SolutionsWatch, 05/06/26
Source: The Corbett Report
“How to Deal With Authorities.” (05/06/26)
Trump’s War on Iran Is Destroying America
Source: Antiwar.com
by John J. Duncan, Jr.
“I think Trump realizes that both the U.S. economy and the world economy will be greatly damaged and possibly go in to a major recession if the war is not ended very soon. JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said it ‘will be worse than people think.’ The President seems to be trying very hard to reach an agreement, but he knows Israel wants to go in the other direction and escalate the war even further. And he knows the Israel Lobby has almost total control of the Congress and will go along with Netanyahu no matter what.” (05/06/26)
DC: Man charged in shooting was reportedly walking along path of Vance’s motorcade
Source: SFGate
“A man accused of firing a gun at law enforcement officers near the Washington Monument this week was walking along the path of Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade before the shooting and made a vulgar remark about the White House after the confrontation, according to a court filing Wednesday. Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, was shot multiple times during Monday’s confrontation and was in the back of an ambulance on his way to a hospital when he said, ‘F**k the White House!’ and ‘Kill me, kill me, kill me!’ as a Secret Service agent said in an affidavit. The sworn statement does not specify whether investigators believe Marx had a particular target.” (05/06/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/shooting-suspect-made-vulgar-remark-about-white-22244732.php
Reveal, 05/06/26
Source: Mother Jones
“The Secrets Behind ‘The Talented Mr. Epstein.'” (05/06/26)
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/jeffrey-epstein-maria-annie-farmer-vicky-ward/
Bright Horizons for AI
Source: Law & Liberty
by Kevin Frazier
“The AI you have today is the worst you’ll ever use.” (05/06/26)
Uganda: Lawmakers Pass Scaled-Back Sovereignty Law After Central Bank Warning
Source: US News & World Report
“Uganda’s parliament passed legislation to curb alleged foreign influence after scaling back proposed restrictions on funding from abroad that the central bank governor said risked ‘economic disaster.’ The proposal, entitled ‘The Protection of Sovereignty Bill,’ was adopted late on Tuesday and now awaits the signature of President Yoweri Museveni. Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, and allies in the ruling party regularly decry outside influence in Uganda, accusing domestic political rivals of receiving funding from abroad and pushing foreign agendas such as LGBTQ rights. Several Ugandan opposition parties have traditionally received some of their funding from outside the country.” (05/06/26)
Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 05/05/26
Source: Antiwar.com
“Trump Says ‘Project Freedom’ Is Now Paused, US Bombs Somalia for 62nd Time This Year, and More.” (05/05/26)
Is Libertarianism Incoherent?
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by David Gordon & Roger E. Bissell
“Libertarianism has no ‘fixed philosophical essence,’ [Matt] Zwolinski says, or you wouldn’t have seen the drastic swings in how the term was applied between Déjacque’s anarcho-communism of the 1850s and Leonard Read’s free markets and limited government of the 1950s, let alone the present-day. There simply has never been a permanent, stable paradigm of liberty. Yes, an apparent consensus was arrived at in the 1970s in the ‘rights-based free-market’ views of Robert Nozick, Ayn Rand, and Murray Rothbard — which Zwolinski also tellingly labels as rationalist and absolutist. (Code-word alert: he means unempirical and dogmatic, which are bad things, unlike the empirical and flexible approach he favors.) But this was more of a historical accident, or perhaps a breathing spell, before society in general and libertarian theory in particular began a steady unraveling and loss of cohesion.” (05/05/26)
Trump’s drug control strategy sets path to end drug crisis for good
Source: Fox News
by Sara Carter
“During President Trump’s first year in office, the United States reduced drug overdose deaths by over 13,000, compared to the previous 12 months. That is more than a statistic: it is thousands of mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends and neighbors who are alive today because of the decisive actions taken under his leadership. Now, drug overdose deaths are lower than at any point under the Biden administration and nearly 40,000 lower than the previous Administration’s peak of almost 108,000. This result is historic, but it is not enough. We must continue fighting every day to save lives from the chemical war being waged on the American people by cartel terrorists. This week, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will continue our work to save lives with the release of President Trump’s 2026 National Drug Control Strategy.” [editor’s note: I assume this was ghost-written, as no one with the brains to write it has the lack of brains to believe it – TLK] (05/06/26)
OH: Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for governor
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Vivek Ramaswamy will run for the position of Ohio governor in November, after the staunch ally of US President Donald Trump emerged victorious in one of a series of primary contests held in the US Midwest. Projected results on Tuesday night showed the health-tech entrepreneur had defeated Casey Putsch to earn the Republican nomination. Ramaswamy – who gained prominence during his unsuccessful run against Trump for president in 2024 – said at a victory party that his plan was to ‘leave this state and this country better than we found it.’ Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Amy Acton, who ran unopposed for her party’s own nomination, told supporters she wanted to make Ohio more affordable again. ‘It shouldn’t be this hard,’ said Acton, who is the former Ohio public health director. ‘It is time to put working families first.'” (05/06/26)