Saturday, May 9, 2026

The News Roundup for May 8, 2026 -- Domestic and International (The 1A)

President Donald Trump told PBS News this week that his offensive in the Middle East has a “very good chance of ending.” Just days later though, the U.S. traded fire with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening an already fragile ceasefire. The U.S. is still hoping for a “serious offer” from Iran on a proposal to end the war, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, even as the threat of escalation looms.

Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot in the upcoming Indiana primary. But his agenda certainly is. In late 2025, GOP state lawmakers resisted efforts by the White House to redraw Indiana’s congressional map. Now, Trump allies are running to unseat them.

The Trump administration has opened an investigation into Smith College, a women-only institution of higher education, over its 2015 decision to admit trans women as students.

And, in global news, the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was tested this week when American forces launched “self-defense strikes” in the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian forces targeted three Navy destroyers, though none were struck.

These strikes come as Iran reviews the latest U.S. proposal to end the war which American officials hope will result in a “serious offer” from Iran, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

President Donald Trump claimed this week that the U.S. will be taking over Cuba “almost immediately.” The backlash from the island nation was swift, with Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel calling the American administration fascist.

On Monday, and despite the ceasefire, Israeli attacks killed 17 people in southern Lebanon.
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Doge slashing of humanities grants in 2025 ruled biased and unconstitutional

US judge says halt of $100m in funds allotted by Congress for scholars, writers and research illegal and discriminatory…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/doge-humanities-grants-unconstitutional


 

Samuel Alito’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ

Exclusive: Data in justice department filing quoted in landmark supreme court decision relied on questionable methodology, Guardian analysis finds…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-misleading-data-doj


 

Why The Right Uses Thoughts and Prayers Magical Thinking #psychology

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QL7bmg_re0U

 

National 'Day of Prayer' has no place in our secular nation.

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eryB3BPyIzk

 

What has #Trump done to the #jobmarket for men? #jobs #economy

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DPj7KwebKt4

 

Trump shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace

Saudi Arabia refused to drop its objections despite a personal call between the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, and Trump, NBC reported…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-freedom-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz


 

‘The worst time for wheat’: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought

Temperature swings have left crops across the Plains in terrible conditions, with some farmers opting not to harvest

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/wheat-farmers-face-loss-crops-heat-drought


‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery

Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/a-share-in-the-delight-the-people-investing-in-the-uks-first-community-owned-solar-battery


 

The #whitehouse #ballroom has surfaced my favorite #trump trait

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XC9OZSAIX_8

 

Americans don't like Trump mixing church and state

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NCnbKRnaj_s

 

DOJ Laywer APOLOGIZES for MISLEADING Judge!!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyaA3tMnpLM

 

Michigan candidate files complaint over transgender opponent's name on ballot

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maxAxxN9I18

 

 

WOTM: Can You Take Action?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r9rzWv1Uqc

 

Heaven's IT Guy - Prayer not sending #comedy

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AVgLW6_XIC0

 

Are We At War Today? | Hey Donald Trump | Paula Poundstone

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYyH-UzLSqU

 

Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm TV Comedy - Funny Airplane Scene

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhFeASkCG10

 

A Troll Lying About Truth | Christians Don't Own Truth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjRoy7T_zU0


LIVE DEBATE [God is Imaginary] 1-21-2026 (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)

TIMESTAMPS
  • 8:35 Seth [Jewish] - Audio issues during the call; Theist; The prosperity of the Jewish people as mirrored in prophecy prove there is a God; Ezekiel 12 
  • 31:00 (Seth) Do words mean words? Isaiah 54; Is Deutero-Isaiah inspired? 
  • 1:07:00 (Seth) - Contradictions exist because it is a human creation but it is divinely inspired 
  • 1:30:17 Royal - Friendly 
  • 1:33:20 SCG_Enjoyer - Doesn’t really get to an argument and leaves 
  • 1:47:50 Caleb Peterson - What does Justin mean by imaginary? 
  • 1:55:18 spam [Atheist] - Eschatology and the Book of Revelation 
  • 2:09:33 Cody - No evidence or argument for God being real so gets dropped; Caller is something else 
  • 2:20:18 Marky [Atheist] - Does Justin get follow-ups from opponents and do they think about what they discuss? 
  • 2:26:05 user4713843015 - Caller is a yapper; The Word is proof of God; He didn’t present any coherent arguments 
  • 2:47:53 Gizmo - Not here to debate 
  • 2:51:15 Moose - How does Justin handle the fear of mortality without an afterlife? 
  • 3:02:53 Chris - Does a god violate the laws of the universe? DNA points to a God 
  • 3:19:42 Marlon - God has saved caller from ghosts 
  • 3:24:55 Enrique - All religions and atheism are imaginary 
  • 3:34:55 CalmCritic - If population growth is exponential, shouldn’t there be more people? 
  • 3:48:55 A picture of Justin’s baptism in ice cold water 
  • 3:58:15 Steven - Defends the KJV as the only correct version because it doesn’t have any contradictions; Numbers 23:19 & Exodus 32:14; How are Bible translations created? 
  • 4:41:05 agathos - Philbro; The Argument from Motion 
  • 5:04:45 Cody Part II (God Is Real) - Hasn’t read the Old Testament; The history of the Temple and its future 
  • 6:04:30 JesusIsKing777 - Discussion on the Holy Trinity; Was Jesus 100% God? Does God change? 
  • 6:28:20 (JesusIsKing777) - Why has Christianity lasted so long? Where did we come from? Abiogenesis
  • 7:06:15 Superchats and wrap-up
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