I used to worry that then we'd be stuck with the younger and healthier JD Vance, but now? Even with Thiel's $$$ behind him, Vance doesn't have anything like the chops to even run for president, never mind be president. And the midterms are very close at hand.
Go to democracy.io where you can easily send the following message to your 3 members of Congress:
I strongly urge you to oppose Section 219 of the House FY2027 NDAA and parallel Senate language establishing the "United States–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative."
This proposal goes far beyond traditional military cooperation. It would create a framework for joint research, procurement, co-production, technology transfers, network integration, and data-sharing across advanced military technologies, embedding the U.S.-Israel relationship deep within defense acquisition and industrial systems.
I am particularly concerned for five reasons:
• First, it would reduce democratic oversight and transparency by shifting key aspects of the relationship into defense procurement and technology programs that receive far less public scrutiny than direct military aid and appropriations.
• Second, it would further entangle the United States in another nation's military policies and make future policy independence more difficult. Once defense industries, supply chains, and military technologies become deeply integrated, reversing course becomes politically and financially challenging.
• Third, it ignores longstanding counterintelligence concerns. U.S. authorities have investigated significant Israeli espionage activities for decades, including the Jonathan Pollard spy case, the NUMEC nuclear-materials investigation, the krytron-smuggling operation, and the Lawrence Franklin case involving an Israeli diplomat and senior AIPAC officials. Recent reports also indicate that the Defense Intelligence Agency elevated Israel's counterintelligence threat designation to its highest level.
• Fourth, Congress should not deepen military integration at the very moment the United States has been drawn into a catastrophic war on Iran for Israel. As Secretary Marco Rubio has acknowledged, this is a war being fought for Israel, while President Trump continues to justify it by repeating Prime Minister Netanyahu's claims about Iran's nuclear program instead of relying on the U.S. intelligence community's assessment. This war is already destabilizing the global economy and has begun to harm the American economy and American people through higher costs, market instability, and recession risk.
• Finally, Congress should learn from past policy failures. Before the Iraq War, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave false testimony in Congress and was among the most prominent advocates for military action against Iraq. The consequences were catastrophic for both Americans and the Middle East—tens of thousands of US casualties; trillions of $ of debt; & injury, death or displacement of MILLIONS of innocent civilians. He lies about atrocities to babies on October 7th to:
• engender outrage & vengefulness in Israelis
• dehumanize Palestinians
• and get unconditional diplomatic & military support from the United States—tens of billions of dollars, even as Israeli leaders were espousing genocidal rhetoric from October 7 and have been acting on it to this day. In truth, 2 infants died per Israeli social security [1]. We can't trust a state fabricates such deeply disturbing claims and that manipulate US to enable genocide.
We started a war of aggression on Iran "for Israel" per Marco Rubio, based on disinformation from Netanyahu that contradicted 18 US intelligence agencies. The war has:
• cost close to a trillion dollars, and is increasing daily
• caused hundreds of US casualties
• damaged or destroyed most of our based on the region
• killed or injured tens of thousands of Iranians and damaged schools (killing over 100 young girls), hospitals and clinics, World Heritage cultural sites, even a synagogue, and vital civilian infrastructure —all war crimes
• had a significant negative effect on the US economy, hurting all Americans, as well as people around the world. Experts predict a recession which could quickly become a depression.
• put us at risk of a world war
Congress should ensure that U.S. foreign policy remains independent and based on American interests—not institutionalized through permanent military integration with any foreign government.
Please oppose Section 219 and any similar Senate provisions.
Thank you for your service and for putting the American people first.
---
[1] October 7th death toll according to Wikipedia article with hundreds of sources, including Israeli National Insurance Institute data and numerous sources from Israeli media (listed below 👇🏽)
• 695 Israeli civilians, including 36 children
• 2 infants tragically died, but neither death was intentional (one from a bullet through a door, one a miscarriage involving a Bedouin woman)
• 376 Israeli soldiers
• 71 foreign workers
Note: The IDF has acknowledged employing the Hannibal Directive during the October 7 attacks which, according to many credible analysts caused the death of hundreds of Israelis—”mass Hannibal" according to one commander. Multiple investigations and reports have stated that the most significant destruction was due to Israeli tank fire, artillery, and Apache helicopter Hellfire missiles—and that they struck many locations where Israeli civilians and soldiers were present. Some military efforts estimate that the IDF killed hundreds. Just a couple examples:
• 70 cars heading from the music festival towards Gaza were destroyed by Hellfire missiles, according to military experts, burning many of the occupants beyond recognition. If each car held just 2 hostages, that would be 140 deaths in just one location. Netanyahu knew the truth but lied—he allegedly saw the horrific "friendly fire" incidents as an opportunity to demonize Hamas and thus beneficial to the Israeli cause
• Six Israeli children were killed by the IDF in one incident in Kibbutz B’eri, along with many adults
• The commander of Erez Crossing ordered strikes on this important military installation, killing many Israeli soldiers.
Where are the f'ing democrats like Clintons, Obama, OR-- major donors who ought to have the capability of putting out press releases to educate the public on just what they're facing? Why TF are you sitting on your f'ing hands and letting that f'ing traitor, Ronald Reagan's best-boy, Rupert Murdoch (Australia's traitor) call all of the shots?
Anyone??? Put your collective necks out to weigh in on all of the absolutely treasonous activities of the GOP, not to mention, the SCOTUS for the past so many years??????
Excepting the #TrumpsteinClass and their “tools and dupes,” #WethePeople are exploited more than protected, deceived more than informed, divided more than unified, and squeezed more than served.
That said, Trump’s a sick symptom of our imperium’s, nee democratic constitutional republic’s, decline, not the cause.
James W. Douglass’ 2025 history, “Martyrs to the Unspeakable: the Assassinations of JFK, Malcolm, Martin, and RFK” is a must read to understand how and why our country is CURrently CONtrolled by fascistic “Might makes right” kleptocrats, sadly.
The corrupt corporatist #PowersThatBe propagandists of both the dim and repugnant parties have “fooled(!) all of #US some of the time, and some of #US all of the time, but (fortunately!) cannot fool all of #US all of the time” (attributed to #AbrahamLincoln).
The truth about the assassinations hurt, but the #BigLies about those heinously debilitating crimes are killing #US.
Every problem is best viewed as an opportunity. Change is THE One certainty.
The truth will out, not leastwise per the recent TurningTheTide911.org conference, and #WeShallOvercome the toxic #MilitaryMadness which divides #US.
Ours is a nonpartisan and nonviolent #RevolutionofAwareness of the #FreeingTruth #GodIsLove, period! (ref. Bollyn.com, John 8:32, and 1 John 4:8, respectively).
Text SIGN PLIDUI to 50409 to send the following message to your members of Congress:
End $3.3 Billion in Annual Military Aid to Israel—Put America First
Dear Member of Congress,
I strongly urge you to work to end the $3.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel. The Senate is now considering appropriations legislation, making this an urgent opportunity to stop sending American taxpayer dollars to finance another nation's military.
Americans face rising costs and a national debt exceeding $40 trillion. Taxpayers should not be required to finance the military of any foreign nation.
For Christians, this is also a moral issue. Jesus taught us to be peacemakers, love our neighbors, and care for "the least of these."
If the children of Gaza were our children, would we still support sending more weapons?
The UN, humanitarian organizations, and volunteer medical professionals have documented immense suffering among Palestinian children, including deaths, life-altering injuries, amputations, and the loss of parents and entire families.
Supporting an end to military aid is not anti-Israel or anti-Jewish. It is a pro-America position that respects taxpayers and the sovereignty of other nations. Israel has one of the world's strongest militaries and can fund its own defense.
The Bible does not command American taxpayers to finance foreign governments or wars. Faithfulness to God is measured by justice, mercy, truth, and love.
Please work to end the $3.3 billion in annual military aid to Israel and stand for fiscal responsibility, peace, and the protection of innocent human life.
I’m so tired of the apparently permanent recitation of Drumpf’s physical defects, which have been visibly present for a decade now. His predicted imminent death, his decline from a variety of sources; we’re led to believe that he’s going to keel over any minute. Yet, it hasn’t happened. We obviously can’t count on natural causes to rid the country of this monster, and we have to come up with a better solution before he nukes us back into the Pleistocene.
How do you deal with specious argument that iran has nuclear bomb and will use it? Seems like real danger is us using nuclear bomb for economic or specious reasons
With regards to the mayor of NYC, everytime he meets with the president it just shows the disparity between a normal human being and a sociopath...which works to the mayor's advantage, ultimately. Its odd to say the "long game" is only two years, but the more Mamdami can accomplish now with as little bullshit from white nationalists as possible is a plus. And so much of that is not public facing and Trump is easily influenced by shiny things, flattery and bullshit.
Thanks to elections having disastrous consequences, so much of fascism is normalized already. You have to play a longer game to dig out of this (and work like hell in EVERY election).
💲Download the No Thanks app (or BoyCat or Boycott X)—make sure you don't spend another $ that supports the extremist Netanyahu regime. You can use these apps to scan products in stores to know what to avoid and also find ethical alternatives. You can also use them to search for company names, like Amazon, Airbnb, Booking, Starbucks, Tesla, etc.
Dr. Mary Trump, Wow! .. This Is An Incredibly Eye-Opening Article. We Are Always So Very Happy When You And Ronda Speak With Debra Shushan! .. We Have Enjoyed Reading Your Outstanding Books That Explain So Much Of Your Uncle's Behavior. Good Grief, He Is Literally A Hot Mess! .. I Still Cannot Believe That People Thought He Would Make A Good President. At The Time, All He Spoke About Was Vengeance And Cruelty To Others. Please Know That We Appreciate How Well You Tried To Warn Voters Prior To The Election. Wishing You And Ronda All The Happiness In The World. .. Stay Strong And Always Stay In Love! .. Be Good Now You Hear! .. Much Love!! 💕💕👌
The pandemic of Adult Children who never rose up, never exercised their Rights, held abusive Gov, since the 60s, to account and passes the abuse down to their children. Billions of "future" generations sacrificed for the "elites".
I was forced to research abusive relationships, family, child abuse, how healthy systems are Supposed to function thx to abuse since 1970.
It was right in front of everyone who shut me up and made excuses for the abusers. The Family, community, has BEEN the micro of the macro. This is "easy" to understand. Child abuse was normal, a health CRISIS. "Authority" being Bailed out, having impunity to abuse. Was ALL learned at "home". Your family was ONE of Billions of abusive families. $$ covers it up for a lot of people. But, it doesn't.
I am disappointed that you don’t post videos. I prefer to listen/watch videos as I do other tasks. I also appreciate hearing the original tone of voice and not what my brain assumes. I also just don’t have the time to read transcripts. I miss your videos.
Thank you for the article, Mary . Your uncle’s health is very much deteriorating. He may not wake up one morning.
I used to worry that then we'd be stuck with the younger and healthier JD Vance, but now? Even with Thiel's $$$ behind him, Vance doesn't have anything like the chops to even run for president, never mind be president. And the midterms are very close at hand.
One can hope
Go to democracy.io where you can easily send the following message to your 3 members of Congress:
I strongly urge you to oppose Section 219 of the House FY2027 NDAA and parallel Senate language establishing the "United States–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative."
This proposal goes far beyond traditional military cooperation. It would create a framework for joint research, procurement, co-production, technology transfers, network integration, and data-sharing across advanced military technologies, embedding the U.S.-Israel relationship deep within defense acquisition and industrial systems.
I am particularly concerned for five reasons:
• First, it would reduce democratic oversight and transparency by shifting key aspects of the relationship into defense procurement and technology programs that receive far less public scrutiny than direct military aid and appropriations.
• Second, it would further entangle the United States in another nation's military policies and make future policy independence more difficult. Once defense industries, supply chains, and military technologies become deeply integrated, reversing course becomes politically and financially challenging.
• Third, it ignores longstanding counterintelligence concerns. U.S. authorities have investigated significant Israeli espionage activities for decades, including the Jonathan Pollard spy case, the NUMEC nuclear-materials investigation, the krytron-smuggling operation, and the Lawrence Franklin case involving an Israeli diplomat and senior AIPAC officials. Recent reports also indicate that the Defense Intelligence Agency elevated Israel's counterintelligence threat designation to its highest level.
• Fourth, Congress should not deepen military integration at the very moment the United States has been drawn into a catastrophic war on Iran for Israel. As Secretary Marco Rubio has acknowledged, this is a war being fought for Israel, while President Trump continues to justify it by repeating Prime Minister Netanyahu's claims about Iran's nuclear program instead of relying on the U.S. intelligence community's assessment. This war is already destabilizing the global economy and has begun to harm the American economy and American people through higher costs, market instability, and recession risk.
• Finally, Congress should learn from past policy failures. Before the Iraq War, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave false testimony in Congress and was among the most prominent advocates for military action against Iraq. The consequences were catastrophic for both Americans and the Middle East—tens of thousands of US casualties; trillions of $ of debt; & injury, death or displacement of MILLIONS of innocent civilians. He lies about atrocities to babies on October 7th to:
• engender outrage & vengefulness in Israelis
• dehumanize Palestinians
• and get unconditional diplomatic & military support from the United States—tens of billions of dollars, even as Israeli leaders were espousing genocidal rhetoric from October 7 and have been acting on it to this day. In truth, 2 infants died per Israeli social security [1]. We can't trust a state fabricates such deeply disturbing claims and that manipulate US to enable genocide.
We started a war of aggression on Iran "for Israel" per Marco Rubio, based on disinformation from Netanyahu that contradicted 18 US intelligence agencies. The war has:
• cost close to a trillion dollars, and is increasing daily
• caused hundreds of US casualties
• damaged or destroyed most of our based on the region
• killed or injured tens of thousands of Iranians and damaged schools (killing over 100 young girls), hospitals and clinics, World Heritage cultural sites, even a synagogue, and vital civilian infrastructure —all war crimes
• had a significant negative effect on the US economy, hurting all Americans, as well as people around the world. Experts predict a recession which could quickly become a depression.
• put us at risk of a world war
Congress should ensure that U.S. foreign policy remains independent and based on American interests—not institutionalized through permanent military integration with any foreign government.
Please oppose Section 219 and any similar Senate provisions.
Thank you for your service and for putting the American people first.
---
[1] October 7th death toll according to Wikipedia article with hundreds of sources, including Israeli National Insurance Institute data and numerous sources from Israeli media (listed below 👇🏽)
• 695 Israeli civilians, including 36 children
• 2 infants tragically died, but neither death was intentional (one from a bullet through a door, one a miscarriage involving a Bedouin woman)
• 376 Israeli soldiers
• 71 foreign workers
Note: The IDF has acknowledged employing the Hannibal Directive during the October 7 attacks which, according to many credible analysts caused the death of hundreds of Israelis—”mass Hannibal" according to one commander. Multiple investigations and reports have stated that the most significant destruction was due to Israeli tank fire, artillery, and Apache helicopter Hellfire missiles—and that they struck many locations where Israeli civilians and soldiers were present. Some military efforts estimate that the IDF killed hundreds. Just a couple examples:
• 70 cars heading from the music festival towards Gaza were destroyed by Hellfire missiles, according to military experts, burning many of the occupants beyond recognition. If each car held just 2 hostages, that would be 140 deaths in just one location. Netanyahu knew the truth but lied—he allegedly saw the horrific "friendly fire" incidents as an opportunity to demonize Hamas and thus beneficial to the Israeli cause
• Six Israeli children were killed by the IDF in one incident in Kibbutz B’eri, along with many adults
• The commander of Erez Crossing ordered strikes on this important military installation, killing many Israeli soldiers.
https://en.m.wikipedia. org/wiki/2023_Hamas-led_attack_on_Israel
Some of the sources:
The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Ynet, Walla!, Israel Hayom, Mako (Channel 12), i24news, Globes, Kan
Plus these Israeli institutional sources: IDF, Israel Police, Shin Bet, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, ZAKA
If folks would like to see a video version of this podcast, you can find it in my podcast archive. (I'm not permitted to share the link here.)
Where are the f'ing democrats like Clintons, Obama, OR-- major donors who ought to have the capability of putting out press releases to educate the public on just what they're facing? Why TF are you sitting on your f'ing hands and letting that f'ing traitor, Ronald Reagan's best-boy, Rupert Murdoch (Australia's traitor) call all of the shots?
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2021/07/how-reagan-and-us-agencies-made-murdoch-a-king/
Later damage, and where you are NOW: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/06/donald-trump-roy-cohn-relationship
Anyone??? Put your collective necks out to weigh in on all of the absolutely treasonous activities of the GOP, not to mention, the SCOTUS for the past so many years??????
Your frustration is entirely appropriate, Terry.
Excepting the #TrumpsteinClass and their “tools and dupes,” #WethePeople are exploited more than protected, deceived more than informed, divided more than unified, and squeezed more than served.
That said, Trump’s a sick symptom of our imperium’s, nee democratic constitutional republic’s, decline, not the cause.
James W. Douglass’ 2025 history, “Martyrs to the Unspeakable: the Assassinations of JFK, Malcolm, Martin, and RFK” is a must read to understand how and why our country is CURrently CONtrolled by fascistic “Might makes right” kleptocrats, sadly.
The corrupt corporatist #PowersThatBe propagandists of both the dim and repugnant parties have “fooled(!) all of #US some of the time, and some of #US all of the time, but (fortunately!) cannot fool all of #US all of the time” (attributed to #AbrahamLincoln).
The truth about the assassinations hurt, but the #BigLies about those heinously debilitating crimes are killing #US.
Every problem is best viewed as an opportunity. Change is THE One certainty.
The truth will out, not leastwise per the recent TurningTheTide911.org conference, and #WeShallOvercome the toxic #MilitaryMadness which divides #US.
Ours is a nonpartisan and nonviolent #RevolutionofAwareness of the #FreeingTruth #GodIsLove, period! (ref. Bollyn.com, John 8:32, and 1 John 4:8, respectively).
#Ty4Reading.
LewALincolnWelge.com
#CREATORS (Conspiracy Realist Educator Activist Truther Organizer Reader Socializer)
God is a myth created by white men to control others, God has no place in our Government, it's in violation of our Constitution.
Text SIGN PLIDUI to 50409 to send the following message to your members of Congress:
End $3.3 Billion in Annual Military Aid to Israel—Put America First
Dear Member of Congress,
I strongly urge you to work to end the $3.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel. The Senate is now considering appropriations legislation, making this an urgent opportunity to stop sending American taxpayer dollars to finance another nation's military.
Americans face rising costs and a national debt exceeding $40 trillion. Taxpayers should not be required to finance the military of any foreign nation.
For Christians, this is also a moral issue. Jesus taught us to be peacemakers, love our neighbors, and care for "the least of these."
If the children of Gaza were our children, would we still support sending more weapons?
The UN, humanitarian organizations, and volunteer medical professionals have documented immense suffering among Palestinian children, including deaths, life-altering injuries, amputations, and the loss of parents and entire families.
Supporting an end to military aid is not anti-Israel or anti-Jewish. It is a pro-America position that respects taxpayers and the sovereignty of other nations. Israel has one of the world's strongest militaries and can fund its own defense.
The Bible does not command American taxpayers to finance foreign governments or wars. Faithfulness to God is measured by justice, mercy, truth, and love.
Please work to end the $3.3 billion in annual military aid to Israel and stand for fiscal responsibility, peace, and the protection of innocent human life.
Thank you for your service and consideration.
I’m so tired of the apparently permanent recitation of Drumpf’s physical defects, which have been visibly present for a decade now. His predicted imminent death, his decline from a variety of sources; we’re led to believe that he’s going to keel over any minute. Yet, it hasn’t happened. We obviously can’t count on natural causes to rid the country of this monster, and we have to come up with a better solution before he nukes us back into the Pleistocene.
How do you deal with specious argument that iran has nuclear bomb and will use it? Seems like real danger is us using nuclear bomb for economic or specious reasons
I think Mamdani realizes we are at the end of the road and we need to think creatively before there is a nuclear event.
With regards to the mayor of NYC, everytime he meets with the president it just shows the disparity between a normal human being and a sociopath...which works to the mayor's advantage, ultimately. Its odd to say the "long game" is only two years, but the more Mamdami can accomplish now with as little bullshit from white nationalists as possible is a plus. And so much of that is not public facing and Trump is easily influenced by shiny things, flattery and bullshit.
Thanks to elections having disastrous consequences, so much of fascism is normalized already. You have to play a longer game to dig out of this (and work like hell in EVERY election).
💲Download the No Thanks app (or BoyCat or Boycott X)—make sure you don't spend another $ that supports the extremist Netanyahu regime. You can use these apps to scan products in stores to know what to avoid and also find ethical alternatives. You can also use them to search for company names, like Amazon, Airbnb, Booking, Starbucks, Tesla, etc.
Dr. Mary Trump, Wow! .. This Is An Incredibly Eye-Opening Article. We Are Always So Very Happy When You And Ronda Speak With Debra Shushan! .. We Have Enjoyed Reading Your Outstanding Books That Explain So Much Of Your Uncle's Behavior. Good Grief, He Is Literally A Hot Mess! .. I Still Cannot Believe That People Thought He Would Make A Good President. At The Time, All He Spoke About Was Vengeance And Cruelty To Others. Please Know That We Appreciate How Well You Tried To Warn Voters Prior To The Election. Wishing You And Ronda All The Happiness In The World. .. Stay Strong And Always Stay In Love! .. Be Good Now You Hear! .. Much Love!! 💕💕👌
The pandemic of Adult Children who never rose up, never exercised their Rights, held abusive Gov, since the 60s, to account and passes the abuse down to their children. Billions of "future" generations sacrificed for the "elites".
I was forced to research abusive relationships, family, child abuse, how healthy systems are Supposed to function thx to abuse since 1970.
It was right in front of everyone who shut me up and made excuses for the abusers. The Family, community, has BEEN the micro of the macro. This is "easy" to understand. Child abuse was normal, a health CRISIS. "Authority" being Bailed out, having impunity to abuse. Was ALL learned at "home". Your family was ONE of Billions of abusive families. $$ covers it up for a lot of people. But, it doesn't.
We Must address our Adult Child pandemic
Thank you Mary
Wow!
As his cabinet got approved without pushback.
I am disappointed that you don’t post videos. I prefer to listen/watch videos as I do other tasks. I also appreciate hearing the original tone of voice and not what my brain assumes. I also just don’t have the time to read transcripts. I miss your videos.
Why did the interview cut off? Ronda was about to comment on the broken system and Citizens United, but the interview just stopped with no closing.