasses and focusing on the wrong crises or actually… Continue reading Logic Of Violence: We Are Nowhere Near The Endgame In Drone Wars

No Wonder Men Are Opting Out

No Wonder Men Are Opting Out Authored by Bettina Arndt via DailySceptic.org, The warning signs have been there for decades. Back in 1983, American author Barbara Ehrenreich wrote a powerful book — The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment — arguing that a male revolt was underway. Since the 1950s, she suggested, men had begun… Continue reading No Wonder Men Are Opting Out