Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

GUEST POST BY DAVE MILLER

 

Not enough people are talking about…

 

Venezuelan airspace being closed... Yes, somehow the Trump Administration has determined the US has a right to unilaterally close any sovereign nation’s airspace we want. Under what authority? Why? No news yet, but stay tuned, I’m sure President Trump will let us know.

 

Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case… Somehow as drug trafficking has become so important we need to bomb single boats in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and close the airspace over Venezuela, it’s okay to pardon a drug trafficking felonious Ex-President who worked alongside Chapo Guzman of Mexico to supply cocaine to Latin American and the US.

 

Sec Def/War Pete Hegseth orders survivors of US air strike bombed again to make sure they are dead… If this is being reported correctly, Hegseth is guilty of war crimes. The Geneva Conventions clearly state that survivors are to be captured and treated humanely. And the US has signed on to and agreed to this. This is one of the major safe guards in place to protect US military personnel abroad.

 

Some Trump voters are struggling to square compassion, Trump’s words and reality… Here’s a story of a conservative Trump supporting mom who is working to care for peaceful immigrants in her town, while the Trump Admin lies about their criminality and works to deport them.

 

President Trump is continuing to cut tariffs… The big question is why is the Trump Admin cutting tariffs? They continue to insist prices are not up. So why sacrifice the income for the US? They continue to say tariffs do not raise prices, so what effect on the US economy can cutting prices possibly have?

 

Regarding the Afghani shooter… Fox News is reporting that National Guard shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal was an elite CIA operative, vetted multiple times across two US Administrations and was legally in the US because the Trump Administration approved him for residency. Many conservatives, including apparently President Trump, are unaware of these facts, as evidenced by him calling a reporter who questioned him about the apparent conflict of his words with reality, stupid.

 

Vinyl Records… Vinyl records, known for years as LPs, are in a bit of a resurgence. In a change of pace, check out the great story I linked above on vinyl recordings of all types. It may be just the tonic you need to forget about politics for a few moments.

 

6 - 7… Are you aware of this? In the last two weeks after returning to the US, I’ve spent some time around middle schoolers and all they talk and dream about is 6-7. Check it out in this crazy clip.

 

Finally… who knew the great John Williams of Star Wars fame, wrote the original theme music for Gilligan’s Island? It’s true and here it is.

I’m sure some here will quibble with these stories, or the sources. You cherry picked them, they’ll say, and it shows your bias. Maybe so, but each and every story I’ve highlighted here can be found on traditional news sites, conservative sites, progressive sites and independent sites.

 

Except maybe 6 - 7, but who knows.

 

Enjoy, on to the comments.


3 comments:

skudrunner said...

Dave, As a great man once said "there you go again"
Trump did not close venezuela airspace he just recommended airlines not fly there. "No, the U.S. cannot unilaterally close a foreign country's airspace, and it did not officially do so in this case"

If hegseth gave that order he deserves to be indicted and tried.

Tariffs were stupid to begin with and the way they were enacted was a shoot from the hip. It did have an effect on other countries which benefited the US but it should be we charge them what they charge us.

You, or I should say leftists, lump any conservative as a trump supporter when n most cases that is not correct. Most conservatives favor some of the things trump has accomplished but dislike him and his methods. Most conservatives have no issue with immigrants as long as they go through the legal channels and not just jump the border.

Most conservatives do not consider changing a persons sex before they have an opportunity to think for themselves.

Most conservatives favor providing healthcare for those who cannot afford it but are against giving "enhanced" funds for those who can. If a "enhancement" is set to expire it should.

Most conservatives pay taxes and believe everyone should pay their fair share. The blame the billionaires is a great campaign rally but feel reduced spending is the only way to reduce the debt.

The cry of blaming the current administration for high prices is misplaced. It was shutting down a country and massive give-a-ways that created high inflation resulting in higher prices which may never come down.
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Les Carpenter said...

Until the fawning rRump supporters fully wake up to tRump's criminality and seething hate nothing, nothing at all is going to change. Nothing.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Trump is rounding up immigrants who are LEGALLY here. Or haven't you noticed? His ICE thugs even rounded up and deported a young woman who had a court judgement saying she should not be touched and is in compliance with the law.

"Court documents obtained by ABC News show that within hours of her detainment, a federal judge ordered the government not to remove Lopez Belloza from the U.S. and not to transfer her outside of Massachusetts. But according to Pomerleau, Lopez Belloza was transferred that evening to Texas and deported to Honduras the next day.

"She came here around seven years old, fleeing persecution with her family seeking asylum ... and now she's sitting in Honduras," Pomerleau said. "This shouldn't happen to her at all."


Trump ICE thugs were supposed to be rounding up nondocumented immigrants with police records, the bad guys, not young students here legally.

skud: "Most conservatives do not consider changing a persons sex before they have an opportunity to think for themselves."

It none of anyone's damn business except the families involved. Why are the conservatives in government sticking their nose in a situation that involves medical doctors and families. IT'S NONE OF THEIR DAMN BUSINESS.

Reduce spending AND making multi-billionaires and now trillionaires (Musk) pay their fair share, just like I do. Why should I have to support a billionaire and trillionaires lifestyle?

Inflation was slowly coming down from the COVID pandemic, which caused it. Then Trump took office and now it's up again. Have you tried buying coffee lately? Beef? EVERYTHING IS MORE EXPENSIVE now than it was a year ago, when former President Biden was in office. FACT.