"Fox News senior strategic analyst Ret. Gen. Jack Keane assesses President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Iran and highlights the strategic leverage the United States holds on ‘The Story.’ "
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Bad Ideas Never Die; Price Controls Lead to Shortages ; "Capping prices would reduce incentives to continue or restore production."
"The ignorance on display is enough to make you want to cry. Or maybe to require a test of basic economic literacy as a qualification to serve in government. Or, better yet, to vote."
If you believe in price controls, you will not understand this chart:
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"Price controls are in the Hall of Fame of bad ideas. They have an unbroken record of failure, stretching back literally thousands of years. And yet, they remain alluring to people with no knowledge of either history or economics, or–probably more relevant–to failing governments.
"There was a time when Britain’s government was known for a certain level of financial sophistication. No longer:
[British Chancellor] Rachel Reeves is pressuring supermarkets to cap food prices in an attempt to limit inflation unleashed by the Iran war.
"The Iran war has nothing to do with it. The inflation rate on grocery prices in the U.K. is lower than in mid-2025, and the world has plenty of oil. A temporary disruption of a single channel of transportation will have no impact on gas prices beyond a couple of months:. . . "
Only a Fool or a Politician Would Cap Food Prices - FEE . . . "Indeed, large supermarkets are a marvel of the modern age, on a par with wonders such as the Internet. We have a cornucopia of goods available, allowing us to buy almost anything we could want in multiple variants, from around the world. These are provided to us via the automatic responses of thousands of economic agents to thousands upon thousands of prices, in a web of interactions far beyond the ability of any human mind or machine to duplicate. Tampering with that process is so obviously potentially harmful that only a fool, or a desperate politician, would contemplate it.
"If the government caps the prices of supermarket products, that will make those products unprofitable for the supermarket to stock and also mean that consumers have to pay less for them than their economic value, the consequence being that they will sell out and not be available. Why would I, as a consumer, want key products to be unavailable in supermarkets?"
Disgraced Jew-baiter Thomas Massie Humiliated by 10 Point Loss
At the same time, never did I believe I would live to see the day when a sitting congressman could say something straight out of the Jew-baiting Ku Klux Klan handbook and not be roundly condemned. Hopefully, the House of Representatives will censure him before he prances out of office in a Stephen Colbert-style cloud of self-celebration.
"After losing his primary to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, incumbent U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is about to have a lot more time on his hands to hate Jews and pretend he cares about Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.
"While it’s glorious that this self-regarding narcissist lost, even more glorious is that he got himself humiliated by a ten-point margin — ten points — 55 to 45 percent, with 99 percent of the vote counted.
"Wait, there’s more…
"If you want to understand President Trump’s ability to deliver votes, the math is pretty remarkable." . . .
. . . "Personally, I want to thank Massie for making his defeat all the sweeter with these opening lines from his despicable concession speech:
Massie: "I would have come out sooner but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while to find him in Tel Aviv"More...
Mosque Shooting Revives Scrutiny Over 9/11 Ties, Imam’s Pro‑Oct. 7 Remarks
Breitbart To post more on this would be to make a case for the actions of the murderous shooters which must be condemned. They were no better than Hamas was that Oct 7th except they had no chance to rape their victims and cook infants alive. We must believe the worshippers at the mosque hated those atrocities. TD
"Lallia Allali, wife of Imam Taha Hassane of the Islamic Center of San Diego, post this horrific image to her Facebook profile. The graphic shows a Jewish star murdering babies with “the devil is killing” at the bottom."
. . . "The Union-Tribune later described the post as “a graphic and deplorable antisemitic image,” writing that after confirming the repost, “we accepted her resignation and removed her from the list of board members and contributors on our website.”
"The University of San Diego similarly announced that Allali had stepped away from teaching, stating: “While individuals have the right to express their views on their personal accounts, they do not reflect the views of USD leadership nor any official position of the university.”
"Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and global social action director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, sharply condemned the post at the time, calling it a modern “blood libel” and describing the imagery as “despicable and deplorable.”
Part I: The Politicization of the Federal Courts During the Second Trump Presidency
The ideological concentration of injunctions in five jurisdictions is not accidental. Activist legal organizations deliberately file in districts where they know sympathetic Obama or Biden appointees sit. The ACLU, SPLC-affiliated groups, and the network of progressive legal nonprofits have essentially mapped the federal judiciary for political opportunity, identifying which judges will reliably deliver the results their donors demand.
"Many rank-and-file Republicans and political commentators have expressed shock at the unprecedented lawfare being employed by the Democrat Party and its political allies against President Trump during his second term. Over 700 lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration, and the number of executive orders impeded/blocked by Democrat/left-wing activist judges currently exceeds 200 (full and partial).
"This is Part I of a two-part series that examines the politicization of the federal judiciary by the Democrat left and the crisis it presents for our constitutional republic.
A Constitutional Crisis Unlike Any Before
"When President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, carrying one of the most decisive electoral mandates in modern American history—winning the popular vote, the Electoral College, and commanding congressional majorities—the American people had spoken with clarity. They voted for border security, executive accountability, bureaucratic reform, and a rollback of the radical progressive agenda that had reshaped federal policy during the Biden years.
"What greeted that mandate was not the loyal opposition of a democratic republic but something increasingly difficult to characterize as anything other than a judicial insurrection: a coordinated, systematic campaign by Democrat-appointed federal judges to nullify the results of a free election through the mechanisms of the courtroom. The scale, speed, audacity, and ideological uniformity of the resistance was—and remains—without precedent in American constitutional history.
"This analysis examines that resistance from a traditionalist constitutional conservative perspective: one grounded in the original understanding of the separation of powers, the proper role of Article III courts, the democratic legitimacy of the executive branch, and the republican principle that elections must mean something." . . .
Case Studies in Judicial Overreach:
- Judge James Boasberg and the Alien Enemies Act Contempt Trap
- Judge Brian Murphy and the Vaccine Schedule Takeover
- Obama-Appointed Judge Blocks Immigration Court Reform
- The Forum Shopping Ecosystem
"Concluding Thoughts: Part I ends here. Part II will cover Democrat lawfare coordination, the Democrats’ deployment of foreign judges and the associated cultural disconnect, the issue of democratic (small d) legitimacy, the Sotomayor problem, and remedies for the problem."Full article...
A Democrat Called for Imprisoning American Zionists – Her Party Blamed the GOP
"She did not emerge from nowhere. She emerged from a political ecosystem that has made anti-Zionist rhetoric increasingly normalized within Democratic coalition politics. Jeffries knows this. His statement does not engage it."
Would AOC fake-cry for Jews who are locked up by Democrats?
• Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist and housing activist, is the Democratic primary runoff candidate in Texas’ 35th Congressional District.
• Galindo posted on Instagram that she would convert the Karnes ICE Detention Center “into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking.”
• Her post continued: “It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists.”
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated: “This vile language by her is disqualifying and has no place in American politics, and certainly not in the Democratic Party.”
• Jeffries and DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) issued a joint condemnation, but in the same statement blamed Lead Left PAC, a group whose metadata PunchBowl News linked to a Republican fundraising platform. Who controls the PAC has not been independently confirmed.
• As of publication, Galindo has not withdrawn from the runoff.
She Made the Ballot
"Galindo is not a protest candidate who filed to make a point and lost. She competed in a Democratic primary in a real congressional district and advanced to a runoff. That process has filters. Party structures, endorsements, voter engagement, candidate vetting. Every one of those filters passed her through.
"The runoff means Democratic primary voters in Texas’ 35th chose her as one of the top finishers. That is not a fringe outcome. That is the system working as designed, and the system chose her.
The PAC Deflection
"Jeffries and DelBene’s joint statement condemned Galindo’s words, but pivoted immediately to Lead Left PAC. The PAC is described as having metadata linked to a Republican fundraising platform, though who controls it has not been confirmed. The implication was that Republican money had amplified or manufactured this candidacy.
"But Galindo posted those words on her own Instagram account. No PAC authored them. The question of who funds her campaign is legitimate and worth investigating separately. It does not explain the post, and it does not answer how she advanced in a Democratic primary.
"What Accountability Actually Looks Like
Jeffries called the language “disqualifying,” but Galindo remains qualified to run. Words have meaning only when they carry consequences. The DCCC has tools at its disposal. It can withhold support, coordinate with district party organizations, and communicate clearly that the condemnation is not performative.
"None of that is on the public record as of this writing. The condemnation was issued. The race continues." . . .
– The Federalist Papers Source: Just The News, May 2026 —
Source: Just The News, May 2026
Around the world, and especially here at home in the Democrat party, the Islamo-leftists’ fanatic hatred for Jews is creating a very scary 1938 vibe
. . . "I was born 16 years after WWII ended. Growing up, I naively thought that the worst of antisemitism had been permanently purged from the Western world, and certainly would never take root in America. I’m stunned by how wrong I was." . . .
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
From Sleeper Cells to Liberation Army: Trump’s Genius Plan to Free Iran and Secure America
Iran’s regime is vulnerable not to foreign force but to its own people—and the West should prioritize empowering internal dissent over costly intervention.
"Critics will call it reckless, but arming free people against tyrants is as American as 1776. The Iranian people are not radicals—they are good, proud descendants of an ancient civilization starved of freedom. They want what we have: self-determination, prosperity, and the tools to protect it."
"The regime in Tehran trembles not because of American bombers or sanctions alone, but because its greatest nightmare has always been the Iranian people themselves. While the chattering class in Washington and on cable news wrings its hands over “escalation” and “doom,” they miss the most powerful weapon President Trump has quietly at his disposal: Trump’s Silent Liberation Army—the millions of freedom-loving Iranians ready to reclaim their nation.
"Recent uprisings in Iran, building on the spirit of the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests and exploding into nationwide fury by late 2025 and early 2026, have shown the world the depth of popular discontent. Reports from reliable sources indicate massive demonstrations: up to 5 million protesters nationwide at peaks, with 1.5 million in Tehran alone on key days. These are not fringe agitators; they are ordinary Iranians—shopkeepers, students, workers, mothers—risking death for basic dignity, economic survival, and an end to theocratic oppression. Authorities have responded with brutality, killing thousands (estimates range from official figures around 30,000 to human rights reports far higher) and detaining tens of thousands. Yet the regime’s iron fist has only exposed its fragility.
"This internal powder keg is Trump’s ace. The mullahs fear their own citizens far more than foreign militaries. Why? Because history proves that when a people are armed and determined, tyrannies crumble quickly. The American Revolution succeeded when France provided arms to colonists fighting for liberty. In our own Founding, the right to bear arms was not a luxury—it was essential to self-defense against tyranny. Why deny that same fundamental right to Iranians who crave it?
"Meanwhile, the threats we face at home grow dire. Iranian-linked operatives have long exploited weaknesses, including Venezuelan passports issued under Maduro to thousands from Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Hezbollah affiliates, facilitating movement into the Americas. US intelligence and border reports from 2025 onward highlight heightened risks: potential sleeper cells embedded here; they are among the millions who entered unvetted during prior open-border policies. DHS bulletins warn of elevated threats, including plots for sabotage, cyberattacks, or worse—dirty bombs, infrastructure hits, and even assassination attempts tied back to Tehran. The regime has already tried to target American leaders; they won’t hesitate to activate assets if cornered." . . .More...
New: Alleged Manifesto in San Diego Mosque Mass Shooting Throws Wrench in Early Assumptions About Motives
Details on the shooters writings against Muslims, Jews, Blacks, and Trump/Vance.
"According to the manifesto, the attackers behind the San Diego Islamic Center attack scoped out multiple “diverse targets” and were leaving it to fate if they could hit more than one location. For the people asking, “If they hated Jews, why attack an Islamic Center?” because just like the KKK, they hated BOTH Muslims and Jews."
"The Post additionally reported that Vazquez left behind a 75-page manifesto.
“I am a straight male. I am certainly not left wing, nor am I right wing — especially not with MAGA or Trump. Politically, I’d call myself a Third Positionist, specifically aligning most with National Socialism and eco-fascism, though any form of Third Positionism,” Vasquez wrote in the manifesto, according to outlet.
“Let me preface this by saying I don’t hate Muslims, at least not really,” he wrote. “What I do hate is the religion of Islam itself and what I hate more than that is seeing them here, invading my country.”
"As RedState reported, there was a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, just before noon Pacific time.
"Three people were killed, including a security guard at the mosque named Amin Abdullah, who reportedly "played a pivotal role" in saving lives.
"The two teenagers who San Diego police say opened fire have been identified as 17-year-old Cain Lee Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Liam Vazquez (earlier reports that had his last name listed as Velasquez were incorrect). They reportedly became friends online, where they were radicalized. Both were found dead a few blocks away in a car with what investigators believe were self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
"Early on, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters without going into too much detail that "There was definitely hate rhetoric involved" in the shootings.
"On Tuesday, however, some of the pages from the alleged manifesto of the shooters were shared in an X thread by San Diego activist Amy Reichert, and it disrupted some of the narratives that have been spouted by The Usual Suspects about how the gunmen must have been extremist right-wing pro-Trump/Vance MAGAs who were motivated by a hatred of Muslims (language warning): . . ."
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"The two teenage gunmen who fired shots at a San Diego Islamic center purportedly livestreamed the sinister event.
"The video, seen by the New York Post, appears to show Cain Clark, a 17-year-old homeschooled wrestler, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, storming the mosque as they opened fire.
"In one particularly disturbing scene, the pair can be seen standing over a pool of blood and a body before they get back into their BMW, the Post reports.
The teenage suspects killed three people outside the San Diego mosque on Monday.
San Diego mosque shooters met online, FBI says | AP News . . . "The pair “didn’t discriminate on who they hated,” Mark Remily, the lead FBI agent in San Diego, said Tuesday.
"The writings, obtained by The Associated Press, include hateful rhetoric toward Jewish people, Muslims and Islam, as well as the LGBTQ+ community, Black people, women, and both the political left and right. Both express beliefs that white people are being eliminated, and one writes about mental health struggles and being rejected by women." . . .
Tragedy in San Diego Must Not Become a Tool for Islamization › American Greatness. . . "But we cannot allow this horrible incident to be used to strengthen the Islamization of America. This attack took place in California, which is already well on its way to becoming an official Islamic state; we cannot let this heinous crime be used to further that pathway. The dead must be mourned, but we must not let them become martyrs." . . .
Zohran Mamdani lectures successful people on wealth creation with all the confidence of a man who has never created any.
Imagine a Better World: More Rich People and Fewer Mamdanis | The American Spectator
"Someday, we will talk about how the Democrats’ true superpower is breaking things — cities, institutions, even entire countries."
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"If you want to wreck things in a spectacularly absurd way, just put Zohran Mamdani in charge. He has now launched a campaign against the rich that essentially treats them as suspects in every imaginable crime simply for being wealthy. His attacks on Ken Griffin are a good example. The CEO of Citadel is a billionaire whose professional achievements are recognized worldwide. What can we say about Mamdani? He’s a politician. Nothing more. Even in his only known line of work, he devoted himself entirely to politics until he realized he could dedicate himself fully to politics without working at all. He has never earned a cent on his own, nor created jobs for anyone outside politics — which is itself a rather parasitic way of providing employment. Today, he is simply a mayor who should never have become one. Perhaps someone should remind him that he is not Napoleon or anything of the sort. I’m afraid he is in no position to lecture Griffin about much of anything. (RELATED: Billionaires to California’s Rescue)
"Last week, I was highly critical here of the newly rich who become idiots, as if burdened by guilt, turning into half-woke, half-green caricatures. But my criticism has nothing to do with the mayor’s. Mamdani wants wealth itself to become suspect; suspect of corruption. He wants us to hate the rich. And he wants to patch the holes created by his own mismanagement by taking money from millionaires. In other words, he wants to force the rich to finance his incompetence. That is the exact opposite of what one expects from one of the most important cities in the world, a city that ought to stand as an example of freedom and prosperity rather than an economic black hole where the people who have achieved the most in life are forced to bankroll the festivities of the dumbest kind of political parasitism.
"As a Spaniard, one of the things I most admire about the United States is its culture of meritocracy. That is how great, prosperous, and free nations are built. Meritocracy means that if you work hard, are intelligent, have a bit of luck, and make the most of your talents, you will attain a far more comfortable position in life while also helping to make the world a better place and improving the lives and opportunities of many others. Only a fool would try to crush those elites who have earned their wealth through hard work. A fool… or Mamdani." . . .
. . . "I find it difficult to take Mamdani seriously. His style of politics embodies everything I detest. I suspect he is the least qualified person imaginable for the office he holds. It is like Wile E. Coyote trying to teach the Road Runner a lesson in road safety." . . .
A Republican Can Be California’s Next Governor If Republicans Turn Out
Robin M. Itzler - American Thinker
"Should only one or neither Republican candidate make it to the general election, anger and disgust should be directed at the lazy 65 percent of Republicans who probably complain the loudest but don’t bother to vote."
"The once Golden State has a jungle primary, meaning the top two vote-getters advance to the general election regardless of party. As in the 2024 Senate race, Democrat party leaders are determined to repeat their primary strategy to set up a general election between a Democrat and a Republican.
"In the 2024 senatorial primary, then-Democratic Representatives Adam Schiff and Katie Porter held the one-two spot for a long time. But the last thing Democrats wanted was for Schiff and Porter to win the jungle primary and advance to the general election, where the two Democrats would spend months and dollars attacking each other.
"The Schiff campaign started ignoring Porter and began attacking Republican candidate Steve Garvey for his conservative positions. Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodger, had name recognition but lacked money to advertise throughout the “yuuge” state. Schiff’s attacks introduced Garvey to the populace as the “conservative” candidate.
"Suddenly, Republicans were learning more about Steve Garvey, and they liked what Schiff was telling them.
"Garvey moved up in the polls, and Porter moved down, finally out of contention. (Porter was very angry but did not throw hot mashed potatoes on Schiff’s head.)
"The 2024 senatorial general election was now Democrat Schiff versus Republican Garvy(sp). It was such a “close” race that most media outlets called it for Schiff minutes after the polls closed." . . .More...
Robin M. Itzler is a regular contributor to American Thinker. She is the founder and editor of Patriot Neighbors, a free weekly national newsletter.
Meanwhile in California...
"Once again the arrogance and stiff necked Slick refused to do the fire breaks and such authorized by the voters.
And he wants to run for President? LAUGH
Just think if the pressure on insurance companies had been lessened just on forest fires how great it would be for the insurance companies over all.
The Dems are out of control" Reader comment.
New Wildfire Scorches 700 Acres Near Simi Valley as L.A. Mayoral Race Heats Up And so it begins.
The Sandy Fire’s eruption just two weeks before the June 2 mayoral primary is a clear sign that wildfire prevention and preparedness should be on forefront of any political discussion related to Southern California.
"The Ventura County Fire Department said the fire is still threatening structures, and evacuation orders and warnings remain in place.
"Approximately 500 firefighters are assigned to battle the blaze, and firefighting aircraft are continuing to douse flames with retardant and water to support crews on the ground." . . .
Supreme Court backs CA parents' right to be told about trans students "The Supreme Court on March 2 backed parents’ right to be told if their child changes their name, or pronouns they’re using in school, blocking California rules aimed at preventing teachers from outing transgender students to their parents.
“Under long-established precedent, parents − not the State − have primary authority with respect to ‘the upbringing and education of children,'” the majority said in an unsigned opinion. “The right protected by these precedents includes the right not to be shut out of participation in decisions regarding their children’s mental health.”
"The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the decision to grant the parents’ emergency request." . . .
“KBJ has become the equivalent of a hand grenade that Joe Biden threw into the Supreme Court”
"This is not the sort of sniping you’re used to seeing on the Supreme Court. I don’t think she’s going to be impeached. I disagree with you. There is no way she’s going to be impeached in my estimation. But she’s unfit for the court. I mean, she really is."
"Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been issuing increasingly vitriolic solo dissents directed at the majority on the Supreme Court. The issue is not so much her simplistic and ideologically driven substance, but that she insults her colleagues.
"We have covered multiple prior instances:
- Clarence Thomas Reading His Epic Takedown Of KBJ’s Affirmative Action Dissent Left Her “Visibly Angry”
- SCOTUS Grants Trump Another Stay, KBJ Issues Another Fiery Solo Dissent, Drawing Rebuke Even From Sotomayor
- KBJ Angry Dissent After Unable to Convert Any Other Justice To Her Side in Conversion Therapy Case
"Her most recent outburst came in the Louisiana redistricting case, where she lashed out after all the other Justices granted a request to expedite entry of judgment in light of the election calendar. She was so over the top that a rebuke was issued from Justice Alito, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch. We covered it in Alito Obliterates Jackson’s Dissent: ‘Groundless and Utterly Irresponsible’." . . .
"I had a chance to discuss KBJ’s tactics on the Tony Katz show (transcript excerpt, may contain transcription errors, lightly edited for transcript clarity): . . ." More...
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