Oval Office Deals and Dismembered Journalists

US President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia’s crown prince knew nothing about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, which is an incredible thing to say with a straight face. It’s like insisting the sun had nothing to do with daylight. And he didn’t whisper it in some hallway. He said it in the Oval Office. The room where people pretend to be serious even when they’re … Continue reading Oval Office Deals and Dismembered Journalists

Trump’s War On Crime Somehow Excludes Violence Against Women


Donald Trump loves numbers when they suit him. Yesterday on September 8, 2025, at the Museum of the Bible, he leaned back in his chair, and declared victory. Crime in America, he said, had dropped by 27 percent since his return to office.

In Washington, D.C., he bragged that homicides were down 60 percent. He credited himself, his deployment of the National Guard, and his iron will. Then came the line that revealed more than he intended.

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