Longhorn Meat Grinder!

Now we will see more partisan gerrymandered districts in the country.

Republicans have successfully achieved their goal to make Texas a stronghold.

After all the theatrics, leaving the state and public appearances in the junk food media, the Texas Democratic Party is still a minority. Soon, the U.S. House will have five competitive seats now favoring Republicans.

The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling through a partisan gerrymander that launched weeks of protests by Democrats and a widening national battle over redistricting.

The approval came at the urging of President Donald J. Trump, who pushed for the extraordinary mid-decade revision of congressional maps to give his party a better chance at holding onto the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The maps, which would give Republicans five more winnable seats, need to be approved by the GOP-controlled state Senate and signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott before they become official.

But the Texas House vote had presented the best chance for Democrats to derail the redraw.

Democratic legislators delayed the vote by two weeks by fleeing Texas earlier this month in protest, and they were assigned round-the-clock police monitoring upon their return to ensure they attended Wednesday’s session.

The approval of the Texas maps on an 88-52 party-line vote is likely to prompt California’s Democratic-controlled state Legislature this week to approve of a new House map creating five new Democratic-leaning districts. But the California map would require voter approval in November.

Democrats have also vowed to challenge the new Texas map in court and complained that Republicans made the political power move before passing legislation responding to deadly floods that swept the state last month.

Gov. Hot Wheels will sign the new Texas map into law.

Texas maps openly made to help GOP

Texas Republicans openly said they were acting in their party’s interest. State Rep. Todd Hunter, who wrote the legislation formally creating the new map, noted that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed politicians to redraw districts for nakedly partisan purposes.

“The underlying goal of this plan is straight forward: improve Republican political performance,” Hunter, a Republican, said on the floor. After nearly eight hours of debate, Hunter took the floor again to sum up the entire dispute as nothing more than a partisan fight. “What’s the difference, to the whole world listening? Republicans like it, and Democrats do not.”

Democrats said the disagreement was about more than partisanship.

“In a democracy, people choose their representatives,” State Rep. Chris Turner said. “This bill flips that on its head and lets politicians in Washington, D.C., choose their voters.”

State Rep. John H. Bucy blamed the president. “This is Donald Trump’s map,” Bucy said. “It clearly and deliberately manufactures five more Republican seats in Congress because Trump himself knows that the voters are rejecting his agenda.”

Redistricting becomes tool nationwide in battle for US House

The Republican power play has already triggered a national tit-for-tat battle as Democratic state lawmakers prepared to gather in California on Thursday to revise that state’s map to create five new Democratic seats.

“This is a new Democratic Party, this is a new day, this is new energy out there all across this country,” California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said on a call with reporters on Wednesday. “And we’re going to fight fire with fire.”

Katrina Pierson was Trump’s Black outreach director. Now she is a Texas state house member who is seeking a bid for the U.S. House.

A new California map would need to be approved by voters in a special election in November because that state normally operates with a nonpartisan commission drawing the map to avoid the very sort of political brawl that is playing out. Newsom himself backed the 2008 ballot measure to create that process, as did former President Barack Obama. But in a sign of Democrats’ stiffening resolve, Obama Tuesday night backed Newsom’s bid to redraw the California map, saying it was a necessary step to stave off the GOP’s Texas move.

“I think that approach is a smart, measured approach,” Obama said during a fundraiser for the Democratic Party’s main redistricting arm.

The incumbent president’s party usually loses seats in the midterm election, and the GOP currently controls the House of Representatives by a mere three votes. Trump is going beyond Texas in his push to remake the map. He’s pushed Republican leaders in conservative states like Indiana and Missouri to also try to create new Republican seats. Ohio Republicans were already revising their map before Texas moved. Democrats, meanwhile, are mulling reopening Maryland’s and New York’s maps as well.

However, more Democratic-run states have commission systems like California’s or other redistricting limits than Republican ones do, leaving the GOP with a freer hand to swiftly redraw maps. New York, for example, can’t draw new maps until 2028, and even then, only with voter approval.

Texas Democrats decry the new maps

In Texas, there was little that outnumbered Democrats could do other than fume and threaten a lawsuit to block the map. Because the Supreme Court has blessed purely partisan gerrymandering, the only way opponents can stop the new Texas map would be by arguing it violates the Voting Rights Act requirement to keep minority communities together so they can select representatives of their choice.

Democrats noted that, in every decade since the 1970s, courts have found that Texas’ legislature did violate the Voting Rights Act in redistricting, and that civil rights groups had an active lawsuit making similar allegations against the 2021 map that Republicans drew up.

Gov. Gavin Newsom plans on pushing a ballot measure to redraw California U.S. congressional districts to make the state a stronghold for Democrats.

Republicans contend the new map creates more new majority-minority seats than the previous one. Democrats and some civil rights groups have countered that the GOP does that through mainly a numbers game that leads to halving the number of the state’s House seats that will be represented by a Black representative.

State Rep. Ron Reynolds noted the country just marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act’s passage and warned GOP members about how they’d be remembered if they voted for what he called “this racial gerrymander.”

“Just like the people who were on the wrong side of history in 1965, history will be looking at the people who made the decisions in the body this day,” Reynolds, a Democrat, said.

Republicans hit back at criticism

Republicans spent far less time talking on Wednesday, content to let their numbers do the talking in the lopsided vote. As the day dragged on, a handful hit back against Democratic complaints.

“You call my voters racist, you call my party racist and yet we’re expected to follow the rules,” said State Rep. Katrina Pierson, a former Trump spokesperson. “There are Black and Hispanic and Asian Republicans in this chamber who were elected just like you.”

House Republicans’ frustration at the Democrats’ flight and ability to delay the vote was palpable. The GOP used a parliamentary maneuver to take a second and final vote on the map so it wouldn’t have to reconvene for one more vote after Senate approval.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced as debate started that doors to the chamber were locked and any member leaving was required to have a permission slip. The doors were only unlocked after final passage more than eight hours later. One Democrat who refused the 24-hour police monitoring, State Rep. Nicole Collier, had been confined to the House floor since Monday night.

Some Democratic state lawmakers joined Collier Tuesday night for what Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez dubbed “a sleepover for democracy.”

Republicans issued civil arrest warrants to bring the Democrats back after they left the state Aug. 3, and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott asked the state Supreme Court to oust several Democrats from office. The lawmakers also face a fine of $500 for every day they were absent.

Imagine Being America Last In Education But Demanding Educators Be America First!

The totally not gay Oklahoma schools superintendent wants California and New York teachers to learn MAGA history.

The state of Oklahoma is safe for Republicans. The state is deeply conservative and the tribal nations that occupy 3/5 of the state have no say in how the state operates.

So thus, the state is ranked at the bottom of education.

You can be a Sooner but a stupid son of a bitch too.

Any teachers moving to Oklahoma are being required to take an America First exam before being certified to educate in the state.

Teachers from New York and California who apply to teach in Oklahoma will now have to answer questions meant to screen out “woke indoctrinators” with left-wing views — the latest attempt by Oklahoma officials to push the state’s education system rightward.

The test’s 50 questions will cover topics about U.S. government, religion and gender, according to examples shared by the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (R). Teachers unions have criticized the move as a political stunt that will discourage applicants as Oklahoma faces a teacher shortage.

Walters was allegedly caught watching porn while listening to citizens.

The Washington Post reports that Walters announced plans to administer the test at a state education board meeting in July in which he said California and New York — the nation’s two largest blue states — have teaching standards considered “antithetical” to Oklahoma’s. Prager University, a nonprofit that produces educational materials emphasizing patriotic and conservative views, developed the exam.

“We’re not bringing in woke indoctrinators into the classroom,” Walters told The Washington Post on Monday, adding, “It’s a very America-first approach.”

Walters has courted controversy for previous efforts to shape Oklahoma’s schools, including distributing Bibles in classrooms and backing a proposal to teach high-schoolers that there were “discrepancies” in the 2020 election. He supported the unsuccessful effort to create the nation’s first public religious charter school in Oklahoma that culminated in a deadlocked Supreme Court ruling in May.

Walters told the education board that its members will not have a chance to review the test for teacher candidates before it is implemented. Chris Van Denhende, a board member, asked Walters in July to ensure the policy “passes legal muster.”

Imagine your child being taught bullshit from a far right propaganda outlet.

“It sounds like we’re on the edge,” Van Denhende said.

The requirement went into effect over the summer, Walters said, but the test is being finalized. Applicants from New York and California receive a notice that they will not be accepted until they complete the exam, once it is ready. Walters said he hoped the exam would be released “soon.”

The Oklahoma State Department of Education shared five sample questions from the multiple-choice test Monday, covering topics such as the Constitution and the makeup of Congress. Oklahoma already requires new teachers to take a U.S. citizenship test, which covers civics topics, to complete their certification. Walters said the test for California and New York teachers would also focus on “the biological differences between the two genders.”

Applicants will have to answer all 50 questions correctly to qualify. Walters said the test is “common sense” and “straightforward.” While the requirement is aimed at teaching applicants from California and New York, Walters said he would consider expanding the test to applicants from other blue states.

Cari Elledge, president of the Oklahoma Education Association, which represents the state’s school employees, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. She told USA Today that the move is a “political stunt to grab attention,” adding that inserting politics into the state’s teacher screenings could harm morale and turn away good educators.

The union told its members in a July letter that Walters “has no legal authority to vet certified teachers based on political ideology” because state law requires Oklahoma to recognize out-of-state teaching credentials, USA Today reported.

Walters said he is prepared for the teacher test to face legal challenges.

The move deepens Prager’s influence in state education. The nonprofit, which produces videos promoting conservative views of history, race, sex and gender, has secured partnerships with at least five states to allow their content to be optional teaching material in public schools.

MAGA Fell For It: U.S. Acting Attorney Had A Hand In It!

Ya mo be there.

The Republicans are so willing to place all the blame on Democrats whenever the responsibilities get too bothersome.

Nah, this falls on President Donald J. Trump.

He picks the candidates. He selects all the acting officials.

Tom Alexandrovich is back in Israel after he was arrested in Las Vegas for attempting to solicit and entice sexual encounters with a minor. The U.S. Justice Department is under fire for allowing this suspect flee.

Usually if a person is charged with a crime, they often are placed in custody, ordered to surrender passports and restricted from travel. In cases of sexual assualt and child abuse, it pretty much is custody until judge issues a bail.

Knowing he is from another country, that certainly was a flight risk.

Sigal Chattah, an Israeli born U.S. Acting Attorney for Nevada is under fire. She allowed Alexandrovich to flee. Now she is downplaying it as it was some liberal district attorney being involved in releasing the suspect.

“Last week, Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was arrested in a Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children joint operation; and he was booked into the Henderson Detention Center. This important multi-agency operation targeted child sex predators who preyed upon the most vulnerable members of our communities. As a result of the operation, the Clark County District Attorney’s Office is handling the prosecution.”

Basically Chattah was brought a federal case. She downplayed it. She knows that the Clark County District Attorney will have a difficult time trying to get the suspect.

The motherfucker fled the U.S. and its unlikely he will return to face charges.

Trump announced the appointment of Sigal Chattah as the interim United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto referred to Chattah as an "election denier who has advocated for political violence," while Senator Jacky Rosen stated that she would do "everything in [her] power to block her confirmation."

This moron allowed a pedophile flee the U.S.

She took office as interim Attorney on April 1, 2025. She continued to be listed as a Republican National Committee committeewoman and was introduced virtually at a Nevada Republican Party meeting on April 5, with her participation prompting concerns by the The Nevada Independent about a possible violation of U.S. Department of Justice rules prohibiting political activity by its employees.

Before scrubbing her social media, Fattah was supportive of Israel’s genocide on the Palestinians.

 

Alexandrovich is a top cyber security official under Israeli regime leader Benjamin Netanyahu. The prime minister denies knowing him despite personally picking this person.

The incident has sparked significant controversy, raising questions about how Alexandrovich was able to leave the U.S. despite the charges and whether there was any governmental interference in the judicial process. The Israeli Cyber Directorate initially downplayed the arrest but later quietly suspended Alexandrovich. Critics have accused Israeli authorities of helping him evade U.S. justice.

The Beehive Stings: Mass Shooting In Tremonton, Utah!

Over Interstate 15 and 84, law enforcement in Utah salute two slain officers.

When President Donald J. Trump wants to do a crackdown on crime in Democratic leaning cities, its code for Black. Instead of focusing on gun violence being the No. 1 threat in the United States, Trump will resort to distractions. 

He cannot control the cities when he had no idea on how to maintain them.

Another damn mass shooting. This is a police shooting.

There were 329 mass shootings.

• Saginaw, MI
• Mt. Carbon, WV
• Richmond,VA
• Fairview, OK
• Daphne, AL
• Grants Pass, OR
• Jackson, MS
• Cameron, TX
• Midland, TX
• Thompson, PA
• Virginia Beach, VA
• Fargo, ND
• Iowa City, IA
• Harvey, IL
• Omaha, NE
• Kill Devil Hills, NC
• Tiptonville, TN
• Reno, NV
• Charlotte, NC
• Flint, MI
• Mt. Vernon, IL
• Yazoo City, MS
• Conway, AR
• Hilliard, FL
• Needles, CA
• Lorain, OH
• Waynesboro, MS
• Anchorage, AK
• Little Rock, AR
• Cordova, TN
• The Bronx, NY
• Lexington, KY
• Easton, PA
• Chattanooga, TN
• Round Rock, TX
• Rupert, ID
• Akron, OH
• Natchitoches, LA
• Toledo, OH
• Talladega, AL
• Sedro-Woolley, WA
• San Francisco, CA
• Lubbock, TX
• Honolulu, HI
• Albany, NY
• Brockton, MA
• Fort Wayne, IN
• Indianapolis, IN
• Charlottesville, VA
• Dayton, OH
• Nicholasville, KY
• Kingstree, SC
• Mobile, AL
• Springfield, OH
• Atlanta, GA
• New Orleans, LA
• Chicago, IL
• Kansas City, MO
• Portland, OR
• Trenton, NJ
• Moorhead, MS
• Jonesboro, GA
• Newark, NJ
• Baltimore, MD
• Corpus Christi, TX
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Ferndale, MI
• East Orange, NJ
• Springfield, MO
• Baton Rogue, LA
• Tulsa, OK
• Compton, CA
• Houston, TX
• Moreno Valley, CA
• Anderson County, SC
• Louisville, MS
• Janesville, WI
• Miami, FL
• Middletown, OH
• Johnstown, PA
• Evansville, IN
• Hartford, CT
• West Valley City, UT
• Greenville, MS
• Detroit, MI
• Jacksonville, FL
• Canton, OH
• Elkhart, IN
• Nashville, TN
• Dover, DE
• Reno, NV
• Columbus, OH
• Brooklyn Park, MN 
• Augusta, GA
• Washington, DC
• Milwaukee, WI
• Cleveland, OH
• LaGrange, GA
• Benton Harbor, MI
• Portsmouth, VA
• Sanford, NC
• Cheneyville, LA
• Columbia, SC
• Dallas, TX
• Minneapolis, MN
• Asheville, NC
• Danville, VA
• Hickory, NC
• Snellville, GA
• Fayette, MS
• Clarksville, IN
• Marion, SC
• Haubstadt, IN
• Waianae, HI
• Lakewood, WA
• Atlanta, GA
• Waterbury, CT
• Philadelphia, PA
• Alexandria, VA
• Little River, SC
• Oak Ridge, TN
• Jackson, TN
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Albuquerque, NM
• Savannah, GA
• Chester, PA
• McKinney, TX
• Rayville, LA
• St. Louis, MO
• Macon, GA
• Glenville, GA
• Seattle, WA
• Jackson, MI
• Las Vegas, NV
• Valdosta, GA
• Kalispell, MT
• Florence, SC
• Los Angeles, CA
• Paramount, CA
• Arvin, CA
• Kelso, WA
• Hartford, CT
• Memphis, TN
• Keithville, LA
• North Charleston, SC
• Sharon, PA
• Oklahoma City, OK
• Denver, CO
• Glendale, AZ

Police officers killed so far: 59 killed.

School shootings so far: 89 school shootings.

Here comes the far right trolls hoping the suspect isn't white.

They are hoping the shooter is:

• Black
• Muslim
• Immigrant
• Transgender
• A disgruntled activist 
• A facility worker who supported Democrats
• All of the above

Let's go down the list of many deadly encounters for police and first responders.

1. Routine traffic stop.

2. Answering a domestic violence or a mentally ill call.

3. Animal (cat, dog, coyote, bear or rabid animal attack).

4. Water rescue (ice, high water or flash flooding).

5. Mass shooting.

6. Friendly fire.

7. Traffic control.

8. High speed pursuits.

9. Exposure to biohazards/pathogens (HIV, STDs, food, blood, vomit or COVID-19).

10. Swatting (including making false statements, hostage negotiations and criminal damaging).

11. Weather (tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires and blizzards).

12. Stress (suicide, domestic issues at home, alcohol abuse, corruption, racism or harassment).

Domestic violence calls are extremely dangerous for police. They don't know what they're walking into. Usually, the aggressor may be armed or mentally ill and the police have to risk their lives to save others.

It happened in Tremonton, Utah and the nearby city of Garland in Box Elder County.

Two police officers killed, one injured, a police dog is injured and the victim who made the call was injured. The suspect was arrested.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Spencer Cox, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) and the U.S. House members of Utah were notified.

Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were shot and killed in Utah, and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun, authorities said Monday.

The officers were identified as Sgt. Lee Sorensen, 56, and Officer Eric Estrada, 31, of the Tremonton-Garland Police Department.

Two officers slain by a man after they answered a domestic call.

A sheriff’s deputy and a police dog also were shot and wounded in their car as they arrived to help at a neighborhood in Tremonton on Sunday night. The deputy from Box Elder County was released from the hospital Monday and the dog was hospitalized in fair condition, police said.

“These officers are definitely heroes,” Police Chief Chad Reyes in neighboring Brigham City said at a news conference Monday morning.

When police respond to domestic disturbance calls, “we really don’t know what we’re walking into,” he said. “And they are one of the most dangerous events that we can be dispatched on.”

Police received multiple 911 hang-up calls from a home in the city. A single officer from the Tremonton-Garland Police Department arrived first and was speaking to someone at the home when the man came out with a gun, police said in a news release. Reyes said he believed the man lived at the house.

“The male opened fire on the officer, striking and killing the officer,” the news release said. A second officer from the department who responded “was immediately fired upon by the same male suspect” and was killed, it said.

After the officers were shot, bystanders persuaded the man to put down his weapon, police said. Up to 50 officers from multiple agencies responded. SWAT teams arrived to clear the home and verify that there was no further threat, police said.

The ranch-style home was cordoned off by yellow crime scene tape Monday. A trampoline and a blue children’s pool could be seen on the front lawn.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called what happened “a terrible and tragic night.” He posted online that he joined the state in mourning the loss “of these courageous law enforcement officers” and ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in their honor.

The suspect was arrested on charges of aggravated murder, police said. The names of the wounded deputy and the suspect have not been released.

Sorensen had served 17 years as a law enforcement officer and received multiple honors for his service to the community. He had recently been promoted to sergeant and was supposed to be sworn into his new role on Friday, the department said.

Estrada had worked in the jail in Box Elder County and as a patrol officer before joining the Tremonton-Garland Police Department. His colleagues described him as a dedicated father and husband who loved being on patrol so he could interact with people in the community.

Tremonton, which has about 13,000 people, is about 75 miles (121 kilometers) north of Salt Lake City at the junction of Interstates 15 and 84. It advertises itself as “a favorite midway stop for vacations” to destinations such as Yellowstone National Park, Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon. It also calls itself “Utah’s City of Murals” with a walking tour featuring 18 works of public art.

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!

IF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO AID ISRAEL, THE WORLD WILL BOYCOTT THE U.S. AND ABANDON THE DOLLAR!

I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET OR THE COP'S VERSION.

THERE IS NO GOD!

GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!

FUCK YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!

Trump gave us open season.

These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives.

There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.

I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. 

Make America Safe Again, right?

Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases. 

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assumes the gunmen are Black.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican legislators who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. 

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions. 

We need to put pressure on Republicans and Democrats to do something to improve everyone's lives.

The Blue Lives Matter crowd. A waste of excrement.

Keep pressure on them with Israel. 

Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and the U.S. must end its aid. 

Our taxpayer money should not help Israel any further.

Republicans have extremely unpopular ideas. They will find out the risk of supporters being turned off by their policies.

Biden, Harris and the Democratic Party failed at understanding what is more important to the country. Trump, Vance and the Republican Party have already failed at understanding.

Both parties support of Israel had made some Arab Americans, Muslim and young voters vote against them. They have cost Biden a second term and Harris a historical victory.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Those victims who don't get their names or accomplishments mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. We are tracking police violence and school shootings as well. 

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend's social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline's website or the Crisis Text Line's website.

The call center to the White House and Congress should still be the same.

The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police. 

Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that deporting law abiding immigrants seeking refuge is inhumane. You want our American military out of the Middle East and every fucking international conflict in the world. You want legislation to focus on ending gun violence, lowering the cost of rent, lowering the cost of food, lowering the cost of hospital visits, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that pulling out of the UN Human Rights Organization, World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords will put the U.S. in danger when catastrophic event happen. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel and Ukraine. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism. 

We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists.

Israeli Cyber Security Official Caught In Child S*x Sting! Did Trump Help A PDF File Flee?

Sexual predator who works with Israeli intelligence flees the U.S. after being being caught trying to entice a child.

The Department of Justice had a man arrested after he threw a sandwich at National Guard officials. Yet a real threat is ignored by the DOJ.

The Justice Department is silent on a major scandal that involves an Israeli operative, the Clark County Nevada Sheriff's Office, the Henderson Police, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, the Nevada Department of Public Safety and IC3.

An undercover operation targeting child sex predators in the Las Vegas Valley over two weeks resulted in the arrest of eight individuals, according to a release from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

The individuals arrested are:

• David Wonnacott-Yahnke, 40
• Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38
• Jose Alberto Perez-Torres, 35
• Aniket Brajeshkumar Sadani, 23
• James Ramon Reddick, 23
• Ramon Manuel Parra Valenzuela, 29
• Neal Harrison Creecy, 46
• John Charles Duncan, 49

Each faces charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act.

The Israeli operative was caught trying to meet with a 14 year old girl. He also alleged had child pornography.

The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

So if this was a person who came from the Global South or East Asia, this would be a laundry list of grievances to undermine immigration. 

A white man who happens to be Jewish and an Israeli commits a felony, he gets arrested, bails out, calls the Israeli regime for assistance, they call the U.S. State Department and it's a green light for extradition without trial.

Alexandrovich faces felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act, alongside several other suspects who were apprehended during the two-week sting operation, the Las Vegas metropolitan police department said in a statement published on Friday. He has since been released from custody on $10,000 bail after an initial court appearance, records show, and returned to Israel.

As first reported by the news site Mediaite, a publicly posted screenshot of Alexandrovich’s page on the LinkedIn professional networking platform described him as the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate, an Israeli government agency under the purview of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Other information online attributes the same position to Alexandrovich.

The screenshot first reported by Mediaite also showed a post under Alexandrovich’s name alluding to his having been in Las Vegas earlier in August for the Black Hat Briefings, a yearly meeting of cybersecurity professionals.

“Two things you can’t escape at Black Hat 2025: the relentless buz of generative [artificial intelligence] and the sound of Hebrew … in every corridor,” Alexandrovich wrote in part in an accompanying post. Invoking an abbreviation for large language models and referring to one of Israel’s largest cities, the post continued: “The key takeaway? The future of cybersecurity is being written in code, and it seems a significant part of it is being authored in #TelAviv and powered by LLMs. An exciting time to be in the field!”

Cyber Unit 8200 has been trying to cover up the Israeli national's child sex crimes.

That LinkedIn page under Alexandrovich’s name has since been deleted.

The Israeli news outlet Ynet reported on Wednesday that the US had detained “an employee of the Israel National Cyber Directorate” for interrogation while he was representing his country at a professional conference. That employee then returned to his hotel and flew back to Israel two days later.

“Israeli officials downplayed the incident, saying it carried ‘no political implications’ and was resolved quickly,” Ynet reported, without naming Alexandrovich or mentioning he had been arrested in connection with a felony charge leveled against him by Nevada law enforcement officials. “The reasons for the questioning remain unclear but may relate to the employee’s conduct.”

Ynet reported early on Saturday evening US eastern time that Alexandrovich was on leave from the Cyber Directorate by “mutual decision”. The outlet also said that the Cyber Directorate claimed the earlier information about Alexandrovich was “accurate based” on what had been provided to the agency.

Mediaite reported that Netanyahu’s office issued a statement denying that the employee in question had even been arrested.

“A state employee who traveled to the US for professional matters was questioned by American authorities during his stay,” the prime minister’s office said. “The employee, who does not hold a diplomatic visa, was not arrested and returned to Israel as scheduled.”

Nevada’s internet crime against children taskforce helmed the operation which resulted in the arrests of Alexandrovich and seven other men in the city of Henderson, which is near Las Vegas. All of the suspects believed they were meeting minors when undercover officers instead confronted and arrested them, police said.

The arrested men were all brought to jail after being taken into custody, said the statement from the Las Vegas metropolitan police department, which participated in the operation alongside local, state and federal law enforcement officials.

Among the other suspects was Las Vegas Redemption church pastor Neal Harrison Creecy, 46, the local CBS affiliate reported. A church official told the station that Creecy resigned shortly after being released from jail on a $10,000 bond.

Under Nevada law, luring a child with a computer for a sex act can carry between one and 10 years in prison.

The U.S. media has not reported on this. No one will make a fuss about this.

Mind you the far right was up in arms about a trucker who was from India causing a deadly crash on Florida's Turnpike near Orlando.

MSNOW!

NBC News officially leaves MSNBC. The network becomes MSNOW.

American media is struggling. CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, CNN, NewsNation and this particular network is trying its best to deal with a chaotic Trump 2.0 administration.

MSNBC will be changing its brand to MSNOW.

The progressive cable channel will be renamed after it officially separates from the NBC News brand. All the current talent working for the network will have to get used to the change.

My Source News Opinion World.

The network, which appeals to progrssive audiences with a stable of personalities including Rachel Maddow, Ari Melber and Nicolle Wallace, has been building its own separate news division from NBC News. It will also remove NBC’s peacock symbol from its logo as part of the change, which will take effect later this year.

The name change was ordered by NBC Universal, which last November spun off cable networks USA, CNBC, MSNBC, E! Entertainment, Oxygen and the Golf Channel into its own company, called Versant. None of the other networks are changing their name.

MSNBC got its name upon its formation in 1996, as a partnership then between Microsoft and NBC.

Name changes always carry an inherent risk, and MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler said that for employees, it is hard to imagine the network under a different name. “This was not a decision that was made quickly or without significant debate,” she said in a memo to staff.

“During this time of transition, NBC Universal decided that our brand requires a new, separate identity,” she said. “This decision now allows us to set our own course and assert our indepedence as we continue to build our own modern newsgathering organization.”

Nicolle Wallace pulls in 3 million viewers with her show Deadline: White House. The change from MSNBC to MSNOW will give Wallace, Ari Melber, Rachel Maddow, Joe Scarborough, Ali Velshi, Mika Brzezinski and Chris Hayes hopefully more independence.

Still, it’s noteworthy that the business channel CNBC is leaving “NBC” in its name. MSNBC argues that CNBC has always maintained a greater separation and, with its business focus, is less likely to cover many of the same topics.

Still, the affiliation between a news division that tries to play it safe and one that doesn’t hide its liberal bent has long caused tension. President Donald J. Trump refers to the cable network as “MSDNC,” for Democratic National Committee. Even before the corporate change, NBC News has been reducing the use of its personalities on MSNBC.

Some NBC News personalities, like Jacob Soboroff, Vaughn Hillyard, Brandy Zadrozny and Antonia Hylton, have joined MSNBC. The network has also hired Carol Leoning, Catherine Rampell and Jackie Alemany from the Washington Post, and Eugene Daniels from Politico.

Maddow, in a recent episode of Pivot, noted that MSNBC will no longer have to compete with NBC News programs for reporting product from out in the field — meaning it will no longer get the “leftovers.”

“In this case, we can apply our own instincts, our own queries, our own priorities, to getting stuff that we need from reporters and correspondents,” Maddow said. “And so it’s gonna be better.”

By The Bar: Mass Shooting In Brooklyn!

Another deadly New York state of mind.

When President Donald J. Trump wants to do a crackdown on crime in Democratic leaning cities, its code for Black. Instead of focusing on gun violence being the No. 1 threat in the United States, Trump will resort to distractions. 

He cannot control the cities when he had no idea on how to maintain them.

Another damn mass shooting in Brooklyn, New York. 

There were 327 mass shootings.

• Richmond,VA
• Fairview, OK
• Daphne, AL
• Grants Pass, OR
• Jackson, MS
• Cameron, TX
• Midland, TX
• Thompson, PA
• Virginia Beach, VA
• Fargo, ND
• Iowa City, IA
• Harvey, IL
• Omaha, NE
• Kill Devil Hills, NC
• Tiptonville, TN
• Reno, NV
• Charlotte, NC
• Flint, MI
• Mt. Vernon, IL
• Yazoo City, MS
• Conway, AR
• Hilliard, FL
• Needles, CA
• Lorain, OH
• Waynesboro, MS
• Anchorage, AK
• Little Rock, AR
• Cordova, TN
• The Bronx, NY
• Lexington, KY
• Easton, PA
• Chattanooga, TN
• Round Rock, TX
• Rupert, ID
• Akron, OH
• Natchitoches, LA
• Toledo, OH
• Talladega, AL
• Sedro-Woolley, WA
• San Francisco, CA
• Lubbock, TX
• Honolulu, HI
• Albany, NY
• Brockton, MA
• Fort Wayne, IN
• Indianapolis, IN
• Charlottesville, VA
• Dayton, OH
• Nicholasville, KY
• Kingstree, SC
• Mobile, AL
• Springfield, OH
• Atlanta, GA
• New Orleans, LA
• Chicago, IL
• Kansas City, MO
• Portland, OR
• Trenton, NJ
• Moorhead, MS
• Jonesboro, GA
• Newark, NJ
• Baltimore, MD
• Corpus Christi, TX
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Ferndale, MI
• East Orange, NJ
• Springfield, MO
• Baton Rogue, LA
• Tulsa, OK
• Compton, CA
• Houston, TX
• Moreno Valley, CA
• Anderson County, SC
• Louisville, MS
• Janesville, WI
• Miami, FL
• Middletown, OH
• Johnstown, PA
• Evansville, IN
• Hartford, CT
• West Valley City, UT
• Greenville, MS
• Detroit, MI
• Jacksonville, FL
• Canton, OH
• Elkhart, IN
• Nashville, TN
• Dover, DE
• Reno, NV
• Columbus, OH
• Brooklyn Park, MN 
• Augusta, GA
• Washington, DC
• Milwaukee, WI
• Cleveland, OH
• LaGrange, GA
• Benton Harbor, MI
• Portsmouth, VA
• Sanford, NC
• Cheneyville, LA
• Columbia, SC
• Dallas, TX
• Minneapolis, MN
• Asheville, NC
• Danville, VA
• Hickory, NC
• Snellville, GA
• Fayette, MS
• Clarksville, IN
• Marion, SC
• Haubstadt, IN
• Waianae, HI
• Lakewood, WA
• Atlanta, GA
• Waterbury, CT
• Philadelphia, PA
• Alexandria, VA
• Little River, SC
• Oak Ridge, TN
• Jackson, TN
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Albuquerque, NM
• Savannah, GA
• Chester, PA
• McKinney, TX
• Rayville, LA
• St. Louis, MO
• Macon, GA
• Glenville, GA
• Seattle, WA
• Jackson, MI
• Las Vegas, NV
• Valdosta, GA
• Kalispell, MT
• Florence, SC
• Los Angeles, CA
• Paramount, CA
• Arvin, CA
• Kelso, WA
• Hartford, CT
• Memphis, TN
• Keithville, LA
• North Charleston, SC
• Sharon, PA
• Oklahoma City, OK
• Denver, CO
• Glendale, AZ

Police officers killed so far: 57 killed.

School shootings so far: 87 school shootings.

It was a damn school and police shooting. The suspect is dead and a police officer is injured. Here comes the far right trolls hoping the suspect isn't white.

They are hoping the shooter is:

• Black
• Muslim
• Immigrant
• Transgender
• A disgruntled activist 
• A facility worker who supported Democrats
• All of the above

Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. House Members from New York and Mayor Eric Adams were notified.

A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record low gun violence in the city.

Investigators believe up to four shooters opened fire at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights after a dispute just before 3:30 a.m. The violence appeared to be gang-related, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters.

There were no immediate arrests. At a news briefing, Tisch called the killings “a tragic, senseless act of violence.”

The crime is the second mass shooting within weeks in New York City during a year that has otherwise seen declining gun violence. On July 29, a man stalked through a Manhattan office tower with a rifle, wounding one person and killing four others. A New York City police officer was among those who died.

Mayor Eric Adams said both shootings reinforce “why we do this work of going after guns off our streets.”

“This is the second within weeks, and we don’t want this to turn into a normal course of doing business of violence in our city,” he said.

America the land of the free.

Those wounded Sunday were being treated at hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries, Tisch said. The ages of the victims range from 19 to 61. A 19-year-old man died at the scene and two other men -- ages 35 and 27 -- died after being transported to a hospital.

Investigators found at least 42 shell casings from 9 mm and .45-caliber weapons and a firearm in a nearby street.

Adams said crisis management teams had been mobilized to provide trauma services and facilitate mediation efforts with the victims’ friends and families to try to stop any retaliation. He asked members of the public who might have information about the shooting to help investigators by calling NYPD’s crime stoppers line, 800-577-TIPS.

“If you were inside the club, if you heard individuals talking about this shooting, if you witnessed someone fleeing the location, every piece of information will allow us to put the puzzle together,” Adams said.

Tisch said the city has reported the lowest number of shootings and shooting victims on record during the first seven months of 2025.

“Something like this is, of course, thank God, an anomaly and it’s a terrible thing that happened this morning, but we’re going to investigate and get to the bottom of what went down,” she said.

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!

IF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO AID ISRAEL, THE WORLD WILL BOYCOTT THE U.S. AND ABANDON THE DOLLAR!

I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET OR THE COP'S VERSION.

THERE IS NO GOD!

GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!

FUCK YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!

Trump gave us open season.

These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives.

There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.

I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. 

Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases. 

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assumes the gunmen are Black.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican legislators who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. 

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions. 

We need to put pressure on Republicans and Democrats to do something to improve everyone's lives.

Keep pressure on them with Israel. 

Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and the U.S. must end its aid. 

Our taxpayer money should not help Israel any further.

Republicans have extremely unpopular ideas. They will find out the risk of supporters being turned off by their policies.

Biden, Harris and the Democratic Party failed at understanding what is more important to the country. Trump, Vance and the Republican Party have already failed at understanding.

This happens too much. Even Eric Adams getting tired of it.

Both parties support of Israel had made some Arab Americans, Muslim and young voters vote against them. They have cost Biden a second term and Harris a historical victory.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Those victims who don't get their names or accomplishments mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. We are tracking police violence and school shootings as well. 

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend's social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline's website or the Crisis Text Line's website.

The call center to the White House and Congress should still be the same.

The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police. 

Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that deporting law abiding immigrants seeking refuge is inhumane. You want our American military out of the Middle East and every fucking international conflict in the world. You want legislation to focus on ending gun violence, lowering the cost of rent, lowering the cost of food, lowering the cost of hospital visits, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that pulling out of the UN Human Rights Organization, World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords will put the U.S. in danger when catastrophic event happen. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel and Ukraine. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism. 

We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists.

Up The North!

This is embarrassing. The U.S. allows Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu walk over President Donald J. Trump.

President Donald J. Trump will once again meet Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin. This will be on American soil. Putin like Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu are wanted for war crimes and are limited to travel. The U.S. does not recognize the International Criminal Court and often defies it by sanctioning it.

Putin and Netanyahu are offered access to the United States without any repercussions.

Israel, Russia and the United States are the most hated countries in the world.

The president is heading to Alaska for a final push to end the war with Ukraine.

Trump appears to be selling out Ukraine. He will allow Russia to seize land and offer minerals for the conflict to end. Basically, he is going to allow Israel and Russia to continue its colonialist expansions.

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is angry with Trump. The summit does include Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian president will not concede to Russia.

While in Alaska, Trump will be visiting Juneau to discuss the flash floods affecting the city. A glacier broke off and is causing flooding around the state's southern tier. Juneau is the state capital and largest city in the United States by land mass. It spans from the U.S.-Canadian border to Alaskan straits.

The sit-down offers Trump a chance to prove to the world that he is both a master dealmaker and a global peacemaker. He and his allies have cast him as a heavyweight negotiator who can find a way to bring the slaughter to a close, something he used to boast he could do quickly.

For Putin, a summit with Trump offers a long-sought opportunity to try to negotiate a deal that would cement Russia’s gains, block Kyiv’s bid to join the NATO military alliance and eventually pull Ukraine back into Moscow’s orbit.

There are significant risks for Trump. By bringing Putin onto U.S. soil, the president is giving Russia’s leader the validation he desires after his ostracization following his invasion of Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago. The exclusion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from the summit also deals a heavy blow to the West’s policy of “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine” and invites the possibility that Trump could agree to a deal that Ukraine does not want.

Any success is far from assured, especially as Russia and Ukraine remain far apart in their demands for peace. Putin has long resisted any temporary ceasefire, linking it to a halt in Western arms supplies and a freeze on Ukraine’s mobilization efforts, which were conditions rejected by Kyiv and its Western allies.

“HIGH STAKES!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social as his motorcade idled outside the White House shortly after sunrise, about an hour before he boarded Air Force One.

On his way to Alaska, Putin stopped in Magadan in Russia’s Far East, where on Friday he visited a factory producing omega-3 fish oil capsules, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Putin will review materials on Ukraine, bilateral tensions, economic cooperation and global affairs during his four-hour flight to Anchorage, where he will be greeted at his plane by Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Russian state TV.

Trump on Thursday said there was a 25% chance that the summit would fail, but he also floated the idea that if the meeting succeeds he could bring Zelenskyy to Alaska for a subsequent, three-way meeting, a possibility that Russia hasn’t agreed to.

When asked in Anchorage about Trump’s estimate of a 25% chance of failure, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters that Russia “never plans ahead.”

Volodymyr Zelenskyy tired of Trump acting like an idiot.

“We know that we have arguments, a clear, understandable position. We will state it,” he said in footage posted to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Telegram channel.

Trump said in a Fox News radio interview Thursday that he didn’t know if they would get “an immediate ceasefire” but he wanted a broad peace deal done quickly. That seemingly echoes Putin’s longtime argument that Russia favors a comprehensive deal to end the fighting, reflecting its demands, not a temporary halt to hostilities.

The Kremlin said Trump and Putin will first sit down for a one-on-one discussion, followed by the two delegations meeting and talks continuing over “a working breakfast.” They are then expected to hold a joint press conference.

Trump has offered shifting explanations for his meeting goals

In the days leading up to the summit, set for a military base near Anchorage, Trump described it as “ really a feel-out meeting.” But he’s also warned of “very severe consequences” for Russia if Putin doesn’t agree to end the war and said that though Putin might bully other leaders, “He’s not going to mess around with me.”

Trump said Friday his talks with Putin will include Russian demands that Ukraine cede territory as part of a peace deal. He said Ukraine has to decide, but he also suggested Zelenskyy should accept concessions.

“I’ve got to let Ukraine make that decision. And I think they’ll make a proper decision,” Trump told reporters traveling with him to Alaska.

Trump said there’s “a possibility” of the United States offering Ukraine security guarantees alongside European powers, “but not in the form of NATO.” Putin has fiercely resisted Ukraine joining the trans-Atlantic security alliance, a long-term goal for Ukrainians seeking to forge stronger ties with the West.

Zelenskyy has time and again cast doubts on Putin’s willingness to negotiate in good faith. His European allies, who’ve held increasingly urgent meetings with U.S. leaders over the past week, have stressed the need for Ukraine to be involved in any peace talks.

Political commentators in Moscow, meanwhile, have relished that the summit leaves Ukraine and its European allies on the sidelines.

Dmitry Suslov, a pro-Kremlin voice, expressed hope that the summit will “deepen a trans-Atlantic rift and weaken Europe’s position as the toughest enemy of Russia.”

The summit could have far-reaching implications

Foreign governments will be watching closely to see how Trump reacts to Putin, likely gauging what the interaction might mean for their own dealings with the U.S. president, who has eschewed traditional diplomacy for his own transactional approach to relationships.

The meeting comes as the war has caused heavy losses on both sides and drained resources.

Ukraine has held on far longer than some initially expected since the February 2022 invasion, but it is straining to hold off Russia’s much larger army, grappling with bombardments of its cities and fighting for every inch on the over 600-mile (1,000-kilometer) front line.

Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, said U.S. antagonists like China, Iran and North Korea will be paying attention to Trump’s posture to see “whether or not the threats that he continues to make against Putin are indeed credible.”

“Or, if has been the past track record, he continues to back down and look for ways to wiggle out of the kind of threats and pressure he has promised to apply,” said Kendall-Taylor, who is also a former senior intelligence officer.

While some have objected to the location of the summit, Trump has said he thought it was “very respectful” of Putin to come to the U.S. instead of a meeting in Russia.

Sergei Markov, a pro-Kremlin Moscow-based analyst, observed that the choice of Alaska as the summit’s venue “underlined the distancing from Europe and Ukraine.”

Being on a military base allows the leaders to avoid protests and meet more securely, but the location carries its own significance because of its history and location.

Alaska, which the U.S. purchased from Russia in 1867, is separated from Russia at its closest point by just 3 miles (less than 5 kilometers) and the international date line.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was crucial to countering the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It continues to play a role today, as planes from the base still intercept Russian aircraft that regularly fly into U.S. airspace.