Now that we have been assured by our CIA Chief that the US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, was not drunk when he released classified Houthi attack plans to anyone that cared to listen, we can move on from the Whiskey Leaks scandal with the consoling fact that the imbecile was actually sober when he put our forces, methods and assets at risk. The leak and the idiotic reaction by the turd’s administration raise a bunch of serious questions: Who had authority on the decision to bomb? What’s being done to prevent leaks like this from recurring? Where is any accountability? How will our allies trust us with any secure information going forward?
But none of this nonsense should surprise anyone with half a brain. The Signal-Gate scandal speaks to the essence of Trump 2.0: cavalier incompetence, disrespect of government, and contempt for human life. For those outside of the United States, the systemic dishonesty and shitty attitude to information security and to our allies were the most troubling take aways of the debacle. As The Guardian columnist Marina Hyde put it, “Please enjoy European diplomats declaring that as far as the relationship between the continent and the US goes, this is ‘the writing on the wall’. If only it HAD been written on a wall – that would actually have been more secure and secretive.”
It’s even worse in Canada. Their new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, just gave a shocking speech that I completely understand and support. The orange turd’s tariff crusade is a giant unforced error which is not only rapidly depleting our 401k’s, but also destroying our relationship with our northern neighbor to the point of irreparable damage. His speech was in essence, a full divorce proceeding. He said,
“The era of deep economic, security, and military ties between Canada and the United States is over.” This is what real leadership sounds like:
As Canadian Substacker Dean Blundell wrote in his latest post:
And just like that, 150+ years of the world’s most peaceful, mutually beneficial, boring-but-beautiful border relationship… done – dismantled by one orange blowhard/rapist/felon cosplaying as a capable President when he’s just a Russian asset in a fucking diaper.
This comes after Trump allegedly tried to set up a phone call with Carney, to which Carney said “nah.”
Then this happened. And I couldn’t be more proud of my country and Prime Minister.
Fuck Trump.
Indeed. Fuck Trump.
After I finish this post, we will be joining a demonstration against DOGE and its leader, Elon Musk, at a Tesla dealership in Dedham, MA. The last protest I attended was the Women’s March after the turd’s first election, so it’s time to get active again. And should be fun! Do I think there is waste in government? Of course. Could we be more efficient in how we deliver government services. Indeed. But this a-hole’s break first then fix approach is wrong and hurting people. Government is suppose to help people, not hurt them. Here is what conservative writer Andrew Sullivan had to say about Musk in his latest post:
Then there’s the attempt to vandalize the government, particularly the parts that help Democrats. Break first, then fix is the Musk model, which is why he had to quickly rehire nuclear weapon experts and bird flu analysts after blithely removing them. Incompetence is also central here: the public accounting of DOGE’s cuts is filled with errors — claiming billions of dollars in savings which are, on inspection, millions. DOGE’s cuts to the IRS mean we could actually lose $350 billion in revenue over the next decade — about three times the claimed total savings of all the rest. Do I believe Musk’s claims of savings so far? Nope. Do I think he’ll have cut a trillion dollars in three months, as he claimed on state TV last night? Of course not. He’s a ketamine-addled sociopathic teenager who knows nothing about government.
Lot’s more bad news to report out of Israel. Nut-and-Yahoo seems to be more emboldened not only by his own amazing political skills but also by the autocratic orange turd’s flaunting of democratic norms. While Israel continues to fight battles on several fronts, Nut-and-Yahoo is back pushing the judicial reforms that so divided the country it left them vulnerable to October 7. As the government barrels ahead with its judicial overhaul, Nut-and-Yahoo has also now shown the door to both the head of Shin Bet and the attorney general, prompting yet more questions about the independence of Israel’s key institutions. Israel, much like the United States, is heading toward a constitutional crisis. Tens of thousands are in the streets protesting. Yikes.
It’s been a while since I provided my usual round up of Jew news from around the world. So, without further ajieu, here is your weekly smorgasbord of superbly selected semitic stories from sources such as The Forward, JTA, The Times of Israel, Haaretz, Nosher, Kveller, and Jewish Boston to name a few.
- Protests against Hamas continued in Gaza on Thursday for the third day running, after Hamas and other Gaza-based terror groups suggested harsh repercussions would await anyone taking part in the demonstrations. (Times of Israel)
- Israelis protested against their government as the Knesset voted to pass a highly controversial law that would increase legislators’ control over judicial appointments. (Guardian)
- Israel provided intelligence to aid the U.S. in conducting a strike on the Houthis, and Israeli authorities complained to U.S. officials after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sharing of sensitive information about the operation in a Signal group was made public. (Wall Street Journal)
- The U.S. offered Hamas a new proposal to help restore a ceasefire, contingent on the group freeing American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander. In return for Alexander’s release, Trump would publicly call for calm in Gaza and for renewed ceasefire negotiations. (Times of Israel)
- And on campus….
- A district judge rejected Cornell University student Momodou Taal’s request to block the government from deporting him after his student visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus protests. (AP)
- Amid pressure on campuses from President Donald Trump’s administration, the University of Michigan will end its much-heralded diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, which have served as a model for schools nationwide. Jewish and Muslim students both reported harassment on the flagship Ann Arbor campus after Oct. 7. (New York Times)
- A number of the 60 colleges and universities facing Trump administration investigations into antisemitism had previously been told the Department of Education had ended such investigations after they took action to improve the campus environment for Jews. (Reuters)
- New York’s Yeshiva University may have announced it would grant recognition to a student LGBTQ+ club after a drawn-out battle — but its president said in a Tuesday email to the student body that the values of “Pride” are “antithetical” to the school. (JTA)
- A Tel Aviv pop-up, Keith Siegel’s Pancake House, aims to honor the freed hostage and keep attention on the 59 hostages who remain in Gaza. At its opening, Siegel said that, for him, the joy in food comes from “being with the people I love.” (JTA)The opening of Keith Siegel Pancake House, honoring a former Israeli hostage, at Sarona Market in Tel Aviv, March 26, 2025
That’s all I have time for today. But, let’s be careful out there. And to my Canadian friends:
O Canada! Your home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep your land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Brad out.
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