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NE Take: Maybe Trump Can Finally Fix Iran?

This week, on NE Take, A. J. dives deep into his thoughts on Trump’s attack on Iran and the geopolitical fallout that might stabilize the Middle East. Also, Andru Volinsky has a crazy idea that no one is taking seriously for education funding. Email the show at aj@newenglandtake.com Join the Substack and keep the show rolling … Read more

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Bradley: Trump’s Message to the World

Oh! Donald, you’re at it again! Why, OH, Why bomb Iran again?  Many think the bombing is unnecessary and mean-spirited. Let’s review the pathetic American military war strategy in the Middle East since 1948. President Harry Truman refused to allow General Douglas MacArthur to cross the Yalu River in 1949 to consummate a victory in … Read more

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How Upcoming EU iGaming Regulations Could Reshape the Market

The European Union is initiating a new round of regulations that could change the face of iGaming across its member countries. Such developments are timely because online gambling is growing at a rapid pace due to heightened technological innovation, a shift in consumer behavior, and the adoption of online payment systems. Policymakers are also weighing … Read more

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CARDELLO: Then There is Donald Trump

We are a society of strong words, fair intentions, and little conviction for living up to either. After Hitler exterminated 6 million Jews, the world vowed it would never sit idly by and let another massacre happen; not on our watch. Then we watched Pol Pot kill 3 million Cambodians. China is incarcerating as many … Read more

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MOFFETT: Pondering and Processing; Iran and Iraq

Two of the 14 Marine Corps Leadership Traits are Initiative and Decisiveness, and President Trump certainly took some initiative and was decisive with his decision to bomb Iran and decapitate its leaders. (Other traits include Dependability, Tact, Integrity, Unselfishness, and Loyalty, which are subjects for a different column.) As was the case with his decision … Read more

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NITZAKHON: Update from Jerusalem

I landed in Israel on Friday in the early afternoon, and at passport control, I was asked whether I was aware of the situation with Iran and whether I really wanted to enter.  I said I knew it was tense, and looking back, I wonder how much the passport officer actually knew about what was going to … Read more

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IMANI: The Tyrant Has Fallen!

The world is heavier today – not with grief, but with the weight of justice finally rendered. On February 28, 2026, the era of the “Shadow of God” ended in a plume of fire. Ali Khamenei, the butcher who turned Iran into a prison and the Middle East into a graveyard, was erased from existence in a surgical strike … Read more

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MACDONALD: Wife Beating In Joe’s Afghanistan

Did you hear the news? “Moderate” members of the Taliban, when not polishing the military hardware Joe left them for sale to our enemies (like China) so they can reverse engineer it, just made a progressive leap that has to have Dems dancing with people in inflated frog costumes. The Telegraph apparently obtained the 60-page … Read more

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NITZAKHON: More Links from my Jarhead friend

Top of the fold AI is coming for your job, and a LOT sooner than you think: Bayou Renaissance Man: The speed with which AI is evolving is startling Related: Axios: Insiders Are in a Panic About the Dangers AI Poses – HotAir And robots are getting scary good at MANY tasks.  Here’s a video … Read more

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MACDONALD: When You Think About Assisted Dying in France…

France is one of those Western-style democracies that, after being liberated from the Nazis, began a long, slow decline toward the very tyranny they had escaped. A sort of Neo-monarchy with a protected political class capable of stopping populist uprising (ask Marine Le Pen about that), and increasingly like the one they shirked off during … Read more

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MACDONALD: A Threat Escalation You Can’t Ignore

Families of victims of the Tumbler Ridge BC Trans-Shooter are Getting Death Threats One of the benefits of wallowing in the political trenches for decades is a thickening of the skin. Just about everything they throw at you bounces off. If you are not careful, you could become like them or just become so indifferent … Read more

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CARDELLO: A Tale of Two Very Different Winter Olympians

I do not get excited about the Olympics. The spectacle was diminished for me when it became an event for professional athletes, and many are prima Donna professionals at that. There was something magical about amateur athletes who sacrificed so much to have a shot at hearing their national anthem and maybe their picture on … Read more

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IMANI: An Open Letter to the God of Islam

It is axiomatic that to be a Muslim, you must believe in Allah by taking him as your one and only lord, accept Muhammad as Allah’s beloved messenger, and take the Quran as a literal work of Allah and a perfect prescription for living. Hard as I tried, I had a terrible time being a … Read more

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IMANI: The Armada’s Shadow has Reached a Fever Pitch in the Middle East

The waters of the North Arabian Sea are no longer just a transit corridor; they have become the center stage for what military analysts describe as the most significant American force-generation event in over a decade. As of this week, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Carrier Strike Group has officially taken up station, marking the arrival of … Read more

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Morning Update: “They” Want This For You!

Today, on the Morning Update, a reminder that proglodytes in America don’t just wreck things and make life unaffordable. They want what the EU has, and what is that? My Labrador, Cosmo, Needs Surgery – Click to learn more or give a gift via GiveSendGo. Ep 99 Links: Disagree, agree, Got Something to Say, We … Read more

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