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Trump and the Last Republicans

The Republican Party once stood for limited government, fiscal restraint, and constitutional principles. Today, it seems to stand for something else: loyalty to one man. From the political downfall of conservative figures like Thomas Massie, Bill Cassidy, and John Cornyn to the growing influence of Donald Trump over Republican primaries, let's explore whether the GOP has transformed from a political party into a personality cult, and what that could mean for the future of American politics and the country as a whole. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/GNvcqYO3PM0 Follow me on social media Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584036371719 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/epluribusunum/ Instagram: instagram.com/epluribusunum.vip/  CITATIONS  J.D. Tuccille, "The Republican Party Is Nothing More Than a Cult of Trump," Reason Magazine, May 22, 2026. https://reason.com/2026/05/22/the-republican-party-is-nothing-more-than-a-cult-of-trump/ RealClearPolling Trump approval: https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating Cato Institute: https://www.cato.org | Reason Magazine: https://reason.com https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/texas-senate-race-trump-d8a54348?mod=hp_lead_pos3 John Kasich: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Cornyn: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Operation Epic Failure: Trump’s Iran Disaster

Today let's follow the money, the casualties, and the real-life consequences of the 2026 Iran conflict. With billions spent, American lives lost, oil prices soaring, and Iran's regime still standing, the question isn't even whether the war was costly, it's: did the United States achieve anything at all? And who really benefited from the outcome? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/RF-pRyXGIMU Follow me on social media Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584036371719 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/epluribusunum/ Instagram: instagram.com/epluribusunum.vip/ Check out my other YouTube Channels: E Pluribus Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@EPluribusShorts Loren Moss: https://www.youtube.com/@LorenMoss Finance Colombia: https://www.youtube.com/@Financecolombia Finance Colombia Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@FinanceColombiaShorts Cognitive Business News: https://www.youtube.com/@CognitiveBusinessNews Cognitive Business Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@CognitiveBusinessShorts Empleo Bilingüe: https://www.youtube.com/@EmpleoBilingue More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/write Contact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/ SHOW NOTES & CITATIONS The War — Background and Timeline • 2026 Iran War — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war • Timeline of the 2026 Iran War — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war • The Iran Strikes, Explained — American Jewish Committee (AJC) U.S. Military Casualties: https://www.ajc.org/news/the-iran-strikes-explained-how-we-got-here-and-what-it-means • 13 US Troops Killed, More Than 380 Wounded in Operation Epic Fury — Military Times, April 8, 2026: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/08/pentagon-data-13-us-troops-killed-346-wounded-in-operation-epic-fury/ • Latest Operation Epic Fury Data: 365 US Troops Wounded, 13 Dead — Military.com, April 4, 2026: https://militaryspend.org/iran-war-casualties • Iran War Casualties Tracker — MilitarySpend.org Aircraft and Equipment Losses • 42 Aircraft Lost or Damaged in Operation Epic Fury, Congressional Report Says — Stars and Stripes, May 20, 2026: https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2026-05-20/iran-jets-downed-war-fury-21727588.html • US Lost 42 Aircraft in Iran War — The Hill, May 2026: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5889060-iran-war-toll-us-aircraft/ • The US Has Lost More Than 40 Aircraft in 40 Days Over Iran — AeroXplorer: https://aeroxplorer.com/articles/the-us-has-lost-more-than-40-aircraft-in-40-days-over-iran-and-congress-is-only-now-finding-out-how-much-it-all-cost.php • US Military Equipment Worth Billions Destroyed in Iran War — Al Jazeera, April 30, 2026: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/us-military-equipment-worth-billions-of-dollars-destroyed-in-iran-war Iranian Civilian Casualties • Nearly 1,500 Iranian Civilians Killed in U.S., Israeli Strikes — Washington Post, March 27, 2026: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/27/iran-war-civilian-deaths/ • Casualties of the 2026 Iran War — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_2026_Iran_war • The Human and Environmental Costs of the War in Iran — Center for American Progress: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-human-and-environmental-costs-of-the-war-in-iran/ Diplomatic Situation — The Deal That Isn’t • Middle East Grapples With the Downsides of a Trump Deal With Iran — Wall Street Journal, May 2026 • Trump Says a Deal for Talks With Iran to End War Is Near Finalization — Wall Street Journal • What Will Trump Do Next With Iran? — NPR, May 23, 2026: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/23/nx-s1-5832542/trump-iran-decision Economic Impact — Oil, Inflation, Energy • Economic Impact of the 2026 Iran War — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war • Middle East War to Spark Biggest Energy Price Surge in Four Years — World Bank, April 28, 2026: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/04/28/commodity-markets-outlook-april-2026-press-release • Implications of the Iran War for U.S. Inflation — Dallas Federal Reserve, April 2026: https://www.dallasfed.org/research/economics/2026/0417 • Quantifying the Impact of the Iran War on US Inflation — CEPR — Centre for Economic Policy Research: https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/quantifying-impact-iran-war-us-inflation • How the War in the Middle East Is Affecting Energy, Trade, and Finance — International Monetary Fund, March 2026: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2026/03/30/how-the-war-in-the-middle-east-is-affecting-energy-trade-and-finance • ‘Misplaced Euphoria’: Markets Are Sleepwalking Into a Recession Amid Iran War Oil Price Shock — CNBC, May 2026: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/strait-hormuz-gas-price-oil-shock-recession-risk-economy-iran-us-war.html • Iran Conflict and the Strait of Hormuz: Impacts on Oil, Gas, and Other Commodities — Congressional Research Service China, Russia, and the Dollar • How Russia and China Are Winning the War in Iran — Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE): https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/how-russia-and-china-are-winning-war-iran • U.S. Dollar Dominance, Reserve Currency Status Debated Amid Iran War — CNBC, April 2026: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/us-dollar-dominance-reserve-currency-iran-war-oil-china.html • In Strait of Hormuz, Iran and China Take Aim at US Dollar Hegemony — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/8/in-strait-of-hormuz-iran-and-china-take-aim-at-us-dollar-hegemony • The Petrodollar: What Saudi Arabia’s Quiet Exit Means Now — Fortune, April 2026: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/8/in-strait-of-hormuz-iran-and-china-take-aim-at-us-dollar-hegemony • How the Iran War Could Speed the Decline of the US Dollar — MoneyWeek: https://moneyweek.com/economy/us-economy/the-end-for-the-us-dollar The Cult of Personality — GOP Context • The Republican Party Is Nothing More Than a Cult of Trump — Reason Magazine — J.D. Tuccille, May 22, 2026: https://reason.com/2026/05/22/the-republican-party-is-nothing-more-than-a-cult-of-trump/ Trump: Yawnbox, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Washington Adds 10% Millionaire Tax - What could go wrong?

Washington State just approved a new 10% tax on household income above $1 million. Let's talk about how policies like this sound good on paper but crash in the real world. From college athletes and NFL recruiting to tech talent and doctors, this surtax makes Washington instantly less competitive. We’ve already seen Bezos and others leave after previous hikes, so what happens when you push even harder? Let's look at who pays, who leaves, and why “eating the rich” always ends up starving opportunity. Dig in. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/N6Y8_TA6Soc Cited Article https://reason.com/2026/03/17/washington-state-just-passed-a-9-9-income-tax-on-those-making-1-million/?utm_campaign=reason_brand&utm_content=&utm_medium=social_reason_non_paid&utm_source=facebook&utm_term= Follow me on social media Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584036371719 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/epluribusunum/ Instagram: instagram.com/epluribusunum.vip/ More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/write Contact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/

Israeli Billionaire Calls for an End To Free Speech Rights for Americans!

A billionaire tech titan just went on CNBC and openly called for the U.S. government to limit the First Amendment, “control the platforms,” and even “stack-rank every person who speaks online.” Let's look at what Shlomo Kramer said, why it matters, and how these proposals echo digital authoritarianism. This is a direct challenge to America’s most fundamental right: free speech. Let’s unpack it. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/24PT1h-vInI Interviews belong to CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/12/29/ai-will-arevolutionizea-cyber-warfare-says-cato-networks-ceo.html https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/01/07/regulation-needed-to-combat-manipulated-ai-content-cato-networks-ceo.html Follow me on social media Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584036371719 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/epluribusunum/ Instagram: instagram.com/epluribusunum.vip/ More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/write Contact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/

Conservative Judge Slams Trump Officials In Court

A federal judge in Boston has delivered a stunning rebuke to the Trump administration, blocking efforts to detain or retaliate against pro-Palestinian student protesters and academics. In a scathing ruling, Reagan-appointed Judge William G. Young said the actions of top officials (including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem) amounted to a conspiracy to target non-citizens for their political speech, calling the conduct “breathtaking” and a violation of the First Amendment. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/MdH-dcoG8MU Referenced Article https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/unconstitutional-conspiracy-judge-slams-trump-administration-over-targeted-deportations-00733070 Follow me on social media Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584036371719 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/epluribusunum/ Instagram: instagram.com/epluribusunum.vip/ More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/write Contact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/