Sunday, April 5, 2026
“NATO will never be the same” – The Right Scoop
New York Times draws scorn for bungling meaning of NATO in headline: 'How embarrassing and sad'
"JUST IN: President Trump PUMMELS the New York Times after they called NATO the “North AMERICAN Treaty Organization” “The Failing New York Times, whose lack of credibility, and their constant Fake News attacks on your favorite President, ME, has caused its circulation to absolutely PLUMMET, referred to our severely weakened and extremely unreliable “partner,” NATO, as the North American Treaty Organization.” “The correct name is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – A very interesting mistake! The hiring and educational standards have gone way down at the NYT. Bring back, “ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO PRINT” and, Make America Great Again!” – Eric Daugherty- When this is over, the western part of NATO will never be the same. Spain, England, France and Italy have sold us out, as they too often have a history of doing. Eastern European nations are the heart of NATO. They spend money on defense, know how to fight and love the US. France particularly deserves fault and blame. From supporting China and Russia at the UN to denying Americans overflight rights, they’re doing what they’ve always done – showing weakness, while cutting deals with terrorists. (The reason the US has a Marine Corps and Navy is unlike France, we refused to pay a ransom to the Barbary Pirates. France is always happy to cut a deal.) Wars have unintended consequences as nations show their true colors. NATO will never be the same, and Western European weakness and acquiescence is the cause. – Ari Fleisher
- It was fascinating to watch the reactions to that fake New York Times headline misnaming NATO. As one would have expected, leftists and other apologists ranged from “they were tired” to “just an innocent mistake” to “I feel so bad for the editor.” But the reactions on the right were far more varied, from “that’s sloppy,” to “their newsrooms are staffed with morons,” to “nothing about this is accidental,” and everything in between. It’s easy to overlook, but calling NATO the North American Treaty Organization was the entire premise of the story. Without that, there would have been no story at all, which makes any innocent explanation impossible to swallow. So of course it was not an accident. Perhaps it was not total fraud in the sense of hoping no one would notice, but it was certainly performative fraud. In law, it would be called reckless disregard for the truth. The pattern is always the same. They are so consumed by their hatred of Trump that they convince themselves whatever is bad for Trump must be true, thereby satisfying both their audience and their own ego. – Hans M
It looks like President Trump may pull the United States out of NATO because of Europe’s abject refusal to support him in taking out the IRGC terrorist regime in Iran. Ukraine will soon become their problem to deal with and not his. “I don’t need Congress for that decision.” . . .
The Mysterious Solitude of Christ in His Passion and Death on the Cross
The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
In some faiths the Cross emblem has Jesus still attached to it; others show an empty Cross representing the Messiah as risen from the dead; His work is finished. TD
. . . "Christ praying in the most agonizing solitude in the Garden of Olives — his disciples had fallen asleep. He was also alone in the unjust and savage trial. He carried the cross alone, with only Simon of Cyrene to help him. He was alone during the scourging, and alone at the end, atop the cross; although it must be acknowledged that the presence of the Virgin Mary — and Saint John and the holy women — was more numerous than any human crowd.
"On the cross, Jesus knew himself to be so alone that he even stopped addressing men with words for the first time. It is true that he spoke to the good thief and to the Virgin Mary and her disciple, but the rest of the words spoken on the Cross seemed destined for Heaven, as if they were no longer of this world. Even his “I thirst” can be interpreted only as the final step in fulfilling his promise; but it is to God the Father that he asks why He has abandoned him, to whom he asks forgiveness for his executioners, and to whom he speaks to entrust his spirit into His hands.
"It is as if, at that crucial moment in the history of salvation, what truly mattered was now only between the Son and the Father. Even so, Jesus has not forgotten humanity; for each and every one of them, he is receiving this pain. So when a soldier offers him a sponge soaked in vinegar, he drinks from it; it is his silent way of accepting such a pious service in the midst of his agony.
"His cries, his gestures, and his words are already reaching Heaven, at the moment of the consummation of the greatest of sorrows, the greatest of injustices, the great sin that suddenly shrouded the earth in darkness; a sin that, moreover, was also yours and mine." . . . Full article here...
A blue-eyed Jesus is anachronistic, but at least he wasn't blonde in this video. TD
From space, Artemis II astronauts remember their Creator as they orbit on Easter
Monica Showalter - American Thinker
"The astronauts look upon their place in the universe with humility toward their Creator, just as previous astronauts did.
"A spectacular double rescue in Iran. And the great news of American astronauts once again orbiting the moon.
"It's great to be an American again.
"And like the Founders invoking their Creator in America's Founding documents, on Easter Sunday, the American astronauts once again look to God as they sojourn in space.
"Yesterday, or perhaps today as space travel goes, one of the astronauts, Artemis II mission pilot Victor Glover spoke of God and God's connection to all humanity as he looked to the blue jewel of Earth:
"According to Space.com
: "You guys are talking to us because we're in a spaceship really far from Earth, but you're on a spaceship called Earth that was created to give us a place to live in the universe," Glover said." . . .
Apollo 8's Christmas Eve 1968 Message "Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts--Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders--held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they showed pictures of the Earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft. They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis."
The best news: The second airman has been rescued. UPDATED
Andrea Widburg - American Thinker
"Events unfolded on Friday, when a lucky Iranian shot hit a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet, manned by a pilot and a weapons systems officer (WSO). (Contrary to what ill-informed media outlets are saying, this was not a sign that the U.S. and Israel lack air supremacy over Iran. Even with complete air supremacy, it is still possible for an enemy to get lucky.)" . . .
. . . "For the left to pretend that our troops are victims is delusional, as well as demeaning and infantilizing to the men involved. They’ve taken on this risk and, when all goes well, they’ve had an adventure, something young boys were once taught to crave.
"And today, patriotic Americans celebrate that, after a harrowing adventure, everyone made it safely home.
"UPDATE: This tweet has more detailed information, for those who are interested"
The WSO evaded Iranian forces for more than 24 hours, at one point hiking up a 7,000ft ridgeline, a senior U.S. military official said. U.S. attack aircraft dropped bombs and opened fire on Iranian convoys to keep them away from the area where the airman was hiding. As U.S. Special Forces converged on the downed airman, they fired their weapons to keep Iranian forces away from the rescue site, but did not engage in a firefight with the Iranians.
In a final twist after the officer was rescued, two transport planes that would carry the commandos and the airmen to safety got stuck at a remote base in Iran. Commanders decided to fly in three new planes to extract all the U.S. military personnel and the airman, and they blew up the two disabled planes rather than have them fall into the hands of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
BREAKING: Iranian civilians in Dehdasht are reportedly blocking the streets to prevent Islamic regime forces from searching for the second pilot.
— Dr. Maalouf (@realMaalouf) April 5, 2026
Iranian people are amazing. pic.twitter.com/HnjXTHdQec