Starvation in Gaza It is way past time to send a United Nations force, the Swedish Army, the Indian Army or the US Army to take over Gaza’s administration. Do the Starving in Gaza Feel Betrayed by Humanity? What do they feel, knowing that they have survived thousands of air strikes, artillery shells, field executions,…
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The Israelis Are Committing War Crimes Every Day – Ed O’Rourke
This is my e-mail to the two Texas senators and my congressman: It is time to send in the Swedish Army, the Indian Army, an international force or our own army to occupy Gaza. This effort is long overdue. Pope Demands ‘Immediate Halt to the Barbarity’ of Israel’s War on Gaza Pope Leo XIV said…
A Comical Look at DT and the Epstein File – Ed O’Rourke
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Bastille Day from Joe Zarantello – Ed O’Rourke
Bastille DayMorning fog like a thin layer of gauze lieson the hay field that is lush and ripefor a second mowing, and the sun is peaking overthe tree line as I walk home, musing on Bastille Day. Old Donald of Orange and the French Wiz Kidvisited Napoleon’s tomb yesterday,both of them bending a knee to…
A Look at the Big Beautiful Bill and US Farm Policy – Ed O’Rourke
Just about everybody knows that many rural hospitals will close. There is much more. See this excerpt and then read the entire article. For decades, U.S. farm policy has been a bipartisan festival of ag-lobby pandering, shoveling enormous piles of cash to farmers through grants, heavily subsidized loans, even more heavily subsidized insurance, disaster aid and an…
A Good Look at Early Warning Systems – Ed O’Rourke
See an excerpt from the NY Times article: Disaster preparedness is among the trickiest public services. Natural disasters happen regularly and everywhere, but they don’t happen predictably, which means being ready for them requires extra precautions: It requires a lot of people on duty even when nothing is going wrong, to ensure they will be…
Tragedy in the Hill Country – Ed O’Rourke
This is the e-mail that I sent to the two Texas senators and my congressman. Global warming has become personal. I was a camper in Kerr County in the summers, 1956, 1957 and 1958 at Texas Catholic Boys Camp (TECABOCA). In 1960, I returned to work in the kitchen. I had a happy childhood. My time at…
Ken Burns and the American Revolution – Ed O’Rourke
Ken Burns is making a film documentary about the American Revolution. Also, Amazon will release the book on November 11, 2025. See the book’s description here: “From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen not to be extinguished.” —Thomas Paine In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the…
A Terrible Day in Our Country and the World – Ed O’Rourke
I am surprised that every church, synagogue, mosque and humanitarian organization in the country was not screaming about the Big Beautiful Bill that will harm millions. We have treatment centers for alcoholics, addicts and people with other infirmities. We need a Twelve Step Program and treatment center for our sociopaths especially the rich ones. See the…
The Big Beautiful Bill Receives Big Beautiful Brutal Satire – Ed O’Rourke
See this excerpt and then read the entire commentary: Which would you rather have, support for your grandfather’s retirement or the reassuring knowledge that, somewhere, ICE is kidnapping someone else’s grandfather and throwing him into a van? Would you rather have food for your child, or the sense that maybe you helped contribute to building…