#WarCrimes The Secretary of #WarCrimes #AdamSmith
The Center on minimizing civilian casualties got DOGE'd. Add AI? What could possibly go wrong?
Monday, May 25, 2026
If you're confused...In search of an off-ramp.
#Israel #Iran #PeaceTalks #NuclearPower #GulfStates
Before anything else, GETTING OUT OF THE WAR ON IRAN IS NOT A FAILURE, no matter what a certain alleged ally or anyone in the media says.
So is peace breaking out?
Or will more bombs soon fall?
Will there be a timeline that AT LEAST lasts past the hajj, and even better longer???
Can everyone just ignore what President #StableGenius posts on Truth Social?
How about we point out to anyone who says the President barely sleeps because he is up all night "working" that actually he falls asleep over and over all day because 1. He is OLD and old people are allowed to do that and 2. He stays up all night sh*tposting?
Should we all just KNOCK IT OFF about #TACO and exude effusive praise every time the PResident backs away from something REALLY STUPID?
Note: the speakers are not fuzzy headed liberal peaceniks.
RantWoman is seeing YouTube all over the map about is there a peace agreement? Or not?
This chatter contains one set of theories. Entertaining banter with a lot of insight / realism as well as chess and movie references.
"Trump has no cards, except the bombing card, and that does not work."
Iran threat to cut all the cables in the Persian Gulf?
Trump should TAKE THE OFFRAMP
"There is no existential threat to Israel"
And because these items popped up while RantWoman was editing.
Infuriating quotes from Ted Cruz, et al.
Besides the President, RantWoman can't stand cabinet level liars.
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Gunfire? Ballroom? Jesus? Mental Health????
What is President #StableGenius ballroom ballpark up to now? Something like $1 billion? How many delusional people could $1 billion cover mental health treatment for over a year? 5 years?
RantWoman asks because 1. there is too much gunfire around the President and 2. there is a wicked nexus between civilians waving guns somewhere in the President's vicinity and mental health issues. 3. Every time gunfire happens around the President, the chorus of people talking up a White House ballroom takes off. Guess where RantWoman would prefer to spend money.
Gunfire is serious.
And RantWoman is having a Bad Friend moment, a moment of both snark and gratitude.
President #Stablegenius talks about how he hires the best people. This is news to everyone observing the staggering ineptness of many cabinet members. The President is lucky though: all of his would-be assassins appear to enjoy the same level of incompetence. Note, RantWoman does NOT want more competent assassins. More mental health options might help ward off the gunfire. Maybe.
As for prayers: RantWoman is still trying to come up with a line a la Fiddler on the Roof about the tsar, er King, er...
May the Lord Bless and Keep...
Speaking of prayer: the shooter was known to the Secret Service for, among other things, claiming he was Jesus. Apparently he did not realize that at the White House the Jesus mem is already taken.
Note:
Virtually all the video reporting about the Saturday night shooting at the #WhiteHouse contain sounds of gunfire.
Readers who need to hear more gunfire, click to your hearts' content below
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A couple of the videos mention signs of someone, the shooter, in a mental health crisis. Curiously the speakers do not seem to be able to apply the same standards to...
Former prosecutor discusses White House gunman
White House shooting: CNN reporter describes moment shots rang out
Gunman killed by Secret Service after opening fire outside of White House, officials say
White House shooting: Gunman dead after opening fire near the White House
What we know about the gunman killed by Secret Service near White House on Memorial Day weekend
Suspect shot by Secret Service was known to law enforcement, officials say | NBC4 Washington
‘CLEAR MESSAGE’: Former FBI special agent urges vigilance after WH shooting
shooting attempts on Saturday or Sunday
New video shows chaotic White House shooting, latest details emerge
🚨MAJOR Red Flags SURFACE over WHITE HOUSE SHOOTING!!!
Quaker Voice Economic Justice Working Group Virtual Discussion about AI May 27 4:30 pm
The Economic Justice Working Group is pleased to invite you to join them for a meeting discussion of the policy issues around Artificial Intelligence (AI). They will be visiting with
- Adam Billen, the co-executive director of Encode, a nonprofit that focuses on advocacy for AI safety and has been involved in several state level bills. Adam grew up attending South Seattle Friends Meeting and now lives in DC.
- Noell Krughoff, the co-clerk of the FCNL Policy Committee. Noell helped craft the FCNL AI policy for federal legislative advocacy. You can find the FCNL AI policy brief here.
- Alecia Gaussoin, a Friend who is involved in the Washington Artificial Intelligence Regulation Group, a coalition working on AI regulations in Washington.
Please come prepared to listen and learn but note that there will not be time to do a deep dive into understanding AI or answering all questions about AI.
Join the EJ Working Group at 4:30 Pacific on May 27 at this link. Meeting ID: 890 8550 4951, Passcode: 047691.
Feel free to share the link. All are welcome.
Thou shalt not protest in groups of more than 4 people outside Rep. Adam Smith's house in Bellevue
RantWoman notes, according to local public radio, a new ordinance in Bellevue prohibiting more than 4 people at once from protesting outside individual homes.
Rep. Adam Smith lives in Bellevue. His house has been targeted by protestors, possibly protestors collaborating with Kshama Sawant, his opponent in this election cycle.
In RantWoman's view, Rep. Smith does a decent job about reflecting his constituents' diversity in programs he supports, in staffing his offices, and bringing money back to the district.
Rep. Smith is the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee and is getting a LOT of face time in various news outlets. RantWoman definitely wishes he would take stronger positions on some topics and completely different positions on other topics.
Rep. Smith receives millions of dollars in campaign contributions from AIPAC.
Twitter / X is the social media platform besides YouTube that RantWoman is most familiar with so RantWoman has dabbled in Saturday Night sleuthing.
A review of Rep. Smith's Twitter / X posts over the last 10 days shows:
1 post thanking interns in his office
A number of posts about the costs of the Iran war and defense issues
posts about how "complex" it is to investigate the bombing of the Iranian girls school at the beginning of the US attack.
Posts about the housing crisis including critique of private equity.
posts in support of transgender people
posts about economic development in the 9th district.
A post recognizing a Jewish holiday RantWoman is unfamiliar with
Posts about the #TrumpCrimeFamily, though he is too polite to refer to President #StableGenius that way.
Absent, among other topics: ANY mention of the DISGUSTING video made by Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir gloating over treatment of participants in the humanitarian effort to deliver aid to Gaza.
Just sayin'
For comparison, RantWoman looked at the Twitter / X feed of Jewish Voice for Peace. Not surprisingly, there are posts about multiple disgraceful Israeli actions. To be fair, RantWoman also did not find anything yet about Mr. Ben Gvir's disgusting video. Maybe the video will be a topic for the Sunday morning talkies.
RantWoman is having trouble getting past Ms. Sawant's reputation for stridency and irritating protests to evaluate what she is actually basing her campaign on but RantWoman did notice:
A site called the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights has endorsed a number of candidates who have pledged to oppose aid to Israel. Ms. Sawant is not listed--yet?
Ms Sawant's Twitter / X feed mostly includes campaign events and links to other progressive thinkers. ALice Walker has endorsed her campaign. The King County labor council has not. And so far, no mention of Mr. Ben Gvir's video or a lot of other relatable policy points.
Here are links to two videos RantWoman has not yet taken time to pick through.
Back to the new ordinance. RantWoman is not a lawyer. The ordinance sounds dubious on first amendment grounds but public radio reports that similar ordinances have survived in other jurisdictions.
RantWoman appreciates CREATIVE protests. For example, people placed bottles of fake urine strategically around the Met Gala to remind celebrants that workers at Amazon warehouse pee into soda bottles because they are penalized for taking breaks. Say what you will about worker rights--and there is a LOT to say. But robots do not need bathroom breaks.
RantWoman thinks different things on different days about protests directly at someone's home. That said, RantWoman is having NO trouble thinking of protests that would comply with the letter of the law, share protest with the entire neighborhood and regularly leave other evidence of all the things to protest about Israeli behavior.
Round the clock silent vigil up and down the entire street?
Random dumping of rubble reminiscent of Gaza bombing rubble?
RantWoman HAS OPINIONS about many issues in the 9th district campaign. RantWoman also considers it very important to uphold freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Enough said?
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Turkey, Pan-turkism, Organization of Turkic States
#Turkey #Russia #Ukraine #pipelines #Central Asia
Interesting summary of Turkey's relationship with former Soviet Republics, alphabet issues, pipeline options, role of China, position of different countries about the war in Ukraine
Canada offers the US legal guardianship
#Canada
Canada takes legal guardianship of the United States
"When you find a competent adult to finally take over, we will gladly step aside."
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