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CNN: More Americans Believe Earth Is Flat Than Support Trump’s Vanity Projects

Putting Trump's name on federal buildings and his face on a $250 bill are less popular than believing the moon landing was faked.

American military unit would lose to Ukrainian one – former US Marine who fought in Ukraine

I spent 14 years in the U.S. military. My period of service, 2003-2017, covered its most active era in recent memory. Facing enemies in Iraq and Afghanistan, working with allies in the Pacific and in Europe. I commanded an infantry company, and I planned operations for a Regiment. I know the U.S. military well, and, years later, I fought in Ukraine. My Ukrainian chapter started in 2022, when I volunteered to fight in Ukraine. I used many of the same weapons in both places: Javelins, mortars, m

Were the Constitution’s Authors a Little Too Optimistic?

The nation’s founding document has a blind spot. Trump is making it visible.

Veterans Against The Machine on Instagram: "A federal judge ruled on May 29, 2026, that the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts lacked the legal authority to rename the institution after Donald Trump. Judge Christopher Cooper found that Congress created and named the Kennedy Center in honor of President John F. Kennedy, meaning only Congress—not the board—can legally change its name. The ruling came after a Trump-aligned board voted to rebrand the institution as the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” triggering legal challenges from lawmakers and critics who argued the move violated federal law. The court agreed, ordering Trump’s name removed from signage, branding, and official materials. Now, workers are physically removing the name. The case was never about whether people support or oppose Trump. It was about who has the authority to rename a federally chartered cultural institution. The judge’s answer was simple: Congress named it, Congress must rename it. The administration has blasted the ruling as political and is expected to continue fighting it. But unless a higher court intervenes, the Kennedy Center will remain the Kennedy Center. Bottom line: The most embarrassing part isn’t that Trump’s name came down. It’s that the administration tried to place it there without lawful authority in the first place. A federal court just reminded the White House of a basic constitutional principle: the presidency is not a crown, and public institutions are not personal property. The letters being removed are more than signage—they are a visible reminder that even presidents cannot simply rewrite the law to put their name on a national institution."

152K likes, 4,091 comments - social_justice_vet on May 30, 2026: "A federal judge ruled on May 29, 2026, that the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts lacked the legal authority to rename the institution after Donald Trump. Judge Christopher Cooper found that Congress created and named the Kennedy Center in honor of President John F. Kennedy, meaning only Congress—not the board—can legally change its name. The ruling came after a Trump-aligned board voted to rebrand the institution as the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” triggering legal challenges from lawmakers and critics who argued the move violated federal law. The court agreed, ordering Trump’s name removed from signage, branding, and official materials. Now, workers are physically removing the name. The case was never about whether people support or oppose Trump. It was about who has the authority to rename a federally chartered cultural institution. The judge’s answer was simple: Congress named it, Congress must rename it. The administration has blasted the ruling as political and is expected to continue fighting it. But unless a higher court intervenes, the Kennedy Center will remain the Kennedy Center. Bottom line: The most embarrassing part isn’t that Trump’s name came down. It’s that the administration tried to place it there without lawful authority in the first place. A federal court just reminded the White House of a basic constitutional principle: the presidency is not a crown, and public institutions are not personal property. The letters being removed are more than signage—they are a visible reminder that even presidents cannot simply rewrite the law to put their name on a national institution.".