No, Iran and China Are Not ‘Winning’
Posted By: 4250Luis, 5/31/2026 8:33:04 AM
For years, much of the American media has operated under a peculiar assumption: that the best way to confront adversaries such as China and Iran is to accommodate them. If the United States applies pressure, the narrative quickly becomes that America is overextended, losing leverage, or somehow empowering its enemies. That narrative has resurfaced during President Donald Trump’s confrontation with Tehran and Beijing. According to outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, both Iran and China are supposedly emerging stronger from the current conflict.
people like this.
people like this.
person likes this.
people like this.
Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "4250Luis"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Most Recent Articles posted by
4250Luis"
Michigan Democrat Senate hopeful Abdul
El-Sayed a protégé of firebrand Muslim
activist Linda Sarsour 4 replies
El-Sayed a protégé of firebrand Muslim
activist Linda Sarsour 4 replies
The frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to be U.S. senator from Michigan is a years-long protégé of controversial Muslim activist Linda Sarsour, whose endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed during his previous failed bid to be Michigan governor helped elevate him from relative obscurity nearly a decade ago.
El-Sayed, who lost the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to now-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2018, received Sarsour’s backing during that race and in this current one for Michigan’s soon-to-be open Senate seat, with Sarsour’s support in 2018 also seeming to subsequently bring the Michigan-born Egyptian-American key support from socialist Sen.
As my colleagues Brad Slager and Ben Smith reported on Saturday, Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner is the oppo gift that keeps on giving. Thus far, Platner has explained away a Nazi "Totenkopf" tattoo, tried to dodge a history of racist and antisemitic Reddit screeds, dissed two military heroes, and appears to be aroused by portable toilets. Yet, he still has not been disqualified by the Democrats, and whoever in Maine is still supporting him. This newest oppo drop is going to test whether Teflon flows through Graham Platner's veins and how much longer the Democrats can afford to keep propping him up as a winning candidate.
What Do the Gulf States Really Want?
4 replies
The confrontation is not with the Iranian people, heirs to a great civilization and among the first victims of the regime that rules over them. The confrontation is with the Iranian regime: the Revolutionary Guards, the militias, hostage diplomacy, ballistic missiles, nuclear ambitions, and the systematic destabilization of Arab states in the name of resistance.
[S]everal Gulf states continue to preserve relationships with the same Iranian regime that threatens their sovereignty. Some out of prudence. Some out of economic necessity. Some because ambiguity gives them room to maneuver.
The recent Trump-Xi summit in Beijing featured grand ceremonies, red-carpet pomp, and diplomatic flair, but it produced no major breakthroughs. This has allowed some media and analysts to promote distorted narratives about U.S.-China relations, the Iran conflict, and global power dynamics.
Myth 1: The Iran War Weakened the US and Trump Sought China’s Help
Critics claim the conflict bogged down U.S. forces, depleted munitions needed for a Taiwan contingency, kept the Strait of Hormuz closed, and drove up American gas prices, while China’s strategic reserves and green energy push supposedly insulated it and even strengthened its geopolitical leverage.
No, Iran and China Are Not ‘Winning’
4 replies
For years, much of the American media has operated under a peculiar assumption: that the best way to confront adversaries such as China and Iran is to accommodate them. If the United States applies pressure, the narrative quickly becomes that America is overextended, losing leverage, or somehow empowering its enemies.
That narrative has resurfaced during President Donald Trump’s confrontation with Tehran and Beijing. According to outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, both Iran and China are supposedly emerging stronger from the current conflict.
Spencer Pratt has jumped to a one point lead over incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, according to new polling.
That may not seem like much, but it’s huge in the context of this race. Bass is not only the incumbent mayor, she has the backing of the establishment in a blue city. No one even knew who Spencer Pratt was a month ago. For him to overtake her in a poll, any poll, by any amount, is nothing short of stunning. This just doesn’t happen.
A lot of this has to do with Pratt’s viral ad campaign, but it also has much to do with his willingness—
Top Democratic officials and lawmakers are breaking with Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner as his past blunders and online history stack up.
Platner’s ascendency to the top of the ticket in Vacationland broke with the Democratic establishment in Washington, D.C., and since Maine Gov. Janet Mills exited from the race, questions about whether he is the right choice to take on Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, have exploded.
Much of that is fueled by scandals that have cropped up seemingly week after week, be it a tattoo on his chest of a Nazi symbol or inflammatory posts online.
Judge clears Trump’s voter citizenship
checks and mail-in voting crackdown, slapping
down Democrats 7 replies
checks and mail-in voting crackdown, slapping
down Democrats 7 replies
federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to implement his executive order tightening mail-in voting, slapping down Democrats’ arguments for now that federal efforts to police voter rolls with citizenship checks was illegal.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointed jurist, ruled that Democrats failed to show they have standing at present to challenge the order or have suffered any harm that would warrant a preliminary injunction.
"Given that the Executive Order does not command Plaintiffs to do anything, and that no agency has yet acted pursuant to the Order in a way that could harm Plaintiffs,
Trump endorses South Carolina Lt. Gov.
Pamela Evette over Nancy Mace in GOP gubernatorial primary 3 replies
Pamela Evette over Nancy Mace in GOP gubernatorial primary 3 replies
President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette over Rep. Nancy Mace in the state's GOP gubernatorial primary.
Trump in a Truth Social Post called Evette an “America First Patriot” who “never wavered” in supporting him, and complimented her choice of a running mate in Gov. Henry McMaster's son, Henry McMaster Jr., saying he was "brilliant" and "competent."
He also pointed out that Evette was the only South Carolina gubernatorial candidate to endorse him as soon as he launched his 2024 presidential campaign.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a prominent Cuban-American who represents New York in the U.S. House, tells Just the News she wants the FBI to investigate Democrats and liberal groups helping Cuba evade U.S. sanctions for the lone crime America’s founding fathers explicitly identified in the Constitution.
“Look, I personally, think they need to be investigated for treason,” Malliotakis said during a wide-ranging interview with the John Solomon Reports podcast. “I think that they really need to be investigated by Treasury, also by Justice.”
Democratic attorneys general decided against attending a Tuesday roundtable at the White House to discuss fraud in welfare, including Medicaid.
Speaking to reporters during a webinar Tuesday afternoon, the Democratic attorneys general claimed they were invited late Friday afternoon and that it was too short of notice.
Those appearing in the webinar were Attorneys General Rob Bonta of California, Letitia James of New York, Jennifer Davenport of New Jersey, Josh Kaul of Wisconsin and Anne Lopez of Hawaii.
President Trump’s surprise endorsement catapulted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to a landslide victory in Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary runoff election.
As has been the case throughout the 2026 midterm primary season, Trump’s stamp of approval remains critical for GOP candidates in local and statewide elections.
Here are four takeaways from the contests in the Lone Star State.After coming in second place in the preliminary March 3 primary, Paxton was propelled by the president’s endorsement — defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) by a stunning 27-point margin (63.8% to 36.2%) in the runoff.
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Jennifer Lopez’ Daughter Emme has now come out identifying as a transgender “boy” named Oskar Muñiz after graduating from high school.
Emme made the announcement in March on the Windward school announcements Instagram account under the name Oskar Muñiz along with a photo of the girl when she was a child. (snip) At least 31 celebrities have gay, non-binary, of transgender children, including Robert De Niro, Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts, Eddie Murphy, Cher, Dean McDermott, Charlize Theron, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cynthia Nixon, Sting, Adele, R Kelly, Marlon Wayans, Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox and many more.
"60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley had a heated confrontation with his new boss on Monday, scolding CBS News for "murdering" the iconic program.
Last week, CBS News fired "60 Minutes" correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, along with the program’s executive producer Tanya Simon and other behind-the-scenes staffers. Nick Bilton, a documentary filmmaker and a former New York Times columnist, was selected by the network's polarizing editor-in-chief Bari Weiss to serve as the new EP.
Bilton met with the remaining staff on Monday in a pre-planned meeting to discuss the show’s future, but Pelley used the gathering to unload on Weiss after Bilton said Weiss loved "60 Minutes,"
Senator Bernie Sanders, the socialist from Vermont who with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor Zohran Mamdani is an agenda-setter on the activist left wing of the Democratic Party, is proposing that the U.S. government seize 50 percent ownership of large artificial intelligence companies.
"I will soon be introducing the American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act. This legislation would give the public a direct ownership stake in the largest A.I. companies in our country," Sanders announced in a New York Times opinion article published online. "It would create a sovereign wealth fund through a one-time 50 percent tax — not on the profits
Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows
to ‘completely’ block Strait of Hormuz:
State media 17 replies
to ‘completely’ block Strait of Hormuz:
State media 17 replies
Iranian negotiators will stop exchanging messages with the U.S. through intermediaries in retaliation for ongoing ceasefire violations, Iran’s state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim said.
Tehran will also move to fully block the Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reported.
Oil prices leapt more than 5% higher following Tasnim’s report.
Iranian negotiators will stop exchanging messages with the U.S. through intermediaries, and Tehran will move to fully close the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation for ongoing ceasefire violations, Iran’s state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim said Monday.
Trump’s Approval Ratings Remain Low
As Voters Fret Over Economy, Inflation:
I&I/TIPP Poll 17 replies
As Voters Fret Over Economy, Inflation:
I&I/TIPP Poll 17 replies
It’s been a rocky spring for President Donald Trump, at least as far as his favorability ratings go among voters. That’s the bad news. But there’s also good news for Trump: His ratings showed little change in the latest I&I/TIPP Poll, as he moves toward a deal with Iran that will reopen the Mideast’s oil spigots.
The national online I&I/TIPP Poll each month asks voters to assess presidential performance. June’s poll was taken from May 26 through May 28, and included a sample of 1,589 adults, with a margin of error of +/-2.7 percentage points.
The first question:
The United States has secured long-term access to one of the world's largest untapped rare earth deposits, a move that could reduce its future dependence on mineral-rich African nations as Washington races to build a critical minerals supply chain independent of China. REalloys, a Florida-based rare earth materials company, has signed a 15-year offtake agreement with Critical Metals Corp. covering 15% of Phase 1 production from the Tanbreez project in southern Greenland.
The deposit is among the world's largest known sources of heavy rare earth elements, including dysprosium and terbium, two minerals essential for fighter jets, missile systems, radar platforms, drones and other advanced defence technologies.
The Trump administration is giving the American people what they want in the lead-up to the big 250th birthday celebration and is ignoring pride month — a once unruly, secular celebration beloved by the Biden administration and radical left.
Americans came to a breaking point during the Biden administration — specifically, in the summer of 2023, when the Biden administration went all in on “pride” month and Americans were horrified to see a topless transgender activist at the White House pride event, while corporate queering ran amok. The Biden administration made sure to let everyone know that it valued “pride” and did so every year,
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner often touts his role as harbormaster of Sullivan, Maine, as proof of his "working class" bona fides, saying on his campaign website that he "serves the town of Sullivan as Harbormaster" and claiming during a February podcast interview that he's "been the harbormaster for the last two years." He actually held the role for roughly 18 months before quitting to launch his Senate campaign—and it was largely a "clerical" one, according to local records and people familiar with the position.
Platner's predecessor as Sullivan harbormaster resigned in February 2022, the records show, and the town got by without one for more than a year.
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) called for prioritizing criminal illegal migrants being held at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, calling them the Democrats’ “north star.”
“The detainees and their families need to be our North Star,” Kim wrote in a post on X. “We will fight to secure dignity for them because that’s who are in America.” Other New Jersey Democrats, such as Reps. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rob Menendez (D-NJ), have also called for prioritizing migrants’ needs above the needs of American citizens.
The New Jersey Democrats have also criticized President Donald Trump for stripping “any pathway to citizenship and belonging in America,
The Bidens want to restore Joe Biden’s legacy after his disastrous presidency and his Hindenburg-style campaign collapse, and phase one is Jill Biden’s forthcoming memoir. The next step will be Joe Biden’s inevitable presidential memoir, which is sure to have quite a few doozies in it, but for now, we have Jill’s, and if she thought her book would “set the record straight” and the Democrat Party would be thrilled, well, that’s not what’s happening at all. Instead, it's setting the Democrat Party on fire — and the people most enraged are the ones who spent years covering for Joe Biden.
According to Axios, several former Biden aides, including
Democratic lawmakers complained in late May about employers not providing paid leave for painful menstruation cycles, calling it “economic violence.” ... The Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act (H.R. 8158) — the flagship bill — would provide up to 12 days of paid leave per year for reproductive health needs, including severe menstrual pain, abortions, menopause symptoms, miscarriages, biopsies, vasectomies and more. ... Ansari ... ties the bill to her own period pain, telling TIME ... that she once woke upon the floor of her “local bodega, drenched in sweat, being dragged into an ambulance” and said she has days every month when she feels “barbed wire” inside of her.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit released an order last week concerning a judicial misconduct complaint against a federal district judge. (snip) While federal judges are rarely subject to state bar discipline, it does happen. If the subject judge remains a member of a State Bar, any attorney could file a formal complaint. (snip) The House Judiciary Committee could hold oversight hearings on judicial conduct reform, using the case as its central exhibit (snip) Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, went further, arguing that the judge should “face federal criminal prosecution for lying to federal investigators.”