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Latest Commentary: Bezos Fires 300 Reporters at Washington Post -- Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post some years ago, and his stewardship of the operation has collapsed into shame and cowardice in the last 15 or so months. It started when he spiked an Op-Ed endorsing Kamala Harris. Mr. Bezos feared retaliation from Mr. Trump in the event Ms. Harris came up short, as she did. Since then, the Post has lost subscribers and money. He is so terrified of losing Amazon that he will destroy the paper if it helps. Yesterday, he fired more than 300 reporters including a correspondent in the warzone of Ukraine. He is a coward, and he has the power to resist. [5 February] Epstein Files Roil UK Establishment -- While the White House and Justice Department try desperately to prevent the Epstein Files from showing what kind of man Donald Trump really is, the files have threatened both the monarchy and His Majesty's Government in the last week. The man who was once known as Prince Andrew, now Mr. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, fell even farther into disgrace with the release of unpleasant photos of him being unpleasant. It is hard to say what more can be done to him as punishment short of a trial. Meanwhile, Peter Mandelson (the man behind Tony Blair and New Labour) is out as ambassador to the US and as a member of the House of Lords as emails suggest he gave calssified business information to Mr. Epstein. The government is in trouble. [4 February] Journalist Don Lemon Arrested -- The Department of Justice has arrested independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon in a clear attempt to bring the American media to heel. Mr. Lemon is one of the nation's finest journalists who was in St. Paul, Minnesota, covering the ICE occupation. He interviewed churchgoers and some protesters entered the church and chanted "ICE Out." The pastor of the church is an ICE agent, in whom Jesus is no doubt very disappointed. Mr. Lemon was clearly working as a reporter as it is all on video, and he was not an agent provocateur. The fall out from this is more likely to hurt the administration than help it. If it goes to trial, the government may have to hand over all documents related to the occupation. [30 January] Senior Tory MPs Defect to Reform -- While the Trump administration has been creating chaos from Venezuela to Greenland to Minnesota, politics elsewhere has not stopped. Over in the UK, the right-wing in-fighting continues between the Conservative Party and newly minted Reform.In the last few days, former Home Secratary Suella Braverman and shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick have quit the Tories and joined Reform. Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch is saying "good riddance" rather than trying to calm the waters. If past is prologue, the split on the right will mirror the split on the left in the 1980s. The only thing certain at this point is that Labour benefits from this. [29 January] Trump Fires Bovino for Losing Minneapolis Battle -- The Trump administration has bitten off way more than it can chew by invading Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a few thousand ICE and Border Patrol agents. These untrained militiamen have been violating the constitution the way an occupying army might, with about as much respect for the civilians among whom they goosestep. They have murdered two US citizens with point-blank pistol shots to the head. The lying from the DHS does not work because the video clearly shows the lie for what it is. Mr. Trump has started surrendering by firing Greg Bovino as the commander of ICE et al. Bribe-taker Tom Homan takes over. Firing the general will not work, though, because the troops are the problem [27 January] © Copyright 2026 by The Kensington Review, Jeff Myhre, PhD, Editor. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent. Produced using Ubuntu Linux.
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