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WILL TULSI GABBARD BE CONFIRMED BY THE U.S. SENATE FOR DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE?

The subject of today will be Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii.  But first, a couple of other Trump developments. That MAGA vs Elon Musk civil war on immigration .  Was never a real issue anyway, for the new Trump administration will target  undocumented  immigrants.  Elon Musk and his techie friends only want to continue to have access to  documented immigrants , those science and engineering products from other countries, something Trump supports.  The heel in most of this is that odious Laura Loomer. You win some, you lose some.  Trump learned today that the  federal appeals court rejected his 2023 appeal regarding the sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll .  In a  77-page ruling , the 3-judge panel said Carroll should get the $5 million previously granted.  And oh, by the way, there is that  other New York jury judgement this year  ordering Trump to pay Carroll $83 million for continuing to insult her.  So does ...

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY...IN HONOLULU

That fuse for the   powder keg in the Middle East   awaits a spark. Looks like Israel is paralyzed about what to do about those hostages kept in the Gaza Strip, while   still bombing targets of necessity , like a mosque in the West Bank, used by militants and two airports in Syria.   Investigatory skirmishes have occurred in the Strip, while fire is still being traded with the Hezbollah to the north.   700,000 moved to the south in the Strip. It is reported that more than 100,000 Israelis were relocated away from the border with Lebanon.  Iran keeps sending dire warnings of escalation.   A 20-truck aid convoy did make it into the Gaza Strip from Egypt yesterday, with 12 more today.  But no exit yet for those desiring to leave.  This two-day total equaled about 6% of the usual daily import to the Strip before this war.  The call is for 100 trucks/day, and release of foreigners. The death toll stands at 1400 in Israel and 46...