Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Today, Trump ordered the Pentagon to curtail military exercises with our ally South Korea, a top admiral concedes the abysmal conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, Jared Kushner meets with Hamas to advance Trump’s vision for Gaza, the White House took steps to withhold funding from Colorado over Tina Peters, Donald threatens to bomb our ally Oman if they cut a deal with Iran, the Supreme Court again rejects Trump’s push to get his $5.8M back from E Jean Carroll, the NAACP is joining the legal team looking into the death of Nolan Wells, and Washington is poised to elect the first out black trans woman to a state legislature in the United States.
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Sources:
Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/world/middleeast/kushner-hamas-talks.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/us/politics/uss-lincoln-iran-admiral.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-carroll.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-bomb-oman-if-it-gets-way/
Trump's affinity for ruthless dictators has lead him to choosing sides in the Korean schism, and democracy is not his choice! S. Korea refused to participate in his unilateral, illegal, and immoral attack on Iran, so he has decided that our loyal ally of 70 years is now an enemy! They "failed" the Trump Loyalty Test, which is only passed by the sycophantic in his world! The mere fact that his tiny ego may lead to a bloody war that will kill millions and destroy one of the most progressive countries on earth bothers him not at all!
If the USS Lincoln is better off, mental health wise, than other ships, what does that say about the rest of them?
Pretty Boy Peter better stop playing silly games about shoving his dubious religion of racism & testosterone shots & hair gel down folks’ throats & either slink back to Fox or actually learn how to do his job. Gotta think. Gotta plan. Gotta learn from the likes of folks who know far more than you.
Hope he's not planning a reprise of last fiscal-year-end’s binging on steaks, crab legs, & new make up boudoirs for himself & his hair.
Also, why are only Democrats concerned? Nary a national security thought among Republicans? The most expensive military in the entire world, humiliated by shambolic “leaders” & R Congress critters are -- what? Too busy sucking their thumbs in a corner to notice? Communing with Mitch’s ghost? Looking for more women or trans kids to beat up on to reassure their sense of “manhood?”