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China Arms Iran to Kill Americans — While Trump Blockades It

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump vs Xi over Iran

iPINIONS warned days before CNN reported that the ceasefire with Iran was always likely to give China time to help Tehran rearm. This new commentary argues that Trump’s response exposes something even darker: a president more interested in courting autocrats and enriching himself than in defending the democratic alliance America built after World War II.… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: autocracy, china, geopolitics, Iran, Middle East, NATO, Russia, Trump, US foreign policy, Xi Jinping

Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska 2025: A Helsinki Rerun of National Embarrassment

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump-Putin summit in Alaska with Trump looking sad and weary at the end

Trump rolled out the red carpet in Alaska,  literally, only to let Putin strut as the puppet master. No deals, no ceasefire, just humiliation for America and a PR win for a war criminal. iPINIONS warned it would be so… Read it on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-putin-summit-alaska-2025-played Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Alaska Summit, autocracy, democracy, foreign policy, Helsinki 2018, Putin, Trump, U.S. politics, Ukraine War

Billionaires and MAGA Yachts: The Widening Gap Between Haves and Have-Nots

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Jeff Bezos lording over his super yacht with inset of cartoon about the rich mocking the poor

It’s bad enough that wannabe oligarchs like Jeff Bezos are joining the MAGA cult to help Trump turn American democracy into a Russia-style autocracy. But these craven SOBs have no compunction about widening the gap between rich and poor to even more obscene extremes. That’s why they no longer measure wealth between the haves and… Read more.

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Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: autocracy, billionaires, iPINIONS, Jeff Bezos, MAGA, oligarchy, Substack, wealth inequality

Greenland Votes to Reject Trump Imperial Offer

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Greenland votes to stay with Denmark and reject Trump

Greenlanders just did what too many Americans failed to do in 2016: they saw Donald Trump as a bullying snake-oil salesman with autocratic and imperial ambitions — and they rejected his pitch outright. With Tuesday’s parliamentary results, Greenlanders made clear their intent to maintain their colonial ties to Denmark. That’s because they fully appreciate the… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, democracy defense, Denmark, Global Politics, Greenland elections, Greenland independence, Putin, Trump foreign policy, Trump imperialism

Trump Addresses Nation He’s Made More Divided and Hated Than Ever

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump delivers congressional address

President Trump didn’t say anything in his Congressional address last night that he hasn’t said a thousand times. He repeated the same pathological lies and gaslighting tropes, bragging that America is stronger and more respected than ever. In fact, America hasn’t been this divided at home since the Civil War. And it hasn’t been this… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, democracy, executive orders, MAGA, political fear, Russia, State of the Union, Trump, Ukraine

Happy New Year 2025 – Good Luck!

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Elon Musk slashing Father Time for New Year

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, democracy, dystopian, Project 2025, Trump

Is Mohammad Julani Syria’s Fidel Castro?

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Syrian rebel leader Julani surrounded by images Netanyah, Erdogan, Castro and US rep

Syria’s rebel leader Abu Mohammad al Julani is promising to build a secular, inclusive society that respects minority rights. Western leaders are eating it up. They’re salivating at the chance to snatch Syria from Russia’s autocratic axis and parade it as a new democracy. President Biden is so impressed he scrapped the $10 million bounty… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, Bashir al-Assad, democracy, Fidel Castro, Fulgencio Batista, Middle East Politics, Mohammad al Julani, rebel leaders, Syria, US foreign policy

Trump Will Extort ‘Broligarchs’ to Become Richer than Elon Musk

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump's billionaire cabinet

In case you haven’t noticed, Donald Trump doesn’t just want power. He wants what Vladimir Putin has: obscene wealth and abject loyalty. And Trump has undoubtedly picked up autocratic tricks from his puppet master. But as president of the richest, most powerful country in history, Trump will have “absolute immunity” to enrich himself unchecked. So… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, billionaires, broligarchs, Cabinet nominations, Elon Musk, Elon Musk wealth, iPINIONS, kleptocracy, political grift, SpaceX, Trump corruption, Trump fundraising scandal, Vladimir Putin

Merger of X and Truth Social: A MAGA Propaganda Platform

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Elon Musk and Donald Trump merge their social media platforms X and Truth Social

Trump’s $20 billion-plus payday: The ultimate political bribe Reports indicate that Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump are scheming to solidify their transactional alliance by merging X with Truth Social. Foremost, this deal would make Trump richer than even his wildest boasts. Musk, with a net worth exceeding $260 billion, recently made a staggering $25… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, propaganda, X and Truth Social merger, X platform

Project Fear: Trump Trying to Fearmonger His Way to White House

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Maga Rally on Jan 6 and at MSG

Fearmongering has always fueled Donald Trump’s rhetoric. Yet his Project Fear strategy for winning this election is setting off alarms. Of course, there’s nothing new about his brand of populism. But no other politician has threatened “retribution” against Americans so boldly and effectively. Trump has everyone from politicians to CEOs cowering in fear, hoping to… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, intimidation, Kamala Harris, political violence, Project 2025, Project Fear, swing-state voters, Trump 2024, Trump threats

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