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Ann Coulter made a recent racist remark against Vivek Ramaswamy. I don't agree with Vivek on tons of issues, but racism has no place in the Universe. You can agree or disagree with a person without using racist rhetoric. Ann Coulter told Vivek that she wouldn't vote for him because he is an Indian American. This is wrong, because we judge our candidates on character and policies, not ethnicity, color, or background. Vivek said that he disagrees with Coulter's comments and that he is an American just like every other American. I'm not shocked at Ann Coulter's comments. I heard of Ann Coulter for over 20 years spewing the same racism, xenophobia, imperialistic rhetoric, and other extremism that has been condemned by people from across the political spectrum. Ann Coulter has defended the usage of the Confederate flag, supports literacy tests for voting, etc. Coulter defended the unjust Iraq War for years when George W. Bush was President too 

Michael Cohen recently testified on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Michael Cohen experienced his cross-examination from the defense team. The Trump defense team will continue to cross-examine Michael Cohen in the future on Thursday. The defense wants to discredit the prosecution's key witness in their former President's criminal hush money trial in New York City. At the end of the day, it comes down to witnesses, documents, and other evidence in allowing the jury to make a decision on this case. Michael Cohen was pressed by the defense about his shifting views on Donald Trump. Cohen had detailed the hush money scheme involving the adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Cohen told the jury that he paid $130,000 at Trump's direction and his fallout with the former President. The prosecution accuses Trump of breaking the law by falsifying business records to reimburse Cohen and conceal the payment. A New York appeals court has rejected Trump's attempt to overturn the gag order against him in the hush money case.

Anyone who supports Trump is deluded. The Trump administration weakened or wiped out more than 125 environmental rules over four years. We have a record increase of young people having colon cancer, we have climate change, and we have massive pollution around the globe. This is no time to cut back legitimate environmental regulations which have saved lives for years and decades. Trump promised to do whatever Big Oil desires. Many unionized Apple store workers in Maryland voted to authorize a strike. Apple has been accused of not bargaining in good faith over pay. Apple has about 150 billion dollars in stock buybacks, so can afford to pay their workers. Recently, the Biden administration tried to limit credit card late fees. Yet, a Trump-appointed judge blocked it at the request of the Chamber of Commerce, costing U.S. families an estimated $27 million a day. This proves that corporate interests and MAGA followers want to economically harm society. The MAGA cult is the biggest cult of the 21st century whose anti-democratic agenda is well known.

The bad news for now is that Russia is advancing slowly in Ukraine. The top military in Kyiv are fighting for their survival. Russia is advancing in much of the frontline. The good news is that in about a month, the $61 billion of the U.S. military aid will start translating into Ukraine having the weapons it has been begging for. Vladimir Putin seems to be throwing everything in Ukraine to prepare for the Ukraine counterstrike during the summer of 2024 when the U.S. supplies come to Ukrainian forces. Russia is attacking the northern border of Ukraine, near Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. Russia has conquered many villages and used airstrikes over territories. President Volodymyr Zelensky is dealing with many tough choices. This is the largest Russian momentum since the time of March 2022, during the start of the war. Putin is an overt terrorist who wants to conquer Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Putin's imperialism in Europe must end now.

Monday was the historic day of when Michael Cohen gave his testimony to the Trump hush money trial. The trial continued on Tuesday. Michael Cohen was Trump's ex-attorney and fixer, so he has a lot of in-depth information about the Trump campaign during the past. He testified about the Stormy Daniels hush money payment and Trump's alleged involvement in the scheme. Cohen was one of the prosecution's key witnesses. He testified that Trump told him to move ahead with the payment to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels and said that he "immediately" notified Trump when she signed the deal. Cohen said that he used his home equity line of credit for the funds, so it wouldn't be tied to Trump as it was paperless. Cohen testified under oath that Trump was worried about the 2016 campaign, not his marriage when trying to bury the alleged affair with Daniels. Prosecutors accuse Trump of using falsified business records to cover up his reimbursement to Cohen of the $130,000 payment he made to Daniels before the 2016 election. Trump was in the New York court when Cohen testified. Trump has denied the affair with Stormy Daniels and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

By Timothy