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Most Americans Doubt Trump's Justification for Strikes on Iran

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Most Americans Doubt Trump's Justification for Strikes on Iran 𝘈ð˜Ūð˜Ķð˜ģ𝘊ð˜Īð˜Ēð˜Ŋ 𝘗ð˜ķð˜Ģ𝘭𝘊ð˜Ī ð˜–ð˜ąð˜Šð˜Ŋ𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋ 𝘰ð˜Ŋ ð˜–ð˜ąð˜Ķð˜ģð˜Ēð˜ĩ𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋ ð˜Œð˜ąð˜Šð˜Ī 𝘍ð˜ķð˜ģ𝘚: 𝘔ð˜Ēð˜Ŧ𝘰ð˜ģ𝘊ð˜ĩ𝘚 𝘙ð˜Ķð˜Ūð˜Ē𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜ī 𝘜ð˜Ŋð˜Ī𝘰ð˜Ŋ𝘷𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Īð˜Ķð˜Ĩ ð˜Ģ𝘚 𝘛ð˜ģð˜ķð˜Ūð˜ą'ð˜ī 𝘙ð˜Ķð˜Ēð˜ī𝘰ð˜Ŋ𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ 𝗔ð—ŧð—Ūð—đ𝘆𝘀ð—ķ𝘀: Bruce Alpine . O peration Epic Fury, the U.S. led military campaign launched on February 28, targets Iran's nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missile capabilities, leadership, and proxy networks.  President Trump's stated reasons include preventing an imminent nuclear threat, destroying Iran's missile arsenal, ending decades of terrorism sponsorship, securing regional stability, and ultimately achieving regime change for long-term peace.  Despite these justifications—framed as decisive action against an existential danger—early polling shows the majority of Americans are not convinced.  A previous major U.S. operation, Operation Midnight Hammer in June 2025, about eight months before Epi...
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The Great MAGA Delusion.

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The Great MAGA Delusion 𝘚𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Īð˜Ķ 𝘛ð˜ģð˜ķð˜Ūð˜ą'ð˜ī 2025 𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ēð˜ķð˜Ļð˜ķð˜ģð˜Ēð˜ĩ𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋ, ð˜ąð˜°ð˜­ð˜­ð˜ī ð˜īð˜Đ𝘰ð˜ļ ð˜Ļð˜ģ𝘰ð˜ļ𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ ð˜Ĩ𝘊ð˜ī𝘊𝘭𝘭ð˜ķð˜ī𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋð˜Ūð˜Ķð˜Ŋð˜ĩ: ð˜ģð˜Ķ𝘧ð˜ķð˜īð˜Ē𝘭 ð˜ĩ𝘰 ð˜ģð˜Ķ𝘭ð˜Ķð˜Ēð˜īð˜Ķ ð˜Œð˜ąð˜īð˜ĩð˜Ķ𝘊ð˜Ŋ 𝘧𝘊𝘭ð˜Ķð˜ī, ð˜Ģð˜ģ𝘰𝘎ð˜Ķð˜Ŋ ð˜ąð˜ģ𝘰ð˜Ū𝘊ð˜īð˜Ķð˜ī, ð˜Ēð˜Ŋð˜Ĩ ð˜ąð˜°ð˜­ð˜Šð˜Ī𝘊ð˜Ķð˜ī ð˜īð˜Ķð˜Ķð˜Ŋ ð˜Ēð˜ī 𝘧ð˜Ē𝘷𝘰ð˜ģ𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ ð˜Ģ𝘊𝘭𝘭𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋð˜Ē𝘊ð˜ģð˜Ķð˜ī ð˜Ēð˜Ŋð˜Ĩ ð˜Ĩ𝘰ð˜Ŋ𝘰ð˜ģð˜ī 𝘰𝘷ð˜Ķð˜ģ ð˜Ē𝘷ð˜Ķð˜ģð˜Ēð˜Ļð˜Ķ 𝘈ð˜Ūð˜Ķð˜ģ𝘊ð˜Īð˜Ēð˜Ŋð˜ī. ð—Ēð—―ð—ķð—ŧð—ķ𝗞ð—ŧ: Bruce Alpine . S ince Donald Trump's second inauguration on January 20, 2025, polling data shows a clear and growing perception among Americans that his term has been deceptive—promising broad economic relief and an “America First” agenda for working families, yet delivering policies widely seen as favoring billionaire allies and major MAGA donors. December 21, 2025 poll says the majority of Americans believe Trumps policies favor the rich. CBS News Trump’s job approval has steadily declined.  Early 2025 aggregates (Real Clear Politics, Ballotpedia) placed it at 45...
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Concerns for Trumps Mental Ability, Now Mirroring Concerns For Biden

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Concerns for Trumps Mental Ability, Now Mirroring Concerns For Biden 𝘙ð˜Ķð˜Īð˜Ķð˜Ŋð˜ĩ ð˜ąð˜°ð˜­ð˜­ð˜ī ð˜īð˜Đ𝘰ð˜ļ ð˜Ļð˜ģ𝘰ð˜ļ𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ 𝘈ð˜Ūð˜Ķð˜ģ𝘊ð˜Īð˜Ēð˜Ŋ ð˜Ī𝘰ð˜Ŋð˜Īð˜Ķð˜ģð˜Ŋð˜ī ð˜Ēð˜Ģ𝘰ð˜ķð˜ĩ 𝘋𝘰ð˜Ŋð˜Ē𝘭ð˜Ĩ 𝘛ð˜ģð˜ķð˜Ūð˜ą'ð˜ī ð˜Ūð˜Ķð˜Ŋð˜ĩð˜Ē𝘭 𝘧𝘊ð˜ĩð˜Ŋð˜Ķð˜īð˜ī ð˜Ēð˜Ŋð˜Ĩ ð˜Ķð˜ģð˜ģð˜Ēð˜ĩ𝘊ð˜Ī ð˜Ģð˜Ķð˜Đð˜Ē𝘷𝘊𝘰ð˜ģ ð˜ļ𝘊ð˜ĩð˜Đ ð˜Ēð˜Ļð˜Ķ, ð˜Ū𝘊ð˜ģð˜ģ𝘰ð˜ģ𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ ð˜ąð˜ģð˜Ķ-2024 ð˜Ĩ𝘰ð˜ķð˜Ģð˜ĩð˜ī ð˜Ēð˜Ģ𝘰ð˜ķð˜ĩ 𝘉𝘊ð˜Ĩð˜Ķð˜Ŋ. 𝗔ð—ŧð—Ūð—đ𝘆𝘀ð—ķ𝘀: Bruce Alpine . R ecent polls on President Donald Trump's mental fitness in early 2026 mirror the widespread concerns about Joe Biden's cognitive abilities that dominated the pre-2024 election discourse, often fueled by Trump himself.  Before the November 2024 vote, surveys consistently showed 60-70% of voters doubting Biden's mental sharpness, paralleling today's 50-60% expressing doubts about Trump.  For instance, a February 2024 NBC News poll found 76% of voters had major or moderate concerns about Biden's mental and physical health.  A May 2023 PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll reported 62% v...
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Supreme Court DROPS BOMBSHELL: Trump's Tariffs Declared FLAT-OUT ILLEGAL – Billions in Refunds Loom

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Supreme Court DROPS BOMBSHELL: Trump's Tariffs Declared FLAT-OUT ILLEGAL – Billions in Refunds Loom 𝘚ð˜ķð˜ąð˜ģð˜Ķð˜Ūð˜Ķ 𝘊𝘰ð˜ķð˜ģð˜ĩ ð˜ģð˜ķ𝘭ð˜Ķð˜Ĩ 𝘛ð˜ģð˜ķð˜Ūð˜ą'ð˜ī 𝘐𝘌𝘌𝘗𝘈 ð˜ĩð˜Ēð˜ģ𝘊𝘧𝘧ð˜ī 𝘊𝘭𝘭ð˜Ķð˜Ļð˜Ē𝘭 (6-3), 𝘊ð˜Ŋ𝘷ð˜Ē𝘭𝘊ð˜Ĩð˜Ēð˜ĩ𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ ð˜Ūð˜Ēð˜Ŧ𝘰ð˜ģ ð˜Ĩð˜ķð˜ĩ𝘊ð˜Ķð˜ī, ð˜ąð˜°ð˜ĩð˜Ķð˜Ŋð˜ĩ𝘊ð˜Ē𝘭 ð˜Ģ𝘊𝘭𝘭𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋð˜ī 𝘊ð˜Ŋ ð˜ģð˜Ķ𝘧ð˜ķð˜Ŋð˜Ĩð˜ī, ð˜Ķð˜Ī𝘰ð˜Ŋ𝘰ð˜Ū𝘊ð˜Ī ð˜ģð˜Ķ𝘭𝘊ð˜Ķ𝘧 𝘧𝘰ð˜ģ ð˜Ī𝘰ð˜Ŋð˜īð˜ķð˜Ūð˜Ķð˜ģð˜ī, ð˜Ģð˜ķð˜ĩ 𝘛ð˜ģð˜ķð˜Ūð˜ą ð˜ąð˜­ð˜Ēð˜Ŋð˜ī ð˜Ŋð˜Ķð˜ļ ð˜ĩð˜Ēð˜ģ𝘊𝘧𝘧ð˜ī ð˜ķð˜Ŋð˜Ĩð˜Ķð˜ģ ð˜Ē𝘭ð˜ĩð˜Ķð˜ģð˜Ŋð˜Ēð˜ĩ𝘊𝘷ð˜Ķ 𝘭ð˜Ēð˜ļ. 𝗔ð—ŧð—Ūð—đ𝘆𝘀ð—ķ𝘀: Bruce Alpine . T he U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were illegal.   The Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts (joined by Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson, Gorsuch, and Barrett), held that IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs, as this power belongs to Congress under the Constitution.  Tariffs are taxes on imports,...
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POLL: Coalition Holds Power – But Greens Surge, While Major Parties Slide.

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POLL: Coalition Holds Power – But Greens Surge, While Major Parties Slide. 𝘛ð˜Đð˜Ķ 𝘧𝘊ð˜ģð˜īð˜ĩ 𝘛𝘝1/𝘝ð˜Ķð˜ģ𝘊ð˜Ēð˜Ŋ ð˜ąð˜°ð˜­ð˜­ 𝘰𝘧 2026: 𝘊𝘰ð˜Ē𝘭𝘊ð˜ĩ𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋ ð˜ģð˜Ķð˜ĩð˜Ē𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜ī ð˜Ūð˜Ēð˜Ŧ𝘰ð˜ģ𝘊ð˜ĩ𝘚, ð˜Ģð˜ķð˜ĩ 𝘕ð˜Ēð˜ĩ𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋð˜Ē𝘭 & 𝘓ð˜Ēð˜Ģ𝘰ð˜ķð˜ģ ð˜ī𝘭𝘊ð˜Ĩð˜Ķ, 𝘎ð˜ģð˜Ķð˜Ķð˜Ŋð˜ī ð˜īð˜ķð˜ģð˜Ļð˜Ķ ð˜ĩ𝘰 11%, ð˜•ð˜Ą 𝘍𝘊ð˜ģð˜īð˜ĩ ð˜ģð˜Ķð˜Ģ𝘰ð˜ķð˜Ŋð˜Ĩð˜ī ð˜ĩ𝘰 10%. 𝘈ð˜Ŋð˜Ē𝘭𝘚ð˜ī𝘊ð˜ī: Bruce Alpine . T he February 2026 1News Verian poll , conducted 7–11 February and released 16 February, provides the first significant insight into voter sentiment as New Zealand enters election year ahead of the November 2026 vote.  Surveying 1,003 eligible voters via mixed mobile and online panels (margin of error ±3.1%), it highlights a coalition government still comfortably ahead but with clear signs of voter fatigue and shifting dynamics among minor parties.  Credit: Bruce Alpine Party support shows National at 34% (down 2 points from December 2025), Labour at 32% (down 3 points).  Their combined 66% is notably low com...
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Bad Bunny Smashes Records, TPUSA Alternative Craters in Viewership

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Bad Bunny Smashes Records, TPUSA Alternative Craters in Viewership 𝘉ð˜Ēð˜Ĩ 𝘉ð˜ķð˜Ŋð˜Ŋ𝘚'ð˜ī 2026 𝘚ð˜ķð˜ąð˜Ķð˜ģ 𝘉𝘰ð˜ļ𝘭 ð˜Đð˜Ē𝘭𝘧ð˜ĩ𝘊ð˜Ūð˜Ķ ð˜īð˜Đ𝘰ð˜ļ ð˜Ĩð˜ģð˜Ķð˜ļ 𝘰𝘷ð˜Ķð˜ģ 135 ð˜Ū𝘊𝘭𝘭𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋ 𝘷𝘊ð˜Ķð˜ļð˜Ķð˜ģð˜ī, ð˜īð˜Đð˜Ēð˜ĩð˜ĩð˜Ķð˜ģ𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ ð˜ģð˜Ķð˜Ī𝘰ð˜ģð˜Ĩð˜ī, ð˜ļð˜Đ𝘊𝘭ð˜Ķ ð˜ĩð˜Đð˜Ķ 𝘛𝘗𝘜𝘚𝘈 ð˜Ē𝘭ð˜ĩð˜Ķð˜ģð˜Ŋð˜Ēð˜ĩ𝘊𝘷ð˜Ķ ð˜ąð˜Ķð˜Ē𝘎ð˜Ķð˜Ĩ ð˜Ēð˜ĩ ~6.1 ð˜Ū𝘊𝘭𝘭𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋ—𝘰𝘷ð˜Ķð˜ģ 20 ð˜ĩ𝘊ð˜Ūð˜Ķð˜ī 𝘧ð˜Ķð˜ļð˜Ķð˜ģ. 𝘈ð˜Ŋð˜Ē𝘭𝘚ð˜ī𝘊ð˜ī: Bruce Alpine . T he Apple Music Super Bowl LX halftime show, headlined by Bad Bunny, drew massive audiences, becoming the most-watched halftime performance in Super Bowl history according to early reports.  Preliminary figures from sources like CBS News, NBC, and Nielsen estimates placed viewership at over 135 million, with some outlets citing 135.4 million viewers.  This edged past the previous record set by Kendrick Lamar in 2025 (133.5 million) and earlier benchmarks like Michael Jackson's 1993 performance (around 133.4 million in adjusted terms).  The numbers include the main NBC br...
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A New Order Is Emerging - Allies Losing Faith In Trumps America

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A New Order Is Emerging - Allies Losing Faith In Trumps America 𝘒ð˜Ķ𝘚 𝘜.𝘚. ð˜Ē𝘭𝘭𝘊ð˜Ķð˜ī ð˜Ēð˜ģð˜Ķ ð˜īð˜ĩð˜Ķð˜Ēð˜Ĩ𝘊𝘭𝘚 𝘭𝘰ð˜ī𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ ð˜ĩð˜ģð˜ķð˜īð˜ĩ 𝘊ð˜Ŋ ð˜ĩð˜Đð˜Ķ 𝘛ð˜ģð˜ķð˜Ūð˜ą 𝘞ð˜Đ𝘊ð˜ĩð˜Ķ 𝘏𝘰ð˜ķð˜īð˜Ķ ð˜Ēð˜Ŋð˜Ĩ 𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Īð˜ģð˜Ķð˜Ēð˜ī𝘊ð˜Ŋð˜Ļ𝘭𝘚 ð˜Ĩ𝘰ð˜ķð˜Ģð˜ĩ ð˜ĩð˜Đð˜Ēð˜ĩ ð˜ĩð˜Đð˜Ķ 𝘈ð˜Ūð˜Ķð˜ģ𝘊ð˜Īð˜Ēð˜Ŋ ð˜ąð˜Ķð˜°ð˜ąð˜­ð˜Ķ ð˜ļ𝘰ð˜Ŋ'ð˜ĩ ð˜ģð˜Ķ-ð˜Ķ𝘭ð˜Ķð˜Īð˜ĩ ð˜Ē ð˜ī𝘊ð˜Ū𝘊𝘭ð˜Ēð˜ģ ð˜Ēð˜Ĩð˜Ū𝘊ð˜Ŋ𝘊ð˜īð˜ĩð˜ģð˜Ēð˜ĩ𝘊𝘰ð˜Ŋ. ð—Ēð—―ð—ķð—ŧð—ķ𝗞ð—ŧ: Bruce Alpine . U S President Trump's second term has significantly strained relations with many traditional U.S. allies, leading to a notable erosion of trust in American foreign policy leadership.  Recent polls and analyses from mid-2025 through early 2026 reveal a consistent pattern: majorities in key partner nations express low confidence in Trump's global approach.  For example, Pew Research Center surveys in June 2025 showed that more than half of adults in 19 out of 24 countries surveyed lacked confidence in Trump's leadership on the world stage, with U.S. favorability declining sharply ...
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