Mike Heffley

Military Leaders Say Iran War Is So Trump Can Bring About “Armageddon” Troops have logged more than 110 complaints about such comments with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

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Lawrence: Trump speaks lovingly about drapes as U.S. death toll in his Iran war rises MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell describes how the fact that “Donald Trump is a proven pathological liar, combined with the fact that he is demonstrably incompetent, makes it is very unlikely that Donald T...

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‘It’s wrong’: Hayes says Trump’s war on Iran is ‘morally reprehensible’ “More than just being unconstitutional, and very clearly illegal under international law, this war is also morally reprehensible. It's wrong,” says Chris Hayes. “All of this may sound obvious, but it ...

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Opinion | How to Think About Trump’s War With Iran

Friedman certainly sounds ready for this moment. Watch his space...

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Federal judges who've ruled against Trump administration denounce threats against themselves, their families Federal judges say criticism from President Trump can put their safety at risk. The White House says the president "understands the dangers of political violence."

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Who benefits from Trump’s war in Iran? The answer is disturbingly clear There's no four-dimensional chess here. There's just the president, and what we know he's like.

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February 28, 2026 Early this morning, the U.S.

"For all the vagueness of Trump’s justifications and goals in attacking Iran, he has launched a war—his word—on his own, assuming the powers of a dictator.

"The Constitution gives to Congress, not to the president, the power to declare war."

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President Trump’s State of the Union Variety Show Were you not entertained?

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February 25, 2026 At last night’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump went on offense, seeming to try to set the terms for the upcoming midterm elections.

"George Washington warned us about the possibility of ‘cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men’ rising to power. But he also encouraged us—all Americans—to unite in ‘a common cause’ to move this nation forward...And that is what we are seeing across the country." open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Joe: The WH is trying to reach deportation numbers that require violations of the Constitution Ryan Schwank, a former ICE academy instructor lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned Monday that the agency's training program for new recruits is “deficient, defectiv...

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CONTEMPT: DOJ is all apologies as judges lose patience with defied orders Rachel Maddow reports on an important sign of light for the rule of law: federal judges losing patience with Donald Trump's Department of Justice for repeatedly defying orders, particularly in immigra...

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Lawrence: Trump is the only president stupid enough to believe he has unlimited power to set tariffs MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains why every voter and everyone at the next Trump rally should be asking Donald Trump, “where’s my refund?” after the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump’s tariffs are ...

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Opinion | Is This the Most Important Supreme Court Case of the Century?

The judiciary isn’t perfect, but it is performing its core constitutional function. It is preserving the foundation of America’s constitutional structure. But...if we keep electing men like Trump, they will keep undermining that foundation, until it finally collapses.
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Opinion | ‘A Cocked Pistol Aimed at Iran’

Not headlined but as prominent is a lot of serious talk about sex trafficking of young girls in America. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/o...

Opinion | What Trafficked Girls Think of Jeffrey Epstein and His Pals

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February 20, 2026 Today, in a 6–3 decision, the U.S.

"'This letter and the attached invoice stand as an official notice that compensation is owed to the people of Illinois, and if you do not comply we will pursue further action.'” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Lawrence: Nothing has separated voters from Trump more than the Epstein ‘cover-up’ After The New York Daily News called the Trump administration "the most powerful crime syndicate in history," MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell explains why a new poll shows more voters believe Donald Trump...

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Obama moved by community band ‘Brass Solidarity’ uniting Minneapolis through music MS NOW Senior Contributing Editor Michele Norris joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss new comments from former President Obama praising the people of Minneapolis for their resilience during Do...

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February 18, 2026 Today Illinois governor J.B.

February 18, 2026
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48 reactions · 15 comments | Happy Birthday to Timothy W Lowrey. Miss you so much, Love. For those inclined to celebrate Tim today, the Jason Becker Creative Care Project provides direct care grants t... Happy Birthday to Timothy W Lowrey. Miss you so much, Love. For those inclined to celebrate Tim today, the Jason Becker Creative Care Project provides direct care grants to people living with ALS....

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Lawrence: Banned from Colbert, James Talarico says Trump is afraid of losing Texas After Stephen Colbert said that CBS lawyers pulled his interview with Democratic State Representative James Talarico of Texas over fears it would violate Donald Trump's new FCC regulatory equal time g...

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Opinion | Marco Rubio Is Failing Western Civ

Jamelle Bouie's right-on history lesson here is one Heather Cox Richardson has presented many times over the years
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Watch The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature - Paramount+ Stephen Colbert hosts Texas State Rep. James Talarico for an online-exclusive interview that touches on the issues raised in Talarico's campaign for the Democratic nomination for Senate including the ...

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Opinion | Pam Bondi’s ‘Cage Match’ and Trump’s Fraying Coalition

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Opinion | Toward a Sane Christian Zionism

XRT: since Christians have persecuted Jews so viciously in the past (and some still do today) we have a special responsibility to make amends, to repair the damage that the church has done...Ancient hatreds born from ancient heresies have no place in the church today.
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Pierced Through by Love's Blackest Shafts (2), by Mike Heffley 14 track album

Music and its words for the ages, and here now in the flash of this whole day then gone as well. You're welcome.
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My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers, lyrics Lorenz Hart) Amusicosm is my Facebook-cum-Bandcamp site for my recorded music--now undergoing reconception reconstruction. More later, soon...

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