Source: Liberal Currents
“Samantha and guest Allyson Shortle, professor at the University of Oklahoma, talk about the current state and long history of the movement which forms the hard core of Donald Trump’s support: Christian Nationalism.” (07/05/26)
Source: Libertarian Institute
by José Niño
“A state that invades the same neighbor across eight decades, covets its water and land, punishes its civilians as a matter of doctrine, and then defies its own superpower sponsor is not behaving like a normal nation. It is behaving like a rogue one. Washington has spent those decades underwriting the behavior, supplying the aircraft, bombs, and diplomatic cover that make each new occupation possible. The honest response to a partner that treats American requests as optional is to stop financing and eventually break ties with it. The United States should end military aid to Israel and begin economically decoupling from it, and the wider international community should treat a serial occupier the way it treats other states that seize territory by force, with isolation rather than embrace.” (07/06/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/washington-must-stop-arming-a-serial-occupier
Source: LP Alliance
“LNC Monthly Meeting.” (07/06/26)
Source: Antiwar.com
by M Reza Behnam
“The 250th anniversary of American independence is fundamentally incompatible with a foreign policy defined by overwhelming civilian casualties and global devastation. As the United States commemorates its semiquincentennial with celebratory pageantry, this milestone forces a reckoning. How can a nation built on the promise of ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ justify its role in upending and extinguishing millions of lives across the Middle East?” (07/06/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/reza_behnam/2026/07/05/the-united-states-at-250-an-ode-or-goad/
Source: United Press International
“An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City has jumped to 14 confirmed cases, health officials said Sunday. What began as a report of just two cases on Thursday has now increased sevenfold to cover three ZIP codes in the area, NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said in an update. … Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia that occurs from inhaling water droplets from manmade water systems contaminated with Legionella bacteria, usually traced to cooling towers.” (07/05/26)
Source: Pink Flame of Liberty
“Let’s Watch the 7/5/26 LNC Meeting!” (07/05/26)
Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey
“The Donald J. Trump International Airport mandate costs taxpayers millions. Leaders from all parties waste public money on monuments. We must demand infrastructure maintenance instead.” (07/05/26)
https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/stop-naming-public-infrastructure
Source: Antiwar.com
“US Bombs Somalia for 70th Time This Year, Trump Says He Gave Iran a ‘Week Off’ for Funeral, and More.” (07/06/26)
Source: exile in happy valley
by Nicky Reid
“You and your big fucking day. Your 250th birthday. Where has all the time gone? Where did all the Indians go? Where have all the flowers gone? It seems like just yesterday you were lynching Turtle Island with your training bra and just look at you now! You have become such a handsome and heinous colossus over the centuries. How many bases is it now? In how many countries? Please accept my sincerest condolences for your recent spate of failed regime changes. You can’t win them all. And hey, you still got to kill most of their children.” (07/05/26)
https://exileinhappyvalley.blogspot.com/2026/07/dear-amerika-desperate-plea-from.html
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“A court in Albania’s capital Tirana has freed 19 protesters detained during a violent protest against a resort linked to US President Donald Trump’s family. The protesters released on Sunday were held on suspicion of ‘refusing to obey police orders, organising illegal demonstrations and disturbing public order’, one of their lawyers told reporters. … There have been nightly demonstrations in Albania since May, initially over a luxury coastal resort project which is linked to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in a protected natural area.” (07/05/26)