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In a World of Multipolarity America Chose Unilateral Action I have never been fond of the United Nations; but I have taken note of the necessity of NATO.  That being said, I hate to see our Secretary of State reduced to Oliver Twist holding out his porridge bowl. https://x.com/StateDept/status/2051776332967919678 Did we patiently build our case prior to entering Iran?  I don't know how the back channels work.  But it is possible we did not work the channels hard enough or long enough to establish an operational consensus for Operation Epic Fury.  And it is possible we ignored a bit of sage advice from men and women who have worked within the diplomatic and political corridors of the world for decades.  We can't take it all back. And we have no forward momentum. I am not sure what we have left now for available alternatives and/or solutions.   So we are staring into the abyss of zero trust and a black hole of a confidence gap.  And there appears to...
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Bigotry:  Comparative Analysis Americans tackled our own bigotry in the prior century. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/historic-white-only-sign-art-over-dallas-drinking-fountain-rededicated-thursday/3051289/ The video makes an interesting statement:  "Water was weaponized." Water has been weaponized again.  First of all, against Muslim women.  They are told what they must wear.  And as I have stated before, freedom for a woman to choose her clothing, make up and style is a basic human right.  And until Muslim women are give the courage and legal tools... law enforcement support to break free of this draconian manner of treatment, Islam CANNOT modernize. It is counterintuitive to enter a body of water to swim covered from head to foot, no differently than it would be logical to shower fully clothed.  Water is meant to be refreshing on the skin. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15788423/Texas-waterpark-Muslim-Epic-waters-Eid.html Water is also we...
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The Canopy is Congested Tonight A lot of traffic of U.S. military aircraft across the Middle East tonight: Refueling tankers, jets, and reconnaissance aircraft.  Hmmm?  Qatar has also closed their airspace.  So it might be a busy night for our military. Meanwhile - Iran continues to produce their maps.  The two below, with their (claimed) locus of control.  It appears the Palm Jumeirah area of Dubai has been struck by a missile.  And Iran claims to have set a U.S. tanker aflame. And then there is the news on the strike on the Port of Fujairah.  The Iranians are actually being fairly quiet tonight.  Makes me wonder what they have up their sleeves.
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Dogs of War "The Confederation is gone.  It has no authority...  If in this situation we reject the Constitution, the Union will be dissolved, the dogs of war will break loose, and anarchy and discord will complete the ruin of this country." Edmund Randolph Williamsburg Let's discuss this issue now:   https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2026/05/tax-payer-funded-sharia-enforcement-in.html As an American and a journalist, I have spent two decades within the Muslim community.  I have entered homes... mosques... and parks for Eid al Adha and Eid al Fitr events. Established a friendship with a former ambassador from Pakistan and a mentorship under a legal Mufti from Turkey.  I stand respectfully apart while Muslims perform their prayers if I am a guest in their homes. It is their private observance and they have a right to it. Under my own roof, I have provided water for ablution and pillow cases to be placed on the floor for a family who was present for dinner and a...
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Tax-Payer Funded Shar'ia Enforcement in America The answer is "Hell, no!"  Not on my watch.  Blog post will follow. But for now, the link:  https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15788423/Texas-waterpark-Muslim-Epic-waters-Eid.html
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  Operation Liberty President Trump clarifies "Operation Liberty" as a non-military mission.  The IRGC claims to have full control of the Strait of Hormuz and as always - love their images.  On  X  it is like "People" Magazine:  big pictures with small words for even smaller brains. https://phemex.com/news/article/us-clarifies-operation-liberty-as-nonmilitary-coordination-in-strait-of-hormuz-78314 Meanwhile, an extremely well-crafted deep fake is out there of the USS Gerald Ford being attacked. What is portrayed on the deck plate is believable.  But the creator of this theatrical piece missed a critical element.  A Navy sailor would catch it.  What was spliced together for the narrative appeared to be real footage of a critical real event with the added necessary "boom" - but unrelated to an actual  attack. But I was concerned when one site placed these coordinates on the page fifteen hours ago. I plugged it into a Google map.  Reme...
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A Reminder Regarding Imagination It started with a sketch on a napkin in a coffee shop.  And a flight of imagination brought about the first non-stop, non-refueling,  around-the world flight  of the Voyager.  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-24-mn-204-story.html We forget that a napkin and a good imagination - at times provide for the greatest good for humanity. Burt Rutan tapped into his intellectual lodestone and his imagination was strongly attracted to the idea; a legend was given birth. And in a digital age where I take note of toddlers in strollers tapping through screens of a cell phone while "Mommy" ignores them speaking on her own cell phone, I worry.  We have fixated on a very small portion of a very large and unexplored frontier when we allow our children to consistently avert their gaze to the digital world.  They understand a world of zeros and ones.  They have missed out on an entire universe which involves imagination; and...
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