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Mississippi Burning Becomes Mississippi Masala: Scott Colom’s Obama Moment

Friday, November 13, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Scott Colom celebrates his Senate victory in a collage featuring Cindy Hyde-Smith and historic civil-rights photographs.

Scott Colom’s historic victory gives Mississippi its Obama moment. iPINIONS explains how Black courage and White conscience defied 145 years of Jim Crow’s legacy. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/mississippi-burning-becomes-mississippi Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2026 Midterms, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Mississippi, Scott Colom, Voting Rights

Trump Honors Veterans Day by Waging Wars and Wasting Warriors

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Editorial collage of Trump, Hegseth, USS Abraham Lincoln, VA hospital, and Maduro.

Trump wages wars, wastes warriors, and neglects veterans. My latest iPINIONS exposes the hypocrisy of his Veterans Day tribute. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-honors-veterans-day-by-waging Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, Iran War, Pete Hegseth, USS Abraham Lincoln, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day 2026

King Charles Offers Sorrow for Slavery, but No Apology. Forget Reparations.

Monday, November 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
King Charles speaking at Commonwealth summit, with slave shackles, Caribbean flags, and colonial judicial imagery.

Britain owes the Caribbean an apology, not reparations. iPINIONS argues that debt relief and genuine independence offer a better way forward. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/king-charles-offers-sorrow-for-slavery Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: British monarchy, Caricom, colonialism, Commonwealth, King Charles III, Slavery Reparations

Despite His Boasts, Trump’s Men Have the Kind of Looks That Wouldn’t Shame Shrek, Let Alone Adonis

Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Black-and-white cartoon of Trump praising handsome men and muscular butts beside Stephen Miller and Steven Cheung.

Trump mocks other people’s looks. But what about his own men? An iPINIONS Saturday cartoon exposes the irony. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/despite-his-boasts-trumps-men-have Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, political satire, Saturday Cartoon, Stephen Miller, Steven Cheung, Trump Hypocrisy

Jamaica Bends the Knee to Trump, Betraying Cuba… and Its Own Heroes

Friday, November 6, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Garvey, Manley and Marley overlook a collage of the UN Cuba embargo vote, Jamaican and Cuban leaders, and Havana.

Jamaica abstained from condemning the US embargo against Cuba, betraying Caribbean solidarity and its own heroes. iPINIONS examines the cost of kowtowing to Trump. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/jamaica-bends-the-knee-to-trump-betraying Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Caribbean politics, Caricom, Cuba, Donald Trump, Jamaica, US Embargo

Midterms 2026: MAGA Is Dead. Long Live the Republic!

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Dour Trump beside a diverse, cheering crowd beneath a US map showing a nationwide blue electoral shift.

The American people have spoken, and Trump has suffered a humiliating rebuke. The 2026 midterms were more than a Democratic blue wave. They were a political exorcism of MAGA. But winning Congress is only the beginning. Democrats now have a mandate to confront Trump’s corruption, hold his enablers accountable, and prepare for 2028. Ossoff-AOC 2028.… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2026 Midterms, Democratic Blue Wave, Donald Trump, Jon Ossoff, MAGA, Republican Party

Latinos Have Supplanted Blacks as America’s Political Kingmakers. The Midterms Will Prove It.

Monday, November 2, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Editorial collage of Latino voters, Trump, and ICE arrests highlighting Latino political power in the 2026 midterms.

In 2006, I predicted that Latinos would surpass Blacks as America’s most influential minority electorate. Twenty years later, the New York Times is catching up. Republicans mistook Trump’s 2024 Latino gains for a lasting realignment. Now his ICE crackdown is fueling anger, fear, and political backlash. iPINIONS explains why Latino swing voters could expose that… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2026 Midterms, black voters, Donald Trump, ICE Deportations, Latino voters, Political Realignment

Haley Stevens, Doing Her Fiancé’s Bidding, Demands That El-Sayed Pass a Jewish Loyalty Test

Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Black-and-white political cartoon featuring a Michigan ballot box, Mike Rogers, MAGA supporters, Trump, and Putin.

Haley Stevens is putting Abdul El-Sayed through a political loyalty test over an antisemitic ad his campaign didn’t even run. Meanwhile, her fiancé openly backs Republican Mike Rogers. From Michigan to Israel, iPINIONS exposes the hypocrisy of invoking antisemitism to justify anti-Muslim prejudice. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/haley-stevens-doing-her-fiances-bidding Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Abdul El-Sayed, Antisemitism Social Title, Haley Stevens, Islamophobia, Jason Turkish, Mike Rogers

Gone Fishing…

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Cartoon of a lone fisherman sitting on a wooden dock, fishing rod in hand, with a picnic basket and bottle beside him, enjoying a peaceful escape.

Back on Monday, November 2 Read more.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: gone fishing, iPINIONS, November 2026, Personal Update, Substack, Taking a Break

Republican DOGE Targeted the Poor. Democratic DOGE Should Target the Rich.

Friday, October 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Editorial collage of Elon Musk wielding a chainsaw, DOGE operatives, and vulnerable children beside USAID food supplies.

Republican DOGE treated aid to the poor as waste while Musk, Trump’s family, and DOGE insiders benefited from billions in government largesse. From USAID cuts to sweetheart contracts, the hypocrisy is staggering. iPINIONS calls for a Democratic DOGE to expose the profiteers, recover ill-gotten gains, and restore aid to the poor. Read my full take… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Democratic Accountability, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Government Corruption, USAID Cuts

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  • Despite His Boasts, Trump’s Men Have the Kind of Looks That Wouldn’t Shame Shrek, Let Alone Adonis
  • Jamaica Bends the Knee to Trump, Betraying Cuba… and Its Own Heroes
  • Midterms 2026: MAGA Is Dead. Long Live the Republic!
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