Laura Loomer: Everyone Is a Nazi, Except the Real Nazis in Ukraine

Source: Antiwar.com
by JD Hester

“Israel and Laura Loomer’s opposition to Nazism is not consistent. While she frequently labels critics of Israel’s influence in America as Nazis or the ‘Woke Reich,’ she downplays the genuine ideological Neo-Nazism of the Azov Battalion. Likewise, the Israeli government has formed strong ties with the Azov Brigade. Regardless of whether the Brigade has stopped using Neo-Nazi symbols and rhetoric publicly, the idea that the entire organization has simply abandoned their deeply held political beliefs is absurd. Ultimately, Zionists seem to view the Azov Brigade, and the Ukrainian government in general, as ‘our Nazis.'” (08/03/26)

https://original.antiwar.com/jd_hester/2026/08/02/laura-loomer-everyone-is-a-nazi-except-the-real-nazis-in-ukraine/

Greene, Massie, Carlson meet, tout new “movement”

Source: USA Today

“The picture shows a group of leading MAGA rebels who have clashed with President Donald Trump seated around a wooden table, smiling as they pose for the camera in exile. Included in the gathering: Media personality Tucker Carlson, former Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie and former Trump administration counterterrorism official Joe Kent. … Carlson said in a recent interview that ‘I’m going to help build a third party.’ Democrats and Republicans are in ‘lockstep’ on war in the Middle East and other issues, Carlson said, adding the government should focus on ‘the welfare of its own people.’ Greene previously said she is ‘in talks’ to launch a new party.” (08/03/26)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/03/maga-critics-greene-massie-carlson-new-movement/91150118007/

David Hume, Political Philosopher

Source: Law & Liberty
by Max Skjönsberg

“The year 1776 is notable for new beginnings. But it also saw the death of one of the greatest philosophers in the Western tradition. David Hume (1711–76) is often described by ideological labels such as liberal or conservative, as well as eighteenth-century party names (Whig and Tory). But these labels obfuscate Hume’s intentions. Neither an ideologue nor a party man, Hume thought about politics primarily as a philosopher searching for true answers. When we approach him first and foremost as a political philosopher, we are in a better position to revive and understand his substantial contributions to political thought.” (08/03/26)

https://lawliberty.org/forum/david-hume-political-philosopher/

This law is killing US jobs AND harming national security

Source: New York Post
by staff

“It’s hard to find a better example of a failed trade law than the Jones Act — which has now slashed US cargo-ship production to just a few vessels a year, while China’s building more than 4,000. President Donald Trump and Congress need to prioritize a repeal of this 100-year-old protectionist legislation ASAP. The law was supposed to boost the US merchant-marine industry by requiring that all shipping between US points use American-made, -owned, -crewed and -flagged vessels. But sky-high US manufacturing costs, which are passed on to shippers and ultimately consumers, made other alternatives — e.g., imports, land-based transportation — far more economical. The perverse result: Demand for US ships has plummeted, even as building costs soared.” (08/03/26)

https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/opinion/this-law-is-killing-us-jobs-and-harming-national-security/

Central African Republic: Swiss geologist and local miner kidnapped and killed

Source: ABC News

“A Swiss geologist and a local miner were killed on Thursday in the Central African Republic, north of the capital, Bangui, according to a statement from the local public prosecutor’s office on Monday. Luca Maggini and the miner were kidnapped by unidentified men in the evening and later killed, according to Frédéric Pounou, a geologist who was working alongside Maggini when he was kidnapped. … The attack occurred near the village of Gbango-Carriere, 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Bangui, and also resulted in the kidnapping of a staff sergeant in the Central African Army, according to the public prosecutor’s statement.” (08/03/26)

https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/swiss-geologist-local-miner-kidnapped-killed-central-african-135326732

The Violence Is Inclusive

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“‘I don’t feel safe going,’ Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently shared about her decision to skip the Michigan Democratic Party state convention later this month. ‘I don’t want to get chased around. I don’t want to get harassed. I don’t want to get yelled and screamed at.’ It’s a gathering of her own political party!” (08/03/26)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/08/03/the-violence-is-inclusive/

Federal Farm Interventions: Harmful as Usual

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Stephen Anderson

“US farms and ranches face rising debt in 2026. New York based Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released an article on February 25, 2026, entitled, ‘Farm Debt on the Rise as Federal Aid Counters Rising Expenses.’ The article described this federal government intervention from the Austrian economics viewpoint encouraged rising farm debt from federal aid. This article will cover US soybean farmers impacted by US government interventions described as aid programs. … Billions of dollars in annual payments seem small compared to other annual federal government entitlement programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. This aid program or waste annually harms US farmers and ranchers from being able to operate on their own and let free market pricing operate freely and voluntary exchange happen by human action.” (08/03/26)

https://mises.org/power-market/federal-farm-interventions-harmful-usual

The Death of Middle-Class Tax Cuts as a Bulletproof Idea

Source: The New Republic
by Monic Potts

“In April, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen separately introduced legislation that they promised would help with the affordability crisis. Booker’s bill, the Keep Your Pay Act, would erase income taxes for taxpayers who make less than $75,000; Van Hollen’s bill, which Booker has co-sponsored, would do the same but only for incomes below $46,000. The two Democrats, both of whom are rumored to be considering presidential runs, probably figured their legislation was a slam-dunk idea. After all, who doesn’t love a tax cut? But then something possibly unexpected happened: The left [sic] pushed back.” (08/03/26)

https://newrepublic.com/article/213791/democrats-middle-class-tax-cuts-death-bulletproof-idea

MI: Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes

Source: CBC News [Canadian state media]

“The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes to move forward. The 6-1 decision further clouds the future of the 73-year-old pipeline owned by Canadian energy transportation company Enbridge that carries petroleum from Superior, Wis., to Sarnia, Ont. The part of the pipeline in question, called Line 5, runs for six kilometres along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet. Enbridge wants to bury the pipeline in a tunnel under the straits. Environmentalists and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer want to move the pipeline away from the waterway altogether, saying a spill would be catastrophic to the Great Lakes and surrounding area.” (08/03/26)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/michigan-supreme-court-enbridge-oil-pipeline-9.7294988