Exit Keir Starmer

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Over the last several months, things have become quite difficult for British PM Keir Starmer, to put it mildly. First, he tried to flex his minuscule muscles at President Trump by denying any support in the first days of the Iran War 

He refused the US Air Force to land at Diego Garcia, which caused a rift in the “Special Relationship” which King Charles finally repaired. Somewhat.

Then, protests broke out against the continued illegal immigration policies which he ignored. Then, reports of rapes and beatings by Muslim men hit  the wires, which caused more outrage when he continued to ignore it.

Last month, the Reform Party, led by Nigel Farage, made huge gains in Parliament by winning over 1,000 seats.

Now,  Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly set to resign Monday, though sources close to him contend he’s focused on the job.

Starmer is said to be discussing his political future with his wife, Victoria, before laying out a timetable for his departure from 10 Downing Street next week, according to The Observer.

The news comes after Starmer rival Andy Burnham won a seat in parliament in a special election in Greater Manchester.

Burnham, who has made two previous runs at heading the Labour Party, is said to have the support of over half the Labour MPs to mount a leadership challenge to Starmer, the outlet reported. 

The two are set to meet next week.

“Keir has realised the game is up and it’s got to be a graceful exit,” a senior Labour figure told Reuters The Observer. 

“What he rightly wants to avoid is humiliation, but the worst humiliation for Keir personally would be if he stands in a leadership election and is heavily beaten.”

His popularity polls are in the sewer. His most recent polls show him with only a 23% approval rating, while he is rated at 69% disapproval. Even the British recognize a failure when they see it.

The longer he he clings to power, the more frustrated Brits are becoming. Even Neville Chamberlain never was hated by so many as Starmer is.

And if he stays, he will drag the UK into the toilet with him.

Start the Celebration of America’s 250th

​We are well on the way to begin our celebration of America’s 250th year of glorious freedom and liberty. Tonight, we start off by saying good-bye to Spring, and tomorrow we see at 4:24 EDT the sun reach its farthest point north of the equator. Thus begins ninety-two days of Summer.

Tomorrow, we also celebrate Father’s Day, to pay tribute to the men in our lives who devoted time and effort to give guidance and patience to the girls and boys in their lives. No matter whether they were biologically related or not. This includes Dads, Grandfathers, Uncles, Godfathers, Stepfathers, Adopted Fathers and all the other men who gave of themselves unconditionally.

For the next two weeks, we will hear and see, subtly at first, the skies light up with the prettiest colors, followed by loudest fireworks imaginable. As we get closer to Independence Day, those colors will be brighter and the sounds will be even louder.

This year, as we celebrate the 4th of July, most of us will be blessed with a three-day weekend, as America’s 250th falls on a Saturday. 

We will witness the best parades, concerts and the greatest expression of patriotic pride in our history. We will celebrate with family and friends with barbecues, days at the beach or the pool and nights at our fire pits, roasting marshmallows and gobbling up s’mores.

We are already watching the 2026 FIFA World Cup, cheering on Team USA and perhaps, another favored team. Some of us have set up brackets and pools, similar to that found mostly in the NCAA March Madness of college basketball. Only instead, brackets of countries.

And all through the Spring and all through the Summer, we are in the midterms Primary Season. This is actually a good way to honor those men, and women, who came before us to make us the country we are today, by getting out to vote. By voting, you are expressing your choice for the direction you want the country to lead us.

These are some of what we want the Celebration of America’s 250th anniversary of our Founding Fathers’ vision to and should represent.

We should not be Republicans or Democrats first. Instead, we should remember and honor that we are Americans First. Not party.

Enjoy your celebrations and God Bless America.

Another Assassination Plot Thwarted

​Here is a surprise for you that the left-wing, excuse of a fair and impartial media won’t tell you. The alleged “ringleader” of the explosive drone attack plot against the UFC event at the White House is an illegal immigrant from Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.

Abraham Alvarez, 31, came to the US as a child and failed to leave the country when his B2 visa expired in 2001, but was granted deportation relief under the Obama administration through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Alvarez was one of five alleged co-conspirators in the scheme to kill President Trump and other top government officials at the combat sports spectacle held late Sunday on the White House South Lawn attended by thousands of fight fans. 

The plotters allegedly wanted to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event with explosive-laden drones and then pick off fleeing members of the crowd with a team of snipers.

“This illegal alien from Mexico should never have been allowed in our country,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a media statement. “He was the ringleader of a failed terror attack targeting UFC Freedom 250 at the White House.

“He will face justice and swiftly be removed from our country,” she added of Alvarez.

Federal investigators are looking into TWENTY-THREE individuals who were allegedly part of the plot.

When will Americans finally wake up to the clear and present danger which exists in our country? When the whackos finally succeed in killing a man they abhor?

And will the left-wing Democrats like Schumer and Warren and AOC celebrate with the whackos? Don’t put it past them.

A Bad Deal for the Israelis and the Iranians

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The World is celebrating the Iran Peace Deal this morning. Oil has dropped, stocks are rising, and gas will soon drop like a rock.

Europe is willing to send ships to assist in protecting the gulf and the strait. China is happy that it will once again get the oil it needs to make its crappy products. And the nuclear ambitions of Iran are thwarted, but not ended.

Yet, the people of Iran are still enslaved, with no hope for relief from the continued cruelty of the occupying regime of their country. More beatings, more hangings in the public square for protesters. All in the “name of God” will be the excuse.

And the Israelis, who were the only people to support this war effort, still get to live in fear of Hezbollah. It sucks to be them, too.

Oh. And the regime will get an immediate $25BB windfall once the strait is freely and safely opened with no mines.

What a deal!

Except for the people of Iran who must still endure the demonic behavior of their rulers.

Let’s see what else the next sixty days brings to the world.

Why Bipartisanship Leads to Winning for All

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For many years, bi-partisanship has been the reasonable desire to get things done in the Congress for bills which are written to benefit ALL Americans. No matter the party which originally wrote the bill.

Not anymore.

Since Donald Trump was first elected president and took office in 2017, several Democrats have made it a point to vote against anything Trump  was for. And since his re-election, the lack of bi-partisanship has reached a crescendo.

Most recently, Senate Democrats' decision to let a key surveillance authority lapse comes as they are increasingly emboldened in their legislative fights against President Trump, blocking even traditionally bipartisan bills as they push back against his policies and personnel.

The posture is an escalation from a year ago, when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was widely criticized within his party for a spring vote with Republicans to keep the government open. Since then, Democrats have forced government shutdowns, slowed Trump's nominations and now blocked the bipartisan intelligence law as they seek leverage in a Republican-led Congress.

The risky strategy has consequences when government programs go dark, and Democrats have little to show for it so far in terms of policy victories. Republicans say it is a grave threat to national security to let the surveillance law, which aims to prevent terrorist attacks, expire just as millions of people are entering the United States for World Cup games and as celebrations for the nation's 250th anniversary get underway.

And who is at risk with all these temper tantrums? Only the American people, you know, the Members of Congress are supposed to work for.

It is the Democrats who continue to block any chance for compromise, while complaining about all the “ills” which Americans face each day. But they offer nothing of any consequence to fix them all.

They only continue to complain and offer only negativity.

It is time to find the middle ground by leading with bipartisanship, rather than stalling what needs to be done. Fighting for “my way or the highway” will ultimately fail. Rather, to “have half a loaf is better than none of the loaf” is the greater choice.

It is time for the Democrats to understand this.

Are the Klingons Living in Iran?

One cannot believe that what remains of Iran’s “government” is the twenty-first century equivalent of the twenty-third century science fiction Star Trek Federation enemy, called the Klingons. 

The Klingons are an iconic humanoid warrior species in the Star Trek universe. Hailing from the homeworld of Qo'noS (pronounced Kronos), they are defined by their fiercely proud culture, distinctive ridged foreheads, and a deep obsession with honor, combat, and glorious death in battle.

And they, too, could NOT be trusted to keep their word. Even in negotiating.

Just like whatever faction is running Iran. Today.

In this vain, we must view that even as the War

With Iran appears to soon draw to a close, the leaders of the Islamic Regime continue to try its “bob and weave” in order to stymie the admission that it is failing to achieve its goal of world domination. 

Just like the Klingons failed to dominate the galaxy of 2299. 

Until the Memorandum of Understanding is signed, perhaps by this weekend, it is a crapshoot to take the word of anyone who speaks on behalf of the Islamic Republic. And even after. After all, they have a reputation of disseminating the truth with piles of bull$#!+. 

On this, you can take it as the only truth they know, or will believe. Otherwise, dissembling and mistrust are the code words of the Islamic Republic.

When War Is Justified and Diplomacy Has Failed

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No one wants war. At least, people will use diplomacy as a means to avoid war. And we have witnessed in history, within the last one hundred years, that appeasement, disguised as diplomacy, has been used several times to avoid war.

But in the end, when one country tries to use diplomacy (or appeasement) to negotiate with an unwilling adversary, the end result always ends up with a war.

History is replete with examples of this. In just the last one hundred twenty-six years, diplomacy, or appeasement, has resulted in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, the War on Terror, and finally, the Iran War. 

These are just the wars the United States has involved itself. There were other wars, certainly, including the Six Day War, the Sino-Russian War, the Yom Kippur War, the Boer War, the Indo-Pakistani War, countless border skirmishes, and so many others. 

And every one began with diplomacy and negotiations. Which ultimately failed because one side had no intention of negotiating honestly.

Thus, we are witnessing this very same scenario played out now. The United States and Israel have tried all means of diplomacy with the Islamic Republic of Iran to stop the terror it foments throughout the Middle East with its proxies; has actually bribed Iran to stop developing its nuclear capabilities; has actually bombed the nuclear proliferation sites to convince them to cease and desist; and finally, ran unending bombing raids to destroy its entire military structure for six weeks, until a ceasefire was unilaterally declared. By the United States.

Yet, the Islamic Republic (or what is left of it) refuses to back down, even as it is being economically destroyed, and even as its supporters and allies have tried to reason with them that it is a lost cause. The current leadership is deaf to it all.

Instead, they are blinded by the mantra which was part of the DNA which created the Islamic Republic  forty-seven years ago. They believe that “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” are noble causes with which to fight.

The Iranian people, for forty-seven years, have dealt with this regime and are eager to return to an Iran which existed under the Pahlavi dynasty, when they actually enjoyed a westernized society and religious freedoms to worship. Iran was once a secular country, similar to Turkey or Morocco. 

They are exhausted from the brutality they have lived under, and actually hoped that with the recent war with the US and Israel leading the way, the days of oppression by the occupying force would be gone for good. But, the regime has been determined to stay in power at all costs. And a sense of despair has come into focus again.

It is time for the US and Israel to make a final play, by providing weapons to the citizenry to take the battle to overthrow the regime. The desire is there, but the weapons, which are desperately needed, have not yet been made available. It is now overdue to move to that next level.

Once the overthrow of the regime has been accomplished by the Iranians, and a free government determined by the Iranian citizens, the expectation and hope is for Iran to be a civil and decent country going forward. But until then, it behooves the US to help the Iranians in their quest to achieve that goal. It has been a promise they have relied on.

And it is our responsibility to keep that promise until we hear the words: Long Live a Free Iran!

It is not diplomacy at play here; it is finally ending a war which has been forty-seven years in the making.