The Trump administration has delivered the strongest real wage growth for blue-collar workers in over 50 years — up 1.7% in just five months, according to Treasury data. That’s better than any president since Nixon, and even tops Trump’s own first term.

But for how long? All of this progress could be wiped out if the U.S. enters another unwinnable war in the Middle East. Will these economic gains be wiped out by a war economy?

If the conflict with Iran escalates, oil prices could double, or even quadruple — sending gas past $6 a gallon and dragging wage growth down with it.

So the question isn’t just how good the numbers are now — it’s whether the administration will risk burning it all for another foreign war.

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There’s a bipartisan antiwar movement brewing — and it just solidified with the introduction of a War Powers Resolution to stop unauthorized military action in Iran.

Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna filed a concurrent resolution this week that would require the President to withdraw U.S. troops from hostilities in Iran unless Congress formally declares war.

This isn’t symbolic. It’s a legal trigger under Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution — a rare move that says: no more blank checks for war.

Congress hasn’t declared war since 1942. Every conflict since — Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya — was launched under vague Authorizations for Use of Military Force, executive orders, or NATO justifications.

The Massie–Khanna resolution is a last-ditch effort to restore constitutional order — because if war is coming, the American people deserve to see exactly who voted for it.

Democrats have mostly marched in lockstep with Republicans in backing Israel’s attack on Iran. But a few have spoken out — including Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib. Even activist David Hogg has joined the chorus.

Maybe the antiwar wing of the party is waking up. Or maybe they see an opportunity — a chance to capitalize on Republican warlust and flip the midterms.

After all, Trump won reelection on an antiwar platform and has betrayed that promise. Obama won on an antiwar platform — and then killed thousands with drone strikes, toppled Libya, expanded Bush’s wars, and launched new ones in Syria, Yemen, and Somalia.

So the question is: Do Democrats mean it this time — or are they just stepping into the antiwar vacuum for political gain?

And can Congress actually pass this resolution — especially when so many members still reflexively back Israel, no matter the cost? Probably not. Even though Democrats passed something exactly like this in 2020, they won’t now.

Support for Israel remains the default position in Washington. Defense contractors bankroll both parties. And the political class is in full wartime posture — waving flags, spiking oil, and labeling dissent as unpatriotic or worse.

But this resolution matters — because it forces a vote. It puts names on the record. And it cracks open the bipartisan shield that usually protects endless war from scrutiny.

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Could Russia bring peace between Israel and Iran — where the U.S. refuses to even try?

Russia has accused Israel of “pushing the world toward a nuclear disaster.” A statement from the Russian foreign ministry said this:

“The ongoing intensive attacks by the Israeli side against civilian nuclear facilities in Iran are illegal from the point of view of international law. They pose unacceptable threats to international security and push the world to a nuclear disaster, with its consequences being felt everywhere, including in Israel. Russia is calling on Israel’s leadership to come to its senses and immediately stop air raids on Iran’s nuclear installations that have guarantees from and are inspected by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency.”

China has echoed Russia’s call for de-escalation, warning that the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities risk triggering a broader regional war. Also this week, 11 countries — including China, Russia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Cuba, and Venezuela — issued a joint condemnation of the Israeli strikes, emphasizing that Iran’s nuclear sites remain under IAEA oversight and are protected under international law.

Will Israel pay any mind?

President Trump had indicated that Russian President Putin may be the next best party to negotiate a peace but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov addressed that bluntly: Israel doesn’t appear interested in peace — from anyone.

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The U.S. has jumped headfirst into war with Iran — and there’s no exit strategy in sight. Reuters reports that additional American fighter jets have been deployed to the Middle East. President Trump has dismissed the idea of a ceasefire, a tacit admission that this is his war.

Civilians on both sides are under siege. Air raid sirens are blaring across Israel, and even Iranians who oppose their own regime fear no one is coming to save them.

The original premise — stopping Iran’s nuclear program — is falling apart. The White House released a timeline showing President Trump repeating his belief that Iran has a bomb. But repetition doesn’t make it true.

Even CNN admits that U.S. intelligence assessments found Iran was not pursuing a nuclear weapon, and was “up to three years away” from the ability to produce or deliver one. It confuses me when they tell the truth but maybe they didn’t want to wait 20 years to walk back the war lies this time.

Meanwhile, Trump has dismissed the findings of his own intelligence officials, saying he “thinks” Iran has a bomb — despite zero evidence.

“Think” is now a foreign policy doctrine?

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is reportedly being shut out of briefings. Weeks ago, she publicly testified that the U.S. intelligence community did not believe Iran had a bomb. Now, there are whispers she may resign. And who could blame her?

Gabbard is one of several independent voices who helped re-elect Trump — now apparently exiled alongside Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson. Is this a calculated chess move — or a brutal betrayal of those who dared to believe President Trump’s antiwar promises?

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The owners of the Dominican Republic nightclub that collapsed during a star-studded party knew the building was unstable and they threw the party anyway.

More than 200 people were buried alive when the roof caved in, killing famous athletes, musicians, and guests in what officials now say was a completely avoidable disaster.

According to the government, siblings Antonio and Maribel Espaillat overloaded the roof, made illegal structural changes, and ignored clear warnings hours before the event. One of those warnings? Chunks of debris falling from the ceiling.

They went ahead with the April 8 bash anyway.

They face multiple lawsuits, and authorities have seized their assets. Given the sheer number of victims, the case is expected to drag on for some time.

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ProPublica says it saw secret U.S. documents showing El Salvador’s President Bukele protected gang leaders from U.S. prosecution—and diverted USAID money straight to the gangs his government claimed to be fighting.

According to the report, an international task force investigated USAID money they believed to have been laundered into MS-13. And while Bukele was publicly playing tough on gangs, key suspects that the U.S. wanted for extradition or prosecution disappeared and extradition requests were ignored.

Officials now allege that high-ranking MS-13 figures were quietly released, relocated, or shielded—in exchange for calm on the streets.

So where are those gang leaders? No one knows. They’re gone. Up in smoke.

The story hinges on classified memos, diplomatic cables, and off-the-record sources. But none of that is public. ProPublica says that they have the proof but we don’t see it.

Maybe it’s true. Maybe it’s spin. It is convenient that U.S. intelligence has this information on a leader that they’ve openly clashed with but those clashes involved prosecution of bad guys who have in fact disappeared and USAID does have a long history of facilitating drug violence under cover of foreign aid.

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“One war at a time.”

That’s what Abraham Lincoln reportedly said in 1861, when asked whether the Union should provoke a second front with Britain while still fighting the Confederacy.

Today’s version might be: One fake peace effort at a time.

The U.S. has quietly postponed peace talks with Russia over the war in Ukraine—probably because it’s too busy pretending to want peace in the Middle East.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that U.S. negotiators canceled the next peace talks. She said, “As of today, the next meeting within the framework of bilateral consultations on eliminating ‘irritants’ to normalize the operation of diplomatic missions of both countries has been canceled at the initiative of the American negotiators.”

I guess the war in Ukraine will just have to tread water for a while. People are still dying but…that’s how it goes sometimes.

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President Trump warned the civilian population of Tehran to “immediately evacuate.”

In a social media post, he wrote: “Iran should have signed the “deal” I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!”

Before Trump’s message came a similar warning from Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee, who issued a “final warning” to residents of Zone 3 in Tehran. He urged civilians to evacuate, stating that the Israeli army would soon “operate in this area, which in recent days has been used by the Iranian regime for military activity, including underground facilities.”

Underground facilities. Just like in Gaza. What do you know.

Israel bombed an Iranian news station while they were on the air. Iran says Israel has killed at least 224 people since the attack began on Friday.

This is terrifying.

The U.S. President is publicly warning that another country—not the United States—is about to unleash hell on a capital city where at least 9 million civilians live. Why is he doing this bidding?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel is going to do whatever it wants in this new war with Iran – just like they do in Gaza. He says that he hasn’t ruled out assassinating the Ayatollah. He added that the U.S. “is helping,” that he speaks to President Trump daily, and that Trump “will decide on what is good for America.”

Will he?

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A gay couple in England will stand trial this week for raping and murdering their adopted baby, just 13 months old. The baby died in 2023 but the two men will appear in court on Monday.

The defendants—Jamie Varley, 36, a schoolteacher, and his partner John McGowan‑Fazakerley, 31—had adopted Preston Davey, who died at a local hospital just months after being placed in their care. The official cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but the men have been charged with murder, manslaughter, sexual assault by penetration, child cruelty, and possession and distribution of indecent images. You can infer the level of depravity from the charges alone.

This week’s hearing could reveal more forensic details and expose how this horrifying abuse unfolded.

But the larger social question is this: How did these men get custody of a baby? Was the adoption process so blinded by ideology or institutional fear of appearing discriminatory that red flags were overlooked? And how will this case affect public trust in the vetting of any adoptive parents—especially same-sex couples, who are often defended with blanket assumptions of moral superiority?

This case isn’t just about justice for one child. It’s about whether a system designed to protect the vulnerable is now operating with its guard down—and whether some questions are now being silenced in the name of progress.

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The Trump administration may be considering 36 new countries to add to the June 4 travel ban, according to The Washington Post.

The additional countries would reportedly include “25 African nations, including significant U.S. partners such as Egypt and Djibouti, plus countries in the Caribbean, Central Asia and several Pacific Island nations.”

The State Department has given these governments 60 days to meet new benchmarks related to passport integrity, identity verification, and cooperation on deportations.

The real-world impact of the travel ban remains uncertain. While it targets nations with high overstay rates, it notably excludes countries in the Visa Waiver Program—many of which produce far more overstays in absolute terms, raising questions about the policy’s consistency and intent.

Canada, for example—despite being visa-exempt—accounts for thousands of overstays each year, far more than many of the countries under consideration. So is the Trump administration planning to take on Canada next? Or is this more about optics than enforcement?

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For the first time, Israelis are getting a glimpse of what it feels like to live in Gaza.

They cannot leave. They are trapped in a war zone. And they are at the mercy of a government that has no intention of backing down.

Israel has grounded its own citizens, ordering airlines not to fly them out—even as rescue operations begin for others. The message is clear: you will stay, and you will endure whatever comes next.

Gaza has lived under this reality for decades. Now, Israelis are tasting just a fraction of it—and perhaps, for the first time, beginning to understand what it means to be locked in by the decisions of your own government.

Iran has closed its airspace too, meaning civilians on both sides are trapped—Israeli and Iranian alike. Not because they chose war, but because their governments did.

This should be a violation of international law.

Israel attacked Iran—and then immediately declared a state of emergency within its own borders, knowing full well that retaliation was likely. Then it sealed the exits. It grounded all outbound flights. It told its people: you’re not going anywhere.

Now, tens of thousands of civilians—many of whom had no say in the decisions of their government—are trapped in a war zone they didn’t choose. They are not combatants. They are not military targets. But they’re being treated like pawns, held in place while the state escalates a regional war.

If any other nation did this—provoked a war, then prevented its citizens from fleeing—we’d call it what it is: reckless endangerment of civilians. Possibly even collective punishment.

Gaza has lived under this horror for generations. Now Israelis are getting a taste—and it’s not justice. It’s what happens when governments treat people as shields for their ambitions.

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It feels like the Trump administration is purposely trying to confuse… everyone.

As soon as Israel attacked Iran on Friday, the administration called the strikes a “unilateral action” by Israel. But the very next day, President Trump claimed he had full knowledge of the strikes—and that they were carried out using U.S. weapons.

Then, not long after, he insisted that the U.S. “had nothing to do with the attack on Iran tonight”—only to follow it with a threat that if “we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran,” the U.S. would respond with “strength and might… at levels never seen before.” And just to cap off the incoherence, he added that “we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!”

Who can follow this?

The American people have no clear idea how much of our money has gone into bombing Iran, defending Israel, or preparing for escalation. Israel has openly invited the United States to join its campaign—and no one in the Trump administration will give the public a straight answer about what we’re actually being pulled into.

The European Union has pledged support for Israel but gave lip service to “a negotiated solution.” But Iran pulled out of peace negotiations with the United States for obvious reasons. Who would trust the U.S. now?

President Trump indicated that Russian President Putin may be the next best party to negotiate a peace.

The irony writes itself.

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YouTube is not policing political content to the extent it once was, according to the New York Times.

The Times says this policy shift has been happening quietly “since President Trump’s return to the White House.” It mirrors similar rollbacks in content moderation policies at Meta and X.

A YouTube spokesperson told the Times that the platform “continuously updates its guidance for content moderators on topics surfacing in the public discourse.” She added that YouTube “retires policies that no longer make sense, as it did in 2023 for some Covid misinformation, and strengthens policies when warranted.”

But here’s the problem: YouTube punished people—including us—for saying things that turned out to be true.

Redacted received two community strikes and was locked out of our account twice for two weeks at a time. One strike was for reporting that the Ukrainian army includes Nazi brigades who attack civilians. The other was for reading from Pfizer’s own clinical trial data on their first Covid-19 vaccine. Both were labeled as “misinformation.” Both were accurate.

YouTube never apologized. They never reimbursed us for lost monetization—even though they continued running ads on our videos. The strikes remain on our account. When YouTube censors a video, they rarely explain the rationale, and they offer no meaningful appeal process.

It’s hard to trust a platform like that—especially one that openly admits its policies are “continuously.” So next time YouTube claims to be the guardian of truth—just remember who they punished for telling it.

Shameless side note: This is exactly why we prioritize publishing on Rumble.

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The European Union has proposed sanctioning the Nord Stream pipeline that delivers gas to…checks notes… Europe.

No, this is not a joke. In its relentless posturing against Russia, the EU is now floating the idea of cutting off the very gas that was supposed to bring prosperity to their own economies. Until U.S. special forces blew it up that is.

Nord Stream once symbolized hope for struggling European economies—because, as even the dimmest policymaker should know, prosperity depends on affordable, abundant energy. The pipeline hasn’t been operational since 2022 but EU leaders are talking tough about keeping it that way.

We won’t fix it, even if it would keep us warm and prosperous! That oughta show Russia!

It’s funny because it’s so idiotic but really it’s tragically stupid. What useless imbeciles run the European Union!

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In the Eastern press, this is front-page news. In the West? Crickets.

Iran claims it has obtained a massive cache of Israeli nuclear documents that prove that Israel is expanding its nuclear arsenal.

Iranian outlets like Press TV and Tehran Times say the information is real, specific, and actionable. The Supreme National Security Council of Iran claims the data enables them to “strike Israel’s nuclear facilities with pinpoint accuracy.”

If true, this would mark one of the most significant cyber-espionage victories in recent Middle East history—possibly even outmatching Israel’s own 2018 theft of Iranian nuclear archives. But instead of asking questions, the Western press is pretending this isn’t happening.

Iranian officials say the files include detailed intelligence on Israel’s nuclear weapons program, targeting maps, and even confidential correspondence with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Tehran Times reported that the documents were extracted from a research facility tied to Israeli nuclear development, and that they include communications showing how politicized the IAEA has become.

When the IAEA was asked to comment on it, they demurred. Something about the Soreq research facility, they said. Something like that… The same way they pretended not to know that Ukraine was bombing the Zaporozhye nuclear plant. They visited the site and saw bombs coming…from somewhere but refused to say from where. They just said it should stop.

They’re useless

Meanwhile, Israeli officials have neither confirmed nor denied the breach, and U.S. media outlets are burying the story if they mention it at all. The silence is telling. If Israel had claimed to have hacked Iran and uncovered nuclear weapons plans, would the media ignore it?

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Multiple media outlets have been been reporting that Israel is ready to strike Iran any minute now. If you are reading this, we are still alive.

If Israel moves forward, it would be in direct defiance of President Trump’s warning to Prime Minister Netanyahu. On a call Tuesday, Trump reportedly told him that attacking Iran was “off limits.”

But why would Israel take that seriously?

The U.S. has drawn red line after red line since October 7 and Israel has hop-skipped over every one. There’s been no serious condemnation, no consequences—no reason for them to stop now.

Meanwhile, Iran is reportedly preparing for a direct confrontation, with threats of counterstrikes against Israeli targets and U.S. military bases. Yes, some U.S. personnel have been relocated, but tens of thousands remain in the region—squarely in harm’s way.

If Israel provokes a retaliation that harms Americans, it would be a betrayal by a so-called ally—and it would back President Trump into a corner with no good options:

1. Trump does nothing – This would signal that U.S. red lines don’t mean much, especially when it comes to Israel. It would undercut his credibility in future negotiations with Iran, Russia, and China and effectively accept American casualties because of Israel’s choices.
2. He cuts aid or military support – Politically risky and unprecedented, but a strong message. It would show that the U.S. does not green-light unauthorized wars, even by allies.
3. He spins it – Says Israel “acted independently” and that the U.S. supports peace but won’t intervene. This would be damage control, trying to save face while still keeping the alliance intact. But would Iran buy it—when the money, weapons, and cover all came from Washington?
4. He gets pulled in – If Iran retaliates against Israel or U.S. troops, the White House may be forced into a direct response. And from there, it’s anyone’s guess how far it escalates.

Best-case scenario? Israel stands down.

The U.S. is scheduled to continue nuclear treaty talks with Iran this weekend. Let’s pray we make it that far.

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All 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were dismissed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services. This board is responsible for approving vaccines on the childhood immunization schedule, and Secretary Kennedy accused the outgoing members of “malevolent malpractice.”

The main reason for the housecleaning, according to Kennedy, is their “stubborn unwillingness to demand adequate safety trials before recommending new vaccines for our children.” He continued:

“Today, a compliant American child receives between 69 and 92 routine vaccines (depending on brand/dictated dosage) from conception to 18 years of age. This is up from 11 shots in 1986. ACIP has recommended each of these additional jabs without requiring placebo-controlled trials for any of them. This means that no one can scientifically ascertain whether these products are averting more problems than they are causing.”

Vaccine manufacturers often justify the lack of placebo-controlled trials by arguing that it would be unethical to give a true placebo—such as saline—to one group if the vaccine being tested is potentially beneficial. They claim it would be wrong to deny participants a treatment that might protect them. As a result, new vaccines are typically tested against earlier versions rather than against inert placebos.

This means that when vaccine makers report their product is, say, X-percent effective, they’re measuring its effectiveness relative to a previous version—not against people who received no vaccine at all.

Secretary Kennedy says he will announce new ACIP members in the coming days and they will not be “ideological anti-vaxxers” but rather “highly credentialed physicians and scientists who will make extremely consequential public health determinations by applying evidence-based decision-making with objectivity and common sense.”

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At least 9,000 undocumented immigrants will be sent to Guantanamo Bay detention camp in the coming days, “according to documents obtained by POLITICO.”

The detentions are supposed to be temporary. Detainees would stop over in Gitmo on their way to their countries of origin.

POLITICO explains that “the official reason for the transfers is to free up bed space at detention facilities on domestic American soil, but the use of the notorious facility, which has long housed terrorism suspects, would also send another signal aimed at deterring illegal immigration to the United States.”

So best case scenario is that it is a scare tactic.

Worst case? It becomes a legal black hole—where even non-criminals are denied due process. And yes, that did happen under both the Bush and Obama administrations.

How will we know which scenario becomes reality? We won’t—not if the government insists on rerouting civilians through a facility designed to operate outside the rule of law.

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President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday and the two leaders reportedly spoke about Iran.

It was reportedly a “tense” conversation where President Trump reportedly told the Israeli Prime Minister to “permanently end the war in the Gaza Strip” and that attacking Iran was “off limits.”

That’s promising but President Trump also told Fox News that “Iran is acting much differently in negotiations than it did just days ago.”

Sorry, who is behaving differently?

When talks began, the U.S. said that it was comfortable with Iran enriching uranium to 3.67% for a civil nuclear program. Just days later, the U.S. changed its position to zero enrichment after it became clear that was Israel’s red line.

Iran has said that it will have nuclear power and enrich uranium for non-weapons purposes and has complied with the International Atomic Energy Agency. This week, the IAEA will vote on whether or not to declare that Iran is in violation of the Nonproliferation Treaty.

Why does this require a vote? Either Iran is compliant or not. Making that decision based on a vote seems, dare I say it? Political. It’s like voting on the solution to a math problem. That’s not how it works.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. will reduce military aid to Ukraine in upcoming budgets.

He didn’t say stop. He said reduce.

“It is a reduction in this budget,” Hegseth said when asked about upcoming military aid funding for Ukraine. “This administration takes a very different view of that conflict. A negotiated peaceful settlement is in the best interest of both parties and our nation’s interests especially with all the competing interests around the globe.”

According to the Associated Press, “the U.S. to date has provided Ukraine more than $66 billion in aid since Russia invaded in February 2022.” That figure only counts direct aid packages—not the billions paid to defense contractors. If you add that in, the real number climbs much higher.

Will the people who profited from this war really allow this to stop? Probably not. Thus the term “reduction” and not “end.”

Meanwhile, Ukraine is already low on weapons and Europe is not about to pick up the slack. Will this push Ukrainian President Zelensky to agree to a peace deal? Who knows, that fool is illogical.

But what it does signal—to Russia and the rest of the world—is a shift. Because let’s be honest: sending missiles to one side while calling for peace with the other has never been a winning diplomatic strategy.

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