“On Monday the Trump regime signed yet another executive order that plainly states what many of us have known for a while now—that the cabal currently in power are unabashed fascists. US President Donald Trump declared that those opposed to fascism, those who [claim to be] anti-fascist in this county (a country that has fought wars against fascism) are now labeled as ‘domestic terrorists’ by this current government—in essence, enemies of the state. Trump and his minions do not have the constitutional or statutory authority to create a terrorist designation pertaining to an amorphous political belief. Period. The First Amendment continues to protect freedom of speech and association, and would thus prevent any congressional attempt to enact a law that would allow the US government to designate US groups as terrorist organizations based simply upon their political activities.” (09/25/25)
“Moldova’s September 28, 2025, parliamentary elections are shaping up to be another highly contentious struggle between pro-Russia and anti-Russia factions. Both the European Union and Moscow also are accusing each other of illicit election meddling to put their respective Moldovan clients in power. In many respects, the lead up to this election is reminiscent of the tense atmosphere and inflammatory accusations of the 2023 vote for parliament and the 2024 presidential election that resulted in a disputed victory for pro-Western incumbent President Maia Sandu.” (09/25/25)
“Google is no longer silent about whether the Biden administration pushed Google to censor customers for their viewpoints. Under Biden, Google censored YouTube content creators under federal pressure, specifically about COVID-19. But Google did muzzle discourse on other matters, such as disputes about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, as a result of its own policies that it now says are ‘sunsetted’ along with policies resulting from its submission to a rogue administration. Its own role is important because we know that a tech giant can effectively resist federal pressure to censor on the basis of the principles of the company’s leaders.” (09/25/25)
Source: Property and Environment Research Center
by M Scott Taylor
“Maritime shipping is key to global trade, and international trade is key to prosperity worldwide. Despite generating enormous benefits, maritime shipping has raised the underwater ambient noise levels in the world’s oceans by three to four decibels per decade. This noisy trade has, until recently, had unknown impacts on the health of the world’s marine mammals. Drawing on a unique natural experiment, I link changes in the health of a killer whale population to changes in commercial vessel traffic in their critical habitat.” (09/25/25)
“As though he were Zeus unleashing lightning bolts, President Donald Trump announced on September 19 the unilateral destruction of a third boat in the Caribbean suspected of carrying illegal drugs destined for the U.S. It followed similar strikes announced September 2 and September 15. Trump declared the attacks had killed 17 ‘narcoterrorists.’ What’s peculiar about these attacks is that they’re being revealed by the president himself, on his Truth Social account. … These are plainly extra-judicial killings carried out ‘on my Orders,’ as Trump said in all three posts (perhaps he thinks capitalizing “Orders” makes them legal).” (09/25/25)
“‘I am very angry.’ Those words from Harvard Law Professor Michael Klarman were something of an understatement in our debate at Colgate University last week over whether our country is ‘in a constitutional crisis.’ Taking the affirmative position, Klarman lashed out at what he called the current ‘authoritarianism rooted in old-fashioned white supremacy.’ Drawing analogies to Nazi Germany, he denounced President Donald Trump and his supporters as ‘fascists’ while calling ICE agents ‘thugs’ operating ‘concentration camps’ where immigrants are ‘essentially tortured.’ When I noted that Klarman was demonstrating the license of what I have called our ‘age of rage,’ he readily agreed: ‘I am enraged!’ He said he wanted to ‘show rage’ because the constitutional system ‘is not working’ and that he spoke ‘to alarm you … to shake people out of their insomnia.'” (09/25/25)
Source: Orange County Register
by Patrick Eddington
“President Trump has kept lots of constitutional rights activists like me quite busy since his return to the Oval Office. His misuse of federal agents and multiple state National Guard personnel from Red states in Blue cities for pretextual immigration enforcement actions that double as political repression operations has been a particular focus of mine. But you don’t have to be America’s chief executive in order to have the power to try to violate a citizen’s rights. You can be a career bureaucrat and do it behind a veil of secrecy, believing that your actions will never see the light of day.” (09/24/25)
“In response to the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk earlier this month, British social-media influencer Charlotte Hayes posted a video on TikTok appearing to celebrate his death. Hayes, a 25-year-old from Folkestone, Kent, said that Kirk’s beliefs were ‘inherently violent’ and that, when it comes to conservatives, we should ‘kill them all’ – a line she repeated more than once. … As a result of her comments, she was questioned by Kent Police. However, they decided last week not to arrest her. Good. No one should be arrested for words they say online, unless there is clear evidence that they intended to incite real-world violence. Yet, while we can welcome the fact that Hayes will not be prosecuted, we should also recognise this as a clear-cut case of two-tier justice. In fact, it offers a perfect illustration of the authorities’ blatant political bias.” (09/25/25)
“Given how disastrous the consequences of Harris’s loss are likely to prove, her lack of introspection about the reasons for it are especially galling. And as it happens, her attempt to deflect any blame from herself is so ham-fisted that it is likely to backfire; the title, the thesis and the tenor of her book practically invite readers, whatever their political orientation, to retort with all of the ways in which she herself is at fault for her defeat. But it would be unfair to single her out, for in truth she is closer to being the rule than the exception. Other parts of the Democratic Party don’t appear much more keen to discover the causes of their defeat.” (09/25/25)
