- Armie Hammer in ‘Citizen Vigilante’ is the grandson of communist Armand Hammer
It is a rich irony that actor Armie Hammer, who plays a right-wing figure in the controversial new revenge flick, “Citizen Vigilante,” by director Uwe Boll, is the great-grandson of Armand Hammer, a famous American communist (and Soviet agent). Not that it really matters. I just find it amusing. Continue reading Armie Hammer in ‘Citizen Vigilante’ [...]
- Vadum on TV in Egypt talking Iran war and Russia-Ukraine war
I was on Qnews, an English-language TV network in Egypt on June 27, 2026, discussing Iran and the fragile peace deal with the United States. The other guest was the knowledgeable Hazem Alghabra. The anchor was Mark Somers. Here are the video clips: I forgot to post clips from a previous appearance on QNews on February 9, 2026. The topic was the Russia-Ukraine war. The [...]
- Supreme Court’s Alito offers unusual response to Sotomayor’s dissent in immigration case
At a recent Supreme Court sitting, Justice Samuel Alito took the unusual step of responding from the bench to Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s spoken dissent from an immigration-related opinion he wrote. The June 25 incident took place in the final days of the current court’s session, as the justices try to issue opinions in remaining cases before the court’s summer recess, [...]
- DOJ asks Supreme Court to approve no-bond immigration detention policy
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to approve its policy of detaining illegal immigrants who have been in the country for years without releasing them on bond. The petition in Raycraft v. Lopez-Campos was docketed on June 24, but at time of publication did not appear on the court’s website because of a sensitive-filings rule. The court’s public [...]
