The End to Deceptive Trumpian Diplomacy

America's Data-Center Revolt Goes Local - And Bipartisan - As Towns Slam The Brakes The pitchforks are out over the AI buildout - as drama unfolds in county commission chambers, where the people who will actually live next to the substations and cooling plants are starting to win. Saline, Michigan, December 1, 2025. Rural Michigan residents rally against the $7 billion Stargate data center planned on southeast Michigan farm land.  (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Over the last week, local governments in at least three states have independently moved...

Tanker Crews Running Hormuz Describe Risky Tactics: Lights Out, Sandbags Up, Hugging Coast The Trump administration has been boasting of bigger than ever war time oil transit flows through the Strait of Hormuz, but it is happening still at great risk to tankers, captains, and crew members. American forces "have assisted thousands of ships through the Strait of Hormuz in recent months by providing coordinated protection," US Central Command has said in a statement. Nothing about this has been 'easy' or smooth in terms of operations and security, even when vessels do make...

CBS Dumps Tony Romo Two Months After OWI Arrest With Roughly $72 Million Left On His Deal CBS Sports and Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback turned lead NFL analyst, are done. "CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways. We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward." J.J. Watt has been named as Romo's replacement. Romo joined CBS in 2017 and signed a 10-year, $180 million deal in 2020, one of the richest contracts in sports broadcasting. About...