Support Ted’s Work

Trump Wins Words

•
Ted Rall

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told Congress that the U.S. intelligence community had concluded that Iran had not developed nuclear weapons nor did it intend to do so. Then, without explanation, Trump said he agreed with Israel that Iran was weeks away from doing so. Next, the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear research sites, which the U.S. claimed had been totally destroyed. But a leaked DIA report indicated that damage was minimal, Iran’s enriched uranium had been removed, and the airstrike had only set Iran back by a few months. Finally, Trump denied the DIA report too, announced Iran’s nuclear program dead, and signaled a willingness to negotiate with Iran about normalization. Who can follow all this? Certainly not Netanyahu, who seems to have been conned by Trump into having to state that Iran no longer poses a threat.

Do You Have What It Takes?

•
Ted Rall

ICE agents are despised for their brutal treatment of migrants and anyone who crosses them, acting like spineless cowards by hiding their identities. Who takes such a vile job? Someone obsessed with cash, clearly prioritizing their salaries over basic human decency.

Law Enforcement

•
Ted Rall

ICE officers and their right-wing supporters claim they are enforcing laws against illegal immigration. While most Americans support controlled borders and deportations, polls indicate disapproval of the violent and cruel deportation methods used under Trump, highlighting a divide on execution despite agreement on policy goals. Then there’s the question of whether the laws are just in the first place.

An Infinite Right to Defend Yourself

•
Ted Rall

A preemptive military attack is permitted under international law only if an attack is imminent. Iran has not attacked or threatened Israel, yet Israel initiated a war against Iran. Logically, there is always a possibility that someone might attack you, but this does not grant the right to target anyone at will.

Shutting Down Government Agencies

•
Ted Rall

Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative is the latest conservative push to eliminate federal departments and agencies deemed inefficient. However, the criticism of inefficiency implies these agencies serve vital functions. If an agency struggles to perform effectively, isn’t the solution to improve its efficiency rather than dismantle it?

Hey Mexicans!

•
Ted Rall

For decades, both U.S. political parties have maintained an open or porous U.S.-Mexico border. Republicans supported this due to their big business allies’ preference for cheap labor, which suppressed wages. Democrats assumed, incorrectly, that migrants’ U.S.-born children would reliably vote Democratic. Although illegal immigrants violated the law, enforcement was lax. Now, millions who were implicitly encouraged to enter are abruptly being treated as if they were terrorists who infiltrated the country.

Give It Up, Israel

•
Ted Rall

Supporters of Israel rely on numerous questionable assumptions to justify their support for the genocide that has slaughtered 200,000 innocent Palestinians. They assert Israel has an inherent right to exist (no country does), acts solely in self-defense (obviously untrue), ought not to face limits on what it calls retaliation (absurd), commits no war crimes (the ICJ disagrees), and that anti-Zionism is the same as anti-Semitism (there are many anti-Zionist Jews). As the gruesome war against Gaza continues, these once persuasive claims appear increasingly fragile, collapsing like a house of cards. A UN report accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza, citing 8,000 civilian deaths just since the conflict recently escalated after Israel broke the ceasefire. Protests in London recently drew 500,000 people condemning Israeli actions, showing that support for the Jewish state is declining amid growing global scrutiny and shifting public opinion on Israel. The blank check given to Israel in 1948 has been overdrawn.

Are You Entertained?

•
Ted Rall

As part of a deliberate strategy to keep adversaries off-balance, the Trump Administration floods the news cycle with wild and controversial policy decisions and public statements, like mass deportations, expelling foreign students, and imposing travel bans—often harsh and cruel. The blizzard of state violence is entertaining. But it also causes widespread stress. These moves will only intensify, making us even crazier. The constant barrage leaves the public grappling with uncertainty, fear, and division, with no relief in sight..and any of us could be next.

Le Slap

•
Ted Rall

Emmanuel Macron was the victim of a physical assault by his wife Brigitte on international TV. She slapped and shoved the French president’s face on a plane in Hanoi, prompting countless jokes but little discussion of male victims of domestic violence and gender. Sad, since men are abused by their wives and girlfriends at similar rates to the other way around. Is Macron a battered husband? Maybe, even if Elysee Palace brushed off the violence as playful fun between a loving couple. But even if he were to look for support, there are very few resources for straight male victims. Society overlooks such cases or worse, makes fun of them. A French gym even used an AI image of a bruised Macron to promote self-defense classes for men, for example. Family courts grant custody to accused abusers 70% of the time, and male survivors get little sympathy. If a woman can beat up the president on France on TV without consequence, there is little hope.
keyboard_arrow_up
css.php