Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 09/12/26
Source: Antiwar.com
“Iran Says Hormuz Closed as US Continues Strikes, Lindsey Graham Dies at 71, and More.” (07/12/26)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Let’s Rethink the Primary Process for 2028
Source: Liberal Currents
by David Faris
“Primary season is closer than you think— can Democrats avoid their most damaging mistakes of 2020?” (07/12/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/its-time-to-rethink-the-2028-primary-process/
Lindsey Graham Dies at 71: A Libertarian Review of His Legacy
Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey
“Senator Graham spent 23 years expanding government surveillance and funding foreign wars. Voters must now demand leaders who protect individual freedom and reject intervention.” (07/12/26)
https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/lindsey-graham-dies-at-71-a-libertarian
US DOJ investigating allegations against UAW president Shawn Fain
Source: Fortune
“The US Justice Department launched a grand jury investigation into allegations that the head of the United Auto Workers pressured another high-ranking union official to secure benefits for his fiancée and her sister, according to internal communications within the labor organization. A federal grand jury has subpoenaed the union’s court-appointed monitor as it probes the claims against President Shawn Fain, according to emails seen by Bloomberg News. The messages were sent to Fain, UAW Vice President Rich Boyer and members of the law firm representing the union. Fain called the allegations ‘false’ in a statement to Bloomberg and accused Boyer, whose complaints to the monitor drew early scrutiny to union leadership, of trying to influence the upcoming UAW election.” (07/12/26)
https://fortune.com/2026/07/12/doj-investigation-grand-jury-uaw-president-shawn-fain/
Free Talk Live, 07/12/26
Source: Free Talk Live
“HB 1268 a major win for education freedom in NH :: Mark Edge joins us remotely :: Is NH the ‘most free’ place? :: New entry/exit policy in EU slowing down airport lines :: Sarah in NM calls about the Spanish/American war and driver licenses :: U.N. secretary general wants AI killer robots banned :: David in NM calls to ask about salt lending :: [email protected] :: web blocking not going as smoothly as hoped by those who demanded it :: 2026-07-12 :: Hosts: Stu, Mr. Penguin, Mark Edge.” (07/12/26)
Lindsey Graham and Our Vile Pro-War Culture
Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“Sen. Lindsey Graham, the arch-warmonger from South Carolina, has died. He leaves behind a legacy of death, destruction, and massive human suffering. Graham cheered on every foreign war and every sanctions regime for at least the last thirty years, and he was among the loudest advocates for the criminal attack on Iran. He finally got that one last evil war that he wanted before the end. In a city full of bloodthirsty militarists, Graham distinguished himself as one of the worst.” (07/12/26)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/lindsey-graham-and-our-vile-pro-war
Attacks continue over control of Strait of Hormuz
Source: CBS News
“Iran claimed attacks Monday on Persian Gulf countries that host U.S. military bases after another round of U.S. strikes the previous evening, as renewed fighting over control of the Strait of Hormuz continued into a second week. U.S. Central Command said Sunday that forces targeted various Iranian vessels and facilities, and it contradicted Tehran’s claim that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, insisting that ‘Iran does not control’ the vital shipping lanes. Oil prices shot up nearly 5% Monday after the weekend’s strikes, with benchmark crude prices nearing $80 a barrel again after plunging briefly to pre-war levels.” (07/13/26)
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-ceasefire-attacks-strait-of-hormuz/
The Dishonesty of Political Buyer’s Remorse
Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“On June 9, Graham Platner won the Democratic Party’s nomination for US Senate from Maine with 72.1% of the primary vote. On July 10, Platner withdrew from the race, presumably due to popular demand by the same voters who nominated him. I’m tempted to a bit of schadenfreude toward those voters. This was not a case of ‘seems like a really good guy, very consistent, upright citizen … oh my God, I had no idea!’ Platner’s entire short political career — his whole adult life, in fact — resembles a locomotive, on fire, pulling boxcars stuffed full of dynamite, accelerating down tracks that terminate at a children’s playground.” (07/12/26)
Unattended Baggage, episode 348
Source: Unattended Baggage
“Weekend at Mitch’s.” (07/11/26)
https://unattendedbaggage.substack.com/p/episode-348-weekend-at-mitchs
Venezuela: Quake death toll rises to 4,490
Source: euronews [EU]
“The official death toll from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes rose to nearly 4,500 on Sunday, as the government reported more than 19,500 people were now living in camps due to the destruction. The latest toll offered by the government on its official Telegram account listed 4,490 as dead, about 150 higher than the day before, and 16,740 injured. It did not give an estimate for the number of people still unaccounted for. On 24 June, the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes hit Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira, flattening entire high-rise apartment blocks into layers of rubble.” (07/13/26)