Discussion about current political and foreign relations events under the Trump Administration. Opinions mine. Not sponsored.https://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mnuldqxg7p2nTrumptopia in Action: US Admits Exclusively White Refugees ... except for three people from Afghanistan. Reporting from Mother Jones, quoting U.S. State Department data, shows that almost every single refugee the U.S. has admitted over the past six months has been white.1 Since October 1, 2025,… https://currentevents.blog/2026/06/09/trumptopia-in-action-us-admits-exclusively-white-refugees/09 Jun 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuldqxg7p2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mj6no35wiu2qOh, I'm certain the President's physician would NEVER lie under oath *rolls eyes* https://currentevents.blog/2026/04/10/trump-cognitive-testing/11 Apr 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6no35wiu2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mijlvs2vvl26Is Pam Bondi Being Replaced? Reporting from SEMAFOR appears to confirm rumors that have circulated among other independent media outlets in recent days about Pam Bondi being replaced as U.S. Attorney General. 1 A story appearing in The New York Times appears to agree the anticipated move comes… https://currentevents.blog/2026/04/02/bondi/02 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijlvs2vvl26https://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mijfncolgo2hIt's the irony that makes this worth your attention. Caution: I created the "U.S./WTF" tag for this post for good reason. https://currentevents.blog/2026/04/02/bryon-noem/02 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijfncolgo2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mif4fwiujo2fThe Trump Administration continues its quest to trample the voting rights of non-conservatives by attempting to revoke U.S. citizenship from a quarter million people annually, plus some percentage of 4.4 million minors currently in the U.S. https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/31/birthright-citizenship/31 Mar 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif4fwiujo2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3micgls7tpo2zNetanyahu was unable to destroy Hamas in a territory the size of Detroit despite a seemingly unlimited supply of U.S. munitions. If Israel could not overwhelm Gaza militarily, why would Washington imagine the task of doing so in Iran would prove any easier? https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/30/played/30 Mar 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3micgls7tpo2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mi2suwynnq27Career military are still pointed in the right direction despite sea-changes in politicians' passions. https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/27/our-military/27 Mar 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2suwynnq27https://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mhrpqsk4x52hWhoopsies! Trump Administration accidentally unmasks ICE agents assigned to assist TSA https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/23/ice-agents-flee-photographers-at-tsa-security-posts/24 Mar 2026 04:17 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrpqsk4x52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mhlnofnidp2qWas Israel using the Epstein Files to blackmail Trump into starting a war with Iran? #iran #israel #epstein https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/21/trump-israel-and-the-epstein-scandal-unveiling-allegations/21 Mar 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlnofnidp2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mhbglf5mt324The president couldn't be bothered to think about how an entire country of people -- who didn't ask for the conditions they're living in -- have no electricity before bragging about how he can do 'anything he wants' with Cuba. No sympathy whatsoever. #cuba #cuba-u.s./relations #venezuela/oil #oil https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/17/cuba-blackout/17 Mar 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbglf5mt324https://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mgut2p777j2wBy moving against Iran with Israel, the U.S. knew the IRGC would create demand for the oil it took from Venezuela. https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/12/venezuelan-crude-iran-plan/12 Mar 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgut2p777j2whttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mgjkss5k7g2qWhat was Secretary of State Rubio doing when all this campaigning was going on in Israel and Saudi Arabia? https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/07/lindsey-graham-iran/08 Mar 2026 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjkss5k7g2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mgdqrt72ut24THANK YOU to Congresspeople on both sides of the aisle for calling Noem to task! https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/05/ice-barbie-out/05 Mar 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdqrt72ut24https://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mg6gewzqzk2kWhat if the body autopsied by the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner wasn't Jeffrey Epstein? https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/03/epstein-prostate/03 Mar 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6gewzqzk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mg4uqwwjg22qThe first wave was intended to take out Iran's leadership; the second, its anti-aircraft capabilities, and the third, its ordnance. https://currentevents.blog/2026/03/02/israel-u-s-epic-fury/03 Mar 2026 03:55 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4uqwwjg22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mf66cvwprd2qCALL TO ACTION: Comment on the VA's proposal to cut Veterans' disability ratings! https://currentevents.blog/2026/02/18/va-disability-assessment-proposal/18 Feb 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf66cvwprd2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3megzzs2num2uWinners and (Sore) Losers at the Super Bowl I didn't watch the big game yesterday until about the two-minute warning in the fourth. I was enjoying my time relaxing outside (we had nice weather). I generally watch the Super Bowl regardless of whether I have any "skin in the game" (in terms of teams… https://currentevents.blog/2026/02/09/winners-and-sore-losers-at-the-super-bowl/09 Feb 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3megzzs2num2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3me5vdckjqo2oRussia is suddenly stuck with another 40% of its crude inventory according to details of a new trade agreement between India and the U.S. https://currentevents.blog/2026/02/05/india-oil/06 Feb 2026 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5vdckjqo2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3me4xgz635b2oBetween World War I and World War II, the U.S. continued its campaign against outsiders, including revising immigration laws and using secretive and violent means to coerce, denaturalize, deport, and exclude foreign residents from the United States based on officials' prejudices. https://currentevents.blog/2026/02/05/u-s-denaturalization-history/05 Feb 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4xgz635b2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mdw5xelk4t2jThe U.S.’ Long History of Exclusion Congress has a long and pronounced history of codifying its prejudices into law. Partisanship, racism, xenophobia, and even philosophy have all been ingredients in legislative grist for over 225 years. https://currentevents.blog/2026/02/02/u-s-history-of-exclusion/03 Feb 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdw5xelk4t2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mdtimzfsf42zDeep red Tarrant County, TX voted a Democrat into its state senate yesterday -- despite his opposition having President Trump's endorsement AND spending 20 TIMES more on her campaign. Texas GOP ought to take note. https://currentevents.blog/2026/02/01/texas-gop-faces-major-election-setback/01 Feb 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtimzfsf42zhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mdlv4gwsf32eNoem blames Miller. Miller blames CBP. Homan is in; CBP chief Bovino set out to pasture; Noem and DHS are headed for rough waters. https://currentevents.blog/2026/01/29/executive-blamestorming-noem-miller-and-minneapolis/29 Jan 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlv4gwsf32ehttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mdjjv2t6ym2jU.S. Buys Stake in REM Mining Company USA Rare Earth will mine two sites in the U.S. Southwest for materials likely intended to support domestic AI data centers. https://currentevents.blog/2026/01/28/u-s-rem-mining/29 Jan 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjjv2t6ym2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mddsl24l3c2shttps://currentevents.blog/2026/01/26/thoughts-on-pretti/26 Jan 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddsl24l3c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mdds6s4bxz2oThoughts on the Murder of Alex Pretti You must be aware by now of the name Alex Pretti and its relationship to the news cycle over the past few days. Mr. Pretti, an ICU nurse, was disarmed and shot to death by ICE in Minneapolis. I have some thoughts -- and some feelings -- about this event. First… https://currentevents.blog/2026/01/26/thoughts-on-pretti/26 Jan 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdds6s4bxz2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mcycqpo7e62mThe report commented that Sen. Markey's suggestion was unlikely to gain much traction, but hopefully it will stick in the minds of most parties concerned. https://currentevents.blog/2026/01/21/trump-25th-amendment/22 Jan 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcycqpo7e62mhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mcx7bp37a62zTEXAS. DESERVES. ACTUAL. LEADERSHIP. https://currentevents.blog/2026/01/21/cruz-flees-again/21 Jan 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcx7bp37a62zhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mcpra4pir72i‘Arctic Angels’ Probably Aren’t Headed for St Paul. Sorry. The 11th Airborne Division is generally comprised of light infantry and airborne infantry specializing in arctic warfare. They're about Hoth-level stuff. Downtown St. Paul is not that. https://currentevents.blog/2026/01/18/troops-probably-greenland/18 Jan 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcpra4pir72ihttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mchvh345fc2f15 Jan 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchvh345fc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/oncurrentevents.bsky.social/post/3mcfzkd6k522gOur society used to have guard rails on free speech that suggested that truth mattered (and network news personalities were trusted guests in living rooms across America). But now the federal government catches and kills unflattering points of view, facts, and truth. https://currentevents.blog/2026/01/14/the-crisis-of-truth-in-america-today/14 Jan 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:phgnu6z3kpeayody2yidbvts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfzkd6k522g