Guys - I’ve followed you for years. You’ve lately become obsessed with painting the Iran conflict and Trump in a negative light. There are many other topics that are important and that you have expertise in that we your audience has an interest in. Please consider recalibrating.
I disagree. I think John Leake is right on, and the topic could hardly be more important. Plus we need to counter the war hawkishness in these comments and elsewhere. It is stunning to me how many people defend and cheer on Trump after all our military misadventures and the tremendous damage they have done. A very LARGE amount of skepticism is due to any war of choice, especially one as blatantly unconstitutional as his attacks on Iran, made all the more outrageous by his self-contradictory claims and flat-out lies. BTW I think Harris or Biden may well have gone to war as Trump did. No lefty here.
Yep, Harris said so, as did Hitlery before her. They stand aside now while Trump and the neocons destroy Republican prospects, but don't say a word against the war because their donors like it.
I also agree. Well said. It would be nice to read about other topics. Many people already know how terrible the Iran war/non-war is, and we recognize the foibles of government leaders. They're in a difficult position having to make many hard decisions, but sure, citizen protests are commendable as long as they don't devolve into TDS... already get enough of that with other media trying to make money off it.
1. Trump should be impeached for asking Zelenskyy about Biden's corruption. TDS.
2. Trump should be impeached, but won't be, for starting a war of aggression on the other side of the world, where he admits we have no interest, but only to help our ally, and we'll wipe out the Amaleks, all 90 million of them, their pets too, and make sure the country can never be rebuilt, and WE'LL TAKE THEIR GODDAMNED OIL (cause we already have all we need) and Paula White (don't you love her?) says I'm Jesus. Not TDS, but rather TDR (Trump Derangement Recognition).
PS I used to say I voted for all three of Trump's wins, but now realize that, with the primaries, I voted for him six times.
why does questioning an illegal war of aggression get labeled "leftwing?" I voted for Trump but between the glyphosate EO and this stupid war, he's lost me. I enjoy reading john's posts and will continue to do so. I imagine when this war is over, he will move on to other current topics. if I am not interested in whatever he is covering at the time, I can skip that post without announcing it to all his readers. there might be more to life than vaccines after all
We gave Trump the chance to be a mature, even-tempered dignified president who could go out in the world and represent us the way we would present ourselves. Sadly he’s disappointed us. The only way America can improve as a democracy and the leader of the free world is through critical analysis and discourse. Trump and his administration should listen and always seek to improve because God knows they need to do much better.
Not sure about the trading going on in the Galactic Empire. But, when I visited Star Wars, the effects stage, where a friend was Production Manager, I witnessed the fluctuations of the market that brought great wealth. Everyone was in a funk that day. It turned out the studio was pulling funding (placing a put?). I watched the dailies (raw film of the latest shots) and was blown away. I was perhaps one of the first, if not the first, to enthusiastically applaud the crew for their work and express my boffo review of the film elements they were churning out. I guess shortly thereafter Lucas decided to fund a portion of the film himself (he purchased a call) and the result was great rewards for his trade. So, when trading anything to do with the Empire, do not short.
Will the writer please return to earth and a medical point of view and not a three letter propaganda agencies worries he associates with Star Wars movies.
Many people subscribe to this substack for a "medical point of view based on acquired, "medical knowledge" not for rehashed ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN or Fox political points of view, which are always, counter to whatever the President does in ANY domain..
Holding a gun to someone's head is not a legitimate style of negotiation. It's a crime. (Trump may have learned this style of "negotiation" from his mentor, NYC mob lawyer Roy Cohn). If you or I did that, our victim and/or any bystander would be entitled to shoot us in the head to stop our apparent deadly assault. For a nation to act that way in a world with nuclear arms is insanity.
Estimates for Iranian rebel dead run from 3,117 to over 36,500. But keep in mind the U.S. and Israel encouraged violence in an to overthrow the government. Israel's intelligence agency reportedly broadcast, "We are with you. Not just from afar and verbally. We are with you in the field as well." Mike Pompeo sent his greetings to Mossad agents embedded with the rebels. Trump foolishly admitted, "We sent them a lot of guns. We sent them through the Kurds. I think the Kurds kept them."
But many regimes, including ours and Israel's, have killed far more. Historian R. J. Rummel, in his 1994 book Death by Government, estimated a worldwide total of 169 million unarmed civilians killed by governments in the 20th century alone (i.e., excluding wartime combat deaths). The U.S. is thought to have produced 800,000 deaths in the Middle East just since 2001; I would definitely have sympathy for uninvolved Americans killed in retaliation.
I see Charlie Kirk's name in your logo. Do you still support him? You know he wrote in April 2025 that a large scale war with Iran would be "a catastrophic mistake." In June, he spent two days in DC begging Trump and other officials not to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities. May have gotten him killed. A very high tech U.S. spy plane flew over the UVU at a crazy low altitude of 300 feet at the time of the assassination and then again later. It deviated significantly from its planned route to do so. The next day, the same type plane did the same thing at the site of Tyler Robinson's arrest. See video below (spy plane disc. starts at 1:06:42):
We’ve been in upside down land since 2016, if not earlier. Remember the first to be laid off during the 2007-08 recession were investigative reporters. Learned top journalism schools are not even bothering to teach balanced reporting anymore!! And quite a few Colleges have added remedial math and English classes for the first and into the second year of college. This should scare the bejesus outta most adults, but everyone is so busy with car insurance and house payments, little time to look at these results.
we don't have a television so i have very little exposure to silly MSM newscasters. thank you for an explanation. then again, she's probably just silly and shallow
Are you envisioning yourself in the role of the traitorous Princess destroying her home planet there?
Or Maybe stressed by her her talking crudely & undiplomatically to the well spoken English accented terrorist?
As far as the investing question goes - did you buy in when the DOW was at 45,200? If you’re not a greedy person, today may be a good time to get out; if you STILL do not Trust President Trump. 😘
Many people subscribe to this substack for a "medical point of view based on acquired, "medical knowledge" not for rehashed ABC/CNBC/CBS/CNN or Fox political points of view, which are always, counter to whatever the President does in ANY domain..
Guys - I’ve followed you for years. You’ve lately become obsessed with painting the Iran conflict and Trump in a negative light. There are many other topics that are important and that you have expertise in that we your audience has an interest in. Please consider recalibrating.
I disagree. I think John Leake is right on, and the topic could hardly be more important. Plus we need to counter the war hawkishness in these comments and elsewhere. It is stunning to me how many people defend and cheer on Trump after all our military misadventures and the tremendous damage they have done. A very LARGE amount of skepticism is due to any war of choice, especially one as blatantly unconstitutional as his attacks on Iran, made all the more outrageous by his self-contradictory claims and flat-out lies. BTW I think Harris or Biden may well have gone to war as Trump did. No lefty here.
Yep, Harris said so, as did Hitlery before her. They stand aside now while Trump and the neocons destroy Republican prospects, but don't say a word against the war because their donors like it.
Spot On Mate! I Wholeheartedly Agree!👍🏻
I also agree. Well said. It would be nice to read about other topics. Many people already know how terrible the Iran war/non-war is, and we recognize the foibles of government leaders. They're in a difficult position having to make many hard decisions, but sure, citizen protests are commendable as long as they don't devolve into TDS... already get enough of that with other media trying to make money off it.
About TDS:
1. Trump should be impeached for asking Zelenskyy about Biden's corruption. TDS.
2. Trump should be impeached, but won't be, for starting a war of aggression on the other side of the world, where he admits we have no interest, but only to help our ally, and we'll wipe out the Amaleks, all 90 million of them, their pets too, and make sure the country can never be rebuilt, and WE'LL TAKE THEIR GODDAMNED OIL (cause we already have all we need) and Paula White (don't you love her?) says I'm Jesus. Not TDS, but rather TDR (Trump Derangement Recognition).
PS I used to say I voted for all three of Trump's wins, but now realize that, with the primaries, I voted for him six times.
Exactly. This has become retarded, leftwing spam.
why does questioning an illegal war of aggression get labeled "leftwing?" I voted for Trump but between the glyphosate EO and this stupid war, he's lost me. I enjoy reading john's posts and will continue to do so. I imagine when this war is over, he will move on to other current topics. if I am not interested in whatever he is covering at the time, I can skip that post without announcing it to all his readers. there might be more to life than vaccines after all
We gave Trump the chance to be a mature, even-tempered dignified president who could go out in the world and represent us the way we would present ourselves. Sadly he’s disappointed us. The only way America can improve as a democracy and the leader of the free world is through critical analysis and discourse. Trump and his administration should listen and always seek to improve because God knows they need to do much better.
Not sure about the trading going on in the Galactic Empire. But, when I visited Star Wars, the effects stage, where a friend was Production Manager, I witnessed the fluctuations of the market that brought great wealth. Everyone was in a funk that day. It turned out the studio was pulling funding (placing a put?). I watched the dailies (raw film of the latest shots) and was blown away. I was perhaps one of the first, if not the first, to enthusiastically applaud the crew for their work and express my boffo review of the film elements they were churning out. I guess shortly thereafter Lucas decided to fund a portion of the film himself (he purchased a call) and the result was great rewards for his trade. So, when trading anything to do with the Empire, do not short.
WOW....Rare glimpse of the behind the scenes of the biggest block buster.
How cool is that?
And I thought that having the Star Wars introduction plastic watch from Disney Land,
A never before open for 24 continuous hours Laser Light Show gala in 1986 was cool.
Will the writer please return to earth and a medical point of view and not a three letter propaganda agencies worries he associates with Star Wars movies.
Did you see the first clip? A little stunning, no?
What exactly is a “medical point of view” in your opinion? Please tell.
Many people subscribe to this substack for a "medical point of view based on acquired, "medical knowledge" not for rehashed ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN or Fox political points of view, which are always, counter to whatever the President does in ANY domain..
Please read, “The Art of the Deal” and catch up with the rest of us that understand Trump’s style of negotiation. You are embarrassing yourself.
Holding a gun to someone's head is not a legitimate style of negotiation. It's a crime. (Trump may have learned this style of "negotiation" from his mentor, NYC mob lawyer Roy Cohn). If you or I did that, our victim and/or any bystander would be entitled to shoot us in the head to stop our apparent deadly assault. For a nation to act that way in a world with nuclear arms is insanity.
Well, I have zero sympathy for a regime who just murdered 45,000 of its citizens and have been killing and threatening our countrymen for decades.
Estimates for Iranian rebel dead run from 3,117 to over 36,500. But keep in mind the U.S. and Israel encouraged violence in an to overthrow the government. Israel's intelligence agency reportedly broadcast, "We are with you. Not just from afar and verbally. We are with you in the field as well." Mike Pompeo sent his greetings to Mossad agents embedded with the rebels. Trump foolishly admitted, "We sent them a lot of guns. We sent them through the Kurds. I think the Kurds kept them."
But many regimes, including ours and Israel's, have killed far more. Historian R. J. Rummel, in his 1994 book Death by Government, estimated a worldwide total of 169 million unarmed civilians killed by governments in the 20th century alone (i.e., excluding wartime combat deaths). The U.S. is thought to have produced 800,000 deaths in the Middle East just since 2001; I would definitely have sympathy for uninvolved Americans killed in retaliation.
I see Charlie Kirk's name in your logo. Do you still support him? You know he wrote in April 2025 that a large scale war with Iran would be "a catastrophic mistake." In June, he spent two days in DC begging Trump and other officials not to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities. May have gotten him killed. A very high tech U.S. spy plane flew over the UVU at a crazy low altitude of 300 feet at the time of the assassination and then again later. It deviated significantly from its planned route to do so. The next day, the same type plane did the same thing at the site of Tyler Robinson's arrest. See video below (spy plane disc. starts at 1:06:42):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB7NyRQ4dDQ&t=2s
Intelligence Spy Jet on Scene at Tyler Robinson Arrest - #94
We’ve been in upside down land since 2016, if not earlier. Remember the first to be laid off during the 2007-08 recession were investigative reporters. Learned top journalism schools are not even bothering to teach balanced reporting anymore!! And quite a few Colleges have added remedial math and English classes for the first and into the second year of college. This should scare the bejesus outta most adults, but everyone is so busy with car insurance and house payments, little time to look at these results.
Yep, they offer/require remedial math at Harvard now. That bastion of excellence where every enrollee gets straight As.
Well, of course, war is about stock values for the investors....
Save the world
Bomb Isreal
Shortly the answer to her question should be, "if you are not flexible enought to insert you head up your own behind, Go Short!"
Rectal cranial inversion. Hindsight is 20-20.
so seriously, the dingbat blonde "newscaster" asks about the better investment strategy?
She's typical though. The normalcy bias is strong on Wall Street and most everywhere else.
we don't have a television so i have very little exposure to silly MSM newscasters. thank you for an explanation. then again, she's probably just silly and shallow
The market is fake.
the profits and losses, aren't fake, imo.
Are you envisioning yourself in the role of the traitorous Princess destroying her home planet there?
Or Maybe stressed by her her talking crudely & undiplomatically to the well spoken English accented terrorist?
As far as the investing question goes - did you buy in when the DOW was at 45,200? If you’re not a greedy person, today may be a good time to get out; if you STILL do not Trust President Trump. 😘
Apart from envy, is there any reason to worry or have concern about someone else's stock trades?
She's a Barbie Girl....In a Barbie World.
It's Fantastic.....She's all Plastic!!
The Truth hurts Trumpsters!
Many people subscribe to this substack for a "medical point of view based on acquired, "medical knowledge" not for rehashed ABC/CNBC/CBS/CNN or Fox political points of view, which are always, counter to whatever the President does in ANY domain..
Well they all tell what they’re going to do through film and video…that’s anyone with a critical mind question everything!!!